# 2010–11 Wellington Phoenix FC season

The 2010–11 Wellington Phoenix season was the Wellington Phoenix's fourth A-League season.

## 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 | MF | AUS | Nick Ward |
| 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 | ARG | Oscar Roberto Cornejo |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Daniel |
| 12 | DF | NZL | James Musa (youth) |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Troy Hearfield |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Mirjan Pavlovic (youth) |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Jade North (Australian marquee) |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Vince Lia |
| 18 | DF | NZL | Ben Sigmund |
| 19 | GK | AUS | Danny Vukovic |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Reece Crowther |
| 21 | MF | NZL | Marco Rojas (youth) |
| 22 | DF | AUS | Andrew Durante (captain) |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Dylan Macallister |
| 24 | MF | NZL | Sean Lovemore (on loan) |
| 26 | MF | NZL | Simon Elliott (short-term contract) |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Griffin McMaster (short-term injury cover) |
    1 Manny Muscat does not count to the foreign players quota as he holds Australian citizenship.

### Contract extensions

| No. | Pos. | Name | Contract extension | Contract end |
| 20 | GK | Reece Crowther | 1 year | March 2011 |
| 13 | DF | Troy Hearfield | 1 year | March 2011 |
| 1 | GK | Mark Paston | 1 year | March 2012 |
| 9 | FW | Chris Greenacre | 1 year | March 2012 |
| 8 | FW | Paul Ifill | 2 years | March 2012 |
| 2 | DF | Manny Muscat | 2 years | March 2012 |
| 17 | MF | Vince Lia | 2 years | March 2012 |
| 6 | MF | Tim Brown | 2 years | March 2013 |
| 18 | DF | Ben Sigmund | 2 years | March 2013 |
| 14 | FW | Mirjan Pavlovic | 2 years | March 2013 |
| 7 | MF | Leo Bertos | 3 years | March 2013 |
| 22 | DF | Andrew Durante | 3 years | March 2013 |

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Notes |
| 4 | MF | Nick Ward | Melbourne Victory | |
| 10 | MF | Oscar Roberto Cornejo | Everton | |
| 12 | DF | James Musa | Academy | |
| 14 | FW | Mirjan Pavlovic | Sydney United FC | |
| 15 | DF | Jade North | Tromsø IL | |
| 19 | GK | Danny Vukovic | Konyaspor | |
| 23 | FW | Dylan Macallister | Central Coast Mariners | |
| 24 | MF | Sean Lovemore | Waitakere United | On loan |
| 26 | MF | Simon Elliott | San Jose Earthquakes | Short-term injury cover |
| 30 | GK | Griffin McMaster | Oakleigh Cannons FC | Short-term injury cover |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To |
| 4 | DF | Jon McKain | Al-Nassr |
| 10 | MF | Michael Ferrante | Richmond Eagles |
| 12 | MF | Jiang Chen | Tianjin Teda F.C. |
| 14 | MF | Adrián Cáceres | Inglewood United |
| 15 | FW | Eugene Dadi | Persibo Bojonegoro |
| 16 | DF | David Mulligan | Auckland City FC |
| 23 | FW | Kosta Barbarouses | Brisbane Roar |
| 40 | GK | Liam Reddy | Sydney FC |

## 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brisbane Roar (C) | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 65 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 57 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 50 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series |
| 4 | Gold Coast United | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 46 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 35 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Heart | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 35 | |
| 9 | Sydney FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 34 | |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 23 | |
| 11 | North Queensland Fury | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 19 | |
* ↑ First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage. Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, unless first place are champions. Second place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

## 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 | 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | F1 | App. | GS | | | Min. |
| 1 | Chris Greenacre | 90 | 90 | 80 | 90 | 82 | 77 | 56 | 90 | 68 | 90 | 90 | 79 | 69 | 81 | 63 | 1 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 69 | 78 | 90 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 77 | 19 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 16 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1,947 |
| 2 | Tim Brown | 90 | 90 | 90 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 73 | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2,638 |
| 3 | Daniel | 7 | 1 | | 67 | | 9 | 18 | 85 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 72 | 60 | 56 | 61 | 59 | 22 | 29 | 3 | 38 | 26 | 63 | 29 | 18 | 64 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 942 |
| 4 | Ben Sigmund | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 81 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | | 90 | 90 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2,511 |
| 4 | Manny Muscat | 90 | 90 | 90 | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 71 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | | 90 | 90 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2,501 |
| 4 | Andrew Durante | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | 21 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | | 90 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2,451 |
| 7 | Troy Hearfield | 18 | | 10 | 90 | 90 | | 34 | 9 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | | 12 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 56 | 81 | 90 | 90 | 69 | 90 | 63 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 74 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1,956 |
| 8 | Vince Lia | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | | | 64 | | 45 | 90 | 60 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 82 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 71 | 72 | | | | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 2,014 |
| 8 | Nick Ward | | | | 45 | 90 | 90 | 72 | 90 | 74 | 45 | 20 | 11 | | | 90 | 18 | 35 | 78 | 88 | | | 29 | 90 | 56 | 64 | 27 | 61 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 1,533 |
| 10 | Leo Bertos | 83 | 58 | 90 | 23 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 65 | 81 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 72 | 89 | 55 | | | 21 | 68 | 61 | 8 | 34 | | | | | | | | 22 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 1,526 |
| 10 | Dylan Macallister | 72 | 89 | 66 | 45 | | | 28 | 1 | | | | 30 | 18 | 9 | | | | 12 | 2 | | 90 | 90 | 84 | 90 | 73 | 55 | 90 | 90 | 73 | 81 | 62 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 1,250 |
| 12 | Paul Ifill | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 81 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 74 | 90 | 72 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1,768 |
| 13 | Jade North | | | | | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 45 | | 90 | 90 | 78 | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | | | | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1,653 |
| 14 | Danny Vukovic | | | | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | 47 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1,487 |
| 14 | Marco Rojas | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 15 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 81 | 61 | 87 | 52 | 64 | 13 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 89 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 915 |
| 16 | Tony Lochhead | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1,412 |
| 17 | Mark Paston | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | | | | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 43 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1,303 |
| 18 | Mirjan Pavlovic | | | 24 | 45 | 8 | 13 | | | 26 | 45 | 70 | | | | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | 35 | | | | 3 | | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 296 |
| 19 | Oscar Roberto Cornejo | | 32 | | | | | | 5 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | 17 | | | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 93 |
| 20 | Simon Elliott | | | | | | | | | | | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 21 | James Musa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 75 | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | 90 | | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174 |
| 22 | Sean Lovemore | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 23 | Reece Crowther | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Diego | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player started  Player subbed in  Player suspended  Player injured

