2021–22 Wellington Phoenix FC season

The 2021–22 season was the Wellington Phoenix's 15th season since its establishment in 2007. The club participated in the A-League for the 15th time and in the FFA Cup for the 7th time.

Wellington Phoenix
2021–22 season
ChairmanRob Morrison
ManagerUfuk Talay
StadiumWIN Stadium
Leichhardt Oval
(Due to Coronavirus travel restrictions)
Sky Stadium
Eden Park
A-League Men6th
A-League Men Finals SeriesElimination-finals
FFA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Gael Sandoval
Jaushua Sotirio
Ben Waine (6)

All: Jaushua Sotirio
Ben Waine (8)
Highest home attendance18,184 (vs. Central Coast Mariners, 17 April 2022, A-League)[1]
Lowest home attendance38 (vs. Brisbane Roar, 16 February 2022, A-League)[a]
Average home league attendance4,105
Biggest win4–1
(vs. Avondale FC (A), 14 December 2021, FFA Cup)
(vs. Western United (A), 9 April 2022, A-League)
3–0
(vs. Brisbane Roar (H), 16 February 2022, A-League)
(vs. Brisbane Roar (A), 30 March 2022, A-League)
Biggest defeat0–6
(vs. Melbourne City (H), 2 April 2022, A-League)[3]
All statistics correct as of end of season.

This season was the Phoenix's third season fully or partially based in Australia, starting towards the end of the 2019–20 season.[4] This season was Ufuk Talay's third in charge; in May 2021 he renewed his contract until 2023.[5]

Pre-season edit

The Phoenix finished 7th in the 2020–21 A-League season, one point short of finals series.[6] On 21 May, the Phoenix announced that head coach Ufuk Talay had signed a 2-year contract extension with the club.[7]

June edit

On 9 June, the Phoenix confirmed the departure of captain Ulises Dávila in spite of the club's record-setting efforts to retain him. He would later sign for Macarthur FC.[8][9] On 10 June, the departure of Stefan Marinovic was confirmed by the Phoenix after he had signed with Israeli club Hapoel Nof HaGalil.[10][11] On 15 June, the Phoenix announced the return of Gary Hooper on a two-year deal.[12] On 23 June, the Phoenix re-signed Joshua Laws on a two-year contract.[13] Following the conclusion of the 2020-21 A-League season, on 25 June, the Phoenix confirmed the departure of Cameron Devlin, Liam McGing, Luke DeVere, Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi, Matthew Ridenton, Charles Lokolingoy, and Mirza Muratovic.[14] On 30 June, it was announced that left-back James McGarry signed a one-year contract extension.[15]

July edit

On 10 July, it was announced that Tomer Hemed would not be re-signing with the club for the 2021-22 A-League season. Hemed had finished as the Phoenix's top goal-scorer with 11 goals. He would later sign for Western Sydney Wanderers.[16][17] On 29 July, it was announced that defender Callan Elliot, who had previously played for the club, had returned on a two-year deal.[18] On 30 July, the Phoenix announced the signing of Australian midfielder Nicholas Pennington on a two-year deal.[19]

September edit

On 13 September, the Phoenix announced that academy players Ben Old and Alex Paulsen had signed three-year professional contracts with the club.[20] On 27 September, Steven Taylor announced his shock retirement just days after being named captain.[21]

October edit

On 13 October, the Phoenix bolstered their defensive stocks by securing a season-long loan deal for 20-year-old Melbourne Victory centre-back Matthew Bozinovski.[22] On 18 October, the Phoenix announced the signing of Olyroo Luka Prso on a one-year deal.[23] On 22 October, the Phoenix signed reserve team players George Ott and Kurtis Mogg on one-year scholarship contracts ahead of the A-League Men season.[24]

November edit

In November the Phoenix played their last three preseason matches. They won against the Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 and 2–1, respectively. The Phoenix would lose their last preseason match against Sydney by a 1–0 margin.

