2013–14 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix
2013–14 season
Chairman	Rob Morrison
Manager	Ernie Merrick
Stadium	Westpac Stadium
A-League	9th
Top goalscorer	Stein Huysegems (11)
Highest home attendance	18,056 vs Adelaide United; 2 February 2014
Lowest home attendance	6,339 vs Sydney FC; 22 December 2013
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 Wellington Phoenix FC season was the club's seventh season since its formation in 2007. It competed in the A-League for the seventh time.

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 March 2014.^[1]

Contracted Players
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	NZL	Glen Moss
2	DF	MLT	Manny Muscat
3	DF	AUS	Reece Caira
4	DF	NZL	Luke Adams (Youth)
5	DF	NZL	Michael Boxall
6	DF	AUS	Josh Brindell-South (Youth)
7	MF	NZL	Leo Bertos
8	FW	BRB	Paul Ifill
9	FW	CRC	Kenny Cunningham
10	FW	BEL	Stein Huysegems
11	FW	NZL	Jeremy Brockie
12	FW	NZL	Tyler Boyd (Youth)
13	MF	ESP	Albert Riera
14	MF	NZL	Alex Rufer (Youth)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	NZL	Jason Hicks
16	MF	NZL	Louis Fenton (Youth)
17	MF	AUS	Vince Lia
18	DF	NZL	Ben Sigmund (Vice Captain)
19	FW	NZL	Hamish Watson
20	GK	AUS	Lewis Italiano
21	MF	CRC	Carlos Hernández
22	DF	NZL	Andrew Durante (Captain)
23	MF	NZL	Matthew Ridenton (Youth)
24	FW	FIJ	Roy Krishna (injury cover)
25	DF	IRL	Shaun Timmins (injury cover)
25	FW	AUS	Miloš Lujić (international cover)
30	GK	NZL	Jacob Spoonley (short-term injury cover)
40	GK	NZL	James McPeake (international cover)

Reserve squad

Football School of Excellence players^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
32	MF	NZL	Justin Gulley
35	FW	NZL	Hamish Watson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
39	MF	GER	Tobias Bertsch

Contract extensions

No.	Pos.	Player	Contract extension	Expires (Season end)
7	MF	Leo Bertos	1 Year^[3]	2013–14
15	MF	Jason Hicks	2 Years^[4]	2014–15
2	DF	Manny Muscat	2 Years^[5]	2015–16
20	GK	Lewis Italiano	1 Year^[6]	2014–15
13	MF	Albert Riera	1 Year^[7]	2014–15
5	DF	Michael Boxall	1 Year^[7]	2014–15
17	MF	Vince Lia	2 Years^[8]	2015–16
24	FW	Roy Krishna	2 Years^[9]	2015–16

Transfers

Winter

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From†	Date	Notes
19	MF	Carlos Hernández	United SC	13 February 2013	two-year contract^[10]
20	GK	Lewis Italiano	(Oakleigh Cannons)	18 June 2013	one-year contract^[11]
4	DF	Luke Adams	(Derby County)	14 July 2013	one-year contract^[12]
9	FW	Kenny Cunningham	(The Strongest)	26 July 2013	two-year contract^[13]
3	DF	Reece Caira	Western Sydney Wanderers	31 July 2013	two-year contract^[14]
14	MF	Alex Rufer	Wairarapa United	2 August 2013	three-year contract^[15]
6	DF	Josh Brindell-South	Moreton Bay United	18 September 2013	one-year contract^[16]
13	MF	Albert Riera	Auckland City	7 October 2013	one-year contract^[17]
30	GK	Jacob Spoonley	Team Wellington	10 October 2013	Injury cover (3–4 weeks)^[18]
25	MF	Jason Hicks	Team Wellington	10 October 2013	Injury cover (3–4 weeks)^[18]
40	GK	James McPeake	Team Wellington	10 October 2013	International cover (one week)^[18]
24	FW	Hamish Watson	Team Wellington	10 October 2013	International cover (one week)^[18]
23	MF	Matthew Ridenton	Auckland City	17 October 2013	three-year contract^[19]

† Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Wellington Phoenix.