### 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 | Goals by round | 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | F1 | Total | Total |
| 1 | Chris Greenacre | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | 8 |
| 2 | Paul Ifill | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 2 | Dylan Macallister | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | 7 |
| 4 | Tim Brown | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 5 | Leo Bertos | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 6 | Marco Rojas | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 6 | Ben Sigmund | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 8 | Nick Ward | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 8 | Vince Lia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 8 | Danny Vukovic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
Goal scored from penalty kick

### Goal assists

| Rank | Player | Total |
| 1 | Marco Rojas | 7 |
| 2 | Tim Brown | 4 |
| 2 | Chris Greenacre | 3 |
| 2 | Manny Muscat | 3 |
| 2 | Dylan Macallister | 3 |
| 6 | Paul Ifill | 2 |
| 6 | Ben Sigmund | 2 |
| 6 | Vince Lia | 2 |
| 7 | Troy Hearfield | 1 |
| 7 | Leo Bertos | 1 |
| 7 | Andrew Durante | 1 |
| 7 | Daniel | 1 |
| 7 | Mirjan Pavlovic | 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 | Cards by round | 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | F1 | | |
| 1 | Manny Muscat | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | |
| 2 | Vince Lia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Andrew Durante | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | |
| 2 | Ben Sigmund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | |
| 5 | Tim Brown | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | |
| 6 | Paul Ifill | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | |
| 7 | Daniel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | |
| 7 | Troy Hearfield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | |
| 9 | Leo Bertos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
| 9 | Chris Greenacre | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
| 9 | Mirjan Pavlovic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
| 9 | Tony Lochhead | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
| 9 | Nick Ward | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
| 14 | Jade North | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 14 | Simon Elliott | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
Player suspended

### Home attendance

| Date | Round | Attendance | Opposition | Stadium |
| 13 August 2010 | Round 1 | 8,938 | Gold Coast United | Westpac Stadium |
| 22 August 2010 | Round 2 | 9,553 | Central Coast Mariners | Westpac Stadium |
| 11 September 2010 | Round 5 | 8,453 | Sydney FC | Westpac Stadium |
| 24 September 2010 | Round 8 | 7,212 | North Queensland Fury | Westpac Stadium |
| 17 October 2010 | Round 10 | 5,211 | Melbourne Heart | Westpac Stadium |
| 3 November 2010 | Round 12 | 5,529 | Brisbane Roar | Westpac Stadium |
| 13 November 2010 | Round 14 | 5,778 | Central Coast Mariners | Westpac Stadium |
| 24 November 2010 | Round 16 | 4,700 | Melbourne Heart | Westpac Stadium |
| 27 November 2010 | Round 17 | 6,475 | Melbourne Victory | Westpac Stadium |
| 5 December 2010 | Round 19 | 14,108 | Adelaide United | AMI Stadium |
| 18 December 2010 | Round 21 | 6,053 | Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium |
| 5 January 2011 | Round 23 | 9,496 | Melbourne Victory | Westpac Stadium |
| 23 January 2011 | Round 25 | 5,115 | Perth Glory | Westpac Stadium |
| 30 January 2011 | Round 27 | 10,917 | Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium |
| 13 February 2011 | Round 30 | 12,731 | North Queensland Fury | Westpac Stadium |
| Total | 120,238 | 120,238 | 120,238 | 120,238 |
| Average | 8,016 | 8,016 | 8,016 | 8,016 |

## Club
### Technical staff

* First team coach: Ricki Herbert
* Technical analyst: Luciano Trani
* First team physiotherapist: Adam Crump
* Masseur: Dene Carroll
* Strength & conditioning coach: Ed Baranowski

### Kit

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: Ben Sigmund
* Members' Player of the Year: Manny Muscat
* Players' Player of the Year: Manny Muscat
* Media Player of the Year: Marco Rojas
* Golden Boot: Chris Greenacre – 8 goals
* Under-23 Player of the Year: Marco Rojas