2008–09 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix FC
2008–09 season
CEO Tony Pignata
Chairman Terry Serepisos
Manager Ricki Herbert
A-League 6th
Preseason Cup 2nd
Finals Did not qualify
Top goalscorer Shane Smeltz
12 Goals
Highest home attendance 10,516 v Queensland
17 August 2008
Lowest home attendance 5,500 v Newcastle
23 November 2008
Home colours
Away colours

The 2008–09 season was Wellington Phoenix's second season in the A-League.

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 Australia DF Jon McKain
5 Australia DF Karl Dodd
6 New Zealand MF Tim Brown (Vice-Captain)
7 New Zealand MF Leo Bertos
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
13 Australia MF Troy Hearfield
No. Position Player
15 Australia FW Adam Kwasnik
16 New Zealand DF David Mulligan
17 Australia MF Vince Lia
18 New Zealand DF Ben Sigmund
19 New Zealand FW Greg Draper
20 New Zealand GK Glen Moss
21 China MF Leilei Gao
22 Australia DF Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 New Zealand FW Kosta Barbarouses
25 Australia DF Manny Muscat
26 Brazil MF Fred
30 Australia GK Scott Higgins

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From Notes
4 DF Australia Jon McKain Romania FCU Politehnica Timişoara
7 MF New Zealand Leo Bertos Australia Perth Glory
13 MF Australia Troy Hearfield Australia Newcastle Jets
16 DF New Zealand David Mulligan England Port Vale
21 MF China Leilei Gao Finland MyPa
22 DF Australia Andrew Durante Australia Newcastle Jets
25 DF Australia Manny Muscat Australia Green Gully Cavaliers
26 MF Brazil Fred United States D.C. United On loan
30 GK Australia Scott Higgins Australia Adelaide United Short term injury cover

Out

No. Pos. Player From Notes
4 DF Brazil Cleberson Brazil America
13 DF Australia Steven Old Australia Macarthur Rams
14 DF Australia Steven O'Dor Australia South Melbourne
15 MF Brazil George Venezuela Carabobo
16 DF Australia Kristian Rees Australia Adelaide City
18 MF Australia Ahmad Elrich Australia Central Coast Mariners
21 MF Brazil Felipe Poland Wisla Krakow
22 FW Australia Royce Brownlie Australia Peninsula Power
26 MF Brazil Fred United States D.C. United Loan expired
30 GK New Zealand Jacob Spoonley New Zealand Auckland City FC

Matches

2008 Pre-Season Cup fixtures

Table Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Wellington Phoenix 3210537
Central Coast Mariners 3201526
Sydney FC 3102473
Queensland Roar 3012351

2008-09 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Results by round

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

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 Melbourne Victory (C) 21 12 2 7 39 27+12 38 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19+12 38
3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25+11 36 2009 A-League Finals Series
4 Central Coast Mariners 21 7 7 7 35 32+3 28
5 Sydney FC 21 7 5 9 33 32+1 26
6 Wellington Phoenix 21 7 5 9 23 318 26
7 Perth Glory 21 6 4 11 31 4413 22
8 Newcastle Jets 21 4 6 11 21 3918 18

Source: the-AFC.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2009 A-League Finals Series.
2First place qualifies for the 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage.
3Winning the 2009 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless first place are champions.
4Second place qualifies for the 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2010 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off.

