2018–19 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix
2018–19 season
Chairman Rob Morrison
Manager Mark Rudan
Stadium Westpac Stadium, Wellington
A-League TBD
FFA Cup Round of 32
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Players

Squad information

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

No. Position Player
1 Poland GK Filip Kurto
5 Australia DF Ryan Lowry
6 Australia DF Dylan Fox
7 Australia FW Nathan Burns
8 Australia MF Mitch Nichols
10 Australia FW David Williams
14 New Zealand MF Alex Rufer
15 Poland MF Michał Kopczyński
16 New Zealand DF Louis Fenton
No. Position Player
18 New Zealand MF Sarpreet Singh
19 New Zealand DF Tom Doyle
20 New Zealand GK Oliver Sail
21 Fiji FW Roy Krishna
22 New Zealand DF Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 Australia MF Max Burgess
27 England DF Steven Taylor
Spain MF Mandi

From youth system

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

No. Position Player
3 New Zealand FW Ben Waine
13 New Zealand MF Liberato Cacace

Season scholarships

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
13 MF New Zealand Liberato Cacace17 2-year professional contract[1]

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
27DF England Steven Taylor England Peterborough United Free transfer 1 year 10 July 2018 [2]
1GK Poland Filip Kurto Netherlands Roda JC Free transfer 2 year 18 July 2018 [3]
16MF Louis Fenton[A] Australia Melbourne Knights Free transfer 1 year 22 July 2018 [4]
8MF Australia Mitch Nichols[A] Perth Glory Free transfer 2 year 23 July 2018 [5]
10FW Australia David Williams[A] Hungary Haladás Free transfer 1 year 23 July 2018 [5]
15MF Poland Michał Kopczyński Poland Legia Warsaw Loan 1 year 25 July 2018 [6]
23MF Australia Max Burgess Australia Sydney Olympic Free transfer 1 year 11 October 2018 [7]
MF Spain Mandi Spain Almería Free transfer 1 year 12 October 2018 [8]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
13DF Italy Marco Rossi[A] Italy Robur Siena Free transfer 18 April 2018 [9]
10MF Michael McGlinchey[A] Central Coast Mariners Mutual contract termination 1 May 2018 [10]
30GK Keegan Smith New Zealand Lower Hutt City Free transfer 4 May 2018 [11]
23MF Matthew Ridenton Newcastle Jets Free transfer 9 May 2018 [12]
8MF Serbia Matija Ljujić Portugal Belenenses Mutual contract termination 1 June 2018 [13]
4MF Croatia Goran Paracki[A] Azerbaijan Neftçi PFK End of contract 13 June 2018 [14]
9FW Serbia Andrija Kaluđerović[A] India Delhi Dynamos End of contract 13 June 2018 [14]
40GK Australia Tando Velaphi Perth Glory Free transfer 2 July 2018 [15]
15MF James McGarry Netherlands Willem II Free transfer 12 July 2018 [16]
24FW Logan Rogerson Germany Carl Zeiss Jena Free transfer 18 July 2018 [17]
1GK Australia Lewis Italiano Australia Stirling Lions Free transfer 19 July 2018 [18]
12MF Australia Adam Parkhouse Mutual contract termination 20 July 2018 [19]
  • ^ Player was released to free agency before joining new club

    • Contract extensions

    No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
    22Andrew DuranteCentral defender1 year18 May 2018[1]
    14Alex RuferMidfielder1 year6 August 2018[20]

    Technical staff

    Position Name
    Head coach Australia Mark Rudan
    Assistant coach England Chris Greenacre
    Goalkeeping coach England Paul Gothard
    Reserves team coach England Steve Coleman
    Strength & Conditioning coach New Zealand Aidan Wivell

