2012–13 Wellington Phoenix FC season

The 2012–13 season was the Wellington Phoenix's sixth season in the A-League. Many pegged the club to be a strong contender in the 2012–13 season, but the Phoenix finished in last place with points equal to Melbourne Heart, but with an inferior goal difference.

Wellington Phoenix

2012–13 season
Chairman	Rob Morrison
Manager	Ricki Herbert (until round 22)
Stadium	Westpac Stadium
Top goalscorer	J. Brockie (16)
Highest home attendance	12,057 v Sydney 6 October 2012
Lowest home attendance	3,060 v Melb. Heart 3 March 2013
Home colours Away colours
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 Isaka Cernak 5 DF  NZL Michael Boxall 6 MF  USA Alex Smith 7 MF  NZL Leo Bertos 8 FW  BRB Paul Ifill 9 FW  SOL Benjamin Totori 10 FW  BEL Stein Huysegems 11 MF  NZL Jeremy Brockie 12 FW  NZL Tyler Boyd (youth) 14 FW  AUS Mirjan Pavlović 14 DF  NZL Ian Hogg

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  NZL Cameron Lindsay (youth) 16 MF  NZL Louis Fenton (youth) 17 MF  AUS Vince Lia 18 DF  NZL Ben Sigmund (vice captain) 19 MF  AUS Jimmy Downey 20 GK  NZL Glen Moss 21 MF  ESP Dani Sánchez 22 DF  AUS Andrew Durante (captain) 23 MF  AUS Lucas Pantelis 23 FW  AUS Corey Gameiro (on loan from Fulham) 28 FW  PAN Ricardo Clarke (on loan from Sporting San Miguelito) 30 GK  AUS Griffin McMaster (injury replacement) 39 GK  NZL Jacob Spoonley (on loan from Auckland City FC)

Reserve squad

Football School of Excellence players^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 29 DF  NZL Luke Rowe 30 GK  NZL Scott Basalaj 31 MF  NZL Tom Biss 32 MF  NZL Justin Gulley

No. Pos. Nation Player 35 MF  NZL Hamish Watson 36 DF  NZL Alec Solomons 38 MF  NZL Tom Doyle — MF  GER Tobias Bertsch

Contract extensions

No.	Pos.	Player	Contract extension	Expires (season end)
1	GK	Mark Paston	1 year[2]	2012–13
21	MF	Dani Sánchez	1 year[3]	2012–13
6	MF	Alex Smith	1 year[4]	2012–13
15	MF	Cameron Lindsay	2 years[5]	2013–14
17	MF	Vince Lia	2 years[6]	2013–14
18	DF	Ben Sigmund	2 Years[7]	2014–15

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From†	Date	Notes
20	GK	Glen Moss	Gold Coast United	28 March 2012	three-year contract[8]
11	FW	Jeremy Brockie	( Newcastle Jets)	14 May 2012	three-year contract[9]
9	FW	Benjamin Totori	Koloale FC	19 June 2012	one-year contract[10]
5	DF	Michael Boxall	( Vancouver Whitecaps FC)	16 July 2012	two-year contract[11]
10	FW	Stein Huysegems	( Lierse S.K.)	14 September 2012	two-year contract[12]
12	FW	Tyler Boyd	Waikato FC	17 September 2012	three-year contract[13]
16	MF	Louis Fenton	Team Wellington	19 September 2012	three-year contract[14]
30	GK	Griffin McMaster	Bentleigh Greens	30 November 2012	Injury-replacement contract[15]
14	DF	Ian Hogg	( Portland Timbers)	7 January 2013	6-month contract[16]
4	MF	Isaka Cernak	Melbourne Victory	24 January 2013	6-month contract[17]

† Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Wellington Phoenix.

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	To†	Date	Notes
6	MF	Tim Brown	Retired	26 March 2012	[18]
12	MF	Nick Ward	Perth Glory	27 April 2012	[19]
11	MF	Daniel	( Insee Police United F.C.)	8 May 2012	[20]
13	DF	Nikolas Tsattalios	( Sutherland Sharks)	1 June 2012	[21]
20	GK	Tony Warner	( Floriana F.C.)	22 June 2012	[22]
9	FW	Chris Greenacre	Retired	18 July 2012	[23]
4	DF	Brent Griffiths	( Central Coast Mariners)	30 July 2012	[24]
14	FW	Mirjan Pavlović	( Sydney United)	14 November 2012	Contract terminated[25]
28	FW	Ricardo Clarke	Sporting San Miguelito	6 December 2012	Loan terminated[26]
30	GK	Griffin McMaster	Bentleigh Greens	17 January 2013	Moss back to fitness[27]

† Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Wellington Phoenix contract expired.

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	From†	Date	Duration
28	FW	Ricardo Clarke	Sporting San Miguelito	22 September 2012	Jan 2013 (opt. to extend or buy)[28]
39	GK	Jacob Spoonley	Auckland City	11 October 2012	one-game contract[29]
23	FW	Corey Gameiro	Fulham	9 February 2013	Until end of season[30]

Loans out

No.	Pos.	Player	To†	Date	Duration
14	FW	Mirjan Pavlovic	Sydney United FC	July 2012	3 Months[31][32]

Matches

2012–13 pre-season friendlies

Lower Hutt v Wellington Phoenix

9 August 2012	Lower Hutt	0–4	Wellington Phoenix	Wakefield Park, Wellington
Thursday 19:00 NZST		(0–2)	10' A. Smith 22', 57' J. Brockie 90' L. Fenton

Miramar Rangers v Wellington Phoenix

14 August 2012	Miramar Rangers	0–9	Wellington Phoenix	Porirua Park, Porirua
Tuesday 19:30 NZST		(0–4)	10' B. Totori 13', 68', 75', 87' T. Boyd 14' P. Ifill 45+2', 46' J. Brockie 82' T. Doyle

Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix

18 August 2012	Newcastle Jets	3–1	Wellington Phoenix	Weston, Australia
Saturday 19:00 NZST	C. Goodwin 36', 51' M. Jesic 73' T. Calvano  25'	(1–1) Report	16' A. Smith  25' B. Sigmund  25' M. Muscat  63' A. Durante	Attendance: 1,962 Referee: Tim McGilchrist

