Wellington Phoenix
2020–21 season
ChairmanRob Morrison
ManagerUfuk Talay
StadiumWIN Stadium
(Due to Coronavirus travel restrictions)
A-League7th
Top goalscorerLeague: Tomer Hemed (11)
All: Tomer Hemed (11)
Highest home attendance24,105 (22 May 2021 vs. Western United
Lowest home attendance1,184 (24 March 2021 vs. Melbourne Victory
Average home league attendance5,329

The 2020–21 season was the Wellington Phoenix's 14th season since its establishment in 2007. The club participated in the A-League for the 14th time.

Pre-season

On 27 August 2020, it was announced that Liberato Cacace had signed with Belgian club Sint-Truidense after they had paid a transfer fee of $2,100,000.[1] On 6 September, the Phoenix announced that Callum McCowatt signed with Danish club Helsingør following the conclusion of his contract.[2] On 12 September, it was announced that Gary Hooper had departed the club following the conclusion of his contract.[3][4] On 14 September, the Phoenix announced the shock departure of captain Steven Taylor after mutually agreeing to terminate his contract.[5] Both players joined the Indian Super League, signing with Kerala Blasters[6] and Odisha,[7] respectively. On 24 September, Phoenix youngster Callan Elliot signed a deal with Xanthi.[8] On 18 October, it was reported that Matti Steinmann had signed with Indian club East Bengal despite no announcement from the Phoenix.[9] On 19 October, it was announced that Brandon Wilson would be parting ways with the Phoenix.[10] A week later, it was confirmed that Walter Scott would not extend his contract with the club, after he played as a trialist for Macarthur FC in a pre-season match.[11]

On 15 October, it was announced that the 2020–21 A-League season would commence on 27 December. On 27 October, the Phoenix confirmed that their squad will move to Australia for the start of the new campaign.[12][13] On 28 October 2020, the Phoenix announced the dual signings of All Whites Clayton Lewis and James McGarry on one-year deals. [14][15] On 30 October, it was announced Joshua Laws had signed a one-year deal with the Phoenix. [16] On 6 November, it was announced that Matthew Ridenton had returned to the Phoenix on a one-year deal. [17] On 10 November, the Phoenix announced the signing of Mirza Muratovic on a one-year deal. [18] On 30 November, the Phoenix announced the signing of Israeli International Tomer Hemed, as its marquee player on a one-year contract. [19]

Players

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 Stefan Marinovic
2 DF Australia AUS Liam McGing
3 DF Australia AUS Luke DeVere
4 DF New Zealand NZL Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi
5 MF New Zealand NZL James McGarry
6 MF New Zealand NZL Tim Payne
7 FW Australia AUS Reno Piscopo
8 MF Australia AUS Cameron Devlin
9 FW England ENG David Ball
10 MF Mexico MEX Ulises Dávila (captain)
11 MF Australia AUS Jaushua Sotirio
12 MF New Zealand NZL Matthew Ridenton
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW Australia AUS Charles Lokolingoy
14 MF New Zealand NZL Alex Rufer (vice-captain)
15 MF Australia AUS Mirza Muratovic
16 DF New Zealand NZL Louis Fenton
17 FW Israel ISR Tomer Hemed
18 FW New Zealand NZL Ben Waine
19 MF New Zealand NZL Sam Sutton
20 GK New Zealand NZL Oliver Sail
21 MF Australia AUS Joshua Laws
23 MF New Zealand NZL Clayton Lewis
27 DF England ENG Steven Taylor

Transfers

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
19 MF New Zealand Sam Sutton18 3-year senior contract[20]

