2024–25 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix
2024–25 season
Wellington Phoenix playing Auckland FC at home in the first Kiwi Clásico on 2 November 2024.
ChairmanRob Morrison
ManagerGiancarlo Italiano
StadiumSky Stadium
A-League Men11th
A-League Men finals seriesDNQ
2024 Australia CupRound of 32
2025 Australia Cup preliminary roundsQualified for Round of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Kosta Barbarouses (10)
All: Kosta Barbarouses (11)
Highest home attendance26,252
vs. Auckland FC
(2 November 2024)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance4,190
vs. Perth Glory
(4 May 2025)
A-League Men
Average home league attendance8,366
Biggest win3–0
vs. Central Coast Mariners (A)
(10 November 2024)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat6–1
vs. Auckland FC (A)
(22 February 2025)
A-League Men
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2025.

The 2024–25 season was Wellington Phoenix Football Club's 18th season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup.

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NGA Josh Oluwayemi
3 DF  NZL Corban Piper (scholarship)
4 DF  ENG Scott Wootton
5 MF  NZL Fin Roa Conchie
6 DF  NZL Tim Payne
7 FW  NZL Kosta Barbarouses
8 MF  AUS Paulo Retre
9 FW  JPN Hideki Ishige
11 FW  MKD Stefan Colakovski
12 MF  POR Francisco Geraldes (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
14 MF  NZL Alex Rufer (captain)
15 DF  NZL Isaac Hughes
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  NZL Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues (scholarship)
18 DF  NZL Lukas Kelly-Heald
19 DF  NZL Sam Sutton
23 FW  NZL Luke Supyk (scholarship)
25 MF  JPN Kazuki Nagasawa
27 DF  NZL Matthew Sheridan
29 FW  NZL Luke Brooke-Smith (scholarship)
30 GK  NZL Alby Kelly-Heald
35 GK  NZL Dublin Boon (scholarship)
36 DF  NZL Xuan Loke (scholarship)
39 DF  NZL Jayden Smith (scholarship)
41 FW  NZL Nathan Walker (scholarship)

Other players with first-team appearances

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
42 FW  NZL Fergus Gillion
No. Pos. Nation Player
46 MF  NZL Lachlan Candy

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
21 FW Marco Rojas Brisbane Roar Free transfer 1 year 9 July 2024 [1]
8 MF Paulo Retre Goa Free transfer 2 years 26 July 2024 [2]
29 FW Luke Brooke-Smith Hamilton Wanderers Free transfer 3 years, first two of which are on scholarship terms. 13 August 2024 [3]
1 GK Josh Oluwayemi Lahti Free transfer 1 year 15 August 2024 [4]
25 MF Kazuki Nagasawa Vegalta Sendai Free transfer 2 years 29 August 2024 [5]
9 FW Hideki Ishige Gamba Osaka Free transfer 2 years 2 September 2024 [6]
3 MF Corban Piper Birkenhead United Free transfer 1 year scholarship 16 September 2024 [7]
11 FW Stefan Colakovski Unattached Free transfer 1 year 10 October 2024 [8]
12 MF Francisco Geraldes Johor Darul Ta'zim Loan 5 months 12 February 2025 [9]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
9 FW Oskar Zawada Unattached End of contract 18 May 2024 [10]
40 GK Alex Paulsen Bournemouth Undisclosed 4 June 2024 [11]
17 MF Youstin Salas Deportivo Saprissa End of loan 5 June 2024 [12]
15 MF Nicholas Pennington Perth Glory End of contract 19 June 2024 [13][14]
25 GK Jack Duncan Melbourne Victory End of contract 8 July 2024 [15]
8 MF Ben Old Saint-Étienne Undisclosed 10 July 2024 [16]
11 MF Bozhidar Kraev Western Sydney Wanderers End of contract 16 July 2024 [17][18]
3 DF Finn Surman Portland Timbers Undisclosed 20 July 2024 [19]
24 FW Oskar van Hattum Sligo Rovers Mutual contract termination 11 January 2025 [20]
10 FW David Ball Unattached Mutual contract termination 13 January 2025 [21]
12 MF Mohamed Al-Taay Western Sydney Wanderers Mutual contract termination 17 January 2025 [22][23]
21 FW Marco Rojas Unattached Mutual contract termination 31 March 2024 [24]

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
35 GK Dublin Boon 19 1-year scholarship contract[25]
39 DF Jayden Smith 17 3-year contract, first two of which are on scholarship terms[26]
41 FW Nathan Walker 18 4-year contract, first two of which are on scholarship terms[27]
36 DF Xuan Loke 18 2.5-year contract, the first 1.5 years of which are on scholarship terms[28]

