2007–08 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix FC 2007–08 football season

Wellington Phoenix FC2007–08 season

CEO| Tony Pignata
Chairman| Terry Serepisos
Manager| Ricki Herbert
A-League| 8th
Preseason Cup| 6th
Finals| Did not qualify
Top goalscorer| Shane Smeltz
9 Goals
Highest home attendance| 18,345 v Adelaide
30 November 2007
Lowest home attendance| 8,032 v Perth
7 December 2007

Home colours

Away colours

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

## Players

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### First team squad

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  NZL | Mark Paston
2  | DF |  NZL | Jeremy Christie
3  | DF |  NZL | Tony Lochhead
4  | DF |  BRA | Cleberson
5  | DF |  AUS | Karl Dodd
6  | MF |  NZL | Tim Brown (Vice-Captain)
7  | DF |  AUS | Ross Aloisi (Captain)
8  | FW |  NZL | Vaughan Coveny
9  | FW |  NZL | Shane Smeltz
10  | MF |  AUS | Michael Ferrante
11  | MF |  BRA | Daniel
12  | MF |  AUS | Richard Johnson
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13  | DF |  NZL | Steven Old
14  | DF |  AUS | Steven O'Dor
15  | MF |  BRA | George
16  | DF |  AUS | Kristian Rees
17  | MF |  AUS | Vince Lia
18  | DF |  AUS | Ahmad Elrich
19  | FW |  NZL | Greg Draper
20  | GK |  NZL | Glen Moss
21  | MF |  BRA | Felipe
22  | FW |  AUS | Royce Brownlie
23  | FW |  NZL | Kosta Barbarouses
30  | GK |  NZL | Jacob Spoonley

### Transfers

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#### In

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No. | Pos. | Player  | From  | Notes

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1 | GK |  Mark Paston |  New Zealand Knights |
2 | DF |  Jeremy Christie |  Perth Glory |
3 | DF |  Tony Lochhead |  New England Revolution |
4 | DF |  Cleberson |  Cabofriense |
5 | DF |  Karl Dodd |  Falkirk FC |
6 | MF |  Tim Brown |  Newcastle Jets |
7 | DF |  Ross Aloisi |  Adelaide United |
8 | FW |  Vaughan Coveny |  Newcastle Jets |
9 | FW |  Shane Smeltz |  Halifax Town |
10 | MF |  Michael Ferrante |  Melbourne Victory |
11 | MF |  Daniel |  Madureira |
12 | MF |  Richard Johnson |  New Zealand Knights |
13 | DF |  Steven Old |  Newcastle Jets |
14 | DF |  Steven O'Dor |  New Zealand Knights |
15 | MF |  George |  Carabobo |
16 | DF |  Kristian Rees |  Whittlesea Zebras | Short-term contract
17 | MF |  Vince Lia |  Melbourne Victory |
18 | MF |  Ahmad Elrich |  Fulham FC |
19 | FW |  Greg Draper |  Canterbury United |
20 | GK |  Glen Moss |  Dinamo Bucharest |
21 | MF |  Felipe |  Hajduk Split |
22 | FW |  Royce Brownlie |  Swindon Town |
23 | FW |  Kosta Barbarouses |  Team Wellington |
30 | GK |  Jacob Spoonley |  Auckland City FC |

## Matches

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### 2007 Pre-season Cup fixtures

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See also: 2007 A-League Pre-Season Cup

Group B  Pos | Team

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1  | Central Coast Mariners | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 6  | 1  | +5  | 3  | 10
2  | Queensland Roar | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 1  | 6
3  | Wellington Phoenix | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 5
4  | Sydney FC | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 6  | −6  | 0  | 1

Source: [citation needed]

Central Coast Mariners v  Wellington Phoenix 14 July 2007 Group Stage|  Central Coast Mariners | 2–0|  Wellington Phoenix | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford

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| A. Wilkinson 3'
A. Kwasnik 30' | Report |  | Attendance: 8,000
Referee:  Srebre Delovski

Wellington Phoenix v  Sydney FC 22 July 2007 Group Stage|  Wellington Phoenix | 3–0|  Sydney FC | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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| S. Smeltz 13' 89' (pen)
M. Rudan 14' (o.g.) | Report |  | Attendance: 6,039
Referee:  Peter O'Leary

Wellington Phoenix v  Queensland Roar 27 July 2007 Group Stage|  Wellington Phoenix | 1–2|  Queensland Roar | Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch

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| S. Old 46' | Report |  40' S. Lynch
48' S. Ognenovski | Attendance: 4,081
Referee:  Michael Hester

Melbourne Victory v  Wellington Phoenix 4 August 2007 Play-offs|  Melbourne Victory | 1–2|  Wellington Phoenix | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

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| K. Dodd 34' (o.g.) | Report |  53' S. Smeltz
87' Daniel | Attendance: 4,100
Referee:  Kevin Docherty

Wellington Phoenix v  Newcastle Jets 10 August 2007 5th Place Play-off|  Wellington Phoenix | 0–0|  Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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|  | (2–4 pen.)
Report |  | Attendance: 5,174
Referee:  Michael Hester
| Penalties|
S. Smeltz
R. Aloisi
J. Christie
R. Johnson |  |  J. Griffiths
M. Bridge
M. Thompson
T. Elrich

### 2007–08 Hyundai A-League fixtures

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Wellington Phoenix v  Melbourne Victory 26 August 2007 Round 1|  Wellington Phoenix | 2–2|  Melbourne Victory | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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| S. Old 8'
Cleberson 18'
Daniel 63' 79'
R. Aloisi 70'
S. Smeltz 84' | (0–1)
Summary |  19' (pen.) 77' K. Muscat
20' G. Brebner
25' L. Milicevic
39' 60' D. Allsopp
89' J. Keenan | Attendance: 14,421
Referee:  Mark Shield

Central Coast Mariners v  Wellington Phoenix 31 August 2007 Round 2|  Central Coast Mariners | 3–0|  Wellington Phoenix | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford

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| N. Mrdja 9', 35'
A. Kwasnik 13'
J. Hutchinson 63'
T. Vidmar 90' | (3–0)
Summary |  29' Daniel
41' M. Ferrante
77' K. Dodd | Attendance: 9,052
Referee:  Peter Green

Wellington Phoenix v  Newcastle Jets 9 September 2007 Round 3|  Wellington Phoenix | 0–1|  Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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| Felipe 53'
K. Dodd 86' | (0–0)
Summary |  6' A. Griffiths
86' A. D'Apuzzo
77' M. Thompson | Attendance: 11,478
Referee:  Peter O'Leary

Sydney FC v  Wellington Phoenix 14 September 2007 Round 4|  Sydney FC | 1–2|  Wellington Phoenix | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

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| A. Casey 6'
M. Rudan 56'
B. Šantalab 65'
R. Zadkovich 85'
D. Zdrilic 89' | (1–2)
Summary |  8' Felipe
29' (pen.) 30' Daniel
85' R. Aloisi
85' G. Moss | Attendance: 11,491
Referee:  Matthew Breeze

Wellington Phoenix v  Adelaide United 22 September 2007 Round 5|  Wellington Phoenix | 2–2|  Adelaide United | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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| Felipe 65'
S. Smeltz 87'
R. Aloisi 88' | (0–0)
Summary |  70' Diego
78' B. Djite | Attendance: 12,127
Referee:  Ben Williams

Wellington Phoenix v  Perth Glory 30 September 2007 Round 6|  Wellington Phoenix | 4–1|  Perth Glory | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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| R. Aloisi 14'
S. Smeltz 42'
V. Coveny 55'
R. Johnson 62'
Daniel 63'
T. Lochhead 83'
T. Brown 84' | (2–1)
Summary |  10' B. Celeski
46' 54' D. Djulbic
47' S. Colosimo | Attendance: 10,127
Referee:  Peter Green

Queensland Roar v  Wellington Phoenix 5 October 2007 Round 7|  Queensland Roar | 2–1|  Wellington Phoenix | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

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| M. Zullo 4' 62'
Marcinho 26'
R. Kruse 45+1'
Reinaldo 90' | (2–0)
Summary |  88' K. Dodd
90' T. Lochhead
90+5' S. Smeltz | Attendance: 12,458
Referee:  Craig Zetter

Newcastle Jets v  Wellington Phoenix 14 October 2007 Round 8|  Newcastle Jets | 2–1|  Wellington Phoenix | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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| J. Holland 17'
J. Griffiths 40'
S. Laybutt 52' | (2–0)
Summary |  37' V. Lia
56' R. Johnson
80' A. Elrich
90+4' S. Old | Attendance: 11,947
Referee:  Ben Williams

