2023β 24 season | |||
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Chairman | Rob Morrison | ||
Manager | Giancarlo Italiano | ||
Stadium | Sky Stadium | ||
A-League Men | 2nd | ||
A-League Men Finals | Semi-final | ||
Australia Cup | Round of 16 | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Kosta Barbarouses (13) All: Kosta Barbarouses (13) | ||
Highest home attendance | 18,002 vs. Sydney FC (16 March 2024) A-League Men | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,395 vs. Newcastle Jets (9 December 2023) A-League Men | ||
Average home league attendance | 8,940 | ||
Biggest win | 5β2 vs. Brisbane Roar (H) (4 November 2023) A-League Men 3β0 vs Macarthur FC (H) (18 December 2023) A-League Men 3β0 vs Macarthur FC (H) (27 April 2024) A-League Men | ||
Biggest defeat | 0β3 vs. Melbourne City (A) (27 August 2023) Australia Cup 0β3 vs. Newcastle Jets (H) (9 December 2023) A-League Men | ||
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All statistics correct as of 12 May 2024. |
The 2023β24 season is the 17th in the history of Wellington Phoenix Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the Australia Cup for the ninth time.
On 14 April 2023, it was announced that Ufuk Talay would depart the club at the end of the season. The following week, assistant coach Giancarlo Italiano was announced as the next head coach on a 2-year deal. [1] [2]
On 10 May, the Phoenix announced the departures of eight players, including vice-captain Oliver Sail, Clayton Lewis, Steven Ugarkovic and Callan Elliot. [3]
On 11 May, the Phoenix announced their first signing of the off-season in Mohamed Al-Taay on a two-year deal from the Newcastle Jets. [4] On 18 May, it was announced that Nicholas Pennington had signed a one-year contract extension with the club. [5] On 9 June, the Phoenix announced the signing of Jack Duncan on a one-year deal. [6]
On 6 July, the Phoenix signed academy player Lukas Kelly-Heald on a four-year professional contract. [7] On 2 August, it was announced that Reserves midfielder Fin Conchie had signed a three-year professional contract with the club. [8] On 13 September, the club announced the signing of their academy captain Isaac Hughes on a two-year professional deal. [9] On 27 September, the Phoenix announced their final off-season signing in 17-year old Luke Supyk, who had only joined the club's academy 5 months prior, on a three-year deal. [10] Despite initial criticism, these signings came as a result of the club putting greater emphasis on developing young New Zealand players. [11]
The Phoenix would made a positive start to pre-season with a 5β1 win over Western Suburbs in their first friendly. They would then go on to beat Wellington Olymic twice with an aggregate score of 5β1.
The Phoenix progressed to the Round of 16 of the Australia Cup after a 2β1 win over NPL side Peninsula Power. [12] However, they would then succumb to a 3β0 loss against Melbourne City in the Round of 16, getting eliminated from the cup campaign in the process. [13]
The Phoenix kicked off their season on 22 October against the Western Sydney Wanderers in Sydney. [14]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
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12 | MF | Mohamed Al-Taay | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 2 years | 11 May 2023 | [15] |
25 | GK | Jack Duncan | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 1 year | 9 June 2023 | [16] |
17 | MF | Youstin Salas | Deportivo Saprissa | Loan | 5 months | 30 January 2024 | [17] |
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | MF | Clayton Lewis | Unattached | End of contract | 9 May 2023 | [18] |
5 | MF | Steven Ugarkovic | Unattached | End of contract | 10 May 2023 | [18] |
12 | DF | Lucas Mauragis | Newcastle Jets | End of loan | 10 May 2023 | [19] |
15 | DF | Nikko Boxall | Unattached | End of contract | 10 May 2023 | [19] |
17 | DF | Callan Elliot | Unattached | End of contract | 10 May 2023 | [19] |
20 | GK | Oliver Sail | Unattached | End of contract | 10 May 2023 | [18] |
21 | DF | Joshua Laws | Unattached | End of contract | 10 May 2023 | [19] |
31 | MF | Yan Sasse | Unattached | End of contract | 10 May 2023 | [19] |
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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18 | DF | Lukas Kelly-Heald | 18 | 4-year senior contract [20] | |
5 | MF | Fin Conchie | 19 | 3-year senior contract [21] | |
26 | DF | Isaac Hughes | 19 | 2-year senior contract [22] | |
23 | FW | Luke Supyk | 17 | 3-year contract, the first two of which are on scholarship terms. [23] | |
30 | GK | Alby Kelly-Heald | 18 | 3.5-year scholarship contract [24] | |
43 | DF | Matthew Sheridan | 19 | 1.5-year scholarship contract [24] | |
51 | FW | Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues | 16 | 3-year contract, the first two of which are on scholarship terms. [25] |
No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Nicholas Pennington | Central midfielder | 1 year | 18 May 2023 | [26] | |
40 | Alex Paulsen | Goalkeeper | 3 years | 2 November 2023 | Contract extended from end of 2023β24 until end of 2026β27. | [27] |
8 | Ben Old | Attacking midfielder | 3 years | 22 November 2023 | Contract extended from end of 2023β24 until end of 2026β27. | [28] |
26 July 2023 | Wellington Phoenix | 5β1 | Western Suburbs | Wellington |
Report |
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Attendance: 0 ( behind closed doors) |
19 August 2023 | Wellington Phoenix | 2β0 | Wellington Olympic | Wellington |
Report | Attendance: 0 ( behind closed doors) |
16 September 2023 | Wellington Phoenix | 3β1 | Wellington Olympic | Wellington |
Report | Attendance: 0 ( behind closed doors) |
7 October 2023 | Newcastle Jets | 2β2 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium:
Valentine Sports Park Attendance: 0 ( behind closed doors) |
14 October 2023 | Melbourne Victory | 0β1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
Report |
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Stadium:
