2015–16 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix
2015–16 season
ChairmanRob Morrison
ManagerErnie Merrick
StadiumWestpac Stadium, Wellington
A-League9th
ASB Premiership7th
FFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Blake Powell (8 goals)
All: Blake Powell (9 goals)
Highest home attendance13,584 vs Adelaide United
13 November 2015
Lowest home attendance5,103 vs Melbourne Victory
2 April 2016
Average home league attendance8,042

The 2015–16 Wellington Phoenix FC season was the club's ninth season since its establishment in 2007. The club participated in the A-League for the ninth time, the FFA Cup for the second time, and fielded a reserves squad in the ASB Premiership for the second time.

Players

Squad information

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 Glen Moss
2 DF Malta MLT Manny Muscat
3 DF New Zealand NZL Justin Gulley
4 MF Curaçao CUW Roly Bonevacia
5 DF Australia AUS Troy Danaskos
6 DF Australia AUS Dylan Fox
8 MF Spain ESP Alex Rodriguez
10 MF New Zealand NZL Michael McGlinchey
11 FW New Zealand NZL Kwabena Appiah
12 FW Australia AUS Blake Powell
13 MF Spain ESP Albert Riera
14 MF New Zealand NZL Alex Rufer
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF New Zealand NZL James McGarry (Youth)
16 MF New Zealand NZL Louis Fenton
17 MF Australia AUS Vince Lia
18 DF New Zealand NZL Ben Sigmund (Vice-captain)
19 DF New Zealand NZL Tom Doyle
20 GK Australia AUS Lewis Italiano
21 FW Fiji FIJ Roy Krishna
22 DF Australia AUS Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 MF New Zealand NZL Matthew Ridenton
24 FW New Zealand NZL Logan Rogerson (Youth)
26 FW New Zealand NZL Hamish Watson (Injury replacement)

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
29 FW New Zealand Joel Stevens 20
30 GK New Zealand Oliver Sail 19
31 MF New Zealand Andrew Blake 19
32 DF New Zealand Tamupiwa Dimairo 19
15 MF New Zealand James McGarry 17 [1]
24 FW New Zealand Logan Rogerson 17 [1]
3 DF New Zealand Justin Gulley 22 [2]

Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
12 FW Australia Blake Powell 24 APIA Leichhardt Tigers Australia Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [3]
7 MF Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong 27 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [4]
5 DF Australia Troy Danaskos 23 Sydney Olympic Australia Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [5]
6 DF Australia Dylan Fox 21 Bonnyrigg White Eagles Australia Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [6]
26 FW New Zealand Hamish Watson 22 Hawke's Bay United Injury replacement Round 19 2016 Free [7]

Transfers out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
12 FW New Zealand Tyler Boyd 20 Vitória de Guimarães Portugal End of contract Pre-season [8]
5 DF New Zealand Michael Boxall 26 SuperSport United South Africa Released Pre-season [9]
6 DF Australia Josh Brindell-South 22 Released Pre-season [9]
7 FW Costa Rica Kenny Cunningham 29 Released Pre-season [9]
15 MF New Zealand Jason Hicks 25 Released Pre-season [9]
3 FW Australia Joel Griffiths 35 Released Pre-season [10]
9 FW Australia Nathan Burns 27 FC Tokyo Japan Transfer Pre-season [11]
7 MF Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong 27 Released Round 17 [12]

Contracts Extensions

Name Position Duration Contract Expiry Notes
New Zealand Lewis Italiano Goalkeeper 1 year 2017 [13]
Australia Dylan Fox Defender 3 years 2019 [13]
Spain Alex Rodriguez Central midfielder 1 year 2017 [13]
New Zealand Tom Doyle Left-back 1 year 2017 [13]
New Zealand Matthew Ridenton Midfielder 2 years 2018 [13]
Australia Blake Powell Striker 1 year 2017 [13]

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Scotland Ernie Merrick
Assistant coach England Chris Greenacre
Reserves Team Coach England Andy Hedge
Goalkeeping coach Scotland Jonathan Gould
Strength & conditioning coach Scotland Lee Spence

