2012–13 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix
2012–13 season
ChairmanRob Morrison
ManagerRicki Herbert (until round 22)
StadiumWestpac Stadium
Top goalscorerJ. Brockie (16)
Highest home attendance12,057 v Sydney
6 October 2012
Lowest home attendance3,060 v Melb. Heart
3 March 2013

The 2012–13 season was the Wellington Phoenix's sixth season in the A-League. Many pegged the club to be a strong contender in the 2012–13 season, but the Phoenix finished in last place with points equal to Melbourne Heart, but with an inferior goal difference.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

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 New Zealand NZL Mark Paston
2 DF Malta MLT Manny Muscat
3 DF New Zealand NZL Tony Lochhead
4 MF Australia AUS Isaka Cernak
5 DF New Zealand NZL Michael Boxall
6 MF United States USA Alex Smith
7 MF New Zealand NZL Leo Bertos
8 FW Barbados BRB Paul Ifill
9 FW Solomon Islands SOL Benjamin Totori
10 FW Belgium BEL Stein Huysegems
11 MF New Zealand NZL Jeremy Brockie
12 FW New Zealand NZL Tyler Boyd (youth)
14 FW Australia AUS Mirjan Pavlović
14 DF New Zealand NZL Ian Hogg
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF New Zealand NZL Cameron Lindsay (youth)
16 MF New Zealand NZL Louis Fenton (youth)
17 MF Australia AUS Vince Lia
18 DF New Zealand NZL Ben Sigmund (vice captain)
19 MF Australia AUS Jimmy Downey
20 GK New Zealand NZL Glen Moss
21 MF Spain ESP Dani Sánchez
22 DF Australia AUS Andrew Durante (captain)
23 MF Australia AUS Lucas Pantelis
23 FW Australia AUS Corey Gameiro (on loan from Fulham)
28 FW Panama PAN Ricardo Clarke (on loan from Sporting San Miguelito)
30 GK Australia AUS Griffin McMaster (injury replacement)
39 GK New Zealand NZL Jacob Spoonley (on loan from Auckland City FC)

Reserve squad[edit]

Football School of Excellence players[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
29 DF New Zealand NZL Luke Rowe
30 GK New Zealand NZL Scott Basalaj
31 MF New Zealand NZL Tom Biss
32 MF New Zealand NZL Justin Gulley
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 MF New Zealand NZL Hamish Watson
36 DF New Zealand NZL Alec Solomons
38 MF New Zealand NZL Tom Doyle
MF Germany GER Tobias Bertsch

Contract extensions[edit]

No. Pos. Player Contract extension Expires (season end)
1 GK New Zealand Mark Paston 1 year[2] 2012–13
21 MF Spain Dani Sánchez 1 year[3] 2012–13
6 MF United States Alex Smith 1 year[4] 2012–13
15 MF New Zealand Cameron Lindsay 2 years[5] 2013–14
17 MF Australia Vince Lia 2 years[6] 2013–14
18 DF New Zealand Ben Sigmund 2 Years[7] 2014–15

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No. Pos. Player From† Date Notes
20 GK New Zealand Glen Moss Australia Gold Coast United 28 March 2012 three-year contract[8]
11 FW New Zealand Jeremy Brockie (Australia Newcastle Jets) 14 May 2012 three-year contract[9]
9 FW Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori Solomon Islands Koloale FC 19 June 2012 one-year contract[10]
5 DF New Zealand Michael Boxall (Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC) 16 July 2012 two-year contract[11]
10 FW Belgium Stein Huysegems (Belgium Lierse S.K.) 14 September 2012 two-year contract[12]
12 FW New Zealand Tyler Boyd New Zealand Waikato FC 17 September 2012 three-year contract[13]
16 MF New Zealand Louis Fenton New Zealand Team Wellington 19 September 2012 three-year contract[14]
30 GK Australia Griffin McMaster Australia Bentleigh Greens 30 November 2012 Injury-replacement contract[15]
14 DF New Zealand Ian Hogg (United States Portland Timbers) 7 January 2013 6-month contract[16]
4 MF Australia Isaka Cernak Australia Melbourne Victory 24 January 2013 6-month contract[17]
† Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Wellington Phoenix.

