Wellington Phoenix FC
2009–10 season
CEOTony Pignata
ChairmanTerry Serepisos
ManagerRicki Herbert
A-League4th
Finals3rd
Top goalscorerPaul Ifill
13 Goals
Highest home attendance32,792 v Newcastle
7 March 2010
Lowest home attendance4,115 v Newcastle
4 November 2009

The 2009–10 season is the Wellington Phoenix's third season of football in the Hyundai A-League, making it the longest running New Zealand team in the competition, surpassing the defunct 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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK New Zealand NZL Mark Paston
2 DF Malta MLT Manny Muscat
3 DF New Zealand NZL Tony Lochhead
4 DF Australia AUS Jon McKain
5 MF Brazil BRA Diego
6 MF New Zealand NZL Tim Brown (Vice-Captain)
7 MF New Zealand NZL Leo Bertos
8 FW Barbados BRB Paul Ifill
9 FW England ENG Chris Greenacre
10 MF Australia AUS Michael Ferrante
11 MF Brazil BRA Daniel
13 MF Australia AUS Troy Hearfield
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Australia AUS Adrian Caceres
15 FW Ivory Coast CIV Eugene Dadi (Short-term contract)
16 DF New Zealand NZL David Mulligan
17 MF Australia AUS Vince Lia
18 DF New Zealand NZL Ben Sigmund
19 MF China CHN Jiang Chen (On loan)
20 GK Australia AUS Reece Crowther (Youth)
21 MF New Zealand NZL Marco Rojas (Youth)
22 DF Australia AUS Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 FW New Zealand NZL Kosta Barbarouses (Youth)
40 GK Australia AUS Liam Reddy (Short-term injury cover)

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From Notes
5 MF Brazil Diego Australia Adelaide United
8 FW Barbados Paul Ifill England Crystal Palace
9 FW England Chris Greenacre England Tranmere Rovers
14 MF Australia Adrián Cáceres Australia Central Coast Mariners
15 FW Ivory Coast Eugene Dadi Australia Perth Glory [1]
19 MF China Jiang Chen China Tianjin Teda F.C. On loan
20 GK Australia Reece Crowther England Queens Park Rangers
21 MF New Zealand Marco Rojas New Zealand Waikato FC
40 GK Australia Liam Reddy Australia Brisbane Roar Short-term injury cover

Out

No. Pos. Player From Notes
2 DF New Zealand Jeremy Christie New Zealand Waitakere United
5 DF Australia Karl Dodd Australia North Queensland Fury
8 FW New Zealand Vaughan Coveny Australia South Melbourne FC
9 FW New Zealand Shane Smeltz Australia Gold Coast United
12 MF Australia Richard Johnson Retired
15 FW Australia Adam Kwasnik Australia Central Coast Mariners
19 FW New Zealand Greg Draper Australia Melbourne Knights FC
20 GK New Zealand Glen Moss Australia Melbourne Victory
21 MF China Leilei Gao China Beijing Hongdeng

