2015–16_Wellington_Phoenix_FC_season
2015–16 Wellington Phoenix FC season
Wellington Phoenix 2015–16 football season
The 2015–16 Wellington Phoenix FC season was the club's ninth season since its establishment in 2007. The club participated in the A-League for the ninth time, the FFA Cup for the second time, and fielded a reserves squad in the ASB Premiership for the second time.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
| 2015–16 season | |||
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| Chairman | Rob Morrison | ||
| Manager | Ernie Merrick | ||
| Stadium | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||
| A-League | 9th | ||
| ASB Premiership | 7th | ||
| FFA Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Blake Powell (8 goals) All: Blake Powell (9 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 13,584 vs Adelaide United 13 November 2015 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,103 vs Melbourne Victory 2 April 2016 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 8,042 | ||
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Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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From youth squad
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| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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| 29 | FW |  |
Joel Stevens | 20 | |
| 30 | GK | |
Oliver Sail | 19 | |
| 31 | MF | |
Andrew Blake | 19 | |
| 32 | DF | |
Tamupiwa Dimairo | 19 | |
| 15 | MF | |
James McGarry | 17 | [1] |
| 24 | FW | |
Logan Rogerson | 17 | [1] |
| 3 | DF | |
Justin Gulley | 22 | [2] |
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Transfers in
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| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | FW |  |
Blake Powell | 24 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers |
Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [3] |
| 7 | MF |  |
Jeffrey Sarpong | 27 | Free agent | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free | [4] |
| 5 | DF | |
Troy Danaskos | 23 | Sydney Olympic |
Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [5] |
| 6 | DF | |
Dylan Fox | 21 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles |
Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free | [6] |
| 26 | FW | |
Hamish Watson | 22 | Hawke's Bay United | Injury replacement | Round 19 | 2016 | Free | [7] |
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Transfers out
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| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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| 12 | FW | |
Tyler Boyd | 20 | Vitória de Guimarães  |
End of contract | Pre-season | [8] | |
| 5 | DF | |
Michael Boxall | 26 | SuperSport United  |
Released | Pre-season | [9] | |
| 6 | DF | |
Josh Brindell-South | 22 | Released | Pre-season | [9] | ||
| 7 | FW |  |
Kenny Cunningham | 29 | Released | Pre-season | [9] | ||
| 15 | MF | |
Jason Hicks | 25 | Released | Pre-season | [9] | ||
| 3 | FW | |
Joel Griffiths | 35 | Released | Pre-season | [10] | ||
| 9 | FW | |
Nathan Burns | 27 | FC Tokyo  |
Transfer | Pre-season | [11] | |
| 7 | MF | |
Jeffrey Sarpong | 27 | Released | Round 17 | [12] |
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Contracts Extensions
More information Name, Position ...
| Name | Position | Duration | Contract Expiry | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Italiano | Goalkeeper | 1 year | 2017 | [13] |
| Dylan Fox | Defender | 3 years | 2019 | [13] |
 Alex Rodriguez | Central midfielder | 1 year | 2017 | [13] |
| Tom Doyle | Left-back | 1 year | 2017 | [13] |
| Matthew Ridenton | Midfielder | 2 years | 2018 | [13] |
| Blake Powell | Striker | 1 year | 2017 | [13] |
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More information Position, Name ...
