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
Top goalscorer	Dario Vidošić (1 goal)
Highest home attendance	8,154 vs Template:ALeague AU ; 8 October 2017
Lowest home attendance	8,154 vs Template:ALeague AU ; 8 October 2017
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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 ISPS Handa Premiership for the fourth time.

Players

Squad information

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Lewis Italiano
2	DF	AUS	Daniel Mullen
3	DF	AUS	Scott Galloway
4	MF	CRO	Goran Paracki
5	DF	AUS	Ryan Lowry
6	DF	AUS	Dylan Fox
7	MF	BRA	Gui Finkler
8	MF	AUS	Dario Vidošić
9	FW	SRB	Andrija Kaluđerović
10	MF	NZL	Michael McGlinchey
11	FW	NZL	Hamish Watson
12	MF	AUS	Adam Parkhouse


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	DF	ITA	Marco Rossi
14	MF	NZL	Alex Rufer
15	MF	NZL	James McGarry
17	DF	IRQ	Ali Abbas (Injury replacement)
18	MF	NZL	Sarpreet Singh
19	DF	NZL	Tom Doyle
21	FW	FIJ	Roy Krishna
22	DF	NZL	Andrew Durante (Captain)
23	MF	NZL	Matthew Ridenton
24	FW	NZL	Logan Rogerson (Youth)
30	GK	NZL	Oliver Sail

From youth squad

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

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
1	GK	Lewis Italiano	Bulleen Lions	Free transfer	1 year	10 June 2017	^[2]
3	DF	Scott Galloway		Free transfer	1 year	29 June 2017	^[3]
4	MF	Goran Paracki	Istra 1961	Free transfer	1 year	20 July 2017	^[4]
8	MF	Dario Vidošić		Free transfer	1 year	4 August 2017	^[5]
2	DF	Daniel Mullen		Free transfer	1 year	9 August 2017	^[6]
9	FW	Andrija Kaluđerović		Free transfer	1 year	15 August 2017	^[7]
17	DF	Ali Abbas		Injury replacement	2 years	22 August 2017	^[8]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
1	GK	Glen Moss	Template:ALeague NUJ	Free transfer	15 May 2017	^[9]
4	MF	Roly Bonevacia	Template:ALeague WSW	Free transfer	16 May 2017	^[10]
20	GK	Lewis Italiano	Bulleen Lions	Free transfer	17 May 2017	^[11]
8	MF	Alex Rodriguez	Boavista	Free transfer	6 June 2017	^[12]
9	FW	Kosta Barbarouses		Mutual contract termination	13 June 2017	^[13]
17	MF	Vince Lia	Template:ALeague AU	Free transfer	3 August 2017	^[14]
16	MF	Louis Fenton	Team Wellington	Free transfer	12 September 2017	^[15]

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	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					A-League					FFA Cup					ISPS Handa Premiership
N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals				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	0+0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Daniel Mullen	1	0	1	0	0	1+0	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Scott Galloway	2	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Goran Paracki	2	0	2	0	0	1+0	0	1	0	0	1+0	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Ryan Lowry	0	0	0	0	0	0+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	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	0+0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Dario Vidošić	1	1	0	0	0	1+0	1	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
9	MF		Andrija Kaluđerović	1	0	0	0	0	1+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	0+0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Hamish Watson	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Adam Parkhouse	2	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
13	DF		Marco Rossi	1	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Alex Rufer	2	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0+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	0+0	0	0	0	0
17	DF		Ali Abbas	1	0	0	0	0	1+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	0+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	0+0	0	0	0	0
21	FW		Roy Krishna	2	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0+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	0+0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Matthew Ridenton	1	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
24	FW		Logan Rogerson	2	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0+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	0+0	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	0+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	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	0+0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Keegan Smith	1	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	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	0+0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 8 October 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	Template:ALeague WP	Porirua, New Zealand
19:30 NZST		Report		Stadium: Porirua Park

2 September 2017	Template:ALeague WP	4–0	Capital Football Select	Raumati, New Zealand
14:00 NZST	Watson 11', 55' Parkhouse 13' Singh 44'	Report		Stadium: Weka Park

10 September 2017 Nix On Tour	Blacktown City	2–1	Template:ALeague WP	Sydney, Australia
12:00 AEST	Gibbs 24', 40' (pen.)	Report	Rufer 22'	Stadium: Lily Football Centre

12 September 2017 Nix On Tour	Template:ALeague CCM	1–0	Template:ALeague WP	Lisarow, Australia
19:00 AEST	Pain 7'	Report		Stadium: Pluim Park Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Stephen Lucas

16 September 2017 Nix On Tour	Template:ALeague NUJ	2–1	Template:ALeague WP	Edgeworth, Australia
15:00 AEST	O'Donovan 28' Champness 80'	Report	Kaluđerović 66'	Stadium: Jack McLaughlan Oval Attendance: 1,254

