2017–18 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix

2017–18 season

Chairman

Rob Morrison

Manager

Darije Kalezić

Stadium

Westpac Stadium, Wellington

FFA Cup

Round of 32

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2017–18 Wellington Phoenix FC season will be the club's 11th season since its establishment in 2007. The club will participate in the A-League for the 11th time, the FFA Cup for the fourth time, and will field a reserves squad in the Stirling Sports Premiership for the fourth time.

Players

Squad information

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Lewis Italiano
3	DF	Scott Galloway
4	MF	Goran Paracki
5	DF	Ryan Lowry
6	DF	Dylan Fox
7	MF	Gui Finkler
10	MF	Michael McGlinchey
11	FW	Hamish Watson
12	MF	Adam Parkhouse
13	DF	Marco Rossi
14	MF	Alex Rufer

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	James McGarry
16	DF	Louis Fenton
18	MF	Sarpreet Singh
19	DF	Tom Doyle
21	FW	Roy Krishna
22	DF	Andrew Durante (captain)
23	MF	Matthew Ridenton
24	FW	Logan Rogerson (Youth)
30	GK	Oliver Sail
	DF	Daniel Mullen
	MF	Dario Vidošić

From youth squad

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
18	MF		Sarpreet Singh	18	^[1]

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
1	1 !GK	Italiano, Lewis ! Lewis Italiano	Bulleen Lions ! Bulleen Lions	Free transfer	1 year	10 June 2017	^[2]
3	2 !DF	Galloway, Scott ! Scott Galloway		Free transfer	1 year	29 June 2017	^[3]
4	3 !MF	Paracki, Goran ! Goran Paracki	Istra 1961 ! Istra 1961	Free transfer	1 year	20 July 2017	^[4]
TBD	3 !MF	Vidošić, Dario ! Dario Vidošić		Free transfer	1 year	4 August 2017	^[5]
TBD	2 !DF	Mullen, Daniel ! Daniel Mullen		Free transfer	1 year	9 August 2017	^[6]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
1	1 !GK	Moss, GlenGlen Moss	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	Free transfer	15 May 2017	^[7]
4	3 !MF	Bonevacia, Roly ! Roly Bonevacia	Western Sydney Wanderers !Western Sydney Wanderers	Free transfer	16 May 2017	^[8]
20	1 !GK	Italiano, Lewis ! Lewis Italiano	Bulleen Lions ! Bulleen Lions	Free transfer	17 May 2017	^[9]
8	3 !MF	Rodriguez, Alex ! Alex Rodriguez	Boavista ! Boavista	Free transfer	6 June 2017	^[10]
9	4 !FW	Barbarouses, KostaKosta Barbarouses		Mutual contract termination	13 June 2017	^[11]
7	3 !MF	Lia, Vince ! Vince Lia	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	Free transfer	3 August 2017	^[12]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
5	Ryan Lowry	Central defender	2 years	1 June 2017	^[1]
11	Hamish Watson	Striker	2 years	1 June 2017	^[1]

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Darije Kalezić
Assistant Coach	Rado Vidošić
Goalkeeping Coach	Fernando vaz Alves
Reserves Team Coach	Andy Hedge
Reserves Team Co-Coach	Chris Greenacre
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Lee Spence

Statistics

Squad statistics

N	P	Nat.	Name	Total					A-League					FFA Cup
N	P	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Lewis Italiano	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Scott Galloway	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Goran Paracki	1	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	1	0	0
5	DF		Ryan Lowry	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Dylan Fox	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Gui Finkler	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Michael McGlinchey	1	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	1	0	0
11	FW		Hamish Watson	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Adam Parkhouse	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
13	DF		Marco Rossi	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Alex Rufer	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
15	MF		James McGarry	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Louis Fenton	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Sarpreet Singh	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
19	DF		Tom Doyle	1	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	1	0	0
21	FW		Roy Krishna	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Andrew Durante	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Matthew Ridenton	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
24	FW		Logan Rogerson	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Tinashe Marowa	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Liam Wood	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Jack-Henry Sinclair	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Luke Tongue	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Oliver Sail	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Daniel Mullen	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Dario Vidošić	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 9 August 2017
Source: au.soccerway.com
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Pre-season and friendlies

25 July 2017	Western Suburbs	0–0	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Porirua, New Zealand
19:30 NZST		Report		Stadium: Porirua Park

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—			8 October 2017	14 April 2018
FFA Cup	Round of 32	—	Round of 32	1 August 2017	1 August 2017
Stirling Sports Premiership	—

A-League

League table

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Adelaide United	Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2	Brisbane Roar	Qualification to AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3	Central Coast Mariners	Qualification to Finals series
4	Melbourne City
5	Melbourne Victory
6	Newcastle Jets
7	Perth Glory
8	Sydney FC
9	Wellington Phoenix^{[lower-alpha 1]}
10	Western Sydney Wanderers

First match(es) will be played on 6 October 2017. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2019 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 1 October 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result
Position

Last updated: 1 October 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Win Draw Loss

Matches

8 October 2017 1	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	v	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	Wellington
17:00 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

15 October 2017 2	Sydney FC !Sydney FC	v	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Sydney
19:00 AEDT				Stadium: Allianz Stadium

