2007–08 Wellington Phoenix FC season

The 2007–08 A-League season was the inaugural season for the Wellington Phoenix, who replaced the New Zealand Knights.

Players

First team squad

Transfers

In PlayerFromNotes 1 GK Mark Paston New Zealand Knights 2 DF Jeremy Christie Perth Glory 3 DF Tony Lochhead New England Revolution 4 DF Cleberson Cabofriense 5 DF Karl Dodd Falkirk FC 6 MF Tim Brown Newcastle Jets 7 DF Ross Aloisi Adelaide United 8 FW Vaughan Coveny Newcastle Jets 9 FW Shane Smeltz Halifax Town 10 MF Michael Ferrante Melbourne Victory 11 MF Daniel Madureira 12 MF Richard Johnson New Zealand Knights 13 DF Steven Old Newcastle Jets 14 DF Steven O'Dor New Zealand Knights 15 MF George Carabobo 16 DF Kristian Rees Whittlesea Zebras Short-term contract 17 MF Vince Lia Melbourne Victory 18 MF Ahmad Elrich Fulham FC 19 FW Greg Draper Canterbury United 20 GK Glen Moss Dinamo Bucharest 21 MF Felipe Hajduk Split 22 FW Royce Brownlie Swindon Town 23 FW Kosta Barbarouses Team Wellington 30 GK Jacob Spoonley Auckland City FC

Matches

2007 Pre-season Cup fixtures

2007–08 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Exhibition match

Results by round

League table

Statistics

Appearances PlayerMinutes playedTotal 1 Glen Moss90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 20 20 0 0 1,8002 Karl Dodd90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 19 19 0 0 1,710 Shane Smeltz90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 19 19 0 0 1,7104 Tony Lochhead90 90 90 82 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 18 18 0 1 1,612 Michael Ferrante90 90 90 90 90 19 90 45 33 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 18 16 2 1 1,5376 Daniel90 90 48 90 90 90 90 90 84 80 67 86 87 90 8 12 30 17 14 3 6 1,222 Felipe26 36 82 62 86 71 41 56 90 90 90 67 78 65 77 90 8 17 14 3 10 1,115 Vaughan Coveny76 62 42 28 4 77 70 75 10 90 11 25 83 90 89 90 65 17 11 6 8 9879 Jeremy Christie64 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 3 4 7 8 83 16 12 4 2 1,06910 Richard Johnson 90 90 86 86 90 90 6 90 77 75 23 5 25 82 14 10 4 5 91511 Vince Lia 75 90 90 90 90 90 79 90 90 90 83 90 90 13 13 0 3 1,137 Ross Aloisi90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 84 77 8 62 13 12 1 3 1,041 Steven O'Dor 90 90 90 90 90 49 90 90 90 80 4 1 90 13 11 2 2 1,034 Ahmad Elrich 45 86 90 79 34 90 90 86 85 90 82 60 7 13 11 2 7 92415 Steven Old90 8 41 90 90 10 90 89 90 90 90 90 12 9 3 1 86816 Tim Brown 13 20 90 6 90 90 90 65 90 90 90 11 8 3 1 73417 Kristian Rees 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 9 9 0 0 81018 Royce Brownlie14 28 8 15 11 13 15 13 8 0 8 0 11719 George 4 4 49 15 4 0 4 0 7220 Cleberson90 54 90 3 3 0 1 234 Kosta Barbarouses 4 13 90 3 1 2 0 10721 Greg Draper 25 28 2 0 2 0 5322 Mark Paston 90 1 1 0 0 9023 Jacob Spoonley 0 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers PlayerGoals by roundTotal 1 Shane Smeltz 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 9 2 Daniel 1 1 1 1 4 3 Felipe 1 1 1 3 4 Ross Aloisi 1 1 2 5 Steven Old 1 1 Tony Lochhead 1 1 Vaughan Coveny 1 1 Ahmad Elrich 1 1 Vince Lia 1 1 Michael Ferrante 1 1 Kristian Rees 1 1 A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Goal assists PlayerAssists by roundTotal 1 Vaughan Coveny 1 11 1 4 Daniel 2 1 1 43 Shane Smeltz 1 1 1 34 Vince Lia 1 1 2 Tony Lochhead 11 26 Ross Aloisi 1 1 Tim Brown 1 1 Jeremy Christie 1 1 Karl Dodd 1 1 Ahmad Elrich 1 1 Felipe 1 1 Michael Ferrante 1 1 George 1 1 Steven O'Dor 1 1

Discipline PlayerCards by roundTotal 1 Daniel 7 2 Ross Aloisi 3 1 Karl Dodd 6 4 Ahmad Elrich 3 15 Tim Brown 5 Vince Lia 5 7 Jeremy Christie 4 Richard Johnson 4 Tony Lochhead 4 10 Steven Old 1 1 Shane Smeltz 3 12 Vaughan Coveny 2 Felipe 2 Michael Ferrante 2 Glen Moss 2 Kristian Rees 2 17 Cleberson 1

Goal times

Home attendance DateRoundAttendanceOppositionStadium26 August 2007Round 1 14,421 Melbourne VictoryWestpac Stadium9 September 2007Round 3 11,478 Newcastle Jets22 September 2007Round 5 12,127 Adelaide United30 September 2007Round 6 10,127 Perth Glory21 October 2007Round 9 10,560 Central Coast Mariners17 November 2007Round 13 8,062 Sydney FC30 November 2007Round 15 18,345 Adelaide United1 December 2007Exhibition 31,853 Los Angeles Galaxy7 December 2007Round 16 8,032 Perth Glory14 December 2007Round 17 9,384 Queensland Roar4 January 2008Round 19 14,288 Sydney FCTotal116,824 excl. exhibition matchAverage11,682 excl. exhibition match

Club

Kit

End-of-season awards See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC end-of-season awards Sony Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz Players' Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz Media Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz Golden Boot: Shane Smeltz – 9 goals

References