    Statistics

    Squad statistics

    N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    1 GK Poland Filip Kurto 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+00000
    2 DF Australia Daniel Mullen 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
    3 FW New Zealand Ben Waine 1 0 0 0 0 0+000000+10000
    5 DF Australia Ryan Lowry 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+00000
    6 DF Australia Dylan Fox 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+00000
    7 FW Australia Nathan Burns 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+00000
    8 FW Australia Mitch Nichols 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+00000
    10 MF Australia David Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
    14 MF New Zealand Alex Rufer 1 0 0 0 0 0+000000+10000
    15 MF Poland Michał Kopczyński 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+00000
    16 DF New Zealand Louis Fenton 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
    18 MF New Zealand Sarpreet Singh 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+00000
    19 DF New Zealand Tom Doyle 1 0 0 0 0 0+000000+10000
    20 GK New Zealand Oliver Sail 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
    21 FW Fiji Roy Krishna 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+00000
    22 DF New Zealand Andrew Durante 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+00000
    23 MF Australia Max Burgess 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
    26 MF New Zealand Liberato Cacace 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+00000
    27 DF England Steven Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+00000
    MF Spain Mandi 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000

    Pre-season and friendlies

    Competitions

    Overall

    Competition Started round Current
    position / round    		 Final
    position / round    		 First match Last match
    A-League — 21 October 2018
    FFA Cup Round of 32 — Round of 32 7 August 2018

    A-League

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Qualification to 2020 AFC Champions League group stage
    Qualification to Finals series semi-finals
    2 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Qualification to 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2
    Qualification to Finals series semi-finals
    3 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Finals series elimination-finals
    4 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    5 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    6 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    7 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    8 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    10 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    First match(es) will be played on 19 October 2018. Source: A-League
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    Notes:
    1. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2020 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

    Last updated: 22 April 2018.
    Source:

    Results by round

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    Ground
    Result
    Position

    Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2018. Source:
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    FFA Cup

    References

    1. 1 2 "Wellington Phoenix bring back Andrew Durante and Liberato Cacace for coming season". Stuff.co.nz. 18 May 2018.
    2. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix sign former Premier League defender Steven Taylor". Stuff.co.nz. 10 July 2018.
    3. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix confirm signing of Polish goalkeeper Filip Kurto". Stuff.co.nz. 18 July 2018.
    4. ↑ "Things are looking up for fit-again Phoenix player Louis Fenton". Stuff.co.nz. 22 July 2018.
    5. 1 2 "Wellington Phoenix double down on experienced A-League campaigners". Stuff.co.nz. 23 July 2018.
    6. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix sign Polish midfielder Michal Kopczynski on loan". Stuff.co.nz. 25 July 2018.
    7. ↑ "Football: Wellington Phoenix sign Australian midfielder Max Burgess". Newshub. 11 October 2018.
    8. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix to unveil former Real Madrid B midfielder Mandi". Stuff.co.nz. 12 October 2018.
    9. ↑ Voerman, Andrew (18 April 2018). "Off-contract Wellington Phoenix defender Marco Rossi confirms his departure". Stuff.co.nz.
    10. ↑ "Michael McGlinchey departs the Wellington Phoenix after four seasons". Stuff.co.nz. 1 May 2018.
    11. ↑ "Smith Released To Play In Off Season". Wellington Phoenix. 4 May 2018.
    12. ↑ "Matthew Ridenton leaving Phoenix to link up with Ernie Merrick at Newcastle Jets". Stuff.co.nz. 9 May 2018.
    13. ↑ "Matija Ljucic certo para o meio-campo" [Matija Ljucic right to the midfield]. Report.pt (in Portuguese). 1 June 2018.
    14. 1 2 Hyslop, Liam (13 June 2018). "Wellington Phoenix coach Mark Rudan has faith in Kiwi players". Stuff.co.nz.
    15. ↑ "Tando Velaphi returns for Glory". FourFourTwo. 2 July 2018.
    16. ↑ "James McGarry sluit aan bij de Tricolores". Willem-II (in Dutch). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
    17. ↑ Rollo, Phillip. "German-bound Logan Rogerson blasts Wellington Phoenix for 'unprofessional' lack of communication". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
    18. ↑ "Stirling: Keeper Lewis Italiano rejoins Lions, the club where it all began". Stirling Times. 19 July 2018.
    19. ↑ "Football: Wellington Phoenix part ways with Australian outfielder Adam Parkhouse". Newshub. 20 July 2018.
    20. ↑ {{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/106039519/wellington-phoenix-resign-alex-rufer-ahead-of-ffa-cup-match-against-bentleigh-greens
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