Team Wellington
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| Full name | Team Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Team Welly, Black and Gold Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Newtown Park, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Chairman | Mark Chote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | David Farrington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | NZFC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | NZFC, 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team Wellington are one of the franchises in the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC). They play their home games at Newtown Park, Wellington. They have a strategic alliance with A-League club Wellington Phoenix.
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[edit] History
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Team Wellington was formed in 2004 by a consortium of Wellington soccer clubs to compete in the New Zealand Football Championship. The uniform was yellow with black shorts, utilising the primary sporting colours of the Wellington region.
In the inaugural season (2004/2005) of the NZFC, Team Wellington performed below expectations, finishing sixth. They improved in the next season, ending the season in fourth place.
In 2007 the Australian A-League placed a franchise in Wellington, knowns as the Wellington Phoenix. The Phoenix quickly entered a strategic alliance with Team Wellington. The new head coach for Team Wellington, Stu Jacobs, was hired as an assistant coach for the Phoenix while retaining his NZFC role. Team Wellington also changed their kit to a predominantly black strip similar to that of the Phoenix, using yellow as a highlight colour.
Team Wellington started the 2007/08 season with a five game winning streak, a record for the competition. This was ended by a 1-1 draw against Auckland City FC on December the 15th. Wellington finished the season in third place, qualifying for the Preliminary Final against second-placed Auckland City. Wellington defeated Auckland 4-3 in overtime. Wellington thus went on to the Grand Final, in which they were defeated by Waitakere United 2-0 at Trusts Stadium.
Attendances at Newtown Park remain healthy by NZFC standards, averaging about 1000 spectators a game. Crowd numbers have been helped by the central location allowing for traveling away fans, as well as an increase of interest due to the Phoenix and the efforts of Wellington Phoenix fan club "Yellow Fever."
[edit] Constituent Clubs
Team Wellington represents 20 clubs in the Greater Wellington region.
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Team Wellington constituent clubs
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[edit] Historical Results
| Season | Rank | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Highest Win | Highest Loss | Playoffs |
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| 2004-05 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 23 | 5-0 against Otago United January 4, 2005 |
1-5 to Auckland City FC October 25, 2004 |
Did not qualify |
| 2005-06 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 53 | -10 | 28 | 4-1 against Waitakere United March 19, 2006 |
0-6 to Waikato FC December 18, 2005 |
Round 1: Bet Otago United 2-2 (AET, 4-1 on penalties) Round 2: Bet YoungHeart Manawatu 3-2 Round 3: Lost to Canterbury United 1-2 |
| 2006-07 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 27 | 7-0 against Hawke's Bay United January 28, 2007 |
0-5 to YoungHeart Manawatu February 4, 2007 |
Did not qualify |
| 2007-08 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 21 | +3 | 27 | 8-0 against YoungHeart Manawatu January 6, 2008 |
1-5 to Waitakere United December 23, 2007 |
Preliminary Final: Bet Auckland City FC 4-3 (AET) Grand Final: Lost to Waitakere United 0-2 |
[edit] Most Recent Season Standings
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Waitakere United | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 14 | 37 | 51 |
| 2 | Auckland City FC | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 28 | 50 |
| 3 | Team Wellington | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 30 | 47 |
| 4 | Hawke's Bay United | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 29 |
| 5 | Waikato FC | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 20 |
| 6 | YoungHeart Manawatu | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 57 | -25 | 17 |
| 7 | Otago United | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 43 | -30 | 13 |
| 8 | Canterbury United | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 48 | -26 | 12 |
[edit] Current squad
As of April 20, 2008
Nationality given from place of birth
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[edit] Notable Former Players
Costa Barbarouses - Wellington Phoenix- Andrew Barron - Minnesota Thunder
[edit] External links
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