2011–12 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix FC
2011–12 season
CEO Nathan Greenham
Chairman Rob Morrison
Manager Ricki Herbert
A-League 4th
Finals Second round
Top goalscorer Paul Ifill
8 Goals
Highest home attendance 20,078 v Adelaide
19 November 2011
Lowest home attendance 3,898 v Perth
8 January 2012

The 2011–12 season was the Wellington Phoenix's fifth season in the A-League. After placing 4th at the conclusion of the regular season, the Phoenix's title hopes came to an end in the second round of the finals series, losing 3–2 to Perth in extra time.

Players

First team squad

As of 13 January 2012.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK NZL Mark Paston
2 MF MLT Manny Muscat
3 DF NZL Tony Lochhead
4 DF AUS Brent Griffiths (Youth)
6 MF NZL Tim Brown (Vice-Captain)
7 MF NZL Leo Bertos
8 FW BRB Paul Ifill
9 FW ENG Chris Greenacre
11 MF BRA Daniel
12 MF AUS Nick Ward
13 DF AUS Niko Tsattalios (Youth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW AUS Mirjan Pavlovic
15 DF NZL Cameron Lindsay (Youth)
17 MF AUS Vince Lia
18 DF NZL Ben Sigmund
19 DF AUS Jimmy Downey
20 GK TRI Tony Warner
21 MF ESP Dani Sánchez
22 DF AUS Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 MF AUS Lucas Pantelis
24 FW USA Alex Smith

Contract extensions

No. Pos. Name Extension Contract end
8 FW Paul Ifill 2 years 2014
22 DF Andrew Durante 3 years 2015
24 MF Alex Smith 1/2 year 2012
2 MF Manny Muscat 2 years 2014

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From† Date Notes
19 DF Jimmy Downey Oakleigh Cannons 5 May 2011
22 DF Andrew Durante Sydney FC 10 May 2011 Loan Return
23 FW Lucas Pantelis Adelaide United 15 May 2011
13 DF Nikolas Tsattalios Sutherland Sharks 19 July 2011
20 GK Tony Warner Tranmere Rovers 17 August 2011
21 MF Dani Sánchez ( Inverness CT) 5 September 2011
4 DF Brent Griffiths ( Perth Glory) 30 September 2011
12 MF Nick Ward Iraklis Thessaloniki 3 October 2011
15 DF Cameron Lindsay Blackburn Rovers Academy 5 October 2011
24 FW Alex Smith Sydney Olympic 7 October 2011
30 GK Phil Imray Team Wellington 15 October 2011 Short-term injury cover
† Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Wellington Phoenix.

Out

No. Pos. Player To† Date Notes
19 GK Danny Vukovic Perth Glory 14 November 2010
13 DF Troy Hearfield Central Coast Mariners 17 February 2011
15 DF Jade North F.C. Tokyo 20 February 2011
21 MF Marco Rojas Melbourne Victory 11 March 2011
10 MF Oscar Roberto Cornejo ( Atlético Santa Rosa) 29 June 2011
23 FW Dylan Macallister Breiðablik 29 June 2011
5 MF Diego ( Charleston Battery) 29 June 2011
12 DF James Musa ( Team Wellington) 29 June 2011
20 GK Reece Crowther Released 29 June 2011
4 MF Nick Ward ( Iraklis Thessaloniki) 29 June 2011
† Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Phoenix contract expired.

