# 2009–10 Wellington Phoenix FC season

The 2009–10 season is the Wellington Phoenix's third season of football in the Hyundai A-League, making it the longest running New Zealand team in the competition, surpassing the defunct New Zealand Knights.

## Players
### First team squad

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 |
| 1 | GK | NZL | Mark Paston |
| 2 | DF | MLT | Manny Muscat |
| 3 | DF | NZL | Tony Lochhead |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Jon McKain |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Diego |
| 6 | MF | NZL | Tim Brown (Vice-Captain) |
| 7 | MF | NZL | Leo Bertos |
| 8 | FW | BRB | Paul Ifill |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Greenacre |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Michael Ferrante |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Daniel |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Troy Hearfield |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Adrian Caceres |
| 15 | FW | CIV | Eugene Dadi (Short-term contract) |
| 16 | DF | NZL | David Mulligan |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Vince Lia |
| 18 | DF | NZL | Ben Sigmund |
| 19 | MF | CHN | Jiang Chen (On loan) |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Reece Crowther (Youth) |
| 21 | MF | NZL | Marco Rojas (Youth) |
| 22 | DF | AUS | Andrew Durante (Captain) |
| 23 | FW | NZL | Kosta Barbarouses (Youth) |
| 40 | GK | AUS | Liam Reddy (Short-term injury cover) |

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Notes |
| 5 | MF | Diego | Adelaide United | |
| 8 | FW | Paul Ifill | Crystal Palace | |
| 9 | FW | Chris Greenacre | Tranmere Rovers | |
| 14 | MF | Adrián Cáceres | Central Coast Mariners | |
| 15 | FW | Eugene Dadi | Perth Glory | |
| 19 | MF | Jiang Chen | Tianjin Teda F.C. | On loan |
| 20 | GK | Reece Crowther | Queens Park Rangers | |
| 21 | MF | Marco Rojas | Waikato FC | |
| 40 | GK | Liam Reddy | Brisbane Roar | Short-term injury cover |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | From |
| 2 | DF | Jeremy Christie | Waitakere United |
| 5 | DF | Karl Dodd | North Queensland Fury |
| 8 | FW | Vaughan Coveny | South Melbourne FC |
| 9 | FW | Shane Smeltz | Gold Coast United |
| 12 | MF | Richard Johnson | Retired |
| 15 | FW | Adam Kwasnik | Central Coast Mariners |
| 19 | FW | Greg Draper | Melbourne Knights FC |
| 20 | GK | Glen Moss | Melbourne Victory |
| 21 | MF | Leilei Gao | Beijing Hongdeng |

## Matches
### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | L | D | D | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 48 | Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 47 | Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Gold Coast United | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 40 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 34 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | North Queensland Fury | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 32 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 30 | |
| 10 | Adelaide United | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 29 | |

## Statistics
### Appearances

| Rank | Player | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Minutes played by round | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | F1 | F2 | F3 | App. | GS | | | Min. |
| 1 | Andrew Durante | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 120 | 120 | 90 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2,760 |
| 1 | Paul Ifill | 69 | 74 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 56 | 74 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 90 | 90 | 72 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 120 | 120 | 79 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 2,597 |
| 1 | Leo Bertos | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 64 | 90 | 84 | 89 | 87 | 71 | 63 | 13 | 23 | 71 | 78 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 26 | 23 | 33 | 77 | 70 | 66 | 90 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 2,157 |
| 4 | Troy Hearfield | 78 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 6 | | 77 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 28 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 120 | 74 | 58 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 1,584 |
| 5 | Tony Lochhead | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 75 | 120 | 90 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2,535 |
| 6 | Tim Brown | 90 | | | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 77 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 74 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 120 | 120 | 65 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 2,436 |
| 7 | Manny Muscat | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | 90 | 75 | 90 | 90 | 13 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 58 | | | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 67 | 120 | 120 | 90 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2,229 |
| 7 | Vince Lia | | 13 | 21 | 47 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 82 | 90 | 88 | | | 90 | 90 | 120 | 109 | 90 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2,190 |
| 9 | Chris Greenacre | 90 | 90 | 90 | 75 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 67 | 90 | 70 | | | | | | | 26 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 106 | 120 | 90 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1,985 |
| 10 | Daniel | 21 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 90 | 77 | 66 | | 80 | 72 | 71 | 90 | 77 | 76 | 63 | 62 | 85 | 90 | 64 | | | | | | 13 | | 13 | | 54 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 1,243 |
| 11 | Ben Sigmund | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 83 | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | | | | | 64 | 64 | | | | 14 | 120 | | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1,695 |
| 12 | Jon McKain | 90 | 77 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 105 | | 90 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1,626 |
| 12 | Adrian Caceres | | | | | | | 24 | 57 | 1 | | 19 | | 2 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 56 | 67 | 14 | 89 | 12 | | 35 | 26 | 77 | 57 | 23 | 50 | | | 19 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 668 |
| 14 | Mark Paston | 90 | 90 | 90 | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 8 | | | 90 | | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1,088 |
| 14 | Kosta Barbarouses | | | | | | | | 33 | 10 | | | 27 | 88 | 70 | 19 | 20 | 34 | 23 | 76 | 6 | | 22 | | 18 | | | | | | | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 446 |
| 16 | Liam Reddy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 120 | 120 | 90 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1,140 |
| 16 | Diego | 12 | 74 | 69 | 43 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 90 | | | | | 16 | 8 | | 2 | 90 | | | | | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 431 |
| 18 | Eugene Dadi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 90 | 68 | 90 | 64 | 67 | 24 | 6 | 45 | 46 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 525 |
| 19 | Reece Crowther | | | | 90 | | | | | | | | 82 | 90 | 90 | | 90 | | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 532 |
| 19 | Michael Ferrante | | 90 | 69 | 80 | | 1 | 15 | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 273 |
| 21 | Marco Rojas | | | | | | 13 | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 |
| 22 | Jiang Chen | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| 23 | David Mulligan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player started  Player subbed in  Player suspended  Player injured/sick  Player on international duty
 Player left club/not signed/loan expired