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	To†	Date	Notes
1	GK	Mark Paston	Retired	31 March 2013	^[20]
23	FW	Corey Gameiro	Fulham	31 March 2013	Loan Return
4	MF	Isaka Cernak	(Perth Glory)	24 April 2013	^[21]
14	DF	Ian Hogg	(Waitakere United)	24 April 2013	Contract Ended
6	MF	Alex Smith	(Oakleigh Cannons)	19 May 2013	^[22]
3	DF	Tony Lochhead	(Chivas USA)	9 June 2013	^[23]
21	MF	Dani Sánchez	(Tuen Mun)	9 June 2013	^[23]
19	MF	Jimmy Downey	Ballarat Red Devils	9 June 2013	^[23]
23	MF	Lucas Pantelis	Retired	9 June 2013	^[23]
9	FW	Benjamin Totori	Oakleigh Cannons	14 June 2013	^[24]
38	MF	Tom Doyle	(Team Wellington)	2 July 2013	Cut from FSE squad^[25]
29	DF	Luke Rowe	(Team Wellington)	27 July 2013	Cut from FSE squad^[26]
31	MF	Tom Biss	(Team Wellington)	27 July 2013	Cut from FSE squad^[26]
36	DF	Alec Solomons	(Waitakere United)	27 July 2013	Cut from FSE squad^[26]
15	MF	Cameron Lindsay	(Team Wellington)	25 September 2013	^[27]
35	GK	Scott Basalaj	Partick Thistle	26 September 2013	^[28]

† Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Wellington Phoenix contract expired.

Loans out

No.	Pos.	Player	To†	Start Date	End Date
5	DF	Michael Boxall	Oakleigh Cannons	8 May 2013^[29]	2 September 2013^[30]
11	FW	Jeremy Brockie	Toronto FC	8 May 2013^[29]	26 August 2013^[30]
20	GK	Lewis Italiano	Oakleigh Cannons	18 June 2013	1 September 2013^[30]

Summer

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From†	Date	Notes
24	FW	Roy Krishna	Auckland City	7 January 2014	Injury cover (till end of season)^[31]
25	FW	Miloš Lujić	Northcote City	7 January 2014	International cover (2 weeks)^[31]
19	FW	Hamish Watson	Team Wellington	5 February 2014	Half-year contract^[32]
25	DF	Shaun Timmins	Green Gully	6 March 2014	Injury cover (till end of season)^[33]

Out

Technical staff

Position	Name
First team Coach	Ernie Merrick^[34]
Assistant coach	Chris Greenacre^[35]
Goalkeeping coach	Jonathan Gould
Strength & conditioning coach	Lee Spence
High-performance manager	Ed Baranowski
Physiotherapist	Wayne Roberts
Masseur	Dene Carroll

Statistics

Appearances

Rank	Player	Minutes Played																											Total
Rank	Player	1	2	3	4	5	7	8	9	10	6	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	App.	GS			Min.
1	Ben Sigmund	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90											17	17	0	0	1,530
	Vince Lia	90	90	72	74	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90											17	17	0	2	1,496
	Stein Huysegems	84	31	81	73	80	68	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	79	90	90	71											17	17	0	8	1,377
	Albert Riera	35	3	45	67	66	18	67	73	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	^[36]										17	13	4	4	1,184
5	Andrew Durante		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90											16	16	0	0	1,440
	Glen Moss		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90											16	16	0	0	1,440
	Manny Muscat	90	90	90	90	90	90	90		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90											16	16	0	0	1,440
	Jason Hicks	90	59	18	23	45	58	58	19	19	63	22	12	45	18		79	26											16	6	10	5	654
9	Jeremy Brockie		87	90	90	90	90		90	68	90	51	72	90	58	9	68	19											15	12	3	5	1,062
10	Kenny Cunningham	55	45	9			22	90	78	71	74	68	59	64	72	90		82											14	12	2	10	879
11	Carlos Hernández	90	90	90	90	90	90	64		90		85	78		90	52		90											13	13	0	4	1,089
12	Paul Ifill	35	45	45	17	24	32	32	71	22	27	49																	11	3	8	3	399
13	Louis Fenton				90	45	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	41															10	10	0	2	806
13	Tyler Boyd	6				10		23			16		18	26	32	81	45	64											10	3	7	3	321
15	Reece Caira	90	90	90	90	90	72		90								11												8	7	1	1	623
16	Michael Boxall	90						26						49	90	90	90	90											7	5	2	0	525
16	Leo Bertos		90	90	16				12			5	31				45		^[36]										7	2	5	0	289
18	Matthew Ridenton								17					45		38													3	0	3	0	100
18	Roy Krishna														11		22	8											3	0	3	0	41
20	Jacob Spoonley	90																											1	1	0	0	90
20	Luke Adams	55																											1	1	0	1	55
22	Josh Brindell-South																												0	0	0	0	0
	Alex Rufer																												0	0	0	0	0
	Lewis Italiano																												0	0	0	0	0
	James McPeake																												0	0	0	0	0
	Hamish Watson																												0	0	0	0	0