Loans out

No. Pos. Player To† Date Duration
22 DF Andrew Durante Sydney FC 21 February 2011 3 Months

Matches

2011–12 Pre-season friendlies

6 July 2011 Miramar Rangers 0–2 Wellington Phoenix Te Whaea, Wellington
Report Daniel
M. Pavlovic
13 July 2011 Wellington Phoenix 6–1 Western Suburbs FC
Report
17 July 2011 New Zealand U-20 1–2 Wellington Phoenix North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
14:00 NZST S. Lovemore 52' Report 61' J. Downey
90+3' D. Sánchez 		Attendance: 4,083
20 July 2011 Waitakere United 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Trusts Stadium, Auckland
19:30 NZST C. Bale 40' Report 23' P. Ifill
M. Pavlovic 48', 82'
14 August 2011 Wellington Rep XI 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Weka Park, Raumati Beach
14:00 NZST Report
20 August 2011 Wellington Phoenix 1–5 Brisbane Roar Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
17:30 NZST M. Rigters 67' (0–1)
Report 		45+2', 90+1' J. Meyer
50' M. Nichols
57', 72' T. Broich 		Attendance: 15,037
26 August 2011 Melbourne Heart 2–2 Wellington Phoenix Deakin Reserve, Shepparton
21:30 J. Hoffman 27'
D. Williams 54' 		Report 63' D. Sánchez
77' L. Bertos
25 September 2011 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Central Coast Mariners Baypark Stadium, Tauranga
15:00 NZDT Report 40' P. Zwaanswijk
79' B. Ibini-Isei 		Attendance: 3,000
2 October 2011 Team Wellington 0–4 Wellington Phoenix David Farrington Park, Wellington
Report
Highlights 		35', 40' D. Sánchez
60' L. Bertos
78' C. Greenacre

