2011–12 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix FC
2011–12 season
CEO Nathan Greenham
Chairman Rob Morrison
Manager Ricki Herbert
A-League 4th
Finals Second round
Top goalscorer Paul Ifill
8 Goals
Highest home attendance 20,078 v Adelaide
19 November 2011
Lowest home attendance 3,898 v Perth
8 January 2012
Home colours
Away colours

The 2011–12 season was the Wellington Phoenix's fifth season in the A-League. After placing 4th at the conclusion of the regular season, the Phoenix's title hopes came to an end in the second round of the finals series, losing 3–2 to Perth in extra time.

Players

First team squad

As of 13 January 2012.[1]

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 MF Manny Muscat
3 New Zealand DF Tony Lochhead
4 Australia DF Brent Griffiths (Youth)
6 New Zealand MF Tim Brown (Vice-Captain)
7 New Zealand MF Leo Bertos
8 Barbados FW Paul Ifill
9 England FW Chris Greenacre
11 Brazil MF Daniel
12 Australia MF Nick Ward
13 Australia DF Niko Tsattalios (Youth)
No. Position Player
14 Australia FW Mirjan Pavlovic
15 New Zealand DF Cameron Lindsay (Youth)
17 Australia MF Vince Lia
18 New Zealand DF Ben Sigmund
19 Australia DF Jimmy Downey
20 Trinidad and Tobago GK Tony Warner
21 Spain MF Dani Sánchez
22 Australia DF Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 Australia MF Lucas Pantelis
24 United States FW Alex Smith

Contract extensions

No. Pos. Name Extension Contract end
8FWBarbados Paul Ifill2 years2014[2]
22DFAustralia Andrew Durante3 years2015[3]
24MFUnited States Alex Smith1/2 year2012[4]
2MFMalta Manny Muscat2 years2014[5]

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Fromdagger Date Notes
19 DF Australia Jimmy Downey Australia Oakleigh Cannons 5 May 2011 [6]
22 DF Australia Andrew Durante Australia Sydney FC 10 May 2011 Loan Return[7]
23 FW Australia Lucas Pantelis Australia Adelaide United 15 May 2011 [8]
13 DF Australia Nikolas Tsattalios Australia Sutherland Sharks 19 July 2011 [9]
20 GK Trinidad and Tobago Tony Warner England Tranmere Rovers 17 August 2011 [10]
21 MF Spain Dani Sánchez (Scotland Inverness CT) 5 September 2011 [11]
4 DF Australia Brent Griffiths (Australia Perth Glory) 30 September 2011 [12]
12 MF Australia Nick Ward Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki 3 October 2011 [13]
15 DF New Zealand Cameron Lindsay England Blackburn Rovers Academy 5 October 2011 [14]
24 FW United States Alex Smith Australia Sydney Olympic 7 October 2011 [15]
30 GK England Phil Imray New Zealand Team Wellington 15 October 2011 Short-term injury cover[16]
dagger Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Wellington Phoenix.

Out

No. Pos. Player Todagger Date Notes
19 GK Australia Danny Vukovic Australia Perth Glory 14 November 2010 [17]
13 DF Australia Troy Hearfield Australia Central Coast Mariners 17 February 2011 [18]
15 DF Australia Jade North Japan F.C. Tokyo 20 February 2011 [19]
21 MF New Zealand Marco Rojas Australia Melbourne Victory 11 March 2011 [20]
10 MF Argentina Oscar Roberto Cornejo (Argentina Atlético Santa Rosa) 29 June 2011 [21]
23 FW Australia Dylan Macallister Iceland Breiðablik 29 June 2011 [22]
5 MF Brazil Diego (United States Charleston Battery) 29 June 2011 [23]
12 DF New Zealand James Musa (New Zealand Team Wellington) 29 June 2011 [24]
20 GK Australia Reece Crowther Released 29 June 2011 [25]
4 MF Australia Nick Ward (Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki) 29 June 2011 [25]
dagger Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Phoenix contract expired.