Player Started Player Subbed In Player Suspended Player Injured/sick Player on International Duty Player Left Club/Not Signed/Loan Expired

Goal scorers

Rank	Player	Goals per Round																											Total
Rank	Player	1	2	3	4	5	7	8	9	10	6	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	Total
1	Stein Huysegems	1							1			1	1	2		1	1		1		1								10
2	Kenny Cunningham						1								1	1		1			1	1	1						7
3	Carlos Hernández									1						2		1	1		1								6
4	Jeremy Brockie		1		1											1					1							1	5
5	Paul Ifill				1				1																				2
5	Tyler Boyd													1										1					2
7	Andrew Durante					1																							1
	Roy Krishna																							1					1
	Jason Hicks																		1										1

Goal scored from penalty kick

Goal assists

Rank	Player	Assists per Round																											Total
Rank	Player	1	2	3	4	5	7	8	9	10	6	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	Total
1	Carlos Hernández				1	1	1					1				1		1	2										8
2	Jeremy Brockie								1							1	1												3
2	Stein Huysegems													1					1		1								3
4	Tyler Boyd												1	1															2
	Reece Caira																				1	1							2
	Kenny Cunningham									1											1								2
	Vince Lia								1							1													2
	Manny Muscat														1						1								2
9	Michael Boxall	1																											1
	Paul Ifill		1																										1
	Louis Fenton				1																								1
	Albert Riera															1													1

Assist earned by winning penalty kick

Discipline

Rank	Player	Cards per Round																											Total
Rank	Player	1	2	3	4	5	7	8	9	10	6	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
1	Manny Muscat																												7	1
2	Kenny Cunningham																												6
2	Michael Boxall																												6
4	Andrew Durante																												5
5	Albert Riera																												4
	Jeremy Brockie																												4
	Carlos Hernández																												4
8	Ben Sigmund																												2	1
9	Louis Fenton																												3
10	Leo Bertos																												2
	Vince Lia																												2
	Roy Krishna																												2
13	Jacob Spoonley																												1
13	Tyler Boyd																												1

Player Suspended

Goal times

Times in which goals have been scored in the 2013–14 season
nth Min.	Goals for Wellington Phoenix	Goals against Wellington Phoenix
01-05	1	0
06-10	0	1
11–15	0	0
16–20	0	3
21–25	4	1
26–30	0	3
31–35	2	2
36–40	3	1
41–45	4	0
46–50	2	3
51–55	0	0
56–60	1	1
61–65	0	1
66–70	1	0
71–75	2	1
76–80	1	0
81–85	3	1
86–90	2	5

Home attendance

Date	Round	Attendance	Opposition	Stadium
13 October 2013	Round 1	8,239	Brisbane Roar	Westpac Stadium
27 October 2013	Round 3	9,020	Newcastle Jets	McLean Park
9 November 2013	Round 5	9,671	Perth Glory	AMI Stadium
1 December 2013	Round 8	7,147	Western Sydney Wanderers	Westpac Stadium
14 December 2013	Round 10	6,374	Brisbane Roar
22 December 2013	Round 11	6,339	Sydney FC
12 January 2014	Round 14	7,000	Central Coast Mariners
18 January 2014	Round 15	6,813	Melbourne Victory
1 February 2014	Round 17	18,056	Adelaide United	Eden Park
16 February 2014	Round 19	9,767	Melbourne Heart	Westpac Stadium
9 March 2014	Round 22	6,401	Perth Glory
29 March 2014	Round 25	6,453	Adelaide United
12 April 2014	Round 27	5,336	Melbourne Victory
Total	106,616
Average	8,201