Players edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   MKD Matthew Bozinovski (on loan from Melbourne Victory)
4 DF   ENG Scott Wootton
5 DF   NZL James McGarry
6 DF   NZL Tim Payne
7 MF   MEX Gael Sandoval (on loan from Guadalajara)
8 MF   NZL Ben Old
9 FW   ENG David Ball
10 FW   AUS Reno Piscopo
11 MF   AUS Jaushua Sotirio
13 MF   AUS Nicholas Pennington
14 MF   NZL Alex Rufer (captain)
16 DF   NZL Louis Fenton
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   NZL Callan Elliot
18 FW   NZL Ben Waine
19 MF   NZL Sam Sutton
20 GK   NZL Oliver Sail (vice-captain)
21 DF   AUS Joshua Laws
23 MF   NZL Clayton Lewis
31 DF   ENG Kurtis Mogg (scholarship)
32 FW   NZL George Ott (scholarship)
33 DF   NZL Finn Surman (scholarship)
40 GK   NZL Alex Paulsen
43 FW   NZL Oskar van Hattum (scholarship)
88 FW   ENG Gary Hooper

Other players with first-team appearances

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK   NZL Henry Gray
34 MF   NZL Jackson Manuel
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 FW   NZL Riley Bidois
38 MF   NZL Luis Toomey

Transfers edit

From youth squad edit

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
8 MF   Ben Old 19 3-year senior contract[20]
40 GK   Alex Paulsen 19 3-year senior contract[20]
31 DF   Kurtis Mogg 20 1-year scholarship contract[24]
32 FW   George Ott 20 1-year scholarship contract[24]
33 DF   Finn Surman 18 4 month scholarship contract to be upgraded to a 3-year senior contract[25]
43 FW   Oskar van Hattum 19 4 month scholarship contract to be upgraded to a 3-year senior contract[25]
36 FW   Riley Bidois 20 Short-term signing[26]
38 MF   Luis Toomey 20 Short-term signing[26]

Transfers in edit

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
88 FW   Gary Hooper Unattached Free transfer 2 years 15 June 2021 [12]
17 DF Callan Elliot   Xanthi Free transfer 2 years 29 July 2021 [18]
13 MF   Nicholas Pennington   Olbia Free transfer 2 years 30 July 2021 [19]
3 DF   Matthew Bozinovski Melbourne Victory Loan 1 year 13 October 2021 [22]
12 MF   Luka Prso   Osijek Free transfer 1 year 18 October 2021 [23]
7 MF   Gael Sandoval   Guadalajara Loan 1 year 21 December 2021 [27]
4 DF   Scott Wootton   Morecambe Free transfer 5 months 7 January 2022 [28]

Transfers out edit

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
10 MF   Ulises Dávila Macarthur FC End of contract 20 May 2021 [9]
1 GK Stefan Marinovic   Hapoel Nof HaGalil End of contract 31 May 2021 [11]
2 DF   Liam McGing Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [14]
3 DF   Luke DeVere Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [14]
4 DF Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi Unattached Mutual contract termination 25 June 2021 [14]
8 MF   Cameron Devlin Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [14]
12 MF Matthew Ridenton Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [14]
13 FW   Charles Lokolingoy Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [14]
15 MF   Mirza Muratovic Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [14]
17 FW   Tomer Hemed Western Sydney Wanderers End of contract 11 July 2021 [17]
27 DF   Steven Taylor Retired 27 September 2021 [21]
12 MF   Luka Prso Unattached Mutual contract termination 10 January 2022 [29]

Contract extensions edit

No. Name Position Duration Date Ref.
21   Joshua Laws Centre-back 2 years 23 June 2021 [13]
5 James McGarry Left-back 1 year 30 June 2021 [15]
6 Tim Payne Defender 3 years 22 February 2022 [30]
19 Sam Sutton Midfielder / left-back 2 years 21 March 2022 [31]
4   Scott Wootton Centre-back 3 years 24 March 2022 [32]

Technical staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Ufuk Talay
Assistant coach   Chris Greenacre
Assistant coach/Head analyst   Giancarlo Italiano
Goalkeeping coach   Paul Gothard
Head physiotherapist   Ben Venn
Strength & conditioning coach   Aidan Wivell