Contract extensions

No. Player Position Duration Date Notes Ref.
7 Kosta Barbarouses Winger 1 year[note 1] 23 May 2024 [29]
27 Matthew Sheridan Right-back 3 years 9 September 2024 Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2027–28 and upgraded to full-pro [30]
30 Alby Kelly-Heald Goalkeeper 3 years 9 September 2024 New 3-year contract, replacing previous scholarship contract which was until end of 2026–27 [30]
15 Isaac Hughes Centre-back 3 years 20 September 2024 Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2027–28 [31]
1 Josh Oluwayemi Goalkeeper 1 year 30 October 2024 Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2025–26 [32]
6 Tim Payne Full-back 3 years 17 December 2024 Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2027–28 [33]
Giancarlo Italiano Coach 1 year 24 April 2025 Option for a second year [34]
3 Corban Piper Centre-back 2 years 28 April 2025 Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2026–27 and upgraded to full-pro [35]

Pre-season and friendlies

18 August 2024 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Miramar Rangers Wellington, New Zealand
Report
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Stadium: Martin Luckie Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
24 August 2024 Wellington Phoenix 5–1 Western Suburbs Wellington, New Zealand
Report
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Stadium: Martin Luckie Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
17 September 2024 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
22 September 2024 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Wellington Olympic Wellington, New Zealand
14:00 NZST Report Stadium: Martin Luckie Park
28 September 2024 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
6 October 2024 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Gosford, Australia
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 20 October 2024 2 May 2025 Matchday 1 11th 26 6 6 14 27 43 −16 023.08
2024 Australia Cup 6 August 2024 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
2025 Australia Cup play-off 14 May 2025 Play-offs Qualified for Round of 32 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Total 28 7 6 15 28 44 −16 025.00

Last updated: 14 May 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Newcastle Jets 26 8 6 12 43 44 −1 30
10 Central Coast Mariners 26 5 11 10 29 51 −22 26 Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs
11 Wellington Phoenix[a] 26 6 6 14 27 43 −16 24
12 Brisbane Roar 26 5 6 15 32 51 −19 21
13 Perth Glory 26 4 5 17 22 56 −34 17
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[36]
Notes:
  1. ^ Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 6 6 14 27 43  −16 24 2 5 6 11 17  −6 4 1 8 16 26  −10

Last updated: 4 May 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Home figures include Wellington Phoenix's 1–0 win on neutral ground against Melbourne Victory on 24 November 2024.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
GroundHAHANBAHAHBAHHAHBHAAHAAHAHAAH
ResultDWLWWXLLLWXLLDWDXDLLLLDDWLLLL
Position52642456999101099910101011111111111111111111
Points144710101010101313131314171818191919191920212424242424
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2025. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

20 October 2024 1 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Western United Wellington
16:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 7,535
Referee: Adam Kersey
26 October 2024 2 Perth Glory 0–2 Wellington Phoenix Perth
18:45 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 7,074
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
2 November 2024 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Auckland FC Wellington
17:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 26,252
Referee: Adam Kersey
10 November 2024 4 Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Gosford
16:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 6,493
Referee: Alex King
24 November 2024 5 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
13:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 3,478
Referee: Casey Reibelt
7 December 2024 7 Auckland FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 26,253
Referee: Shaun Evans
14 December 2024 8 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Macarthur FC Wellington
17:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 7,384
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh
22 December 2024 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 6,341
Referee: Alex King
28 December 2024 10 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Newcastle Jets Wellington
17:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 5,460
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
3 January 2025 12 Melbourne City 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,139
Referee: Shaun Evans
11 January 2025 13 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Adelaide United Wellington
17:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 7,113
Referee: Alex King
15 January 2025 14 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Sydney FC Wellington
19:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 4,858
Referee: Shaun Evans
20 January 2025 15 Macarthur FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Adam Kersey
25 January 2025 16 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Central Coast Mariners Christchurch
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Apollo Projects Stadium
Attendance: 14,064
Referee: Tim Danaskos
6 February 2025 18 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Brisbane Roar Wellington
17:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 9,084
Referee: Jack Morgan
14 February 2025 19 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,374
Referee: Adam Bavcar
22 February 2025 20 Auckland FC 6–1 Wellington Phoenix Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 27,009
Referee: Ben Abraham
28 February 2025 21 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Melbourne City Wellington
19:30 NZDT Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 5,716
Referee: Tim Danaskos
8 March 2025 22 Western United 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Attendance: 3,993
Referee: Shane Skinner
16 March 2025 23 Sydney FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 7,014
Referee: Shaun Evans
29 March 2025 24 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
17:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 3,698
Referee: Adam Bavcar
6 April 2025 25 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,109
Referee: Alireza Faghani
12 April 2025 26 Wellington Phoenix 2–3 Melbourne Victory Wellington
17:00 NZST
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 5,035
Referee: Alireza Faghani
18 April 2025 27 Adelaide United 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:05 ACST
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,169
Referee: Tim Danaskos
26 April 2025 28 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: Ben Abraham
Referee: 6,032
2 May 2025 29 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Perth Glory Wellington
19:30 NZST Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 4,190
Referee: Declan Woods

Australia Cup

The playoff and subsequent rounds for the 2024 Australia Cup were held during the pre-season.