2011–12 A-League fixtures

9 October 2011 Round 1 Gold Coast United 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Skilled Park, Gold Coast
16:00 AEDT
19:00 NZDT
Gold Coast Starting XI
 J. Brown 87' (0–1)
Report
Summary
21   Shots   7
11   Shots on Target   5
11   Fouls Committed   15
9   Corners   5
3   Offsides   1
49%   Possession   51%		 17' C. Greenacre
Yellow card 83' A. Durante
Yellow card 90' N. Ward 		Attendance: 4,113
Referee: Gerard Parsons
Wellington Starting XI
16 October 2011 Round 2 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 T. Brown 18' Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 90'
T. Lochhead Yellow card 22'
Daniel 60'
M. Muscat Yellow card 66'
N. Ward Yellow card 70' Red card 82' 		(1–0)
Report
Summary
13   Shots   7
5   Shots on Target   3
11   Fouls Committed   11
6   Corners   3
5   Offsides   2
47%   Possession   53%		 Attendance: 7,643
Referee: Matthew Gillett
Newcastle Starting XI
23 October 2011 Round 3 Perth Glory 1–0 Wellington Phoenix nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST
21:30 NZDT
Perth Starting XI
 L. Miller Yellow card 18'
S. Smeltz 32'
C. Coyne Yellow card 82' 		(1–0)
Summary
8   Shots   12
5   Shots on Target   2
13   Fouls Committed   12
4   Corners   7
4   Offsides   4
48%   Possession   52%		 Yellow card 7' B. Sigmund
Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card 90' M. Muscat
   Yellow card 32' Daniel 		Attendance: 8,299
Referee: Ben Williams
Wellington Starting XI
30 October 2011 Round 4 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 Ben Sigmund Yellow card 54' Red card 66'
D. Sánchez Yellow card 60' 71' 		(0–1)
Report
Summary
18   Shots   9
8   Shots on Target   3
16   Fouls Committed   9
2   Corners   9
1   Offsides   2
44%   Possession   56%		 42' A. Thompson
Yellow card 53' T. Pondeljak
67' (pen.) C. Hernández
Yellow card 82' Fabio 		Attendance: 9,369
Referee: Peter Green
Melbourne Starting XI
4 November 2011 Round 5 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT
17:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 C. Greenacre 68' (0–0)
Report
Summary
10   Shots   16
3   Shots on Target   7
14   Fouls Committed   15
5   Corners   5
5   Offsides   5
52%   Possession   48%		 Yellow card 11' O. Bozanic
47' B. Ibini-Isei
80' M. Simon 		Attendance: 5,090
Referee: Gerard Parsons
Central Coast Starting XI
13 November 2011 Round 6 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 NZDT
17:00 AEDT
Brisbane Starting XI
 B. Berisha 11'
I. Franjic Yellow card 53' 		(1–1)
Report
Summary
17   Shots   4
10   Shots on Target   2
13   Fouls Committed   17
4   Corners   2
4   Offsides   5
60%   Possession   40%		 Yellow card 19' N. Ward
Yellow card 26' M. Muscat
37' T. Brown
Yellow card 53' A. Smith 		Attendance: 16,428
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Wellington Starting XI
19 November 2011 Round 7 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Adelaide United Eden Park, Auckland
17:00 NZDT
19:30 ACST
Wellington Starting XI
 C. Greenacre Yellow card 24'
T. Brown Yellow card 38'
V. Lia Yellow card 77'
N. Boogard 83' (o.g.) 		(0–1)
Report
Summary
4   Shots   4
1   Shots on Target   2
18   Fouls Committed   19
9   Corners   3
6   Offsides   1
54%   Possession   46%		 Yellow card 33' S. Dilevski
44' Yellow card 90' B. Djite
Yellow card 67' F. Usucar
Yellow card 80' Z. Caravella 		Attendance: 20,078
Referee: Peter Green
Adelaide Starting XI
27 November 2011 Round 8 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 P. Ifill 7'
T. Brown 59'
A. Durante Yellow card 71'
M. Muscat Yellow card 73' 		(1–0)
Report
Summary
13   Shots   4
7   Shots on Target   2
10   Fouls Committed   5
9   Corners   5
3   Offsides   1
50%   Possession   50%		 Yellow card 62' S. Jamieson
70' B. Cazarine 		Attendance: 6,308
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
Sydney Starting XI
4 December 2011 Round 9 Melbourne Heart 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Latrobe City Stadium, Morwell
15:00 AEDT
17:00 NZDT
Melbourne Starting XI
 M. Dugandzic 40'
A. Madaschi Yellow card 70' 		(1–0)
Summary
Report
8   Shots   11
5   Shots on Target   5
13   Fouls Committed   14
3   Corners   8
2   Offsides   3
54%   Possession   46%		 Attendance: 2,951
Referee: Ben Williams
Wellington Starting XI
10 December 2011 Round 10 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
12:00 AWST
Wellington Starting XI
 P. Ifill Yellow card 30'
