2020–21 season | |
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Chairman | Rob Morrison |
Manager | Ufuk Talay |
Stadium |
WIN Stadium (Due to Coronavirus travel restrictions) |
A-League | 7th |
Top goalscorer | League:
Tomer Hemed (11) All: Tomer Hemed (11) |
Highest home attendance | 24,105 (22 May 2021 vs. Western United |
Lowest home attendance | 1,184 (24 March 2021 vs. Melbourne Victory |
Average home league attendance | 5,329 |
The 2020–21 season was the Wellington Phoenix's 14th season since its establishment in 2007. The club participated in the A-League for the 14th time.
On 27 August 2020, it was announced that Liberato Cacace had signed with Belgian club Sint-Truidense after they had paid a transfer fee of $2,100,000. [1] On 6 September, the Phoenix announced that Callum McCowatt signed with Danish club Helsingør following the conclusion of his contract. [2] On 12 September, it was announced that Gary Hooper had departed the club following the conclusion of his contract. [3] [4] On 14 September, the Phoenix announced the shock departure of captain Steven Taylor after mutually agreeing to terminate his contract. [5] Both players joined the Indian Super League, signing with Kerala Blasters [6] and Odisha, [7] respectively. On 24 September, Phoenix youngster Callan Elliot signed a deal with Xanthi. [8] On 18 October, it was reported that Matti Steinmann had signed with Indian club East Bengal despite no announcement from the Phoenix. [9] On 19 October, it was announced that Brandon Wilson would be parting ways with the Phoenix. [10] A week later, it was confirmed that Walter Scott would not extend his contract with the club, after he played as a trialist for Macarthur FC in a pre-season match. [11]
On 15 October, it was announced that the 2020–21 A-League season would commence on 27 December. On 27 October, the Phoenix confirmed that their squad will move to Australia for the start of the new campaign. [12] [13] On 28 October 2020, the Phoenix announced the dual signings of All Whites Clayton Lewis and James McGarry on one-year deals. [14] [15] On 30 October, it was announced Joshua Laws had signed a one-year deal with the Phoenix. [16] On 6 November, it was announced that Matthew Ridenton had returned to the Phoenix on a one-year deal. [17] On 10 November, the Phoenix announced the signing of Mirza Muratovic on a one-year deal. [18] On 30 November, the Phoenix announced the signing of Israeli International Tomer Hemed, as its marquee player on a one-year contract. [19]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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19 | MF |
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Sam Sutton | 18 | 3-year senior contract [20] |
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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23 | MF | Clayton Lewis | Auckland City | Free transfer | 1 year | 28 October 2020 | [21] |
5 | DF | James McGarry | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 28 October 2020 | [22] |
21 | MF |
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 30 October 2020 | [23] |
12 | MF | Matthew Ridenton | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 6 November 2020 | [24] |
15 | FW |
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 10 November 2020 | [25] |
17 | FW |
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 30 November 2020 | [26] |
13 | FW |
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Unattached | Free transfer | 4 months | 17 February 2021 | [27] |
27 | DF |
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Free transfer | 3 months | 5 March 2021 | [28] |
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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13 | DF | Liberato Cacace |
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$2,100,000 [1] | 27 August 2020 | [29] |
21 | FW | Callum McCowatt |
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End of contract | 6 September 2020 | [2] |
88 | FW |
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End of contract | 12 September 2020 | [3] [4] |
27 | DF |
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Mutual contract termination | 14 September 2020 | [5] [7] |
17 | DF | Callan Elliot |
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End of contract | 24 September 2020 | [8] |
5 | MF |
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End of contract | 18 October 2020 | [9] |
12 | MF |
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Perth Glory | Mutual contract termination | 19 October 2020 | [10] |
23 | DF |
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Unattached | End of contract | 25 October 2020 | [11] |
No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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9 |
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Striker | 2 years | 27 October 2020 | [30] |
4 | Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi | Defender | 2 years | 29 October 2020 | [31] |
2 |
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Centre-back | 1 year | 2 November 2020 | [32] |
3 |
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Centre-back | 1 year | 6 November 2020 | [33] |
23 | Clayton Lewis | Attacking midfielder | 2 years | 18 May 2021 | [34] |
20 | Oliver Sail | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 19 May 2021 | [35] |
18 | Ben Waine | Forward | 3 years | 20 May 2021 | [36] |
27 |
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Defender | 1 year | 4 June 2021 | [37] |
16 | Louis Fenton | Full-back | 1 year | 10 June 2021 | [38] |
Position | Name |
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Head coach |
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Assistant coach |
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Assistant coach/Head analyst |
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Goalkeeping coach |
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Head physiotherapist |
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Strength & conditioning coach |
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No. | Pos. | Player | A-League | Total | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1 | GK |
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2 | DF |
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6(1) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
3 | DF |
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
4 | DF |
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0(4) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
5 | DF |
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15(3) | 0 | 18 | 0 |
6 | DF |
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19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
7 | FW |
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8(1) | 1 | 9 | 1 |
8 | MF |
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11(6) | 1 | 17 | 1 |
9 | FW |
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17 | 4 | 17 | 4 |
10 | MF |
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18(1) | 7 | 19 | 7 |
11 | FW |
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6(7) | 3 | 13 | 3 |
12 | MF |
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2(6) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
13 | FW |
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0(7) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
14 | MF |
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15(1) | 0 | 16 | 0 |
15 | MF |
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3(5) | 2 | 8 | 2 |
16 | DF |
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12(5) | 2 | 17 | 2 |
17 | FW |
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9(5) | 5 | 14 | 5 |
18 | FW |
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9(6) | 6 | 15 | 5 |
19 | MF |
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3(2) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