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup ASB Premiership
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK New Zealand Glen Moss 28 0 1 0 0 27+0 0 1 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Malta Manny Muscat 27 1 7 0 0 25+0 1 6 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
3 DF New Zealand Justin Gulley 12 0 1 0 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 4+0 0 1 0 0
4 MF Curaçao Roly Bonevacia 28 6 8 0 0 26+0 6 7 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Australia Troy Danaskos 12 0 1 0 0 4+2 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 6+0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Australia Dylan Fox 17 0 6 1 0 8+4 0 5 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 5+0 0 1 1 0
8 MF Spain Alex Rodriguez 24 0 5 0 0 18+6 0 5 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
10 MF New Zealand Michael McGlinchey 28 3 0 0 0 26+0 3 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
11 FW New Zealand Kwabena Appiah 15 1 0 0 0 1+13 0 0 0 0 1+0 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
12 FW Australia Blake Powell 24 9 2 0 0 13+10 8 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 1 0 0 0
13 MF Spain Albert Riera 26 0 7 2 0 24+0 0 6 2 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
14 MF New Zealand Alex Rufer 8 0 1 0 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0
15 MF New Zealand James McGarry 13 5 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 11+1 5 1 0 0
16 MF New Zealand Louis Fenton 21 1 4 0 0 11+9 1 3 0 0 1+0 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Australia Vince Lia 18 1 7 0 0 13+3 1 6 0 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
18 DF New Zealand Ben Sigmund 18 0 4 0 0 12+3 0 3 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
19 DF New Zealand Tom Doyle 21 1 9 0 0 17+3 1 9 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Lewis Italiano 7 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 6+0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Fiji Roy Krishna 18 7 4 0 0 16+0 6 3 0 0 2+0 1 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
22 DF New Zealand Andrew Durante 26 0 7 0 0 24+0 0 7 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
23 MF New Zealand Matthew Ridenton 20 4 2 0 0 7+8 3 2 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 3+0 1 0 0 0
24 FW New Zealand Logan Rogerson 11 3 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 9+2 3 0 0 0
25 DF New Zealand Tamupiwa Dimairo 12 0 3 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 10+1 0 3 0 0
26 FW New Zealand Hamish Watson 8 3 1 1 0 6+2 3 1 1 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
26 DF New Zealand Ben Stroud 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
28 FW New Zealand Joel Stevens 14 3 0 0 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 8+0 3 0 0 0
29 MF New Zealand Andrew Blake 10 2 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 9+0 2 2 0 0
30 GK New Zealand Oliver Sail 11 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 8+3 0 0 0 0
31 DF New Zealand Luke Tongue 5 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0 0 0 0
32 MF New Zealand Sarpreet Singh 12 1 3 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 12+0 1 3 0 0
34 MF New Zealand Sam Gillespie 2 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
35 MF New Zealand Ruari Cahill-Fleury 10 2 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 2+8 2 0 0 0
35 MF New Zealand Nick Lane 1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
36 MF New Zealand Liam Wood 10 0 3 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 8+2 0 3 0 0
37 DF New Zealand Sam Philip 8 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 6+2 0 1 0 0
38 DF New Zealand Sam Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
39 MF New Zealand Joe Bell 14 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 10+4 0 1 0 0
41 MF New Zealand Cherbel Khouchaba 14 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 5+9 1 0 0 0
42 MF New Zealand Oliver Whyte 2 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+2 1 0 0 0
43 GK New Zealand Marcel Kampman 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
44 DF New Zealand Louis Evans 9 1 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 8+1 1 2 0 0
45 MF New Zealand Max Mata 6 3 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 6+0 3 0 0 0
46 DF New Zealand Jack Sinclair 4 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 2+2 0 1 0 0
47 MF New Zealand Liam Hare 6 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 6+0 0 0 0 0
50 GK New Zealand Bgoni Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
7 MF Netherlands Jeffrey Sarpong 13 0 1 0 0 9+4 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

