2007–08 Wellington Phoenix FC season

October 2015 October 2015 Wellington Phoenix FC 2007–08 Ricki Herbert Manager Terry Serepisos Chairman Tony Pignata CEO A-League 8th Preseason Cup 6th Finals Did not qualify Shane Smeltz9 Goals 18,345 v Adelaide30 November 2007 8,032 v Perth7 December 2007 000000 _yellow_white_reebok_spikes 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF FFFFFF 2008–09 The 2007–08 A-League season was the inaugural season for the Wellington Phoenix, who replaced the New Zealand Knights. Players First team squad 1 NZL GK Mark Paston 2 NZL DF Jeremy Christie 3 NZL DF Tony Lochhead 4 BRA DF Cleberson 5 AUS DF Karl Dodd 6 NZL MF Tim Brown Vice-Captain 7 AUS DF Ross Aloisi Captain 8 NZL FW Vaughan Coveny 9 NZL FW Shane Smeltz 10 AUS MF Michael Ferrante 11 BRA MF Daniel 12 AUS MF Richard Johnson 13 NZL DF Steven Old 14 AUS DF Steven O'Dor 15 BRA MF George 16 AUS DF Kristian Rees 17 AUS MF Vince Lia 18 AUS DF Ahmad Elrich 19 NZL FW Greg Draper 20 NZL GK Glen Moss 21 BRA MF Felipe 22 AUS FW Royce Brownlie 23 NZL FW Kosta Barbarouses 30 NZL GK Jacob Spoonley Transfers In No. Squad NumberPos. PositionPlayerFromNotes 1 GK NZL Mark Paston NZL New Zealand Knights 2 DF NZL Jeremy Christie AUS Perth Glory 3 DF NZL Tony Lochhead USA New England Revolution 4 DF BRA Cleberson BRA Cabofriense 5 DF AUS Karl Dodd SCO Falkirk FC 6 MF NZL Tim Brown AUS Newcastle Jets 7 DF AUS Ross Aloisi AUS Adelaide United 8 FW NZL Vaughan Coveny AUS Newcastle Jets 9 FW NZL Shane Smeltz ENG Halifax Town 10 MF AUS Michael Ferrante AUS Melbourne Victory 11 MF BRA Daniel BRA Madureira 12 MF AUS Richard Johnson NZL New Zealand Knights 13 DF NZL Steven Old AUS Newcastle Jets 14 DF AUS Steven O'Dor NZL New Zealand Knights 15 MF BRA George VEN Carabobo 16 DF AUS Kristian Rees AUS Whittlesea Zebras Short-term contract 17 MF AUS Vince Lia AUS Melbourne Victory 18 MF AUS Ahmad Elrich ENG Fulham FC 19 FW NZL Greg Draper NZL Canterbury United 20 GK NZL Glen Moss ROM Dinamo Bucharest 21 MF BRA Felipe CRO Hajduk Split 22 FW AUS Royce Brownlie ENG Swindon Town 23 FW NZL Kosta Barbarouses NZL Team Wellington 30 GK NZL Jacob Spoonley NZL Auckland City FC Matches 2007 Pre-season Cup fixtures 2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup 2007 A-League Pre-Season Cup Group B Group B WP Group Stage 14 July 2007 Central Coast Mariners 20px 2–0 Report 20px Wellington Phoenix A. Wilkinson 3A. Kwasnik 30 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 8,000 AUS Srebre Delovski L Group Stage 22 July 2007 Wellington Phoenix 20px 3–0 Report 20px Sydney FC S. Smeltz 13 89 (pen)M. Rudan 14 (o.g.) Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,039 NZL Peter O'Leary W Group Stage 27 July 2007 Wellington Phoenix 20px 1–2 Report 20px Queensland Roar S. Old 46 40 S. Lynch48 S. Ognenovski Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch 4,081 NZL Michael Hester L Play-offs 4 August 2007 Melbourne Victory 20px 1–2 Report 20px Wellington Phoenix K. Dodd 34 (o.g.) 53 S. Smeltz87 Daniel Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 4,100 AUS Kevin Docherty W 5th Place Play-off 10 August 2007 Wellington Phoenix 20px 0–0 (2–4 pen.)Report 20px Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington 5,174 NZL Michael Hester S. Smeltz Keeper savedR. Aloisi J. Christie R. Johnson Keeper saved J. Griffiths M. Bridge M. Thompson T. Elrich D 2007–08 Hyundai A-League fixtures 26 August 2007 Round 1 Wellington Phoenix 20px 2–2 (0–1)Summary 20px Melbourne Victory S. Old 8Cleberson 18Daniel 63 79R. Aloisi 70S. Smeltz 84 19 pen. 77 K. Muscat20 G. Brebner25 L. Milicevic39 60 D. Allsopp89 J. Keenan Westpac Stadium, Wellington 14,421 AUS Mark Shield D 31 August 2007 Round 2 Central Coast Mariners 20px 3–0 (3–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix N. Mrdja 9 35A. Kwasnik 13J. Hutchinson 63T. Vidmar 90 29 Daniel41 M. Ferrante77 K. Dodd Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 9,052 AUS Peter Green L 9 September 2007 