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Ernie Merrick |
| Assistant coach |  Chris Greenacre |
| Reserves Team Coach | Andy Hedge |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jonathan Gould |
| Strength & conditioning coach | Lee Spence |
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Squad statistics
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| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | A-League | FFA Cup | ASB Premiership | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Glen Moss | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  |
Manny Muscat | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25+0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Justin Gulley | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF |  |
Roly Bonevacia | 28 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26+0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Troy Danaskos | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | |
Dylan Fox | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Alex Rodriguez | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18+6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | |
Michael McGlinchey | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26+0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | |
Kwabena Appiah | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | |
Blake Powell | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13+10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | |
Albert Riera | 26 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | |
Alex Rufer | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | |
James McGarry | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11+1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Louis Fenton | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11+9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
Vince Lia | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13+3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | |
Ben Sigmund | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | |
Tom Doyle | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17+3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | |
Lewis Italiano | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW |  |
Roy Krishna | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16+0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | |
Andrew Durante | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | |
Matthew Ridenton | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7+8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | |
Logan Rogerson | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | |
Tamupiwa Dimairo | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | |
Hamish Watson | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6+2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | |
Ben Stroud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | |
Joel Stevens | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | |
Andrew Blake | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | |
Oliver Sail | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | |
Luke Tongue | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | |
Sarpreet Singh | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | |
Sam Gillespie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | |
Ruari Cahill-Fleury | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | |
Nick Lane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | |
Liam Wood | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | |
Sam Philip | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | |
Sam Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | |
Joe Bell | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | |
Cherbel Khouchaba | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | |
Oliver Whyte | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | GK | |
Marcel Kampman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | |
Louis Evans | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | |
Max Mata | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | |
Jack Sinclair | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | |
Liam Hare | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | |
Bgoni Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | |
Jeffrey Sarpong | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Last updated: 10 April 2016
- Source: au.soccerway.com
= Number of bookings; 
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Fiji U-23 
v 
Phoenix Premiers
v Phoenix Premiers
| 27 June 2015 Fiji Tour | Fiji U-23 | 2–1 | Phoenix Premiers | Suva, Fiji |
| 14:30 FJT | Matarerega  54' Nakalevu 80' |
Report | McGarry ?' |
Stadium: ANZ National Stadium |
Fiji v Wellington Phoenix
v Wellington Phoenix
| 27 June 2015 Fiji Tour | Fiji | 1–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Suva, Fiji |
| 17:30 FJT | Krishna 24' |
Report | Bonevacia 40' Doyle 77' |
Stadium: ANZ National Stadium Attendance: 12,000 |
Fiji U-23 v Phoenix Premiers
v Phoenix Premiers
| 30 June 2015 Fiji Tour | Fiji U-23 | 1–3 | Phoenix Premiers | Ba, Fiji |
| 15:00 FJT | Qasevakatini 69' |
Report | Cahill-Fleury 17' Mata 32', 48' |
Stadium: Govind Park |
Fiji v Wellington Phoenix
v Wellington Phoenix
| 30 June 2015 Fiji Tour | Fiji | 2–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Ba, Fiji |
| 18:00 FJT | Krishna 80' Jese 83' |
Report | Gulley 12' Appiah 16' |
Stadium: Govind Park |
Stop Out v Wellington Phoenix
v Wellington Phoenix
| 13 July 2015 | Stop Out | 1–4 | Wellington Phoenix | Timaru, New Zealand |
| Grimley ?' |
Report | Krishna ?' (pen.), ?' (pen.), ?' McGlinchey ?' |
Stadium: Fraser Park |
Petone v Wellington Phoenix
v Wellington Phoenix
| 21 July 2015 | Petone | 3–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Petone, New Zealand |
| Green 31' Elia 36' (pen.), 51' |
Report | Bonevacia ?' McGarry ?' Rogerson ?' |
Stadium: Petone Memorial Park |
Wellington Phoenix v Miramar Rangers
v Miramar Rangers
| 22 July 2015 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Miramar Rangers | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Appiah 20', 48' Cahill-Fleury 77' |
Report | Stadium: Alex Moore Park |
Wests v Wellington Phoenix
v Wellington Phoenix
| 28 July 2015 | Wests | 3–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Porirua, New Zealand |
| Sippola 59' (pen.) Billingsley ?' Parker-Price ?' |
Report | Powell 55' McGarry ?' |
Stadium: Ole Football Academy |
New Zealand v Wellington Phoenix
v Wellington Phoenix
| 23 August 2015 | New Zealand | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| 13:30 NZST | Fenton ?' Rufer ?' |
Report | Krishna ?' |
Stadium: Yarrow Stadium |
Wellington Phoenix v 
Capital Football XI
v Capital Football XI
| 30 August 2015 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–3 | Capital Football XI | Raumati Beach, New Zealand |
| 14:00 NZST | Powell 10' Appiah 25', 49' |
Report | Viera ?', ?' Corrales 75' |
Stadium: Weka Park |
Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix
v Wellington Phoenix
| 13 September 2015 Sinopec Tour | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Parramatta, Australia |
| 18:00 AEST | Nichols 70' |
Report | Bonevacia 8', 16' Powell 85' |
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Referee: Stephen Lucas |
APIA Leichhardt Tigers v Wellington Phoenix
v Wellington Phoenix
| 15 September 2015 Sinopec Tour | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 3–5 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST | Olsen 38' Elasi 74' Biczo 88' |
Report | 45' (o.g.) McGarry 57' Ridenton 64' Appiah 76', 83' |
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Referee: Steve Lucas |
Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix
v Wellington Phoenix
| 18 September 2015 Sinopec Tour | Sydney FC | 1–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Wollongong, Australia |
| 19:45 AEST | Hološko 67' |
Report | Krishna 32' Powell 37', 38' |
Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 2,874 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
Wellington Phoenix v Auckland City
v Auckland City
| 26 September 2015 Sinopec Tour | Wellington Phoenix | 2–2 | Auckland City | Wellington, New Zealand |
| 14:00 NZST | Danaskos 36' Krishna 23' |
Report | De Vries 15', 62' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium |
Overall
More information Competition, Started round ...
