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| Full name | Wellington Phoenix Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Nix |
| Founded | 19 March 2007; 18 years ago (2007-03-19) |
| Ground | Sky Stadium |
| Capacity | 34,500 |
| Owner | Welnix |
| Chairman | Robert Morrison |
| Manager | Giancarlo Italiano |
| League | A-League Men |
| 2023–24 | 2nd of 12 |
| Website | www |
 Current season | |
Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professionalfootball club based inWellington, New Zealand. It competes in the AustralianA-League Men, underlicence fromFootball Federation Australia.[1] Phoenix entered the competition in the2007–08 season after its formation in March 2007, byNew Zealand Football to replaceNew Zealand Knights as a New Zealand–-based club in the Australian A-League competition. Since 2011, the club has been owned byWelnix, a consortium of seven Wellington businessmen.
The club is one of the few clubs in the world to compete in aleague of a different confederation (AFC) from that of the country where it is based (OFC). It plays matches atSky Stadium (formerly Westpac Stadium), a 34,500-seat multi-purpose venue in Wellington. Their home kit consists of black and yellow stripes. Its highest achievement is reaching theA-League Preliminary Final in 2010 and theA-League Semi Final in 2024.
During the later stages of the2006–07 A-League season,Football Federation Australia (FFA) removedNew Zealand Knights A-Leaguelicence due to the club's financial and administrative problems and poor on-field performance. After the resignation of the New Zealand Knights board, FFA transferred the licence to New Zealand Soccer (NZS, nowNew Zealand Football), which administered the club for the rest of the season before its subsequent dissolution.
FFA then provided NZS a provisional A-League licence to sub-let to a suitable New Zealand team to enter the2007–08 A-League season. FFA set an application deadline to NZS and subsequently delayed that deadline to give more time for potential applicants in New Zealand to apply along with NZS support.
While NZS was given a chance to apply with a new sub-licensee, aTownsville-based consortium, Tropical Football Australia (TFA) also expressed interest and prepared an A-League application to replace the place previously held by the Knights.[2] However, TFA eventually pulled out with the understanding of the FFA's preference to retain a New Zealand team for the league. TFA resubmitted its bid the following year as a potential A-League expansion franchise under the name "Northern Thunder FC", which was later changed to "North Queensland Thunder";[3] however, this bid died after expansion for the 2007–08 season was cancelled.
After much delay, the final amount needed for the application came from Wellington property businessmanTerry Serepisos in the latter stages of the bid. Serepisos, the club's majority owner and chairman, providedNZD $1,250,000[4] to ensure the beginnings of a new New Zealand franchise and a continuation of New Zealand's participation in the A-League. FFA finalised a three-year A-League licence to New Zealand Football who then sub-let the licence to the Wellington-based club.[5] The new Wellington club was confirmed on 19 March 2007.
The name for the new club was picked from a shortlist of six, pruned from 250 names suggested by the public, and was announced on 28 March 2007.[6][7] Serepisos said of the name, that "It symbolises the fresh start, the rising from the ashes, and the incredible Wellington support that has come out".[8]
Despite the backing ofFIFA,AFC presidentMohammed Bin Hammam stated that due to AFC criteria, the Wellington team must move to Australia or disband by 2011.[9] However, in an interview aired onSBS on 21 December 2008, FIFA presidentSepp Blatter stated unequivocally, "It is not the matter of the Confederation, it is the matter of the FIFA Executive Committee... If Wellington will go on play on in Australian League, then as long as Australian league wants to have them and Wellington wants to stay (and) Both association in this case, New Zealand Soccer and Australian Football are happy with that then we will give them the blessing. The Confederation cannot interfere with that.".[10]
In the2009–10 season, Wellington Phoenix became the first New Zealand side to reach the playoffs of an Australian football competition whenAdelaide United beatBrisbane Roar 2–0 in the 26th round. It meant thatBrisbane, which before the match was the only team outside the top six with a chance of making the playoffs, no longer could. The Phoenix overcame theCentral Coast Mariners on 12 February 2010 to finish fourth, which meant it would host a playoff game againstPerth Glory on 21 February 2010. The Phoenix beat Perth by penalty shootout (4–2) after 120 minutes (including 30 minutes of extra time). Phoenix then hosted a home game againstNewcastle Jets on 7 March, which they won in extra time 3–1.