Wellington Phoenix v  Central Coast Mariners 21 October 2007 Round 9|  Wellington Phoenix | 1–2|  Central Coast Mariners | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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| A. Elrich 24'
T. Brown 30'
Daniel 56'
T. Lochhead 57'
S. Smeltz 58'
K. Dodd 65' | (1–1)
Summary |  16' D. Heffernan
83' N. Boogaard
90+1' S. Petrovski | Attendance: 10,562
Referee:  Peter Green

Adelaide United v  Wellington Phoenix 28 October 2007 Round 10|  Adelaide United | 4–1|  Wellington Phoenix | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

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| D. Giraldi 5'
Cássio 24'
N. Burns 45+3'
L. Pantelis 50'
S. Spagnuolo 75' | (2–1)
Summary |  3' S. Smeltz
83' V. Lia | Attendance: 11,740
Referee:  Simon Przydacz

Perth Glory v  Wellington Phoenix 2 November 2007 Round 11|  Perth Glory | 0–1|  Wellington Phoenix | Members Equity Stadium, Perth

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| S. Colosimo 11'
N. Topor-Stanley 68' | (0–1)
Report
Summary |  13' V. Lia
51' 74' Daniel
78' R. Johnson
85' J. Christie | Attendance: 7,105
Referee:  Simon Przydacz

Queensland Roar v  Wellington Phoenix 11 November 2007 Round 12|  Queensland Roar | 3–0|  Wellington Phoenix | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

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| J. McCloughan 22'
Reinaldo 67' (pen.), 79'
Marcinho 83' | (0–0)
Summary |  11' K. Dodd
34' A. Elrich
52' T. Lochhead
90' J. Christie
90' T. Brown | Attendance: 13,808
Referee:  Matthew Breeze

Wellington Phoenix v  Sydney FC 17 November 2007 Round 13|  Wellington Phoenix | 1–1|  Sydney FC | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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| R. Aloisi 29'
S. Old 61' 90'
K. Rees 76'
V. Coveny 78' | (1–0)
Summary |  27' 69' T. Popovic
90+3' (pen.) U. Talay | Attendance: 8,062
Referee:  Peter Green

Melbourne Victory v  Wellington Phoenix 24 November 2007 Round 14|  Melbourne Victory | 1–1|  Wellington Phoenix | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne

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| K. Muscat 34' 45'
D. Allsopp 43'
L. Broxham 62'
A. Thompson 62' | (1–0)
Summary |  42' M. Ferrante
58' V. Lia | Attendance: 20,938
Referee:  Peter Green

Wellington Phoenix v  Adelaide United 30 November 2007 Round 15|  Wellington Phoenix | 1–2|  Adelaide United | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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| Daniel 69' (pen.) | (0–1)
Summary |  9' P. Agostino
50' 68' M. Susak
58' Diego
59' 79' L. Pantelis
90' S. Ontong
90' I. Erdogan | Attendance: 18,345
Referee:  Craig Zetter

Wellington Phoenix v  Perth Glory 7 December 2007 Round 16|  Wellington Phoenix | 3–0|  Perth Glory | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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| S. Smeltz 29' (pen.), 72' 35'
Felipe 32' | (1–0)
Summary |  34' N. Topor-Stanley
35' M. Prentice
37' D. Micevski
66' H. Foxe
73' J. Harnwell | Attendance: 8,039
Referee:  Strebre Delovski

Wellington Phoenix v  Queensland Roar 14 December 2007 Round 17|  Wellington Phoenix | 1–1|  Queensland Roar | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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| V. Coveny 15'
S. Smeltz 24'
A. Elrich 72'
Daniel 90' | (1–1)
Summary |  5' Reinaldo
37' R. Kruse
72' H. Seo | Attendance: 9,384
Referee:  Ben Williams

Newcastle Jets v  Wellington Phoenix 30 December 2007 Round 18|  Newcastle Jets | 2–3|  Wellington Phoenix | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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| M. Bridge 29' (pen.)
S. Musialik 55'
S. Tunbridge 81' | (1–1)
Summary |  16' S. Smeltz
28' G. Moss
49' M. Ferrante
51' K. Rees
59' V. Lia
84' T. Brown
90' A. Elrich | Attendance: 15,107
Referee:  Strebre Delovski

