2012–13 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix
2012–13 season
Chairman Rob Morrison
Manager Ricki Herbert (until round 22)
Stadium Westpac Stadium
Top goalscorer J. Brockie (16)
Highest home attendance 12,057 v Sydney
6 October 2012
Lowest home attendance 3,060 v Melb. Heart
27 February 2013
Home colours
Away colours

The 2012–13 season was the Wellington Phoenix's sixth season in the A-League. Many pegged the club to be a strong contender in the 2012–13 season, but the Phoenix finished in last place with points equal to Melbourne Heart, but with an inferior goal difference.

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 MF Isaka Cernak
5 New Zealand DF Michael Boxall
6 United States MF Alex Smith
7 New Zealand MF Leo Bertos
8 Barbados FW Paul Ifill
9 Solomon Islands FW Benjamin Totori
10 Belgium FW Stein Huysegems
11 New Zealand MF Jeremy Brockie
12 New Zealand FW Tyler Boyd (Youth)
14 Australia FW Mirjan Pavlović
14 New Zealand DF Ian Hogg
No. Position Player
15 New Zealand MF Cameron Lindsay (Youth)
16 New Zealand MF Louis Fenton (Youth)
17 Australia MF Vince Lia
18 New Zealand DF Ben Sigmund (Vice Captain)
19 Australia MF Jimmy Downey
20 New Zealand GK Glen Moss
21 Spain MF Dani Sánchez
22 Australia DF Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 Australia MF Lucas Pantelis
23 Australia FW Corey Gameiro (on loan from Fulham)
28 Panama FW Ricardo Clarke (on loan from Sporting San Miguelito)
30 Australia GK Griffin McMaster (injury replacement)
39 New Zealand GK Jacob Spoonley (on loan from Auckland City FC)

Reserve squad

Football School of Excellence players[1]

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

No. Position Player
29 New Zealand DF Luke Rowe
30 New Zealand GK Scott Basalaj
31 New Zealand MF Tom Biss
32 New Zealand MF Justin Gulley
No. Position Player
35 New Zealand MF Hamish Watson
36 New Zealand DF Alec Solomons
38 New Zealand MF Tom Doyle
Germany MF Tobias Bertsch

Contract extensions

No. Pos. Player Contract extension Expires (Season end)
1GKNew Zealand Mark Paston1 year[2]2012–13
21MFSpain Dani Sánchez1 year[3]2012–13
6MFUnited States Alex Smith1 year[4]2012–13
15MFNew Zealand Cameron Lindsay2 years[5]2013–14
17MFAustralia Vince Lia2 years[6]2013–14
18DFNew Zealand Ben Sigmund2 Years[7]2014–15

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Fromdagger Date Notes
20 GK New Zealand Glen Moss Australia Gold Coast United 28 March 2012 three-year contract[8]
11 FW New Zealand Jeremy Brockie (Australia Newcastle Jets) 14 May 2012 three-year contract[9]
9 FW Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori Solomon Islands Koloale FC 19 June 2012 one-year contract[10]
5 DF New Zealand Michael Boxall (Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC) 16 July 2012 two-year contract[11]
10 FW Belgium Stein Huysegems (Belgium Lierse S.K.) 14 September 2012 two-year contract[12]
12 FW New Zealand Tyler Boyd New Zealand Waikato FC 17 September 2012 three-year contract[13]
16 MF New Zealand Louis Fenton New Zealand Team Wellington 19 September 2012 three-year contract[14]
30 GK Australia Griffin McMaster Australia Bentleigh Greens 30 November 2012 Injury-replacement contract[15]
14 DF New Zealand Ian Hogg (United States Portland Timbers) 7 January 2013 6-month contract[16]
4 MF Australia Isaka Cernak Australia Melbourne Victory 24 January 2013 6-month contract[17]
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
6 MF New Zealand Tim Brown Retired 26 March 2012 [18]
12 MF Australia Nick Ward Australia Perth Glory 27 April 2012 [19]
11 MF Brazil Daniel (Thailand Insee Police United F.C.) 8 May 2012 [20]
13 DF Australia Nikolas Tsattalios (Australia Sutherland Sharks) 1 June 2012 [21]
20 GK Trinidad and Tobago Tony Warner (Malta Floriana F.C.) 22 June 2012 [22]
9 FW England Chris Greenacre Retired 18 July 2012 [23]
4 DF Australia Brent Griffiths (Australia Central Coast Mariners) 30 July 2012 [24]
14 FW Australia Mirjan Pavlović (Australia Sydney United) 14 November 2012 Contract terminated[25]
28 FW Panama Ricardo Clarke Panama Sporting San Miguelito 6 December 2012 Loan terminated[26]
30 GK Australia Griffin McMaster Australia Bentleigh Greens 17 January 2013 Moss back to fitness[27]
dagger Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Wellington Phoenix contract expired.

