2008–09 Wellington Phoenix FC season
2008–09 season | |||
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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 | ||
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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.
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Transfers[]
In[]
No. | Pos. | Player | From | Notes |
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4 | DF | Jon McKain | FCU Politehnica Timişoara | |
7 | MF | Leo Bertos | Perth Glory | |
13 | MF | Troy Hearfield | Newcastle Jets | |
16 | DF | David Mulligan | Port Vale | |
21 | MF | Leilei Gao | MyPa | |
22 | DF | Andrew Durante | Newcastle Jets | |
25 | DF | Manny Muscat | Green Gully Cavaliers | |
26 | MF | Fred | D.C. United | On loan |
30 | GK | Scott Higgins | Adelaide United | Short term injury cover |
Out[]
No. | Pos. | Player | From | Notes |
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4 | DF | Cleberson | America | |
13 | DF | Steven Old | Macarthur Rams | |
14 | DF | Steven O'Dor | South Melbourne | |
15 | MF | George | Carabobo | |
16 | DF | Kristian Rees | Adelaide City | |
18 | MF | Ahmad Elrich | Central Coast Mariners | |
21 | MF | Felipe | Wisla Krakow | |
22 | FW | Royce Brownlie | Peninsula Power | |
26 | MF | Fred | D.C. United | Loan expired |
30 | GK | Jacob Spoonley | Auckland City FC |
Matches[]
2008 Pre-Season Cup fixtures[]
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advances to final |
Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
Sydney FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
Queensland Roar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
20 August 2008 Group Stage | Wellington Phoenix | 1 – 0 | Central Coast Mariners | showWestpac Stadium, Wellington |
27 August 2008 Group Stage | Queensland Roar | 1 – 1 | Wellington Phoenix | showStockland Park, Sunshine Coast |
2 September 2008 Group Stage | Sydney FC | 2 – 3 | Wellington Phoenix | showWIN Stadium, Wollongong |
6 August 2008 Final | Wellington Phoenix | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Melbourne Victory | showWestpac Stadium, Wellington |
2008-09 Hyundai A-League fixtures[]
17 August 2008 Round 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 1 – 1 | Queensland Roar | showWestpac Stadium, Wellington |
24 August 2008 Round 2 | Wellington Phoenix | 2 – 4 | Melbourne Victory | showWestpac Stadium, Wellington |
30 August 2008 Round 3 | Adelaide United | 3 – 0 | Wellington Phoenix | showHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
14 September 2008 Round 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 – 0 | Central Coast Mariners | showWestpac Stadium, Wellington |
21 September 2008 Round 5 | Perth Glory | 1 – 0 | Wellington Phoenix | showMembers Equity Stadium, Perth |
28 September 2008 Round 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 2 – 1 | Sydney FC | showWestpac Stadium, Wellington |
6 October 2008 Round 7 | Newcastle Jets | 2 – 2 | Wellington Phoenix | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
19 October 2008 Round 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 – 1 | Wellington Phoenix | showBluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
26 October 2008 Round 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 – 1 | Queensland Roar | showWestpac Stadium, Wellington |
2 November 2008 Round 10 | Perth Glory | 2 – 0 | Wellington Phoenix | showMembers Equity Stadium, Perth |
7 November 2008 Round 11 | Sydney FC | 1 – 2 | Wellington Phoenix | showSydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
23 November 2008 Round 12 | Wellington Phoenix | 2 – 0 | Newcastle Jets | showWestpac Stadium, Wellington |
28 November 2008 Round 13 | Wellington Phoenix | 2 – 1 | Melbourne Victory | showWestpac Stadium, Wellington |
5 December 2008 Round 14 | Adelaide United | 6 – 1 | Wellington Phoenix | showHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
13 December 2008 Round 15 | Wellington Phoenix | 1 – 1 | Perth Glory | showWestpac Stadium, Wellington |
19 December 2008 Round 16 | Wellington Phoenix | 1 – 0 | Central Coast Mariners | showWestpac Stadium, Wellington |
28 December 2008 Round 17 | Queensland Roar | 3 – 2 | Wellington Phoenix | showSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
4 January 2009 Round 18 | Wellington Phoenix | 3 – 0 | Newcastle Jets | showWestpac Stadium, Wellington |
11 January 2009 Round 19 | Sydney FC | 1 – 0 | Wellington Phoenix | showSydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
18 January 2009 Round 20 | Wellington Phoenix | 1 – 1 | Adelaide United | showWestpac Stadium, Wellington |
23 January 2009 Round 21 | Melbourne Victory | 2 – 0 | Wellington Phoenix | showEtihad Stadium, Melbourne |
Results by round[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 38 | Finals Series and 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 | 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 | 31 | −8 | 26 | |
7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 22 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 18 |
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Statistics[]
Appearances[]
Rank | Player | Minutes Played per Round | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | App. | GS | Min. | ||||
1 | Tony Lochhead | 90 | 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 |
2 | Shane Smeltz | 90 | 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 | |
3 | Michael Ferrante | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 90 | 90 | 81 | 90 | 73 | 75 | 61 | 77 | 80 | 10 | 90 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1,181 | ||
4 | Jon McKain | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 78 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1,606 | |||
5 | Karl Dodd | 89 | 16 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 22 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1,384 | ||||
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 | |||||
Daniel | 72 | 61 | 29 | 72 | 90 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 90 | 44 | 74 | 67 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 728 | |||||
8 | Andrew Durante | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 46 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1,314 | |||||
Leo Bertos | 90 | 90 | 10 | 44 | 72 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1,125 | ||||||
10 | Ben Sigmund | 18 | 5 | 90 | 66 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 68 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1,147 | ||||||
11 | Manny Muscat | 90 | 74 | 90 | 90 | 69 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1,223 | |||||||
