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2008–09 Wellington Phoenix FC season

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clubWellington Phoenix FC
season2008–09
managerRicki Herbert
mgrtitleManager
chairmanTerry Serepisos
chrtitleChairman
ownerTony Pignata
ownertitleCEO
leagueA-League
league result6th
cup1Preseason Cup
cup1 result2nd
cup2Finals
cup2 resultDid not qualify
league topscorerShane Smeltz
12 Goals
highest attendance10,516 v Queensland
17 August 2008
lowest attendance5,500 v Newcastle
23 November 2008
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12 Goals 17 August 2008 23 November 2008

The 2008–09 season was Wellington Phoenix's second season in the A-League.

Players

First-team squad

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerFromNotes
4DFAUS Jon McKainROM FCU Politehnica Timişoara
7MFNZL Leo BertosAUS Perth Glory
13MFAUS Troy HearfieldAUS Newcastle Jets
16DFNZL David MulliganENG Port Vale
21MFCHN Leilei GaoFIN MyPa
22DFAUS Andrew DuranteAUS Newcastle Jets
25DFAUS Manny MuscatAUS Green Gully Cavaliers
26MFBRA FredUSA D.C. UnitedOn loan
30GKAUS Scott HigginsAUS Adelaide UnitedShort term injury cover

Out

No.Pos.PlayerFromNotes
4DFBRA ClebersonBRA America
13DFAUS Steven OldAUS Macarthur Rams
14DFAUS Steven O'DorAUS South Melbourne
15MFBRA GeorgeVEN Carabobo
16DFAUS Kristian ReesAUS Adelaide City
18MFAUS Ahmad ElrichAUS Central Coast Mariners
21MFBRA FelipePOL Wisla Krakow
22FWAUS Royce BrownlieAUS Peninsula Power
26MFBRA FredUSA D.C. UnitedLoan expired
30GKNZL Jacob SpoonleyNZL Auckland City FC

Matches

2008 Pre-Season Cup fixtures

Group B Report

Report

Report I. Fyfe S. Smeltz L. Gao

Report L. Bertos T. Hearfield V. Coveny Daniel M. Ferrante J. McKain R. Johnson K. Dodd T. Pondeljak J. López N. Ward C. Hernandez S. Ryall D. Allsopp M. Kemp E. Berger

2008–09 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Summary K. Dodd Daniel L. Bertos D. Dodd M. Zullo M. McKay

Summary A. Durante M. Ferrante N. Fabiano E. Berger K. Muscat

Summary Cristiano L. Gao

Summary K. Dodd T. Hearfield P. Bojic

Summary N. Topor-Stanley E. Dadi T. Lochhead J. McKain

Summary V. Coveny M. Muscat T. Brown A. Kwasnik S. Musialik

Summary J. Håkansson T. Elrich
K. Patafta

Summary M. Simon J. McKain L. Gao

Summary L. Gao J. McCloughan S. van Dijk D. Dodd L. Reddy

Summary N. Rizzo

Summary S. Smeltz

Summary K. Dodd S. Smeltz T. Hearfield M. Milligan A. Griffiths

Summary J. McKain S. Smeltz
Fred G. Brebner

Summary Cristiano Cássio T. Dodd M. Ferrante J. McKain T. Hearfield

Summary

Summary A. Durante T. Brown B. Porter D. Macallister

Summary S. van Dijk J. McCloughan C. Moore T. Oar A. Durante T. Brown T. Hearfield M. Muscat J. McKain

Summary L. Bertos S. Smeltz

Summary A. Brosque K. Danning J. McKain T. Hearfield M. Muscat

Summary T. Brown K. Barbarouses L. Bertos S. Jamieson J. Salley S. Ognenovski

Summary K. Muscat N. Fabiano A. Thompson

Results by round

League table

Statistics

Appearances

RankPlayerMinutes played by roundTotal1width=252width=253width=254width=255width=256width=257width=258width=259width=2510width=2511width=2512width=2513width=2514width=2515width=2516width=2617width=2518width=2519width=2620width=2521width=40App.width=40GSwidth=40{{subon}}width=40{{suboff}}width=40Min.
1NZL Tony Lochhead909090
2NZL Shane Smeltz9090
3AUS Michael Ferrante909090
4AUS Jon McKain909090
5AUS Karl Dodd8916
NZL Tim Brown3
BRA Daniel72612972
8AUS Andrew Durante909090
NZL Leo Bertos9090
10NZL Ben Sigmund
11AUS Manny Muscat9074
AUS Troy Hearfield18909074
13NZL Glen Moss909090
14AUS Adam Kwasnik909055
15NZL Jeremy Christie16
16NZL Mark Paston
NZL Vaughan Coveny293590
18CHN Leilei Gao61
19AUS Richard Johnson19074
20NZL Kosta Barbarouses
21NZL David Mulligan90
BRA Fred
23NZL Greg Draper
AUS Vince Lia