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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| A-League | — | 9th | 11 October 2015 | 10 April 2016 |
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 11 August 2015 | 26 August 2015 |
| ASB Premiership | — | 7th | 15 November 2015 | 26 February 2016 |
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A-League
Main article: 2015–16 A-League
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide United (C) | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 49 | Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 48 | |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 48 | Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 43 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 41 | |
| 7 | Sydney FC | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 34 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 30 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 25 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 13 |
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Source: A-Leagues
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:
- Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 30 | −12 |
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Last updated: 10 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| 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 | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2016. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets
| 11 October 2015 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Newcastle Jets | Wellington |
| 19:00 NZDT | Lee 45+2' (o.g.) |
Report | Carney 30' Trifunović 70' Boogaard  52'  77' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,255 Referee: Shaun Evans |
Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix
| 18 October 2015 2 | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Perth |
| 16:00 AWST | Sándor 7' R. Garcia 72' 84' |
Report | Krishna 9' Lia 89' |
Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 8,145 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar
| 24 October 2015 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–2 | Brisbane Roar | Wellington |
| 19:15 NZDT | McGlinchey 35' Krishna 49' Powell 78' |
Report | D. Petratos 26' North 60' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,103 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix
| 2 November 2015 4 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT | Berisha 10', 61' Durante 55' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 24,934 Referee: Shaun Evans |
Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix
| 8 November 2015 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford |
| 17:00 AEDT | O'Donovan 76' |
Report | McGlinchey 8' |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 6,460 Referee: Chris Beath |
Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United
| 13 November 2015 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 4–2 | Adelaide United | Wellington |
| 19:30 NZDT | Krishna 4' Bonevacia 22', 51'Ridenton 68' |
Report | Goodwin 3' Sánchez 89' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 13,584 Referee: Ben Williams |
Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix
| 21 November 2015 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Parramatta |
| 17:15 AEDT | Piovaccari 9' Bridge 85' |
Report | Muscat 18' |
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 14,426 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix
| 26 November 2015 8 | Sydney FC | 0–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 20:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 9,253 Referee: Chris Beath |
Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory
| 5 December 2015 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–0 | Melbourne Victory | Auckland |
| 19:15 NZDT | Krishna 18' Bonevacia 44' |
Report | Stadium: QBE Stadium Attendance: 10,852 Referee: Alan Milliner |
Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix
| 12 December 2015 10 | Brisbane Roar | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Cairns |
| 16:15 AEST | Lustica 71' Maclaren 86' |
Report | Krishna 45+1' |
Stadium: Cazaly's Stadium Attendance: 5,162 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC
| 19 December 2015 11 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Wellington |
| 19:15 NZDT | Krishna 89' (pen.) |
Report | Hološko 84' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 10,027 Referee: Peter Green |
Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix
| 26 December 2015 12 | Adelaide United | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
| 16:45 ACDT | Muscat 42' (o.g.) Goodwin 73' Marrone 75' |
Report | Riera 12' 56' |
Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,655 Referee: Chris Beath |
Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix
| 31 December 2015 13 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford |
| 19:00 AEDT | F. Ferreira 27' (pen.) Austin 30' Neill 70' |
Report | Powell 67' |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 10,073 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar
| 10 January 2016 14 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–0 | Brisbane Roar | Wellington |
| 19:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 7,774 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix
| 17 January 2016 15 | Newcastle Jets | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEDT | Trifunović 7' (pen.) Kitto 26' Kantarovski 36' 58' Carney 66' |
