Wellington Phoenix
2014–15 season
ChairmanRob Morrison
ManagerErnie Merrick
StadiumWestpac Stadium, Wellington
A-League4th
ASB Premiership6th
A-League Finals SeriesElimination-finals
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Nathan Burns (13)
All: Nathan Burns (13)
Highest home attendance13,248 vs Sydney FC
26 April 2015
Lowest home attendance6,236 vs Sydney FC
29 March 2015

The 2014–15 Wellington Phoenix FC season was the club's eighth season since its establishment in 2007. The club participated in the A-League for the eighth time and the FFA Cup for the first time. Wellington Phoenix also competed in New Zealand's domestic league, the ASB Premiership, with a reserves squad for the first time.[1]

Players

Squad information

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK New Zealand NZL Glen Moss
2 DF Malta MLT Manny Muscat
3 FW Australia AUS Joel Griffiths
4 MF Netherlands NED Roly Bonevacia
5 DF New Zealand NZL Michael Boxall
6 DF Australia AUS Josh Brindell-South
7 FW Costa Rica CRC Kenny Cunningham
8 MF Spain ESP Alex Rodriguez
9 FW Australia AUS Nathan Burns
10 MF New Zealand NZL Michael McGlinchey
11 MF New Zealand NZL Kwabena Appiah
12 FW New Zealand NZL Tyler Boyd
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Spain ESP Albert Riera
14 MF New Zealand NZL Alex Rufer
15 MF New Zealand NZL Jason Hicks
16 DF New Zealand NZL Louis Fenton
17 MF Australia AUS Vince Lia
18 DF New Zealand NZL Ben Sigmund (vice-captain)
19 DF New Zealand NZL Tom Doyle
20 GK Australia AUS Lewis Italiano
21 FW Fiji FIJ Roy Krishna
22 DF New Zealand NZL Andrew Durante (captain)
23 MF New Zealand NZL Matthew Ridenton

Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
4 MF Netherlands Roly Bonevacia 32 Roda JC Netherlands Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
8 MF Spain Alex Rodriguez 30 Sunderland England Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
9 FW Australia Nathan Burns 35 Incheon United South Korea Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
10 MF New Zealand Michael McGlinchey 37 Central Coast Mariners Australia Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
19 DF New Zealand Tom Doyle 31 Team Wellington Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
11 FW New Zealand Kwabena Appiah 31 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Transfer Summer 2016 Free wellingtonphoenix.com
3 FW Australia Joel Griffiths 44 Newcastle Jets Australia Transfer Summer 2015 Free radionz.co.nz

Transfers out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
21 MF Costa Rica Carlos Hernández 41 C.S. Cartaginés Costa Rica Contract Terminated Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au http://cartagines.net/
7 MF New Zealand Leo Bertos 42 East Bengal India End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
10 FW Belgium Stein Huysegems 41 End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
4 DF New Zealand Luke Adams 29 End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
3 DF Australia Reece Caira 31 Released Mid-season Free wellingtonphoenix.com.au
11 FW New Zealand Jeremy Brockie 36 SuperSport United South Africa Transfer Mid-season goal.com

Technical staff

Position Name
First team coach Scotland Ernie Merrick
Assistant coach England Chris Greenacre
Reserves team coach England Andy Hedge
Goalkeeping Coach Scotland Jonathan Gould
Strength & Conditioning Coach Scotland Lee Spence

