2008–09 Wellington Phoenix FC season

October 2015 October 2015 Wellington Phoenix FC 2008–09 Ricki Herbert Manager Terry Serepisos Chairman Tony Pignata CEO A-League 6th Preseason Cup 2nd Finals Did not qualify Shane Smeltz12 Goals 10,516 v Queensland17 August 2008 5,500 v Newcastle23 November 2008 000000 _yellow_white_reebok_spikes 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF FFFFFF 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 season was Wellington Phoenix's second season in the A-League. Players First-team squad 1 NZL GK Mark Paston 2 NZL DF Jeremy Christie 3 NZL DF Tony Lochhead 4 AUS DF Jon McKain 5 AUS DF Karl Dodd 6 NZL MF Tim Brown Vice-Captain 7 NZL MF Leo Bertos 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 AUS MF Troy Hearfield 15 AUS FW Adam Kwasnik 16 NZL DF David Mulligan 17 AUS MF Vince Lia 18 NZL DF Ben Sigmund 19 NZL FW Greg Draper 20 NZL GK Glen Moss 21 CHN MF Leilei Gao 22 AUS DF Andrew Durante Captain 23 NZL FW Kosta Barbarouses 25 AUS DF Manny Muscat 26 BRA MF Fred 30 AUS GK Scott Higgins Transfers In No. Squad numberPos. PositionPlayerFromNotes4DFAUS Jon McKainROM FCU Politehnica Timişoara7MFNZL Leo BertosAUS Perth Glory13MFAUS Troy HearfieldAUS Newcastle Jets16DFNZL David MulliganENG Port Vale21MFCHN Leilei GaoFIN MyPa22DFAUS Andrew DuranteAUS Newcastle Jets25DFAUS Manny MuscatAUS Green Gully Cavaliers26MFBRA FredUSA D.C. UnitedOn loan30GKAUS Scott HigginsAUS Adelaide UnitedShort term injury cover Out No. Squad numberPos. PositionPlayerFromNotes4DFBRA ClebersonBRA America13DFAUS Steven OldAUS Macarthur Rams14DFAUS Steven O'DorAUS South Melbourne 15MFBRA GeorgeVEN Carabobo16DFAUS Kristian ReesAUS Adelaide City18MFAUS Ahmad ElrichAUS Central Coast Mariners21MFBRA FelipePOL Wisla Krakow22FWAUS Royce BrownlieAUS Peninsula Power26MFBRA FredUSA D.C. UnitedLoan expired30GKNZL Jacob SpoonleyNZL Auckland City FC Matches 2008 Pre-Season Cup fixtures 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup Group B Group B WP Group stage 20 August 2008 16:00 NZST Wellington Phoenix 20px 1–0 (0:0)Report 20px Central Coast Mariners Daniel 72 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 4,853 W Group stage 27 August 2008 15:00 NZST Queensland Roar 20px 1–1 (1:0)Report 20px Wellington Phoenix S. van Dijk 18 74 A. Kwasnik Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast 3,832 D Group stage 2 September 2008 16:00 NZST Sydney FC 20px 2–3 (2:0)Report 20px Wellington Phoenix A. Brosque 16I. Fyfe 39 57 T. Hearfield62 S. Smeltz82 L. Gao WIN Stadium, Wollongong 6,124 W Final 6 August 2008 19:30 NZST Wellington Phoenix 20px 0–0 (7-8 pen)Report 20px Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington 9,208 NZL Peter O'Leary S. Smeltz L. Bertos T. Hearfield V. Coveny Daniel M. Ferrante J. McKain R. Johnson K. Dodd saved R. Vargas T. Pondeljak J. López N. Ward C. Hernandez S. Ryall D. Allsopp M. Kemp E. Berger D 2008–09 Hyundai A-League fixtures 17 August 2008 Round 1 Wellington Phoenix 20px 1–1 (0–0)Summary 20px Queensland Roar S. Smeltz 51K. Dodd 52Daniel 55L. Bertos 56 46 C. Miller65 D. Dodd79 M. Zullo90 M. McKay Westpac Stadium, Wellington 10,561 AUS Ben Williams D 24 August 2008 Round 2 Wellington Phoenix 20px 2–4 (1–2)Summary 20px Melbourne Victory S. Smeltz 29 65 pen.A. Durante 73M. Ferrante 81 16 35 D. Allsopp20 47 N. Fabiano56 E. Berger68 