6 August 2024 Round of 32 South Melbourne 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 4,196
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

The playoff round for the 2025 Australia Cup will be held just after the regular season.

14 May 2025 Play-offs Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Brisbane Roar Darwin
19:00 ACST Report Stadium: Larrakia Park
Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Sam Kelly

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 14 May 2025
No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men 2024 Australia Cup 2025 Australia Cup play-off Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Josh Oluwayemi 18 0 0 0 1 0 19 0
3 DF Corban Piper 15+7 3 0 0 0 0 22 3
4 DF Scott Wootton 25 1 1 0 1 0 27 1
5 MF Fin Roa Conchie 4+5 0 1 0 0+1 0 11 0
6 DF Tim Payne 19+1 1 0 0 0 0 20 1
7 FW Kosta Barbarouses 25 10 0+1 0 1 1 27 11
8 MF Paulo Retre 15+5 2 0 0 1 0 21 2
9 FW Hideki Ishige 23+3 2 0 0 1 0 27 2
11 FW Stefan Colakovski 0+6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
12 MF Francisco Geraldes 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
14 MF Alex Rufer 17+2 0 0 0 1 0 20 0
15 DF Isaac Hughes 24 2 1 0 0 0 25 2
17 FW Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues 0+1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
18 DF Lukas Kelly-Heald 11+5 0 1 0 1 0 18 0
19 DF Sam Sutton 23 1 0 0 1 0 24 1
23 FW Luke Supyk 1+5 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
25 MF Kazuki Nagasawa 18+6 2 0 0 0+1 0 25 2
27 DF Matthew Sheridan 22+3 0 1 0 1 0 27 0
29 FW Luke Brooke-Smith 4+10 1 0 0 0+1 0 15 1
30 GK Alby Kelly-Heald 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
36 DF Tze-Xuan Loke 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
39 DF Jayden Smith 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 FW Nathan Walker 4+19 1 1 0 1 0 25 1
42 FW Fergus Gillion 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
46 MF Lachlan Candy 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
10 FW David Ball 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF Mohamed Al-Taay 1+7 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
21 FW Marco Rojas 2+5 0 0+1 0 0 0 8 0
24 FW Oskar van Hattum 1+3 0 1 0 0 0 5 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 14 May 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup 2025 Australia Cup play-off Total
       
1 14 MF Alex Rufer 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 0
2 19 DF Sam Sutton 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
3 8 MF Paulo Retre 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
4 3 DF Corban Piper 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 FW Kosta Barbarouses 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
25 MF Kazuki Nagasawa 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 6 DF Tim Payne 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 DF Matthew Sheridan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 4 DF Scott Wootton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Hideki Ishige 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 MF Francisco Geraldes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 DF Lukas Kelly-Heald 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 FW Luke Brooke-Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 GK Alby Kelly-Heald 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
1 12 MF Mohamed Al-Taay 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 FW Oskar van Hattum 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 36 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 38 1 0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 14 May 2025
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup 2025 Australia Cup play-off Total
1 1 Josh Oluwayemi 3 0 1 4
2 30 Alby Kelly-Heald 2 0 0 2
Total 5 0 1 6

Reserve team season

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Central League 29 March 2025 30 August 2025 Matchday 1 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 100.00
National League September 2025 November 2025 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Chatham Cup May 2025 TBD Round 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 100.00

Last updated: 12 April 2025
Source: Soccerway

Central League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wellington Olympic 12 10 1 1 40 9 +31 31 Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[a] 12 7 4 1 32 14 +18 25 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Miramar Rangers 12 7 2 3 30 13 +17 23
4 Western Suburbs 12 6 2 4 36 21 +15 20
5 Napier City Rovers 12 4 4 4 23 18 +5 16
Updated to match(es) played on 29 June 2025. Source: Capital Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[38]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase and cannot be relegated due to the A-League Men requirements.[37]

Chatham Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Option for an additional year.

References

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  2. ^ "Nix sign two-time A-League champion". Wellington Phoenix. 26 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Nix sign rising star". Wellington Phoenix. 13 August 2024.
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