Wellington Phoenix Football Club Reserves is a football team based in Wellington, New Zealand. They currently serve as the reserve side of the Wellington Phoenix FC of the A-League and compete in the New Zealand National League.
| Full name | Wellington Phoenix Football Club Reserves | ||
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| Nickname(s) | WeeNix[1] | ||
| Founded | 2014 | ||
| Ground | Fraser Park | ||
| Capacity | 750 | ||
| Chairman | Rob Morrison | ||
| Head Coach | Chris Greenacre | ||
| League | Central League National League | ||
| 2023 | Central League, 2nd of 10 National League, 8th of 10 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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| A-League Men |
Wellington Phoenix Reserves (Men's) |
A-League Women |
History edit
From 2010 to 2013, a Wellington Phoenix reserve side took part in the ASB Phoenix Challenge competition against ASB Premiership sides, however these games were separate to the main competition.
On 22 August 2014 it was announced that the club had been granted permission to field a reserve side in the 2014–15 ASB Premiership, the highest level of football in New Zealand.[2] The team made their debut in the competition on 1 November 2014 against Team Wellington. Tyler Boyd scored the first goal in the reserves' history, but that could not prevent them losing 1–2.[3]
On 2 October 2015, Wellington Phoenix named a youth squad to take part in the ASB Youth League.[4]
With the restructuring and creation of a new National League made by New Zealand Football for the 2021 season, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Phoenix and Lower Hutt City which saw the team play under in the Central League under the Lower Hutt banner.[5][6] This meant Lower Hutt could not qualify for the Championship phase even if they finish in the top three of the Central League as Wellington Phoenix would then play that part of the competition.[5][7]
This changed again for the 2022 season, with the Phoenix allowed to again play in the national league under their own name and colours.[8]
Players edit
Reserves squad edit
- As of 25 March 2022[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Senior player appearances edit
Up to four professional players are eligible to play for the reserves side from this squad. Two under-20 players are also allowed if the reserves side's opposition agrees to their inclusion on match day.[9]
Season by season record edit
ISPS Handa Men's Premiership edit
| Season | Division | League | Top scorer | ||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | Finals | Name | Goals | ||
| 2014–15[10] | New Zealand Football Championship | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 21 | 6th | – |  Tyler Boyd ♦ |
10 |
| 2015–16[11] | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 7 | 7th | – |  James McGarry |
5 | |
| 2016–17[12] | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 22 | 7th | – | Max Mata |
5 | |
| 2017–18[13] | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 15 | 9th | – | Logan Rogerson |
5 | |
| 2018–19[14] | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 11 | 10th | – | Ben Waine |
8 | |
| 2019–20[15] | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 18 | 8th | – | Byron Heath, Ahmed Othman |
5 | |
| 2020–21[16] | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 10 | 8th | – | Riley Bidois |
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National League edit
| Season | Qualifying league | League | New Zealand National League | Top scorer | ||||||||||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||
| 2021 | Central League | Did not participate[n 1] | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 6 | 4th | Luis Toomey |
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| 2022 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 33 | 3rd | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 12 | 6th | Josh Rudland |
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| 2023 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 37 | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 9 | 8th | Joshua Tollervey |
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| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third Place | |
| Last Place | |
| – | Did not make the Playoff |
| ♦ | Top scorer in competition |
| EF | Elimination finals |
| SF | Semi-finals |
Notes edit
- ^ Lower Hutt City cannot qualify for the National League Championship phase due to their MoU with Wellington Phoenix Reserves.
References edit
- ^ Barnes, Patrick (26 November 2014). "From the Fever Zone". wellingtonphoenix.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix admitted to ASB Premiership". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Team Wellington 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ Lange, Kyla (2 October 2015). "Phoenix Name Exciting Young Squad For ASB Youth League". Wellington Phoenix. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ a b "New National League system". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix Announce Strategic Partnership With Lower Hutt City AFC". Wellington Phoenix. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Who'll join Rangers and Olympic in the National League?". New Zealand Football. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b "New-look reserves ready for 2022 Central League - Wellington Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Phoenix Reserve side in a state of flux". TVNZ. One News. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "2014-15 Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "2015-16 Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "2016-17 Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "2017-18 Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "2018-19 Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "2019–20 Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "2020–21 Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.