Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves

Wellington Phoenix Football Club Reserves is a semi-professional football team based in Wellington, New Zealand. They currently serve as the reserve side of the Wellington Phoenix FC of the A-League and compete in the ISPS Handa Premiership.

Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Full nameWellington Phoenix Football Club Reserves
Nickname(s)WeeNix[1]
FoundedAugust 2014
GroundNewtown Park
Wellington, New Zealand
Capacity5,000
ChairmanRob Morrison
Head CoachPaul Temple
LeagueISPS Handa Premiership
2018–1910th
WebsiteClub website

History

From 2010 to 2013, a Wellington Phoenix reserve side took part in the ASB Phoenix Challenge competition against ASB Premiership sides, however these games were separate to the main competition.

On 22 August 2014 it was announced that the club had been granted permission to field a reserve side in the 2014–15 ASB Premiership, the highest level of football in New Zealand.[2] The team made their debut in the competition on 1 November 2014 against Team Wellington. Tyler Boyd scored the first goal in the reserves' history, but that could not prevent them losing 1–2.[3]

On 2 October 2015, Wellington Phoenix named a youth squad to take part in the ASB Youth League.[4]

Players

Reserves squad
As of 2 November 2019[5]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Alex Paulsen
2 DF Lukas Halikias
3 DF Harry Bark
4 DF Kurtis Mogg
5 DF Ronan Wynne
6 DF Noah Tipene-Clegg
8 MF Henry Hamilton
9 FW Riley Bidois
10 FW Ben Old
11 MF Sam Sutton (Captain)
12 DF Kris Naicker
13 DF Finn O'Connor
No. Position Player
14 FW Oskar van Hattum
15 DF Adam Hillis
16 MF Max Drake
18 MF Owen Smith
19 FW Byron Heath
21 FW Ahmed Othman
22 DF Stephen Sprowson
23 MF Joseph Lee
25 MF Finn Surman
26 MF Ryusei Ishibashi
30 GK Zac Jones
41 DF Jonathan Sims
MF Luis Toomey

Senior player appearances

Up to four professional players are eligible to play for the reserves side from this squad. Two under-20 players are also allowed if the reserves side's opposition agrees to their inclusion on match day.[6]

As of 23 December 2019. Listed are players to have made an appearance for the Reserves in the 2019–20 season.

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

No. Position Player
DF Liam McGing
DF Walter Scott
MF Cameron Devlin
MF Callan Elliot
No. Position Player
MF Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi
FW Gary Hooper
FW Ben Waine
MF Matti Steinmann

References
  1. Barnes, Patrick. "From the Fever Zone". wellingtonphoenix.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. "Wellington Phoenix admitted to ASB Premiership". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. "Team Wellington 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. Lange, Kyla (2 October 2015). "Phoenix Name Exciting Young Squad For ASB Youth League". Wellington Phoenix.
  5. https://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/news/wellington-phoenix-reserves-confirm-squad-isps-handa-premiership
  6. "Phoenix Reserve side in a state of flux". TVNZ. One News. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

Official website

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