23 September 2017	Team Wellington	1–8	Template:ALeague WP	Wellington, New Zealand
14:00 NZST	Kilkolly 3'	Report	Finkler 8' Kaluđerović 23', 28' Ridenton 45' Krishna 53' Parkhouse 56' Rogerson 79' Vidošić 80'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Referee: Matthew Conger

30 September 2017	Team Wellington	1–3	Template:ALeague WP	Wellington, New Zealand
12:00 NZST	Stevens 51'	Report	Singh 18' Rogerson 12', 75'	Stadium: Martin Luckie Park

30 September 2017	Auckland City	2–2	Template:ALeague WP	Wellington, New Zealand
14:15 NZST	Tade 48' De Vries 77'	Report	Vidošić 15' Wood 89'	Stadium: Martin Luckie 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
ISPS Handa Premiership	—			23 October 2017	17 March 2018

A-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC	27	20	4	3	64	22	+42	64	Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2	Newcastle Jets	27	15	5	7	57	37	+20	50	Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3	Melbourne City	27	13	4	10	41	33	+8	43	Qualification for Finals series
4	Melbourne Victory (C)	27	12	5	10	43	37	+6	41	Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
5	Adelaide United	27	11	6	10	36	38	−2	39	Qualification for Finals series
6	Brisbane Roar	27	10	5	12	33	40	−7	35	Qualification for Finals series
7	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	8	9	10	38	47	−9	33
8	Perth Glory	27	10	2	15	37	50	−13	32
9	Wellington Phoenix^[a]	27	5	6	16	31	55	−24	21
10	Central Coast Mariners	27	4	8	15	28	49	−21	20

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 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
1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 8 October 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Template:Fb rbr header Template:Fb rbr ground Template:Fb rbr result Template:Fb rbr position Template:Fb rbr footer Win Draw Loss

Matches

8 October 2017 1	Template:ALeague WP	1–1	Template:ALeague AU	Wellington
17:00 NZDT	Vidošić 5'	Report	Absalonsen 9'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 8,154 Referee: Chris Beath

15 October 2017 2	Template:ALeague SFC	v	Template:ALeague WP	Sydney
19:00 AEDT				Stadium: Allianz Stadium

21 October 2017 3	Template:ALeague MC	v	Template:ALeague WP	Melbourne
17:35 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

28 October 2017 4	Template:ALeague WP	v	Template:ALeague BR	Wellington
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

4 November 2017 5	Template:ALeague NUJ	v	Template:ALeague WP	Newcastle
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

12 November 2017 6	Template:ALeague WP	v	Template:ALeague PG	Wellington
16:30 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

18 November 2017 7	Template:ALeague WSW	v	Template:ALeague WP	Sydney
17:35 AEDT				Stadium: Spotless Stadium

25 November 2017 8	Template:ALeague WP	v	Template:ALeague CCM	Wellington
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

3 December 2017 9	Template:ALeague WP	v	Template:ALeague MV	Wellington
16:30 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

9 December 2017 10	Template:ALeague BR	v	Template:ALeague WP	Gold Coast
16:35 AEST				Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium

16 December 2017 11	Template:ALeague PG	v	Template:ALeague WP	Perth
19:00 AWST				Stadium: nib Stadium

23 December 2017 12	Template:ALeague WP	v	Template:ALeague SFC	Wellington
17:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

31 December 2017 13	Template:ALeague CCM	v	Template:ALeague WP	Gosford
19:00 AEDT				Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

6 January 2018 14	Template:ALeague MC	v	Template:ALeague WP	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

10 January 2018 15	Template:ALeague WP	v	Template:ALeague MV	Wellington
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

13 January 2018 16	Template:ALeague WP	v	Template:ALeague WSW	Wellington
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

20 January 2018 17	Template:ALeague NUJ	v	Template:ALeague WP	Newcastle
17:35 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

27 January 2018 18	Template:ALeague WP	v	Template:ALeague AU	Wellington
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

2 February 2018 19	Template:ALeague SFC	v	Template:ALeague WP	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Allianz Stadium

10 February 2018 20	Template:ALeague WP	v	Template:ALeague PG	Wellington
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

23 February 2018 21	Template:ALeague CCM	v	Template:ALeague WP	Gosford
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

10 March 2018 22	Template:ALeague WSW	v	Template:ALeague WP	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Spotless Stadium

17 March 2018 23	Template:ALeague WP	v	Template:ALeague NUJ	Auckland
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: QBE Stadium

25 March 2018 24	Template:ALeague WP	v	Template:ALeague BR	Wellington
17:00 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

30 March 2018 25	Template:ALeague AU	v	Template:ALeague WP	Adelaide
19:20 ACDT				Stadium: Coopers Stadium

8 April 2018 26	Template:ALeague MV	v	Template:ALeague WP	Melbourne
17:00 AEST				Stadium: AAMI Park

14 April 2018 27	Template:ALeague WP	v	Template:ALeague MC	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

ISPS Handa Premiership

League table

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Auckland City	Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series
1	Canterbury United	Qualification to the Finals series
1	Eastern Suburbs
1	Hamilton Wanderers
1	Hawke's Bay United
1	Southern United
1	Tasman United
1	Team Wellington
1	Waitakere United
1	Wellington Phoenix Reserves