Pre-season and friendlies

16 July 2013	Wellington Olympic	0–4	Wellington Phoenix	Porirua Park, Porirua
		Report	(3) Huysegems Biss

23 July 2013	Miramar Rangers	2–5	Wellington Phoenix	Porirua Park, Porirua
	Fa'arodo McIntyre	Report	(2) Ifill (2) Huysegems Gulley

30 July 2013	Lower Hutt City	3–3	Wellington Phoenix	Porirua Park, Porirua
		Report	(2) Ifill Huysegems

1 August 2013	Petone	1–6	Wellington Phoenix	Petone Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
		Report	(4) Huysegems Lindsay Rufer

21 August 2013	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–1	Wellington Phoenix	Lily Homes Stadium, Sydney
Wednesday 19:15 AEDT	Šantalab 85', 90+3'	Report	81' Fenton	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

24 August 2013	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Wellington Phoenix	Rockwell Automation Park, Weston
Saturday 16:30 AEDT		Report	7' Sigmund	Referee: Andrew Best

7 September 2013	Sydney FC	0–3	Wellington Phoenix	Winter Field, Sydney
Saturday 14:00 AEDT		Report	37' Cunningham 75' H. Watson 76' Ifill

14 September 2013	Capital Football Central Selection	1–2	Wellington Phoenix	Weka Park, Kāpiti Coast
Saturday 14:00 NZDT	Peverley ?' (pen.)	Report	(2) Brockie

22 September 2013	New Zealand A	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Sunday 14:30 NZDT	Clapham 49'	Report	Huysegems 40'	Attendance: 3,553

28 September 2013	Auckland City	1–0	Wellington Phoenix	Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Saturday 14:00 NZDT	Burfoot 86'	Report		Referee: Nick Waldron

Competitions

A-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brisbane Roar (C)	27	16	4	7	43	25	+18	52	Qualificaition for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series
2	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	11	9	7	34	29	+5	42
3	Central Coast Mariners	27	12	6	9	33	36	−3	42	Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series^[a]
4	Melbourne Victory	27	11	8	8	42	43	−1	41	Qualification for Finals series
5	Sydney FC	27	12	3	12	40	38	+2	39
6	Adelaide United	27	10	8	9	45	36	+9	38
7	Newcastle Jets	27	10	6	11	34	34	0	36
8	Perth Glory	27	7	7	13	28	37	−9	28
9	Wellington Phoenix^[b]	27	7	7	13	36	51	−15	28
10	Melbourne Heart	27	6	8	13	36	42	−6	26

Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2014. Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Since the winner of 2014 A-League Grand Final (Brisbane Roar) qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League group stage, the 2nd and 3rd placed teams qualified for the group stage and the qualifying play-off of 2015 AFC Champions League.
^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
27	7	7	13	36	51	−15	28	3	5	5	14	18	−4	4	2	8	22	33	−11

Last updated: 12 April 2014.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	L
Position	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2014. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

13 October 2013 1	Wellington Phoenix	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT	Huysegems 22'	Report	47' Berisha 90+2' Franjić	Attendance: 8,239 Referee: Tim McGilchrist

20 October 2013 2	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta
Sunday, 17:00 AEDT Sunday, 19:00 NZDT	Polenz 16'	Report	Brockie 60'	Attendance: 16,294 Referee: Jarred Gillett

27 October 2013 3	Wellington Phoenix	0–0	Newcastle Jets	McLean Park, Napier
Sunday, 17:00 NZDT Sunday, 15:00 AEDT		Report		Attendance: 9,020 Referee: Adam Kersey

4 November 2013 4	Melbourne Victory	3–2	Wellington Phoenix	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Monday, 19:30 AEDT Monday, 21:30 NZDT	A. Thompson 9' Troisi 22', 31'	Report	Brockie 37' Ifill 85'	Attendance: 23,226 Referee: Matthew Gillett