Goal scorers

RankPlayerGoals by roundTotal1width=252width=253width=254width=255width=256width=257width=258width=259width=2510width=2511width=2512width=2513width=2514width=2515width=2516width=2517width=2518width=2519width=2520width=2521
1NZL Shane Smeltz12
2NZL Tim Brown
3AUS Troy Hearfield
NZL Leo Bertos
5BRA Fred
AUS Karl Dodd
NZL Kosta Barbarouses
Own goal

Goal assists

RankPlayerAssists by roundTotal1width=252width=253width=254width=255width=256width=257width=258width=259width=2510width=2511width=2512width=2513width=2514width=2515width=2516width=2517width=2518width=2519width=2520width=2521
1NZL Leo Bertos
2AUS Troy Hearfield
3BRA Daniel1
NZL Tony Lochhead1
AUS Jon McKain1
6NZL Tim Brown
NZL Vaughan Coveny
PRC Leilei Gao
NZL Ben Sigmund
NZL Shane Smeltz

Discipline

RankPlayerCards by roundTotal1width=252width=253width=254width=255width=256width=257width=258width=259width=2510width=2511width=2512width=2513width=2514width=2515width=2516width=2517width=2518width=2519width=2520width=2521width=40[[File:Yellow card.svg11px]]width=40[[File:Yellow-red card.svg15px]]width=40[[File:Red card.svg11px]]
1AUS Jon McKain
2AUS Troy Hearfield
NZL Tim Brown
AUS Karl Dodd[[File:Yellow card.svg11px]][[File:Yellow card.svg11px]]
5AUS Andrew Durante[[File:Yellow card.svg11px]]
6AUS Michael Ferrante[[File:Yellow card.svg11px]]
PRC Leilei Gao[[File:Yellow card.svg11px]]
AUS Manny Muscat
9NZL Leo Bertos[[File:Yellow card.svg11px]]
NZL Tony Lochhead
AUS Richard Johnson[[File:Yellow card.svg11px]]
NZL Shane Smeltz
13NZL Vaughan Coveny
BRA Daniel[[File:Yellow card.svg11px]]
NZL David Mulligan[[File:Yellow card.svg11px]]
NZL Ben Sigmund
AUS Adam Kwasnik
BRA Fred

Goal times

Home attendance

DateRoundAttendanceOppositionStadiumTotalcolspan=479,122Averagecolspan=47,193
17 August 2008Round 110,516[[File:QueenslandRoarColours(2).png20px]] Queensland RoarWestpac Stadium
24 August 2008Round 26,110[[File:MelbourneVictoryColours.png20px]] Melbourne Victory
14 September 2008Round 46,926[[File:CentralCoastColours 2.png20px]] Central Coast Mariners
28 September 2008Round 66,729[[File:SYDicon.png20px]] Sydney FC
26 October 2008Round 96,543[[File:QueenslandRoarColours(2).png20px]] Queensland Roar
23 November 2008Round 125,500[[File:NewcastleJetsColours.png20px]] Newcastle Jets
28 November 2008Round 137,953[[File:MelbourneVictoryColours.png20px]] Melbourne Victory
14 December 2008Round 156,362[[File:PerthGloryColours.png20px]] Perth Glory
19 December 2008Round 166,722[[File:CentralCoastColours 2.png20px]] Central Coast Mariners
4 January 2009Round 187,520[[File:NewcastleJetsColours.png20px]] Newcastle Jets
18 January 2009Round 208,241[[File:AdelaideUnitedColours.png20px]] Adelaide United

Club

Technical staff

  • First team coach: NZL Ricki Herbert
  • Assistant coach: NZL Stu Jacobs
  • First team Physiotherapist: NZL Adam Crump
  • Masseur: NZL Dene Carroll
  • Strength & conditioning coach: ENG Ed Baranowski

Kit

| |{{Football kit box | |{{Football kit box | |}

End-of-season awards

:See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC end-of-season awards

  • Sony Player of the Year: Leo Bertos
  • Members' Player of the Year: Ben Sigmund
  • Players' Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz
  • Media Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz
  • Golden Boot: Shane Smeltz - 12 goals

References

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