2014–15 Wellington Phoenix FC season

The 2014–15 Wellington Phoenix FC season was the club's eighth season since its establishment in 2007. The club participated in the A-League for the eighth time and the FFA Cup for the first time. Wellington Phoenix also competed in New Zealand's domestic league, the ASB Premiership, with a reserves squad for the first time.[1]

Wellington Phoenix
2014–15 season
ChairmanRob Morrison
ManagerErnie Merrick
StadiumWestpac Stadium, Wellington
A-League4th
ASB Premiership6th
A-League Finals SeriesElimination-finals
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Nathan Burns (13)
All: Nathan Burns (13)
Highest home attendance13,248 vs Sydney FC
26 April 2015
Lowest home attendance6,236 vs Sydney FC
29 March 2015

Players

Squad information

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  NZL Glen Moss
2 DF  MLT Manny Muscat
3 FW  AUS Joel Griffiths
4 MF  NED Roly Bonevacia
5 DF  NZL Michael Boxall
6 DF  AUS Josh Brindell-South
7 FW  CRC Kenny Cunningham
8 MF  ESP Alex Rodriguez
9 FW  AUS Nathan Burns
10 MF  NZL Michael McGlinchey
11 MF  NZL Kwabena Appiah
12 FW  NZL Tyler Boyd
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF  ESP Albert Riera
14 MF  NZL Alex Rufer
15 MF  NZL Jason Hicks
16 DF  NZL Louis Fenton
17 MF  AUS Vince Lia
18 DF  NZL Ben Sigmund (vice-captain)
19 DF  NZL Tom Doyle
20 GK  AUS Lewis Italiano
21 FW  FIJ Roy Krishna
22 DF  NZL Andrew Durante (captain)
23 MF  NZL Matthew Ridenton

Transfers in

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
4 MF Roly Bonevacia 29 Roda JC Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
8 MF Alex Rodriguez 27 Sunderland Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
9 FW Nathan Burns 32 Incheon United Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
10 MF Michael McGlinchey 34 Central Coast Mariners Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
19 DF Tom Doyle 28 Team Wellington Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
11 FW Kwabena Appiah 28 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Summer 2016 Free wellingtonphoenix.com
3 FW Joel Griffiths 41 Newcastle Jets Transfer Summer 2015 Free radionz.co.nz

Transfers out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
21 MF Carlos Hernández 38 C.S. Cartaginés Contract Terminated Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au http://cartagines.net/
7 MF Leo Bertos 39 East Bengal End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
10 FW Stein Huysegems 38 End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
4 DF Luke Adams 26 End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
3 DF Reece Caira 28 Released Mid-season Free wellingtonphoenix.com.au
11 FW Jeremy Brockie 33 SuperSport United Transfer Mid-season goal.com

Technical staff

Position Name
First team coach Ernie Merrick
Assistant coach Chris Greenacre
Reserves team coach Andy Hedge
Goalkeeping Coach Jonathan Gould
Strength & Conditioning Coach Lee Spence

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA CupASB Premiership
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Glen Moss 28 0 0 0 0 2700001000000000
2 DF Manny Muscat 24 1 6 0 0 23+116000000000000
3 MF Joel Griffiths 5 1 0 0 0 3+210000000000000
4 MF Roly Bonevacia 28 4 6 0 0 2846000000000000
5 DF Michael Boxall 22 2 0 0 0 9+1020001000020000
6 DF Josh Brindell-South 11 1 0 0 0 1000000000101000
7 FW Kenny Cunningham 20 5 3 0 0 1+1643001000021000
8 MF Alex Rodriguez 26 0 4 0 0 19+604000000010000
9 MF Nathan Burns 25 13 2 0 0 24132001000000000
10 MF Michael McGlinchey 25 5 0 0 0 2550000000000000
11 MF Kwabena Appiah 4 0 0 0 0 0+200000000020000
12 FW Tyler Boyd 11 12 3 0 0 0+4200010000610300
13 MF Albert Riera 27 0 3 1 0 2703100000000000
14 MF Alex Rufer 17 1 1 1 0 0+300000+10000131110
15 MF Jason Hicks 14 2 2 0 0 0+812000+1000051000
16 DF Louis Fenton 23 0 3 0 0 18+403001000000000
17 MF Vince Lia 21 0 2 0 0 14+702000000000000
18 DF Ben Sigmund 27 0 6 0 0 2606001000000000
19 DF Tom Doyle 16 1 1 0 1 8+201001000051001
20 GK Lewis Italiano 7 0 0 0 0 100000000060000
21 FW Roy Krishna 25 9 3 0 0 19+592000+1010000000
22 DF Andrew Durante 29 1 4 0 0 2814001000000000
23 MF Matthew Ridenton 11 1 0 0 0 1+200001000071000
27 MF Louis Evans 6 0 0 0 0 000000000060000
28 FW Xavier Pratt 12 1 1 0 0 00000000006+61100
29 FW Joel Stevens 13 7 0 0 0 000000000012+17000
30 GK Oliver Sail 12 0 1 0 0 000000000010+20100
31 FW Andrew Blake 15 1 1 0 0 0000000000151100
32 DF Tamupiwa Dimairo 16 0 1 0 0 0000000000160100
33 MF James McGarry 13 0 0 0 0 000000000011+20000
35 DF Sam Wilson 10 0 1 0 0 00000000005+50100
36 FW Cherbel Khouchaba 4 0 0 0 0 00000000001+30000
37 FW Nathaniel Hailemariam 14 9 0 0 0 000000000012+29000
38 DF Justin Gulley 11 0 1 0 0 0000000000110100
39 MF Joe Bell 12 0 0 0 0 00000000004+80000
40 GK Marcel Kampman 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000
42 MF Ruairi Cahill-Fleury 8 2 0 0 0 00000000004+42000
MF Merlin Luke-Miny 3 0 0 0 0 00000000001+20000
DF Gianni Bouzoukis 3 0 0 0 0 00000000000+30000
FW Liam Wood 3 0 0 0 0 000000000030000
MF Sam Gillespie 2 0 0 0 0 00000000000+20000
DF Christian Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 00000000000+10000
Players no longer at the club:
3 DF Reece Caira 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000
11 FW Jeremy Brockie 11 2 1 0 0 6+421001000000000