In the Preliminary Final againstSydney FC, the Phoenix lost 4–2 in controversial circumstances. After being locked at 1–1 through goals fromChris Payne for Sydney andAndrew Durante for Wellington,Payne apparently missed a header and deflected the ball into the goal off his hand.Andrew Durante, who was markingPayne went straight to the linesman, but the goal stood. "I went straight to the linesman. I knew 100 per cent it was handball. I spoke to the ref at halftime about it and he said it wasn't deliberate. It's pretty funny that one. Such a big game and such a big occasion, for something like that to change the game is very disappointing." Sydney FC strikersAlex Brosque andMark Bridge both scored break-away goals as Phoenix pushed forward, andEugene Dadi added a late consolation goal. Phoenix strikerChris Greenacre said that the error changed the dynamics of the game. "It just rips the heart out of you. We got back in the game with a good goal and that takes it away from you. It wasn't to be. I think we were right back in it. They played some good football but I thought we had withstood it OK. If we went into halftime [at 1–1] we were really confident we could get something out of it." CoachRicki Herbert echoed those statements. The loss brought the end to the Phoenix's season, meaning thatMelbourne Victory and Sydney FC would compete in the Grand Final.
On 20 April 2010, FFA granted Wellington Phoenix a five-year licence extension, keeping it in the competition until at least the conclusion of the 2015–16 season.[11]
Many argue Wellington's ability to play in the A-League as being instrumental to the progress of theNew Zealand national side and the wider football landscape.[12]
Prior to the 2011/12 season, it emerged that Serepisos was experiencing financial difficulties, both personally and in the property empire. This included highly publicised action by theInland Revenue Department to liquidate a number of Serepisos' companies for unpaid taxes, including Century City Football Ltd, the company Serepisos owned the Phoenix through.[13]
Initially, Serepisos claimed he had obtained finance through Swiss-based lenders, then announced he had agreed to a deal with Western Gulf Advisory, the Bahrain-based lender owned byRacing Santander ownerAhsan Ali Syed which would see 50% of the club sold. However, these funds were never received and the partial transfer never took place.
While the liquidation action was resolved through an unnamed third-party Serepisos' financial troubles did not end. Despite this, he stated he would not give up ownership of the club. Additional stories also emerged that coach Ricki Herbert was personally owed $100,000 in unpaid wages by the club.
However, on 23 September 2011, it was announced by Serepisos and the FFA that Serepisos had relinquished ownership of the club as a result of his ongoing financial difficulties. The club's licence was passed by the FFA to a new consortium of seven Wellington businessmen headed by Rob Morrison and includingGareth Morgan,Lloyd Morrison andJohn Morrison.[14][15][16]
On 26 February 2013, with the Phoenix sitting in last place,Ricki Herbert resigned from the position of head coach.[17] The Phoenix had endured a poor run of results in aseason where they were expected to be challenging for the title.[18] Assistant CoachChris Greenacre took the reins on an interim basis for the remainder of the season. Following a "worldwide search",Ernie Merrick was announced as the head coach on 20 May 2013.[19] Merrick had six successful years at theMelbourne Victory, which was seen as important. Merrick will once again become the most experienced A-League coach in the coming season, retaking this from Herbert who passed him towards the end of the2012–13 season.[20] Greenacre was retained by Merrick as the assistant coach.[21]
On 5 December 2017, Merrick resigned as head coach following the Phoenix's 2–0 loss toAdelaide United.[22] On 2 January 2017, Des Buckingham took over as head coach, while Chris Greenacre was made co-coach.[23]
On 1 March 2018, Wellington Phoenix announced that Darije Kalezic will be departing the club at the end of the season after they were not able to come to an agreement on how the club proceeds forward for the next season.[24]
On 30 May 2018, Wellington Phoenix announced the appointment of formerSydney FC captainMarko Rudan as manager on a two-year contract.[25] Rudan became the first-ever Wellington Phoenix coach to win his first game in charge when the Wellington Phoenix were 2–1 victors overNewcastle Jets in the opening round of the2018–19 season.[26] Following Round 2 clash withBrisbane Roar which ended in a 0–0 draw, it was the best start the team has had since the 2012/13 season.[27] They suffered their first defeat of the season in Round 3 going down 3–0 toWestern Sydney Wanderers.[28] After a defeat in Round 5 againstAdelaide United, Phoenix went on a 9-game undefeated streak including draws with PremiersPerth Glory and ChampionsMelbourne Victory, and wins over clubs likeSydney FC andNewcastle Jets. Their streak was broken bySydney FC in round 15.[29] The Phoenix finished in 6th place qualifying for the playoffs. On 15 April, it was announced that Rudan would not see out the second year of his contract and would leave at season's end for personal reasons.[30] They were knocked out in the first elimination final byMelbourne Victory 3–1.[31]