pen. K. Muscat Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,110 AUS Strebre Delovski L 30 August 2008 Round 3 Adelaide United 20px 3– 0 (1–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix L. Pantelis 15Cristiano 49 60 34 D. Mulligan40 L. Gao Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 7,832 AUS Matthew Breeze L 14 September 2008 Round 4 Wellington Phoenix 20px 0–0 (0–0)Summary 20px Central Coast Mariners R. Johnson 5K. Dodd 18T. Hearfield 45 50 J. Hutchinson54 P. Bojic Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,928 AUS Strebre Delovski D 21 September 2008 Round 5 Perth Glory 20px 1–0 (0–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix J. Harnwell 15N. Topor-Stanley 38E. Dadi 78 pen. 27 R. Johnson44 T. Lochhead77 J. McKain Members Equity Stadium, Perth 4,433 AUS Strebre Delovski L 28 September 2008 Round 6 Wellington Phoenix 20px 2–1 (1–1)Summary 20px Sydney FC S. Smeltz 42V. Coveny 48M. Muscat 68T. Brown 76A. Kwasnik 84 20 A. Brosque79 S. Musialik Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,729 AUS Chris Beath W 6 October 2008 Round 7 Newcastle Jets 20px 2–2 (0–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix N. Spencer 19J. Håkansson 45T. Elrich 49 59K. Patafta 68 52 pen. 89 pen S. Smeltz EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 8,492 AUS Craig Zetter D 19 October 2008 Round 8 Central Coast Mariners 20px 0–1 (0–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix M. Jedinak 18M. Simon 60 53 K. Dodd62 J. McKain83 L. Gao Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 9,011 AUS Ben Williams W 26 October 2008 Round 9 Wellington Phoenix 20px 0–1 (0–1)Summary 20px Queensland Roar T. Brown 24L. Gao 41 30 D. Tiatto40J. McCloughan51 S. van Dijk81 D. Dodd90 L. Reddy Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,543 NZL Peter O'Leary L 2 November 2008 Round 10 Perth Glory 20px 2–0 (1–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix N. Rukavytsya 15 70N. Rizzo 88 39 K. Dodd Members Equity Stadium, Perth 7,228 AUS Chris Beath L 7 November 2008 Round 11 Sydney FC 20px 1–2 (0–1)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix S. Musialik 77 34 L. Bertos89 pen. S. Smeltz Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 12,856 AUS Craig Zetter W 23 November 2008 Round 12 Wellington Phoenix 20px 2–0 (0–0)Summary 20px Newcastle Jets T. Lochhead 53K. Dodd 76S. Smeltz 79T. Hearfield 86 0 29 J. Griffiths0 51 M. Milligan54 A. Griffiths Westpac Stadium, Wellington 5,500 AUS Matthew Breeze W 28 November 2008 Round 13 Wellington Phoenix 20px 2–1 (1–1)Summary 20px Melbourne Victory T. Brown 22J. McKain 23S. Smeltz 58 58Fred 83 20 D. Allsopp42 G. Brebner Westpac Stadium, Wellington 7,953 AUS Craig Zetter W 5 December 2008 Round 14 Adelaide United 20px 6–1 (2–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix S. Ognenovski 21Cristiano 42 74Cássio 57 70T. Dodd 90 56 Fred39 M. Ferrante53 J. McKain83 T. Hearfield Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 9,442 AUS Matthew Breeze L 13 December 2008 Round 15 Wellington Phoenix 20px 1–1 (0–0)Summary 20px Perth Glory T. Brown 83 76 E. Dadi Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,362 AUS Strebre Delovski D 19 December 2008 Round 16 Wellington Phoenix 20px 1–0 (1–0)Summary 20px Central Coast Mariners Smeltz 2 62A. Durante 90T. Brown 90 45 A. Caceres49 B. Porter52 