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
23MF Clayton Lewis Auckland City Free transfer 1 year 28 October 2020 [21]
5DF James McGarry Unattached Free transfer 1 year 28 October 2020 [22]
21MF Australia Joshua Laws Unattached Free transfer 1 year 30 October 2020 [23]
12MF Matthew Ridenton Unattached Free transfer 1 year 6 November 2020 [24]
15FW Australia Mirza Muratovic Unattached Free transfer 1 year 10 November 2020 [25]
17FW Israel Tomer Hemed Unattached Free transfer 1 year 30 November 2020 [26]
13FW Australia Charles Lokolingoy Unattached Free transfer 4 months 17 February 2021 [27]
27DF England Steven Taylor India Odisha Free transfer 3 months 5 March 2021 [28]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
13DF Liberato Cacace Belgium Sint-Truidense $2,100,000[1] 27 August 2020 [29]
21FW Callum McCowatt Denmark Helsingør End of contract 6 September 2020 [2]
88FW England Gary Hooper India Kerala Blasters End of contract 12 September 2020 [3][4]
27DF England Steven Taylor India Odisha Mutual contract termination 14 September 2020 [5][7]
17DF Callan Elliot Greece Xanthi End of contract 24 September 2020 [8]
5MF Germany Matti Steinmann India East Bengal End of contract 18 October 2020 [9]
12MF Australia Brandon Wilson Perth Glory Mutual contract termination 19 October 2020 [10]
23DF Australia Walter Scott Unattached End of contract 25 October 2020 [11]

Contract extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
9England David BallStriker2 years27 October 2020[30]
4Te Atawhai Hudson-WihongiDefender2 years29 October 2020[31]
2Australia Liam McGingCentre-back1 year2 November 2020[32]
3Australia Luke DeVereCentre-back1 year6 November 2020[33]
23Clayton LewisAttacking midfielder2 years18 May 2021[34]
20Oliver SailGoalkeeper2 years19 May 2021[35]
18Ben WaineForward3 years20 May 2021[36]
27England Steven TaylorDefender1 year4 June 2021[37]
16Louis FentonFull-back1 year10 June 2021[38]

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Australia Ufuk Talay
Assistant coach England Chris Greenacre
Assistant coach/Head analyst Australia Giancarlo Italiano
Goalkeeping coach England Paul Gothard
Head physiotherapist Scotland Ben Venn
Strength & conditioning coach New Zealand Aidan Wivell

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 25 April 2021
No. Pos. Player A-League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK New Zealand Stefan Marinovic 6 0 6 0
2 DF Australia Liam McGing 6(1) 0 7 0
3 DF Australia Luke DeVere 6 0 6 0
4 DF New Zealand Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi 0(4) 0 4 0
5 DF New Zealand James McGarry 15(3) 0 18 0
6 DF New Zealand Tim Payne 19 0 19 0
7 FW Australia Reno Piscopo 8(1) 1 9 1
8 MF Australia Cameron Devlin 11(6) 1 17 1
9 FW England David Ball 17 4 17 4
10 MF Mexico Ulises Dávila 18(1) 7 19 7
11 FW Australia Jaushua Sotirio 6(7) 3 13 3
12 MF New Zealand Matthew Ridenton 2(6) 0 8 0
13 FW Australia Charles Lokolingoy 0(7) 0 7 0
14 MF New Zealand Alex Rufer 15(1) 0 16 0
15 MF Australia Mirza Muratovic 3(5) 2 8 2
16 DF New Zealand Louis Fenton 12(5) 2 17 2
17 FW Israel Tomer Hemed 9(5) 5 14 5
18 FW New Zealand Ben Waine 9(6) 6 15 5
19 MF New Zealand Sam Sutton 3(2) 0 5 0
20 GK New Zealand Oliver Sail 13 0 13 0
21 DF Australia Joshua Laws 10(2) 0 12 0
23 MF New Zealand Clayton Lewis 17(2) 1 19 1
27 DF England Steven Taylor 3(2) 0 5 0

Friendlies

20 November 2020 Blacktown Spartans Australia 1–8 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
21:00 NZST
  •  ? ?'
 Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
25 November 2020 APIA Leichhardt Australia 1–5 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
  •  ? ?'
 Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
2 December 2020 Macarthur FC Australia 1–0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
13:00 NZDT
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
6 December 2020 Central Coast Mariners Australia 0–2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
19 December 2020 Newcastle Jets Australia 3–4 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Newcastle, Australia
 Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
17 January 2021 Wollongong Wolves Australia 4–0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Wollongong, Australia
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
A-League — 7th 29 December 2020 4 June 2021
A-League Finals DNQ DNQ

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 26 10 8 8 44 34 +10 038.46
Total 26 10 8 8 44 34 +10 038.46

