The 2008–09 season was Wellington Phoenix's second season in the A-League.

Players

First-team squad

Transfers

In PlayerFromNotes4DF Jon McKain FCU Politehnica Timişoara7MF Leo Bertos Perth Glory13MF Troy Hearfield Newcastle Jets16DF David Mulligan Port Vale21MF Leilei Gao MyPa22DF Andrew Durante Newcastle Jets25DF Manny Muscat Green Gully Cavaliers26MF Fred D.C. UnitedOn loan30GK Scott Higgins Adelaide UnitedShort term injury cover

Out PlayerFromNotes4DF Cleberson America13DF Steven Old Macarthur Rams14DF Steven O'Dor South Melbourne 15MF George Carabobo16DF Kristian Rees Adelaide City18MF Ahmad Elrich Central Coast Mariners21MF Felipe Wisla Krakow22FW Royce Brownlie Peninsula Power26MF Fred D.C. UnitedLoan expired30GK Jacob Spoonley Auckland City FC

Matches

2008 Pre-Season Cup fixtures

Group B

2008–09 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Results by round

League table

Statistics

Appearances PlayerMinutes played by roundTotal 1 Tony Lochhead90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 63 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 2121 0 1 1,8632 Shane Smeltz90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 83 90 90 90 90 89 90 90 90 2020 0 2 1,7923 Michael Ferrante90 90 90 90 21 24 26 23 90 90 81 90 73 75 61 77 80 10 90 1914 5 6 1,1814 Jon McKain90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 88 78 1818 0 2 1,6065 Karl Dodd89 16 87 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 22 90 90 90 90 90 90 1715 2 2 1,384 Tim Brown 3 6 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 72 90 90 90 90 90 51 1715 2 1 1,302 Daniel72 61 29 72 90 18 16 18 16 2 18 17 24 90 44 74 67 177 10 5 7288 Andrew Durante90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 46 8 1615 1 1 1,314 Leo Bertos90 90 10 44 72 89 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 1614 2 2 1,12510 Ben Sigmund 18 5 90 66 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 68 90 90 90 1513 2 2 1,14711 Manny Muscat90 74 90 90 69 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 1414 0 2 1,223 Troy Hearfield18 90 90 74 70 78 21 7 27 90 66 71 89 64 1410 4 7 85513 Glen Moss90 90 90 90 90 44 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 1312 1 0 1,12414 Adam Kwasnik90 90 55 20 90 72 80 46 19 1 16 23 127 5 4 60215 Jeremy Christie 16 21 24 9 15 29 13 10 2 12 100 10 0 15116 Mark Paston 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 46 99 0 1 766 Vaughan Coveny 29 35 90 69 66 64 74 66 1 96 3 5 49418 Leilei Gao 61 16 90 69 90 90 90 67 87 1 3 57319 Richard Johnson1 90 74 90 84 90 90 76 1 2 51920 Kosta Barbarouses 24 12 1 80 82 52 3 2 19921 David Mulligan 90 90 85 33 0 1 265 Fred 74 88 90 33 0 2 25223 Greg Draper 00 0 0 0 Vince Lia 00 0 0 0

Goal scorers PlayerGoals by roundTotal 1 Shane Smeltz12 12 111 1 2 122 Tim Brown 1 1 1 33 Troy Hearfield 1 1 2 Leo Bertos 1 1 25 Fred 1 1 Karl Dodd 1 1 Kosta Barbarouses 1 1Own goal 1 1

Goal assists PlayerAssists by roundTotal 1 Leo Bertos 1 11 11 1 62 Troy Hearfield 1 2 33 Daniel1 1 2 Tony Lochhead 1 1 2 Jon McKain 1 1 26 Tim Brown 1 1 Vaughan Coveny 1 1 Leilei Gao 1 1 Ben Sigmund 1 1 Shane Smeltz 1 1

Discipline PlayerCards by roundTotal 1 Jon McKain 7 2 Troy Hearfield 2 1 Tim Brown 31 Karl Dodd 5 5 Andrew Durante 216 Michael Ferrante 3 Leilei Gao 3 Manny Muscat 3 9 Leo Bertos 2 Tony Lochhead 2 Richard Johnson 2 Shane Smeltz 2 13 Vaughan Coveny 1 Daniel 1 David Mulligan 1 Ben Sigmund 1 Adam Kwasnik 1 Fred 1

Goal times

Home attendance DateRoundAttendanceOppositionStadium17 August 2008Round 1 10,516 Queensland Roar Westpac Stadium24 August 2008Round 2 6,110 Melbourne Victory14 September 2008Round 4 6,926 Central Coast Mariners28 September 2008Round 6 6,729 Sydney FC26 October 2008Round 9 6,543 Queensland Roar23 November 2008Round 12 5,500 Newcastle Jets28 November 2008Round 13 7,953 Melbourne Victory14 December 2008Round 15 6,362 Perth Glory19 December 2008Round 16 6,722 Central Coast Mariners4 January 2009Round 18 7,520 Newcastle Jets18 January 2009Round 20 8,241 Adelaide UnitedTotal79,122Average7,193

Club

Technical staff First team coach: Ricki Herbert Assistant coach: Stu Jacobs First team Physiotherapist: Adam Crump Masseur: Dene Carroll Strength & conditioning coach: Ed Baranowski

Kit

End-of-season awards See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC end-of-season awards Sony Player of the Year: Leo Bertos Members' Player of the Year: Ben Sigmund Players' Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz Media Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz Golden Boot: Shane Smeltz - 12 goals

References

External links

Wellington Phoenix - Official website