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On 4 May 2019, it was announcedUfuk Talay would be taking the reins of head coach after the departure ofMarko Rudan on a one-year deal.[32] In his first press conference, Talay expressed his idea of building a young team with a strong Kiwi core. He made his first signing withAll Whites goalkeeperStefan Marinovic[33] and signed local Kiwi players,Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi,[34]Tim Payne,[35] andCallum McCowatt.[36] Talay made his first import signing with MexicanUlises Dávila[37] following another import signing of English striker,David Ball.[38] On 24 July, it was announced thatSteven Taylor would be the captain heading into the new season[39] whileAlex Rufer was made vice-captain.[40] On 18 August, it was announced that Phoenix had paid an undisclosed fee forReno Piscopo, marking the first time the club paid a transfer fee for a player.[41] Talay also made a handful of signings of young Australian players includingWalter Scott,[42]Jaushua Sotirio,[43]Cameron Devlin,[44]Liam McGing,[45] and experienced centre-backLuke DeVere.[46] Talay used his fourth import spot signingMatti Steinmann on a one-year deal.[47] Talay had a positive start to his managerial tenure with the Wellington Phoenix when he led them to a 7–0 victory overWairarapa United in a pre-season friendly in his first match in charge.[48]
They were knocked-out of the2019 FFA Cup in the Round of 32, losing 4–2 on penalties toBrisbane Strikers, after making an extraordinary comeback from 2–0 down to a 2–2 draw at full time.[49]
On 22 May 2021, Wellington Phoenix broke their home attendance record, attracting 24,105 spectators againstWestern United FC. This game (as of 22 May), is the2020/21 Hyundai A-League's most attended game. This was the first A-League game to be held in New Zealand since 15 March 2020, a total of 433 days in between.[50]
On April 14, 2023, Talay announced that he would be leaving the club at the conclusion of his fourth season in charge citing ambitions to coach outside of the A-Leagues.[51] However, the next season he was appointed head coach of an underperforming Sydney FC.[52]
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The general consensus among Phoenix fans was for akit featuring yellow and black vertical stripes; however, this format did not comply with the A-League template required byReebok when Phoenix was admitted into the League. Instead, players wore a predominantly black strip with yellow and white trim for the first two seasons.[53] When Reebok lifted constraints on kit designs in 2009, Phoenix adopted yellow and black vertical stripes. The Phoenix kit is currently provided by Paladin afterAdidas decided against renewing their contract with the club. The badge is a shield depicting a risingphoenix.
As of 2024, the team currently has separate front of kit sponsors for both home and away games;Oppo (home) andEntelar Group (away)[54] being the principal sponsors. Other sponsors include:eToro andChemist Warehouse (back of the shirt),Budget (shorts), andMcDonald's (shirt sleeve)[55]
In August 2017, the club unveiled a new badge removing the shield in place of a larger, simplified phoenix. The updated badge also featured the club's new motto of 'E Rere Te Keo',[56] a rising call rooted in theMāori legend ofTaniwha.[57]
Wellington Phoenix FC has played most of its home matches at theWellington Regional Stadium (currently named Sky Stadium for sponsorship reasons), which is referred to as the 'Ring of Fire' by fans.[58] The stadium has a capacity of 34,500.[59] The NZD$130 million stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher Construction and is situated close to major transport facilities (such asWellington railway station) one kilometre north of the central business district.[60][61]
The stadium is owned and operated by Wellington Regional Stadium Trust. It is built on surplus-to-requirements reclaimed railway land on Wellington's waterfront.[60][61]
Home fans sit in the southern and western areas of the stadium, while away fans sit to the north.
In the 2009–2010 A-League season, Wellington Phoenix FC played two home games away fromSky Stadium, the first atArena Manawatu inPalmerston North, the second atAMI Stadium inChristchurch. The two games were key to Wellington Phoenix expanding their fan base in New Zealand. This was followed by playing a game inAuckland atEden Park in front of 20,078 attendees during the 2011–2012 A-League season.