20 | GK |
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13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
21 | DF |
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10(2) | 0 | 12 | 0 |
23 | MF |
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17(2) | 1 | 19 | 1 |
27 | DF |
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3(2) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
20 November 2020 |
Blacktown Spartans
![]() | 1–8 |
![]() | Sydney, Australia |
21:00 NZST |
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Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
25 November 2020 |
APIA Leichhardt
![]() | 1–5 |
![]() | Sydney, Australia |
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Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
2 December 2020 |
Macarthur FC
![]() | 1–0 |
![]() | Sydney, Australia |
13:00 NZDT |
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Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
6 December 2020 |
Central Coast Mariners
![]() | 0–2 |
![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
12 December 2020 |
Western Sydney Wanderers
![]() | 1–3 |
![]() | Sydney, Australia |
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Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
19 December 2020 |
Newcastle Jets
![]() | 3–4 |
![]() | Newcastle, Australia |
Report | Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
17 January 2021 |
Wollongong Wolves
![]() | 4–0 |
![]() | Wollongong, Australia |
Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Win Draw Loss
Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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A-League | — | 7th | 29 December 2020 | 4 June 2021 |
A-League Finals | DNQ | DNQ |
Competition | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
A-League | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 38.46 |
Total | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 38.46 |
Updated to match played future (December 2020)
Source:
Competitions
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 39 | Qualification for finals series [a] |
6 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 39 | |
7 | Wellington Phoenix [b] | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 38 | |
8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 35 | |
9 | Perth Glory | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 34 | Qualification for 2021 FFA Cup play-offs [c] |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 |
Source:
ultimatealeague.com
Win Draw Loss
2 January 2021 2 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Wollongong |
17:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 3,637 Referee: Alex King |
9 January 2021 3 | Macarthur FC | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium:
Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 2,609 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
24 January 2021 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Newcastle Jets | Wollongong |
19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 1,742 Referee: Alex King |
31 January 2021 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford |
16:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium:
Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,748 Referee: Daniel Elder |
8 February 2021 7 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
19:10 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium:
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 5,220 Referee: Chris Beath |
14 February 2021 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Wollongong |
16:05 AEST | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 2,248 Referee: Daniel Elder |
21 February 2021 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wollongong |
18:10 AEST | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 3,383 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
24 February 2021 9 | Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
19:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 3,424 Referee: Shaun Evans |
28 February 2021 10 | Newcastle Jets | 0–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle |
18:10 AEST | Report | Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 4,576 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
7 March 2021 11 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Perth Glory | Wollongong |
16:00 AEST | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 2,331 Referee: Adam Kersey |
15 March 2021 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 4–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
19:05 AEST | Report | Stadium:
Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 5,477 Referee: Shaun Evans |
21 March 2021 13 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Brisbane Roar | Newcastle |
16:00 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 1,432 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
24 March 2021 13 | Wellington Phoenix | 4–1 | Melbourne Victory | Wollongong |
19:05 AEST | Report |
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Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 1,184 Referee: Shaun Evans |
28 March 2021 14 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Macarthur FC | Wollongong |
16:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 2,516 Referee: Adam Fielding |
5 April 2021 15 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–3 | Melbourne City | Wollongong |
19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 1,343 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
11 April 2021 16 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–2 | Western United | Wollongong |
19:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 1,226 Referee: Chris Beath |
18 April 2021 17 | Perth Glory | 1–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Perth |
18:15 AWST |
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Report | Stadium:
HBF Park Attendance: 9,229 Referee: Daniel Elder |
22 April 2021 17 | Western United | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Tasmania |
19:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium:
UTAS Stadium Attendance: 2,528 Referee: Alex King |
25 April 2021 18 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Wollongong |
16:10 AEST | Report |
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Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 1,903 Referee: Adam Kersey |
1 May 2021 19 | Brisbane Roar | 0–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Brisbane |
17:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
Dolphin Oval Attendance: 5,897 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
7 May 2021 20 | Adelaide United | 0–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
19:35 ACDT | Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,172 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
16 May 2021 21 | Melbourne City | 2–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
16:05 AEST | Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 4,586 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
22 May 2021 22 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Western United | Wellington |
14:05 NZDT | Report | Stadium:
Sky Stadium Attendance: 24,105 Referee: Daniel Elder |
26 May 2021 22 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
19:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium:
Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 5,068 Referee: Kurt Ams |
30 May 2021 23 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–2 | Perth Glory | Auckland |
13:35 NZDT | Report | Stadium:
Eden Park Attendance: 22,233 Referee: Alex King |
4 June 2021 24 | Macarthur FC | 0–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Campbelltown |
19:05 AEST | Report | Stadium:
Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 5,126 Referee: Daniel Elder |
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