2008–09 Wellington Phoenix FC season explained

Club:Wellington Phoenix FC
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chrtitle:Chairman
Ownertitle:CEO
League Result:6th
Cup1 Result:2nd
Cup2 Result:Did not qualify
League Topscorer:Shane Smeltz
12 Goals
Highest Attendance:10,516 v Queensland
17 August 2008
Lowest Attendance:5,500 v Newcastle
23 November 2008
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Nextseason:2009–10

The 2008–09 season was Wellington Phoenix's second season in the A-League.

Players

Transfers

In

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4DF Jon McKain FCU Politehnica Timişoara
7MF Leo Bertos Perth Glory
13MF Troy Hearfield Newcastle Jets
16DF David Mulligan Port Vale
21MF Leilei Gao MyPa
22DF Andrew Durante Newcastle Jets
25DF Manny Muscat Green Gully Cavaliers
26MF Fred D.C. UnitedOn loan
30GK Scott Higgins Adelaide UnitedShort term injury cover

Out

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4DF Cleberson America
13DF Steven Old Macarthur Rams
14DF Steven O'Dor South Melbourne
15MF George Carabobo
16DF Kristian Rees Adelaide City
18MF Ahmad Elrich Central Coast Mariners
21MF Felipe Wisla Krakow
22FW Royce Brownlie Peninsula Power
26MF Fred D.C. UnitedLoan expired
30GK Jacob Spoonley Auckland City FC

Matches

2008 Pre-Season Cup fixtures

See also: 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup.

Group B

League table

Statistics

See also: Wellington Phoenix records and statistics.

Appearances

PlayerMinutes played by roundTotal
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1align=left height=17 Tony Lochhead90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 63 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 2121 0 1 1,863
2align=left height=17 Shane Smeltz90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 83 90 90 90 90 89 90 90 90 2020 0 2 1,792
3align=left height=17 Michael Ferrante90 90 90 90 21 24 26 23 90 90 81 90 73 75 61 77 80 10 90 1914 5 6 1,181
4align=left height=17 Jon McKain90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 88 78 1818 0 2 1,606
5align=left height=17 Karl Dodd89 16 87 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 22 90 90 90 90 90 90 1715 2 2 1,384
align=left height=17 Tim Brown3 6 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 72 90 90 90 90 90 51 1715 2 1 1,302
align=left height=17 Daniel72 61 29 72 90 18 16 18 16 2 18 17 24 90 44 74 67 177 10 5 728
8align=left height=17 Andrew Durante90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 46 8 1615 1 1 1,314
align=left height=17 Leo Bertos90 90 10 44 72 89 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 1614 2 2 1,125
10align=left height=17 Ben Sigmund18 5 90 66 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 68 90 90 90 1513 2 2 1,147
11align=left height=17 Manny Muscat90 74 90 90 69 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 1414 0 2 1,223
align=left height=17 Troy Hearfield18 90 90 74 70 78 21 7 27 90 66 71 89 64 1410 4 7 855
13align=left height=17 Glen Moss90 90 90 90 90 44 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 1312 1 0 1,124
14align=left height=17 Adam Kwasnik90 90 55 20 90 72 80 46 19 1 16 23 127 5 4 602
15align=left height=17 Jeremy Christie16 21 24 9 15 29 13 10 2 12 100 10 0 151
16align=left height=17 Mark Paston90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 46 99 0 1 766
align=left height=17 Vaughan Coveny29 35 90 69 66 64 74 66 1 96 3 5 494
18align=left height=17 Leilei Gao61 16 90 69 90 90 90 67 87 1 3 573
19align=left height=17 Richard Johnson1 90 74 90 84 90 90 76 1 2 519
20align=left height=17 Kosta Barbarouses24 12 1 80 82 52 3 2 199
21align=left height=17 David Mulligan90 90 85 33 0 1 265
align=left height=17 Fred74 88 90 33 0 2 252
23align=left height=17 Greg Draper00 0 0 0
align=left height=17 Vince Lia00 0 0 0

           

Goal scorers

PlayerGoals by roundTotal
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1 align=left height=17 Shane Smeltz12121111212
2 align=left height=17 Tim Brown1113
3align=left height=17 Troy Hearfield112
align=left height=17 Leo Bertos112
5 align=left height=17 Fred11
align=left height=17 Karl Dodd11
align=left height=17 Kosta Barbarouses11
height=17Own goal 11

       

Goal assists

PlayerAssists by roundTotal
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1align=left height=17 Leo Bertos1111116
2align=left height=17 Troy Hearfield123
3align=left height=17 Daniel112
align=left height=17 Tony Lochhead112
align=left height=17 Jon McKain112
6align=left height=17 Tim Brown11
align=left height=17 Vaughan Coveny11
align=left height=17 Leilei Gao11
align=left height=17 Ben Sigmund11
align=left height=17 Shane Smeltz11

Discipline

PlayerCards by roundTotal
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1align=left height=17 Jon McKain7
2align=left height=17 Troy Hearfield21
align=left height=17 Tim Brown31
align=left height=17 Karl Dodd5
5align=left height=17 Andrew Durante21
6align=left height=17 Michael Ferrante3
align=left height=17 Leilei Gao3
align=left height=17 Manny Muscat3
9align=left height=17 Leo Bertos2
align=left height=17 Tony Lochhead2
align=left height=17 Richard Johnson2
align=left height=17 Shane Smeltz2
13align=left height=17 Vaughan Coveny1
align=left height=17 Daniel1
align=left height=17 David Mulligan1
align=left height=17 Ben Sigmund1
align=left height=17 Adam Kwasnik1
align=left height=17 Fred1

Home attendance

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17 August 2008Round 110,516Westpac Stadium
24 August 2008Round 26,110 Melbourne Victory
14 September 2008Round 46,926 Central Coast Mariners
28 September 2008Round 66,729 Sydney FC
26 October 2008Round 96,543 Queensland Roar
23 November 2008Round 125,500 Newcastle Jets
28 November 2008Round 137,953 Melbourne Victory
14 December 2008Round 156,362 Perth Glory
19 December 2008Round 166,722 Central Coast Mariners
4 January 2009Round 187,520 Newcastle Jets
18 January 2009Round 208,241 Adelaide United
Total79,122
Average7,193

Club

Technical staff

Kit

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End-of-season awards

See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC end-of-season awards

External links

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