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA CupASB Premiership
AppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
1 GK New Zealand Glen Moss 28 0 0 0 0 2700001000000000
2 DF Malta Manny Muscat 24 1 6 0 0 23+116000000000000
3 MF Australia Joel Griffiths 5 1 0 0 0 3+210000000000000
4 MF Netherlands Roly Bonevacia 28 4 6 0 0 2846000000000000
5 DF New Zealand Michael Boxall 22 2 0 0 0 9+1020001000020000
6 DF Australia Josh Brindell-South 11 1 0 0 0 1000000000101000
7 FW Costa Rica Kenny Cunningham 20 5 3 0 0 1+1643001000021000
8 MF Spain Alex Rodriguez 26 0 4 0 0 19+604000000010000
9 MF Australia Nathan Burns 25 13 2 0 0 24132001000000000
10 MF New Zealand Michael McGlinchey 25 5 0 0 0 2550000000000000
11 MF New Zealand Kwabena Appiah 4 0 0 0 0 0+200000000020000
12 FW New Zealand Tyler Boyd 11 12 3 0 0 0+4200010000610300
13 MF Spain Albert Riera 27 0 3 1 0 2703100000000000
14 MF New Zealand Alex Rufer 17 1 1 1 0 0+300000+10000131110
15 MF New Zealand Jason Hicks 14 2 2 0 0 0+812000+1000051000
16 DF New Zealand Louis Fenton 23 0 3 0 0 18+403001000000000
17 MF Australia Vince Lia 21 0 2 0 0 14+702000000000000
18 DF New Zealand Ben Sigmund 27 0 6 0 0 2606001000000000
19 DF New Zealand Tom Doyle 16 1 1 0 1 8+201001000051001
20 GK Australia Lewis Italiano 7 0 0 0 0 100000000060000
21 FW Fiji Roy Krishna 25 9 3 0 0 19+592000+1010000000
22 DF New Zealand Andrew Durante 29 1 4 0 0 2814001000000000
23 MF New Zealand Matthew Ridenton 11 1 0 0 0 1+200001000071000
27 MF New Zealand Louis Evans 6 0 0 0 0 000000000060000
28 FW New Zealand Xavier Pratt 12 1 1 0 0 00000000006+61100
29 FW New Zealand Joel Stevens 13 7 0 0 0 000000000012+17000
30 GK New Zealand Oliver Sail 12 0 1 0 0 000000000010+20100
31 FW New Zealand Andrew Blake 15 1 1 0 0 0000000000151100
32 DF New Zealand Tamupiwa Dimairo 16 0 1 0 0 0000000000160100
33 MF New Zealand James McGarry 13 0 0 0 0 000000000011+20000
35 DF New Zealand Sam Wilson 10 0 1 0 0 00000000005+50100
36 FW New Zealand Cherbel Khouchaba 4 0 0 0 0 00000000001+30000
37 FW New Zealand Nathaniel Hailemariam 14 9 0 0 0 000000000012+29000
38 DF New Zealand Justin Gulley 11 0 1 0 0 0000000000110100
39 MF New Zealand Joe Bell 12 0 0 0 0 00000000004+80000
40 GK New Zealand Marcel Kampman 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000
42 MF New Zealand Ruairi Cahill-Fleury 8 2 0 0 0 00000000004+42000
MF New Zealand Merlin Luke-Miny 3 0 0 0 0 00000000001+20000
DF New Zealand Gianni Bouzoukis 3 0 0 0 0 00000000000+30000
FW New Zealand Liam Wood 3 0 0 0 0 000000000030000
MF New Zealand Sam Gillespie 2 0 0 0 0 00000000000+20000
DF New Zealand Christian Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 00000000000+10000
Players no longer at the club:
3 DF Australia Reece Caira 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000
11 FW New Zealand Jeremy Brockie 11 2 1 0 0 6+421001000000000

Pre-season and friendlies

18 June 2014 Western Suburbs New Zealand 1–2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Porirua, New Zealand
18:30 NZST Fenton ?' (o.g.)
Edge Red card ?'		 Report Hicks 53'
Sigmund ?'		 Stadium: Olé Football Academy
2 July 2014 Miramar Rangers New Zealand 0–5 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Petone, New Zealand
19:15 NZST Report Cunningham 2'
Brockie 15'
Krishna 66'
Boyd ?', ?'		 Stadium: Petone Memorial Park
9 July 2014 Petone New Zealand 0–3 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Petone, New Zealand
19:00 NZST Report Ball 63'
Rufer 73'
Krishna 86'		 Stadium: Petone Memorial Park
15 July 2014 Wellington Olympic New Zealand 0–2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Petone, New Zealand
19:00 NZST Stadium: Petone Memorial Park
23 July 2014 Carlsberg Football United Tour Wellington Phoenix New Zealand 2–1 England West Ham United Auckland, New Zealand
19:30 NZST Durante 11'
Rodriguez 27'		 Report Zárate 70' Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 20,000
26 July 2014 Carlsberg Football United Tour Wellington Phoenix New Zealand 0–1 England Newcastle United Wellington, New Zealand
16:30 NZST Report Gouffran 41' Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 30,000

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
A-League — 4th 12 October 2014 26 April 2015
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Elimination-finals 3 May 2015 3 May 2015
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 5 August 2014 5 August 2014
ASB Premiership — 6th 2 November 2014 14 March 2015

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification for Finals series
5 Melbourne City 27 9 8 10 36 41 −5 35
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 4 13 42 43 −1 34
7 Perth Glory[lower-alpha 2] 27 14 8 5 45 35 +10 50
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 5 8 14 26 50 −24 23
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 4 6 17 29 44 −15 18
10 Newcastle Jets 27 3 8 16 23 55 −32 17
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
  2. ↑ Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.[2]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 14 4 9 45 35  +10 46 7 3 4 24 17  +7 7 1 5 21 18  +3