Statistics

Appearances

Rank Player Minutes Played per Round 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 Tony Lochhead90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 63 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 21 21 0 1 1,863
2New Zealand Shane Smeltz90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 83 90 90 90 90 89 90 90 90 20 20 0 2 1,792
3Australia Michael Ferrante90 90 90 90 21 24 26 23 90 90 81 90 73 75 61 77 80 10 90 19 14 5 6 1,181
4Australia Jon McKain90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 88 78 18 18 0 2 1,606
5Australia Karl Dodd89 16 87 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 22 90 90 90 90 90 90 17 15 2 2 1,384
New Zealand Tim Brown 3 6 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 72 90 90 90 90 90 51 17 15 2 1 1,302
Brazil Daniel72 61 29 72 90 18 16 18 16 2 18 17 24 90 44 74 67 17 7 10 5 728
8Australia Andrew Durante90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 46 8 16 15 1 1 1,314
New Zealand Leo Bertos90 90 10 44 72 89 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 16 14 2 2 1,125
10New Zealand Ben Sigmund 18 5 90 66 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 68 90 90 90 15 13 2 2 1,147
11Australia Manny Muscat90 74 90 90 69 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 14 14 0 2 1,223
Australia Troy Hearfield18 90 90 74 70 78 21 7 27 90 66 71 89 64 14 10 4 7 855
13New Zealand Glen Moss90 90 90 90 90 44 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 13 12 1 0 1,124
14Australia Adam Kwasnik90 90 55 20 90 72 80 46 19 1 16 23 12 7 5 4 602
15New Zealand Jeremy Christie 16 21 24 9 15 29 13 10 2 12 10 0 10 0 151
16New Zealand Mark Paston 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 46 9 9 0 1 766
New Zealand Vaughan Coveny 29 35 90 69 66 64 74 66 1 9 6 3 5 494
18China Leilei Gao 61 16 90 69 90 90 90 67 8 7 1 3 573
19Australia Richard Johnson1 90 74 90 84 90 90 7 6 1 2 519
20New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses 24 12 1 80 82 5 2 3 2 199
21New Zealand David Mulligan 90 90 85 3 3 0 1 265
Brazil Fred 74 88 90 3 3 0 2 252
23New Zealand Greg Draper 0 0 0 0 0
Australia Vince Lia 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 Smeltz12 12 111 1 2 12
2 New Zealand Tim Brown 1 1 1 3
3Australia Troy Hearfield 1 1 2
New Zealand Leo Bertos 1 1 2
5 Brazil Fred 1 1
Australia Karl Dodd 1 1
New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses 1 1
Own goal 1 1

  Goal scored from penalty kick       2 goals scored from 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 Leo Bertos 1 11 11 1 6
2Australia Troy Hearfield 1 2 3
3Brazil Daniel1 1 2
New Zealand Tony Lochhead 1 1 2
Australia Jon McKain 1 1 2
6New Zealand Tim Brown 1 1
New Zealand Vaughan Coveny 1 1
China Leilei Gao 1 1
New Zealand Ben Sigmund 1 1
New Zealand Shane Smeltz 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
1Australia Jon McKain 7
2Australia Troy Hearfield 2 1
New Zealand Tim Brown 3 1
Australia Karl Dodd 5
5Australia Andrew Durante 2 1
6Australia Michael Ferrante 3
China Leilei Gao 3
Australia Manny Muscat 3
9New Zealand Leo Bertos 2
New Zealand Tony Lochhead 2
Australia Richard Johnson 2
New Zealand Shane Smeltz 2
13New Zealand Vaughan Coveny 1
Brazil Daniel 1
New Zealand David Mulligan 1
New Zealand Ben Sigmund 1
Australia Adam Kwasnik 1
Brazil Fred 1

Goal times

Times in which goals have been scored in the 2008-09 season
nth Min.   Goals for Wellington Phoenix     Goals against Wellington Phoenix  
01-05
1
0
06-10
0
1
11-15
1
2
16-20
0
3
21-25
1
1
26-30
1
0
31-35
2
1
36-40
0
3
41-45
1
1
46-50
1
4
51-55
3
0
56-60
2
3
61-65
2
0
66-70
1
4
71-75
0
1
76-80
2
3
81-85
1
1
86-90
4
3

Home attendance

Date Round Attendance Opposition Stadium
17 August 2008Round 1 10,516 Queensland Roar Westpac Stadium
24 August 2008Round 2 6,110 Melbourne Victory
14 September 2008Round 4 6,926 Central Coast Mariners
28 September 2008Round 6 6,729 Sydney FC
26 October 2008Round 9 6,543 Queensland Roar
23 November 2008Round 12 5,500 Newcastle Jets
28 November 2008Round 13 7,953 Melbourne Victory
14 December 2008Round 15 6,362 Perth Glory
19 December 2008Round 16 6,722 Central Coast Mariners
4 January 2009Round 18 7,520 Newcastle Jets
18 January 2009Round 20 8,241 Adelaide United
Total79,122
Average7,193

Club

Technical staff

  • First team Coach: New Zealand Ricki Herbert
  • Assistant Coach: New Zealand Stu Jacobs
  • First team Physiotherapist: New Zealand Adam Crump
  • Masseur: New Zealand Dene Carroll
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach: England Ed Baranowski

Kit

Supplier: Reebok
Sponsor(s): Sony

Home
Away

End of Season Awards

See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC End of Season Awards

References

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