Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves

Wellington Phoenix Reserves

Full name	Wellington Phoenix Football Club Reserves
Nickname(s)	WeeNix[1]
Founded	2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Ground	Fraser Park
Capacity	750
Chairman	Rob Morrison
Head Coach	Chris Greenacre
League	Central League National League
2024	Central League, 5th of 10 National League, 5th of 10
Website	www.wellingtonphoenix.com
Home colours Away colours

Active teams of Wellington Phoenix
A-League Men	Wellington Phoenix Reserves (Men's)	A-League Women

Wellington Phoenix Football Club Reserves is a football team based in Wellington, New Zealand. They currently serve as the reserve side of the Wellington Phoenix FC of the A-League and compete in the New Zealand National League.

History

Chart of yearly ladder positions for Wellington Phoenix Reserves in NZ 1st division soccer

From 2010 to 2013, a Wellington Phoenix reserve side took part in the ASB Phoenix Challenge competition against ASB Premiership sides, however these games were separate to the main competition.

On 22 August 2014 it was announced that the club had been granted permission to field a reserve side in the 2014–15 ASB Premiership, the highest level of football in New Zealand.^[2] The team made their debut in the competition on 1 November 2014 against Team Wellington. Tyler Boyd scored the first goal in the reserves' history, but that could not prevent them losing 1–2.^[3]

On 2 October 2015, Wellington Phoenix named a youth squad to take part in the ASB Youth League.^[4]

With the restructuring and creation of a new National League made by New Zealand Football for the 2021 season, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Phoenix and Lower Hutt City which saw the team play under in the Central League under the Lower Hutt banner.^[5][6] This meant Lower Hutt could not qualify for the Championship phase even if they finish in the top three of the Central League as Wellington Phoenix would then play that part of the competition.^[5][7]

This changed again for the 2022 season, with the Phoenix allowed to again play in the national league under their own name and colours.^[8]

Players

Reserves squad

As of 26 September 2024^[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  NZL Dublin Boon — GK  NZL Matt Foord — GK  NZL Eamonn McCarron — DF  NZL Joe Cornille — DF  NZL Jesper Edwards — DF  NZL Dylan Gardiner — DF  NZL Harry Huxford — DF  NZL Seth Karunaratne — DF  NZL Ryan Lee — DF  NZL Tze-xuan Loke — DF  NZL Nicholas Murphy — DF  NZL Lewis Patridge — DF  NZL Jayden Smith — MF  NZL Lachlan Candy

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NZL Anaru Cassidy — MF  NZL Raphael Conway — MF  NZL Augustin Coronel — MF  NZL Ryan Hamilton — MF  NZL Fletcher Pratt — MF  NZL Harrison Tisch — MF  NZL Hayden Thomas — MF  NZL Ryan Watson — MF  NZL Louis Wickremesekera — MF  NZL Rio Winkworth — FW  NZL Luke Flowerdew — FW  NZL Fergus Gillion — FW  NZL Daniel Makowem — FW  NZL Nathan Walker

Senior player appearances

Up to four professional players are eligible to play for the reserves side from this squad. Two under-20 players are also allowed if the reserves side's opposition agrees to their inclusion on match day.^[9]

Season by season record

ISPS Handa Men's Premiership

Season	Division	League										Top scorer
		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pos	Finals	Name	Goals
2014–15[10]	NZFC	16	7	0	9	37	42	−5	21	6th	–	Tyler Boyd ♦	10
2015–16[11]		14	2	1	11	24	46	−22	7	7th	–	James McGarry	5
2016–17[12]		18	6	4	8	25	33	−8	22	7th	–	Max Mata	5
2017–18[13]		18	4	3	11	27	53	−26	15	9th	–	Logan Rogerson	5
2018–19[14]		18	3	2	13	22	46	−24	11	10th	–	Ben Waine	8
2019–20[15]		16	4	6	6	30	32	−2	18	8th	–	Byron Heath, Ahmed Othman	5
2020–21[16]		14	2	4	8	18	37	−19	10	8th	–	Riley Bidois	6

National League

Season	Qualifying league	League										New Zealand National League									Chatham Cup	Top scorer
		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pos		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pos		Name	Goals
2021	Central League	Did not participate[n 1]										5	2	0	3	15	8	+7	6	4th	—	Luis Toomey	5
2022		18	10	3	5	32	17	+15	33	3rd		9	3	3	3	16	14	+2	12	6th		Josh Rudland	8
2023		18	12	1	5	47	29	+18	37	2nd		9	3	0	6	19	24	−5	9	8th		Joshua Tollervey	17
2024		18	7	3	8	34	40	−6	24	5th		9	4	1	4	16	19	−3	13	5th	2R	Luke Flowerdew	7

	Champions
	Runners-up
	Third Place
	Last Place
–	Did not make the Playoff
♦	Top scorer in competition
EF	Elimination finals
SF	Semi-finals

Notes

1. Lower Hutt City cannot qualify for the National League Championship phase due to their MoU with Wellington Phoenix Reserves.

References

1. Barnes, Patrick (26 November 2014). "From the Fever Zone". wellingtonphoenix.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
2. "Wellington Phoenix admitted to ASB Premiership". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
3. "Team Wellington 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
4. Lange, Kyla (2 October 2015). "Phoenix Name Exciting Young Squad For ASB Youth League". Wellington Phoenix. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
5. "New National League system". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
6. "Wellington Phoenix Announce Strategic Partnership With Lower Hutt City AFC". Wellington Phoenix. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
7. "Who'll join Rangers and Olympic in the National League?". New Zealand Football. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
8. "New-look reserves ready for 2022 Central League - Wellington Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
9. "Phoenix Reserve side in a state of flux". TVNZ. One News. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
10. "2014-15 Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
11. "2015-16 Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
12. "2016-17 Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
13. "2017-18 Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
14. "2018-19 Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
15. "2019–20 Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
16. "2020–21 Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

External links

• Official website