United Sikkim v Wellington Phoenix

24 August 2012	United Sikkim	0–3	Wellington Phoenix	Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal, India
North East Super Series Friday 14:30 IST Friday 20:30 NZST		(0–2) Report 1 Report 2	34' P. Ifill 45' T. Boyd 88' L. Fenton	Attendance: 7–8,000

Shillong Lajong v Wellington Phoenix

26 August 2012	Shillong Lajong	2–5	Wellington Phoenix	Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal, India
North East Super Series Sunday 14:30 IST Sunday 20:30 NZST	G. Friday x2	(0–2) Report 1 Report 2	15', 41', 60', 86' J. Brockie 90' T. Biss	Attendance: 15,000

Royal Wahingdoh v Wellington Phoenix

29 August 2012	Royal Wahingdoh	0–3	Wellington Phoenix	Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India
Friendly Wednesday 15:15 IST Wednesday 21:45 NZST		(0–1) Report 1 Report 2	27', 46', 90' (pen.) J. Brockie

Shillong Lajong v Wellington Phoenix

1 September 2012	Shillong Lajong	3–2	Wellington Phoenix	Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India
North East Super Series Final Saturday 15:15 IST Saturday 21:45 NZST	G. Friday 27' (32) B. Haokip 84'	(2–1) Report 1 Report 2	5' J. Brockie 63' (pen.) P. Ifill

Petone v Wellington Phoenix

11 September 2012	Petone	0–4	Wellington Phoenix	Porirua Park, Porirua
Tuesday NZST

Team Wellington v Wellington Phoenix

18 September 2012	Team Wellington	0–5	Wellington Phoenix	Porirua Park, Porirua
Tuesday 19:30 NZST

Wellington Phoenix v West Sydney Wanderers

23 September 2012	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	West Sydney Wanderers	AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
	J. Brockie 47'	(0–1) Report[permanent dead link]	30' A. Mooy

YoungHeart Manawatu v Wellington Phoenix

29 September 2012	YoungHeart Manawatu	1–7	Wellington Phoenix	Memorial Park, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Saturday 14:00 NZST	H. Watson 46'	(0–5) Report	7', 33', 40' J. Brockie 12' L. Fenton 41' S. Huysegems 70' R. Clarke 90' T. Boyd

2012–13 A-League fixtures

Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC

6 October 2012 Round 1	Wellington Phoenix	2–0	Sydney FC	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT 16:30 AEST Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 06 MF Alex Smith 07 MF Leo Bertos 09 FW Benjamin Totori  61' 10 FW Stein Huysegems  89' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 16 MF Louis Fenton  77' 18 DF Ben Sigmund 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 20 GK Glen Moss 08 FW Paul Ifill  61' 12 FW Tyler Boyd  77' 28 FW Ricardo Clarke  89'	S. Huysegems 43' J. Brockie  70' L. Fenton 75'	(1–0) Report Summary	19' T. Antonis  47' T. McFlynn	Attendance: 12,057 Referee: Peter Green Sydney Starting XI 01 GK Ivan Necevski 03 DF Fabio Alves 07 MF Brett Emerton 08 MF Adam Griffiths 10 FW Alessandro Del Piero 15 MF Terry McFlynn (c) 16 MF Joel Chianese 17 MF Terry Antonis  59' 18 DF Trent McClenahan 19 FW Krunoslav Lovrek  59' Substitutes: 20 GK Vedran Janjetović 02 DF Sebastian Ryall 21 FW Yairo Yau  59' 22 MF Ali Abbas  59'

Melbourne Heart v Wellington Phoenix

14 October 2012 Round 2	Melbourne Heart	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	AAMI Park, Melbourne
15:00 AEDT 17:00 NZDT Melbourne Starting XI 01 GK Clint Bolton 02 DF Michael Marrone 04 DF Simon Colosimo 05 MF Fred (c) 06 DF Patrick Gerhardt 08 FW Matt Thompson 09 FW Dylan Macallister  81' 10 FW Josip Tadić  49' 11 MF Richard Garcia 16 DF Aziz Behich 23 FW Mate Dugandžić  81' Substitutes: 20 GK Andrew Redmayne 17 FW Jason Hoffman 18 FW David Vranković  49' 22 DF Nick Kalmar  81'	M. Thompson 21' Fred  45' S. Colosimo  47' D. Macallister  67'	(1–0) Report Summary	41' M. Boxall 48' (pen.) P. Ifill  70' A. Smith  84' M. Muscat	Attendance: 11,007 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones Wellington Starting XI 39 GK Jacob Spoonley 02 MF Manny Muscat 05 DF Michael Boxall 06 MF Alex Smith 08 FW Paul Ifill 10 FW Stein Huysegems 16 MF Louis Fenton 17 MF Vince Lia 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) 29 DF Luke Rowe 31 MF Tom Biss  81' Substitutes: 30 GK Scott Basalaj 12 FW Tyler Boyd  81' 28 FW Ricardo Clarke 32 DF Jimmy Downey

Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar

21 October 2012 Round 3	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 05 DF Michael Boxall 06 MF Alex Smith  82' 07 MF Leo Bertos 08 FW Paul Ifill 10 FW Stein Huysegems  61' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 16 MF Louis Fenton  70' 18 DF Ben Sigmund (c) Substitutes: 20 GK Glen Moss 09 FW Benjamin Totori  61' 12 FW Tyler Boyd  70' 17 MF Vince Lia  82'	S. Huysegems 16' L. Fenton  62'	(1–1) Report Summary	18' S. Stefanutto 39' B. Berisha	Attendance: 9,182 Referee: Adam Kersey Brisbane Starting XI 01 GK Michael Theo 02 DF Matt Smith (c) 03 DF Shane Stefanutto 04 DF Matthew Jurman 06 DF Erik Paartalu 07 FW Besart Berisha 08 MF Massimo Murdocca 11 MF Ben Halloran  76' 17 MF Mitch Nichols 19 DF Jack Hingert  90' 22 MF Thomas Broich  81' Substitutes: 20 GK Matt Acton 10 FW Henrique  76' 18 DF Yuji Takahashi  90' 24 FW Nicholas Fitzgerald

Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix

27 October 2012 Round 4	Adelaide United	3–1	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:00 ACDT 19:30 NZDT Adelaide Starting XI 01 GK Eugene Galeković (c) 02 DF Osama Malik  88' 05 DF Iain Fyfe 06 DF Cássio 08 MF Marcelo Carrusca 09 FW Sergio van Dijk  75' 10 MF Dario Vidošić 12 DF Antony Golec 16 MF Daniel Bowles 17 MF Iain Ramsay  64' 21 FW Jerónimo Neumann Substitutes: 30 GK John Hall 11 FW Bruce Djite  75' 14 MF Cameron Watson  88' 22 MF Fábio Ferreira  64'	A. Golec  10' J. Neumann 55', 84'  59' Cássio 67'  78' O. Malik  86'	(0–1) Report Summary	15' L. Fenton 42' S. Huysegems  76' B. Sigmund  85' A. Durante  90' J. Brockie	Attendance: 8,497 Referee: Jarred Gillett Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 06 MF Alex Smith  51' 07 MF Leo Bertos 08 FW Paul Ifill 10 FW Stein Huysegems  73' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 16 MF Louis Fenton  63' 18 DF Ben Sigmund 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 20 GK Glen Moss 09 FW Benjamin Totori  63' 12 FW Tyler Boyd  73' 17 MF Vince Lia  51'

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix

5 November 2012 Round 5	Melbourne Victory	3–2	Wellington Phoenix	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 AEDT 21:30 NZDT Melbourne Starting XI 39 GK Nathan Coe 03 DF Adama Traoré 04 DF Petar Franjic 05 DF Mark Milligan 07 MF Guilherme Finkler  59' 09 MF Marcos Flores  75' 10 FW Archie Thompson 11 MF Marco Rojas  75' 13 MF Diogo Ferreira 14 MF Billy Celeski 23 DF Adrian Leijer (c) Substitutes: 01 GK Tando Velaphi 08 MF Jonathan Bru  75' 17 MF James Jeggo  59' 26 FW Andrew Nabbout  75'	M. Rojas 23', 49' M. Flores 38'	(2–0) Summary Report	12' M. Boxall 81', 90' J. Brockie	Attendance: 20,683 Referee: Shaun Evans Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 05 DF Michael Boxall 06 MF Alex Smith 07 MF Leo Bertos 08 FW Paul Ifill  56' 10 FW Stein Huysegems  56' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 16 MF Louis Fenton  65' 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 20 GK Glen Moss 09 FW Benjamin Totori  56' 12 FW Tyler Boyd  56' 17 MF Vince Lia  65'

Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners

11 November 2012 Round 6	Wellington Phoenix	0–1	Central Coast Mariners	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead  72' 06 MF Alex Smith 07 MF Leo Bertos 08 FW Paul Ifill  86' 10 FW Stein Huysegems  71' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 16 MF Louis Fenton 18 DF Ben Sigmund 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 20 GK Glen Moss 09 FW Benjamin Totori  71' 12 FW Tyler Boyd  86' 17 MF Vince Lia  72'	B. Sigmund  58' M. Muscat  66'	(0–0) Summary	67' D. McBreen  79' B. Ibini-Isei	Attendance: 6,568 Referee: Lucien Laverdure Central Coast Starting XI 01 GK Mathew Ryan 02 FW Daniel McBreen 03 DF Joshua Rose 04 DF Pedj Bojić 06 DF Patrick Zwaanswijk 07 MF John Hutchinson (c) 10 FW Tom Rogić  87' 14 MF Michael McGlinchey 16 DF Trent Sainsbury 18 MF Nick Montgomery 21 FW Mile Sterjovski  63' Substitutes: 20 GK Justin Pasfield 05 DF Zachary Anderson 09 FW Bernie Ibini-Isei  63' 12 MF Troy Hearfield  87'

Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix

18 November 2012 Round 7	Newcastle Jets	0–3	Wellington Phoenix	Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
15:00 AEDT 17:00 NZDT Newcastle Starting XI 20 GK Mark Birighitti  68' 02 DF Scott Neville 03 DF Tiago 04 DF Josh Mitchell 07 MF James Brown  81' 08 MF Ruben Zadkovich 09 FW Emile Heskey 12 MF Joshua Brillante 16 MF Jobe Wheelhouse (c) 17 FW James Virgili  58' 23 FW Ryan Griffiths Substitutes: 33 GK Matthew Nash  68' 11 DF Connor Chapman 19 FW Michael Bridges  81' 22 FW Adam Taggart  58'	J. Mitchell  86'	(0–1) Summary Report Statistics	44', 81' J. Brockie  51' L. Fenton 87' (pen.) P. Ifill	Attendance: 13,116 Referee: Chris Beath Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 06 MF Alex Smith 07 MF Leo Bertos 08 FW Paul Ifill  90+6' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie  90+6' 16 MF Louis Fenton  79' 17 MF Vince Lia 18 DF Ben Sigmund 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 20 GK Glen Moss 09 FW Benjamin Totori  79' 12 FW Tyler Boyd  90+6' 28 FW Ricardo Clarke  90+6'

Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix

24 November 2012 Round 8	Perth Glory	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	nib Stadium, Perth
18:45 AWST 23:45 NZDT Perth Starting XI 01 GK Danny Vukovic 04 FW Billy Mehmet 05 DF Steve Pantelidis 06 MF Nick Ward  60' 07 MF Jacob Burns (c) 09 FW Shane Smeltz 10 MF Liam Miller 13 MF Travis Dodd 19 DF Joshua Risdon 21 DF Scott Jamieson 23 DF Michael Thwaite Substitutes: 30 GK Lewis Italiano 11 MF Adrian Zahra 14 FW Steven McGarry 17 FW Chris Harold  60'	S. Smeltz 62' J. Burns  66' L. Miller  90'	(0–0) Summary Report Statistics	37' V. Lia  43' B. Sigmund 73' J. Brockie  81' A. Durante	Attendance: 7,982 Referee: Strebre Delovski Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 06 MF Alex Smith 07 MF Leo Bertos 08 FW Paul Ifill  84' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 16 MF Louis Fenton  79' 17 MF Vince Lia 18 DF Ben Sigmund 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 20 GK Glen Moss 10 FW Stein Huysegems  84' 12 FW Tyler Boyd  79' 28 FW Ricardo Clarke

