2012–13 Wellington Phoenix FC season explained

Club:	Wellington Phoenix
Season:	2012–13
Manager:	Ricki Herbert (until round 22)
Chairman:	Rob Morrison
Stadium:	Westpac Stadium
League:	A-League
League Topscorer:	J. Brockie (16)
Highest Attendance:	12,057 v Sydney 6 October 2012
Lowest Attendance:	3,060 v Melb. Heart 3 March 2013
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Prevseason:	2011–12
Nextseason:	2013–14

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

Reserve squad

Football School of Excellence players^[1]

Contract extensions

		width=130	Player	Contract extension	Expires (season end)
1	GK		1 year^[2]	2012–13
21	MF		1 year^[3]	2012–13
6	MF		1 year^[4]	2012–13
15	MF		2 years^[5]	2013–14
17	MF		2 years^[6]	2013–14
18	DF		2 Years^[7]	2014–15

Transfers

In

	width=150	Player	width=180	From	width=130	Date	width=150	Notes
20		Gold Coast United		three-year contract^[8]
11		(Newcastle Jets)		three-year contract^[9]
9		Koloale FC		one-year contract^[10]
5		(Vancouver Whitecaps FC)		two-year contract^[11]
10		(Lierse S.K.)		two-year contract^[12]
12		Waikato FC		three-year contract^[13]
16		Team Wellington		three-year contract^[14]
30		Bentleigh Greens		Injury-replacement contract^[15]
14		( Portland Timbers)		6-month contract^[16]
4		Melbourne Victory		6-month contract^[17]

Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Wellington Phoenix.

Out

		width=150	Player	width=180	To	width=130	Date	width=150	Notes
6	MF		Retired		^[18]
12	MF		Perth Glory		^[19]
11	MF		( Insee Police United F.C.)		^[20]
13	DF		( Sutherland Sharks)		^[21]
20	GK		( Floriana F.C.)		^[22]
9	FW		Retired		^[23]
4	DF		( Central Coast Mariners)		^[24]
14	FW		( Sydney United)		Contract terminated^[25]
28	FW		Sporting San Miguelito		Loan terminated^[26]
30	GK		Bentleigh Greens		Moss back to fitness^[27]

Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Wellington Phoenix contract expired.

Loans in

		width=150	Player	width=180	From	width=130	Date	width=150	Duration
28	FW		Sporting San Miguelito	22 September 2012	Jan 2013 (opt. to extend or buy)^[28]
39	GK		Auckland City		one-game contract^[29]
23	FW		Fulham		Until end of season^[30]

Loans out

		width=150	Player	width=180	To	width=130	Date	width=150	Duration
14	FW		Sydney United FC	July 2012	3 Months^[31] ^[32]

Matches

2012–13 A-League fixtures

Notes

Results by round

League table

Statistics

Appearances

	Player	Minutes Played																											Total
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1	align=left height=17	Andrew Durante	90	90		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	46	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	26	26	0	1	2,296
1	align=left height=17	Louis Fenton	77	90	70	63	65	90	80	79	14	35	90	90	90	70	77	90	21	90	28	78	90	81	64	6	8		8	26	19	7	11	1,644
3	align=left height=17	Ben Sigmund	90		90	76		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	24	24	0	0	2,146
	align=left height=17	Manny Muscat	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	76				90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	24	24	0	1	2,146
	align=left height=17	Leo Bertos	90		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	75	87	90	90	90	90	75			90	90	90	90	90	90	24	24	0	2	2,127
	align=left height=17	Jeremy Brockie	90		90	90	90	90	89	90	90	90		70	90	90	90	90	90	90	88	70		90	90	90	90	90	90	24	24	0	4	2,117
	align=left height=17	Tyler Boyd	13	18	20	17	34	3	1	11	5	35	29	77	90	64		64	90	76	2	29	90	9	26		21		1	24	7	17	3	825
8	align=left height=17	Tony Lochhead	90		90	90	90	74	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	80	90	72			90	90	90	90	90	63		23	23	0	3	1,999
	align=left height=17	Vince Lia		90	8	39	25	16	90	90	90	90	90	70	84	90	90	74	90		90	90	90	75	71	90	90			23	19	4	5	1,542
	align=left height=17	Stein Huysegems	89	90	61	73	56	72		8	85	55	68	13		20	68	90	65		62	61	28	15	10	85		89	90	23	17	6	12	1,377
11	align=left height=17	Paul Ifill	29	90	90	90	56	87	89	82	90	70	61						25	90	90	90	62	90	80	84	82	82	82	22	20	2	12	1,691
12	align=left height=17	Mark Paston	90		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90							90	20	20	0	0	1,800
13	align=left height=17	Alex Smith	90	90	82	51	90	90	90	90	76	55	44	20	6	14	13	16	90	90										18	12	6	4	1,097
14	align=left height=17	Dani Sánchez											90	90	90	68	90	90	69	82	15	12	64		19	25	82	1	90	16	10	6	4	973
15	align=left height=17	Benjamin Totori	61		29	27	34	18	10			20	22	20	15	22	90	26		8		20								15	2	13	1	422
16	align=left height=17	Corey Gameiro																					90	90	90	65	69	90	72	7	7	0	3	566
17	align=left height=17	Glen Moss																					90	90	90	90	90	90		6	6	0	0	540
17	align=left height=17	Isaka Cernak																		14	90	90	26				8	27		6	3	3	1	255
19	align=left height=17	Michael Boxall		90	90		90															90								4	4	0	0	360
19	align=left height=17	Cameron Lindsay															22	10										8	18	4	0	4	0	58
21	align=left height=17	Ian Hogg																			90	90						90		3	3	0	0	270
22	align=left height=17	Luke Rowe		90																									89	2	2	0	1	179
22	align=left height=17 bgcolor=#F9F9F9	Ricardo Clarke	1						1																					2	0	2	0	2
24	align=left height=17 bgcolor=#F9F9F9	Jacob Spoonley		90																										1	1	0	0	90
align=left height=17	Tom Biss		82																										1	1	0	0	82
26	align=left height=17	Jimmy Downey																												0	0	0	0	0
	align=left height=17	Lucas Pantelis																												0	0	0	0	0
	align=left height=17 bgcolor=#F9F9F9	Mirjan Pavlovic																												0	0	0	0	0