9 November 2013 5	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Perth Glory	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Saturday, 17:00 NZDT Saturday, 12:00 AWST	Durante 4'	Report	Nagai 29'	Attendance: 9,671 Referee: Alan Milliner

19 December 2013 6 ^{[nb 1]}	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Wellington Phoenix	North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Thursday, 19:30 AEDT Thursday, 21:30 NZDT	Roux 27'	Report		Attendance: 6,755 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

23 November 2013 7	Sydney FC	2–1	Wellington Phoenix	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Saturday, 17:30 AEDT Saturday, 19:30 NZDT	Garcia 35' Bojić 6' 73' Despotović 90+4'	Report	Cunningham 90+1'	Attendance: 14,503 Referee: Jarred Gillett

1 December 2013 8	Wellington Phoenix	0–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday, 17:00 NZDT Sunday, 15:00 AEDT		Report		Attendance: 7,147 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

6 December 2013 9	Perth Glory	4–2	Wellington Phoenix	nib Stadium, Perth
Friday, 18:45 AWST Friday, 23:45 NZDT	Sidnei 16', 90+1' Thwaite 60' Zahra 82'	Report	Huysegems 36' Ifill 49'	Attendance: 8,232 Referee: Matthew Gillett

14 December 2013 10	Wellington Phoenix	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Saturday, 17:30 NZDT Saturday, 14:30 AEST	Hernández 48' (pen.)	Report	Smith 37' Franjić 74'	Attendance: 6,374 Referee: Shaun Evans

22 December 2013 11	Wellington Phoenix	1–0	Sydney FC	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday, 19:00 NZDT Sunday, 17:00 AEDT	Huysegems 33'	Report		Attendance: 6,339 Referee: Peter O'Leary

27 December 2013 12	Melbourne Heart	0–1	Wellington Phoenix	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Friday, 19:30 AEDT Friday, 21:30 NZDT		Report	Huysegems 75'	Attendance: 6,486 Referee: Strebre Delovski

1 January 2014 13	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–3	Wellington Phoenix	Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta
Wednesday, 19:00 AEDT Wednesday, 21:00 NZDT	Bridge 62'	Report	Boyd 68' Huysegems 78', 84'	Attendance: 14,151 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

12 January 2014 14	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Central Coast Mariners	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday, 19:00 NZDT Sunday, 17:00 AEDT	Cunningham 45'	Report	Simon 16'	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Matthew Gillett

18 January 2014 15	Wellington Phoenix	5–0	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Saturday, 19:00 NZDT Saturday, 17:00 AEDT	Hernández 21', 45+2' (pen.) Cunningham 45+1' Brockie 85' Huysegems 87'	Report		Attendance: 6,813 Referee: Adam Kersey

24 January 2014 16	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Wellington Phoenix	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Friday, 19:30 AEST Friday, 22:30 NZDT	Clut 50' Brattan 87'	Report	Huysegems 36'	Attendance: 13,889 Referee: Chris Beath

1 February 2014 17	Wellington Phoenix	2–1	Adelaide United	Eden Park, Auckland
Saturday, 19:30 NZDT Saturday, 17:00 ACDT	Hernández 22' Cunningham 44'	Report	Mabil 90+3'	Attendance: 18,506 Referee: Peter Green

9 February 2014 18	Newcastle Jets	2–3	Wellington Phoenix	Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
Sunday, 17:00 AEDT Sunday, 19:00 NZDT	Goodwin 26', 46'	Report	Hernández 21' Huysegems 33' Hicks 71'	Attendance: 10,406 Referee: Shaun Evans

16 February 2014 19	Wellington Phoenix	0–5	Melbourne Heart	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday, 17:00 NZDT Sunday, 15:00 AEDT		Report	Engelaar 9' Williams 19', 51', 63' Wielaert 54'	Attendance: 9,767 Referee: Jarred Gillett

21 February 2014 20	Central Coast Mariners	1–4	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Friday, 19:30 AEDT Friday, 21:30 NZDT	Ibini 20'	Report	Cunningham 47' Hernández 64' Huysegems 65' Brockie 82'	Attendance: 6,147 Referee: Alan Milliner