Round 3 Wellington Phoenix 20px 0–1 (0–0)Summary 20px Newcastle Jets Felipe 53K. Dodd 86 6 A. Griffiths86 A. D'Apuzzo77 M. Thompson Westpac Stadium, Wellington 11,478 NZL Peter O'Leary L 14 September 2007 Round 4 Sydney FC 20px 1–2 (1–2)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix A. Casey 6M. Rudan 56B. Šantalab 65R. Zadkovich 85D. Zdrilic 89 8 Felipe29 pen. 30 Daniel85 R. Aloisi85 G. Moss Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 11,491 AUS Matthew Breeze W 22 September 2007 Round 5 Wellington Phoenix 20px 2–2 (0–0)Summary 20px Adelaide United Felipe 65S. Smeltz 87R. Aloisi 88 70 Diego78 B. Djite Westpac Stadium, Wellington 12,127 AUS Ben Williams D 30 September 2007 Round 6 Wellington Phoenix 20px 4–1 (2–1)Summary 20px Perth Glory R. Aloisi 14S. Smeltz 42V. Coveny 55R. Johnson 62Daniel 63T. Lochhead 83T. Brown 84 10 B. Celeski2 46 54 D. Djulbic   47 S. Colosimo Westpac Stadium, Wellington 10,127 AUS Peter Green W 5 October 2007 Round 7 Queensland Roar 20px 2–1 (2–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix M. Zullo 4 62Marcinho 26R. Kruse 45+1Reinaldo 90 88 K. Dodd90 T. Lochhead90+5 S. Smeltz Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 12,458 AUS Craig Zetter L 14 October 2007 Round 8 Newcastle Jets 20px 2–1 (2–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix J. Holland 17J. Griffiths 40S. Laybutt 52 37 V. Lia56 R. Johnson80 A. Elrich90+4 S. Old EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 11,947 AUS Ben Williams L 21 October 2007 Round 9 Wellington Phoenix 20px 1–2 (1–1)Summary 20px Central Coast Mariners A. Elrich 24T. Brown 30Daniel 56T. Lochhead 57S. Smeltz 58K. Dodd 65 16 D. Heffernan83 N. Boogaard90+1 S. Petrovski Westpac Stadium, Wellington 10,562 AUS Peter Green L 28 October 2007 Round 10 Adelaide United 20px 4–1 (2–1)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix D. Giraldi 5Cássio 24N. Burns 45+3L. Pantelis 50S. Spagnuolo 75 3 S. Smeltz83 V. Lia Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 11,740 AUS Simon Przydacz L 2 November 2007 Round 11 Perth Glory 20px 0–1 (0–1)ReportSummary 20px Wellington Phoenix S. Colosimo 11N. Topor-Stanley 68 13 V. Lia51 74 Daniel78 R. Johnson85 J. Christie Members Equity Stadium, Perth 7,105 AUS Simon Przydacz W 11 November 2007 Round 12 Queensland Roar 20px 3–0 (0–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix J. McCloughan 22Reinaldo 67 pen. 79Marcinho 83 11 K. Dodd0 34 A. Elrich52 T. Lochhead90 J. Christie90 T. Brown Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 13,808 AUS Matthew Breeze L 17 November 2007 Round 13 Wellington Phoenix 20px 1–1 (1–0)Summary 20px Sydney FC R. Aloisi 29S. Old 2 61 90K. Rees 76V. Coveny 78 2 27 69 T. Popovic90+3 pen. U. Talay Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8,062 AUS Peter Green D 24 November 2007 Round 14 Melbourne Victory 20px 1–1 (1–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix K. Muscat 2 34 45D. Allsopp 43L. Broxham 62A. Thompson 62 42 M. Ferrante58 V. Lia Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 20,938 AUS Peter Green D 30 November 2007 Round 15 Wellington Phoenix 20px 1–2 (0–1)Summary 20px Adelaide United Daniel 69 pen. 9 P. Agostino2 50 68 M. Susak58 Diego59 79 L. Pantelis90 S. Ontong90 I. Erdogan Westpac Stadium, Wellington 18,345 AUS Craig Zetter L 7 December 2007 Round 16 Wellington Phoenix 20px 3–0 (1–0)Summary 20px Perth Glory S. Smeltz 29 pen. 72 35Felipe 32 0 34 N. Topor-Stanley35 M. Prentice37 D. Micevski66 H. Foxe0 73 J. Harnwell Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8,039 AUS Strebre Delovski W 14 December 2007 Round 17 Wellington Phoenix 20px 1–1 (1–1)Summary 20px Queensland Roar V. Coveny 15S. Smeltz 24A. Elrich 72Daniel 90 5 Reinaldo37 R. Kruse72 H. Seo Westpac Stadium, Wellington 9,384 AUS Ben Williams D 30 December 2007 Round 18 Newcastle Jets 20px 2–3 (1–1)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix M. Bridge 29 pen.S. Musialik 55S. Tunbridge 81 16 S. Smeltz28 