Matches

2009–10 Pre-season friendlies

5 July 2009 Cantebury Mainland XI New Zealand 1–1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
14:00 NZST

2009–10 Hyundai A-League fixtures

23 August 2009 Round 3 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15:00 AEST
17:00 NZST
S. van Dijk 10'
D. Tiatto Yellow card 57'
B. Malcolm Yellow card 61'
C. Moore Yellow card 75'
T. Oar Yellow card 86' Yellow-red card 88'
M. Nichols Yellow card 90'
R. Kruse Yellow card 90'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 45' M. Muscat
Yellow card 67' M. Ferrante
85' C. Greenacre
Attendance: 7,084
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
30 August 2009 Round 4 Sydney FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 AEST
19:00 NZST
B. Gan 77'
J. Aloisi 81'
(0–0)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 22' P. Ifill Attendance: 11,718
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski
4 September 2009 Round 5 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Adelaide United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZST
17:00 ACDT
Ifill 35'
B. Sigmund Yellow card 41'
V. Lia Yellow card 56'
T. Brown Yellow card 74'
(1–1)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 39' M. Marrone
42' Yellow card 63' I. Fyfe
Yellow card 44' M. Rudan
Attendance: 7,523
Referee: New Zealand Michael Hester
13 September 2009 Round 6 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 AEST
19:00 NZST
C. Hernández 4'
N. Fabiano Yellow card 14'
M. Kemp Yellow card 82'
(1–1)
Report
Summary
30' Yellow card 90' T. Brown Attendance: 17,644
Referee: Australia Craig Zetter
2 October 2009 Round 9 Gold Coast United 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:00 AEST
23:00 NZDT
Robson Yellow card 89' (0–0)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 89' V. Lia Attendance: 4,209
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
25 October 2009 Round 11 Wellington Phoenix 6–0 Gold Coast United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
14:00 AEST
Daniel 28', 53'
T. Brown 48' Yellow card 56'
C. Greenacre Yellow card 29' 54'
P. Ifill 59'
J. Chen Yellow card 78'
T. Hearfield 82'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 38' S. Pantelidis
Yellow card 88' Robson
Attendance: 6,571
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
1 November 2009 Round 12 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 AEDT
19:00 NZDT
M. Bridge 15', 35'
S. Corica Yellow card 30' 32'
S. Colosimo Yellow card 60'
K. Kisel Yellow card 71'
S. Musialik Yellow card 90'
(3–0)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 39' V. Lia
81' K. Barbarouses
Attendance: 10,653
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
4 November 2009 Round 13 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
18:00 NZDT
16:00 AEDT
T. Brown 28'
V. Lia Yellow card 52'
C. Greenacre 55'
P. Ifill 90'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 21' A. Costanzo Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
8 November 2009 Round 14 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
15:00 AEDT
P. Ifill Yellow card 18' 82'
V. Lia Yellow card 35'
B. Sigmund Yellow card 75'
(0–0)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 63' 70' W. Srhoj
Yellow card 81' J. Burns
Attendance: 6,930
Referee: Australia Matthew Gillett
22 November 2009 Round 15 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Energy Australia Stadium
17:00 AEDT
15:00 NZDT
J. Wheelhouse Yellow card 33'
F. Vignaroli Yellow card 36'
(0–1)
Report
Summary
14' P. Ifill Attendance: 4,329
Referee: Australia Peter Green
29 November 2009 Round 16 Brisbane Roar 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 AEST
22:00 NZDT
Reinaldo 17', 56'
J. McCloughan Yellow card 69'
C. Miller Yellow card 78'
S. van Dijk 79'
D. Dodd 90+1'
(1–1)
Report
Summary
27' C. Greenacre
Red card 58' M. Muscat
Yellow card 72' L. Bertos
Attendance: 6,307
Referee: Australia Alan Milliner
4 December 2009 Round 17 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:30 NZDT
19:30 AEDT
V. Lia Yellow card 6'
T. Brown 58'
(0–0)
Summary
Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 40' N. Ward
Yellow card 30' M. Kemp
87' R. Vargas
Attendance: 8,206
Referee: New Zealand Michael Hester
12 December 2009 Round 18 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Sydney FC FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
17:00 NZDT
15:00 AEDT
J. McKain Yellow card 15'
V. Lia Yellow card 34'
Daniel Yellow card 90'
(0–1)
Report
Summary
16' (pen.) Yellow card 71' S. Corica
Yellow card 78' A. Brosque
Red card 80' S. Colosimo
Yellow card 84' C. Bolton
Attendance: 6,459
Referee: New Zealand Michael Hester
18 December 2009 Round 19 Adelaide United 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
20:00 ACDT
22:30 NZDT
Alemao 57'
M. Leckie Yellow card 70'
(0–0)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 45' L. Bertos
77' (o.g.) E. Galekovic
Yellow card 78' T. Lochhead
Attendance: 9,070
Referee: Australia Craig Zetter
31 December 2009 Round 20 Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Wellington Phoenix Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 AEDT
20:00 NZDT
M. Simon Yellow card 51'
N. Mrdja Yellow card 61'
(0–0)
Report
Summary
47' (pen.), 81' P. Ifill
Yellow card 58' J. McKain
Yellow card 90' T. Hearfield
Attendance: 11,137
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
9 January 2010 Round 21 Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Brisbane Roar Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
15:00 AEST
T. Brown 26'
E. Dadi 56', 62'
T. Hearfield Yellow card 68'
L. Reddy Yellow card 88'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
88' S. van Dijk
Yellow card 88' Reinaldo
Attendance: 8,927
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
22 January 2010 Round 23 Perth Glory 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Members Equity Stadium, Perth
18:00 AWST
23:00 NZDT
D. McBreen 23'
T. Howarth 42'
N. Sekulovski Yellow card 72'
S. Bulloch Yellow card 83'
(2–0)
Summary
Yellow card 8' T. Brown
Yellow card 25' E. Dadi
Yellow card 61' M. Muscat
Yellow card 72' V. Lia
Attendance: 9,368
Referee: Australia Ryan Shepheard
30 January 2010 Round 25 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Adelaide United AMI Stadium, Christchurch
17:00 NZDT
14:30 ACDT
P. Ifill Yellow card 16'
J. McKain 22'
L. Bertos Yellow card 80'
T. Hearfield Yellow card 90'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 26' A. Hughes
Yellow card 41' R. Cornthwaite
Attendance: 19,279
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
7 February 2010 Round 26 Gold Coast United 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:00 AEST
21:00 NZDT
C. Miller Yellow card 20'
Z. Caravella Yellow card 41'
Anderson Yellow card 44'
(0–1)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 21' M. Muscat
Yellow card 42' A. Durante
45+2' (pen.) P. Ifill
Attendance: 4,202
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
12 February 2010 Round 27 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:30 NZDT
15:30 AEDT
T. Brown 14'
V. Lia Yellow card 68'
P. Ifill 79', 81'
T. Hearfield Yellow card 82'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 75' M. Simon
Yellow card 83' A. Clark
Attendance: 14,327
Referee: Australia Chris Beath

