The 2018–19 Wellington Phoenix season was the club's 12th season since its establishment in 2007. The club participated in the A-League for the 12th time, the FFA Cup for the fifth time, and fielded a reserves squad in the ISPS Handa Premiership for the fifth time.
| 2018–19 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Rob Morrison | ||
| Manager | Marko Rudan | ||
| Stadium | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||
| A-League | 6th | ||
| A-League Finals Series | Elimination-finals | ||
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Roy Krishna (18 goals) All: Roy Krishna (19 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 23,648 vs. Melbourne Victory (15 February 2019) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,829 vs. Perth Glory (2 December 2018) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 8,533 | ||
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Review
editThis season marked the club surpassing its record of 7 games unbeaten to 9 games unbeaten. Roy Krishna became Wellington Phoenix's all time leading goal scorer overtaking Paul Ifill's record of 33 and also broke the record for most goals in a single season for the club with 19. The club also broke its record of biggest home attendance for a non-final match with 23,648 people against Melbourne Victory in Eden Park on 15 February 2019. This season was the first time since 2015 the Phoenix played in the Finals Series. However, they lost 3-1 in the elimination final to Melbourne Victory. [1]
Players
editSquad information
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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From youth squad
edit| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | DF | 
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Liberato Cacace | 17 | 2-year professional contract[2] |
| 31 | FW |
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Ben Waine | 17 | academy player[3] |
| 32 | MF | 
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Gianni Stensness | 20 | 1-year professional contract[4] |
Transfers in
edit| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | DF |  Steven Taylor
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Peterborough United
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Free transfer | 1 year | 10 July 2018 | [5] |
| 1 | GK |  Filip Kurto
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 Roda JC
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Free transfer | 1 year[6] | 18 July 2018 | [7] |
| 16 | MF | Louis Fenton | Free transfer | 1 year | 22 July 2018 | [8] | |
| 8 | MF | Mitch Nichols
|
Free transfer | 2 years | 23 July 2018 | [9] | |
| 11 | FW | David Williams
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Free transfer | 1 year | 23 July 2018 | [9] | |
| 15 | MF | Michał Kopczyński
|
Legia Warsaw
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Loan | 1 year | 25 July 2018 | [10] |
| 23 | MF | Max Burgess
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Sydney Olympic
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Free transfer | 1 year | 11 October 2018 | [11] |
| 4 | MF |  Mandi
|
Almería
|
Free transfer | 1 year | 12 October 2018 | [12] |
| 3 | MF | Reuben Way
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Heidelberg United
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Free transfer | 1 year | 17 October 2018 | [13] |
| 17 | MF | Callan Elliot | Tasman United
|
Free transfer | 1 year | 17 October 2018 | [13] |
| 40 | GK | Ante Covic
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Injury replacement | 1 week | 6 December 2018 | [14] | |
| 7 | FW |  Cillian Sheridan
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Free transfer | 1 year | 3 January 2019 | [15] | |
| 3 | DF | Justin Gulley | Team Wellington
|
Free transfer | 29 January 2019 | [16] | |
| 12 | DF | Antony Golec | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 1 year | 30 January 2019 | [17] |
Transfers out
edit| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | DF |  Marco Rossi
|
Free transfer | 18 April 2018 | [18] | |
| 10 | MF | Michael McGlinchey | Mutual contract termination | 1 May 2018 | [19] | |
| 30 | GK | Keegan Smith | Lower Hutt City
|
Free transfer | 4 May 2018 | [20] |
| 23 | MF | Matthew Ridenton | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 9 May 2018 | [21] |
| 8 | MF |  Matija Ljujić
|
 Belenenses
|
Mutual contract termination | 1 June 2018 | [22] |
| 4 | MF |  Goran Paracki
|
End of contract | 13 June 2018 | [23] | |
| 9 | FW | Andrija Kaluđerović
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End of contract | 13 June 2018 | [23] | |
| 40 | GK | Tando Velaphi
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Perth Glory | Free transfer | 2 July 2018 | [24] |
| 15 | MF | James McGarry | Willem II
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Free transfer | 12 July 2018 | [25] |
| 24 | FW | Logan Rogerson |  Carl Zeiss Jena
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Free transfer | 18 July 2018 | [26] |
| 1 | GK | Lewis Italiano
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Stirling Lions
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Free transfer | 19 July 2018 | [27] |
| 12 | MF | Adam Parkhouse
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Mutual contract termination | 20 July 2018 | [28] | |
| 40 | GK | Ante Covic
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13 December 2018 | [29] | ||
| 8 | MF | Mitch Nichols
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Mutual contract termination | 15 January 2019 | [30] | |
| 3 | DF | Reuben Way
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15 January 2019 | [30] | ||
| 6 | DF | Dylan Fox
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Mutual contract termination | 13 March 2019 | [31] |
Contract extensions
edit| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Andrew Durante | Central defender | 1 year | 18 May 2018 | [2] |
| 14 | Alex Rufer | Midfielder | 1 year | 6 August 2018 | [32] |
| 27 | Steven Taylor |
Defender | 1 year | 18 February 2019 | [33] |
| 16 | Louis Fenton | Full-back | 2 years | 22 February 2019 | [34] |
| 14 | Alex Rufer | Midfielder | 1 year | 27 February 2019 | [35] |
| 20 | Oliver Sail | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 5 April 2019 | [36] |
| 17 | Callan Elliot | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 24 April 2019 | [37] |
Technical staff
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Marko Rudan
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| Assistant coach | Chris Greenacre
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| Goalkeeping coach | Paul Gothard
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| Reserves team coach | Steve Coleman
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| Strength & Conditioning coach | Aidan Wivell
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Squad statistics
editAppearances and goals
