2007–08 Wellington Phoenix FC season
2007–08 season | |||
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CEO | Tony Pignata | ||
Chairman | Terry Serepisos | ||
Manager | Ricki Herbert | ||
A-League | 8th | ||
Preseason Cup | 6th | ||
Finals | Did not qualify | ||
Top goalscorer | Shane Smeltz 9 Goals | ||
Highest home attendance | 18,345 v Adelaide 30 November 2007 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 8,032 v Perth 7 December 2007 | ||
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The 2007–08 A-League season was the inaugural season for the Wellington Phoenix, who replaced the New Zealand Knights.
Players
[edit]First team squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | From | Notes |
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1 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | |
2 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | |
3 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | |
4 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | |
5 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | |
6 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | |
7 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | |
8 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | |
9 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | |
10 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | |
11 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | |
12 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | |
13 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | |
14 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | |
15 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | |
16 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Short-term contract |
17 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | |
18 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | |
19 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | |
20 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | |
21 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | |
22 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | |
23 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | |
30 | GK | ![]() | ![]() |
Matches
[edit]2007 Pre-season Cup fixtures
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3 | 10 |
2 | Queensland Roar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Sydney FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
14 July 2007 Group Stage | Central Coast Mariners ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
A. Wilkinson ![]() A. Kwasnik ![]() | Report | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
22 July 2007 Group Stage | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
S. Smeltz ![]() ![]() M. Rudan ![]() | Report | Attendance: 6,039 Referee: ![]() |
27 July 2007 Group Stage | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch |
S. Old ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,081 Referee: ![]() |
4 August 2007 Play-offs | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
K. Dodd ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,100 Referee: ![]() |
10 August 2007 5th Place Play-off | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
(2–4 pen.) Report | Attendance: 5,174 Referee: ![]() | |||
Penalties | ||||
S. Smeltz ![]() R. Aloisi ![]() J. Christie ![]() R. Johnson ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2007–08 Hyundai A-League fixtures
[edit]26 August 2007 Round 1 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
S. Old ![]() Cleberson ![]() Daniel ![]() ![]() R. Aloisi ![]() S. Smeltz ![]() | (0–1) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 14,421 Referee: ![]() |
31 August 2007 Round 2 | Central Coast Mariners ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
N. Mrdja ![]() A. Kwasnik ![]() J. Hutchinson ![]() T. Vidmar ![]() | (3–0) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 9,052 Referee: ![]() |
9 September 2007 Round 3 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
Felipe ![]() K. Dodd ![]() | (0–0) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 11,478 Referee: ![]() |
14 September 2007 Round 4 | Sydney FC ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
A. Casey ![]() M. Rudan ![]() B. Šantalab ![]() R. Zadkovich ![]() D. Zdrilic ![]() | (1–2) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 11,491 Referee: ![]() |
22 September 2007 Round 5 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
Felipe ![]() S. Smeltz ![]() R. Aloisi ![]() | (0–0) Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 12,127 Referee: ![]() |
30 September 2007 Round 6 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
R. Aloisi ![]() S. Smeltz ![]() V. Coveny ![]() R. Johnson ![]() Daniel ![]() T. Lochhead ![]() T. Brown ![]() | (2–1) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 10,127 Referee: ![]() |
5 October 2007 Round 7 | Queensland Roar ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
M. Zullo ![]() ![]() Marcinho ![]() R. Kruse ![]() Reinaldo ![]() | (2–0) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 12,458 Referee: ![]() |
14 October 2007 Round 8 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
J. Holland ![]() J. Griffiths ![]() S. Laybutt ![]() | (2–0) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 11,947 Referee: ![]() |
21 October 2007 Round 9 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
A. Elrich ![]() T. Brown ![]() Daniel ![]() T. Lochhead ![]() S. Smeltz ![]() K. Dodd ![]() | (1–1) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 10,562 Referee: ![]() |
28 October 2007 Round 10 | Adelaide United ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
D. Giraldi ![]() Cássio ![]() N. Burns ![]() L. Pantelis ![]() S. Spagnuolo ![]() | (2–1) Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 11,740 Referee: ![]() |
2 November 2007 Round 11 | Perth Glory ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
S. Colosimo ![]() N. Topor-Stanley ![]() | (0–1) Report Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 7,105 Referee: ![]() |
11 November 2007 Round 12 | Queensland Roar ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
J. McCloughan ![]() Reinaldo ![]() Marcinho ![]() | (0–0) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 13,808 Referee: ![]() |
17 November 2007 Round 13 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
R. Aloisi ![]() S. Old ![]() ![]() K. Rees ![]() V. Coveny ![]() | (1–0) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8,062 Referee: ![]() |
24 November 2007 Round 14 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne |
K. Muscat ![]() ![]() D. Allsopp ![]() L. Broxham ![]() A. Thompson ![]() | (1–0) Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 20,938 Referee: ![]() |
30 November 2007 Round 15 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
Daniel ![]() | (0–1) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 18,345 Referee: ![]() |
7 December 2007 Round 16 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
S. Smeltz ![]() ![]() Felipe ![]() | (1–0) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8,039 Referee: ![]() |
14 December 2007 Round 17 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
V. Coveny ![]() S. Smeltz ![]() A. Elrich ![]() Daniel ![]() | (1–1) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 9,384 Referee: ![]() |
30 December 2007 Round 18 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
M. Bridge ![]() S. Musialik ![]() S. Tunbridge ![]() | (1–1) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 15,107 Referee: ![]() |
4 January 2008 Round 19 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
K. Rees ![]() R. Johnson ![]() S. Smeltz ![]() T. Lochhead ![]() R. Aloisi ![]() | (0–0) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 14,288 Referee: ![]() |
11 January 2008 Round 20 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne |
C. Hernandez ![]() N. Ward ![]() K. Patafta ![]() | (2–0) Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 25,489 Referee: ![]() |
19 January 2008 Round 21 | Central Coast Mariners ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
M. Jedinak ![]() J. Aloisi ![]() A. Kwasnik ![]() | (0–0) Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 9,849 Referee: ![]() |
Exhibition match
[edit]1 December 2007 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
R. Aloisi ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 31,853 Referee: ![]() |
Results by round
[edit]League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 | Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a] |
2 | Newcastle Jets (C) | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 34 | |
3 | Sydney FC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 32 | Qualification for 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship and Finals series |
4 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 31 | Qualification for Finals series |
5 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 27 | |
6 | Adelaide United | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 26 | |
7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 20 | |
8 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 20 |
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ First place qualifies for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage.
Winning the 2008 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies. - ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Statistics
[edit]Appearances
[edit]Rank | Player | Minutes played | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | App. | GS | ![]() | ![]() | Min. | ||
1 | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1,800 | |
2 | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,710 | ||
![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,710 | |||
4 | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1,612 | |||
![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1,537 | ||||
6 | ![]() | 90 | 90 | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1,222 | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | ![]() | 17 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1,115 | |||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | ![]() | 90 | ![]() | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 987 | |||||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1,069 | |||||
10 | ![]() | 90 | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 90 | ![]() | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 915 | |||||||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1,137 | ||||||||
![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1,041 | |||||||||
![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1,034 | |||||||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 924 | |||||||||
15 | ![]() | 90 | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | 90 | ![]() | 90 | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 868 | |||||||||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 90 | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 734 | ||||||||||
17 | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 810 | ||||||||||||
18 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 117 | |||||||||||||
19 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
20 | ![]() | 90 | ![]() | 90 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 234 | ||||||||||||||||||
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21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | ![]() | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Goal scorers
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Goal assists
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Discipline
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