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2024–25 Wellington Phoenix FC (A-League Women) season

The 2024–25 season is the fourth in the history of Wellington Phoenix FC (A-League Women).

Wellington Phoenix (A-League Women)
2024–25 season
ChairmanRobert Morrison
ManagerPaul Temple
StadiumSky Stadium
Go Media Stadium
Jerry Collins Stadium
A-League WomenTBD
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

Players

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First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   NZL Zoe McMeeken
4 DF   NZL Mackenzie Barry
10 MF   NZL Alyssa Whinham
14 MF   JPN Mebae Tanaka
15 MF   NZL Daisy Brazendale
16 MF   NZL Annalie Longo (captain)
19 MF   NZL Olivia Ingham
20 FW   NZL Emma Main
21 DF   NZL Lara Wall (scholarship)
22 GK   NZL Aimee Danieli (scholarship)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF   NZL Rebecca Lake
25 DF   NZL Ella McMillan (scholarship)
26 DF   LBN Tiana Jaber
— MF   NZL Manaia Elliott
— FW   ENG Olivia Fergusson
— FW   NZL Grace Jale
— MF   NZL Ela Jerez (scholarship)
— MF   USA Maya McCutcheon
— FW   NZL Ella McCann (scholarship)
— GK   POR Carolina Vilão

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
TBD GK   Carolina Vilão   Benfica Free transfer 1 year 10 July 2024 [1]
TBD FW   Olivia Fergusson   Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer 1 year 9 August 2024 [2]
TBD FW Grace Jale Unattached Free transfer 1 year 27 August 2024 [3]
TBD MF   Maya McCutcheon   North Carolina Courage Free transfer 1 year 17 September 2024 [4]
21 DF Lara Wall   Canterbury United Pride Free transfer 2 years, first one of which is on scholarship terms 2 October 2024 [5]
14 MF   Mebae Tanaka   Preston Lions Free transfer 1 year 3 October 2024 [6]

From academy squad

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
MF   Ela Jerez 16 two-year scholarship contract[7]
FW   Ella McCann 19 two-year scholarship contract[7]
25 DF   Ella McMillan 19 two-year scholarship contract[7]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
8 FW Grace Wisnewski   Lexington SC End of contract 4 June 2024 [8][9]
11 MF   Hope Breslin   Brooklyn FC End of contract 4 June 2024 [8][10]
18 DF   Hailey Davidson   Dallas Trinity End of contract 4 June 2024 [11]
3 DF Kate Taylor   Dijon End of contract 10 June 2024 [12][13]
9 FW Kelli Brown Unattached End of contract 10 June 2024 [12]
13 DF Michaela Foster   Auckland United End of contract 21 June 2024 [14][15]
17 FW   Mariana Speckmaier Melbourne City End of contract 3 July 2024 [16][17]
1 GK   Rylee Foster Unattached End of contract 10 July 2024 [18]
12 GK Brianna Edwards Unattached End of contract 10 July 2024 [18]
7 FW   Isabel Cox   Brooklyn FC End of contract 23 July 2024 [19]
5 DF Marisa van der Meer Unattached Mutual contract termination 20 August 2024 [20]
27 MF Helena Errington Unattached End of contract 20 August 2024 [21]
14 MF Michaela Robertson Unattached End of contract 19 September 2024 [22]

Contract extensions

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No. Player Position Duration Date Notes
23 Rebecca Lake Centre-back 1 year 31 May 2024 [23]
5 Marisa van der Meer Defender 1 year 10 June 2024 [24]
20 Emma Main Forward 1 year 3 July 2024 [25]
26   Tiana Jaber Defender 1 year 5 July 2024 [26]
10 Alyssa Whinham Attacking midfielder 2 years 11 July 2024 [27]
22 Aimee Danieli Goalkeeper 2 years 21 August 2024 Scholarship contract[7]
15 Daisy Brazendale Midfielder 2 years 21 August 2024 Signed a new contract until the end of 2025–26, replacing her previous scholarship contract.[7]
19 Olivia Ingham Midfielder 2 years 21 August 2024 Signed a new contract until the end of 2025–26, replacing her previous scholarship contract.[7]
16 Annalie Longo Attacking midfielder 1 year 19 September 2024 [28]

Pre-season and friendlies

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13 October 2024 Western Sydney Wanderers   v   Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
Source Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
20 October 2024 Central Coast Mariners   v   Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
Source Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
25 October 2024 Wellington Phoenix   v   Wellington Phoenix Academy Wellington, New Zealand
Source Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Competitions

A-League Women

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Main article: 2024–25 A-League Women

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wellington Phoenix[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Western United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 1 November 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[29]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

Matches

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The league fixtures were released on 12 September 2024.[30] All times are in Wellington local time (NZST/NZDT).