T. Lochhead Yellow card 31'
T. Brown Yellow card 40'
B. Sigmund 85'
M. Pavlovic Red card 90+4' 		(0–0)
Summary
Report
10   Shots   9
5   Shots on Target   4
18   Fouls Committed   13
6   Corners   1
0   Offsides   1
55%   Possession   45%		 Yellow card 64' T. Howarth
Yellow card 88' J. Mitchell 		Attendance: 6,020
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
Perth Starting XI
14 December 2011 Round 11 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Brisbane Roar Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
19:30 NZDT
17:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 P. Ifill 26'
N. Ward 80' 		(1–0)
Summary
Report
7   Shots   11
5   Shots on Target   5
17   Fouls Committed   9
3   Corners   6
7   Offsides   2
35%   Possession   65%		 Yellow card 7' M. Jurman
Yellow card 79' M. Nichols 		Attendance: 4,628
Referee: Gerard Parsons
Brisbane Starting XI
18 December 2011 Round 12 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
19:00 NZDT
Melbourne Starting XI
 A. Thompson 3'
H. Kewell Yellow card 15'
B. Celeski Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 79'
V. Lia 22' (o.g.)
D. Ferreira 24'
L. Broxham Yellow card 28' 		(3–0)
Summary
Report
12   Shots   20
6   Shots on Target   6
13   Fouls Committed   11
5   Corners   11
2   Offsides   2
49%   Possession   51%		 84' A. Smith Attendance: 14,023
Referee: Matthew Gillett
Wellington Starting XI
23 December 2011 Round 13 Wellington Phoenix 5–2 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT
17:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 D. Sánchez 15', 33'
C. Greenacre 38'
A. Durante Yellow card 41'
V. Lia Yellow card 46'
A. Smith Yellow card 65'
M. Pavlovic 73', 76' 		(3–0)
Summary
Report
15   Shots   5
9   Shots on Target   3
14   Fouls Committed   10
4   Corners   2
4   Offsides   0
50%   Possession   50%		 Yellow card 41' B. Kantarovski
Yellow card 41' A. Abbas
50' S. Byun
Yellow card 79' Tiago
88' R. Griffiths 		Attendance: 6,471
Referee: Ben Williams
Newcastle Starting XI
30 December 2011 Round 14 Adelaide United 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
22:00 NZDT
Adelaide Starting XI
 B. Djite 17'
A. Golec 62'
J. McKain Yellow card 71'
S. van Dijk Yellow card 82'
Z. Caravella Yellow card 85' 		(1–0)
Summary
Report
14   Shots   13
6   Shots on Target   5
13   Fouls Committed   13
1   Corners   8
1   Offsides   2
54%   Possession   46%		 Yellow card 13' T. Brown
Yellow card 51' M. Muscat
Yellow card 78' T. Lochhead 		Attendance: 9,739
Referee: Chris Beath
Wellington Starting XI
4 January 2012 Round 15 Wellington Phoenix 4–2 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
15:00 NZDT
13:00 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 V. Lia Yellow card 15'
Daniel 24' (pen.)
D. Sánchez 41'
Ben Sigmund 77'
Paul Ifill 90+4' 		(2–1)
Summary
Report
20   Shots   16
11   Shots on Target   7
10   Fouls Committed   10
11   Corners   3
4   Offsides   0
51%   Possession   49%		 15' (pen.) B. Emerton
Yellow card 24' J. Coyne
63' B. Cazarine
Yellow card 67' T. Antonis 		Attendance: 8,411
Referee: Alan Milliner
Sydney Starting XI
8 January 2012 Round 16 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 NZDT
22:00 AWST
Wellington Starting XI
 T. Lochhead Yellow card 71'
A. Durante Yellow card 84' 		(0–0)
Summary
Report
4   Shots   10
1   Shots on Target   6
13   Fouls Committed   13
5   Corners   6
2   Offsides   0
48%   Possession   52%		 Yellow card 82' S. Pantelidis
90+2' J. Mitchell 		Attendance: 3,898
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Perth Starting XI
15 January 2012 Round 17 Gold Coast United 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:30 AEDT
20:30 NZDT
Gold Coast Starting XI
 K. Rees Yellow card 23'
M. Thwaite Yellow card 73' 		(0–0)
Summary
Report
16   Shots   12
9   Shots on Target   5
17   Fouls Committed   10
7   Corners   7
1   Offsides   0
54%   Possession   46%		 Yellow card 57' 87' T. Brown
Yellow card 85' P. Ifill 		Attendance: 2,135
Referee: Kurt Ams
Wellington Starting XI
20 January 2012 Round 18 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 AEDT
22:00 NZDT
Newcastle Starting XI
 T. Elrich Yellow card 48'
J. Wheelhouse Yellow card 73'
R. Zadkovich Yellow card 78' 		(0–0)
Summary
Report
14   Shots   12
5   Shots on Target   3
14   Fouls Committed   6
5   Corners   3
4   Offsides   2
56%   Possession   44%		 57' M. Muscat Attendance: 11,694
Referee: Matthew Gillett
Wellington Starting XI