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Todagger Date Duration
22 DF Australia Andrew Durante Australia Sydney FC 21 February 2011 3 Months[26]

Matches

2011–12 Pre-season friendlies

2011–12 A-League fixtures

2011–12 Finals Series

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAAH
ResultDWLLLDDWLWWLWLWLWWWWLLWWDLL
Position634789988746554443223433444

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 Central Coast Mariners 27 15 6 6 40 24 +16 51 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 14 7 6 50 28 +22 49 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 40 35 +5 43 2012 A-League Finals Series[lower-alpha 2]
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 12 4 11 34 32 +2 40
5 Sydney FC 27 10 8 9 37 42 −5 38
6 Melbourne Heart 27 9 10 8 35 34 +1 37
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 38 41 −3 35
8 Melbourne Victory 27 6 11 10 35 43 −8 29
9 Adelaide United 27 5 10 12 26 44 −18 25
10 Gold Coast United 27 4 9 14 30 42 −12 21 Disbanded at end of season
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2012. 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 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage.
    Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.
  2. ↑ First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2012 A-League Finals Series.

Statistics

Appearances

Rank Player Minutes Played Total
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627F1F2App.GSMin.
1England Chris Greenacre9090909090909090658390639073606190909070907182909064559011329 290122,380
2Australia Andrew Durante90909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909012028 28002,550
New Zealand Ben Sigmund9090906684909090909090909090909090909089909090909090906228 28032,461
New Zealand Leo Bertos90909090659090909090909090909090392478906290779025908912028 25352,289
5New Zealand Tim Brown909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909012027 27002,460
Malta Manny Muscat909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909012027 27002,460
7Spain Dani Sánchez6884909090257624707890905187836490656867857161777425 232171,739
New Zealand Tony Lochhead90909090909090909089909090909090909085906290749012025 25042,230
9United States Alex Smith69068909058890902019829090909090137156516135824 15951,473
10Barbados Paul Ifill52143260909082302990899090909090909090909012022 19351,678
11Australia Vince Lia498890909090909090707120909090909090909012021 20141,768
Australia Nick Ward4182901325907290597906617666629221971192921 111061,063
Brazil Daniel3876757781731812782597061811226282514621 8138875
14Trinidad and Tobago Tony Warner90909090909090909090909090909015 15001,350
15Australia Mirjan Pavlovic30311427203120291823282635715 0150330
16New Zealand Mark Paston9090909090909090909090909012014 14001,290
17Australia Brent Griffiths2290629063907 431363
Australia Jimmy Downey22812243757 07081
19Australia Nikolas Tsattalios1590917195 140150
20New Zealand Cameron Lindsay0 0000
Australia Lucas Pantelis0 0000

  Player Started       Player Subbed In       Player Suspended       Player Injured

Goal scorers

Rank Player Goals per Round Total
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627F1F2
1Barbados Paul Ifill11121118
2New Zealand Tim Brown1111116
3England Chris Greenacre111115
Spain Dani Sánchez12115
5New Zealand Ben Sigmund1113
6Brazil Daniel112
Malta Manny Muscat112
Australia Mirjan Pavlovic22
Australia Nick Ward112
10New Zealand Leo Bertos11
Australia Andrew Durante11
United States Alex Smith11
Own Goal11

  Goal Scored from Penalty Kick

Goal assists

Rank Player Assists per Round Total
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627F1F2
1New Zealand Leo Bertos112116
2Brazil Daniel3115
3Barbados Paul Ifill11114
New Zealand Tony Lochhead11114
5Malta Manny Muscat1113
Australia Nick Ward1113
7England Chris Greenacre112
Australia Vince Lia112
Spain Dani Sánchez112
New Zealand Ben Sigmund112
11New Zealand Tim Brown11
Australia Brent Griffiths11
Australia Mirjan Pavlovic11

Discipline

Rank Player Cards per Round Total
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627F1F2
1New Zealand Tim Brown81
Malta Manny Muscat81
3New Zealand Ben Sigmund 41
Australia Vince Lia7
5Australia Andrew Durante6
6New Zealand Tony Lochhead5
7Barbados Paul Ifill4
8Australia Mirjan Pavlovic1
England Chris Greenacre3
United States Alex Smith3
Australia Nick Ward*3
12New Zealand Leo Bertos2
Spain Dani Sánchez2
14Brazil Daniel1

*Nick Ward was originally shown a yellow card, followed by a straight red card, however this decision was appealed, and the red card was subsequently rescinded.