Pre-season and friendlies

18 June 2014 Western Suburbs 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Porirua, New Zealand
18:30 NZST Fenton  ?' (o.g.)
Edge  ?'
Report Hicks  53'
Sigmund  ?'
Stadium: Olé Football Academy
2 July 2014 Miramar Rangers 0–5 Wellington Phoenix Petone, New Zealand
19:15 NZST Report Cunningham  2'
Brockie  15'
Krishna  66'
Boyd  ?', ?'
Stadium: Petone Memorial Park
9 July 2014 Petone 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Petone, New Zealand
19:00 NZST Report Ball  63'
Rufer  73'
Krishna  86'
Stadium: Petone Memorial Park
15 July 2014 Wellington Olympic 0–2 Wellington Phoenix Petone, New Zealand
19:00 NZST Stadium: Petone Memorial Park
23 July 2014 Carlsberg Football United Tour Wellington Phoenix 2–1 West Ham United Auckland, New Zealand
19:30 NZST Durante  11'
Rodriguez  27'
Report Zárate  70' Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 20,000
26 July 2014 Carlsberg Football United Tour Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Newcastle United Wellington, New Zealand
16:30 NZST Report Gouffran  41' Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
31 August 2014 Central League XI 1–4 Wellington Phoenix Raumati Beach, New Zealand
14:00 NZST Hailemanian  89' Report Burns  2'
Krishna  18', 31'
Hicks  72'
Stadium: Weka Park
28 September 2014 Wellington Phoenix 6–2 Canterbury United Wellington, New Zealand
14:30 NZST Bonevacia  27'
Brockie  35'
Rodriguez  40'
 64' (o.g.)
Cunningham  66'
Boyd  75'
Report Schwarz  68' (pen.)
Welbourn  88'
Stadium: Westpac Stadium

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 4th 12 October 2014 26 April 2015
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Elimination-finals 3 May 2015 3 May 2015
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 5 August 2014 5 August 2014
ASB Premiership 6th 2 November 2014 14 March 2015

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification to Finals series and Champions League group stage
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification to Finals series and Champions League qualifying play-off
4 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification to Finals series
5 Melbourne City 27 9 8 10 36 41 5 35
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 4 13 42 43 1 34
7 Perth Glory[lower-alpha 2] 27 14 8 5 45 35 +10 50
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 5 8 14 26 50 24 23
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 4 6 17 29 44 15 18
10 Newcastle Jets 27 3 8 16 23 55 32 17
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
  2. Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.[2]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 14 4 9 45 35  +10 46 7 3 4 24 17  +7 7 1 5 21 18  +3

Last updated: 26 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHH
ResultLWWLWLLWWDWWWWLLDDWWWWLLDWL
Position754555555533324444421114544
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

