Wellington Phoenix season 2007-08

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The 2007-08 A-League season will be the inaugural season for the Wellington Phoenix, who replaced the New Zealand Knights.

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[edit] Squad changes for 2007-08 season

In
Name Position Moving from
Flag of Australia Ross Aloisi Midfield Flag of Australia Adelaide United
Flag of New Zealand Tim Brown Midfield Flag of Australia Newcastle Jets
Flag of New Zealand Mark Paston Goalkeeper Flag of Australia New Zealand Knights
Flag of Australia Richard Johnson Midfield Flag of Australia New Zealand Knights
Flag of Australia Michael Ferrante Midfield Flag of Australia Melbourne Victory
Flag of New Zealand Costa Barbarouses Forward Flag of New Zealand Wellington Olympic
Flag of New Zealand Steven Old Defender Flag of Australia Newcastle Jets
Flag of Australia Vince Lia Midfield Flag of Australia Melbourne Victory
Flag of New Zealand Glen Moss Goalkeeper Flag of Romania Dinamo Bucharest
Flag of Brazil Daniel Midfield Flag of Brazil Madureira
Flag of New Zealand Vaughan Coveny Forward Flag of Australia Newcastle Jets
Flag of Australia Royce Brownlie Forward Flag of England Swindon Town
Flag of Brazil Felipe Midfield Flag of Croatia Hajduk Split
Flag of Australia Karl Dodd Defender Flag of Scotland Falkirk
Flag of New Zealand Tony Lochhead Defender Flag of the United States New England Revolution
Flag of New Zealand Jeremy Christie Midfield Flag of Australia Perth Glory
Flag of New Zealand Shane Smeltz Forward Flag of England Halifax Town
Flag of New Zealand Jacob Spoonley Goalkeeper Flag of New Zealand East Coast Bays AFC
Flag of New Zealand Greg Draper Forward Flag of New Zealand Canterbury United
Flag of Australia Ahmad Elrich Midfielder Flag of England Fulham F.C.
Flag of Australia Kristian Rees Defender Flag of Australia Adelaide United


Out
Name Position Moving from
Flag of Brazil George Forward Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
Flag of Brazil Cleberson Defender Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
Flag of Australia Steven O'Dor Defender Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix

[edit] Pre-season and friendlies

See Also: 2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Date Home Team Score Away Team Crowd Stadium
14 July 2007 Central Coast Mariners 2 - 0 Wellington Phoenix 8,136 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium
22 July 2007 Wellington Phoenix 3 - 0 Sydney FC 6,039 Westpac Stadium
27 July 2007 Wellington Phoenix 1 - 2 Queensland Roar 4,081 Queen Elizabeth II Park
4 August 2007 Melbourne Victory 1 - 2 Wellington Phoenix 4,100 Olympic Park
10 August 2007 Wellington Phoenix 0 - 0 (2 - 4) Newcastle Jets 5,174 Westpac Stadium
1 December 2007 Wellington Phoenix 1 - 4 Los Angeles Galaxy 35,000 Westpac Stadium

[edit] 2007-08 Hyundai A-League fixtures

See Also: A-League 2007-08

Round Date Home Team Score Away Team Crowd Stadium
1 26 August 2007 Wellington Phoenix 2 - 2 Melbourne Victory 14,421 Westpac Stadium
2 31 August 2007 Central Coast Mariners 3 - 0 Wellington Phoenix 9,052 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium
3 9 September 2007 Wellington Phoenix 0 - 1 Newcastle Jets 11,478 Westpac Stadium
4 14 September 2007 Sydney FC 1 - 2 Wellington Phoenix 11,491 Sydney Football Stadium
5 22 September 2007 Wellington Phoenix 2 - 2 Adelaide United 12,127 Westpac Stadium
6 30 September 2007 Wellington Phoenix 4 - 1 Perth Glory 10,127 Westpac Stadium
7 5 October 2007 Queensland Roar 2 - 1 Wellington Phoenix 12,458 Suncorp Stadium
8 14 October 2007 Newcastle Jets 2 - 1 Wellington Phoenix 11,947 EnergyAustralia Stadium
9 21 October 2007 Wellington Phoenix 1 - 2 Central Coast Mariners 10,560 Westpac Stadium
10 28 October 2007 Adelaide United 4 - 1 Wellington Phoenix 11,740 Hindmarsh Stadium
11 2 November 2007 Perth Glory 0 - 1 Wellington Phoenix 7,105 Members Equity Stadium
12 11 November 2007 Queensland Roar 3 - 0 Wellington Phoenix 13,808 Suncorp Stadium
13 17 November 2007 Wellington Phoenix 1 - 1 Sydney FC 8,062 Westpac Stadium
14 24 November 2007 Melbourne Victory 1 - 1 Wellington Phoenix 20,938 Telstra Dome
15 30 November 2007 Wellington Phoenix 1 - 2 Adelaide United 18,345 Westpac Stadium
16 7 December 2007 Wellington Phoenix 3 - 0 Perth Glory 8,039 Westpac Stadium
17 14 December 2007 Wellington Phoenix 1 - 1 Queensland Roar 9,384 Westpac Stadium
18 30 December 2007 Newcastle Jets 2 - 3 Wellington Phoenix 15,107 EnergyAustralia Stadium
19 4 January 2008 Wellington Phoenix 0 - 2 Sydney FC 14,288 Westpac Stadium
20 11 January 2008 Melbourne Victory 3 - 0 Wellington Phoenix 25,489 Telstra Dome
21 19 January 2008 Central Coast Mariners 2-0 Wellington Phoenix 9,849 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium

[edit] Home-and-Away Season

# Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Central Coast Mariners 21 10 4 7 30 25 5sm=n 34
2 Newcastle Jets 21 9 7 5 25 21 4sm=n 34
3 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 28 24 4sm=n 32
4 Queensland Roar 21 8 7 6 25 21 4sm=n 31
5 Melbourne Victory 21 6 9 6 29 29 0sm=n 27
6 Adelaide United 21 6 8 7 31 29 2sm=n 26
7 Perth Glory 21 4 8 9 27 34 -7sm=n 20
8 Wellington Phoenix 21 5 5 11 25 37 -12sm=n 20


Football in Australia
v • d • e

Governing body: Football Federation Australia

National leagues: A-League • Youth League | Former: National Soccer League
Hyundai A-League
v • d • e

Lists: Champions • Records • Foreign players

Seasons:  2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09

Teams:  Adelaide United • Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne Victory • Newcastle Jets • Perth Glory
Queensland Roar • Sydney FC • Wellington Phoenix

Defunct team: New Zealand Knights
Wellington Phoenix
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Home: Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand

Coach: Ricki Herbert | Captain: N/A

Seasons: 2007-08

Current squad: List of players | 1 Paston | 2 Christie | 3 Lochhead | 4 McKain | 5 Dodd | 6 Brown | 8 Coveny | 9 Smeltz | 10 Ferrante | 11 Daniel | 12 Johnson | 17 Lia | 19 Draper | 20 Moss | 23 Barbarouses |  Durante |  Sigmund |  Gao |  Bertos |  Hearfield