Left the field after succumbing to a head injury

Goal scorers

	Player	Goals by round																								Total
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1	align=left height=17	Jeremy Brockie					2	2	1	1	1			2	1				1		1	1	1	1		1	16
2	align=left height=17	Stein Huysegems	1		1	1																			1	1	5
3	align=left height=17	Louis Fenton	1											1				1									3
3	align=left height=17	Paul Ifill		1				1																	1		3
5	align=left height=17	Dani Sánchez										1	1														2
6	align=left height=17	Ben Sigmund															1										1
6	align=left height=17	Corey Gameiro																			1						1

Goal assists

	Player	Assists by round																								Total
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1	align=left height=17	Paul Ifill				1		1									1		1				1			1	6
2	align=left height=17	Alex Smith		1					1	1																	3
	align=left height=17	Benjamin Totori					1	1					1														3
	align=left height=17	Manny Muscat	2								1																3
	align=left height=17	Louis Fenton			1									1								1					3
6	align=left height=17	Dani Sánchez												1				1									2
	align=left height=17	Jeremy Brockie																							2		2
	align=left height=17	Leo Bertos																						1		1	2
9	align=left height=17	Tony Lochhead						1																			1
	align=left height=17	Tyler Boyd										1															1
	align=left height=17	Vince Lia												1													1
	align=left height=17	Andrew Durante													1												1
	align=left height=17	Corey Gameiro																			1						1
	align=left height=17	Stein Huysegems																			1						1

Discipline

	Player	Cards by round														Total
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1	align=left height=17	Ben Sigmund															7		1
2	align=left height=17	Manny Muscat															7
2	align=left height=17	Andrew Durante															7
4	align=left height=17	Jeremy Brockie															6
5	align=left height=17	Vince Lia															5
6	align=left height=17	Tyler Boyd															1	1
	align=left height=17	Louis Fenton															4
	align=left height=17	Corey Gameiro															4
	align=left height=17	Dani Sánchez															4
10	align=left height=17	Tony Lochhead															1	1
	align=left height=17	Leo Bertos															3
	align=left height=17	Paul Ifill															3
13	align=left height=17	Michael Boxall															2
14	align=left height=17	Alex Smith															1
	align=left height=17	Benjamin Totori															1
	align=left height=17	Stein Huysegems															1

Home attendance

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6 October 2012	Round 1	12,057	Sydney FC	Westpac Stadium
21 October 2012	Round 3	9,182	Brisbane Roar
11 November 2012	Round 6	6,568	Central Coast Mariners
2 December 2012	Round 9	5,405	West Sydney Wanderers
9 December 2012	Round 10	7,375	Sydney FC
22 December 2012	Round 12	5,961	Central Coast Mariners
27 December 2012	Round 13	6,401	Melbourne Heart
13 January 2013	Round 16	6,608	West Sydney Wanderers
27 January 2013	Round 18	6,429	Newcastle Jets
2 February 2013	Round 19	11,566	Perth Glory	Eden Park
24 February 2013	Round 22	4,832	Adelaide United	Westpac Stadium
27 February 2013	Round 26	4,025	Newcastle Jets	Westpac Stadium
3 March 2013	Round 23	3,060	Melbourne Heart	Forsyth Barr Stadium
31 March 2013	Round 27	6,813	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium
Total	96,282
Average	6,877

Club

Technical staff

First team coach: Ricki Herbert (until 26 February 2013)
Assistant coach: Chris Greenacre^[23]
Strength & conditioning coach: Ed Baranowski
Goalkeeping coach: Jonathan Gould
Physiotherapist: Wayne Roberts
Masseur: Dene Carroll