Friendlies edit

25 September 2021 Wellington Phoenix 2–0   Miramar Rangers Wellington, New Zealand
Report
6 November 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
18:00 AEDT
Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
13 November 2021 Sydney FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
17:00 AEDT
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 21 November 2021 9 May 2022 Matchday 1 6th 26 12 3 11 34 49 −15 046.15
A-League Finals 14 May 2022 Elimination final Elimination final 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
FFA Cup 7 December 2021 29 January 2022 Round of 32 Semi-final 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 050.00
Total 31 14 4 13 40 55 −15 045.16

Last updated: end of season.
Source: Competitions

A-League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Adelaide United 26 12 7 7 38 31 +7 43 Qualification for finals series[b]
5 Central Coast Mariners 26 12 6 8 49 35 +14 42
6 Wellington Phoenix[c] 26 12 3 11 34 49 −15 39
7 Macarthur FC 26 9 6 11 38 47 −9 33
8 Sydney FC 26 8 7 11 37 44 −7 31
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
  1. ^ Excluding the Round 12 match on 9 February 2022 at home against Melbourne Victory as the match was played behind closed doors.[2]
  2. ^ The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
  3. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 12 3 11 34 49  −15 39 8 2 3 19 20  −1 4 1 8 15 29  −14

Last updated: end of season.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by matchday edit

Game Week1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHHAAAAHHAAHHHHAHAAHAHHHAA
ResultDWLLLLLWWWWWWDDWLLWLWWLWL
Position7379101112121212910756
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2022. Source: A-League Men
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW); not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days

Matches edit

21 November 2021 1 Macarthur FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
18:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 1,188
Referee: Ben Abraham
27 November 2021 2 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Wollongong
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Jack Morgan
3 December 2021 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Wollongong
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 1,948
Referee: Tim Danaskos
10 December 2021 4 Newcastle Jets 4–0 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,332
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
19 December 2021 5 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
18:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Ben Abraham
1 January 2022 7 Adelaide United 4–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:45 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 4,390
Referee: Daniel Elder
21 January 2022 11 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Western United Wollongong
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 586
Referee: Shaun Evans
6 February 2022 13 Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Macarthur FC Sydney
16:05 AEDT
Report Dávila   58' Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,328
Referee: Alex King
9 February 2022 12 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Melbourne Victory Wollongong
17:05 AEDT Piscopo   74' Report Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Ben Abraham
12 February 2022 14 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Adelaide United Sydney
16:50 AEDT Sandoval   20' Report Oliveira   90+2' Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 797
Referee: Stephen Lucas
16 February 2022 8 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:25 AEDT
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 38
Referee: Alex King
19 February 2022 15 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Sydney FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT Ball   43' Report Bobô   67' Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,775
Referee: Jack Morgan
9 March 2022 9 Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Newcastle Jets Gosford
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 573[33]
Referee: Ben Abraham
12 March 2022 18 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
17:05 AEST
Report Hooper   72' Stadium: Dolphin Oval
Attendance: 5,883[34]
Referee: Tim Danaskos
18 March 2022 19 Newcastle Jets 4–0 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,353
Referee: Alireza Faghani
26 March 2022 20 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Perth Glory Sydney
17:05 AEDT
Report Fitzgerald   49' Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 168
Referee: Kurt Ams
30 March 2022 22 Brisbane Roar 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
18:05 AEST Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Shaun Evans
2 April 2022 21 Wellington Phoenix 0–6 Melbourne City Sydney
16:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: PointsBet Stadium
Attendance: 0 (No spectators permitted)
Referee: Adam Kersey
5 April 2022 6 Central Coast Mariners 5–0 Wellington Phoenix Gosford
19:05 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 2,847
Referee: Daniel Elder
9 April 2022 23 Western United 1–4 Wellington Phoenix Ballarat
14:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Daniel Elder
13 April 2022 10 Perth Glory 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:05 AEST Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 89
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
17 April 2022 24 Wellington Phoenix 0–4 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
15:05 NZST Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium[35]
Attendance: 18,184
Referee: Adam Kersey
24 April 2022 25 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland
15:05 NZST
Report Stadium: Eden Park[35]
Attendance: 15,245
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
29 April 2022 26 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,287
Referee: Shaun Evans
5 May 2022 16 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 4,769
Referee: Stephen Lucas
9 May 2022 17 Melbourne City 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:05 AEST
Source
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,350
Referee: Daniel Elder