D. Macallister Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,722 AUS Chris Beath W 28 December 2008 Round 17 Queensland Roar 20px 3–2 (1–1)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix M. McKay 39S. van Dijk 48J. McCloughan 63C. Moore 68T. Oar 90 11 o.g. L. DeVere2 37 90 A. Durante45 T. Brown46 T. Hearfield86 M. Muscat87 J. McKain Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 13,115 AUS Ben Williams L 4 January 2009 Round 18 Wellington Phoenix 20px 3–0 (0–0)Summary 20px Newcastle Jets B. Sigmund 53L. Bertos 62S. Smeltz 67 86 pen. Westpac Stadium, Wellington 7,524 AUS Craig Zetter W 11 January 2009 Round 19 Sydney FC 20px 1–0 (0–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix T. McFlynn 24A. Brosque 64K. Danning 85 32 M. Ferrante37 J. McKain0 64 T. Hearfield90 M. Muscat Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 9,605 AUS Ben Williams L 18 January 2009 Round 20 Wellington Phoenix 20px 1–1 (1–1)Summary 20px Adelaide United J. McKain 14T. Brown 2 28 51K. Barbarouses 31L. Bertos 51 9 P. Reid79 S. Jamieson84 J. Salley85 S. Ognenovski Westpac Stadium, Wellington 8,241 AUS Chris Beath D 23 January 2009 Round 21 Melbourne Victory 20px 2–0 (1–0)Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix D. Allsopp 25K. Muscat 40 pen.N. Fabiano 82A. Thompson 89 Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 28,905 AUS Strebre Delovski L Results by round table b Round Ground H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A Result D/L/L/D/L/W/D/W/L/L/W/W/W/L/D/W/L/W/L/D/L Position 2/8/8/7/8/7/7/7/7/8/6/6/5/6/5/5/5/5/5/5/6 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 played by roundTotal1 Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Queensland Roar 2 Wellington Phoenix 2-4 Melbourne Victory 3 Adelaide United 3-0 Wellington Phoenix 4 Wellington Phoenix 0-0 Central Coast Mariners 5 Perth Glory 1-0 Wellington Phoenix 6 Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Sydney FC 7 Newcastle Jets 2-2 Wellington Phoenix 8 Central Coast Mariners 0-1 Wellington Phoenix 9 Wellington Phoenix 0-1 Queensland Roar 10 Perth Glory 2-0 Wellington Phoenix 11 Sydney FC 1-2 Wellington Phoenix 12 Wellington Phoenix 2-0 Newcastle Jets 13 Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Melbourne Victory 14 Adelaide United 6-1 Wellington Phoenix 15 Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Perth Glory 16 Wellington Phoenix 1-0 Central Coast Mariners 17 Queensland Roar 3-2 Wellington Phoenix 18 Wellington Phoenix 3-0 Newcastle Jets 19 Sydney FC 1-0 Wellington Phoenix 20 Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Adelaide United 21 Melbourne Victory 2-0 Wellington Phoenix App. Total Appearances GS Games started Subbed OnSubbed OffMin. Minutes played1NZL Tony Lochhead90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 63 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 2121 0 1 1,8632NZL Shane Smeltz90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 83 90 90 90 90 89 90 90 90 2020 0 2 1,7923AUS Michael Ferrante90 90 90 90 21 24 26 23 90 90 81 90 73 75 61 77 80 10 90 1914 5 6 1,1814AUS Jon McKain90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 88 78 1818 0 2 1,6065AUS Karl Dodd89 16 87 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 22 90 90 90 90 90 90 1715 2 2 1,384NZL Tim Brown 3 6 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 72 