Wellington Phoenix FC records and statistics

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Roy Krishna is the Wellington Phoenix's record goalscorer. Roy Krishna February 2015.jpg
Roy Krishna is the Wellington Phoenix's record goalscorer.

Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a New Zealand professional association football club based in Wellington Central, Wellington. The club was formed in 2007 to be the second New Zealand member admitted into the A-League Men after the demise of New Zealand Knights.

Contents

The list encompasses the honours won by Wellington Phoenix, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. Attendance records at Wellington and WIN Stadium, their temporary home ground.

All figures current as of the match played on 14 January 2024.

Honours

Domestic

Runners-up (1): 2008

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored. [2] [1]

#PlayerYears A-League Men National CupaTotal
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Durante 2008–2019273 (4)8 (0)281 (4)
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vince Lia 2007–2017197 (4)5 (0)202 (4)
3 Flag of Malta.svg Manny Muscat 2008–2016192 (4)4 (0)196 (4)
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Sigmund 2008–2016181 (7)6 (0)187 (7)
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Fenton 2012–2017
2018–2022
158 (9)6 (0)164 (9)
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Glen Moss 2007–2009
2012–2017
140 (0)10 (0)150 (0)
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Alex Rufer 2013–133 (3)9 (0)142 (3)
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Lochhead 2007–2013131 (1)7 (0)138 (1)
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Leo Bertos 2008–2014127 (9)4 (0)131 (9)
10 Flag of Fiji.svg Roy Krishna 2014–2019122 (51)5 (1)127 (52)

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored. Current players are in bold. [2] [1]

#NameYears A-League Men National CupaTotalRatio
1 Flag of Fiji.svg Roy Krishna 2014–201951 (122)1 (5)52 (127)0.41
2 Flag of Barbados.svg Paul Ifill 2009–201433 (106)0 (0)33 (106)0.31
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane Smeltz 2007–2009
2016–2017
24 (51)4 (9)28 (60)0.47
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeremy Brockie 2012–201523 (58)0 (1)23 (59)0.39
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Brown 2007–201223 (112)0 (0)23 (112)0.21
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Waine 2018–202317 (73)5 (9)22 (82)0.27
7 Flag of Mexico.svg Ulises Dávila 2019–202119 (50)0 (0)19 (50)0.38
Flag of England.svg Chris Greenacre 2009–201219 (84)0 (0)19 (84)0.23
Flag of Poland.svg Oskar Zawada 2022-19 (32)0 (0)19 (32)0.59
10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kosta Barbarouses 2007–2010
2016-2017
2022-
17 (82)1 (5)18 (87)0.21

Managerial records

Club records

Matches

Firsts

Record wins

Record defeats

  • Record A-League Men defeat:
  • Record national cup defeat: 1–5 against Melbourne City, FFA Cup Round of 16, 26 August 2015

Record consecutive results

  • Record consecutive wins: 5, from 30 January 2010 to 7 March 2010 [3]
  • Record consecutive defeats: 9, from 20 March 2016 to 31 October 2016 [3]
  • Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 13, from 11 April 2021 to 27 November 2021 [3]
  • Record consecutive matches without a win: 11, from 31 March 2013 to 19 December 2013 [3]
  • Record consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 3, from 30 January 2010 to 12 February 2010 [3]
  • Record consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 3 [3]
    • from 4 January 2008 to 19 January 2008
    • from 30 August 2008 to 21 September 2008
    • from 29 March 2015 to 12 April 2015
    • from 8 October 2016 to 23 October 2016
    • from 27 January 2018 to 11 February 2018
    • from 28 October 2018 to 9 November 2018

Goals

Points

Attendances

This section applies to attendances at Wellington, the club's present home since foundation and WIN Stadium, where Wellington Phoenix temporarily played their home matches from 2021 to 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic troubles in Wellington. [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wellington Phoenix Team Statistics". A-League Stats.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Wellington Phoenix Streaks". aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Pre-Season Cup goes regional". The World Game. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. "Central Coast Mariners vs. Wellington Phoenix – 14 July 2007 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. "About Us". Wellington Phoenix. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. Rollo, Phillip (24 November 2020). "Wollongong's WIN Stadium the new temporary home of Wellington Phoenix". Stuff .
  8. Rollo, Phillip (18 May 2024). "Oskar Zawada's heroics in vain as Wellington Phoenix lose extra-time thriller". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 May 2024.