27 June 2015 Fiji Tour Fiji U-23 Fiji 2–1 New Zealand Phoenix Premiers Suva, Fiji
14:30 FJT Matarerega 54'
Nakalevu 80'		 Report McGarry ?' Stadium: ANZ National Stadium
27 June 2015 Fiji Tour Fiji  1–2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Suva, Fiji
17:30 FJT Krishna 24' Report Bonevacia 40'
Doyle 77'		 Stadium: ANZ National Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
30 June 2015 Fiji Tour Fiji U-23 Fiji 1–3 New Zealand Phoenix Premiers Ba, Fiji
15:00 FJT Qasevakatini 69' Report Cahill-Fleury 17'
Mata 32', 48'		 Stadium: Govind Park
30 June 2015 Fiji Tour Fiji  2–2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Ba, Fiji
18:00 FJT Krishna 80'
Jese 83'		 Report Gulley 12'
Appiah 16'		 Stadium: Govind Park
13 July 2015 Stop Out New Zealand 1–4 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Timaru, New Zealand
Grimley ?' Report Krishna ?' (pen.), ?' (pen.), ?'
McGlinchey ?'		 Stadium: Fraser Park
21 July 2015 Petone New Zealand 3–3 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Petone, New Zealand
Green 31'
Elia 36' (pen.), 51'		 Report Bonevacia ?'
McGarry ?'
Rogerson ?'		 Stadium: Petone Memorial Park
22 July 2015 Wellington Phoenix New Zealand 3–0 New Zealand Miramar Rangers Wellington, New Zealand
Appiah 20', 48'
Cahill-Fleury 77'		 Report Stadium: Alex Moore Park
28 July 2015 Wests New Zealand 3–2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Porirua, New Zealand
Sippola 59' (pen.)
Billingsley ?'
Parker-Price ?'		 Report Powell 55'
McGarry ?'		 Stadium: Ole Football Academy
23 August 2015 New Zealand  2–1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix New Plymouth, New Zealand
13:30 NZST Fenton ?'
Rufer ?'		 Report Krishna ?' Stadium: Yarrow Stadium
30 August 2015 Wellington Phoenix New Zealand 3–3 Australia Capital Football XI Raumati Beach, New Zealand
14:00 NZST Powell 10'
Appiah 25', 49'		 Report Viera ?', ?'
Corrales 75'		 Stadium: Weka Park
13 September 2015 Sinopec Tour Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–3 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Parramatta, Australia
18:00 AEST Nichols 70' Report Bonevacia 8', 16'
Powell 85'		 Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Referee: Stephen Lucas
15 September 2015 Sinopec Tour APIA Leichhardt Tigers Australia 3–5 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Olsen 38'
Elasi 74'
Biczo 88'		 Report 45' (o.g.)
McGarry 57'
Ridenton 64'
Appiah 76', 83'		 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Referee: Steve Lucas
18 September 2015 Sinopec Tour Sydney FC Australia 1–3 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Wollongong, Australia
19:45 AEST Hološko 67' Report Krishna 32'
Powell 37', 38'		 Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,874
Referee: Strebre Delovski
26 September 2015 Sinopec Tour Wellington Phoenix New Zealand 2–2 New Zealand Auckland City Wellington, New Zealand
14:00 NZST Danaskos 36'
Krishna 23'		 Report De Vries 15', 62' Stadium: Westpac Stadium

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
A-League — 9th 11 October 2015 10 April 2016
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 16 11 August 2015 26 August 2015
ASB Premiership — 7th 15 November 2015 26 February 2016

A-League

Main article: 2015–16 A-League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United (C) 27 14 7 6 45 28 +17 49 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 14 6 7 44 33 +11 48
3 Brisbane Roar 27 14 6 7 49 40 +9 48 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 13 5 9 63 44 +19 44 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 49 42 +7 43
6 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 40 33 +7 41
7 Sydney FC 27 8 10 9 36 36 0 34
8 Newcastle Jets 27 8 6 13 28 41 −13 30
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 7 4 16 34 54 −20 25
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 33 70 −37 13
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 7 4 16 34 54  −20 25 4 2 7 16 24  −8 3 2 9 18 30  −12

