The 2026–27 season is Wellington Phoenix Football Club's 20th season in the A-League Men.
In April 2026, Chris Greenacre was promoted from interim head coach to fulltime head coach, with the Phoenix appointing him for the 2026–27 season.
In January 2026, it was confirmed that the Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC would no longer be participants in the Australia Cup, as New Zealand-based teams were omitted from the 2026 edition. This marks the first time since the 2013–14 season in which the Phoenix do not play in a cup competition.
Players
Transfers Transfers in No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDate23Brisbane RoarFree transfer2 years13Loan1 year9UnattachedFree transfer2 years11Loan1 year8UnattachedFree transfer2 years5UnattachedFree transfer1 year7Undisclosed1 year
From youth squad
Transfers out No.Pos. PlayerTransferred toType/feeDate6 Undisclosed1 UnattachedEnd of contract4 UnattachedEnd of contract7 UnattachedEnd of contract8End of contract9 End of loan10 UnattachedEnd of contract11 UnattachedEnd of contract12 UnattachedEnd of contract16 End of loan20End of contract23 UnattachedEnd of contract17 UnattachedMutual contract termination29Undisclosed28 July 2026
Contract extensions No.Player DurationDateNotes 25 Kazuki Nagasawa 1 year 27 May 2026 5 Fin Roa Conchie 1 year 18 June 2026 14 Alex Rufer 2 years 27 July 2026
Pre-season and friendlies On 15 August 2026, the Wellington Phoenix announced they had played a friendly against Central League team Wellington Olympic, with the Phoenix winning the match 6–2. On 27 August, the Phoenix announced a second preseason match against Olympic, set for 5 September, with this friendly being free entry, which would ultimately end in a 0–0 draw. The Nix would pick up a 6–2 win over Northern League champions Birkenhead United in a behind closed door friendly the following weekend, with matches planned against Western Sydney Wanderers (16 September), Central Coast Mariners (19 September) and Macarthur FC (TBC).
Competitions Overall record
A-League Men
League table
Results summary As of .
Results by round
Matches The A-League Men fixtures for the season were released on 16 July 2026. The Waitangi Day home match against Western Sydney Wanderers is set to be played at Te Kaha in Christchurch, with the match being a double header with the Wellington Phoenix Women playing first, also against the Wanderers. It is the third consecutive season the Phoenix have played in the South Island city.
See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC seasons 2026–27 Wellington Phoenix FC (women) season
Notes
References
External links
Wellington Phoenix official website