Wellington Phoenix FC records and statistics

Roy Krishna is the Wellington Phoenix's record goalscorer.

Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a New Zealand professional association football club based in Wellington Central, Wellington. The club was formed in 2007 to be the second New Zealand member admitted into the A-League Men after the demise of New Zealand Knights.

The list encompasses the honours won by Wellington Phoenix, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. Attendance records at Wellington and WIN Stadium, their temporary home ground.

All figures current as of the match played on 14 January 2024.

Honours

Domestic

Runners-up (1): 2008

Player records

See also: List of Wellington Phoenix FC players

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.[2][1]

# Player Years A-League Men National Cupa Total
1 New Zealand Andrew Durante 2008–2019 273 (4) 8 (0) 281 (4)
2 Australia Vince Lia 2007–2017 197 (4) 5 (0) 202 (4)
3 Malta Manny Muscat 2008–2016 192 (4) 4 (0) 196 (4)
4 New Zealand Ben Sigmund 2008–2016 181 (7) 6 (0) 187 (7)
5 New Zealand Louis Fenton 2012–2017
2018–2022 		158 (9) 6 (0) 164 (9)
6 New Zealand Glen Moss 2007–2009
2012–2017 		140 (0) 10 (0) 150 (0)
7 New Zealand Alex Rufer 2013– 133 (3) 9 (0) 142 (3)
8 New Zealand Tony Lochhead 2007–2013 131 (1) 7 (0) 138 (1)
9 New Zealand Leo Bertos 2008–2014 127 (9) 4 (0) 131 (9)
10 Fiji Roy Krishna 2014–2019 122 (51) 5 (1) 127 (52)

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored. Current players are in bold.[2][1]

# Name Years A-League Men National Cupa Total Ratio
1 Fiji Roy Krishna 2014–2019 51 (122) 1 (5) 52 (127) 0.41
2 Barbados Paul Ifill 2009–2014 33 (106) 0 (0) 33 (106) 0.31
3 New Zealand Shane Smeltz 2007–2009
2016–2017 		24 (51) 4 (9) 28 (60) 0.47
4 New Zealand Jeremy Brockie 2012–2015 23 (58) 0 (1) 23 (59) 0.39
New Zealand Tim Brown 2007–2012 23 (112) 0 (0) 23 (112) 0.21
6 Poland Oskar Zawada 2022-2024 22 (40) 0 (0) 22 (40) 0.55
New Zealand Ben Waine 2018–2023 17 (73) 5 (9) 22 (82) 0.27
8 Mexico Ulises Dávila 2019–2021 19 (50) 0 (0) 19 (50) 0.38
England Chris Greenacre 2009–2012 19 (84) 0 (0) 19 (84) 0.23
10 New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses 2007–2010
2016-2017
2022- 		17 (82) 1 (5) 18 (87) 0.21

Managerial records

  • First full-time manager: Ricki Herbert managed Wellington Phoenix from March 2007 to February 2013.
  • Longest serving manager: Ricki Herbert – 5 years, 343 days (19 March 2007 to 25 February 2013)
  • Shortest tenure as manage: Chris Greenacre – 2 months, 23 days (26 February 2013 to 19 May 2013)
  • Highest win percentage: Ufuk Talay, 41.84%
  • Lowest win percentage: Chris Greenacre, 16.67%

Club records

Matches

Firsts

Record wins

Record defeats

  • Record A-League Men defeat:
  • Record national cup defeat: 1–5 against Melbourne City, FFA Cup Round of 16, 26 August 2015

Record consecutive results

  • Record consecutive wins: 5, from 30 January 2010 to 7 March 2010[3]
  • Record consecutive defeats: 9, from 20 March 2016 to 31 October 2016[3]
  • Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 13, from 11 April 2021 to 27 November 2021[3]
  • Record consecutive matches without a win: 11, from 31 March 2013 to 19 December 2013[3]
  • Record consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 3, from 30 January 2010 to 12 February 2010[3]
  • Record consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 3[3]
    • from 4 January 2008 to 19 January 2008
    • from 30 August 2008 to 21 September 2008
    • from 29 March 2015 to 12 April 2015
    • from 8 October 2016 to 23 October 2016
    • from 27 January 2018 to 11 February 2018
    • from 28 October 2018 to 9 November 2018

Goals

  • Most league goals scored in a season: 46 in 27 matches, A-League, 2018–19
  • Fewest league goals scored in a season: 23 in 21 matches, A-League, 2008–09
  • Most league goals conceded in a season: 55 in 27 matches, A-League, 2017–18
  • Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 26 in 27 matches, A-League, 2023–24

Points

  • Most points in a season: 53 in 27 matches, A-League, 2023–24
  • Fewest points in a season: 20 in 21 matches, A-League, 2007–08

Attendances

This section applies to attendances at Wellington, the club's present home since foundation and WIN Stadium, where Wellington Phoenix temporarily played their home matches from 2021 to 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic troubles in Wellington.[7]

  • Highest attendance at Wellington: 33,297 against Melbourne Victory, A-League Men Finals Series, 18 May 2024[8]
  • Lowest attendance at Wellington: 3,060 against Melbourne Heart, A-League, 3 March 2013
  • Highest attendance at WIN Stadium: 3,637 against Sydney FC, A-League, 2 January 2021
  • Lowest attendance at WIN Stadium: 586 against Western United, A-League Men, 21 January 2022

References

  1. ^ a b c "Wellington Phoenix: All Players". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Wellington Phoenix Team Statistics". A-League Stats.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Wellington Phoenix Streaks". aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Pre-Season Cup goes regional". The World Game. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Central Coast Mariners vs. Wellington Phoenix – 14 July 2007 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. ^ "About Us". Wellington Phoenix. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. ^ Rollo, Phillip (24 November 2020). "Wollongong's WIN Stadium the new temporary home of Wellington Phoenix". Stuff.
  8. ^ Rollo, Phillip (18 May 2024). "Oskar Zawada's heroics in vain as Wellington Phoenix lose extra-time thriller". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 May 2024.