21 October 2017 3	Melbourne City !Melbourne City	v	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne
17:35 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

28 October 2017 4	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	v	Brisbane Roar !Brisbane Roar	Wellington
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

4 November 2017 5	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	v	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Newcastle
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

12 November 2017 6	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	v	Perth Glory !Perth Glory	Wellington
19:00 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

18 November 2017 7	Western Sydney Wanderers !Western Sydney Wanderers	v	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Sydney
17:35 AEDT				Stadium: Spotless Stadium

25 November 2017 8	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	v	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	Wellington
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

3 December 2017 9	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	v	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	Wellington
19:00 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

9 December 2017 10	Brisbane Roar !Brisbane Roar	v	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Gold Coast
16:35 AEST				Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium

16 December 2017 11	Perth Glory !Perth Glory	v	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Perth
19:00 AWST				Stadium: nib Stadium

23 December 2017 12	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	v	Sydney FC !Sydney FC	Wellington
17:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

31 December 2017 13	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	v	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Gosford
19:00 AEDT				Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

6 January 2018 14	Melbourne City !Melbourne City	v	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

10 January 2018 15	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	v	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	Wellington
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

13 January 2018 16	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	v	Western Sydney Wanderers !Western Sydney Wanderers	Wellington
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

20 January 2018 17	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	v	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Newcastle
17:35 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

27 January 2018 18	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	v	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	Wellington
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

2 February 2018 19	Sydney FC !Sydney FC	v	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Allianz Stadium

10 February 2018 20	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	v	Perth Glory !Perth Glory	Wellington
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

23 February 2018 21	Central Coast Mariners !Central Coast Mariners	v	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Gosford
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

10 March 2018 22	Western Sydney Wanderers !Western Sydney Wanderers	v	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Spotless Stadium

17 March 2018 23	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	v	Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets	Auckland
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: QBE Stadium

25 March 2018 24	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	v	Brisbane Roar !Brisbane Roar	Wellington
17:00 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

30 March 2018 25	Adelaide United !Adelaide United	v	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Adelaide
19:20 ACDT				Stadium: Coopers Stadium

8 April 2018 26	Melbourne Victory !Melbourne Victory	v	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne
17:00 AEST				Stadium: AAMI Park

14 April 2018 27	Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix	v	Melbourne City !Melbourne City	Wellington
19:35 NZST				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

FFA Cup

1 August 2017 Round of 32	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney
19:30 AEST	Riera 120+1'	Report		Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 3,189 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Stirling Sports Premiership

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 1 October 2017.
Source: soccerway.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground
Result
Position

Last updated: 1 October 2017.
Source: soccerway.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Win Draw Loss

Matches

References

1 2 3 "Wellington Phoenix sign three young prospects with new coach's blessing". Stuff.co.nz. 1 June 2017.
↑ "Phoenix name their No. 1". FourFourTwo. 10 June 2017.
↑ "Wellington Phoenix sign Australian youth international fullback Scott Galloway". Stuff.co.nz. 29 June 2017.
↑ Hyslop, Liam (20 July 2017). "Wellington Phoenix unveil Croatian midfielder Goran Paracki". Stuff.co.nz.
↑ "Wellington Phoenix sign Australian Dario Vidosic on one-year deal". Stuff.co.nz. 4 August 2017.
↑ "Daniel Mullen moves to Wellington". FourFourTwo. 9 August 2017.
↑ "Moss joins Jets as Merrick's first signing". The World Game. SBS. 15 May 2017.
↑ "A-League transfer news: Western Sydney to sign Roly Bonevacia". Fox Sports. 2 April 2017.
↑ "Bulleen land Phoenix keeper Italiano". TheCornerFlag.com.au. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
↑ "Alex Rodriguez Confirmado No Boavista" [Alex Rodriguez confirmed on Boavista]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 June 2017.
↑ "Wellington Phoenix release Barbarouses". The World Game. 5 June 2017.
↑ "Vince Lia signs with Adelaide United". FourFourTwo. 3 August 2017.

Notes

External links

Official Website

Wellington Phoenix FC
Club	History Players Seasons Records Club Awards ASB Phoenix Challenge Reserves
Grounds	Newtown Park Westpac Stadium
Seasons (11)	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Managers	Ricki Herbert (2007–13) Chris Greenacre (a.i.) (2013) Ernie Merrick (2013–16) Chris Greenacre & Des Buckingham (a.i.) (2016–17) Des Buckingham (2017) Darije Kalezić (2017–)
Captains	Ross Aloisi (2007–08) Andrew Durante (2008–)

2017–18 in Australian soccer

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National competitions	A-League National Premier Leagues ('17, '18) FFA Cup ('17, '18) (Preliminary Rounds ('17, '18) * Final ('17, '18)) National Youth League W-League
National Premier Leagues	Australian Capital Territory ('17, '18) New South Wales ('17, '18) Northern NSW ('17, '18) Queensland ('17, '18) South Australia ('17, '18) Tasmania ('17, '18) Victoria ('17, '18) Western Australia ('17, '18)

International

Asian club competitions

Champions League ('17, '18)

National teams

Men's	Results ('17, '18)
Women's	Results

Club seasons
A-League	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers
W-League	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Canberra United Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers

A-League transfers

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