First match(es) will be played: 14 October 2017. Source: Sports TG

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

Template:Fb rbr header Template:Fb rbr ground Template:Fb rbr result Template:Fb rbr position Template:Fb rbr footer Win Draw Loss

Matches

23 October 2017 1	Hawke's Bay United	v	Wellington Phoenix	Napier
16:00 NZDT				Stadium: Bluewater Stadium

29 October 2017 2	Wellington Phoenix	v	Team Wellington	Wellington
14:00 NZDT				Stadium: David Farrington Park

5 November 2017 3	Wellington Phoenix	v	Waitakere United	Wellington
14:00 NZDT				Stadium: David Farrington Park

11 November 2017 4	Wellington Phoenix	v	Canterbury United	Wellington
14:00 NZDT				Stadium: David Farrington Park

19 November 2017 5	Auckland City	v	Wellington Phoenix	Auckland
14:00 NZDT				Stadium: Kiwitea Street

25 November 2017 6	Wellington Phoenix	v	Southern United	Wellington
16:45 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

3 December 2017 7	Tasman United	v	Wellington Phoenix	Nelson
14:00 NZDT				Stadium: Trafalgar Park

9 December 2017 8	Eastern Suburbs	v	Wellington Phoenix	Auckland
14:00 NZDT				Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park

16 December 2017 9	Wellington Phoenix	v	Hamilton Wanderers	Wellington
13:00 NZDT				Stadium: David Farrington Park

7 January 2018 10	Team Wellington	v	Wellington Phoenix	Wellington
14:00 NZDT				Stadium: David Farrington Park

13 January 2018 11	Wellington Phoenix	v	Hawke's Bay United	Wellington
16:45 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

21 January 2018 12	Waitakere United	v	Wellington Phoenix	Auckland
14:00 NZDT				Stadium: The Trusts Arena

28 January 2018 13	Canterbury United	v	Wellington Phoenix	Christchurch
14:00 NZDT				Stadium: English Park

4 February 2018 14	Wellington Phoenix	v	Eastern Suburbs	Wellington
14:00 NZDT				Stadium: David Farrington Park

18 February 2018 15	Southern United	v	Wellington Phoenix	Dunedin
14:00 NZDT				Stadium: Sunnyvale Park

24 February 2018 16	Hamilton Wanderers	v	Wellington Phoenix	Tauranga
14:00 NZDT				Stadium: Links Avenue

11 March 2018 17	Wellington Phoenix	v	Tasman United	Wellington
14:00 NZDT				Stadium: David Farrington Park

17 March 2018 18	Wellington Phoenix	v	Auckland City	Auckland
16:35 NZDT				Stadium: QBE Stadium

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ Hyslop, Liam (15 August 2017). "Wellington Phoenix sign Serbian striker Andrija Kaludjerovic". Stuff.co.nz.
^ "Iraq international Ali Abbas joins Wellington Phoenix". ESPN FC. 22 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.
^ "Louis Signs for Team Wellington". Team Wellington on Facebook. 12 September 2017.

Notes

External links

Official Website

[table_note_WEL0.62410798371961-16] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

[LowryWatsonSingh-1] "Wellington Phoenix sign three young prospects with new coach's blessing". Stuff.co.nz. 1 June 2017.

[2] "Phoenix name their No. 1". FourFourTwo. 10 June 2017.

[3] "Wellington Phoenix sign Australian youth international fullback Scott Galloway". Stuff.co.nz. 29 June 2017.

[4] Hyslop, Liam (20 July 2017). "Wellington Phoenix unveil Croatian midfielder Goran Paracki". Stuff.co.nz.

[5] "Wellington Phoenix sign Australian Dario Vidosic on one-year deal". Stuff.co.nz. 4 August 2017.

[6] "Daniel Mullen moves to Wellington". FourFourTwo. 9 August 2017.

[7] Hyslop, Liam (15 August 2017). "Wellington Phoenix sign Serbian striker Andrija Kaludjerovic". Stuff.co.nz.

[8] "Iraq international Ali Abbas joins Wellington Phoenix". ESPN FC. 22 August 2017.

[9] "Moss joins Jets as Merrick's first signing". The World Game. SBS. 15 May 2017.

[10] "A-League transfer news: Western Sydney to sign Roly Bonevacia". Fox Sports. 2 April 2017.

[11] "Bulleen land Phoenix keeper Italiano". TheCornerFlag.com.au. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[12] "Alex Rodriguez Confirmado No Boavista" [Alex Rodriguez confirmed on Boavista]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 June 2017.

[13] "Wellington Phoenix release Barbarouses". The World Game. 5 June 2017.

[14] "Vince Lia signs with Adelaide United". FourFourTwo. 3 August 2017.

[15] "Louis Signs for Team Wellington". Team Wellington on Facebook. 12 September 2017.

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