Wellington Phoenix v West Sydney Wanderers

2 December 2012 Round 9	Wellington Phoenix	1–0	West Sydney Wanderers	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 06 MF Alex Smith  76' 07 MF Leo Bertos 08 FW Paul Ifill 10 FW Stein Huysegems  85' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 17 MF Vince Lia 18 DF Ben Sigmund 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 30 GK Griffin McMaster 09 FW Benjamin Totori 12 FW Tyler Boyd  85' 16 MF Louis Fenton  76'	J. Brockie 22' M. Muscat  82'	(1–0) Summary Report Statistics		Attendance: 5,405 Referee: Matthew Gillett Wanderers Starting XI 01 GK Ante Čović 03 DF Adam D'Apuzzo 04 DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley 05 DF Michael Beauchamp (c)  85' 06 MF Jérome Polenz 08 MF Mateo Poljak 09 FW Dino Kresinger  59' 12 FW Tahj Minniecon 18 DF Iacopo La Rocca  69' 19 FW Mark Bridge 21 MF Shinji Ono Substitutes: 20 GK Jerrad Tyson 02 DF Shannon Cole  85' 13 FW Joey Gibbs  59' 23 MF Jason Trifiro  69'

Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC

9 December 2012 Round 10	Wellington Phoenix	1–2	Sydney FC	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 06 MF Alex Smith  54' 07 MF Leo Bertos 08 FW Paul Ifill  71' 10 FW Stein Huysegems  54' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 17 MF Vince Lia 18 DF Ben Sigmund 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 30 GK Griffin McMaster 09 FW Benjamin Totori  71' 12 FW Tyler Boyd  54' 16 MF Louis Fenton  54'	J. Brockie  9' 90+2' (pen.) L. Bertos  74'	(0–1) Summary Report Statistics	13'  86' T. McFlynn  38' B. Powell 45+1' S. Ryall 70' R. Grant  77' A. Al-Hilfi  90+1' A. Griffiths	Attendance: 7,375 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones Sydney Starting XI 20 GK Vedran Janjetović 02 DF Sebastian Ryall 03 DF Fabio Alves 04 DF Pascal Bosschaart 06 MF Jason Culina  61' 08 MF Adam Griffiths 12 FW Blake Powell  88' 15 MF Terry McFlynn (c) 21 FW Yairo Yau 22 MF Ali Abbas 23 MF Rhyan Grant  77' Substitutes: 01 GK Ivan Necevski 09 MF Paul Reid  61' 14 FW Mitchell Mallia  77' 24 MF Hagi Gligor  88'

Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix

16 December 2012 Round 11	Adelaide United	3–1	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 AEDT 19:00 NZDT Adelaide Starting XI 01 GK Eugene Galeković (c) 02 DF Osama Malik 03 DF Nigel Boogaard 05 DF Iain Fyfe 06 DF Cássio 08 MF Marcelo Carrusca 10 MF Dario Vidošić  76' 11 FW Bruce Djite  63' 14 MF Cameron Watson 22 MF Fábio Ferreira 23 FW Evan Kostopoulos  69' Substitutes: 30 GK John Hall 17 MF Iain Ramsay  69' 18 MF Fabian Barbiero  76' 21 FW Jerónimo Neumann  63'	M. Carrusca 19', 24'  32' F. Ferreira 45+2'	(3–0) Summary Report	16' M. Muscat  33' P. Ifill  80' B. Sigmund 81' D. Sánchez	Attendance: 8,657 Referee: Strebre Delovski Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 07 MF Leo Bertos 08 FW Paul Ifill  62' 10 FW Stein Huysegems  68' 16 MF Louis Fenton 17 MF Vince Lia 18 DF Ben Sigmund 21 MF Dani Sánchez 22 DF Andrew Durante (c)  46' Substitutes: 30 GK Griffin McMaster 06 MF Alex Smith  46' 09 FW Benjamin Totori  68' 12 FW Tyler Boyd  62'

Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners

22 December 2012 Round 12	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Central Coast Mariners	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT 15:00 AEDT Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 07 MF Leo Bertos 11 MF Jeremy Brockie  71' 12 FW Tyler Boyd  77' 16 MF Louis Fenton 17 MF Vince Lia  70' 18 DF Ben Sigmund 21 MF Dani Sánchez 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 30 GK Griffin McMaster 06 MF Alex Smith  70' 09 FW Benjamin Totori  71' 10 FW Stein Huysegems  77'	V. Lia  31' D. Sánchez 84'	(0–1) Summary Report Statistics	39' P. Bojić 45' D. McBreen  69' J. Rose	Attendance: 5,961 Referee: Peter O'Leary Central Coast Starting XI 01 GK Mathew Ryan 02 FW Daniel McBreen  90+3' 03 DF Joshua Rose 04 DF Pedj Bojić 06 DF Patrick Zwaanswijk 07 MF John Hutchinson (c) 09 FW Bernie Ibini-Isei  68' 10 FW Tom Rogić  77' 14 MF Michael McGlinchey 16 DF Trent Sainsbury 18 MF Nick Montgomery Substitutes: 20 GK Justin Pasfield 05 DF Zachary Anderson  90+3' 19 FW Mitchell Duke  77' 24 FW Mile Sterjovski  68'