90 90 90 90 90 12px51 1715 2 1 1,302BRA Daniel72 61 29 72 90 18 16 18 16 2 18 17 24 90 44 74 67 177 10 5 7288AUS Andrew Durante90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 12px90 46 8 1615 1 1 1,314NZL Leo Bertos90 90 10 44 72 89 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 1614 2 2 1,12510NZL Ben Sigmund 18 5 90 66 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 68 90 90 90 1513 2 2 1,14711AUS Manny Muscat90 74 90 90 69 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 1414 0 2 1,223AUS Troy Hearfield18 90 90 74 70 78 21 7 27 90 66 71 89 9px64 1410 4 7 85513NZL Glen Moss90 90 90 90 90 44 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 1312 1 0 1,12414AUS Adam Kwasnik90 90 55 20 90 72 80 46 19 1 16 23 127 5 4 60215NZL Jeremy Christie 16 21 24 9 15 29 13 10 2 12 100 10 0 15116NZL Mark Paston 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 46 99 0 1 766NZL Vaughan Coveny 29 35 90 69 66 64 74 66 1 96 3 5 49418CHN Leilei Gao 61 16 90 69 90 90 90 67 87 1 3 57319AUS Richard Johnson1 90 74 90 84 90 90 76 1 2 51920NZL Kosta Barbarouses 24 12 1 80 82 52 3 2 19921NZL David Mulligan 90 90 85 33 0 1 265BRA Fred 74 88 90 33 0 2 25223NZL Greg Draper 00 0 0 0AUS Vince Lia 00 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 1-1 Queensland Roar 2 Wellington Phoenix 2-4 Melbourne Victory 3 Adelaide United 3-0 Wellington Phoenix 4 Wellington Phoenix 0-0 Central Coast Mariners 5 Perth Glory 1-0 Wellington Phoenix 6 Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Sydney FC 7 Newcastle Jets 2-2 Wellington Phoenix 8 Central Coast Mariners 0-1 Wellington Phoenix 9 Wellington Phoenix 0-1 Queensland Roar 10 Perth Glory 2-0 Wellington Phoenix 11 Sydney FC 1-2 Wellington Phoenix 12 Wellington Phoenix 2-0 Newcastle Jets 13 Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Melbourne Victory 14 Adelaide United 6-1 Wellington Phoenix 15 Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Perth Glory 16 Wellington Phoenix 1-0 Central Coast Mariners 17 Queensland Roar 3-2 Wellington Phoenix 18 Wellington Phoenix 3-0 Newcastle Jets 19 Sydney FC 1-0 Wellington Phoenix 20 Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Adelaide United 21 Melbourne Victory 2-0 Wellington Phoenix 1 NZL Shane Smeltz12 12 111 1 2 122 NZL Tim Brown 1 1 1 33AUS Troy Hearfield 1 1 2NZL Leo Bertos 1 1 25 BRA Fred 1 1AUS Karl Dodd 1 1NZL Kosta Barbarouses 1 1Own goal 1 1 #E0FFE0 Goal scored from penalty kick 1px solid #AAAAAA     #A0ffA0 2 goals scored from penalty kick 1px solid #AAAAAA     Goal assists Rank RankingPlayerAssists by roundTotal 1 Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Queensland Roar 2 Wellington Phoenix 2-4 Melbourne Victory 3 Adelaide United 3-0 Wellington Phoenix 4 Wellington Phoenix 0-0 Central Coast Mariners 5 Perth Glory 1-0 Wellington Phoenix 6 Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Sydney FC 7 Newcastle Jets 2-2 Wellington Phoenix 8 Central Coast Mariners 0-1 Wellington Phoenix 9 Wellington Phoenix 0-1 Queensland Roar 10 Perth Glory 2-0 Wellington Phoenix 11 Sydney FC 1-2 Wellington Phoenix 12 Wellington Phoenix 2-0 Newcastle Jets 13 Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Melbourne Victory 14 Adelaide United 6-1 Wellington Phoenix 15 Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Perth Glory 16 Wellington Phoenix 1-0 Central Coast Mariners 