Out[edit]

No. Pos. Player To† Date Notes
6 MF New Zealand Tim Brown Retired 26 March 2012 [18]
12 MF Australia Nick Ward Australia Perth Glory 27 April 2012 [19]
11 MF Brazil Daniel (Thailand Insee Police United F.C.) 8 May 2012 [20]
13 DF Australia Nikolas Tsattalios (Australia Sutherland Sharks) 1 June 2012 [21]
20 GK Trinidad and Tobago Tony Warner (Malta Floriana F.C.) 22 June 2012 [22]
9 FW England Chris Greenacre Retired 18 July 2012 [23]
4 DF Australia Brent Griffiths (Australia Central Coast Mariners) 30 July 2012 [24]
14 FW Australia Mirjan Pavlović (Australia Sydney United) 14 November 2012 Contract terminated[25]
28 FW Panama Ricardo Clarke Panama Sporting San Miguelito 6 December 2012 Loan terminated[26]
30 GK Australia Griffin McMaster Australia Bentleigh Greens 17 January 2013 Moss back to fitness[27]
† Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Wellington Phoenix contract expired.

Loans in[edit]

No. Pos. Player From† Date Duration
28 FW Panama Ricardo Clarke Panama Sporting San Miguelito 22 September 2012 Jan 2013 (opt. to extend or buy)[28]
39 GK New Zealand Jacob Spoonley New Zealand Auckland City 11 October 2012 one-game contract[29]
23 FW Australia Corey Gameiro England Fulham 9 February 2013 Until end of season[30]

Loans out[edit]

No. Pos. Player To† Date Duration
14 FW Australia Mirjan Pavlovic Australia Sydney United FC July 2012 3 Months[31][32]

Matches[edit]

2012–13 pre-season friendlies[edit]

9 August 2012 Lower Hutt New Zealand 0–4 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Wakefield Park, Wellington
Thursday 19:00 NZST (0–2) 10' A. Smith
22', 57' J. Brockie
90' L. Fenton
14 August 2012 Miramar Rangers New Zealand 0–9 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Porirua Park, Porirua
Tuesday 19:30 NZST (0–4) 10' B. Totori
13', 68', 75', 87' T. Boyd
14' P. Ifill
45+2', 46' J. Brockie
82' T. Doyle
18 August 2012 Newcastle Jets Australia 3–1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Weston, Australia
Saturday 19:00 NZST C. Goodwin 36', 51'
M. Jesic 73'
T. Calvano Red card 25'
(1–1)
Report
16' A. Smith
Red card 25' B. Sigmund
Red card 25' M. Muscat
Red card 63' A. Durante
Attendance: 1,962
Referee: Australia Tim McGilchrist
24 August 2012 United Sikkim India 0–3 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal, India
North East Super Series
Friday 14:30 IST
Friday 20:30 NZST
(0–2)
Report 1
Report 2
34' P. Ifill
45' T. Boyd
88' L. Fenton
Attendance: 7–8,000
26 August 2012 Shillong Lajong India 2–5 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal, India
North East Super Series
Sunday 14:30 IST
Sunday 20:30 NZST
G. Friday x2 (0–2)
Report 1
Report 2
15', 41', 60', 86' J. Brockie
90' T. Biss
Attendance: 15,000
29 August 2012 Royal Wahingdoh India 0–3 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India
Friendly
Wednesday 15:15 IST
Wednesday 21:45 NZST
(0–1)
Report 1
Report 2
27', 46', 90' (pen.) J. Brockie
1 September 2012 Shillong Lajong India 3–2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India
North East Super Series Final
Saturday 15:15 IST
Saturday 21:45 NZST
G. Friday 27' (32)
B. Haokip 84'
(2–1)
Report 1
Report 2
5' J. Brockie
63' (pen.) P. Ifill

