Club in focus: Wellington Phoenix FC

Wellington Phoenix narrowly missed out on the A-League Men Premiership and a place in the Grand Final in extra time while achieving their best ever finish in 2023/24.

Club: Wellington Phoenix FC

Region: New Zealand

Home ground: Sky Stadium

Founded: 2007

Final Rounds appearances (inc. 2024): 10

Best result: Semi-finals (2021)

Head Coach: Giancarlo Italiano

A-League Men 2023/24:

Position: 2nd

Wins: 15

Draws: 8

Losses: 4

Points: 53

Goal difference: 16

Top goalscorer: Kosta Barbarouses (13)

Wellington finished just two points off first in their 2023/24 A-League Men campaign, which came after bowing out to Melbourne City in the 2023 Australia Cup Round of 16.

Wellington will be looking to offset the off-season losses of Alex Paulsen, Nicholas Pennington, Oskar Zawada and Ben Old in the coming weeks, with Marco Rojas in as a new statement signing as they build towards their Round of 32 clash against South Melbourne.

Australia Cup Record:

  • 2014: Round of 32

  • 2015: Round of 16

  • 2016: Round of 32

  • 2017: Round of 32

  • 2018: Round of 32

  • 2019: Round of 32

  • 2021: Semi-finals

  • 2022: Quarter-finals

  • 2023: Round of 16

Match Details:

South Melbourne FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC
Date: Tuesday 6 August
Time: 7:30pm AEST
Venue: Lakeside Stadium
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