Last updated: 10 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAAHHAAHHAHAHH
ResultLWWLDWLDWLDLLDLLLLWLWLWLLLL
Position853576676666677889999999999
Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2016. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 October 2015 1 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Newcastle Jets Wellington
19:00 NZDT Lee 45+2' (o.g.) Report Carney 30'
Trifunović 70'
Boogaard Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 77'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,255
Referee: Shaun Evans
18 October 2015 2 Perth Glory 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Perth
16:00 AWST Sándor 7'
R. Garcia Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 84'		 Report Krishna 9'
Lia 89'		 Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 8,145
Referee: Stephen Lucas
24 October 2015 3 Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Brisbane Roar Wellington
19:15 NZDT McGlinchey 35'
Krishna 49'
Powell 78'		 Report D. Petratos 26'
North 60'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,103
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 November 2015 4 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Berisha 10', 61'
Durante 55' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 24,934
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 November 2015 5 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Gosford
17:00 AEDT O'Donovan 76' Report McGlinchey 8' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,460
Referee: Chris Beath
13 November 2015 6 Wellington Phoenix 4–2 Adelaide United Wellington
19:30 NZDT Krishna 4'
Bonevacia 22', 51'
Ridenton 68'		 Report Goodwin 3'
Sánchez 89'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 13,584
Referee: Ben Williams
21 November 2015 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Parramatta
17:15 AEDT Piovaccari 9'
Bridge 85'		 Report Muscat 18' Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 14,426
Referee: Strebre Delovski
26 November 2015 8 Sydney FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
20:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 9,253
Referee: Chris Beath
5 December 2015 9 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Melbourne Victory Auckland
19:15 NZDT Krishna 18'
Bonevacia 44'		 Report Stadium: QBE Stadium
Attendance: 10,852
Referee: Alan Milliner
12 December 2015 10 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Cairns
16:15 AEST Lustica 71'
Maclaren 86'		 Report Krishna 45+1' Stadium: Cazaly's Stadium
Attendance: 5,162
Referee: Jarred Gillett
19 December 2015 11 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Sydney FC Wellington
19:15 NZDT Krishna 89' (pen.) Report Hološko 84' Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 10,027
Referee: Peter Green
26 December 2015 12 Adelaide United 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
16:45 ACDT Muscat 42' (o.g.)
Goodwin 73'
Marrone 75'		 Report Riera Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card 56' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,655
Referee: Chris Beath
31 December 2015 13 Central Coast Mariners 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Gosford
19:00 AEDT F. Ferreira 27' (pen.)
Austin 30'
Neill 70'		 Report Powell 67' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 10,073
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
10 January 2016 14 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Brisbane Roar Wellington
19:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,774
Referee: Stephen Lucas
17 January 2016 15 Newcastle Jets 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Trifunović 7' (pen.)
Kitto 26'
Kantarovski Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 58'
Carney 66'		 Report Ridenton 81' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 7,595
Referee: Jarred Gillett
25 January 2016 16 Melbourne City 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Fornaroli 12'
Novillo 31', 49'		 Report Bonevacia 66' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,825
Referee: Peter Green
30 January 2016 17 Wellington Phoenix 1–3 Central Coast Mariners Christchurch
19:15 NZDT Powell 90+2' Report García 50'
Roux 53'
Austin 85'		 Stadium: AMI Stadium
Attendance: 8,545
Referee: Strebre Delovski
7 February 2016 18 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Perth Glory Wellington
17:00 NZDT Report Harold 21' Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,135
Referee: Jarred Gillett
14 February 2016 19 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–5 Wellington Phoenix Parramatta
17:00 AEDT Nichols 75'
Bridge 84'
Aspropotamitis Red card 89'		 Report Powell 4', 20', 33', 71'
McGlinchey 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 12,589
Referee: Peter Green
20 February 2016 20 Newcastle Jets 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
17:15 AEDT Durante 27' (o.g.)
Nordstrand 53', 73'		 Report Watson 22', 37' Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 71' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 7,120
Referee: Chris Beath
26 February 2016 21 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Melbourne City Wellington
19:30 NZDT Fenton 12'
Ridenton 15'		 Report Mooy 19' Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,591
Referee: Matthew Conger
5 March 2016 22 Wellington Phoenix 0–4 Adelaide United Wellington
19:15 NZDT Report McGowan 31'
Mauk 41'
Djite 49'
Sánchez 90'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,595
Referee: Peter Green
12 March 2016 23 Sydney FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:15 AEDT Hološko 51' Report Powell 12'
Watson 13'
Bonevacia 37'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 10,235
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
20 March 2016 24 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Perth Glory Wellington
17:00 NZDT Doyle 90+2' Report Keogh 36'
Castro 74'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,844
Referee: Ben Williams
28 March 2016 25 Melbourne City 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Novillo 43'
Fornaroli 66', 80'		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,895
Referee: Chris Beath
2 April 2016 26 Wellington Phoenix 1–4 Melbourne Victory Wellington
19:15 NZDT Riera Yellow card 45+2' Yellow-red card 55'
Bonevacia 82'		 Report Berisha 8' Red card 35'
Bozanic 19'
Barbarouses 56'
Howard 90+3'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,103
Referee: Ben Williams
10 April 2016 27 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
17:00 NZST Report Šantalab 31', 44' Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 10,143
Referee: Shaun Evans

FFA Cup

Main article: 2015 FFA Cup
11 August 2015 Round of 32 Central Coast Mariners New South Wales 0–1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Gosford, Australia
19:30 (AEST) Report Appiah 17' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,111
Referee: Steve Lucas
26 August 2015 Round of 16 Melbourne City Victoria (state) 5–1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Melbourne, Australia
19:30 (AEST) Mooy 18' (pen.)
Novillo 21'
Fornaroli 32' (pen.)
Koren 40'
Dekker 49'		 Report Krishna 34' (pen.) Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,027
Referee: Lucien Laverdure