### Goal scorers

| Rank | Player | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Goals by round | Total |
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | F1 | F2 | F3 | Total |
| 1 | Paul Ifill | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | 13 |
| 2 | Tim Brown | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 8 |
| 3 | Chris Greenacre | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 6 |
| 4 | Eugene Dadi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Daniel | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 5 | Leo Bertos | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 5 | Jon McKain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 |
| 8 | Ben Sigmund | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 8 | Troy Hearfield | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 8 | Kosta Barbarouses | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 8 | Andrew Durante | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
Goal scored from penalty kick

### Goal assists

| Rank | Player | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Assists by round | Total |
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | F1 | F2 | F3 | Total |
| 1 | Paul Ifill | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Leo Bertos | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 3 | Daniel | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 3 | Adrian Caceres | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 5 | Manny Muscat | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 3 |
| 6 | Kosta Barbarouses | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 6 | Andrew Durante | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 6 | Tim Brown | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 |
| 6 | Vince Lia | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Tony Lochhead | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 10 | Chris Greenacre | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 10 | Diego | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |

### Discipline

| Rank | Player | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Cards by round | Total | Total | Total |
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | F1 | F2 | F3 | | | |
| 1 | Manny Muscat | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | 1 |
| 1 | Vince Lia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | |
| 3 | Tim Brown | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | |
| 4 | Jon McKain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 1 | |
| 5 | Andrew Durante | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | |
| 6 | Leo Bertos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | |
| 6 | Troy Hearfield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | |
| 8 | Paul Ifill | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 8 | Tony Lochhead | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 10 | Eugene Dadi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 10 | Michael Ferrante | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 10 | Ben Sigmund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 13 | Jiang Chen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 13 | Daniel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 13 | Chris Greenacre | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 13 | Liam Reddy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |

### Home attendance

| Date | Round | Attendance | Opposition | Stadium |
| 16 August 2009 | Round 2 | 1 | Perth Glory | Westpac Stadium |
| 4 September 2009 | Round 5 | 7,578 | Adelaide United | Westpac Stadium |
| 20 September 2009 | Round 7 | 9,713 | North Queensland Fury | Westpac Stadium |
| 27 September 2009 | Round 8 | 6,769 | Central Coast Mariners | Westpac Stadium |
| 25 October 2009 | Round 11 | 6,517 | Gold Coast United | Westpac Stadium |
| 4 November 2009 | Round 13 | 4,115 | Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium |
| 8 November 2009 | Round 14 | 6,930 | Perth Glory | Westpac Stadium |
| 4 December 2009 | Round 17 | 8,209 | Melbourne Victory | Westpac Stadium |
| 12 December 2009 | Round 18 | 6,459 | Sydney FC | FMG Stadium |
| 9 January 2010 | Round 21 | 8,925 | Brisbane Roar | Westpac Stadium |
| 15 January 2010 | Round 22 | 7,727 | North Queensland Fury | Westpac Stadium |
| 30 January 2010 | Round 25 | 19,258 | Adelaide United | AMI Stadium |
| 12 February 2010 | Round 27 | 14,327 | Central Coast Mariners | Westpac Stadium |
| 21 February 2010 | Semi-Final 4 v 5 | 24,278 | Perth Glory | Westpac Stadium |
| 7 March 2010 | Minor Semi-Final | 32,792 | Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium |
| Total | 173,639 | 173,639 | 173,639 | 173,639 |
| Average | 11,576 | 11,576 | 11,576 | 11,576 |

## Club
### Technical staff

* First team Coach: Ricki Herbert
* Goalkeeping Coach: Jonathan Gould
* Technical Analyst: Luciano Trani
* First team Physiotherapist: Adam Crump
* Masseur: Dene Carroll
* Strength & Conditioning Coach: Ed Baranowski

### Kit

The team kit for the 2009–10 season was produced by Reebok. The home kit was changed to a black and yellow vertically striped shirt with black shorts and socks. The away kit features black sleeves with yellow trim on a white background, while the shorts are white with a yellow and black side trim, with white socks. Sony renewed its contract with the Wellington Phoenix and remained the club's major sponsor.
Supplier: Reebok Sponsor(s): Sony
| Home | Away | Goalkeeper home | Goalkeeper away |

### End-of-season awards

    See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC end-of-season awards
* Sony Player of the Year: Andrew Durante
* Members' Player of the Year: Paul Ifill
* Players' Player of the Year: Paul Ifill
* Media Player of the Year: Paul Ifill
* Golden Boot: Paul Ifill – 12 goals
* Under-23 Player of the Year: Troy Hearfield