edit| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | A-League | FFA Cup | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |  |
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Apps | Goals | |
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Apps | Goals | |
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| 1 | GK |
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Filip Kurto | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |
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Justin Gulley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF |
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Mandi | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21+0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |
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Ryan Lowry | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW |
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Cillian Sheridan | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |
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Nathan Burns | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |
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David Williams | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18+5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF |
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Antony Golec | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF |
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Liberato Cacace | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22+0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |
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Alex Rufer | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF |
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Michał Kopczyński | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF |
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Louis Fenton | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22+0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |
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Callan Elliot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF |
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Sarpreet Singh | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20+2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |
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Tom Doyle | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK |
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Oliver Sail | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | 
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Roy Krishna | 24 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23+0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF |
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Andrew Durante | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |
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Max Burgess | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF |
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Steven Taylor | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18+0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW |
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Ben Waine† | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF |
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Gianni Stensness† | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club: | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF |
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Reuben Way | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |
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Dylan Fox | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |
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Mitch Nichols | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK |
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Ante Čović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 7 April 2019
- 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.
† = Scholarship or reserves-listed player
Pre-season and friendlies
edit| 11 July 2018 Friendly | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Miramar Rangers | Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Stadium: Memorial Park |
| 18 July 2018 Friendly | Wairarapa United | 0–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Masterton, New Zealand |
| Report | Singh  |
Stadium: Trust House Memorial Park |
| 31 July 2018 Friendly | Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Brisbane Roar | Gold Coast, Australia |
| Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Referee: Chris Beath |
| 18 August 2018 Friendly | Wellington Phoenix | 5–0 | Lower Hutt City | Wellington, New Zealand |
| 12:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Martin Luckie Park |
| 25 August 2018 Friendly | Napier City Rovers | 0–5 | Wellington Phoenix | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| 12:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Central Energy Trust Arena |
| 1 September 2018 Friendly | Central League Select XI | 0–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Raumati Beach, New Zealand |
| 14:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Weka Park |
| 23 September 2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney, Australia |
| Fitzgerald 20' |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 3,000 |
| 29 September 2018 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney, Australia |
| 11:30 | Report | Stadium: Macquarie University Sports Fields Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 6 October 2018 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park |
Competitions
editOverall
edit| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-League | — | 6th | 21 October 2018 | 28 April 2019 |
| A-League Finals | Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | 3 May 2019 | 3 May 2019 |
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 7 August 2018 | 7 August 2018 |
A-League
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Glory | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 60 | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a] |
| 2 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 52 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 50 | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series[a] |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series[a] |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 40 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 40 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 35 | |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 24 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 18 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 70 | −39 | 13 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b c The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 26 | −5 |
Last updated: 7 April 2019.
