2009–10 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix FC
2009–10 season
CEO Tony Pignata
Chairman Terry Serepisos
Manager Ricki Herbert
A-League 4th
Finals 3rd
Top goalscorer Paul Ifill
13 Goals
Highest home attendance 32,792 v Newcastle
7 March 2010
Lowest home attendance 4,115 v Newcastle
4 November 2009
Home colours
Away colours

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. Position Player
1 New Zealand GK Mark Paston
2 Malta DF Manny Muscat
3 New Zealand DF Tony Lochhead
4 Australia DF Jon McKain
5 Brazil MF Diego
6 New Zealand MF Tim Brown (Vice-Captain)
7 New Zealand MF Leo Bertos
8 Barbados FW Paul Ifill
9 England FW Chris Greenacre
10 Australia MF Michael Ferrante
11 Brazil MF Daniel
13 Australia MF Troy Hearfield
No. Position Player
14 Australia MF Adrian Caceres
15 Ivory Coast FW Eugene Dadi (Short-term contract)
16 New Zealand DF David Mulligan
17 Australia MF Vince Lia
18 New Zealand DF Ben Sigmund
19 China MF Jiang Chen (On loan)
20 Australia GK Reece Crowther (Youth)
21 New Zealand MF Marco Rojas (Youth)
22 Australia DF Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 New Zealand FW Kosta Barbarouses (Youth)
40 Australia GK 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

2009-10 Hyundai A-League fixtures

2009-10 Finals series

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 or relegation
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 15 3 9 35 23 +12 48 2011 AFC Champions League Group Stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Melbourne Victory 27 14 5 8 47 32 +15 47
3 Gold Coast United 27 13 5 9 39 35 +4 44 2010 A-League Finals Series[lower-alpha 2]
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: the-AFC.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. First place qualifies for the 2011 AFC Champions League Group stage.
    Winning the 2010 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2011 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless first place are champions.
    Second place qualifies for the 2011 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2010 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2011 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off.
  2. First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2010 A-League Finals Series.

Statistics

Appearances

Rank Player Minutes Played per Round Total
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627F1F2F3App.GSMin.
1Australia Andrew Durante909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090120120903030002,760
Barbados Paul Ifill6974899090905674909067909090859090909084789090729090901201207930300112,597
New Zealand Leo Bertos90909090846490848987716313237178909090909090552623337770669030255132,157
4Australia Troy Hearfield78161157263467719133145289090909090909090909090120745829161341,584
5New Zealand Tony Lochhead9090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909075120902828012,535
6New Zealand Tim Brown909090909090909077909090909090907490909090909090120120652727032,436
7Malta Manny Muscat9090909090759090139090909090589090909090906667120120902625132,229
Australia Vince Lia1321479090909090909090909090909090908290889090120109902623332,190
9England Chris Greenacre909090759090909090909090876790702690909084106120902423161,985
10Brazil Daniel2116211090776680727190777663628590641313543222148111,243
11New Zealand Ben Sigmund909090908390909090909090909090906464141202019131,695
12Australia Jon McKain907790909089590909090909090909090105901918121,626
Australia Adrian Caceres245711922027125667148912352677572350196136668
14New Zealand Mark Paston90909090909090909090890901313011,088
New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses3310278870192034237662218133103446
16Australia Liam Reddy909090909090909090120120901212001,140
Brazil Diego12746943690168290111012573431
18Ivory Coast Eugene Dadi906890646724645462510553525
19Australia Reece Crowther9082909090906510532
Australia Michael Ferrante906980115186333273
21New Zealand Marco Rojas1316261404056
22China Jiang Chen323202026
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
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627F1F2F3
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. 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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