2009–10 Finals series

7 March 2010 Minor Semi Final Wellington Phoenix 3–1 (a.e.t.) Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 NZST T. Brown 33'
A. Durante Yellow card 98'
P. Ifill 105'
M. Muscat Yellow card 112'
E. Dadi 115'
(1–1)
Report
Summary
20' M. Thompson
Yellow card 35' A. D'Apuzzo
Yellow card 45+1' J. Wheelhouse
Yellow card 88' A. Abbas
Attendance: 32,792
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
13 March 2010 Preliminary Final Sydney FC 4–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
20:00 AEST C. Payne 22', 31' Yellow card 84'
A. Brosque 63'
T. McFlynn Yellow card 66'
M. Bridge 71'
(2–1)
Report
Summary
27' A. Durante
81' E. Dadi
Attendance: 13,196
Referee: Australia Peter Green

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAH
ResultLWDLDDDDDDWLWDWLDLDWWWLLWWW
Position654778988887666677887556544
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 15 3 9 35 23 +12 48 Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 27 14 5 8 47 32 +15 47
3 Gold Coast United 27 13 5 9 39 35 +4 44 Qualification for Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 10 10 7 37 29 +8 40
5 Perth Glory 27 11 6 10 40 34 +6 39
6 Newcastle Jets 27 10 4 13 33 45 12 34
7 North Queensland Fury 27 8 8 11 29 46 17 32
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 7 9 11 32 29 +3 30
9 Brisbane Roar 27 8 6 13 32 42 10 30
10 Adelaide United 27 7 8 12 24 33 9 29
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Statistics