2012–13 A-League fixtures[edit]

6 October 2012 Round 1 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT
16:30 AEST
Wellington Starting XI
S. Huysegems 43'
J. Brockie Yellow card 70'
L. Fenton 75'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 19' T. Antonis
Yellow card 47' T. McFlynn
Attendance: 12,057
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Sydney Starting XI
14 October 2012 Round 2 Melbourne Heart 1–1 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
15:00 AEDT
17:00 NZDT
Melbourne Starting XI
M. Thompson 21'
Fred Yellow card 45'
S. Colosimo Red card 47'
D. Macallister Yellow card 67'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 41' M. Boxall
48' (pen.) P. Ifill
Yellow card 70' A. Smith
Yellow card 84' M. Muscat
Attendance: 11,007
Referee: Australia Kris Griffiths-Jones
Wellington Starting XI
21 October 2012 Round 3 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Brisbane Roar Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
S. Huysegems 16'
L. Fenton Yellow card 62'
(1–1)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 18' S. Stefanutto
39' B. Berisha
Attendance: 9,182
Referee: Australia Adam Kersey
Brisbane Starting XI
27 October 2012 Round 4 Adelaide United 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 ACDT
19:30 NZDT
Adelaide Starting XI
A. Golec Yellow card 10'
J. Neumann 55', 84' Yellow card 59'
Cássio 67' Yellow card 78'
O. Malik Yellow card 86'
(0–1)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 15' L. Fenton
42' S. Huysegems
Red card 76' B. Sigmund
Yellow card 85' A. Durante
Yellow card 90' J. Brockie
Attendance: 8,497
Referee: Australia Jarred Gillett
Wellington Starting XI
5 November 2012 Round 5 Melbourne Victory 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
21:30 NZDT
Melbourne Starting XI
M. Rojas 23', 49'
M. Flores 38'
(2–0)
Summary
Report
Yellow card 12' M. Boxall
81', 90' J. Brockie
Attendance: 20,683
Referee: Australia Shaun Evans
Wellington Starting XI
11 November 2012 Round 6 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
B. Sigmund Yellow card 58'
M. Muscat Yellow card 66'
(0–0)
Summary
67' D. McBreen
Yellow card 79' B. Ibini-Isei
Attendance: 6,568
Referee: Australia Lucien Laverdure
Central Coast Starting XI
18 November 2012 Round 7 Newcastle Jets 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
15:00 AEDT
17:00 NZDT
Newcastle Starting XI
J. Mitchell Yellow card 86' (0–1)
Summary
Report
Statistics
44', 81' J. Brockie
Yellow card 51' L. Fenton
87' (pen.) P. Ifill
Attendance: 13,116
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
Wellington Starting XI
24 November 2012 Round 8 Perth Glory 1–1 Wellington Phoenix nib Stadium, Perth
18:45 AWST
23:45 NZDT
Perth Starting XI
S. Smeltz 62'
J. Burns Yellow card 66'
L. Miller Yellow card 90'
(0–0)
Summary
Report
Statistics
Yellow card 37' V. Lia
Yellow card 43' B. Sigmund
73' J. Brockie
Yellow card 81' A. Durante
Attendance: 7,982
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski
Wellington Starting XI
2 December 2012 Round 9 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 West Sydney Wanderers Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
J. Brockie 22'
M. Muscat Yellow card 82'
(1–0)
Summary
Report
Statistics
Attendance: 5,405
Referee: Australia Matthew Gillett
Wanderers Starting XI
9 December 2012 Round 10 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
J. Brockie Yellow card 9' 90+2' (pen.)
L. Bertos Yellow card 74'
(0–1)
Summary
Report
Statistics
Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 86' T. McFlynn
Yellow card 38' B. Powell
45+1' S. Ryall
70' R. Grant
Yellow card 77' A. Al-Hilfi
Yellow card 90+1' A. Griffiths
Attendance: 7,375
Referee: Australia Kris Griffiths-Jones
Sydney Starting XI