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Wellington Phoenix 2018–19 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2018–19 Wellington Phoenix season was the club's 12th season since its establishment in 2007. The club participated in the A-League for the 12th time, the FFA Cup for the fifth time, and fielded a reserves squad in the ISPS Handa Premiership for the fifth time.
2018–19 season | |||
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Chairman | Rob Morrison | ||
Manager | Marko Rudan | ||
Stadium | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||
A-League | 6th | ||
A-League Finals Series | Elimination-finals | ||
FFA Cup | Round of 32 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Roy Krishna (18 goals) All: Roy Krishna (19 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 23,648 vs. Melbourne Victory (15 February 2019) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,829 vs. Perth Glory (2 December 2018) | ||
Average home league attendance | 8,533 | ||
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This season marked the club surpassing its record of 7 games unbeaten to 9 games unbeaten. Roy Krishna became Wellington Phoenix's all time leading goal scorer overtaking Paul Ifill's record of 33 and also broke the record for most goals in a single season for the club with 19. The club also broke its record of biggest home attendance for a non-final match with 23,648 people against Melbourne Victory in Eden Park on 15 February 2019. This season was the first time since 2015 the Phoenix played in the Finals Series. However, they lost 3-1 in the elimination final to Melbourne Victory. [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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13 | DF | ![]() |
Liberato Cacace | 17 | 2-year professional contract[2] |
31 | FW | ![]() |
Ben Waine | 17 | academy player[3] |
32 | MF | ![]() |
Gianni Stensness | 20 | 1-year professional contract[4] |
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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27 | DF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | 1 year | 10 July 2018 | [5] |
1 | GK | ![]() |
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Free transfer | 1 year[6] | 18 July 2018 | [7] |
16 | MF | Louis Fenton | Free transfer | 1 year | 22 July 2018 | [8] | |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Free transfer | 2 years | 23 July 2018 | [9] | |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Free transfer | 1 year | 23 July 2018 | [9] | |
15 | MF | ![]() |
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Loan | 1 year | 25 July 2018 | [10] |
23 | MF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | 1 year | 11 October 2018 | [11] |
4 | MF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | 1 year | 12 October 2018 | [12] |
3 | MF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | 1 year | 17 October 2018 | [13] |
17 | MF | Callan Elliot | ![]() |
Free transfer | 1 year | 17 October 2018 | [13] |
40 | GK | ![]() |
Injury replacement | 1 week | 6 December 2018 | [14] | |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Free transfer | 1 year | 3 January 2019 | [15] | |
3 | DF | Justin Gulley | ![]() |
Free transfer | 29 January 2019 | [16] | |
12 | DF | Antony Golec | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 1 year | 30 January 2019 | [17] |
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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13 | DF | ![]() |
Free transfer | 18 April 2018 | [18] | |
10 | MF | Michael McGlinchey | Mutual contract termination | 1 May 2018 | [19] | |
30 | GK | Keegan Smith | ![]() |
Free transfer | 4 May 2018 | [20] |
23 | MF | Matthew Ridenton | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 9 May 2018 | [21] |
8 | MF | ![]() |
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Mutual contract termination | 1 June 2018 | [22] |
4 | MF | ![]() |
End of contract | 13 June 2018 | [23] | |
9 | FW | ![]() |
End of contract | 13 June 2018 | [23] | |
40 | GK | ![]() |
Perth Glory | Free transfer | 2 July 2018 | [24] |
15 | MF | James McGarry | ![]() |
Free transfer | 12 July 2018 | [25] |
24 | FW | Logan Rogerson | ![]() |
Free transfer | 18 July 2018 | [26] |
1 | GK | ![]() |
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Free transfer | 19 July 2018 | [27] |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Mutual contract termination | 20 July 2018 | [28] | |
40 | GK | ![]() |
13 December 2018 | [29] | ||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Mutual contract termination | 15 January 2019 | [30] | |
3 | DF | ![]() |
15 January 2019 | [30] | ||
6 | DF | ![]() |
Mutual contract termination | 13 March 2019 | [31] |
No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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22 | Andrew Durante | Central defender | 1 year | 18 May 2018 | [2] |
14 | Alex Rufer | Midfielder | 1 year | 6 August 2018 | [32] |
27 | ![]() | Defender | 1 year | 18 February 2019 | [33] |
16 | Louis Fenton | Full-back | 2 years | 22 February 2019 | [34] |
14 | Alex Rufer | Midfielder | 1 year | 27 February 2019 | [35] |
20 | Oliver Sail | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 5 April 2019 | [36] |
17 | Callan Elliot | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 24 April 2019 | [37] |
Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Reserves team coach | ![]() |
Strength & Conditioning coach | ![]() |
N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | A-League | FFA Cup | ||||||||||||
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Apps | Goals | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Apps | Goals | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Apps | Goals | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Filip Kurto | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Justin Gulley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Mandi | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21+0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Ryan Lowry | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Cillian Sheridan | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Nathan Burns | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
David Williams | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18+5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Antony Golec | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
Liberato Cacace | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22+0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Alex Rufer | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() |
Michał Kopczyński | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() |
Louis Fenton | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22+0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Callan Elliot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Sarpreet Singh | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20+2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Tom Doyle | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Oliver Sail | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | FW | ![]() |
Roy Krishna | 24 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23+0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Andrew Durante | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
Max Burgess | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | DF | ![]() |
Steven Taylor | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18+0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | FW | ![]() |
Ben Waine† | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | MF | ![]() |
Gianni Stensness† | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players no longer at the club: | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Reuben Way | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Dylan Fox | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Mitch Nichols | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | GK | ![]() |