12 October 2014 1 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Perth Glory Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT McGlinchey  73' Report Keogh  32'
Maclaren  86'
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,767
Referee: Alan Milliner
18 October 2014 2 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Gosford
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Doyle  12' (o.g.) Report McGlinchey  35'
Burns  54'
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,237
Referee: Ben Williams
26 October 2014 3 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Newcastle Jets Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT Burns  4', 42'
McGlinchey  64'
Durante  90+4'
Report J. Griffiths  90' Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,802
Referee: Chris Beath
3 November 2014 4 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
Sunday 19:30 AEDT Finkler  24'
Pain  68'
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 23,827
Referee: Shaun Evans
7 November 2014 5 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
Friday 19:40 NZDT Burns  79' Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,008
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
15 November 2014 6 Adelaide United 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
Saturday 16:30 ACDT Boogaard  36'
Cirio 90+4'
Report Bonevacia  15' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,726
Referee: Strebre Delovski
21 November 2014 7 Perth Glory 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Perth
Friday 18:45 AWST De Silva  2'
Keogh  60'
Zadkovich  63'
Report Krishna  84' (pen.) Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,233
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
30 November 2014 8 Wellington Phoenix 5–1 Melbourne City Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT Burns  34', 47', 85' (pen.)
Bonevacia  40'
Krishna  50'
Report Williams  68' (pen.) Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,410
Referee: Jarred Gillett
6 December 2014 9 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
Saturday 17:00 AEDT J. Griffiths  24' Report Burns  73'
McGlinchey  74'
Krishna  78'
Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 9,152
Referee: Adam Fielding
13 December 2014 10 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Auckland
Saturday 17:00 NZDT Krishna  76' Report Simon  40' Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 11,051
Referee: Alan Milliner
21 December 2014 11 Sydney FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Report Burns  73', 81' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 14,672
Referee: Shaun Evans
31 December 2014 13 Adelaide United 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
Wednesday 19:00 ACDT Cirio  73' Report Cunningham  54'
Boyd  77', 90+3'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,060
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
4 January 2015 14 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Brisbane Roar Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT Muscat  4'
Brockie  51' (pen.), 67'
Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 10,267
Referee: Stephen Lucas
2 February 2015 15 Brisbane Roar 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
Monday 19:00 AEST Donachie  60'
Borrello  76'
Solórzano  90+2'
Report Krishna  50'
Cunningham  81'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 9,263
Referee: Alan Milliner
8 February 2015 16 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Penrith
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Rukavytsya  18'
Šantalab  90+1'
Report Stadium: Sportingbet Stadium
Attendance: 12,663
Referee: Stephen Lucas
14 February 2015 17 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Melbourne City Lower Hutt
Saturday 17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9,232
Referee: Chris Beath
22 February 2015 18 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Newcastle Jets Lower Hutt
Sunday 17:00 NZDT Krishna  68'
Hicks  90+4'
Report Bonevacia  12' (o.g.)
Neville  18'
B. Kantarovski  21'  87'
Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,437
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
1 March 2015 19 Melbourne Victory 2–3 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Galloway  34'
Barbarouses  53'
Report Bonevacia  42'
Boxall  68'
Burns  77'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,096
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 March 2015 20 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Adelaide United Lower Hutt
Saturday 17:00 NZDT J. Griffiths  79'
Burns  82'
Report Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,819
Referee: Ben Williams
14 March 2015 21 Perth Glory 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Perth
Saturday 18:30 AWST Zadkovich  29' Report Krishna  23', 78' Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,178
Referee: Chris Beath
22 March 2015 22 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
Sunday 16:00 AEST Kaluđerović  5' Report McGlinchey  20'
Burns  45'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,075
Referee: Alan Milliner
29 March 2015 23 Wellington Phoenix 0–3 Sydney FC Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT Report Faty  9'
Smeltz  28'  70'
Muscat  40' (o.g.)
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,236
Referee: Peter Green
5 April 2015 24 Wellington Phoenix 0–3 Melbourne Victory Wellington
Sunday 19:00 NZST Report Finkler  1'
Durante  59' (o.g.)
Thompson  66'
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 8,417
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
12 April 2015 25 Melbourne City 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,720
Referee: Peter Green
17 April 2015 26 Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
Friday 19:40 NZST Bonevacia  65'
Cunningham  79', 90+5'
Report Fitzgerald  11'
Bosnar  35'
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,868
Referee: Peter O'Leary
26 April 2015 27 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Sydney FC Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZST Boxall  46' Report Ibini  14'
Smeltz  32' (pen.)
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 13,248
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Finals series

FFA Cup

5 August 2014 Round of 32 Adelaide United 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:30 AEST Cirio  31' Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,804
Referee: Shaun Evans

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 16 14 0 2 39 14 +25 42 Qualification to the 2015–16 OFC Champions League
2 Team Wellington 16 9 3 4 32 24 +8 30 Qualification to the 2015 ASB Premiership Finals[lower-alpha 1]
3 Hawke's Bay United 16 8 3 5 34 29 +5 27
4 Waitakere United 16 8 2 6 29 23 +6 26
5 WaiBOP United 16 7 1 8 24 29 5 22
6 Wellington Phoenix 16 7 0 9 37 42 5 21
7 Wanderers SC 16 5 2 9 24 29 5 17
8 Canterbury United 16 4 2 10 22 32 10 14
9 Southern United 16 3 1 12 20 39 19 10
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2015. Source: NZ Football
Notes:
  1. The second OFC Champions League spot will be awarded to the team who wins the grand final, or the league runner-up if the premiers also win the grand final