Wellington Phoenix v  Sydney FC 4 January 2008 Round 19|  Wellington Phoenix | 0–2|  Sydney FC | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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| K. Rees 14'
R. Johnson 80'
S. Smeltz 81'
T. Lochhead 85'
R. Aloisi 90' | (0–0)
Summary |  26' U. Talay
79' T. McFlynn
83' A. Brosque | Attendance: 14,288
Referee:  Ben Williams

Melbourne Victory v  Wellington Phoenix 11 January 2008 Round 20|  Melbourne Victory | 3–0|  Wellington Phoenix | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne

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| C. Hernandez 31'
N. Ward 35'
K. Patafta 88' | (2–0)
Summary |  54' T. Brown
63' K. Dodd
90' Felipe | Attendance: 25,489
Referee:  Peter Green

Central Coast Mariners v  Wellington Phoenix 19 January 2008 Round 21|  Central Coast Mariners | 2–0|  Wellington Phoenix | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford

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| M. Jedinak 22'
J. Aloisi 52'
A. Kwasnik 90+4' | (0–0)
Summary |  41' J. Christie
86' V. Lia | Attendance: 9,849
Referee:  Kevin Docherty

### Exhibition match

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Wellington Phoenix v  Los Angeles Galaxy 1 December 2007 |  Wellington Phoenix | 1–4|  Los Angeles Galaxy | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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| R. Aloisi 7' |  |  17' C. Mathis
45' L. Donovan
48' C. Pavón
77' (pen) D. Beckham | Attendance: 31,853
Referee:  Michael Hester

### Results by round

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Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21

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Ground| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| A| A| H| A| H| H| H| A| H| A| A
Result| D| L| L| W| D| W| L| L| L| L| W| L| D| D| L| W| D| W| L| L| L
Position| 2| 8| 8| 5| 6| 5| 5| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8

Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

### League table

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Pos | Team

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1  | Central Coast Mariners | 21  | 10  | 4  | 7  | 30  | 25  | +5  | 34  | Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
2  | Newcastle Jets (C) | 21  | 9  | 7  | 5  | 25  | 21  | +4  | 34
3  | Sydney FC | 21  | 8  | 8  | 5  | 28  | 24  | +4  | 32  | Qualification for 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship and Finals series
4  | Queensland Roar | 21  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 25  | 21  | +4  | 31  | Qualification for Finals series
5  | Melbourne Victory | 21  | 6  | 9  | 6  | 29  | 29  | 0  | 27  |
6  | Adelaide United | 21  | 6  | 8  | 7  | 31  | 29  | +2  | 26
7  | Perth Glory | 21  | 4  | 8  | 9  | 27  | 34  | −7  | 20
8  | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 21  | 5  | 5  | 11  | 25  | 37  | −12  | 20

Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ First place qualifies for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage.
Winning the 2008 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies.
2. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

## Statistics

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See also: Wellington Phoenix records and statistics

### Appearances

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Rank | Player  | Minutes played  | Total

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | App. | GS |  |  | Min.
1 |  Glen Moss | 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
2 |  Karl Dodd | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  | 90 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,710
Shane Smeltz | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,710
4 |  Tony Lochhead | 90 | 90 | 90 | 82 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  | 90 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1,612
Michael Ferrante | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 90 | 45 |  |  |  | 33 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1,537
6 |  Daniel | 90 | 90 | 48 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  | 90 | 90 | 84 | 80 | 67 | 86 | 87 | 90 | 8 | 12 |  |  | 30 |  | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1,222
Felipe | 26 | 36 | 82 | 62 | 86 | 71 | 41 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 90 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 78 | 65 | 77 | 90 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1,115
Vaughan Coveny | 76 | 62 | 42 | 28 | 4 | 77 | 70 | 75 |  |  | 10 |  | 90 | 11 | 25 | 83 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 65 |  | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 987
9 |  Jeremy Christie | 64 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  | 3 |  | 4 |  | 7 | 8 |  | 83 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1,069
10 |  Richard Johnson |  |  | 90 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 90 | 90 |  | 6 | 90 | 77 | 75 |  |  | 23 | 5 | 25 | 82 |  |  | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 915
11 |  Vince Lia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 79 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 83 |  | 90 | 90 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1,137
Ross Aloisi | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 84 |  |  | 77 |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  | 62 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1,041
Steven O'Dor |  | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 49 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 80 |  | 4 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 90 |  | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1,034
Ahmad Elrich |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 | 86 | 90 | 79 | 34 |  | 90 | 90 | 86 | 85 | 90 | 82 | 60 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 924
15 |  Steven Old | 90 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 41 | 90 |  | 90 | 10 | 90 | 89 |  |  | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  |  | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 868
16 |  Tim Brown |  |  |  |  |  | 13 | 20 |  | 90 | 6 | 90 | 90 |  | 90 | 65 |  |  | 90 |  | 90 | 90 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 734
17 |  Kristian Rees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 810
18 |  Royce Brownlie | 14 | 28 | 8 |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  | 11 | 13 | 15 |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 117
19 |  George |  |  |  |  | 4 | 4 | 49 | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 72
20 |  Cleberson | 90 | 54 |  |  |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 234
Kosta Barbarouses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 107
21 |  Greg Draper |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53
22 |  Mark Paston |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90
23 |  Jacob Spoonley |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