Updated to match played future (December 2020)
Source: Competitions

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Adelaide United 26 11 6 9 39 41 −2 39 Qualification for finals series[lower-alpha 1]
6 Macarthur FC 26 11 6 9 33 36 −3 39
7 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 26 10 8 8 44 34 +10 38
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 9 8 9 45 43 +2 35
9 Perth Glory 26 9 7 10 44 44 0 34 Qualification for 2021 FFA Cup play-offs[lower-alpha 3]
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The top two teams entered the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth entered the finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
  3. ↑ The top 8 teams qualified for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participated in a playoff round.[39]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 10 8 8 44 34  +10 38 5 3 5 24 19  +5 5 5 3 20 15  +5

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 January 2021 2 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Sydney FC Wollongong
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 3,637
Referee: Alex King
9 January 2021 3 Macarthur FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,609
Referee: Stephen Lucas
24 January 2021 5 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Newcastle Jets Wollongong
19:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 1,742
Referee: Alex King
31 January 2021 6 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Gosford
16:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,748
Referee: Daniel Elder
8 February 2021 7 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:10 AEST
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 5,220
Referee: Chris Beath
14 February 2021 8 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Central Coast Mariners Wollongong
16:05 AEST Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,248
Referee: Daniel Elder
21 February 2021 9 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Wollongong
18:10 AEST
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 3,383
Referee: Alireza Faghani
24 February 2021 9 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:05 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,424
Referee: Shaun Evans
28 February 2021 10 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
18:10 AEST Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,576
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
7 March 2021 11 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Perth Glory Wollongong
16:00 AEST
Report Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,331
Referee: Adam Kersey
15 March 2021 12 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 5,477
Referee: Shaun Evans
21 March 2021 13 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
16:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 1,432
Referee: Stephen Lucas
24 March 2021 13 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Melbourne Victory Wollongong
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 1,184
Referee: Shaun Evans
28 March 2021 14 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Macarthur FC Wollongong
16:00 AEST Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,516
Referee: Adam Fielding
5 April 2021 15 Wellington Phoenix 2–3 Melbourne City Wollongong
19:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 1,343
Referee: Alireza Faghani
11 April 2021 16 Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Western United Wollongong
19:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Chris Beath
18 April 2021 17 Perth Glory 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Perth
18:15 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 9,229
Referee: Daniel Elder
22 April 2021 17 Western United 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Tasmania
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: UTAS Stadium
Attendance: 2,528
Referee: Alex King
25 April 2021 18 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Adelaide United Wollongong
16:10 AEST
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 1,903
Referee: Adam Kersey
1 May 2021 19 Brisbane Roar 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
17:05 AEDT Report Stadium: Dolphin Oval
Attendance: 5,897
Referee: Tim Danaskos
7 May 2021 20 Adelaide United 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:35 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,172
Referee: Alireza Faghani
16 May 2021 21 Melbourne City 2–2 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
16:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,586
Referee: Alireza Faghani
22 May 2021 22 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Western United Wellington
14:05 NZDT
Report Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 24,105
Referee: Daniel Elder
26 May 2021 22 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 5,068
Referee: Kurt Ams
30 May 2021 23 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Perth Glory Auckland
13:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 22,233
Referee: Alex King
4 June 2021 24 Macarthur FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Campbelltown
19:05 AEST Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,126
Referee: Daniel Elder

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  7. 1 2 Krishna, Ajay (14 September 2020). "Odisha FC Sign 34 Year Old English Defender Steven Taylor". IFTWC.
  8. 1 2 Rollo, Phillip (24 September 2020). "Wellington Phoenix rising star Callan Elliot to join Greek club Xanthi FC". Stuff.co.nz.
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  31. ↑ "Hudson-Wihongi Re-Signs with Wellington Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 29 October 2020.
  32. ↑ "Liam McGing Re-Signs For The Upcoming Season". Wellington Phoenix. 2 November 2020.
  33. ↑ "Luke DeVere Re-Signs With Wellington Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 6 November 2020.
  34. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix Re-Signs Clayton Lewis for Two Years". Wellington Phoenix. 18 May 2021.
  35. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix Re-Signs Oliver Sail for Two Years". Wellington Phoenix. 19 May 2021.
  36. ↑ "Ben Waine Commits To Wellington Phoenix For Three Years". Wellington Phoenix. 20 May 2021.
  37. ↑ "Steven Taylor Re-Signs With Wellington Phoenix for Season 2021/22". Wellington Phoenix. 4 June 2021.
  38. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix Re-Signs Louis Fenton for Season 2021/22". Wellington Phoenix. 10 June 2021.
  39. ↑ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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