Last updated: 26 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHH
ResultLWWLWLLWWDWWWWLLDDWWWWLLDWL
Position754555555533324444421114544
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

12 October 2014 1 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Perth Glory Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT McGlinchey 73' Report Keogh 32'
Maclaren 86'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,767
Referee: Alan Milliner
26 October 2014 3 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Newcastle Jets Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT Burns 4', 42'
McGlinchey 64'
Durante 90+4'		 Report J. Griffiths 90' Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,802
Referee: Chris Beath
3 November 2014 4 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
Sunday 19:30 AEDT Finkler 24'
Pain 68'		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 23,827
Referee: Shaun Evans
7 November 2014 5 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
Friday 19:40 NZDT Burns 79' Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,008
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
15 November 2014 6 Adelaide United 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
Saturday 16:30 ACDT Boogaard 36'
Cirio 90+4'		 Report Bonevacia 15' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,726
Referee: Strebre Delovski
21 November 2014 7 Perth Glory 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Perth
Friday 18:45 AWST De Silva 2'
Keogh 60'
Zadkovich Red card 63'		 Report Krishna 84' (pen.) Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,233
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
30 November 2014 8 Wellington Phoenix 5–1 Melbourne City Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT Burns 34', 47', 85' (pen.)
Bonevacia 40'
Krishna 50'		 Report Williams 68' (pen.) Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,410
Referee: Jarred Gillett
6 December 2014 9 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
Saturday 17:00 AEDT J. Griffiths 24' Report Burns 73'
McGlinchey 74'
Krishna 78'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 9,152
Referee: Adam Fielding
13 December 2014 10 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Auckland
Saturday 17:00 NZDT Krishna 76' Report Simon 40' Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 11,051
Referee: Alan Milliner
21 December 2014 11 Sydney FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Report Burns 73', 81' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 14,672
Referee: Shaun Evans
31 December 2014 13 Adelaide United 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
Wednesday 19:00 ACDT Cirio 73' Report Cunningham 54'
Boyd 77', 90+3'		 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,060
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
4 January 2015 14 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Brisbane Roar Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT Muscat 4'
Brockie 51' (pen.), 67'		 Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 10,267
Referee: Stephen Lucas
2 February 2015 15 Brisbane Roar 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
Monday 19:00 AEST Donachie 60'
Borrello 76'
Solórzano 90+2'		 Report Krishna 50'
Cunningham 81'		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 9,263
Referee: Alan Milliner
8 February 2015 16 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Penrith
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Rukavytsya 18'
Šantalab 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Sportingbet Stadium
Attendance: 12,663
Referee: Stephen Lucas
14 February 2015 17 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Melbourne City Lower Hutt
Saturday 17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9,232
Referee: Chris Beath
22 February 2015 18 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Newcastle Jets Lower Hutt
Sunday 17:00 NZDT Krishna 68'
Hicks 90+4'		 Report Bonevacia 12' (o.g.)
Neville 18'
B. Kantarovski Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 87'		 Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,437
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
1 March 2015 19 Melbourne Victory 2–3 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Galloway 34'
Barbarouses 53'		 Report Bonevacia 42'
Boxall 68'
Burns 77'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,096
Referee: Jarred Gillett
14 March 2015 21 Perth Glory 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Perth
Saturday 18:30 AWST Zadkovich 29' Report Krishna 23', 78' Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,178
Referee: Chris Beath
22 March 2015 22 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
Sunday 16:00 AEST Kaluđerović 5' Report McGlinchey 20'
Burns 45'		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,075
Referee: Alan Milliner
29 March 2015 23 Wellington Phoenix 0–3 Sydney FC Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT Report Faty 9'
Smeltz 28' Red card 70'
Muscat 40' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,236
Referee: Peter Green
12 April 2015 25 Melbourne City 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,720
Referee: Peter Green
26 April 2015 27 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Sydney FC Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZST Boxall 46' Report Ibini 14'
Smeltz 32' (pen.)		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 13,248
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Finals series

FFA Cup

5 August 2014 Round of 32 Adelaide United 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:30 AEST Cirio 31' Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,804
Referee: Shaun Evans

ASB Premiership

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 16 14 0 2 39 14 +25 42 Qualification to the 2015–16 OFC Champions League
2 Team Wellington 16 9 3 4 32 24 +8 30 Qualification to the 2015 ASB Premiership Finals[lower-alpha 1]
3 Hawke's Bay United 16 8 3 5 34 29 +5 27
4 Waitakere United 16 8 2 6 29 23 +6 26
5 WaiBOP United 16 7 1 8 24 29 −5 22
6 Wellington Phoenix 16 7 0 9 37 42 −5 21
7 Wanderers SC 16 5 2 9 24 29 −5 17
8 Canterbury United 16 4 2 10 22 32 −10 14
9 Southern United 16 3 1 12 20 39 −19 10
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2015. Source: NZ Football
Notes:
  1. ↑ The second OFC Champions League spot will be awarded to the team who wins the grand final, or the league runner-up if the premiers also win the grand final