Player started Player subbed in Player suspended Player injured

### Goal scorers

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Rank | Player  | Goals by round  | Total

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21
1 |  Shane Smeltz | 1 |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 9
2 |  Daniel | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
3 |  Felipe |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 3
4 |  Ross Aloisi |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
5 |  Steven Old |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Tony Lochhead |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Vaughan Coveny |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Ahmad Elrich |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Vince Lia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Michael Ferrante |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1
Kristian Rees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

### Goal assists

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1 |  Vaughan Coveny |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  | 4
Daniel |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
3 |  Shane Smeltz | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  | 3
4 |  Vince Lia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Tony Lochhead |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
6 |  Ross Aloisi |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Tim Brown |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Jeremy Christie |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Karl Dodd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1
Ahmad Elrich |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1
Felipe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Michael Ferrante | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
George |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Steven O'Dor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1

### Discipline

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Rank | Player  | Cards by round  | Total

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |  |  |
1 |  Daniel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |
2 |  Ross Aloisi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 1
Karl Dodd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |
4 |  Ahmad Elrich |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 1
5 |  Tim Brown |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Vince Lia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |
7 |  Jeremy Christie |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Richard Johnson |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Tony Lochhead |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
10 |  Steven Old |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |
Shane Smeltz |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |
12 |  Vaughan Coveny |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Felipe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Michael Ferrante |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Glen Moss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |
Kristian Rees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
17 |  Cleberson |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |

### Goal times

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Times in which goals have been scored in the 2007–08 season  nth Min. | Goals for Wellington Phoenix  | Goals against Wellington Phoenix

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06-10  |

11–15  |

16–20  |

21–25  |

26–30  |

31–35  |

36–40  |

41–45  |

46–50  |

51–55  |

56–60  |

61–65  |

66–70  |

71–75  |

76–80  |

81–85  |

86–90  |

### Home attendance

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Date  | Round  | Attendance  | Opposition  | Stadium

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26 August 2007 | Round 1 | 14,421 |  Melbourne Victory | Westpac Stadium
9 September 2007 | Round 3 | 11,478 |  Newcastle Jets
22 September 2007 | Round 5 | 12,127 |  Adelaide United
30 September 2007 | Round 6 | 10,127 |  Perth Glory
21 October 2007 | Round 9 | 10,560 |  Central Coast Mariners
17 November 2007 | Round 13 | 8,062 |  Sydney FC
30 November 2007 | Round 15 | 18,345 |  Adelaide United
1 December 2007 | Exhibition | 31,853 |  Los Angeles Galaxy
7 December 2007 | Round 16 | 8,032 |  Perth Glory
14 December 2007 | Round 17 | 9,384 |  Queensland Roar
4 January 2008 | Round 19 | 14,288 |  Sydney FC
Total | 116,824 excl. exhibition match
Average | 11,682 excl. exhibition match

## Club

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### Kit

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Supplier: Reebok
Sponsor(s): Sony

Pre-Season

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Home

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Away

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### End-of-season awards

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See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC end-of-season awards

* Sony Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz
* Players' Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz
* Media Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz
* Golden Boot: Shane Smeltz – 9 goals

## References

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* v
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Wellington Phoenix FC seasons

* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

* v
* t
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2007–08 in Australian soccer

« 2006–07

2008–09 »

| Domestic leagues|

* A-League (Pre-Season Challenge Cup, Grand Final)

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International competitions|

* AFC Champions League ('07, '08)
* 2008 FIFA Club World Cup

National team|

| Men's|

* Results ('07, '08)
* 2007 AFC Asian Cup

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Women's|

* 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Club seasons

A-League|

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

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