City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field Attendance: 0 ( behind closed doors) |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
A-League Men | 22 October 2023 | 27 April 2024 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 55.56 |
A-League Finals | 10β12 May 2024 | 18 May 2024 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β1 | 0.00 |
Australia Cup | 4 August 2023 | 27 August 2023 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | β2 | 50.00 |
Total | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 51.61 |
Last updated: 19 May 2024
Source:
Soccerway
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Central Coast Mariners (C) | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 55 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series |
2 | Wellington Phoenix [a] | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 53 | Qualification for Finals series [b] |
3 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 42 | |
4 | Sydney FC | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 41 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series [c] |
5 | Macarthur FC | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series [b] |
Away figures include Wellington Phoenix's 4β3 win on neutral ground against Perth Glory on 14 January 2024.
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 |
27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 |
Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source:
Ultimate A-League
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
22 October 2023 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0β0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
CommBank Stadium Attendance: 10,468 Referee: Ben Abraham |
28 October 2023 2 | Wellington Phoenix | 2β1 | Perth Glory | Wellington |
17:30 NZDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Sky Stadium Attendance: 6,101 Referee: Daniel Elder |
4 November 2023 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 5β2 | Brisbane Roar | Wellington |
17:30 NZDT | Report | Stadium:
Sky Stadium Attendance: 7,003 Referee: Jack Morgan |
10 November 2023 4 | Melbourne Victory | 1β1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 10,583 Referee: Shaun Evans |
25 November 2023 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 1β0 | Melbourne City | Auckland |
17:30 NZDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Go Media Stadium Attendance: 8,327 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
2 December 2023 6 | Western United | 0β1 | Wellington Phoenix | Ballarat |
15:30 AEDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Mars Stadium Attendance: 2,043 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
9 December 2023 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 0β3 | Newcastle Jets | Wellington |
19:30 NZDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Sky Stadium Attendance: 4,395 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
18 December 2023 8 | Macarthur FC | 0β3 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
19:00 AEDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 4,893 Referee: Alex King |
23 December 2023 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 2β0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
17:30 NZDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Sky Stadium Attendance: 7,294 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
29 December 2023 10 | Sydney FC | 3β1 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Allianz Stadium Attendance: 14,343 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
4 January 2024 11 | Adelaide United | 2β2 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
19:15 ACDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,187 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
14 January 2024 27 | Perth Glory | 3β4 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
CommBank Stadium Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
19 January 2024 13 | Wellington Phoenix | 1β1 | Melbourne Victory | Wellington |
19:00 NZDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Sky Stadium Attendance: 9,139 Referee: Daniel Elder |
27 January 2024 14 | Newcastle Jets | 1β2 | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle |
18:00 AEDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 5,437 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
2 February 2024 15 | Brisbane Roar | 1β1 | Wellington Phoenix | Brisbane |
18:45 AEST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 5,327 Referee: Ben Abraham |
6 February 2024 12 | Wellington Phoenix | 0β0 | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington |
16:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium:
Sky Stadium Attendance: 12,301 Referee: Alex King |
10 February 2024 16 | Wellington Phoenix | 2β0 | Western United | Wellington |
17:30 NZDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Sky Stadium Attendance: 6,434 Referee: Adam Bavcar |
18 February 2024 17 | Macarthur FC | 1β2 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Shaun Evans |
24 February 2024 18 | Perth Glory | 0β0 | Wellington Phoenix | Perth |
18:45 AWST | Report | Stadium:
HBF Park Attendance: 8,252 Referee: Daniel Elder |
3 March 2024 19 | Wellington Phoenix | 3β2 | Adelaide United | Wellington |
17:00 NZDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Sky Stadium Attendance: 7,207 Referee: Jack Morgan |
9 March 2024 20 | Melbourne City | 1β0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
19:00 AEDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 4,461 Referee: Alex King |
16 March 2024 21 | Wellington Phoenix | 2β1 | Sydney FC | Auckland |
17:30 NZDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Eden Park Attendance: 18,002 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
31 March 2024 22 | Wellington Phoenix | 1β0 | Brisbane Roar | Wellington |
13:00 NZDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Sky Stadium Attendance: 8,225 Referee: Tim Danaskos | |
