List of Wellington Phoenix FC end-of-season awards

The following list of awards are presented at the Annual Wellington Phoenix awards evening usually held at the conclusion of the regular home and away season.

Men's awards Player of the Year The top award is voted for by coaches, chief executive and the football operations manager. After each game points would be awarded to the 3 top players and the player with the most accumulated points at the conclusion of the regular season is presented with the award.

Year Player 2007–08 Shane Smeltz 2008–09 Leo Bertos 2009–10 Andrew Durante 2010–11 Ben Sigmund 2011–12 Ben Sigmund 2012–13 Andrew Durante 2013–14 Albert Riera 2014–15 Nathan Burns 2015–16 Glen Moss 2016–17 Kosta Barbarouses 2017–18 Roy Krishna 2018–19 Roy Krishna 2019–20 David Ball 2020–21 Ulises Dávila 2021–22 Oliver Sail 2022–23 Oskar Zawada2023–24 Kosta Barbarouses2024–25 Kosta Barbarouses2025–26 Alex Rufer Ifeanyi Eze

Players' Player of the Year The Wellington Phoenix Players' Player of the Year award is presented to the player who is deemed to be the best player overall at the end of the season as judged by his teammates. Each player in the team votes three times over the season: after Round 7, Round 14 and Round 21.

Year Player 2007–08 Shane Smeltz 2008–09 Shane Smeltz 2009–10 Paul Ifill 2010–11 Manny Muscat 2011–12 Ben Sigmund 2012–13 Jeremy Brockie 2013–14 Vince Lia 2014–15 Nathan Burns 2015–16 Glen Moss 2016–17 Roy Krishna 2017–18 Dylan Fox 2018–19 Roy Krishna 2019–20 Liberato Cacace 2020–21 Ulises Dávila 2021–22 Oliver Sail 2022–23 Oskar Zawada2023–24 Alex Paulsen2024–25 Kosta Barbarouses2025–26 Alex Rufer

Under-23 Player of the Year The Wellington Phoenix Under-23 Player of the Year is voted upon by all season member ticket holders at the conclusion of the regular season. The Player with the most votes is awarded the trophy.

Year Player 2009–10 Troy Hearfield 2010–11 Marco Rojas 2012–13 Louis Fenton 2013–14 Tyler Boyd 2014–15 Roly Bonevacia 2015–16 Dylan Fox 2016–17 Jacob Tratt 2017–18 Matthew Ridenton 2018–19 Liberato Cacace 2019–20 Liberato Cacace 2020–21 Ben Waine 2021–22 Sam Sutton 2022–23 Callan Elliot2023–24 Alex Paulsen2024–25 Corban Piper2025–26 Isaac Hughes

Golden Boot The Wellington Phoenix Golden Boot is awarded to the player who has scored the most goals during the regular season (Finals Series' goals are not included in this tally).

Year Player League goals 2007–08 Shane Smeltz 10 2008–09 Shane Smeltz 12 2009–10 Paul Ifill 12 2010–11 Chris Greenacre 8 2011–12 Paul Ifill 7 2012–13 Jeremy Brockie 16 2013–14 Stein Huysegems 10 2014–15 Nathan Burns 13 2015–16 Blake Powell 8 2016–17 Roy Krishna 12 2017–18 Andrija Kaludjerovic 9 2018–19 Roy Krishna 18 2019–20 Ulises Dávila 12 2020–21 Tomer Hemed 11 2021–22 Gael Sandoval Jaushua Sotirio Ben Waine 6 2022–23 Oskar Zawada 152023–24 Kosta Barbarouses132024–25 Kosta Barbarouses102025–26 Ifeanyi Eze10

Goal of the Year Year Player Against 2011–12 Tim Brown Sydney FC on 27 November 2011 2012–13not awarded 2013–14 Kenny Cunningham Melbourne Victory on 18 January 2014 2014–15 Roy Krishna Newcastle Jets on 6 December 2014 2015–16 Roly Bonevacia Melbourne City on 25 January 2016 2016–17 Vince Lia Central Coast Mariners on 10 December 2016 2017–18 Roy Krishna Brisbane Roar on 28 October 2017 2018–19 David Williams Newcastle Jets on 30 March 2019 2019–20 Ulises Dávila Sydney FC on 21 December 2020 2020–21 Cameron Devlin Western Sydney Wanderers on 15 March 2021 2022–23 Clayton Lewis Macarthur FC on 6 November 20222023–24 Ben OldAdelaide United on 3 March 20242024–25 Kosta BarbarousesNewcastle Jets on 28 December 20242025–26 Alex RuferAuckland FC on 6 December 2025

Members' Player of the Year The Wellington Phoenix Members' Player of the Year award was voted upon by all season member ticket holders at the conclusion of the regular season. The Player with most votes was awarded the trophy. Year Player 2007–08 Shane Smeltz 2008–09 Ben Sigmund 2009–10 Paul Ifill 2010–11 Manny Muscat 2011–12 Ben Sigmund 2012–13 not awarded 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 Liberato Cacace 2020–21 Oli Sail 2021–22 David Ball 2022–23 Oskar Zawada2023–24 Alex Paulsen2024–25 Kosta Barbarouses2025–26 Ifeanyi Eze