29 January 2012 Round 19 Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Melbourne Heart Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
18:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 P. Ifill 3', 64'
L. Bertos Yellow card 47'
C. Greenacre 54' 		(1–1)
Summary
Report
13   Shots   8
8   Shots on Target   2
12   Fouls Committed   12
3   Corners   5
9   Offsides   1
47%   Possession   53%		 34' A. Terra Attendance: 13,601
Referee: Peter Green
Melbourne Starting XI
3 February 2012 Round 20 Adelaide United 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
22:00 NZDT
Adelaide Starting XI
 B. Djite 9'
O. Malik Yellow card 36' 		(1–2)
Summary
Report
15   Shots   10
5   Shots on Target   6
7   Fouls Committed   14
6   Corners   0
2   Offsides   3
54%   Possession   46%		 13' T. Brown
38' D. Sánchez
Yellow card 53' M. Muscat
Yellow card 76' B. Sigmund
Yellow card 86' P. Ifill
Yellow card 90' Daniel 		Attendance: 8,425
Referee: Gerard Parsons
Wellington Starting XI
12 February 2012 Round 21 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Brisbane Roar Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
15:00 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 V. Lia Yellow card 28'
C. Greenacre Yellow card 71'
A. Durante Yellow card 85'
T. Brown Yellow card 90' 		(0–1)
Summary
Report
11   Shots   11
5   Shots on Target   5
17   Fouls Committed   9
4   Corners   3
3   Offsides   2
36%   Possession   64%		 Yellow card 37' M. Adnan
42' B. Berisha
Yellow card 49' S. Stefanutto
Yellow card 67' M. Smith
80' M. Nichols 		Attendance: 13,009
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Brisbane Starting XI
18 February 2012 Round 22 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Bluetongue Stadium, Central Coast
17:30 AEDT
19:30 NZDT
Central Coast Starting XI
 J. Sutton Yellow card 7'
T. Rogic 52'
A. Kwasnik Yellow card 56'
P. Zwaanwijk 83' 		(0–0)
Summary
Report
20   Shots   7
11   Shots on Target   5
8   Fouls Committed   10
6   Corners   4
3   Offsides   6
59%   Possession   41%		 Yellow card 87' M. Muscat Attendance: 7,845
Referee: Strebre Delovski
Wellington Starting XI
25 February 2012 Round 23 Sydney FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:30 AEDT
19:30 NZDT
Sydney Starting XI
 J. Chianese Yellow card 23'
M. Beauchamp Yellow card 63' 		(0–1)
Summary
Report
24   Shots   8
6   Shots on Target   4
7   Fouls Committed   15
7   Corners   2
3   Offsides   2
55%   Possession   45%		 13' P. Ifill
Yellow card 68' V. Lia 		Attendance: 10,165
Referee: Peter Green
Wellington Starting XI
4 March 2012 Round 24 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Gold Coast United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
19:30 AEST
Wellington Starting XI
 A. Durante 29'
A. Smith Yellow card 37'
N. Ward 90+2' 		(1–0)
Summary
Report
21   Shots   8
14   Shots on Target   3
12   Fouls Committed   7
15   Corners   4
3   Offsides   1
47%   Possession   53%		 Attendance: 7,431
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Gold Coast Starting XI
10 March 2012 Round 25 Melbourne Heart 1–1 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:30 AEDT
19:30 NZDT
Melbourne Starting XI
 E .Babalj 32'
M. Dugandzic Yellow card 41' 		(1–0)
Summary
Report
11   Shots   9
7   Shots on Target   4
18   Fouls Committed   23
6   Corners   4
1   Offsides   3
52%   Possession   48%		 Yellow card 40' A. Durante
Yellow card 41' B. Sigmund
Yellow card 43' M. Muscat
80' P. Ifill 		Attendance: 6,759
Referee: Peter Green
Wellington Starting XI
16 March 2012 Round 26 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT
22:00 NZDT
Melbourne Starting XI
 C. Hernández 11'
I. Cernak 58'
J. Jeggo 89'
D. Ferreira Yellow card 90' 		(1–0)
Summary
Report
12   Shots   9
9   Shots on Target   5
8   Fouls Committed   14
3   Corners   3
2   Offsides   3
48%   Possession   52%		 Yellow card 24' V. Lia
Yellow card 40' T. Lochhead
Yellow card 90' P. Ifill 		Attendance: 11,231
Referee: Chris Beath
Wellington Starting XI
25 March 2012 Round 27 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 NZDT
14:00 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 T. Brown Yellow card 56'
L. Bertos 80' 		(0–1)
Summary
Report
15   Shots   13
7   Shots on Target   8
14   Fouls Committed   8
2   Corners   3
1   Offsides   2
57%   Possession   43%		 45' J. Sutton
51' B. Ibini-Isei 		Attendance: 9,740
Referee: Strebre Delovski
Central Coast Starting XI