The Phoenix previously trained atNewtown Park, on a ground that was specially redeveloped in 2008 and separate to the playing pitch. This ground was shared withNZFC franchise,Team Wellington however in 2017 the Phoenix moved toMartin Luckie Park which had been redeveloped with two full-sized sand-based pitches. Funding for the redevelopment came from the Phoenix as well as $550,000 given byWellington City Council.[62]
Due toCOVID-19 in bothNew Zealand and Australia, the Wellington Phoenix-based themselves inWollongong and played home games atWIN Stadium for the2020–21 A-League season.[63][64] Wellington returned to Wollongong for the2021–22 A-League season and again played their home games atWin Stadium.[65]
Wellington Phoenix has built a strong fan-base in Wellington, across New Zealand, and amongstNew Zealanders in Australia. The mainsupporters' group, named the Yellow Fever, was founded a day after the Wellington Phoenix's formation was announced.[66] Yellow Fever founder Mike Greene met with the founder of New Zealand cricket supporter group, theBeige Brigade, to get ideas of how to get the group started.[67] The name was originally chosen on the assumption that the new Wellington-based team would play in a yellow playing strip (yellow being the dominant sporting colour of the region). Although the eventual strip was primarily black, the Yellow Fever elected to retain the name; many Yellow Fever members chose to wear yellow to fixtures as opposed to black. The 'Fever Zone' is located within aisles 21 and 22 ofSky Stadium; although it is an all-seater facility, most Yellow Fever members choose to stand in front of their seat – similar toterrace seating traditions in British football.
The Yellow Fever are renowned within the A-League for their traditions; the most prominent of which being if the Phoenix are winning by the 80th minute, members remove their shirts.[68] Additionally, prior to the last home game before Christmas, the Yellow Fever organise apub crawl, entitledThe 12 Pubs of Lochhead after defenderTony Lochhead.
Many Yellow Fever members have also lent their support to other football fixtures in Wellington and New Zealand, mostly notablyTeam Wellington of theISPS Handa Premiership and theNew Zealand national football team.[69] Yellow Fever also lent its support to theNew Zealand women's national under-17 football team during the2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, held in New Zealand.
The former officialpodcast of Yellow Fever, 'Phoenix City', is hosted by Patrick Barnes, and features Cameron McIntosh and Andrew French as panellists. The weekly recording often includes a guest interview and covers the Wellington Phoenix, theAll Whites and other national teams, New Zealanders playing overseas, theISPS Handa Premiership, and local club football, including theChatham Cup.[70][71]
The Yellow Fever supporters share a strong relationship with the club due to their charity initiatives. Yellow Fever is the first supporters club in the A-League to organise and sponsor an annual footballing scholarship. The "Retro Ricki Youth Scholarship" was awarded annually to a promising young New Zealand footballer. Nominations for the scholarship were made by Yellow Fever members, and the recipient was chosen by the Yellow Fever executive and Wellington Phoenix staff. The recipient received a trial with the Phoenix, covering travel and accommodation costs.[72] Although the initiative only lasted four seasons, the scholarship is widely credited with bringing New Zealand internationalMarco Rojas professional attention.
Yellow Fever members have also combined charity campaigns with their support of the Phoenix, with supporters selling bandannas in the club colours every year as part of the youth-cancer charityCanTeen's "Bandana Day" fundraiser.[73] Yellow Fever members have also notably participated in theMovember movement since 2007, leading to the club itself participating as of 2008,[74] and other Australian A-League clubs following suit in 2009.[75]
In 2010, Yellow Fever,The Dominion Post and local sportswear chain RYOS teamed up to release the "LifeFlight Shirt", a white T-shirt emblazoned with pictures of Phoenix players sent into the Dominion Post as part of a competition. 25% of the proceeds from the sale of these T-shirts were donated to the LifeFlight air ambulance service.[76]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Wellington Phoenix's academy system was formed in 2013, absorbing the prolificChristchurch-based Asia-Pacific Football Academy. Since then, Wellington Phoenix have developed a number of notable players, including several New Zealand internationals.[77][78]
The following players graduated from the Wellington Phoenix Football Academy, and have either represented their nation at international level or have played at a professional level outside New Zealand.
