2007–08 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix FC
2007–08 season
Chairman Terry Serepisos
CEO Tony Pignata
Manager Ricki Herbert
A-League 8th
Preseason Cup 6th
Finals Did not qualify
Top goalscorer Shane Smeltz
9 Goals
Highest home attendance 18,345 v Adelaide
30 November 2007
Lowest home attendance 8,032 v Perth
7 December 2007
Home colours
Away colours

The 2007–08 A-League season was the inaugural season for the Wellington Phoenix, who replaced the New Zealand Knights.

Players

First team squad

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 Mark Paston
2 New Zealand DF Jeremy Christie
3 New Zealand DF Tony Lochhead
4 Brazil DF Cleberson
5 Australia DF Karl Dodd
6 New Zealand MF Tim Brown (Vice-Captain)
7 Australia DF Ross Aloisi (Captain)
8 New Zealand FW Vaughan Coveny
9 New Zealand FW Shane Smeltz
10 Australia MF Michael Ferrante
11 Brazil MF Daniel
12 Australia MF Richard Johnson
No. Position Player
13 New Zealand DF Steven Old
14 Australia DF Steven O'Dor
15 Brazil MF George
16 Australia DF Kristian Rees
17 Australia MF Vince Lia
18 Australia DF Ahmad Elrich
19 New Zealand FW Greg Draper
20 New Zealand GK Glen Moss
21 Brazil MF Felipe
22 Australia FW Royce Brownlie
23 New Zealand FW Kosta Barbarouses
30 New Zealand GK Jacob Spoonley

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From Notes
1 GK New Zealand Mark Paston New Zealand New Zealand Knights
2 DF New Zealand Jeremy Christie Australia Perth Glory
3 DF New Zealand Tony Lochhead United States New England Revolution
4 DF Brazil Cleberson Brazil Cabofriense
5 DF Australia Karl Dodd Scotland Falkirk FC
6 MF New Zealand Tim Brown Australia Newcastle Jets
7 DF Australia Ross Aloisi Australia Adelaide United
8 FW New Zealand Vaughan Coveny Australia Newcastle Jets
9 FW New Zealand Shane Smeltz England Halifax Town
10 MF Australia Michael Ferrante Australia Melbourne Victory
11 MF Brazil Daniel Brazil Madureira
12 MF Australia Richard Johnson New Zealand New Zealand Knights
13 DF New Zealand Steven Old Australia Newcastle Jets
14 DF Australia Steven O'Dor New Zealand New Zealand Knights
15 MF Brazil George Venezuela Carabobo
16 DF Australia Kristian Rees Australia Whittlesea Zebras Short-term contract
17 MF Australia Vince Lia Australia Melbourne Victory
18 MF Australia Ahmad Elrich England Fulham FC
19 FW New Zealand Greg Draper New Zealand Canterbury United
20 GK New Zealand Glen Moss Romania Dinamo Bucharest
21 MF Brazil Felipe Croatia Hajduk Split
22 FW Australia Royce Brownlie England Swindon Town
23 FW New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses New Zealand Team Wellington
30 GK New Zealand Jacob Spoonley New Zealand Auckland City FC

Matches

2007 Pre-season Cup fixtures

TeamPldWDLGFGABPPts
Central Coast Mariners321061310
Queensland Roar31203216
Wellington Phoenix31024425
Sydney FC30120601

2007–08 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Exhibition Match

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundHAHAHHAAHAAAHAHHHAHAA
Result D L L W D W L L L L W L D D L W D W L L L
Position 2 8 8 5 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 8

Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

League table

Pos
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Central Coast Mariners 21 10 4 7 30 25+5 34 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Newcastle Jets (C) 21 9 7 5 25 21+4 34
3 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 28 24+4 32 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship
4 Queensland Roar 21 8 7 6 25 21+4 31 2008 A-League Finals Series
5 Melbourne Victory 21 6 9 6 29 290 27
6 Adelaide United 21 6 8 7 31 29+2 26
7 Perth Glory 21 4 8 9 27 347 20
8 Wellington Phoenix 21 5 5 11 25 3712 20

Updated to games played on 20 January 2008
Source: theworldgame.sbs.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1First place through to fourth place qualify for the 2008 A-League Finals Series.
2First place qualifies for the 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage.
3Winning the 2008 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies.
4Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2009 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Statistics