ASB Premiership

Main article: 2015–16 ASB Premiership

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 13 11 2 0 39 11 +28 35 Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series
2 Hawke's Bay United 13 8 3 2 27 15 +12 27
3 Team Wellington 14 8 3 3 36 21 +15 27 Qualification to the Finals series
4 Canterbury United 13 7 2 4 25 21 +4 23
5 WaiBOP United 13 6 0 7 28 23 +5 18
6 Waitakere United 13 4 1 8 22 34 −12 13
7 Phoenix Premiers 14 2 1 11 24 46 −22 7
8 Southern United 13 1 0 12 9 39 −30 3
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2016. Source: NZ Football

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 2 1 11 24 46  −22 7 2 0 5 11 22  −11 0 1 6 13 24  −11

Last updated: 26 February 2016.
Source: soccerway.com

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHHAHAAHAAAHHAH
ResultLLLWDLLLLLLWLL
Position87866777777777
Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2016. Source: soccerway.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

15 November 2015 1 Phoenix Premiers 0–3 Canterbury United Wellington
14:00 NZST Report White 69', 72'
Chang 84'		 Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Matthew Conger
22 November 2015 2 Phoenix Premiers 1–3 Auckland City Wellington
14:00 NZST McGarry 65' Report De Vries 33'
Lewis 63'
Álvaro 75'		 Stadium: Newtown Park
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh
29 November 2015 3 Southern United 1–0 Phoenix Premiers Dunedin
14:00 NZST Ridden 8' Report Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
Referee: John Rowbury
3 December 2015 4 Phoenix Premiers 2–1 Waitakere United Auckland
19:35 NZST Mata 40'
Ridenton 53'		 Report Bowen 16' Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh
13 December 2015 5 Hawke's Bay United 5–5 Phoenix Premiers Napier
13:00 NZST Watson 47'
Chettleburgh 49'
Sole 68'
Mason-Smith 71', 90+2'		 Report Stevens 9', 57' (pen.)
Mata 14', 23'
Rogerson 44'
Fox Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 66'		 Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Chris Kerr
20 December 2015 6 Team Wellington 3–2 Phoenix Premiers Wellington
14:00 NZST Harris 36'
Peverley 45+1'
Musa 85'		 Report Powell 68' (pen.)
Stevens 90+6'		 Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Antony Riley
9 January 2016 7 Phoenix Premiers 3–4 WaiBOP United Wellington
14:00 NZST Rogerson 46'
Blake 47'
Evans 81'		 Report Tinsley 52' (pen.), 90+6'
Hoyle 64'
Ilich 69'		 Stadium: Newtown Park
Referee: Nick Waldron
17 January 2016 8 Waitakere United 4–1 Phoenix Premiers Auckland
16:35 NZST Manickum 23'
Lovemore 45+1'
Bowen 90'
Barnes 90+2'		 Report Blake 15' Stadium: QBE Stadium
Referee: Cory Mills
24 January 2016 9 Auckland City 4–2 Phoenix Premiers Auckland
16:35 NZST Moreira 11' (pen.), 21', 42'
De Vries 40'		 Report Cahill-Fleury 22', 78' Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Hayden McCabe
30 January 2016 10 Canterbury United 3–1 Phoenix Premiers Christchurch
16:15 NZST White 29'
Clapham 44'
de Jong 82'		 Report Singh 40' Stadium: AMI Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron
6 February 2016 11 Phoenix Premiers 0–2 Hawke's Bay United Wellington
13:00 NZST Report Mason-Smith 6', 89' Stadium: Newtown Park
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh
13 February 2016 12 Phoenix Premiers 4–3 Southern United Wellington
13:00 NZST McGarry 2', 22', 33'
Khouchaba 37'		 Report French 12', 87'
Williams 48'		 Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Chris Kerr
20 February 2016 13 WaiBOP United 4–2 Phoenix Premiers Mount Maunganui
13:00 NZST Morris 26'
Hoyle 36', 43'
Ilich 83'		 Report Rogerson 64'
Whyte 89'		 Stadium: Links Avenue
Referee: Nick Waldron
26 February 2016 14 Phoenix Premiers 1–6 Team Wellington Wellington
16:15 NZST McGarry 60' Report Villa 7'
Wood 23' (o.g.)
Barcia 25', 48'
Jackson 83', 87'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Referee: John Rowbury

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