27 February 2014 21	Adelaide United	5–1	Wellington Phoenix	Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
Thursday, 19:00 ACDT Sunday, 21:30 NZDT Rescheduled	Jerónimo 23', 62' Cirio 29' Ferreira 59' Mabil 90+2'	Report	Cunningham 67' Muscat 43' 73'	Attendance: 8,596 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

9 March 2014 22	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Perth Glory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday, 17:00 NZDT Sunday, 15:00 AWST	Cunningham 85'	Report	Gallas 34'	Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Jarred Gillett

16 March 2014 23	Melbourne Heart	2–2	Wellington Phoenix	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 17:00 AEDT Sunday, 19:00 NZDT	Germano 29' Williams 62' (pen.)	Report	Krishna 6' Sigmund 31' 33' Boyd 56'	Attendance: 5,614 Referee: Ben Williams

22 March 2014 24	Newcastle Jets	5–0	Wellington Phoenix	Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
Saturday, 17:30 AEDT Saturday, 19:30 NZDT	Heskey 35' J. Griffiths 46' Taggart 57', 77' Bridges 90+3'	Report		Attendance: 9,483 Referee: Strebre Delovski

30 March 2014 25	Wellington Phoenix	0–1	Adelaide United	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT Sunday, 12:30 ACDT		Report	Carrusca 58' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,453 Referee: Peter Green

6 April 2014 26	Sydney FC	4–1	Wellington Phoenix	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Sunday, 17:00 AEDT Sunday, 19:00 NZDT	Del Piero 33' (pen.), 45' Ryall 57' Abbas 60'	Report	Hernández 56' (pen.)	Attendance: 10,148 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

12 April 2014 27	Wellington Phoenix	1–4	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Saturday, 17:30 NZDT Saturday, 15:30 AEDT	Timmins 57' Brockie 90+3'	Report	Thompson 1' Troisi 29' Finkler 45' Milligan 59' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,336 Referee: Chris Beath

Notes

^ Match rescheduled due to clash with FIFA World Cup Qualifying match

References

^ "Players and Staff". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
^ "Phoenix Youngsters Named". Football Federation Australia. 20 June 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
^ "Two Contracts For Leo Bertos". Football Federation Australia. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
^ "Plumber Hicks Lands his Dream Job". Football Federation Australia. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
^ Pisani, Sacha (27 December 2013). "Manny Muscat re-signs with Wellington". Football Federation Australia.
^ "Italiano Extends Phoenix Contract". Football Federation Australia. 14 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b Strachan, Iain (15 January 2014). "Phoenix re-sign Riera, Boxall". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014.
^ "Early Present For Lia". Football Federation Australia. 11 March 2014.
^ "Flying Fijian inks new deal". Football Federation Australia. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014.
^ "Phoenix Sign Hernandez". Football Federation Australia. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
^ "Merrick makes first signing". Football Federation Australia. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ "Phoenix sign under-20s captain Luke Adams". New Zealand Herald. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
^ "Phoenix sign Costa Rican star". New Zealand Herald. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
^ "Phoenix sign another youth international". New Zealand Herald. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
^ "Rufer signs three-year deal with Phoenix". New Zealand Herald. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^ "Phoenix sign Aussie youngster Brindell-South". Stuff.co.nz. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
^ "Phoenix Sign Spanish Midfielder". Football Federation Australia. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Short-term deals with Kiwis prop up Phoenix". Stuff.co.nz. 10 October 2013.
^ "Ridenton signs for Phoenix". New Zealand Herald. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
^ "Mark Paston to retire". Football Federation Australia. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
^ "Miller signs as Glory go back to the future". The West. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
^ "Phoenix look set to unveil new coach". New Zealand Herald. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Phoenix release five players". Football Federation Australia. 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
^ "Totori cut from Phoenix roster". New Zealand Herald. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
^ "Carlos Hernandez's visa issues getting sorted". Stuff.co.nz. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kenny Cunningham will add pace for Phoenix". Stuff.co.nz. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
^ "Gulley set to gain from Fenton's fall". Stuff.co.nz. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
^ "Basalaj heads back to UK". ASB Premiership.co.nz. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Brockie joins MLS side on loan". Football Federation Australia. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Phoenix want Brockie to return on agreed date". Stuff.co.nz. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Fijian Goal Machine Signs for Phoenix". Football Federation Australia. 7 January 2014.
^ "Tears of Joy for Young Striker". Football Federation Australia. 5 February 2014.
^ "Phoenix Sign Defensive Cover". Football Federation Australia. 6 March 2014.
^ "Phoenix Appoint A-League's Most Successful Coach". Football Federation Australia. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
^ "Greenacre Appointed Assistant Coach". Football Federation Australia. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Riera possibly out for a month". New Zealand Herald. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_QP0.16276199331636-37] Since the winner of 2014 A-League Grand Final (Brisbane Roar) qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League group stage, the 2nd and 3rd placed teams qualified for the group stage and the qualifying play-off of 2015 AFC Champions League.