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
16 7 0 9 37 42  −5 21 3 0 5 17 22  −5 4 0 4 20 20  0

Last updated: 16 March 2015.
Source: soccerway.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHBHAAHAAHABAHHAHH
ResultLWLWWLLWLLLWLWWL
Position835743353457766656
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2015. Source: soccerway.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

2 November 2014 1 Team Wellington 2–1 Phoenix Premiers Wellington
15:00 NZDT Corrales  38'
Peverley  82' (pen.)
Report Boyd  29'
Rufer  ?'  84'
Stadium: David Farrington Park
8 November 2014 2 Phoenix Premiers 3–0 Wanderers SC Wellington
14:00 NZDT Cunningham  8'
Boyd  26'
Messenger  65' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Newtown Park
23 November 2014 4 Phoenix Premiers 1–2 Waitakere United Wellington
14:00 NZDT Boyd  21' Report Dickinson  87'
Biss  90+1'
Stadium: Newtown Park
30 November 2014 5 Southern United 3–4 Phoenix Premiers Invercargill
14:00 NZDT Jackson  19', 90'
Hindson  35'
Report Hailemariam  9'
Stevens  42' (pen.), 59', 80' (pen.)
Stadium: Rugby Park Stadium
7 December 2014 6 Hawke's Bay United 2–5 Phoenix Premiers Napier
14:00 NZDT Tinsley  31' (pen.)
Barcia  52'
Report Ridenton  20'
Hailemariam  30', 71'
Boyd  45' (pen.), 50'
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
13 December 2014 7 Phoenix Premiers 0–2 WaiBOP United Auckland
14:15 NZDT Report Marquez  18', 25' Stadium: Eden Park
11 January 2015 9 Auckland City 1–3 Phoenix Premiers Auckland
14:00 NZDT Tavano  45+1'
Bilen  88'
Report Hailemariam  15', 27'
Stevens  17'
Doyle  88'
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
17 January 2015 10 Phoenix Premiers 3–4 Team Wellington Wellington
14:00 NZDT Stevens  4'
Brindell-South  38'
Hailemariam  75'
Report Peverley  15' (pen.)  ?'  55'
Gwyther  48', 62'
Feneridis  82'
Stadium: Newtown Park
Attendance: 1,000
25 January 2015 11 Wanderers SC 2–1 Phoenix Premiers Whangarei
13:00 NZDT de Jong  15'
Hudson-Wihongi  74'
Report Hicks  80' Stadium: Toll Stadium
Attendance: 986
8 February 2014 13 Waitakere United 6–3 Phoenix Premiers Waitakere
14:00 NZDT Mulligan  11'
Solomons  29'
Bowen  36'
Bale  78'
Richards  83', 84'
Report Hailemariam  5'
Boyd  54'
Doyle  79'
Stadium: Fred Taylor Park
15 February 2015 14 Phoenix Premiers 6–2 Southern United Lower Hutt
14:00 NZDT Hailemariam  53'
Boyd  84' (pen.), 88' (pen.), 89', 90+3' (pen.)
Rufer  90+1'
Report Jackson  3', 14'
Fitzpatrick  88'
Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground
21 February 2015 15 Phoenix Premiers 2–4 Hawke's Bay United Petone
14:00 NZDT Cahill-Fleury  5'
Hailermariam  62'
Report Lovemore  51', 79'
Lekaj  64'
Tinsley  65' (pen.)
Stadium: Petone Memorial Park
28 February 2015 16 WaiBOP United 2–3 Phoenix Premiers Cambridge
15:00 NZDT Coombes  35', 43' Report Blake  45+4'
Cahill-Fleury  76'
Stevens  88'
Stadium: John Kerkhof Park
7 March 2015 17 Phoenix Premiers 2–1 Canterbury United Petone
14:00 NZDT Stevens  51' (pen.)
Pratt  74'
Report Spain  56' Stadium: Petone Memorial Park
14 March 2015 18 Phoenix Premiers 0–7 Auckland City Wellington
14:00 NZDT Report De Vries  20', 60'
Óscar  24'
Moreira  32' (pen.), 43'
Carril  55'
A. Milne  73'
Stadium: Newtown Park

References

  1. Lange, Kyla (22 August 2014). "Phoenix ASB Premiership Addition A Win-Win". Football Federation Australia.
  2. "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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