17 Queensland Roar 3-2 Wellington Phoenix 18 Wellington Phoenix 3-0 Newcastle Jets 19 Sydney FC 1-0 Wellington Phoenix 20 Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Adelaide United 21 Melbourne Victory 2-0 Wellington Phoenix1NZL Leo Bertos 1 11 11 1 62AUS Troy Hearfield 1 2 33BRA Daniel1 1 2NZL Tony Lochhead 1 1 2AUS Jon McKain 1 1 26NZL Tim Brown 1 1NZL Vaughan Coveny 1 1PRC Leilei Gao 1 1NZL Ben Sigmund 1 1NZL Shane Smeltz 1 1 Discipline Rank RankingPlayerCards by roundTotal 1 Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Queensland Roar 2 Wellington Phoenix 2-4 Melbourne Victory 3 Adelaide United 3-0 Wellington Phoenix 4 Wellington Phoenix 0-0 Central Coast Mariners 5 Perth Glory 1-0 Wellington Phoenix 6 Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Sydney FC 7 Newcastle Jets 2-2 Wellington Phoenix 8 Central Coast Mariners 0-1 Wellington Phoenix 9 Wellington Phoenix 0-1 Queensland Roar 10 Perth Glory 2-0 Wellington Phoenix 11 Sydney FC 1-2 Wellington Phoenix 12 Wellington Phoenix 2-0 Newcastle Jets 13 Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Melbourne Victory 14 Adelaide United 6-1 Wellington Phoenix 15 Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Perth Glory 16 Wellington Phoenix 1-0 Central Coast Mariners 17 Queensland Roar 3-2 Wellington Phoenix 18 Wellington Phoenix 3-0 Newcastle Jets 19 Sydney FC 1-0 Wellington Phoenix 20 Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Adelaide United 21 Melbourne Victory 2-0 Wellington Phoenix 11px 15px 11px1AUS Jon McKain 11px 11px 11px11px 11px 11px11px 7 2AUS Troy Hearfield 11px 11px 11px 2 1NZL Tim Brown 11px 11px11px 15px 31AUS Karl Dodd11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 5 5AUS Andrew Durante 11px 11px15px 216AUS Michael Ferrante 11px 11px 11px 3 PRC Leilei Gao 11px 11px11px 3 AUS Manny Muscat 11px 11px 11px 3 9NZL Leo Bertos11px 11px 2 NZL Tony Lochhead 11px 11px 2 AUS Richard Johnson 11px11px 2 NZL Shane Smeltz 11px 11px 2 13NZL Vaughan Coveny 11px 1 BRA Daniel11px 1 NZL David Mulligan 11px 1 NZL Ben Sigmund 11px 1 AUS Adam Kwasnik 11px 1 BRA Fred 11px 1 Goal times Times in which goals have been scored in the 2008–09 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 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 2 1 4 Goals against Wellington Phoenix   6 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 3 1 4 0 3 0 4 1 3 1 3 Home attendance DateRoundAttendanceOppositionStadium17 August 2008Round 1 10,51620px Queensland Roar Westpac Stadium24 August 2008Round 2 6,11020px Melbourne Victory14 September 2008Round 4 6,92620px Central Coast Mariners28 September 2008Round 6 6,72920px Sydney FC26 October 2008Round 9 6,54320px Queensland Roar23 November 2008Round 12 5,50020px Newcastle Jets28 November 2008Round 13 7,95320px Melbourne Victory14 December 2008Round 15 6,36220px Perth Glory19 December 2008Round 16 6,72220px Central Coast Mariners4 January 2009Round 18 7,52020px Newcastle Jets18 January 2009Round 20 8,24120px Adelaide UnitedTotal79,122Average7,193 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 Reebok Sony | | _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: 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 External links Wellington Phoenix - Official website Category:Wellington Phoenix FC seasons Wellington Phoenix Season, 2008-09 Wellington Phoenix season