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Heart

27 December 2012 Round 13	Wellington Phoenix	3–2	Melbourne Heart	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT 17:30 AEDT Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 07 MF Leo Bertos  75' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 12 FW Tyler Boyd 16 MF Louis Fenton 17 MF Vince Lia  84' 18 DF Ben Sigmund 21 MF Dani Sánchez 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 30 GK Griffin McMaster 06 MF Alex Smith  84' 09 FW Benjamin Totori  75' 10 FW Stein Huysegems	V. Lia  9' A. Durante  13' L. Fenton 21' J. Brockie 66' (pen.), 71' B. Totori  90'	(1–2) Summary Report Statistics	7' S. Gray 14' G. Mebrahtu 16' (o.g.) A. Durante  37' D. Vrankovic  90' Fred	Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Shaun Evans Melbourne Starting XI 01 GK Clint Bolton 02 DF Michael Marrone 05 MF Fred (c) 08 FW Matt Thompson 10 FW Josip Tadić 14 FW Golgol Mebrahtu  84' 15 FW David Williams  67' 17 MF Jason Hoffman  73' 18 DF David Vranković 21 DF Steven Gray 24 DF Sam Mitchinson Substitutes: 20 GK Andrew Redmayne 09 FW Dylan Macallister  73' 13 MF Jonatan Germano  84' 26 MF Ersin Kaya  67'

Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix

1 January 2013 Round 14	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Wellington Phoenix	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 AEST 22:30 NZDT Brisbane Starting XI 01 GK Michael Theo 02 DF Matt Smith (c) 03 DF Shane Stefanutto 05 DF Ivan Franjic 06 DF Erik Paartalu 07 FW Besart Berisha 10 FW Henrique  59' 11 MF Ben Halloran  87' 15 DF James Donachie 17 MF Mitch Nichols 22 MF Thomas Broich Substitutes: 20 GK Matt Acton 04 DF Matthew Jurman  87' 08 MF Massimo Murdocca 24 FW Nicholas Fitzgerald  59'	B. Berisha 14'  75' J. Donachie  40'  85' E. Paartalu  42' B. Halloran 59'	(1–1) Summary Report Statistics	45'  64' T. Boyd 37' J. Brockie	Attendance: 11,358 Referee: Tim McGilchrist Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat  76' 03 DF Tony Lochhead 07 MF Leo Bertos 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 12 FW Tyler Boyd 16 MF Louis Fenton  70' 17 MF Vince Lia 18 DF Ben Sigmund 21 MF Dani Sánchez  68' 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 30 GK Griffin McMaster 06 MF Alex Smith  76' 09 FW Benjamin Totori  68' 10 FW Stein Huysegems  70'

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix

5 January 2013 Round 15	Melbourne Victory	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:45 AEDT 21:45 NZDT Melbourne Starting XI 39 GK Nathan Coe 03 DF Adama Traoré 05 DF Mark Milligan 09 MF Marcos Flores 10 FW Archie Thompson 11 MF Marco Rojas  85' 13 MF Diogo Ferreira 14 MF Billy Celeski  70' 21 DF Spase Dilevski  60' 23 DF Adrian Leijer (c) 24 DF Nicolas Ansell Substitutes: 01 GK Tando Velaphi 06 MF Leigh Broxham  60' 17 MF Luke O'Dea  70' 26 FW Andrew Nabbout  85'	M. Flores 42' N. Ansell  45' M. Rojas 52' B. Celeski  65'	(1–0) Summary Report Statistics	23' L. Fenton  68' L. Bertos	Attendance: 18,609 Referee: Ben Williams Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 03 DF Tony Lochhead 07 MF Leo Bertos 09 FW Benjamin Totori 10 FW Stein Huysegems  69' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 16 MF Louis Fenton  77' 17 MF Vince Lia 18 DF Ben Sigmund 21 MF Dani Sánchez 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 30 GK Griffin McMaster 05 DF Michael Boxall 06 MF Alex Smith  77' 15 MF Cameron Lindsay  69'

Wellington Phoenix v West Sydney Wanderers

13 January 2013 Round 16	Wellington Phoenix	0–2	West Sydney Wanderers	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 03 DF Tony Lochhead  80' 07 MF Leo Bertos 10 FW Stein Huysegems 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 12 FW Tyler Boyd  64' 16 MF Louis Fenton 17 MF Vince Lia  74' 18 DF Ben Sigmund 21 MF Dani Sánchez 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 30 GK Griffin McMaster 06 MF Alex Smith  74' 09 FW Benjamin Totori  64' 15 MF Cameron Lindsay  80'	D. Sánchez  68' V. Lia  70'	(0–0) Summary Report Statistics	33' I. La Rocca  68' M. Beauchamp 71' N. Topor-Stanley 82' L. Haliti	Attendance: 6,608 Referee: Shaun Evans Wanderers Starting XI 01 GK Ante Čović 03 DF Adam D'Apuzzo  70' 04 DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley 05 DF Michael Beauchamp (c) 06 MF Jérome Polenz 07 FW Labinot Haliti 08 MF Mateo Poljak 10 MF Aaron Mooy  76' 17 MF Youssouf Hersi  79' 18 DF Iacopo La Rocca 19 FW Mark Bridge Substitutes: 20 GK Jerrad Tyson 02 DF Shannon Cole  70' 14 FW Kwabena Appiah-Kubi  79' 21 MF Shinji Ono  76'

Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix

19 January 2013 Round 17	Sydney FC	7–1	Wellington Phoenix	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
17:30 AEDT 19:30 NZDT Sydney Starting XI 20 GK Vedran Janjetović 02 DF Sebastian Ryall 03 DF Fabio Alves 06 MF Jason Culina 07 MF Brett Emerton 10 FW Alessandro Del Piero  82' 13 DF Tiago  56' 15 MF Terry McFlynn (c) 22 MF Ali Abbas 23 MF Rhyan Grant 29 FW Joel Griffiths  65' Substitutes: 33 GK Matthew Nash 12 FW Blake Powell  82' 18 MF Trent McClenahan  56' 21 FW Yairo Yau  65'	J. Griffiths 11' A. Del Piero 21', 23' (pen.), 39', 70' J. Culina 26' A. Abbas  68' Y. Yau 84'	(5–0) Summary Report Statistics	22' A. Durante  38' V. Lia  47' 80' B. Sigmund  73' J. Brockie	Attendance: 12,691 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 03 DF Tony Lochhead 06 MF Alex Smith 07 MF Leo Bertos 10 FW Stein Huysegems  65' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 12 FW Tyler Boyd 17 MF Vince Lia 18 DF Ben Sigmund 21 MF Dani Sánchez 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 20 GK Glen Moss 08 FW Paul Ifill  65' 09 FW Benjamin Totori 16 MF Louis Fenton

Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets

27 January 2013 Round 18	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 07 MF Leo Bertos 08 FW Paul Ifill 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 12 FW Tyler Boyd  76' 16 MF Louis Fenton 18 DF Ben Sigmund 21 MF Dani Sánchez  82' 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 20 GK Glen Moss 04 MF Isaka Cernak  76' 09 FW Benjamin Totori  82' 10 FW Stein Huysegems	L. Fenton 21' T. Lochhead  36'  72'	(1–0) Summary Report Statistics	18' S. Neville  32'  54' S. Gallaway 74' E. Heskey	Attendance: 6,429 Referee: Ben Williams Newcastle Starting XI 20 GK Mark Birighitti 02 DF Scott Neville 07 MF James Brown  83' 09 FW Emile Heskey 11 DF Connor Chapman 12 MF Joshua Brillante 13 DF Sam Gallaway 14 DF Taylor Regan  90' 15 MF Craig Goodwin  54' 16 MF Jobe Wheelhouse (c) 23 FW Ryan Griffiths Substitutes: 30 GK Jack Duncan 03 MF Zenon Caravella  83' 17 FW James Virgili  54' 22 FW Adam Taggart  90'

Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory

2 February 2013 Round 19	Wellington Phoenix	1–0	Perth Glory	Eden Park, Auckland
17:00 NZDT 15:00 AEDT Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 04 MF Isaka Cernak 07 MF Leo Bertos  75' 08 FW Paul Ifill 10 FW Stein Huysegems  62' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie  88' 14 DF Ian Hogg 17 MF Vince Lia 18 DF Ben Sigmund 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 20 GK Glen Moss 12 FW Tyler Boyd  88' 16 MF Louis Fenton  62' 21 MF Dani Sánchez  75'	J. Brockie 42' B. Sigmund  60'	(1–0) Summary Report Statistics	85' S. Jamieson	Attendance: 11,566 Referee: Adam Kersey Perth Starting XI 01 GK Danny Vukovic 02 DF Jack Clisby 06 MF Nick Ward  71' 10 MF Liam Miller 11 MF Adrian Zahra  62' 13 MF Travis Dodd 14 FW Steven McGarry 17 FW Chris Harold 19 DF Joshua Risdon 21 DF Scott Jamieson  86' 23 DF Michael Thwaite (c) Substitutes: 30 GK Lewis Italiano 05 DF Steve Pantelidis  71' 08 DF Dean Heffernan  86' 12 FW Ryo Nagai  62'

Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix

7 February 2013 Round 20	Central Coast Mariners	5–0	Wellington Phoenix	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 AEDT 21:00 NZDT Central Coast Starting XI 01 GK Mathew Ryan 02 FW Daniel McBreen 03 DF Joshua Rose 04 DF Pedj Bojić 06 DF Patrick Zwaanswijk  90' 07 MF John Hutchinson (c) 09 FW Bernie Ibini-Isei 14 MF Michael McGlinchey  80' 16 DF Trent Sainsbury 18 MF Nick Montgomery 21 FW Mile Sterjovski  70' Substitutes: 20 GK Justin Pasfield 05 DF Zachary Anderson  90' 19 FW Mitchell Duke  70' 29 FW Nicholas Fitzgerald  80'	P. Zwaanswijk  7' B. Ibini-Isei 30', 86' J. Hutchinson  32', 65' D. McBreen 69' M. Duke 89'	(1–0) Summary Report Statistics	50' J. Brockie  80' T. Boyd	Attendance: 6,774 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston 02 MF Manny Muscat 04 MF Isaka Cernak 05 DF Michael Boxall 08 FW Paul Ifill 10 FW Stein Huysegems  61' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie  70' 14 DF Ian Hogg 16 MF Louis Fenton  78' 17 MF Vince Lia 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 20 GK Glen Moss 09 FW Benjamin Totori  70' 12 FW Tyler Boyd  61' 21 MF Dani Sánchez  78'

Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix

17 February 2013 Round 21	Brisbane Roar	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:00 AEDT 19:00 NZDT Brisbane Starting XI 01 GK Michael Theo 03 DF Shane Stefanutto (c) 07 FW Besart Berisha  90' 08 MF Massimo Murdocca  72' 11 MF Ben Halloran 13 DF Jade North  78' 14 DF Steven Lustica 15 DF James Donachie 18 MF Luke Brattan 19 DF Jack Hingert 22 MF Thomas Broich Substitutes: 20 GK Matt Acton 09 FW Stef Nijland  72' 26 DF Corey Brown  78' 27 FW Kwame Yeboah  90'	S. Lustica 33' B. Berisha 49'	(1–0) Summary Report Statistics	38' C. Gameiro  74' B. Sigmund  83' D. Sánchez	Attendance: 9,282 Referee: Alan Milliner Wellington Starting XI 20 GK Glen Moss 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 04 MF Isaka Cernak  26' 08 FW Paul Ifill  62' 12 FW Tyler Boyd 16 MF Louis Fenton 17 MF Vince Lia 18 DF Ben Sigmund 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) 23 FW Corey Gameiro Substitutes: 01 GK Mark Paston 07 MF Leo Bertos 10 FW Stein Huysegems  62' 21 MF Dani Sánchez  26'

Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United

24 February 2013 Round 22	Wellington Phoenix	2–2	Adelaide United	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT	J. Brockie 31' M. Muscat  4' C. Gameiro 80'	(1–2) Summary Report Statistics	6'  68' J. McKain  9' O. Malik 20' T. Jurić 34' M. Carrusca  80' N. Boogaard	Attendance: 4,832 Referee: Tim McGilchrist

Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets

[Note 1][33] 27 February 2013 Round 26	Wellington Phoenix	1–2	Newcastle Jets	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:00 NZDT 17:00 AEDT	J. Brockie  24' 60' P. Ifill  44' C. Gameiro  81' M. Muscat  90'	(0–2) Summary Report Statistics	10' Z. Caravella 19' A. Taggart 44' M. Bridges  54' E. Heskey  90' A. Hoole  90' M. Birighitti	Attendance: 4,025 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Heart