[table_note_WP0.16276199331636-38] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

[39] Match rescheduled due to clash with FIFA World Cup Qualifying match

[1] "Players and Staff". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.

[2] "Phoenix Youngsters Named". Football Federation Australia. 20 June 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

[3] "Two Contracts For Leo Bertos". Football Federation Australia. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.

[4] "Plumber Hicks Lands his Dream Job". Football Federation Australia. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

[5] Pisani, Sacha (27 December 2013). "Manny Muscat re-signs with Wellington". Football Federation Australia.

[6] "Italiano Extends Phoenix Contract". Football Federation Australia. 14 January 2014.

[RieraBoxall-7] Strachan, Iain (15 January 2014). "Phoenix re-sign Riera, Boxall". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014.

[8] "Early Present For Lia". Football Federation Australia. 11 March 2014.

[9] "Flying Fijian inks new deal". Football Federation Australia. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014.

[Hernández-10] "Phoenix Sign Hernandez". Football Federation Australia. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

[Italiano-11] "Merrick makes first signing". Football Federation Australia. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

[Adams-12] "Phoenix sign under-20s captain Luke Adams". New Zealand Herald. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

[Cunningham-13] "Phoenix sign Costa Rican star". New Zealand Herald. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

[Caira-14] "Phoenix sign another youth international". New Zealand Herald. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.

[Rufer-15] "Rufer signs three-year deal with Phoenix". New Zealand Herald. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.

[Brindell-South-16] "Phoenix sign Aussie youngster Brindell-South". Stuff.co.nz. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

[17] "Phoenix Sign Spanish Midfielder". Football Federation Australia. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.

[Short-term-18] "Short-term deals with Kiwis prop up Phoenix". Stuff.co.nz. 10 October 2013.

[Ridenton-19] "Ridenton signs for Phoenix". New Zealand Herald. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

[Paston-20] "Mark Paston to retire". Football Federation Australia. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.

[Cernak-21] "Miller signs as Glory go back to the future". The West. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

[Smith-22] "Phoenix look set to unveil new coach". New Zealand Herald. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

[Five_players_released-23] "Phoenix release five players". Football Federation Australia. 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

[Totori-24] "Totori cut from Phoenix roster". New Zealand Herald. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

[Doyle_cut_from_FSE-25] "Carlos Hernandez's visa issues getting sorted". Stuff.co.nz. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

[FSE_players_cut-26] "Kenny Cunningham will add pace for Phoenix". Stuff.co.nz. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

[27] "Gulley set to gain from Fenton's fall". Stuff.co.nz. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.

[28] "Basalaj heads back to UK". ASB Premiership.co.nz. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.

[Brockie_&_Boxall-29] "Brockie joins MLS side on loan". Football Federation Australia. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

[End_of_Loan_deals-30] "Phoenix want Brockie to return on agreed date". Stuff.co.nz. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

[KrishnaLujic-31] "Fijian Goal Machine Signs for Phoenix". Football Federation Australia. 7 January 2014.

[32] "Tears of Joy for Young Striker". Football Federation Australia. 5 February 2014.

[33] "Phoenix Sign Defensive Cover". Football Federation Australia. 6 March 2014.

[34] "Phoenix Appoint A-League's Most Successful Coach". Football Federation Australia. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

[35] "Greenacre Appointed Assistant Coach". Football Federation Australia. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.

[Riera_Injured-36] "Riera possibly out for a month". New Zealand Herald. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

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