Kit

End-of-season awards

Sony Player of the Year: Andrew Durante
Players' Player of the Year: Jeremy Brockie
Under-23 Player of the Year: Louis Fenton
Golden Boot: Jeremy Brockie – 16 goals
Lloyd Morrison Spirit of the Phoenix Award: Ben Sigmund

Notes and References

News: Phoenix Youngsters Named. 20 June 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 20 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131114020039/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/phoenix-youngsters-named/47810. 14 November 2013. dead. dmy-all.
News: Phoenix Retain Paston. 17 May 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 17 May 2012. 25 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120725095832/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Phoenix-Retain-Paston/47364. dead.
News: Sanchez Confirmed For Another Year. 29 May 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 29 May 2012. 25 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120725095851/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Sanchez-Confirmed-For-Another-Year/47530. dead.
News: Smith Wants To Fill Big Boots. 31 May 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 31 May 2012. 2 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120702111638/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Smith-Wants-To-Fill-Big-Boots/47567. dead.
News: Cameron Lindsay Signs Two Year Deal. 18 April 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 18 April 2012.
News: Vince Lia Commits Himself to the Phoenix. 20 April 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 21 April 2012. 2 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120502081845/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Vince-Lia-Commits-Himself-To-The-Phoenix/46989. dead.
News: Sigmund Pledges Future to Phoenix. 9 July 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 9 July 2012.
Web site: Glen Moss Signs For Phoenix. 28 March 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 29 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121229015008/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Glen-Moss-Signs-For-Phoenix/46556. dead.
Web site: Brockie Arrives High on Confidence. 14 May 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 25 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120725100057/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Brockie-Arrives-High-On-Confidence/47309. dead.
News: Phoenix Sign Totori . 19 June 2012 . footballaustralia.com.au . . 19 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131107171532/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/phoenix-sign-totori/47777 . 7 November 2013 . dmy .
News: Phoenix Confirm Boxall Signing. 16 July 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 16 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121218074707/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Phoenix-Confirm-Boxall-Signing/48057. 18 December 2012. dead. dmy-all.
News: Phoenix sign Belgian striker . footballaustralia.com.au . . 14 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150208220606/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Phoenix-sign-Belgian-striker/49110 . 8 February 2015 .
News: Dream Comes True for Boyd. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 17 September 2012. 6 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130206034205/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Dream-Comes-True-for-Boyd/49159. dead.
News: Fenton Buzzing After Landing Contract. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 19 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130206034201/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Fenton-Buzzing-After-Landing-Contract/49228. 6 February 2013. dead. dmy-all.
News: Phoenix have another barrier to jump. 30 November 2012. NZ Herald. 1 December 2012.
News: Hogg Keen To Impress at Phoenix. 7 January 2013. Football Federation Australia. 7 January 2013. 15 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130115011436/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Hogg-Keen-To-Impress-At-Phoenix/57518. dead.
News: Phoenix Swoop on Cernak. 24 January 2013. Football Federation Australia. 24 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130126222017/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Phoenix-Swoop-On-Cernak/59043. 26 January 2013. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Tim Brown Announces Retirement. 28 March 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513182122/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Tim-Brown-Announces-Retirement/46466. 13 May 2014. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Glory pick up Ward. 27 April 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. https://archive.today/20121231155754/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Glory-pick-up-Ward/47098. 31 December 2012. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Daniel Still Wants To Play For New Zealand. 8 May 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 25 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120725095806/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Daniel-Still-Wants-To-Play-For-New-Zealand/47248. dead.
Web site: Tsattalios re-joins Sutherland Sharks. 17 September 2012. nswpl.com.au. NSW Premier League.
Web site: Hyundai A-League transfer round-up. 22 June 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia.
Web site: Greenacre Takes Up Coaching Role. 18 July 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia.
Web site: Brent Griffiths joins Mariners. 30 July 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20120802011736/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/brent-griffiths-joins-mariners/48328. 2 August 2012. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Mirjan Pavlovic Leaves Phoenix. 14 November 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 17 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121117004647/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/mirjan-pavlovic-leaves-phoenix/52847. dead.
Web site: Hyundai A-League Ins and Outs – Round 10. 6 December 2012. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 8 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140408215311/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Hyundai-ALeague-Ins-and-Outs--Round-10/54966. dead.
Web site: McMaster leaves Phoenix. 18 January 2013. au.fourfourtwo.com. FourFourTwo. 20 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130120143235/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/261305,mcmaster-leaves-phoenix.aspx. dead.
Web site: Phoenix sign teen striker . 22 September 2012 . footballaustralia.com.au . . 22 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121015114404/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/phoenix-sign-teen-striker/49316 . 15 October 2012 . dmy .
News: Phoenix lose another player to injury. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 13 October 2012. 15 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015180412/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/phoenix-lose-another-player/50231. dead.
News: Phoenix Sign Young Fulham Striker. footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 10 February 2013.
News: Greenacre's playing days are all but over. 6 July 2012. nzherald.co.nz. The New Zealand Herald. 1 July 2012.
News: Spirited comeback sees Sydney United 58 FC past Suns. 12 August 2012. footballnsw.com.au. Football NSW. 21 August 2012.