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
16 7 0 9 37 42  −5 21 3 0 5 17 22  −5 4 0 4 20 20  0

Last updated: 16 March 2015.
Source: soccerway.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHBHAAHAAHABAHHAHH
ResultLW✖LWWLLWLL✖LWLWWL
Position835743353457766656
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2015. Source: soccerway.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

8 November 2014 2 Phoenix Premiers 3–0 Wanderers SC Wellington
14:00 NZDT Cunningham 8'
Boyd 26'
Messenger 65' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Newtown Park
23 November 2014 4 Phoenix Premiers 1–2 Waitakere United Wellington
14:00 NZDT Boyd 21' Report Dickinson 87'
Biss 90+1'		 Stadium: Newtown Park
30 November 2014 5 Southern United 3–4 Phoenix Premiers Invercargill
14:00 NZDT Jackson 19', 90'
Hindson 35'		 Report Hailemariam 9'
Stevens 42' (pen.), 59', 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: Rugby Park Stadium
7 December 2014 6 Hawke's Bay United 2–5 Phoenix Premiers Napier
14:00 NZDT Tinsley 31' (pen.)
Barcia 52'		 Report Ridenton 20'
Hailemariam 30', 71'
Boyd 45' (pen.), 50'		 Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
13 December 2014 7 Phoenix Premiers 0–2 WaiBOP United Auckland
14:15 NZDT Report Marquez 18', 25' Stadium: Eden Park
11 January 2015 9 Auckland City 1–3 Phoenix Premiers Auckland
14:00 NZDT Tavano 45+1'
Bilen Red card 88'		 Report Hailemariam 15', 27'
Stevens 17'
Doyle Red card 88'		 Stadium: Kiwitea Street
17 January 2015 10 Phoenix Premiers 3–4 Team Wellington Wellington
14:00 NZDT Stevens 4'
Brindell-South 38'
Hailemariam 75'		 Report Peverley 15' (pen.) Yellow card ?' Yellow-red card 55'
Gwyther 48', 62'
Feneridis 82'		 Stadium: Newtown Park
Attendance: 1,000
25 January 2015 11 Wanderers SC 2–1 Phoenix Premiers Whangarei
13:00 NZDT de Jong 15'
Hudson-Wihongi 74'		 Report Hicks 80' Stadium: Toll Stadium
Attendance: 986
8 February 2014 13 Waitakere United 6–3 Phoenix Premiers West Auckland
14:00 NZDT Mulligan 11'
Solomons 29'
Bowen 36'
Bale 78'
Richards 83', 84'		 Report Hailemariam 5'
Boyd 54'
Doyle 79'		 Stadium: Fred Taylor Park
15 February 2015 14 Phoenix Premiers 6–2 Southern United Lower Hutt
14:00 NZDT Hailemariam 53'
Boyd 84' (pen.), 88' (pen.), 89', 90+3' (pen.)
Rufer 90+1'		 Report Jackson 3', 14'
Fitzpatrick Red card 88'		 Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground
21 February 2015 15 Phoenix Premiers 2–4 Hawke's Bay United Petone
14:00 NZDT Cahill-Fleury 5'
Hailermariam 62'		 Report Lovemore 51', 79'
Lekaj 64'
Tinsley 65' (pen.)		 Stadium: Petone Memorial Park
28 February 2015 16 WaiBOP United 2–3 Phoenix Premiers Cambridge
15:00 NZDT Coombes 35', 43' Report Blake 45+4'
Cahill-Fleury 76'
Stevens 88'		 Stadium: John Kerkhof Park
7 March 2015 17 Phoenix Premiers 2–1 Canterbury United Petone
14:00 NZDT Stevens 51' (pen.)
Pratt 74'		 Report Spain 56' Stadium: Petone Memorial Park
14 March 2015 18 Phoenix Premiers 0–7 Auckland City Wellington
14:00 NZDT Report De Vries 20', 60'
Óscar 24'
Moreira 32' (pen.), 43'
Carril 55'
A. Milne 73'		 Stadium: Newtown Park

References

  1. ↑ Lange, Kyla (22 August 2014). "Phoenix ASB Premiership Addition A Win-Win". Football Federation Australia.
  2. ↑ "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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