Finals series edit

14 May 2022 Elimination final Western United 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:45 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,376
Referee: Alex King

FFA Cup edit

7 December 2021 Round of 32 Western United 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Geelong
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 1,217
Referee: Jack Morgan
14 December 2021 Round of 16 Avondale FC 1–4 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ABD Stadium
Attendance: 830
5 January 2022 Quarter-finals Melbourne City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,485
Referee: Ben Abraham
Penalties
29 January 2022 Semi-final Melbourne Victory 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Geelong
17:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 2,034
Referee: Daniel Elder

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League A-League Finals FFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers:
20 GK   NZL Oli Sail 26 0 23 0 1 0 2 0
30 GK   NZL Henry Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   NZL Alex Paulsen 6 0 3+1 0 0 0 2 0
Defenders:
3 DF   MKD Matthew Bozinovski 4 0 0+2 0 0 0 1+1 0
4 DF   ENG Scott Wootton 19 2 18 2 1 0 0 0
5 DF   NZL James McGarry 17 0 10+5 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
6 DF   NZL Tim Payne 25 0 23 0 1 0 1 0
16 DF   NZL Louis Fenton 26 0 9+13 0 0 0 3+1 0
17 DF   NZL Callan Elliot 15 0 8+5 0 0 0 1+1 0
21 DF   AUS Joshua Laws 18 0 15 0 0 0 3 0
31 DF   ENG Kurtis Mogg 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF   NZL Finn Surman 18 0 11+3 0 1 0 2+1 0
Midfielders:
7 MF   MEX Gael Sandoval 21 6 19 6 1 0 1 0
8 MF   NZL Ben Old 26 1 10+13 1 0+1 0 2 0
11 MF   AUS Jaushua Sotirio 24 8 15+4 6 0+1 0 2+2 2
13 MF   AUS Nicholas Pennington 27 1 12+10 1 1 0 4 0
14 MF   NZL Alex Rufer 17 0 14 0 0 0 3 0
19 MF   NZL Sam Sutton 27 1 20+2 1 1 0 3+1 0
23 MF   NZL Clayton Lewis 20 0 15+1 0 1 0 2+1 0
34 MF   NZL Jackson Manuel 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF   NZL Luis Toomey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards:
9 FW   ENG David Ball 28 2 23 2 1 0 3+1 0
10 FW   AUS Reno Piscopo 24 4 17+4 4 1 0 2 0
18 FW   NZL Ben Waine 29 8 14+10 6 0+1 0 3+1 2
32 FW   NZL George Ott 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
36 FW   NZL Riley Bidois 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0
43 FW   NZL Oskar van Hattum 10 0 0+8 0 0 0 1+1 0
88 FW   ENG Gary Hooper 16 5 9+5 4 1 0 1 1
Players that have left the club:
12 MF   AUS Luka Prso 2 1 0 0 0 0 1+1 1

Clean sheets edit

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rank Pos. No. Player A-League A-League Finals FFA Cup Total
1 GK 20   Oli Sail 5 0 1 6
2 GK 40   Alex Paulsen 0 0 1 1

Disciplinary records edit

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total disciplinary records are equal.

Pos. No. Name A-League A-League Finals FFA Cup Total
               
FW 9   David Ball 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
MF 13   Nicholas Pennington 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
MF 14   Alex Rufer 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF 16   Louis Fenton 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF 17   Callan Elliot 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF 19   Sam Sutton 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
DF 21   Joshua Laws 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF 23   Clayton Lewis 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
DF 4   Scott Wootton 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF 6   Tim Payne 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 7   Gael Sandoval 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW 10   Reno Piscopo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW 18   Ben Waine 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK 20   Oli Sail 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF 5   James McGarry 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF 8   Ben Old 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF 11   Jaushua Sotirio 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 33   Finn Surman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 43   Oskar van Hattum 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 88   Gary Hooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

See also edit

References edit

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External links edit