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Fromdagger Date Duration
28 FW Panama Ricardo Clarke Panama Sporting San Miguelito 22 September 2012 Jan 2013 (opt. to extend or buy)[28]
39 GK New Zealand Jacob Spoonley New Zealand Auckland City 11 October 2012 one-game contract[29]
23 FW Australia Corey Gameiro England Fulham 9 February 2013 Until end of season[30]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Todagger Date Duration
14 FW Australia Mirjan Pavlovic Australia Sydney United FC July 2012 3 Months[31][32]

Matches

2012–13 Pre-season friendlies

2012–13 A-League fixtures

Notes

  1. ↑ Match rescheduled from 23 March 2013 due to clash with FIFA World Cup qualifying matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAAHAAHHAHHAAHAHHAAHHHAAH
ResultWDDLLLWDWLLDWLLLLDWLLDLWLWL
Position1246897756776781010109910101010101010

Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 18 3 6 41 21 +20 57 2014 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Central Coast Mariners (C) 27 16 6 5 48 22 +26 54
3 Melbourne Victory 27 13 5 9 48 45 +3 44 2014 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off[lower-alpha 1]
4 Adelaide United 27 12 5 10 38 37 +1 41 2013 A-League Finals Series
5 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 29 +4 35
6 Perth Glory 27 9 5 13 29 31 −2 32
7 Sydney FC 27 9 5 13 41 51 −10 32
8 Newcastle Jets 27 8 7 12 30 45 −15 31
9 Melbourne Heart 27 8 3 16 31 40 −9 27
10 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 27 7 6 14 31 49 −18 27
Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2013. Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since the winner of 2013 A-League Grand Final (Central Coast Mariners) qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League Group stage, the 3rd placed team qualified for the qualifying play-off of 2014 AFC Champions League.
  2. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2014 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Statistics

Appearances

Rank Player Minutes Played Total
123456789101112131415161718192021222623242527App.GSMin.
1Australia Andrew Durante909090909090909090469090909090909090909090909090909026 26012,296
New Zealand Louis Fenton779070636590807914359090907077902190287890816468826 197111,644
3New Zealand Ben Sigmund90907690909090909090909090909090909090909090909024 24002,146
Malta Manny Muscat90909090909090909090909090769090909090909090909024 24012,146
New Zealand Leo Bertos90909090909090909090907587909090907590909090909024 24022,127
New Zealand Jeremy Brockie90909090908990909070909090909090887090909090909024 24042,117
New Zealand Tyler Boyd13182017343111535297790646490762299092621124 7173825
8New Zealand Tony Lochhead909090907490909090909090909080907290909090906323 23031,999
Australia Vince Lia90839251690909090907084909074909090907571909023 19451,542
Belgium Stein Huysegems89906173567288555681320689065626128151085899023 176121,377
11Barbados Paul Ifill2990909056878982907061259090906290808482828222 202121,691
12New Zealand Mark Paston909090909090909090909090909090909090909020 20001,800
13United States Alex Smith9090825190909090765544206141316909018 12641,097
14Spain Dani Sánchez909090689090698215126419258219016 1064973
15Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori6129273418102022201522902682015 2131422
16Australia Corey Gameiro909090656990727 703566
17New Zealand Glen Moss9090909090906 600540
Australia Isaka Cernak149090268276 331255
19New Zealand Michael Boxall909090904 400360
New Zealand Cameron Lindsay22108184 04058
21New Zealand Ian Hogg9090903 300270
22New Zealand Luke Rowe90892 201179
Panama Ricardo Clarke112 0202
24New Zealand Jacob Spoonley901 10090
New Zealand Tom Biss821 10082
26Australia Jimmy Downey0 0000
Australia Lucas Pantelis0 0000
Australia Mirjan Pavlovic0 0000

*Left the field after succumbing to a head injury

  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
123456789101112131415161718192021222623242527
1New Zealand Jeremy Brockie221112111111116
2Belgium Stein Huysegems111115
3New Zealand Louis Fenton1113
Barbados Paul Ifill1113
5Spain Dani Sánchez112
6New Zealand Ben Sigmund11
Australia Corey Gameiro11

  Goal scored from penalty kick

Goal assists

Rank Player Assists per Round Total
123456789101112131415161718192021222623242527
1Barbados Paul Ifill1111116
2United States Alex Smith1113
Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori1113
Malta Manny Muscat213
New Zealand Louis Fenton1113
6Spain Dani Sánchez112
New Zealand Jeremy Brockie22
New Zealand Leo Bertos112
9New Zealand Tony Lochhead11
New Zealand Tyler Boyd11
Australia Vince Lia11
Australia Andrew Durante11
Australia Corey Gameiro11
Belgium Stein Huysegems11