2011–12 Finals Series

30 March 2012 Semi-Final 4 v 5 Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
20:00 NZDT
18:00 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 T. Brown Yellow card 28' 47'
D. Sánchez Yellow card 31'
B. Sigmund 78'
P. Ifill 86' (pen.)
V. Lia Yellow card 89' 		(0–0)
Summary
Report
13   Shots   6
9   Shots on Target   5
16   Fouls Committed   16
5   Corners   6
2   Offsides   2
43%   Possession   57%		 Yellow card 27' S. Jamieson
Yellow card 44' B. Cazarine
79', 83' J. Chianese
Yellow card 84' M. Beauchamp 		Attendance: 10,019
Referee: Chris Beath
Sydney Starting XI
7 April 2012 Minor Semi-Final Perth Glory 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Wellington Phoenix nib Stadium, Perth
17:30 AWST
21:30 NZST
Perth Starting XI
 B. van den Brink 12'
Jacob Burns Yellow card 52'
B. Mehmet 71'
T. Howarth 111' Yellow card 112' 		(1–0)
Summary
Report
23   Shots   7
12   Shots on Target   3
14   Fouls Committed   18
5   Corners   4
4   Offsides   1
52%   Possession   48%		 Yellow card 28' M. Muscat
Yellow card 41' T. Brown
46' C. Greenacre
54' M. Muscat
Yellow card 60' L. Bertos 		Attendance: 13,695
Referee: Peter Green
Wellington Starting XI

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Ground A H A H H A H H A H H A H A H H A A H A H A A H A A H
Result D W L L L D D W L W W L W L W L W W W W L L W W D L L
Position 6 3 4 7 8 9 9 8 8 7 4 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 4
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 27 15 6 6 40 24 +16 51 Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series
2 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 14 7 6 50 28 +22 49 Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series
3 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 40 35 +5 43 Qualification for Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 12 4 11 34 32 +2 40
5 Sydney FC 27 10 8 9 37 42 −5 38
6 Melbourne Heart 27 9 10 8 35 34 +1 37
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 38 41 −3 35
8 Melbourne Victory 27 6 11 10 35 43 −8 29
9 Adelaide United 27 5 10 12 26 44 −18 25
10 Gold Coast United 27 4 9 14 30 42 −12 21
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage. Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.