Media Player of the Year Year Player 2007–08 Shane Smeltz 2008–09 Shane Smeltz 2009–10 Paul Ifill 2010–11 Marco Rojas 2011–12 Ben Sigmund 2012–13 not awarded 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 Liberato Cacace 2020–21 Ulises Dávila 2021–22 Oliver Sail 2022–23 Oskar Zawada2023–24 Kosta Barbarouses2024–25 Kosta Barbarouses2025–26 Ifeanyi Eze

Women's awards Wellington Phoenix first entered a women's team into the A-League Women for the 2021–22 season.

Player of the Year Year Player 2021–22 Kate Taylor 2022–23 Michaela Foster2023–24 Mackenzie Barry2024–25 Annalie Longo2025–26 Grace Jale

Players' Player of the Year Year Player 2021–22 Lily Alfeld 2022–23 Michaela Foster2023–24 Mackenzie Barry2024–25 Annalie Longo2025–26 Grace Jale

Under-23 Player of the Year Year Player 2021–22 Alyssa Whinham 2022–23 Milly Clegg2023–24 Macey Fraser2024–25 Manaia Elliott2025–26 Pia Vlok

Golden Boot The Wellington Phoenix Golden Boot is awarded to the player who has scored the most goals during the regular season (Finals Series' goals are not included in this tally).

Year Player League goals 2021–22 Grace Jale 6 2022–23 Milly Clegg 42023–24 Mariana Speckmaier102024–25 Olivia Fergusson52025–26 Brooke Nunn Pia Vlok6

Goal of the Year Year Player Against 2022–23 Michaela Foster Brisbane Roar on 29 January 20232023–24 Macey FraserWestern United on 12 November 20232024–25 Alyssa WhinhamWestern Sydney Wanderers on 9 January 20252025–26 Macey FraserCentral Coast Mariners on 25 March 2026

Members' Player of the Year Year Player 2021–22 Kate Taylor 2022–23 Michaela Foster2023–24 Macey Fraser2024–25 Annalie Longo2025–26 Brooke Nunn

Media Player of the Year Year Player 2021–22 Kate Taylor 2022–23 Michaela Foster2023–24 Mariana Speckmaier2024–25 Annalie Longo2025–26 Brooke Nunn

Lloyd Morrison Spirit of the Phoenix award Year Winner 2011–12 Russell Gray 2012–13 Ben Sigmund 2013–14 Leo Bertos and Stein Huysegems 2014–15 Lee Spence and Rob Lee 2015–16 Ben Sigmund 2016–17 Shaun Gill2017–18Chris Greenacre 2018–19 Alex Rufer 2019–20 Wellington Phoenix 2022–23 Lily Alfeld2023–24David Dome2024–25Annalie Longo2025–26Mackenzie Barry

Bandage Award Selected by ex-Phoenix player, Ben Sigmund and awarded to the player who has shown the most fight, resilience and determination throughout the season. Year Winner 2018–19 Alex Rufer

Staff Member of the Year

Year Winner 2018–19 Tom Bray 2019–20 Aidan Wivell 2020–21 David Dome 2022–23Jesse Rawlings and Kya Stewart2023–24Brenton Vannisselroy2024–25Jessica Fuller, Luke Tongue, Tom Shaw & Toni West-Luamanu2025–26Sam Wilkins & Georgia Jury-Putter

Volunteer of the Year

Year Winner 2011–12 David Graham 2012–13 Tracey Fleet 2013–14 not awarded 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 Ken Allen 2017–18 Helen Mallon 2018–19 Gus and Esther Hutton 2019–20 Reece Lewis 2020–21 Bobby Mazevski 2022–23Justin Raffan and Stu and Kirsty Jones2023–24Christoph Zintl & Jo Todd2024–25Ben Irving, Matt Gibson & Samir Shemon2025–26Steven Janes & Paul Ashworth

Fan of the Year

Year Winner 2011–12 Dale Warburton 2012–13 Ahmad Rini 2013–14 Bruce Lewis 2014–15 Niki O'Connor 2015–16 Carey McDonald 2016–17 Stephanie Evett 2017–18 Matt Weldon-Smith 2018–19 Steve Lyne 2019–20 Jess Pritchard 2020–21 Dean Bartle 2022–23Peter Xu2023–24Holly Eades2024–25The Foster Crescent Crew2025–26Glen Williams

Awards summary 2007–08 Awards 2008–09 Awards 2009–10 Awards 2010–11 Awards 2011–12 Awards 2014–15 Awards 2015–16 Awards 2016–17 Awards 2017–18 Awards 2018–19 Awards 2019–20 Awards (See references below)

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