Source: ultimatealeauge.com
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 7 April 2019. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editWin Draw Loss
| 21 October 2018 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 9,174 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 28 October 2018 2 | Brisbane Roar | 0–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Brisbane |
| 16:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 15,129 Referee: Alex King |
| 3 November 2018 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
| 19:35 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 5,339 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 9 November 2018 4 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,041 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 24 November 2018 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–3 | Adelaide United | Wellington |
| 19:35 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 4,831 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 2 December 2018 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Wellington |
| 19:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 4,829 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 8 December 2018 7 | Sydney FC | 1–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 17:35 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 10,101 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 15 December 2018 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington |
| 19:35 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,970 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 22 December 2018 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 4–1 | Brisbane Roar | Wellington |
| 19:35 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,841 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 28 December 2018 10 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEST | Toivonen 77' |
Report | Williams 62' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,066 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 5 January 2019 11 | Adelaide United | 0–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
| 17:05 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,954 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 8 January 2019 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 7,228 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 12 January 2019 13 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington |
| 19:35 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 10,186 Referee: Alex King |
| 20 January 2019 14 | Melbourne Victory | 3–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,136 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 23 January 2019 15 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Wellington |
| 19:35 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 8,961 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 26 January 2019 16 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–0 | Melbourne City | Wellington |
| 19:35 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 8,554 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 2 February 2019 17 | Perth Glory | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Perth |
| 19:00 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 9,148 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 7 February 2019 18 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 7,394 Referee: Stephan Lucas |
| 15 February 2019 19 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Auckland |
| 19:35 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 23,648 Referee: Peter Green |
| 23 February 2019 20 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
| 19:35 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 9 March 2019 21 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–8 | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 3,703 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 17 March 2019 22 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
| 19:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 7,685 Referee: Alex King |
| 30 March 2019 23 | Wellington Phoenix | 4–1 | Newcastle Jets | Wellington |
| 19:35 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 9,028 Referee: Matthew Conger |
| 7 April 2019 24 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
| 16:30 ACDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,343 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 12 April 2019 25 | Brisbane Roar | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Brisbane |
| 19:50 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 6,084 Referee: Peter Green |
| 21 April 2019 26 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–2 | Melbourne City | Wellington |
| 19:35 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 8,294 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 28 April 2019 27 | Perth Glory | 5–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Perth |
| 17:00 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 9,875 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
Finals series
edit| 3 May 2019 Elimination-final | Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 16,010 Referee: Shaun Evans |
FFA Cup
edit| 7 August 2018 Round of 32 | Bentleigh Greens  | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Attendance: 1283 |
References
edit- ^ "End of the road for Mark Rudan as Wellington Phoenix lose elimination final". 4 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Wellington Phoenix bring back Andrew Durante and Liberato Cacace for coming season". Stuff.co.nz. 18 May 2018.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (16 March 2019). "Phoenix coach promotes Wellington schoolboy Ben Waine". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (5 March 2019). "Wellington Phoenix promote Australian-raised Kiwi youngster Gianni Stensness". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix sign former Premier League defender Steven Taylor". Stuff.co.nz. 10 July 2018.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (5 March 2019). "Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Filip Kurto could leave at end of A-League campaign". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix confirm signing of Polish goalkeeper Filip Kurto". Stuff.co.nz. 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Things are looking up for fit-again Phoenix player Louis Fenton". Stuff.co.nz. 22 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Wellington Phoenix double down on experienced A-League campaigners". Stuff.co.nz. 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix sign Polish midfielder Michal Kopczynski on loan". Stuff.co.nz. 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Football: Wellington Phoenix sign Australian midfielder Max Burgess". Newshub. 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix to unveil former Real Madrid B midfielder Mandi". Stuff.co.nz. 12 October 2018.
- ^ a b Rollo, Phillip (17 October 2017). "Callan Elliot begins professional football journey with Wellington Phoenix". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix sign 43-year-old goalkeeper Ante Covic as injury cover". Stuff.co.nz. 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix Sign Republic of Ireland International". Wellington Phoenix. 3 January 2019.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (29 January 2019). "Phoenix sign Team Wellington captain Justin Gulley for remainder of season". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix sign A-League journeyman Antony Golec". Stuff.co.nz. 30 January 2019.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew (18 April 2018). "Off-contract Wellington Phoenix defender Marco Rossi confirms his departure". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "Michael McGlinchey departs the Wellington Phoenix after four seasons". Stuff.co.nz. 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Smith Released To Play In Off Season". Wellington Phoenix. 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Matthew Ridenton leaving Phoenix to link up with Ernie Merrick at Newcastle Jets". Stuff.co.nz. 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Matija Ljucic certo para o meio-campo" [Matija Ljucic right to the midfield]. Report.pt (in Portuguese). 1 June 2018.
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- ^ "Tando Velaphi returns for Glory". FourFourTwo. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "James McGarry sluit aan bij de Tricolores". Willem-II (in Dutch). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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- ^ "Stirling: Keeper Lewis Italiano rejoins Lions, the club where it all began". Stirling Times. 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Football: Wellington Phoenix part ways with Australian outfielder Adam Parkhouse". Newshub. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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- ^ a b "Wellington Phoenix release Mitch Nichols and Reuben Way". Stuff.co.nz. 15 January 2019.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (13 March 2019). "Wellington Phoenix release injured defender Dylan Fox". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Hyslop, Liam (6 August 2018). "Wellington Phoenix re-sign Alex Rufer ahead of FFA Cup match against Bentleigh Greens". stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (18 February 2019). "Popular defender Steven Taylor commits to second season with Wellington Phoenix". stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (22 February 2019). "Wellington Phoenix lock in hometown product Louis Fenton for two more years". stuff.co.nz.
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- ^ "Wellington Phoenix Goalkeeper Signs Contract Extension". Wellington Phoenix. 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix re-sign Callan Elliot for 2019/20 season". Wellington Phoenix. 24 April 2019.