1 November 2024 1 Western United v Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
21:00 Stadium: Ironbark Fields
10 November 2024 2 Wellington Phoenix v Canberra United Wellington
16:00 Stadium: Porirua Park
17 November 2024 3 Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
17:00 Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
22 November 2024 4 Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
8 December 2024 5 Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar Wellington
16:00 Stadium: Porirua Park
13 December 2024 6 Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
21:00 Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
21 December 2024 7 Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC Wellington
16:00 Stadium: Porirua Park
28 December 2024 8 Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:00 Stadium: City Football Academy
9 January 2025 9 Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix Sydney
21:00 Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
4 January 2025 10 Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory Wellington
16:00 Stadium: Porirua Park
12 January 2025 11 Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:30 Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
19 January 2025 12 Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets Wellington
16:00 Stadium: Porirua Park
26 January 2025 13 Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix Woy Woy
19:00 Stadium: Woy Woy Oval
2 February 2025 14 Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
20:00 Stadium: Perry Park
8 February 2025 15 Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory Wellington
16:00 Stadium: Porirua Park
16 February 2025 16 Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix Perth
22:00 Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre
2 March 2025 17 Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United Wellington
16:00 Stadium: Porirua Park
9 March 2025 18 Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
16:00 Stadium: Porirua Park
15 March 2025 19 Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix Sydney
21:45 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
22 March 2025 20 Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners Wellington
16:00 Stadium: Porirua Park
30 March 2025 21 Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City Wellington
16:00 Stadium: Porirua Park
13 April 2025 22 Canberra United v Wellington Phoenix Canberra
17:00 Stadium: McKellar Park
20 April 2025 23 Wellington Phoenix v Western United Wellington
16:00 Stadium: Porirua Park

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rollo, Phillip (10 July 2024). "Wellington Phoenix sign Portuguese goalkeeper Carolina Vilão". Stuff.
  2. ^ "Nix land new visa forward". Wellington Phoenix. 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Football Ferns forward lured back to the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ "American midfielder signs on with the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 17 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Trial pays off for Pride fullback". Wellington Phoenix. 2 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Experienced Japanese winger joins the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 3 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Reserves quartet graduate to the first team". Wellington Phoenix. 21 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Goalscoring midfielders move on". Wellington Phoenix. 4 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Lexington SC announces official signing of Grace Wisnewski to inaugural USL Super League roster". Lexington SC. 17 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Hope Breslin Joins Brooklyn FC as Attacking Midfielder". Brooklyn FC. 11 July 2024.
  11. ^ Dallas Trinity [@dallastrinityfc] (4 June 2024). "It's official — Welcome home, @haileyydavidson" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ a b "Taylor to explore opportunities overseas". Wellington Phoenix. 10 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Kate Taylor, une " Kiwi " au DFCO !" [Kate Taylor, a “Kiwi” at DFCO!]. Dijon (in French). 22 July 2024.
  14. ^ Smith, Sam (21 June 2024). "Football Fern Michaela Foster signs with Auckland United FC". Auckland United.
  15. ^ Rollo, Phillip (13 September 2024). "Michaela Foster to farewell Wellington Phoenix after two seasons". Stuff.
  16. ^ Wellington Phoenix [@WgtnPhoenixFC] (3 July 2024). "Speckmaier seeks new challenge" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "City eyes Premiers Plate defence with signing of Venezuelan international". Melbourne City. 3 July 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Goalkeepers depart the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 10 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Brooklyn FC Welcomes Isabel Cox and Sasha Pickard". Brooklyn FC. 23 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Marisa to miss 24-25 season". Wellington Phoenix. 20 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Squad named for September's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2024 in Colombia". New Zealand Football. 20 August 2024. Helena Errington - Unattached
  22. ^ "Robertson to take a break from football". Wellington Phoenix. 19 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Centre back signs on for a second season". Wellington Phoenix. 31 May 2024.
  24. ^ "Van der Meer looking to relaunch her career at the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 10 June 2024.
  25. ^ "Main Train re-signs". Wellington Phoenix. 3 July 2024.
  26. ^ "Jaber recommits to the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 5 July 2024.
  27. ^ "Whinham extends her stay". Wellington Phoenix. 11 July 2024.
  28. ^ "Nix skipper re-signs for 2024-25 season". Wellington Phoenix. 19 September 2024.
  29. ^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  30. ^ "Women's fixtures released for 2024-25 season". Wellington Phoenix. 12 September 2024.
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