Ante Čović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
† = Scholarship or reserves-listed player
11 July 2018 Friendly | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
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Stadium: Memorial Park |
18 July 2018 Friendly | Wairarapa United ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Masterton, New Zealand |
Report | Singh ![]() |
Stadium: Trust House Memorial Park |
31 July 2018 Friendly | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Gold Coast, Australia |
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Referee: Chris Beath |
18 August 2018 Friendly | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Wellington, New Zealand |
12:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Martin Luckie Park |
25 August 2018 Friendly | Napier City Rovers ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
12:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Central Energy Trust Arena |
1 September 2018 Friendly | Central League Select XI ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Raumati Beach, New Zealand |
14:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Weka Park |
23 September 2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Fitzgerald ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 3,000 |
29 September 2018 | Sydney FC ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
11:30 | Report | Stadium: Macquarie University Sports Fields Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Kurt Ams |
6 October 2018 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park |
Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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A-League | — | 6th | 21 October 2018 | 28 April 2019 |
A-League Finals | Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | 3 May 2019 | 3 May 2019 |
FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 7 August 2018 | 7 August 2018 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Perth Glory | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 60 | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 52 | |
3 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 50 | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series[lower-alpha 1] |
4 | Adelaide United | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 40 | |
6 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 40 | |
7 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 35 | |
8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 24 | |
9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 18 | |
10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 70 | −39 | 13 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 26 | −5 |
Last updated: 7 April 2019.
Source: ultimatealeauge.com
Win Draw Loss
21 October 2018 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Wellington |
17:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 9,174 Referee: Daniel Elder |
28 October 2018 2 | Brisbane Roar | 0–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Brisbane |
16:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 15,129 Referee: Alex King |
3 November 2018 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
19:35 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 5,339 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
9 November 2018 4 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,041 Referee: Adam Fielding |
24 November 2018 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–3 | Adelaide United | Wellington |
19:35 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 4,831 Referee: Kurt Ams |
2 December 2018 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Wellington |
19:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 4,829 Referee: Adam Kersey |
8 December 2018 7 | Sydney FC | 1–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
17:35 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 10,101 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
15 December 2018 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington |
19:35 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,970 Referee: Shaun Evans |
22 December 2018 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 4–1 | Brisbane Roar | Wellington |
19:35 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,841 Referee: Kurt Ams |
28 December 2018 10 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
19:50 AEST | Toivonen ![]() |
Report | Williams ![]() |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,066 Referee: Daniel Elder |
5 January 2019 11 | Adelaide United | 0–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
17:05 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,954 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
8 January 2019 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 7,228 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
12 January 2019 13 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington |
19:35 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 10,186 Referee: Alex King |
20 January 2019 14 | Melbourne Victory | 3–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
17:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,136 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
23 January 2019 15 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Wellington |
19:35 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 8,961 Referee: Daniel Elder |
26 January 2019 16 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–0 | Melbourne City | Wellington |
19:35 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 8,554 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
2 February 2019 17 | Perth Glory | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Perth |
19:00 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 9,148 Referee: Shaun Evans |
7 February 2019 18 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle |
19:50 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 7,394 Referee: Stephan Lucas |
15 February 2019 19 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Auckland |
19:35 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 23,648 Referee: Peter Green |
23 February 2019 20 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
19:35 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Shaun Evans |
9 March 2019 21 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–8 | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford |
19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 3,703 Referee: Chris Beath |
17 March 2019 22 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
19:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 7,685 Referee: Alex King |
30 March 2019 23 | Wellington Phoenix | 4–1 | Newcastle Jets | Wellington |
19:35 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 9,028 Referee: Matthew Conger |
7 April 2019 24 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
16:30 ACDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,343 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
12 April 2019 25 | Brisbane Roar | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Brisbane |
19:50 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 6,084 Referee: Peter Green |
21 April 2019 26 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–2 | Melbourne City | Wellington |
19:35 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 8,294 Referee: Shaun Evans |
28 April 2019 27 | Perth Glory | 5–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Perth |
17:00 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 9,875 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
3 May 2019 Elimination-final | Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
19:50 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 16,010 Referee: Shaun Evans |
7 August 2018 Round of 32 | Bentleigh Greens ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Melbourne |
19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Attendance: 1283 |
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