G. Moss49 M. Ferrante51 K. Rees59 V. Lia84 T. Brown90 A. Elrich EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 15,107 AUS Strebre Delovski W 4 January 2008 Round 19 Wellington Phoenix 20px 0–2 (0–0)Summary 20px Sydney FC K. Rees 14R. Johnson 80S. Smeltz 81T. Lochhead 85R. Aloisi 0 90 26 U. Talay79 T. McFlynn83 A. Brosque Westpac Stadium, Wellington 14,288 AUS Ben Williams L 11 January 2008 Round 20 Melbourne Victory 20px 3–0 (2–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix C. Hernandez 31N. Ward 35K. Patafta 88 54 T. Brown63 K. Dodd90 Felipe Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 25,489 AUS Peter Green L 19 January 2008 Round 21 Central Coast Mariners 20px 2–0 (0–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix M. Jedinak 22J. Aloisi 52A. Kwasnik 90+4 41 J. Christie86 V. Lia Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 9,849 AUS Kevin Docherty L Exhibition match 1 December 2007 Wellington Phoenix NZL 1–4 USA Los Angeles Galaxy R. Aloisi 7 17 C. Mathis 45 L. Donovan 48 C. Pavón 77 (pen) D. Beckham Westpac Stadium, Wellington 31,853 NZL Michael Hester L Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A Result D/L/L/W/D/W/L/L/L/L/W/L/D/D/L/W/D/W/L/L/L Position 2/8/8/5/6/5/5/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/8/7/7/7/7/8/8 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Matches April 2013 League table Standings WP Statistics Wellington Phoenix records and statistics Appearances Rank RankingPlayerMinutes playedTotal 1 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Melbourne Victory 2 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Wellington Phoenix 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Newcastle Jets 4 Sydney FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix 5 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Adelaide United 6 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Perth Glory 7 Queensland Roar 2–1 Wellington Phoenix 8 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Wellington Phoenix 9 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Central Coast Mariners 10 Adelaide United 4–1 Wellington Phoenix 11 Perth Glory 0–1 Wellington Phoenix 12 Queensland Roar 3–0 Wellington Phoenix 13 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Sydney FC 14 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Wellington Phoenix 15 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Adelaide United 16 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Perth Glory 17 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Queensland Roar 18 Newcastle Jets 2–3 Wellington Phoenix 19 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Sydney FC 20 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix 21 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Wellington Phoenix App. Total Appearances GS Games started Subbed OnSubbed OffMin. Minutes played1NZL Glen Moss90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 20 20 0 0 1,8002AUS Karl Dodd90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 19 19 0 0 1,710NZL Shane Smeltz90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 19 19 0 0 1,7104NZL Tony Lochhead90 90 90 82 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 18 18 0 1 1,612AUS Michael Ferrante90 90 90 90 90 19 90 45 33 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 18 16 2 1 1,5376BRA Daniel90 90 48 90 90 90 90 90 84 80 67 86 87 90 8 12 30 17 14 3 6 1,222BRA Felipe26 36 82 62 86 71 41 56 90 90 90 67 78 65 77 90 8 17 14 3 10 1,115NZL Vaughan Coveny76 62 42 28 4 77 70 75 10 90 11 25 83 90 89 90 65 17 11 6 8 9879NZL Jeremy Christie64 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 3 4 7 8 83 16 12 4 2 1,06910AUS Richard Johnson 90 90 86 86 90 90 6 90 77 75 23 5 25 82 14 10 4 5 91511AUS Vince Lia 75 90 90 90 90 90 79 90 90 90 83 90 90 13 13 0 3 1,137AUS Ross Aloisi90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 84 77 8px8 62 13 12 1 3 1,041AUS Steven O'Dor 90 90 