Troy Hearfield | 18 | 90 | 90 | 74 | 70 | 78 | 21 | 7 | 27 | 90 | 66 | 71 | 89 | 64 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 855 | ||||||||
13 | Glen Moss | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 44 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1,124 | ||||||||
14 | Adam Kwasnik | 90 | 90 | 55 | 20 | 90 | 72 | 80 | 46 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 602 | |||||||||
15 | Jeremy Christie | 16 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 151 | |||||||||||
16 | Mark Paston | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 766 | ||||||||||||
Vaughan Coveny | 29 | 35 | 90 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 74 | 66 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 494 | |||||||||||||
18 | Leilei Gao | 61 | 16 | 90 | 69 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 573 | |||||||||||||
19 | Richard Johnson | 1 | 90 | 74 | 90 | 84 | 90 | 90 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 519 | ||||||||||||||
20 | Kosta Barbarouses | 24 | 12 | 1 | 80 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 199 | ||||||||||||||||
21 | David Mulligan | 90 | 90 | 85 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 265 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fred | 74 | 88 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 252 | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | Greg Draper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vince Lia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Started Player Subbed In Player Suspended Player Injured
Goal scorers[]
Rank | Player | Goals per Round | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||||
1 | Shane Smeltz | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||
2 | Tim Brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Troy Hearfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Leo Bertos | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Fred | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Karl Dodd | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||||
1 | Leo Bertos | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Troy Hearfield | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Daniel | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Lochhead | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jon McKain | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Tim Brown | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vaughan Coveny | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Leilei Gao | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ben Sigmund | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shane Smeltz | 1 | 1 |
Discipline[]
Rank | Player | Cards per Round | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||||
1 | Jon McKain | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Troy Hearfield | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tim Brown | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Karl Dodd | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Andrew Durante | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Michael Ferrante | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leilei Gao | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manny Muscat | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Leo Bertos | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Lochhead | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Johnson | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shane Smeltz | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Vaughan Coveny | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Mulligan | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ben Sigmund | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adam Kwasnik | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fred | 1 |
Goal times[]
nth Min. | Goals for Wellington Phoenix | Goals against Wellington Phoenix |
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01-05 | 1 |
0
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06-10 | 0 |
1
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11-15 | 1 |
2
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16-20 | 0 |
3
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21-25 | 1 |
1
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26-30 | 1 |
0
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31-35 | 2 |
1
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36-40 | 0 |
3
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41-45 | 1 |
1
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46-50 | 1 |
4
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51-55 | 3 |
0
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56-60 | 2 |
3
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61-65 | 2 |
0
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66-70 | 1 |
4
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71-75 | 0 |
1
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76-80 | 2 |
3
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81-85 | 1 |
1
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86-90 | 4 |
3
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Home attendance[]
Date | Round | Attendance | Opposition | Stadium |
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17 August 2008 | Round 1 | 10,516 | Queensland Roar | Westpac Stadium |
24 August 2008 | Round 2 | 6,110 | Melbourne Victory | |
14 September 2008 | Round 4 | 6,926 | Central Coast Mariners | |
28 September 2008 | Round 6 | 6,729 | Sydney FC | |
26 October 2008 | Round 9 | 6,543 | Queensland Roar | |
23 November 2008 | Round 12 | 5,500 | Newcastle Jets | |
28 November 2008 | Round 13 | 7,953 | Melbourne Victory | |
14 December 2008 | Round 15 | 6,362 | Perth Glory | |
19 December 2008 | Round 16 | 6,722 | Central Coast Mariners | |
4 January 2009 | Round 18 | 7,520 | Newcastle Jets | |
18 January 2009 | Round 20 | 8,241 | Adelaide United | |
Total | 79,122 | |||
Average | 7,193 |
Club[]
Technical staff[]
- First team Coach: Ricki Herbert
- Assistant Coach: Stu Jacobs
- First team Physiotherapist: Adam Crump
- Masseur: Dene Carroll
- Strength & Conditioning Coach: Ed Baranowski
Kit[]
Supplier: Reebok
Sponsor(s): Sony
End of Season Awards[]
- See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC End of Season Awards
- Sony Player of the Year: Leo Bertos
- Members’ Player of the Year: Ben Sigmund
- Players’ Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz
- Media Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz
- Golden Boot: Shane Smeltz - 12 goals
References[]
External links[]
- Wellington Phoenix - Official Website
Categories:
- Wellington Phoenix FC seasons
- 2008–09 A-League season by team
- 2008–09 in New Zealand association football