3 March 2013 Round 23	Wellington Phoenix	1–0	Melbourne Heart	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT	J. Brockie 19' S. Huysegems  45'  85' C. Gameiro  59' D. Sánchez  90+1'	(1–0) Summary Report Statistics	6' N. Kalmar	Attendance: 3,060 Referee: Brenton Hayward

West Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix

10 March 2013 Round 24	West Sydney Wanderers	2–1	Wellington Phoenix	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
17:00 AEDT 19:00 NZDT Wanderers Starting XI 01 GK Ante Čović 03 DF Adam D'Apuzzo 04 DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley 05 DF Michael Beauchamp (c) 06 MF Jérome Polenz 07 FW Labinot Haliti  69' 08 MF Mateo Poljak  90' 10 MF Aaron Mooy 17 MF Youssouf Hersi 19 FW Mark Bridge 21 MF Shinji Ono  46' Substitutes: 20 GK Jerrad Tyson 09 FW Dino Kresinger  46' 14 FW Kwabena Appiah-Kubi  69' 18 DF Iacopo La Rocca  90'	S. Ono 8' (pen.) M. Bridge 49' (pen.) M. Poljak  85'	(1–1) Summary Report Statistics	22' J. Brockie  54' A. Durante	Attendance: 15,809 Referee: Strebre Delovski Wellington Starting XI 20 GK Glen Moss 02 MF Manny Muscat 03 DF Tony Lochhead 07 MF Leo Bertos 08 FW Paul Ifill  82' 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 17 MF Vince Lia 18 DF Ben Sigmund 21 MF Dani Sánchez  82' 22 DF Andrew Durante (c) 23 FW Corey Gameiro  69' Substitutes: 01 GK Mark Paston 04 MF Isaka Cernak  82' 12 FW Tyler Boyd  69' 16 MF Louis Fenton  82'

Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix

17 March 2013 Round 25	Perth Glory	1–2	Wellington Phoenix	nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AEDT 21:00 NZDT	L. Miller  53' R. Nagai 76'	(0–1) Summary Report Stats	35' P. Ifill  38' T. Lochhead  55' A. Durante  66' C. Gameiro 67' S. Huysegems  73' P. Ifill  81' L. Bertos	Attendance: 6,360 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory

31 March 2013 Round 27	Wellington Phoenix	2–3	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT 14:30 AEDT Wellington Starting XI 01 GK Mark Paston (c) 02 MF Manny Muscat 07 MF Leo Bertos 08 FW Paul Ifill  82' 10 FW Stein Huysegems 11 MF Jeremy Brockie 18 DF Ben Sigmund 21 MF Dani Sánchez 22 DF Andrew Durante 23 FW Corey Gameiro  72' 29 DF Luke Rowe  90' Substitutes: 30 GK Scott Basalaj 12 FW Tyler Boyd  90' 15 MF Cameron Lindsay  72' 16 MF Louis Fenton  82'	M. Muscat  22' A. Durante  44' S. Huysegems 64' J. Brockie 66' B. Sigmund  75' D. Sánchez  81'	(0–1) Summary Report Statistics	10' M. Rojas  37' D. Mullen  55' L. Broxham 56' M. Flores 83' A. Thompson	Attendance: 6,813 Referee: Adam Kersey Melbourne Starting XI 39 GK Nathan Coe 05 DF Mark Milligan 06 MF Leigh Broxham  86' 09 MF Marcos Flores  72' 10 FW Archie Thompson 11 MF Marco Rojas  78' 23 DF Adrian Leijer (c) 30 DF Jason Geria 31 DF Scott Galloway 32 FW Connor Pain 33 DF Daniel Mullen Substitutes: 01 GK Tando Velaphi 08 MF Jonathan Bru  86' 14 MF Billy Celeski  72' 27 MF Christopher Cristaldo  78'

Notes

1. Match rescheduled from 23 March 2013 due to clash with FIFA World Cup qualifying 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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	D	D	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	L
Position	1	2	4	6	8	9	7	7	5	6	7	7	6	7	8	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	18	3	6	41	21	+20	57	Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series
2	Central Coast Mariners (C)	27	16	6	5	48	22	+26	54
3	Melbourne Victory	27	13	5	9	48	45	+3	44	Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series[lower-alpha 1]
4	Adelaide United	27	12	5	10	38	37	+1	41	Qualification for Finals series
5	Brisbane Roar	27	10	5	12	33	29	+4	35
6	Perth Glory	27	9	5	13	29	31	−2	32
7	Sydney FC	27	9	5	13	41	51	−10	32
8	Newcastle Jets	27	8	7	12	30	45	−15	31
9	Melbourne Heart	27	8	3	16	31	40	−9	27
10	Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2]	27	7	6	14	31	49	−18	27

Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2013. Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Since the winner of 2013 A-League Grand Final (Central Coast Mariners) qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League group stage, the 3rd placed team qualified for the qualifying play-off of 2014 AFC Champions League.
2. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Statistics