90 90 90 49 90 90 90 80 4 1 90 13 11 2 2 1,034AUS Ahmad Elrich 45 86 90 79 8px34 90 90 86 85 90 82 60 7 13 11 2 7 92415NZL Steven Old90 8 41 90 90 10 90 10px89 90 90 90 90 12 9 3 1 86816NZL Tim Brown 13 20 90 6 90 90 90 65 90 90 90 11 8 3 1 73417AUS Kristian Rees 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 9 9 0 0 81018AUS Royce Brownlie14 28 8 15 11 13 15 13 8 0 8 0 11719BRA George 4 4 49 15 4 0 4 0 7220BRA Cleberson90 54 90 3 3 0 1 234NZL Kosta Barbarouses 4 13 90 3 1 2 0 10721NZL Greg Draper 25 28 2 0 2 0 5322NZL Mark Paston 90 1 1 0 0 9023NZL Jacob Spoonley 0 0 0 0 0 #CCFFCC Player started 1px solid #AAAAAA     #FFFF99 Player subbed in 1px solid #AAAAAA     #E0E0E0 Player suspended 1px solid #AAAAAA     #FFCCCC Player injured 1px solid #AAAAAA Goal scorers Rank RankingPlayerGoals by roundTotal 1 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Melbourne Victory 2 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Wellington Phoenix 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Newcastle Jets 4 Sydney FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix 5 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Adelaide United 6 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Perth Glory 7 Queensland Roar 2–1 Wellington Phoenix 8 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Wellington Phoenix 9 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Central Coast Mariners 10 Adelaide United 4–1 Wellington Phoenix 11 Perth Glory 0–1 Wellington Phoenix 12 Queensland Roar 3–0 Wellington Phoenix 13 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Sydney FC 14 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Wellington Phoenix 15 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Adelaide United 16 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Perth Glory 17 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Queensland Roar 18 Newcastle Jets 2–3 Wellington Phoenix 19 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Sydney FC 20 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix 21 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Wellington Phoenix 1 NZL Shane Smeltz 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 9 2 BRA Daniel 1 1 1 1 4 3 BRA Felipe 1 1 1 3 4 AUS Ross Aloisi 1 1 2 5 NZL Steven Old 1 1 NZL Tony Lochhead 1 1 NZL Vaughan Coveny 1 1 AUS Ahmad Elrich 1 1 AUS Vince Lia 1 1 AUS Michael Ferrante 1 1 AUS Kristian Rees 1 1 A goal was scored from a penalty kick Goal assists Rank RankingPlayerAssists by roundTotal 1 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Melbourne Victory 2 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Wellington Phoenix 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Newcastle Jets 4 Sydney FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix 5 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Adelaide United 6 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Perth Glory 7 Queensland Roar 2–1 Wellington Phoenix 8 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Wellington Phoenix 9 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Central Coast Mariners 10 Adelaide United 4–1 Wellington Phoenix 11 Perth Glory 0–1 Wellington Phoenix 12 Queensland Roar 3–0 Wellington Phoenix 13 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Sydney FC 14 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Wellington Phoenix 15 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Adelaide United 16 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Perth Glory 17 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Queensland Roar 18 Newcastle Jets 2–3 Wellington Phoenix 19 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Sydney FC 20 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix 21 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Wellington Phoenix1NZL Vaughan Coveny 1 11 1 4BRA Daniel 2 1 1 43NZL Shane Smeltz 1 1 1 34AUS Vince Lia 1 1 2NZL Tony Lochhead 11 26AUS Ross Aloisi 