Appearances

Rank Player Minutes Played per Round Total
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627F1F2F3App.GSupward-facing green arrowdownward-facing red arrowMin.
1Australia Andrew Durante909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090120120903030002,760
Barbados Paul Ifilldownward-facing red arrow69downward-facing red arrow74downward-facing red arrow89909090downward-facing red arrow56downward-facing red arrow749090downward-facing red arrow67909090downward-facing red arrow8590909090downward-facing red arrow84downward-facing red arrow789090downward-facing red arrow72909090120120downward-facing red arrow7930300112,597
New Zealand Leo Bertos90909090downward-facing red arrow84downward-facing red arrow6490downward-facing red arrow84downward-facing red arrow89downward-facing red arrow87downward-facing red arrow71downward-facing red arrow63upward-facing green arrow13upward-facing green arrow23downward-facing red arrow71downward-facing red arrow78909090909090downward-facing red arrow55upward-facing green arrow26upward-facing green arrow23upward-facing green arrow33downward-facing red arrow77downward-facing red arrow70downward-facing red arrow669030255132,157
4Australia Troy Hearfielddownward-facing red arrow78upward-facing green arrow16upward-facing green arrow1upward-facing green arrow15upward-facing green arrow7upward-facing green arrow26upward-facing green arrow34upward-facing green arrow6downward-facing red arrow77upward-facing green arrow19upward-facing green arrow13upward-facing green arrow3upward-facing green arrow14upward-facing green arrow5upward-facing green arrow289090909090909090909090120downward-facing red arrow74downward-facing red arrow5829161341,584
5New Zealand Tony Lochhead90909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090downward-facing red arrow75120902828012,535
6New Zealand Tim Brown9090909090909090downward-facing red arrow7790909090909090downward-facing red arrow7490909090909090120120downward-facing red arrow652727032,436
7Malta Manny Muscat9090909090downward-facing red arrow759090upward-facing green arrow13909090909058909090909090downward-facing red arrow66downward-facing red arrow67120120902625132,229
Australia Vince Liaupward-facing green arrow13upward-facing green arrow21upward-facing green arrow47909090909090909090909090909090downward-facing red arrow8290downward-facing red arrow889090120downward-facing red arrow109902623332,190
9England Chris Greenacre909090downward-facing red arrow759090909090909090downward-facing red arrow87downward-facing red arrow6790downward-facing red arrow70upward-facing green arrow26909090downward-facing red arrow84downward-facing red arrow106120902423161,985
10Brazil Danielupward-facing green arrow21upward-facing green arrow16upward-facing green arrow21upward-facing green arrow1090downward-facing red arrow77downward-facing red arrow66downward-facing red arrow80downward-facing red arrow72downward-facing red arrow7190downward-facing red arrow77downward-facing red arrow76downward-facing red arrow63downward-facing red arrow62downward-facing red arrow8590downward-facing red arrow64upward-facing green arrow13upward-facing green arrow13upward-facing green arrow54upward-facing green arrow3222148111,243
11New Zealand Ben Sigmund90909090downward-facing red arrow839090909090909090909090downward-facing red arrow64downward-facing red arrow64upward-facing green arrow141202019131,695
12Australia Jon McKain90downward-facing red arrow77909090downward-facing red arrow89upward-facing green arrow590909090909090909090105901918121,626
Australia Adrian Caceresupward-facing green arrow24downward-facing red arrow57upward-facing green arrow1upward-facing green arrow19upward-facing green arrow2upward-facing green arrow20upward-facing green arrow27upward-facing green arrow12downward-facing red arrow56downward-facing red arrow67upward-facing green arrow14downward-facing red arrow89upward-facing green arrow12upward-facing green arrow35upward-facing green arrow26downward-facing red arrow77downward-facing red arrow57upward-facing green arrow23upward-facing green arrow50196136668
14New Zealand Mark Paston90909090909090909090downward-facing red arrow890901313011,088
New Zealand Kosta Barbarousesupward-facing green arrow33upward-facing green arrow10upward-facing green arrow27downward-facing red arrow88downward-facing red arrow70upward-facing green arrow19upward-facing green arrow20upward-facing green arrow34upward-facing green arrow23downward-facing red arrow76upward-facing green arrow6upward-facing green arrow22upward-facing green arrow18133103446
16Australia Liam Reddy909090909090909090120120901212001,140
Brazil Diegoupward-facing green arrow12downward-facing red arrow74downward-facing red arrow69downward-facing red arrow43upward-facing green arrow690upward-facing green arrow16upward-facing green arrow8upward-facing green arrow290upward-facing green arrow11upward-facing green arrow1012573431
18Ivory Coast Eugene Dadi90downward-facing red arrow6890downward-facing red arrow64downward-facing red arrow67upward-facing green arrow24upward-facing green arrow6upward-facing green arrow45upward-facing green arrow46upward-facing green arrow2510553525
19Australia Reece Crowther90upward-facing green arrow82909090906510532
Australia Michael Ferrante90downward-facing red arrow69downward-facing red arrow80upward-facing green arrow1upward-facing green arrow15upward-facing green arrow186333273
21New Zealand Marco Rojasupward-facing green arrow13upward-facing green arrow16upward-facing green arrow26upward-facing green arrow1404056
22China Jiang Chenupward-facing green arrow3upward-facing green arrow23202026
23New Zealand David Mulligan00000