Report | Ridenton 81' |
Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 7,595 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix
| 25 January 2016 16 | Melbourne City | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT | Fornaroli 12' Novillo 31', 49' |
Report | Bonevacia 66' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,825 Referee: Peter Green |
Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners
| 30 January 2016 17 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Christchurch |
| 19:15 NZDT | Powell 90+2' |
Report | García 50' Roux 53' Austin 85' |
Stadium: AMI Stadium Attendance: 8,545 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory
| 7 February 2016 18 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Perth Glory | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT | Report | Harold 21' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 7,135 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix
| 14 February 2016 19 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–5 | Wellington Phoenix | Parramatta |
| 17:00 AEDT | Nichols 75' Bridge 84' Aspropotamitis  89' |
Report | Powell 4', 20', 33', 71' McGlinchey 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 12,589 Referee: Peter Green |
Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix
| 20 February 2016 20 | Newcastle Jets | 3–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle |
| 17:15 AEDT | Durante 27' (o.g.) Nordstrand 53', 73' |
Report | Watson 22', 37' 41' 71' |
Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 7,120 Referee: Chris Beath |
Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City
| 26 February 2016 21 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Wellington |
| 19:30 NZDT | Fenton 12' Ridenton 15' |
Report | Mooy 19' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,591 Referee: Matthew Conger |
Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United
| 5 March 2016 22 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–4 | Adelaide United | Wellington |
| 19:15 NZDT | Report | McGowan 31' Mauk 41' Djite 49' Sánchez 90' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,595 Referee: Peter Green |
Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix
| 12 March 2016 23 | Sydney FC | 1–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 17:15 AEDT | Hološko 51' |
Report | Powell 12' Watson 13' Bonevacia 37' |
Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,235 Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan) |
Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory
| 20 March 2016 24 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Perth Glory | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT | Doyle 90+2' |
Report | Keogh 36' Castro 74' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 5,844 Referee: Ben Williams |
Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix
| 28 March 2016 25 | Melbourne City | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT | Novillo 43' Fornaroli 66', 80' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,895 Referee: Chris Beath |
Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory
| 2 April 2016 26 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–4 | Melbourne Victory | Wellington |
| 19:15 NZDT | Riera 45+2' 55' Bonevacia 82' |
Report | Berisha 8' 35' Bozanic 19' Barbarouses 56' Howard 90+3' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 5,103 Referee: Ben Williams |
Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers
| 10 April 2016 27 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZST | Report | Šantalab 31', 44' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 10,143 Referee: Shaun Evans |
FFA Cup
Main article: 2015 FFA Cup
Central Coast Mariners 
v Wellington Phoenix
v Wellington Phoenix
| 11 August 2015 Round of 32 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford, Australia |
| 19:30 (AEST) | Report | Appiah 17' |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 6,111 Referee: Steve Lucas |
Melbourne City 
v Wellington Phoenix
v Wellington Phoenix
| 26 August 2015 Round of 16 | Melbourne City | 5–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:30 (AEST) | Mooy 18' (pen.) Novillo 21' Fornaroli 32' (pen.) Koren 40' Dekker 49' |
Report | Krishna 34' (pen.) |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,027 Referee: Lucien Laverdure |
ASB Premiership
Main article: 2015–16 ASB Premiership
League table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Auckland City |
13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 11 | +28 | 35 | Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series |
| 2 |  Hawke's Bay United |
13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 27 | |
| 3 |  Team Wellington |
14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 27 | Qualification to the Finals series |
| 4 |  Canterbury United |
13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 23 | |
| 5 |  WaiBOP United |
13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 18 | |
| 6 |  Waitakere United |
13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 13 | |
| 7 |  Phoenix Premiers |
14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 7 | |
| 8 |  Southern United |
13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 39 | −30 | 3 |
Close
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2016. Source: NZ Football
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 24 | −11 |
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Last updated: 26 February 2016.