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Giancarlo Italiano[80] |
| Assistant manager | Adam Griffiths[81] |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Ruben Parker[82] |
| Video analyst |  Francesco Evangelista |
| Head of Strength & Conditioning | Weijie Lim |
| Head physiotherapist | Cory Glover |
| Rehab physiotherapist | Jamie Hassett |
| Football operations manager | Jake Piper |
| Kit man | Jack Mapp |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Rob Morrison |
| Board member | Henry Tait |
| Board member | James Brow |
| Board member | Andrew Bowater |
| Board member | Mark Chote |
| General Manager | David Dome |
| Head of Commercial | Tom Shaw |
| Head of Media | Brenton Vannisselroy[86] |
| Social Media & Digital Content Executive | Mark Casson |
| Football Operations Manager | Shaun Gill |
| Dates[87] | Name | Honours (as captain) |
|---|---|---|
| 2007–2008 | Ross Aloisi | Inaugural club captain[88] |
| 2008–2019 | Andrew Durante | Longest serving captain[89] |
| 2019–2020 |  Steven Taylor | First captain from outside Australia and New Zealand.[90] |
| 2020–2021 |  Ulises Dávila | |
| 2021 | Steven Taylor | Retired prior to the start of the 2021–22 season, a few days after being named captain.[91] |
| 2021– | Alex Rufer |
Key
| Name | Nationality | From | To | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricki Herbert | New Zealand | 26 August 2007 | 24 February 2013 | 154 | 54 | 35 | 65 | 193 | 223 | 035.06 | [94] |
| Chris Greenacre † | England | 27 February 2013 | 31 March 2013 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 040.00 | [95] |
| Ernie Merrick |  Scotland | 13 October 2013 | 4 December 2016 | 90 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 121 | 156 | 033.33 | [96] |
| Chris Greenacre † | England | 10 December 2016 | 1 January 2017 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 025.00 | [95] |
| Des Buckingham ‡ | England | 10 December 2016 | 16 April 2017 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 031.58 | [97] |
| Darije Kalezić |  Bosnia-Herzegovina | 8 October 2017 | 23 February 2018 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 019.05 | [98] |
| Chris Greenacre † | England | 10 March 2018 | 14 April 2018 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 016.67 | [95] |
| Marko Rudan | Australia | 21 October 2018 | 3 May 2019 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 46 | 039.29 | [99] |
| Ufuk Talay | Australia | 13 October 2019 | 6 May 2023 | 105 | 41 | 24 | 40 | 150 | 164 | 039.05 | [100] |
| Giancarlo Italiano | Australia | 6 May 2023 | Present | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 45 | 050.00 | [101] |
In June 2020, Wellington Phoenix announced their desire in creating a women's team before the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup as part of aA-League Women plan of adding three expansion clubs by the said period and in September 2021, they announced the newly created team would be joining the A-League as an expansion starting with the2021–22 season. This made Phoenix the first women's professional football team from New Zealand.[102][103]
Wellington are the sole remaining A-League club to have not won any senior competitive trophy. During the 2021/22 seasonMacarthur FC won theAustralia Cup, withWestern United winning the2022 A-League Men Grand Final. This left the Phoenix as the only trophyless team until the introduction ofAuckland FC for the 2024/25 season.