  Player Started   Player Subbed In   Player Suspended   Player Injured/sick   Player on International Duty   Player Left Club/Not Signed/Loan Expired

Goal scorers

Rank Player Goals per Round Total
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1Barbados Paul Ifill1111112112113
2New Zealand Tim Brown111111118
3England Chris Greenacre1111116
4Ivory Coast Eugene Dadi21115
5Brazil Daniel22
New Zealand Leo Bertos112
Australia Jon McKain112
8New Zealand Ben Sigmund11
Australia Troy Hearfield11
New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses11
Australia Andrew Durante11

  Goal scored from penalty kick

Goal assists

Rank Player Assists per Round Total
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627F1F2F3
1Barbados Paul Ifill13111119
2New Zealand Leo Bertos21111118
3Brazil Daniel11114
Australia Adrian Caceres11114
5Malta Manny Muscat1113
6New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses22
Australia Andrew Durante112
New Zealand Tim Brown112
Australia Vince Lia112
10New Zealand Tony Lochhead11
England Chris Greenacre11
Brazil Diego11

Discipline

Rank Player Cards per Round Total
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627F1F2F3
1Malta Manny Muscat61
Australia Vince Lia9
3New Zealand Tim Brown7
4Australia Jon McKain41
5Australia Andrew Durante5
6New Zealand Leo Bertos4
Australia Troy Hearfield4
8Barbados Paul Ifill3
New Zealand Tony Lochhead3
10Ivory Coast Eugene Dadi2
Australia Michael Ferrante2
New Zealand Ben Sigmund2
13China Jiang Chen1
Brazil Daniel1
England Chris Greenacre1
Australia Liam Reddy1

Goal times

Times in which goals have been scored in the 2009–10 season
nth Min.   Goals for Wellington Phoenix    Goals against Wellington Phoenix  
01-05
0
2
06-10
2
1
11–15
2
2
16–20
0
4
21–25
2
3
26–30
7
0
31–35
2
3
36–40
1
0
41–45
2
2
46–50
3
1
51–55
3
0
56–60
3
2
61–65
1
1
66–70
0
3
71–75
0
1
76–80
3
2
81–85
8
3
86–90
2
5
In e.t.
2
0

Home attendance

Date Round Attendance Opposition Stadium
16 August 2009Round 21 Perth GloryWestpac Stadium
4 September 2009Round 57,578 Adelaide United
20 September 2009Round 79,713 North Queensland Fury
27 September 2009Round 86,769 Central Coast Mariners
25 October 2009Round 116,517 Gold Coast United
4 November 2009Round 134,115 Newcastle Jets
8 November 2009Round 146,930 Perth Glory
4 December 2009Round 178,209 Melbourne Victory
12 December 2009Round 186,459 Sydney FCFMG Stadium
9 January 2010Round 218,925 Brisbane RoarWestpac Stadium
15 January 2010Round 227,727 North Queensland Fury
30 January 2010Round 2519,258 Adelaide UnitedAMI Stadium
12 February 2010Round 2714,327 Central Coast MarinersWestpac Stadium
21 February 2010Semi-Final 4 v 524,278 Perth Glory
7 March 2010Minor Semi-Final32,792 Newcastle Jets
Total173,639
Average11,576

Club

Manny Muscat in the club's home strip

Technical staff

  • First team Coach: New Zealand Ricki Herbert
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Scotland Jonathan Gould
  • Technical Analyst: Australia Luciano Trani
  • First team Physiotherapist: New Zealand Adam Crump
  • Masseur: New Zealand Dene Carroll
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach: England Ed Baranowski

Kit

The team kit for the 2009–10 season was produced by Reebok. The home kit was changed to a black and yellow vertically striped shirt with black shorts and socks. The away kit features black sleeves with yellow trim on a white background, while the shorts are white with a yellow and black side trim, with white socks. Sony renewed its contract with the Wellington Phoenix and remained the club's major sponsor.[2]

Supplier: Reebok
Sponsor(s): Sony

Home
Away
Goalkeeper home
Goalkeeper away

End of Season Awards

See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC End of Season Awards

References

  1. "Glory shuts door on Dadi". thewest.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  2. Sony back onboard with Phoenix Archived 21 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Wellington Phoenix, 7 August 2009
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