1 1NZL Tim Brown 1 1NZL Jeremy Christie 1 1AUS Karl Dodd 1 1AUS Ahmad Elrich 1 1BRA Felipe 1 1AUS Michael Ferrante 1 1BRA George 1 1AUS Steven O'Dor 1 1 Discipline Rank RankingPlayerCards by roundTotal 1 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Melbourne Victory 2 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Wellington Phoenix 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Newcastle Jets 4 Sydney FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix 5 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Adelaide United 6 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Perth Glory 7 Queensland Roar 2–1 Wellington Phoenix 8 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Wellington Phoenix 9 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Central Coast Mariners 10 Adelaide United 4–1 Wellington Phoenix 11 Perth Glory 0–1 Wellington Phoenix 12 Queensland Roar 3–0 Wellington Phoenix 13 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Sydney FC 14 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Wellington Phoenix 15 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Adelaide United 16 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Perth Glory 17 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Queensland Roar 18 Newcastle Jets 2–3 Wellington Phoenix 19 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Sydney FC 20 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix 21 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Wellington Phoenix 11px 15px 11px1BRA Daniel 11px11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 7 2AUS Ross Aloisi 11px 11px11px 11px 3 1AUS Karl Dodd 11px11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 6 4AUS Ahmad Elrich 11px 11px 11px11px 3 15NZL Tim Brown 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 5 AUS Vince Lia 11px 11px11px 11px 11px5 7NZL Jeremy Christie 11px11px 11px 11px4 AUS Richard Johnson 11px 11px 11px 11px 4 NZL Tony Lochhead 11px 11px 11px 11px 4 10NZL Steven Old 11px 15px 1 1 NZL Shane Smeltz 11px 11px 11px 3 12NZL Vaughan Coveny 11px 11px 2 BRA Felipe 11px 11px 2 AUS Michael Ferrante 11px 11px 2 NZL Glen Moss 11px 11px 2 AUS Kristian Rees 11px 11px 2 17BRA Cleberson 11px 1 Goal times Times in which goals have been scored in the 2007–08 season 20 em nth Min. nth Minutes   01-05 06-10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60 61–65 66–70 71–75 76–80 81–85 86–90 Goals for Wellington Phoenix     6 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 Goals against Wellington Phoenix   6 3 4 1 3 0 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 5 3 4 Home attendance DateRoundAttendanceOppositionStadium26 August 2007Round 1 14,421 20px Melbourne VictoryWestpac Stadium9 September 2007Round 3 11,478 20px Newcastle Jets22 September 2007Round 5 12,127 20px Adelaide United30 September 2007Round 6 10,127 20px Perth Glory21 October 2007Round 9 10,560 20px Central Coast Mariners17 November 2007Round 13 8,062 20px Sydney FC30 November 2007Round 15 18,345 20px Adelaide United1 December 2007Exhibition 31,853 USA Los Angeles Galaxy7 December 2007Round 16 8,032 20px Perth Glory14 December 2007Round 17 9,384 20px Queensland Roar4 January 2008Round 19 14,288 20px Sydney FCTotal116,824 excl. exhibition matchAverage11,682 excl. exhibition match Club Kit Reebok Sony | _yellowblackhorizontal ffff00 000000 ffff00 000000 000000 Pre-Season | | _yellow_white_reebok_spikes 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Home | | 000000 FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF FFFFFF Away | |} End-of-season awards See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC end-of-season awards Sony Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz Players' Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz Media Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz Golden Boot: Shane Smeltz – 9 goals References 2007-08 Category:2007–08 A-League by team Wellington Phoenix season