Statistics

See also: List of Wellington Phoenix FC records and statistics

Appearances

Rank Player Minutes Played Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 F1 F2 App. GS upward-facing green arrow downward-facing red arrow Min.
1 Chris Greenacre 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow65 downward-facing red arrow83 90 downward-facing red arrow63 90 downward-facing red arrow73 downward-facing red arrow60 downward-facing red arrow61 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow70 90 downward-facing red arrow71 downward-facing red arrow82 90 90 downward-facing red arrow64 downward-facing red arrow55 90 downward-facing red arrow113 29 29 0 12 2,380
2 Andrew Durante 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 28 28 0 0 2,550
Ben Sigmund 90 90 90 66 downward-facing red arrow84 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow89 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow62 28 28 0 3 2,461
Leo Bertos 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow65 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 upward-facing green arrow39 upward-facing green arrow24 downward-facing red arrow78 90 downward-facing red arrow62 90 downward-facing red arrow77 90 upward-facing green arrow25 90 downward-facing red arrow89 120 28 25 3 5 2,289
5 Tim Brown 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 27 27 0 0 2,460
Manny Muscat 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 27 27 0 0 2,460
7 Dani Sánchez downward-facing red arrow68 downward-facing red arrow84 90 90 90 upward-facing green arrow25 downward-facing red arrow76 upward-facing green arrow24 downward-facing red arrow70 downward-facing red arrow78 90 90 downward-facing red arrow51 downward-facing red arrow87 downward-facing red arrow83 downward-facing red arrow64 90 downward-facing red arrow65 downward-facing red arrow68 downward-facing red arrow67 downward-facing red arrow85 downward-facing red arrow71 downward-facing red arrow61 downward-facing red arrow77 downward-facing red arrow74 25 23 2 17 1,739
Tony Lochhead 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow89 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow85 90 downward-facing red arrow62 90 downward-facing red arrow74 90 120 25 25 0 4 2,230
9 Alex Smith upward-facing green arrow6 90 downward-facing red arrow68 90 90 downward-facing red arrow58 upward-facing green arrow8 90 90 upward-facing green arrow20 upward-facing green arrow19 downward-facing red arrow82 90 90 90 90 90 upward-facing green arrow13 downward-facing red arrow71 upward-facing green arrow5 downward-facing red arrow65 upward-facing green arrow16 upward-facing green arrow13 upward-facing green arrow58 24 15 9 5 1,473
10 Paul Ifill downward-facing red arrow52 downward-facing red arrow14 upward-facing green arrow32 downward-facing red arrow60 90 90 downward-facing red arrow82 upward-facing green arrow30 upward-facing green arrow29 90 downward-facing red arrow89 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 22 19 3 5 1,678
11 Vince Lia downward-facing red arrow49 downward-facing red arrow88 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow70 downward-facing red arrow71 upward-facing green arrow20 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 21 20 1 4 1,768
Nick Ward upward-facing green arrow41 82 90 upward-facing green arrow13 upward-facing green arrow25 90 downward-facing red arrow72 90 downward-facing red arrow59 upward-facing green arrow7 90 downward-facing red arrow66 upward-facing green arrow17 downward-facing red arrow66 downward-facing red arrow66 upward-facing green arrow29 upward-facing green arrow22 upward-facing green arrow19 downward-facing red arrow71 upward-facing green arrow19 upward-facing green arrow29 21 11 10 6 1,063
Daniel upward-facing green arrow38 upward-facing green arrow76 downward-facing red arrow75 downward-facing red arrow77 downward-facing red arrow81 downward-facing red arrow73 upward-facing green arrow18 upward-facing green arrow1 upward-facing green arrow27 downward-facing red arrow82 downward-facing red arrow59 downward-facing red arrow70 downward-facing red arrow61 upward-facing green arrow8 upward-facing green arrow1 upward-facing green arrow12 upward-facing green arrow26 upward-facing green arrow28 upward-facing green arrow25 upward-facing green arrow1 upward-facing green arrow46 21 8 13 8 875
14 Tony Warner 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 15 15 0 0 1,350
15 Mirjan Pavlovic upward-facing green arrow30 upward-facing green arrow31 upward-facing green arrow14 upward-facing green arrow27 upward-facing green arrow20 upward-facing green arrow31 upward-facing green arrow20 upward-facing green arrow29 upward-facing green arrow1 upward-facing green arrow8 upward-facing green arrow23 upward-facing green arrow28 upward-facing green arrow26 upward-facing green arrow35 upward-facing green arrow7 15 0 15 0 330
16 Mark Paston 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 14 14 0 0 1,290
17 Brent Griffiths upward-facing green arrow22 90 upward-facing green arrow6 upward-facing green arrow2 90 downward-facing red arrow63 90 7 4 3 1 363
Jimmy Downey upward-facing green arrow22 upward-facing green arrow8 upward-facing green arrow12 upward-facing green arrow24 upward-facing green arrow3 upward-facing green arrow7 upward-facing green arrow5 7 0 7 0 81
19 Nikolas Tsattalios upward-facing green arrow15 90 upward-facing green arrow9 upward-facing green arrow17 upward-facing green arrow19 5 1 4 0 150
20 Cameron Lindsay 0 0 0 0 0
Lucas Pantelis 0 0 0 0 0