See also: Wellington Phoenix records and statistics

Appearances

Rank	Player	Minutes Played																											Total
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	26	23	24	25	27	App.	GS			Min.
1	Andrew Durante	90	90		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	46	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	26	26	0	1	2,296
	Louis Fenton	77	90	70	63	65	90	80	79	14	35	90	90	90	70	77	90	21	90	28	78	90	81	64	6	8		8	26	19	7	11	1,644
3	Ben Sigmund	90		90	76		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	24	24	0	0	2,146
	Manny Muscat	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	76				90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	24	24	0	1	2,146
	Leo Bertos	90		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	75	87	90	90	90	90	75			90	90	90	90	90	90	24	24	0	2	2,127
	Jeremy Brockie	90		90	90	90	90	89	90	90	90		70	90	90	90	90	90	90	88	70		90	90	90	90	90	90	24	24	0	4	2,117
	Tyler Boyd	13	18	20	17	34	3	1	11	5	35	29	77	90	64		64	90	76	2	29	90	9	26		21		1	24	7	17	3	825
8	Tony Lochhead	90		90	90	90	74	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	80	90	72			90	90	90	90	90	63		23	23	0	3	1,999
	Vince Lia		90	8	39	25	16	90	90	90	90	90	70	84	90	90	74	90		90	90	90	75	71	90	90			23	19	4	5	1,542
	Stein Huysegems	89	90	61	73	56	72		8	85	55	68	13		20	68	90	65		62	61	28	15	10	85		89	90	23	17	6	12	1,377
11	Paul Ifill	29	90	90	90	56	87	89	82	90	70	61						25	90	90	90	62	90	80	84	82	82	82	22	20	2	12	1,691
12	Mark Paston	90		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90							90	20	20	0	0	1,800
13	Alex Smith	90	90	82	51	90	90	90	90	76	55	44	20	6	14	13	16	90	90										18	12	6	4	1,097
14	Dani Sánchez											90	90	90	68	90	90	69	82	15	12	64		19	25	82	1	90	16	10	6	4	973
15	Benjamin Totori	61		29	27	34	18	10			20	22	20	15	22	90	26		8		20								15	2	13	1	422
16	Corey Gameiro																					90	90	90	65	69	90	72	7	7	0	3	566
17	Glen Moss																					90	90	90	90	90	90		6	6	0	0	540
	Isaka Cernak																		14	90	90	26				8	27		6	3	3	1	255
19	Michael Boxall		90	90		90															90								4	4	0	0	360
	Cameron Lindsay															22	10										8	18	4	0	4	0	58
21	Ian Hogg																			90	90						90		3	3	0	0	270
22	Luke Rowe		90																									89	2	2	0	1	179
	Ricardo Clarke	1						1																					2	0	2	0	2
24	Jacob Spoonley		90																										1	1	0	0	90
	Tom Biss		82																										1	1	0	0	82
26	Jimmy Downey																												0	0	0	0	0
	Lucas Pantelis																												0	0	0	0	0
	Mirjan Pavlovic																												0	0	0	0	0

*Left the field after succumbing to a head injury

  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																											Total
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	26	23	24	25	27
1	Jeremy Brockie					2		2	1	1	1			2	1					1			1	1	1	1		1	16
2	Stein Huysegems	1		1	1																						1	1	5
3	Louis Fenton	1												1					1										3
	Paul Ifill		1					1																			1		3
5	Dani Sánchez											1	1																2
6	Ben Sigmund																	1											1
	Corey Gameiro																						1						1

  Goal scored from penalty kick

Goal assists

Rank	Player	Assists by round																											Total
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	26	23	24	25	27
1	Paul Ifill				1			1										1		1					1			1	6
2	Alex Smith		1						1	1																			3
	Benjamin Totori					1		1					1																3
	Manny Muscat	2									1																		3
	Louis Fenton			1										1										1					3
6	Dani Sánchez													1					1										2
	Jeremy Brockie																										2		2
	Leo Bertos																									1		1	2
9	Tony Lochhead							1																					1
	Tyler Boyd											1																	1
	Vince Lia													1															1
	Andrew Durante														1														1
	Corey Gameiro																						1						1
	Stein Huysegems																						1						1

  Assist earned by winning penalty kick

Discipline

Rank	Player	Cards by round																											Total
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	26	23	24	25	27
1	Ben Sigmund																												7		1
2	Manny Muscat																												7
	Andrew Durante																												7
4	Jeremy Brockie																												6
5	Vince Lia																												5
6	Tyler Boyd																												1	1
	Louis Fenton																												4
	Corey Gameiro																												4
	Dani Sánchez																												4
10	Tony Lochhead																												1	1
	Leo Bertos																												3
	Paul Ifill																												3
13	Michael Boxall																												2
14	Alex Smith																												1
	Benjamin Totori																												1
	Stein Huysegems																												1

  Player suspended

Goal times

Times in which goals have been scored in the 2012–13 season

nth Min.	Goals for Wellington Phoenix	Goals against Wellington Phoenix
01-05	0	0
06-10	0	2
11–15	0	3
16–20	2	4
21–25	4	5
26–30	0	2
31–35	2	2
36–40	1	3
41–45	4	5
46–50	1	3
51–55	0	2
56–60	1	2
61–65	1	2
66–70	3	5
71–75	3	2
76–80	2	1
81–85	4	4
86–90	3	2

Home attendance

Date	Round	Attendance	Opposition	Stadium
6 October 2012	Round 1	12,057	Sydney FC	Westpac Stadium
21 October 2012	Round 3	9,182	Brisbane Roar
11 November 2012	Round 6	6,568	Central Coast Mariners
2 December 2012	Round 9	5,405	West Sydney Wanderers
9 December 2012	Round 10	7,375	Sydney FC
22 December 2012	Round 12	5,961	Central Coast Mariners
27 December 2012	Round 13	6,401	Melbourne Heart
13 January 2013	Round 16	6,608	West Sydney Wanderers
27 January 2013	Round 18	6,429	Newcastle Jets
2 February 2013	Round 19	11,566	Perth Glory	Eden Park
24 February 2013	Round 22	4,832	Adelaide United	Westpac Stadium
27 February 2013	Round 26	4,025	Newcastle Jets
3 March 2013	Round 23	3,060	Melbourne Heart	Forsyth Barr Stadium
31 March 2013	Round 27	6,813	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium
Total	96,282
Average	6,877

Club

Technical staff

• First team coach: Ricki Herbert (until 26 February 2013)
• Assistant coach: Chris Greenacre^[23]
• Strength & conditioning coach: Ed Baranowski
• Goalkeeping coach: Jonathan Gould
• Physiotherapist: Wayne Roberts
• Masseur: Dene Carroll

Kit

Home

Away

End-of-season awards

See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC end-of-season awards

• Sony Player of the Year: Andrew Durante
• Players' Player of the Year: Jeremy Brockie
• Under-23 Player of the Year: Louis Fenton
• Golden Boot: Jeremy Brockie – 16 goals
• Lloyd Morrison Spirit of the Phoenix Award: Ben Sigmund

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