Source: soccerway.com
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2016. Source: soccerway.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Phoenix Premiers 
v 
Canterbury United
v Canterbury United
| 15 November 2015 1 | Phoenix Premiers | 0–3 | Canterbury United | Wellington |
| 14:00 NZST | Report | White 69', 72' Chang 84' |
Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Matthew Conger |
Phoenix Premiers v 
Auckland City
v Auckland City
| 22 November 2015 2 | Phoenix Premiers | 1–3 | Auckland City | Wellington |
| 14:00 NZST | McGarry 65' |
Report | De Vries 33' Lewis 63' Álvaro 75' |
Stadium: Newtown Park Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh |
Southern United 
v Phoenix Premiers
v Phoenix Premiers
| 29 November 2015 3 | Southern United | 1–0 | Phoenix Premiers | Dunedin |
| 14:00 NZST | Ridden 8' |
Report | Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Referee: John Rowbury |
Phoenix Premiers v 
Waitakere United
v Waitakere United
| 3 December 2015 4 | Phoenix Premiers | 2–1 | Waitakere United | Auckland |
| 19:35 NZST | Mata 40' Ridenton 53' |
Report | Bowen 16' |
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh |
Hawke's Bay United 
v Phoenix Premiers
v Phoenix Premiers
| 13 December 2015 5 | Hawke's Bay United | 5–5 | Phoenix Premiers | Napier |
| 13:00 NZST | Watson 47' Chettleburgh 49' Sole 68' Mason-Smith 71', 90+2' |
Report | Stevens 9', 57' (pen.) Mata 14', 23' Rogerson 44' Fox 31' 66' |
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Chris Kerr |
Team Wellington 
v Phoenix Premiers
v Phoenix Premiers
| 20 December 2015 6 | Team Wellington | 3–2 | Phoenix Premiers | Wellington |
| 14:00 NZST | Harris 36' Peverley 45+1' Musa 85' |
Report | Powell 68' (pen.) Stevens 90+6' |
Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Antony Riley |
Phoenix Premiers v 
WaiBOP United
v WaiBOP United
| 9 January 2016 7 | Phoenix Premiers | 3–4 | WaiBOP United | Wellington |
| 14:00 NZST | Rogerson 46' Blake 47' Evans 81' |
Report | Tinsley 52' (pen.), 90+6' Hoyle 64' Ilich 69' |
Stadium: Newtown Park Referee: Nick Waldron |
Waitakere United v Phoenix Premiers
v Phoenix Premiers
| 17 January 2016 8 | Waitakere United | 4–1 | Phoenix Premiers | Auckland |
| 16:35 NZST | Manickum 23' Lovemore 45+1' Bowen 90' Barnes 90+2' |
Report | Blake 15' |
Stadium: QBE Stadium Referee: Cory Mills |
Auckland City v Phoenix Premiers
v Phoenix Premiers
| 24 January 2016 9 | Auckland City | 4–2 | Phoenix Premiers | Auckland |
| 16:35 NZST | Moreira 11' (pen.), 21', 42' De Vries 40' |
Report | Cahill-Fleury 22', 78' |
Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Hayden McCabe |
Canterbury United v Phoenix Premiers
v Phoenix Premiers
| 30 January 2016 10 | Canterbury United | 3–1 | Phoenix Premiers | Christchurch |
| 16:15 NZST | White 29' Clapham 44' de Jong 82' |
Report | Singh 40' |
Stadium: AMI Stadium Referee: Nick Waldron |
Phoenix Premiers v Hawke's Bay United
v Hawke's Bay United
| 6 February 2016 11 | Phoenix Premiers | 0–2 | Hawke's Bay United | Wellington |
| 13:00 NZST | Report | Mason-Smith 6', 89' |
Stadium: Newtown Park Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh |
Phoenix Premiers v Southern United
v Southern United
| 13 February 2016 12 | Phoenix Premiers | 4–3 | Southern United | Wellington |
| 13:00 NZST | McGarry 2', 22', 33' Khouchaba 37' |
Report | French 12', 87' Williams 48' |
Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Chris Kerr |
WaiBOP United v Phoenix Premiers
v Phoenix Premiers
| 20 February 2016 13 | WaiBOP United | 4–2 | Phoenix Premiers | Mount Maunganui |
| 13:00 NZST | Morris 26' Hoyle 36', 43'Ilich 83' |
Report | Rogerson 64' Whyte 89' |
Stadium: Links Avenue Referee: Nick Waldron |
Phoenix Premiers v Team Wellington
v Team Wellington
| 26 February 2016 14 | Phoenix Premiers | 1–6 | Team Wellington | Wellington |
| 16:15 NZST | McGarry 60' |
Report | Villa 7' Wood 23' (o.g.) Barcia 25', 48' Jackson 83', 87' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Referee: John Rowbury |
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