  Player Started       Player Subbed In       Player Suspended       Player Injured

Goal scorers

Rank Player Goals per Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 F1 F2
1 Paul Ifill 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 8
2 Tim Brown 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
3 Chris Greenacre 1 1 1 1 1 5
Dani Sánchez 1 2 1 1 5
5 Ben Sigmund 1 1 1 3
6 Daniel 1 1 2
Manny Muscat 1 1 2
Mirjan Pavlovic 2 2
Nick Ward 1 1 2
10 Leo Bertos 1 1
Andrew Durante 1 1
Alex Smith 1 1
Own Goal 1 1

  Goal Scored from Penalty Kick

Goal assists

Rank Player Assists per Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 F1 F2
1 Leo Bertos 1 1 2 1 1 6
2 Daniel 3 1 1 5
3 Paul Ifill 1 1 1 1 4
Tony Lochhead 1 1 1 1 4
5 Manny Muscat 1 1 1 3
Nick Ward 1 1 1 3
7 Chris Greenacre 1 1 2
Vince Lia 1 1 2
Dani Sánchez 1 1 2
Ben Sigmund 1 1 2
11 Tim Brown 1 1
Brent Griffiths 1 1
Mirjan Pavlovic 1 1

Discipline

Rank Player Cards per Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 F1 F2
1 Tim Brown 8 1
Manny Muscat 8 1
3 Ben Sigmund 4 1
Vince Lia 7
5 Andrew Durante 6
6 Tony Lochhead 5
7 Paul Ifill 4
8 Mirjan Pavlovic 1
Chris Greenacre 3
Alex Smith 3
Nick Ward * 3
12 Leo Bertos 2
Dani Sánchez 2
14 Daniel 1
*Nick Ward was originally shown a yellow card, followed by a straight red card, however this decision was appealed, and the red card was subsequently rescinded.[1]

  Player suspended

Goal times

Times in which goals have been scored in the 2011–12 season
nth Min.   Goals for Wellington Phoenix     Goals against Wellington Phoenix  
01-05
1
1
06-10
1
0
11–15
2
4
16–20
3
2
21–25
0
2
26–30
3
0
31–35
1
2
36–40
3
1
41–45
1
5
46–50
2
1
51–55
2
3
56–60
2
1
61–65
2
2
66–70
1
1
71–75
2
2
76–80
3
1
81–85
5
4
86–90
5
4
In e.t.
0
1

Home attendance

Date Round Attendance Opposition Stadium
16 October 2011 Round 2 7,643 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium
30 October 2011 Round 4 9,369 Melbourne Victory
4 November 2011 Round 5 5,090 Central Coast Mariners
19 November 2011 Round 7 20,078 Adelaide United Eden Park
27 November 2011 Round 8 6,308 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium
10 December 2011 Round 10 6,020 Perth Glory
14 December 2011 Round 11 4,628 Brisbane Roar Forsyth Barr Stadium
23 December 2011 Round 13 6,471 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium
4 January 2012 Round 15 8,411 Sydney FC
8 January 2012 Round 16 3,898 Perth Glory
29 January 2012 Round 19 13,601 Melbourne Heart
12 February 2012 Round 21 13,009 Brisbane Roar
4 March 2012 Round 24 7,431 Gold Coast United
25 March 2012 Round 27 9,740 Central Coast Mariners
30 March 2012 Semi-Final 4 v 5 10,019 Sydney FC
Total 131,716
Average 8,781

Club

Technical staff

Kit

On 29 January 2012, The Wellington Phoenix wore a special black strip in their match against Melbourne Heart. The strip was designed by Andrew Durante, Tim Brown and Leo Bertos to raise money for charity with 100% of the TradeMe auction proceeds going to Cure Kids.

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Away
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End of season Awards

See also: List of Wellington Phoenix FC End of Season Awards