Appearances

Rank Player Minutes Played Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 App. GS Min.
1New Zealand Glen Moss90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 20 20 0 0 1,800
2Australia Karl Dodd90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 19 19 0 0 1,710
New Zealand Shane Smeltz90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 19 19 0 0 1,710
4New Zealand Tony Lochhead90 90 90 82 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 18 18 0 1 1,612
Australia Michael Ferrante90 90 90 90 90 19 90 45 33 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 18 16 2 1 1,537
6Brazil Daniel90 90 48 90 90 90 90 90 84 80 67 86 87 90 8 12 30 17 14 3 6 1,222
Brazil Felipe26 36 82 62 86 71 41 56 90 90 90 67 78 65 77 90 8 17 14 3 10 1,115
New Zealand Vaughan Coveny76 62 42 28 4 77 70 75 10 90 11 25 83 90 89 90 65 17 11 6 8 987
9New Zealand Jeremy Christie64 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 3 4 7 8 83 16 12 4 2 1,069
10Australia Richard Johnson 90 90 86 86 90 90 6 90 77 75 23 5 25 82 14 10 4 5 915
11Australia Vince Lia 75 90 90 90 90 90 79 90 90 90 83 90 90 13 13 0 3 1,137
Australia Ross Aloisi90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 84 77 8 62 13 12 1 3 1,041
Australia Steven O'Dor 90 90 90 90 90 49 90 90 90 80 4 1 90 13 11 2 2 1,034
Australia Ahmad Elrich 45 86 90 79 34 90 90 86 85 90 82 60 7 13 11 2 7 924
15New Zealand Steven Old90 8 41 90 90 10 90 89 90 90 90 90 12 9 3 1 868
16New Zealand Tim Brown 13 20 90 6 90 90 90 65 90 90 90 11 8 3 1 734
17Australia Kristian Rees 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 9 9 0 0 810
18Australia Royce Brownlie14 28 8 15 11 13 15 13 8 0 8 0 117
19Brazil George 4 4 49 15 4 0 4 0 72
20Brazil Cleberson90 54 90 3 3 0 1 234
New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses 4 13 90 3 1 2 0 107
21New Zealand Greg Draper 25 28 2 0 2 0 53
22New Zealand Mark Paston 90 1 1 0 0 90
23New Zealand Jacob Spoonley 0 0 0 0 0

      Player Started           Player Subbed In           Player Suspended           Player Injured

Goal scorers

Rank Player Goals per Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1 New Zealand Shane Smeltz 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 9
2 Brazil Daniel 1 1 1 1 4
3 Brazil Felipe 1 1 1 3
4 Australia Ross Aloisi 1 1 2
5 New Zealand Steven Old 1 1
New Zealand Tony Lochhead 1 1
New Zealand Vaughan Coveny 1 1
Australia Ahmad Elrich 1 1
Australia Vince Lia 1 1
Australia Michael Ferrante 1 1
Australia Kristian Rees 1 1
A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Goal assists

Rank Player Assists per Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1New Zealand Vaughan Coveny 1 11 1 4
Brazil Daniel 2 1 1 4
3New Zealand Shane Smeltz 1 1 1 3
4Australia Vince Lia 1 1 2
New Zealand Tony Lochhead 11 2
6Australia Ross Aloisi 1 1
New Zealand Tim Brown 1 1
New Zealand Jeremy Christie 1 1
Australia Karl Dodd 1 1
Australia Ahmad Elrich 1 1
Brazil Felipe 1 1
Australia Michael Ferrante 1 1
Brazil George 1 1
Australia Steven O'Dor 1 1

Discipline

Rank Player Cards per Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1Brazil Daniel 7
2Australia Ross Aloisi 3 1
Australia Karl Dodd 6
4Australia Ahmad Elrich 3 1
5New Zealand Tim Brown 5
Australia Vince Lia 5
7New Zealand Jeremy Christie 4
Australia Richard Johnson 4
New Zealand Tony Lochhead 4
10New Zealand Steven Old 1 1
New Zealand Shane Smeltz 3
12New Zealand Vaughan Coveny 2
Brazil Felipe 2
Australia Michael Ferrante 2
New Zealand Glen Moss 2
Australia Kristian Rees 2
17Brazil Cleberson 1

Goal times

Times in which goals have been scored in the 2007-08 season
nth Min.   Goals for Wellington Phoenix     Goals against Wellington Phoenix  
01-05
1
3
06-10
1
4
11-15
1
1
16-20
1
3
21-25
2
0
26-30
3
1
31-35
1
3
36-40
0
1
41-45
1
3
46-50
1
1
51-55
3
1
56-60
1
1
61-65
1
0
66-70
1
2
71-75
1
1
76-80
1
5
81-85
2
3
86-90
3
4

Home attendance

Date Round Attendance Opposition Stadium
26 August 2007Round 1 14,421 Melbourne VictoryWestpac Stadium
9 September 2007Round 3 11,478 Newcastle Jets
22 September 2007Round 5 12,127 Adelaide United
30 September 2007Round 6 10,127 Perth Glory
21 October 2007Round 9 10,560 Central Coast Mariners
17 November 2007Round 13 8,062 Sydney FC
30 November 2007Round 15 18,345 Adelaide United
1 December 2007Exhibition 31,853 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
7 December 2007Round 16 8,032 Perth Glory
14 December 2007Round 17 9,384 Queensland Roar
4 January 2008Round 19 14,288 Sydney FC
Total116,824 excl. exhibition match
Average11,682 excl. exhibition match

Club

Kit

Supplier: Reebok
Sponsor(s): Sony

Pre-Season
Home
Away

End of Season Awards

See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC End of Season Awards

References

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