2021–22 Wellington Phoenix FC (A-League Women) season
The 2021–22 Wellington Phoenix season is the club's inaugural season in the A-League Women, the premier competition for women's football in Australia, originally known as the W-League. The club's manager for the season is Gemma Lewis, with Natalie Lawrence as assistant. Due to impacts related to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, including not being able to play home games in New Zealand, the team are playing their home games at WIN Stadium located in Wollongong, Australia. Season milestones. Former Perth Glory keeper and 2020–21 players ’ player of the year, Lily Alfeld, was announced as the club's inaugural signing. She was later announced as the club's inaugural captain. Wellington Phoenix started their debut season with a 0–0 draw against Western Sydney Wanderers at the Wollongong Showgrounds. Ava Pritchard scored the club's first goal in their second game of the season, in a 1–5 loss to Newcastle Jets. On 11 February 2022, the Phoenix achieved their first ever win in the A-League Women in a 3–0 away win against Canberra United. They got their second win of the season against Western Sydney Wanderers , winning 3–2 on the 1st March but it wasn't enough to get them off the bottom of the table and after losing their last game of the season to Perth Glory, they finished the season with the wooden spoon. See also. 2021–22 Wellington Phoenix FC season