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

The 2013–14 Wellington Phoenix FC season was the clubs 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. Position Player
1 New Zealand GK Glen Moss
2 Malta DF Manny Muscat
3 Australia DF Reece Caira
4 New Zealand DF Luke Adams (Youth)
5 New Zealand DF Michael Boxall
6 Australia DF Josh Brindell-South (Youth)
7 New Zealand MF Leo Bertos
8 Barbados FW Paul Ifill
9 Costa Rica FW Kenny Cunningham
10 Belgium FW Stein Huysegems
11 New Zealand FW Jeremy Brockie
12 New Zealand FW Tyler Boyd (Youth)
13 Spain MF Albert Riera
14 New Zealand MF Alex Rufer (Youth)
No. Position Player
15 New Zealand MF Jason Hicks
16 New Zealand MF Louis Fenton (Youth)
17 Australia MF Vince Lia
18 New Zealand DF Ben Sigmund (Vice Captain)
19 New Zealand FW Hamish Watson
20 Australia GK Lewis Italiano
21 Costa Rica MF Carlos Hernández
22 New Zealand DF Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 New Zealand MF Matthew Ridenton (Youth)
24 Fiji FW Roy Krishna (injury cover)
25 Republic of Ireland DF Shaun Timmins (injury cover)
25 Australia FW Miloš Lujić (international cover)
30 New Zealand GK Jacob Spoonley (short-term injury cover)
40 New Zealand GK 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. Position Player
32 New Zealand MF Justin Gulley
35 New Zealand FW Hamish Watson
No. Position Player
39 Germany MF 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 Fromdagger Date Notes
19 MF Hernández, CarlosCarlos Hernández United SC 13 February 2013 two-year contract[10]
20 GK Italiano, LewisLewis Italiano (Oakleigh Cannons) 18 June 2013 one-year contract[11]
4 DF Adams, LukeLuke Adams (Derby County) 14 July 2013 one-year contract[12]
9 FW Cunningham, KennyKenny Cunningham (The Strongest) 26 July 2013 two-year contract[13]
3 DF Caira, ReeceReece Caira Western Sydney Wanderers 31 July 2013 two-year contract[14]
14 MF Rufer, AlexAlex Rufer Wairarapa United 2 August 2013 three-year contract[15]
6 DF Brindell-South, JoshJosh Brindell-South Moreton Bay United 18 September 2013 one-year contract[16]
13 MF Riera, AlbertAlbert Riera Auckland City 7 October 2013 one-year contract[17]
30 GK Spoonley, JacobJacob Spoonley Team Wellington 10 October 2013 Injury cover (3–4 weeks)[18]
25 MF Hicks, JasonJason Hicks Team Wellington 10 October 2013 Injury cover (3–4 weeks)[18]
40 GK McPeake, JamesJames McPeake Team Wellington 10 October 2013 International cover (one week)[18]
24 FW Watson, HamishHamish Watson Team Wellington 10 October 2013 International cover (one week)[18]
23 MF Ridenton, MatthewMatthew Ridenton Auckland City 17 October 2013 three-year contract[19]
dagger Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Wellington Phoenix.

Out

No. Pos. Player Todagger Date Notes
1 GK Paston, MarkMark Paston Retired 31 March 2013 [20]
23 FW Gameiro, CoreyCorey Gameiro Fulham 31 March 2013 Loan Return
4 MF Cernak, IsakaIsaka Cernak (Perth Glory) 24 April 2013 [21]
14 DF Ian Hogg (Waitakere United) 24 April 2013 Contract Ended
6 MF Smith, AlexAlex Smith (Oakleigh Cannons) 19 May 2013 [22]
3 DF Lochhead, TonyTony Lochhead (Chivas USA) 9 June 2013 [23]
21 MF Sánchez, DaniDani Sánchez (Tuen Mun) 9 June 2013 [23]
19 MF Downey, JimmyJimmy Downey Released 9 June 2013 [23]
23 MF Pantelis, LucasLucas Pantelis Released 9 June 2013 [23]
9 FW Totori, BenjaminBenjamin Totori Oakleigh Cannons 14 June 2013 [24]
38 MF Doyle, TomTom Doyle (Team Wellington) 2 July 2013 Cut from FSE squad[25]
29 DF Rowe, LukeLuke Rowe (Team Wellington) 27 July 2013 Cut from FSE squad[26]
31 MF Biss, TomTom Biss (Team Wellington) 27 July 2013 Cut from FSE squad[26]
36 DF Solomons, AlecAlec Solomons (Waitakere United) 27 July 2013 Cut from FSE squad[26]
15 MF Lindsay, CameronCameron Lindsay (Team Wellington) 25 September 2013 [27]
35 GK Basalaj, ScottScott Basalaj Partick Thistle 26 September 2013 [28]
dagger Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Wellington Phoenix contract expired.