| Season | Player of the Year | Members' Player of the Year | Players' Player of the Year | Media Player of the Year | Under-23 Player of the Year | Golden Boot | Lloyd Morrison Spirit of the Phoenix Award |
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| 2007–08 | Shane Smeltz | Shane Smeltz | Shane Smeltz | Shane Smeltz | not awarded | Shane Smeltz | not yet established |
| 2008–09 | Leo Bertos | Ben Sigmund | Shane Smeltz | Shane Smeltz | Shane Smeltz | ||
| 2009–10 | Andrew Durante |  Paul Ifill | Paul Ifill | Paul Ifill | Troy Hearfield | Paul Ifill | |
| 2010–11 | Ben Sigmund |  Manny Muscat | Manny Muscat | Marco Rojas | Marco Rojas | Chris Greenacre | |
| 2011–12 | Ben Sigmund | Ben Sigmund | Ben Sigmund | Ben Sigmund | not awarded | Paul Ifill | |
| 2012–13 | Andrew Durante | Since 2012–13, members vote for the U–23 player of the year | Jeremy Brockie | not awarded | Louis Fenton | Jeremy Brockie | Ben Sigmund |
| 2013–14 |  Albert Riera | Vince Lia | Tyler Boyd |  Stein Huysegems | Leo BertosStein Huysegems | ||
| 2014–15 | Nathan Burns | Nathan Burns |  Roly Bonevacia | Nathan Burns | Rob Lee Lee Spence | ||
| 2015–16 | Glen Moss | Glen Moss | Dylan Fox | Blake Powell | not awarded | ||
| 2016–17 | Kosta Barbarouses |  Roy Krishna | Jacob Tratt | Roy Krishna | |||
| 2017–18 | Roy Krishna | Dylan Fox | Matthew Ridenton |  Andrija Kaluđerović | Chris Greenacre | ||
| 2018–19 | Roy Krishna | Roy Krishna | Liberato Cacace | Roy Krishna | Alex Rufer | ||
| 2019–20 | David Ball | Liberato Cacace | Liberato Cacace | Liberato Cacace | Liberato Cacace | Ulises Dávila | Wellington Phoenix |
| 2020–21 | Ulises Dávila | Oli Sail | Ulises Dávila | Ulises Dávila | Ben Waine |  Tomer Hemed | not awarded |
| 2021–22[104] | Oli Sail | David Ball | Oli Sail | Oli Sail | Sam Sutton | Jaushua SotirioBen Waine | not awarded |
| 2022–23[105] |  Oskar Zawada | Oskar Zawada | Oskar Zawada | Oskar Zawada | Callan Elliot | Oskar Zawada | Lily Alfeld |
| 2023-24[106] | Kosta Barbarouses | Alex Paulsen | Alex Paulsen | Kosta Barbarouses | Alex Paulsen | Kosta Barbarouses | David Dome |
Andrew DuranteChris Greenacre,2010–11Roy KrishnaRoy Krishna,2018–19 (26 appearances)| Season | Division | League | AUS Cup | Top scorer | ||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | Finals | Name | Goals | |||
| 2007–08[108] | A-League | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 37 | –12 | 20 | 8th | – | – | Shane Smeltz | 9 |
| 2008–09[109] | A-League | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | –9 | 26 | 6th | – | – | Shane Smeltz ♦ | 12 |
| 2009–10[110] | A-League | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 40 | 4th | 3rd | – | Paul Ifill | 13 |
| 2010–11[111] | A-League | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 41 | –2 | 41 | 6th | SF | – | Chris Greenacre | 8 |
| 2011–12[112] | A-League | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 40 | 4th | SF | – | Paul Ifill | 8 |
| 2012–13[113] | A-League | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 49 | –18 | 28 | 10th | – | – | Jeremy Brockie | 16 |
| 2013–14[114] | A-League | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 42 | –6 | 28 | 9th | – | – | Stein Huysegems | 10 |
| 2014–15[115] | A-League | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 46 | 4th | EF | R32 | Nathan Burns | 13 |
| 2015–16[116] | A-League | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 54 | –20 | 25 | 9th | – | R16 | Blake Powell | 8 |
| 2016–17[117] | A-League | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 46 | –5 | 30 | 7th | – | R32 | Roy Krishna | 12 |
| 2017–18[118] | A-League | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 55 | –24 | 21 | 9th | – | R32 | Andrija Kaluđerović | 9 |
| 2018–19[119] | A-League | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 40 | 6th | EF | R32 | Roy Krishna ♦ | 19 |
| 2019–20[120] | A-League | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 41 | 3rd | EF | R32 | Ulises Dávila | 12 |
| 2020–21[121] | A-League | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 38 | 7th | – | – | Tomer Hemed | 11 |
| 2021–22[122] | A-League Men | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 49 | –15 | 39 | 6th | EF | SF | Jaushua SotirioBen Waine | 8 |
| 2022–23[123] | A-League Men | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 45 | –6 | 32 | 6th | EF | QF | Oskar Zawada | 15 |
| 2023–24[124] | A-League Men | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 53 | 2nd | SF | R16 | Kosta Barbarouses | 13 |
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| ♦ | Top scorer in competition |
| PO | Playoff |
| GS | Group stage |
| EF | Elimination finals |
| R32 | Round of 32 |
| R16 | Round of 16 |
| QF | Quarter-finals |
| SF | Semi-finals |
The following clubs are currently affiliated with Wellington Phoenix:
Kerala Blasters FC (2024–present)[citation needed]The club also confirmed midfielder Alex Rufer will be vice-captain of the team
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