  Player suspended

Goal times

Times in which goals have been scored in the 2011–12 season
nth Min.   Goals for Wellington Phoenix    Goals against Wellington Phoenix  
01-05
1
1
06-10
1
0
11–15
2
4
16–20
3
2
21–25
0
2
26–30
3
0
31–35
1
2
36–40
3
1
41–45
1
5
46–50
2
1
51–55
2
3
56–60
2
1
61–65
2
2
66–70
1
1
71–75
2
2
76–80
3
1
81–85
5
4
86–90
5
4
In e.t.
0
1

Home attendance

Date Round Attendance Opposition Stadium
16 October 2011Round 27,643 Newcastle JetsWestpac Stadium
30 October 2011Round 49,369 Melbourne Victory
4 November 2011Round 55,090 Central Coast Mariners
19 November 2011Round 720,078 Adelaide UnitedEden Park
27 November 2011Round 86,308 Sydney FCWestpac Stadium
10 December 2011Round 106,020 Perth Glory
14 December 2011Round 114,628 Brisbane RoarForsyth Barr Stadium
23 December 2011Round 136,471 Newcastle JetsWestpac Stadium
4 January 2012Round 158,411 Sydney FC
8 January 2012Round 163,898 Perth Glory
29 January 2012Round 1913,601 Melbourne Heart
12 February 2012Round 2113,009 Brisbane Roar
4 March 2012Round 247,431 Gold Coast United
25 March 2012Round 279,740 Central Coast Mariners
30 March 2012Semi-Final 4 v 510,019 Sydney FC
Total131,716
Average8,781

Club

Technical staff

Kit

On 29 January 2012, The Wellington Phoenix wore a special black strip in their match against Melbourne Heart. The strip was designed by Andrew Durante, Tim Brown and Leo Bertos to raise money for charity with 100% of the TradeMe auction proceeds going to Cure Kids.[28]

Home
Away
Special
Goalkeeper #1

End of season Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix Home".
  2. ↑ "Paul Ifill: Why I'm Sticking With Phoenix". FourFourTwoAustralia. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Durante Signs On For Three More". FourFourTwoAustralia. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Alex Smith Stays At Wellington Phoenix". FourFourTwoAustralia. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Phoenix Secure Goal Hero Manny". FourFourTwoAustralia. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Phoenix sign Downey". wellingtonphoenix.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Sydney FC out of Asia, players head for the exit". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Phoenix sign Lucas Pantelis". Wellingtonphoenix.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Phoenix sign Tsattalios". a-league.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Wellington for Warner". a-league.com.au. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix Sign Sanchez". a-league.com.au. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  12. ↑ "Griffiths joins Phoenix". footballaustralia.com.au. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  13. ↑ "Nick Ward Back And Raring To Go". a-league.co.au. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  14. ↑ "Lindsay joins Phoenix but awaits clearance". stuff.co.nz. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  15. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix's Mounting Injury Crisis". FourFourTwoAustralia. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  16. ↑ "Warner To Make Phoenix Debut". "FFA". 15 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  17. ↑ "Vukovic bound for Glory". a-league.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  18. ↑ "Hearfield to leave phoonix". nzherald.co.nz. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  19. ↑ "North now at Tokyo". fctokyo.co.jp. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  20. ↑ "Victory secure Rojas signing". a-league.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  21. ↑ "Santa Rosa festejó con Cornejo" (in Spanish). eldiariodelapampa.com.ar. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  22. ↑ "Australian striker in Breiðablik". blikar.is. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  23. ↑ "Veteran Midfielder Diego Walsh joins the Battery". noquartersoccer.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  24. ↑ "Exodus TW Signs Musa". tw.org.nz. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  25. 1 2 "Hyundai A-League transfers 2011/2011". thefootballsack.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  26. ↑ "Durante on Loan". a-league.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  27. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix Home".
  28. ↑ "'Black Out' Wellington Strip Goes On TradeMe". 30 January 2012.
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