Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves

Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Full name Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves
Founded August 2014
Ground Newtown Park
Wellington, New Zealand
Capacity 5,000
Chairman Rob Morrison
Head Coach Andy Hedge
League ASB Premiership
2014–15 Inaugural season
Website Club home page

Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves is a New Zealand semi-professional football team based in Wellington, New Zealand. They currently serve as the reserve side of the Wellington Phoenix FC of the A-League and compete in the New Zealand Football Championship.

History

From 2010-2013 a Wellington Phoenix reserve side took part in the ASB Phoenix Challenge against ASB Premiership sides, however these games were separate to the main competition.

On 22 August 2014 it was announced that A-League side, Wellington Phoenix FC, had been granted permission to play a reserve side in the 2014–15 ASB Premiership, the top division for football in New Zealand.[1] The team made their debut in the competition on 1 November 2014 against Team Wellington. Tyler Boyd scored the first goal in Phoenix Reserves history but that could not prevent them losing 1–2.[2]

Squad

As of 11 January 2015

Reserves squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
New Zealand GK Oliver Sail
New Zealand GK Marcel Kampman
New Zealand DF Sam Wilson
New Zealand DF Tamupiwa Dimairo
New Zealand DF Louis Evans
New Zealand DF Justin Gulley
New Zealand MF Joe Bell
New Zealand MF Cherbel Khouchaba
No. Position Player
New Zealand MF James McGarry
New Zealand MF Ruairi Cahill Fleury
New Zealand MF Andrew Blake
New Zealand FW Nathaniel Hailemariam
New Zealand FW Xavier Pratt
England FW Dan Mendum
New Zealand FW Joel Stevens
New Zealand FW Tyler Boyd

Senior team squad

Up to four professional players are eligible to play for the reserves side from this squad. Two under-20 players are also allowed if the reserves side's opposition agrees to their inclusion on match day.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 New Zealand GK Glen Moss
2 Malta DF Manny Muscat
3 Australia FW Joel Griffiths
4 Netherlands MF Roly Bonevacia
5 New Zealand DF Michael Boxall
6 Australia DF Josh Brindell-South
7 Costa Rica FW Kenny Cunningham
8 Spain MF Alex Rodriguez
9 Australia MF Nathan Burns
10 New Zealand MF Michael McGlinchey
12 New Zealand FW Tyler Boyd
13 Spain MF Albert Riera
No. Position Player
14 New Zealand MF Alex Rufer
15 New Zealand MF Jason Hicks
16 New Zealand DF Louis Fenton
17 Australia MF Vince Lia
18 New Zealand DF Ben Sigmund (vice-captain)
19 New Zealand DF Tom Doyle
20 Australia GK Lewis Italiano
21 Fiji FW Roy Krishna
22 New Zealand DF Andrew Durante (captain)
23 New Zealand MF Matthew Ridenton
24 New Zealand FW Joel Stevens

References

  1. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix admitted to ASB Premiership". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Team Wellington 2-1 Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Phoenix Reserve side in a state of flux". TVNZ. One News. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.