Note: Originally scheduled for 29 March, the match was postponed by two days. [31] |
6 April 2024 23 | Central Coast Mariners | 2β1 | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford |
17:30 | Report |
|
Stadium:
Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 9,438 Referee: Alex King |
12 April 2024 24 | Wellington Phoenix | 1β0 | Melbourne Victory | Wellington |
19:00 NZST | Report | Stadium:
Sky Stadium Attendance: 6,360 Referee: Daniel Elder |
19 April 2024 25 | Newcastle Jets | 1β1 | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle |
19:45 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 4,376 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
27 April 2024 26 | Wellington Phoenix | 3β0 | Macarthur FC | Wellington |
19:15 NZST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Sky Stadium Attendance: 15,428 Referee: Ben Abraham |
12 May 2024 Semi final | Melbourne Victory | 0β0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
16:00 AEST | Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 16,313 Referee: Adam Kersey |
18 May 2024 Semi final | Wellington Phoenix | 1β2 (
a.e.t.) (1β2 agg.) | Melbourne Victory | Wellington |
18:30 NZST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Sky Stadium Attendance: 33,297 Referee: Daniel Elder |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
4 August 2023 Round of 32 | Pensinula Power | 1β2 ( a.e.t.) | Wellington Phoenix | Brisbane |
19:30 AEST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
A.J. Kelly Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Shane Skinner |
27 August 2023 Round of 16 | Melbourne City | 3β0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
14:00 AEST | Report | Stadium:
Jack Edwards Reserve Attendance: 1,153 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals | Australia Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
3 | DF | Finn Surman | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Scott Wooton | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
5 | MF | Fin Conchie | 2+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Tim Payne | 22+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
7 | FW | Kosta Barbarouses | 25+1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 13 | |
8 | MF | Ben Old | 15+12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
9 | FW | Oskar Zawada | 5+7 | 6 | 0+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | |
10 | FW | David Ball | 18+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Bozhidar Kraev | 25+1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
12 | MF | Mohamed Al-Taay | 17+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Alex Rufer | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
15 | MF | Nicholas Pennington | 20+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 2 | |
17 | MF | Youstin Salas | 6+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
18 | DF | Lukas Kelly-Heald | 18+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Sam Sutton | 11+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Luke Supyk | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
24 | FW | Oskar van Hattum | 3+12 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
26 | DF | Isaac Hughes | 4+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
40 | GK | Alex Paulsen | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
42 | FW | Fergus Gillion | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
43 | DF | Matthew Sheridan | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
51 | FW | Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||||
34 | FW | Josh Rudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
36 | FW | Ben Wallace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
41 | FW | Kaelin Nguyen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
52 | MF | Jackson Manuel | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||||
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1 | 14 | MF | Alex Rufer | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |
2 | 6 | DF | Tim Payne | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | 15 | MF | Nicholas Pennington | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 7 | FW | Kosta Barbarouses | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Oskar Zawada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | Youstin Salas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | 11 | MF | Bozhidar Kraev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Sam Sutton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | FW | David Ball | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | 3 | DF | Finn Surman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | FW | Scott Wooton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | FW | Oskar van Hattum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
40 | GK | Alex Paulsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | 12 | MF | Mohamed Al-Taay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | DF | Lukas Kelly-Heald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | DF | Isaac Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 49 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 2 |
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals | Australia Cup | Total |
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1 | 40 | Alex Paulsen | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
No. | Pos. | Player | Award | Source |
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40 | GK | Alex Paulsen | A-League Men Player of the Month (October/November) | [32] |
A-League Men Player of the Month (March) | [33] | |||
7 | FW | Kosta Barbarouses | A-League Men Player of the Month (December) | [34] |
A-League Men Player of the Month (January) | [35] | |||
26 | DF | Isaac Hughes | A-League Men Player of the Month (February) | [36] |
Manager | Award | Source |
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Giancarlo Italiano | A-League Men Coach of the Month (October/November) | [37] |