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Todagger Start Date End Date
5 DF Boxall, MichaelMichael Boxall Oakleigh Cannons 8 May 2013[29] 2 September 2013[30]
11 FW Brockie, JeremyJeremy Brockie Toronto FC 8 May 2013[29] 26 August 2013[30]
20 GK Italiano, LewisLewis Italiano Oakleigh Cannons 18 June 2013 1 September 2013[30]

Summer

In

No. Pos. Player Fromdagger Date Notes
24 FW Krishna, RoyRoy Krishna Auckland City 7 January 2014 Injury cover (till end of season)[31]
25 FW Lujić, MilošMiloš Lujić Northcote City 7 January 2014 International cover (2 weeks)[31]
19 FW Watson, HamishHamish Watson Team Wellington 5 February 2014 Half-year contract[32]
25 DF Timmins, ShaunShaun Timmins Green Gully 6 March 2014 Injury cover (till end of season)[33]

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
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 27App.GS Min.
1Ben Sigmund90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 17 17 0 0 1,530
Vince Lia90 90 72 74 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 17 17 0 2 1,496
Stein Huysegems84 31 81 73 80 68 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 79 90 90 71 17 17 0 8 1,377
Albert Riera35 3 45 67 66 18 67 73 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 [36] 17 13 4 4 1,184
5Andrew 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 Muscat90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 16 16 0 0 1,440
Jason Hicks90 59 18 23 45 58 58 19 19 63 22 12 45 18 79 26 16 6 10 5 654
9Jeremy Brockie 87 90 90 90 90 90 68 90 51 72 90 58 9 68 19 15 12 3 5 1,062
10Kenny Cunningham55 45 9 22 90 78 71 74 68 59 64 72 90 82 14 12 2 10 879
11Carlos Hernández90 90 90 90 90 90 64 90 85 78 90 52 90 13 13 0 4 1,089
12Paul Ifill35 45 45 17 24 32 32 71 22 27 49 11 3 8 3 399
13Louis Fenton 90 45 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 41 10 10 0 2 806
Tyler Boyd6 10 23 16 18 26 32 81 45 64 10 3 7 3 321
15Reece Caira90 90 90 90 90 72 90 11 8 7 1 1 623
16Michael Boxall90 26 49 90 90 90 90 7 5 2 0 525
Leo Bertos 90 90 16 12 5 31 45 [36] 7 2 5 0 289
18Matthew Ridenton 17 45 38 3 0 3 0 100
Roy Krishna 11 22 8 3 0 3 0 41
20Jacob Spoonley90 1 1 0 0 90
Luke Adams55 1 1 0 1 55
22Josh 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
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
1Stein Huysegems 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 10
2Kenny Cunningham 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
3Carlos Hernández 1 2 1 1 1 6
4Jeremy Brockie 1 1 1 1 1 5
5Paul Ifill 1 1 2
Tyler Boyd 1 1 2
7Andrew Durante 1 1
Roy Krishna 1 1
Jason Hicks 1 1

      Goal scored from penalty kick

Goal assists

Rank Player Assists per Round Total
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
1Carlos Hernández 111 1 1 1 2 8
2Jeremy Brockie 1 11 3
Stein Huysegems 1 1 1 3
4Tyler Boyd 11 2
Reece Caira 11 2
Kenny Cunningham 1 1 2
Vince Lia 1 1 2
Manny Muscat 1 1 2
9Michael Boxall1 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
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
1Manny Muscat 7 1
2Kenny Cunningham 6
Michael Boxall 6
4Andrew Durante 5
5Albert Riera 4
Jeremy Brockie 4
Carlos Hernández 4
8Ben Sigmund 2 1
9Louis Fenton 3
10Leo Bertos 2
Vince Lia 2
Roy Krishna 2
13Jacob Spoonley 1
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 2013Round 18,239 Brisbane Roar Westpac Stadium
27 October 2013Round 39,020 Newcastle Jets McLean Park
9 November 2013Round 59,671 Perth Glory AMI Stadium
1 December 2013Round 87,147 Western Sydney Wanderers Westpac Stadium
14 December 2013Round 106,374 Brisbane Roar
22 December 2013Round 116,339 Sydney FC
12 January 2014Round 147,000 Central Coast Mariners
18 January 2014Round 156,813 Melbourne Victory
1 February 2014Round 1718,056 Adelaide United Eden Park
16 February 2014Round 199,767 Melbourne Heart Westpac Stadium
9 March 2014Round 226,401 Perth Glory
29 March 2014Round 256,453 Adelaide United
12 April 2014Round 275,336 Melbourne Victory
Total106,616
Average8,201

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

A-League

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 16 4 7 43 25+18 52 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage 1
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 11 9 7 34 29+5 42
3 Central Coast Mariners 27 12 6 9 33 363 42 2015 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off 1
4 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 42 431 41 2014 A-League 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 34 340 36
8 Perth Glory 27 7 7 13 28 379 28
9 Wellington Phoenix 27 7 7 13 36 5115 28
10 Melbourne Heart 27 6 8 13 36 426 26

Updated to games played on 13 April 2014
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1 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 2015 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAAHAH
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

Last updated: 12 April 2014.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
      Win       Draw       Loss

Matches

Notes

  1. Match rescheduled due to clash with FIFA World Cup Qualifying match

References

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  4. "Plumber Hicks Lands his Dream Job". Football Federation Australia. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
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  8. "Early Present For Lia". Football Federation Australia. 11 March 2014.
  9. "Flying Fijian inks new deal". Football Federation Australia. 20 March 2014.
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  26. 1 2 3 "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.
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  32. "Tears of Joy for Young Striker". Football Federation Australia. 5 February 2014.
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  36. 1 2 "Riera possibly out for a month". New Zealand Herald. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

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