  Assist earned by winning penalty kick

Discipline

Rank Player Cards per Round Total
123456789101112131415161718192021222623242527
1New Zealand Ben Sigmund7 1
2Malta Manny Muscat7
Australia Andrew Durante7
4New Zealand Jeremy Brockie6
5Australia Vince Lia5
6New Zealand Tyler Boyd11
New Zealand Louis Fenton4
Australia Corey Gameiro4
Spain Dani Sánchez4
10New Zealand Tony Lochhead1 1
New Zealand Leo Bertos3
Barbados Paul Ifill3
13New Zealand Michael Boxall2
14United States Alex Smith1
Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori1
Belgium Stein Huysegems1

  Player Suspended

Goal times

Times in which goals have been scored in the 2012–13 season
nth Min.   Goals for Wellington Phoenix    Goals against Wellington Phoenix  
01-05
0
0
06-10
0
2
11–15
0
3
16–20
2
4
21–25
4
5
26–30
0
2
31–35
2
2
36–40
1
3
41–45
4
5
46–50
1
3
51–55
0
2
56–60
1
2
61–65
1
2
66–70
3
5
71–75
3
2
76–80
2
1
81–85
4
4
86–90
3
2

Home attendance

Date Round Attendance Opposition Stadium
6 October 2012Round 112,057 Sydney FCWestpac Stadium
21 October 2012Round 39,182 Brisbane Roar
11 November 2012Round 66,568 Central Coast Mariners
2 December 2012Round 95,405 West Sydney Wanderers
9 December 2012Round 107,375 Sydney FC
22 December 2012Round 125,961 Central Coast Mariners
27 December 2012Round 136,401 Melbourne Heart
13 January 2013Round 166,608 West Sydney Wanderers
27 January 2013Round 186,429 Newcastle Jets
2 February 2013Round 1911,566 Perth GloryEden Park
24 February 2013Round 224,832 Adelaide UnitedWestpac Stadium
27 February 2013Round 264,025 Newcastle Jets
3 March 2013Round 233,060 Melbourne HeartForsyth Barr Stadium
31 March 2013Round 276,813 Melbourne VictoryWestpac Stadium
Total96,282
Average6,877

Club

Technical staff

Kit

Home
Away

End of season Awards

See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC End of Season Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Phoenix Youngsters Named". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 20 June 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Phoenix Retain Paston". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sanchez Confirmed For Another Year". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Smith Wants To Fill Big Boots". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Cameron Lindsay Signs Two Year Deal". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Vince Lia Commits Himself to the Phoenix". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Sigmund Pledges Future to Phoenix". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Glen Moss Signs For Phoenix". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "Brockie Arrives High on Confidence". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Phoenix Sign Totori". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Phoenix Confirm Boxall Signing". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  12. ↑ "Phoenix sign Belgian striker". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Dream Comes True for Boyd". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  14. ↑ "Fenton Buzzing After Landing Contract". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  15. ↑ "Phoenix have another barrier to jump". NZ Herald. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "Hogg Keen To Impress at Phoenix". Football Federation Australia. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  17. ↑ "Phoenix Swoop on Cernak". Football Federation Australia. 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  18. ↑ "Tim Brown Announces Retirement". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  19. ↑ "Glory pick up Ward". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  20. ↑ "Daniel Still Wants To Play For New Zealand". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  21. ↑ "Tsattalios re-joins Sutherland Sharks". nswpl.com.au. NSW Premier League. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  22. ↑ "Hyundai A-League transfer round-up". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  23. 1 2 "Greenacre Takes Up Coaching Role". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  24. ↑ "Brent Griffiths joins Mariners". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  25. ↑ "Mirjan Pavlovic Leaves Phoenix". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  26. ↑ "Hyundai A-League Ins and Outs – Round 10". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  27. ↑ "McMaster leaves Phoenix". au.fourfourtwo.com. FourFourTwo. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  28. ↑ "Phoenix sign teen striker". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 22 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  29. ↑ "Phoenix lose another player to injury". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  30. ↑ "Phoenix Sign Young Fulham Striker". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  31. ↑ "Greenacre's playing days are all but over". nzherald.co.nz. The New Zealand Herald. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  32. ↑ "Spirited comeback sees Sydney United 58 FC past Suns". footballnsw.com.au. Football NSW. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  33. ↑ "FFA Reschedule March 23 Fixture v Jets". Football Federation Australia. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
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