Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves

Wellington Phoenix Football Club Reserves is a football team based in Wellington, New Zealand. They currently serve as the reserve side of the Wellington Phoenix FC of the A-League and compete in the ISPS Handa Premiership.

Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Full nameWellington Phoenix Football Club Reserves
Nickname(s)WeeNix[1]
Founded2014 (2014)
GroundNewtown Park
Wellington, New Zealand
Capacity5,000
ChairmanRob Morrison
Head CoachPaul Temple
LeagueISPS Handa Premiership
2018–1910th
WebsiteClub website

History

From 2010 to 2013, a Wellington Phoenix reserve side took part in the ASB Phoenix Challenge competition against ASB Premiership sides, however these games were separate to the main competition.

On 22 August 2014 it was announced that the club had been granted permission to field a reserve side in the 2014–15 ASB Premiership, the highest level of football in New Zealand.[2] The team made their debut in the competition on 1 November 2014 against Team Wellington. Tyler Boyd scored the first goal in the reserves' history, but that could not prevent them losing 1–2.[3]

On 2 October 2015, Wellington Phoenix named a youth squad to take part in the ASB Youth League.[4]

Players

Reserves squad
As of 2 November 2019[5]

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 Alex Paulsen
2 DF  NZL Lukas Halikias
3 DF  NZL Harry Bark
4 DF  ENG Kurtis Mogg
5 DF  NZL Ronan Wynne
6 DF  NZL Noah Tipene-Clegg
8 MF  NZL Henry Hamilton
9 FW  NZL Riley Bidois
10 FW  NZL Ben Old
11 MF  NZL Sam Sutton (Captain)
12 DF  NZL Kris Naicker
13 DF  NZL Finn O'Connor
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  NZL Oskar van Hattum
15 DF  NZL Adam Hillis
16 MF  NZL Max Drake
18 MF  NZL Owen Smith
19 FW  NZL Byron Heath
21 FW  SYR Ahmed Othman
22 DF  NZL Stephen Sprowson
23 MF  NZL Joseph Lee
25 MF  NZL Finn Surman
26 MF  JPN Ryusei Ishibashi
30 GK  NZL Zac Jones
41 DF  NZL Jonathan Sims
— MF  NZL Luis Toomey

Senior player appearances

Up to four professional players are eligible to play for the reserves side from this squad. Two under-20 players are also allowed if the reserves side's opposition agrees to their inclusion on match day.[6]

As of 23 December 2019. Listed are players to have made an appearance for the Reserves in the 2019–20 season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  AUS Liam McGing
— DF  AUS Walter Scott
— MF  AUS Cameron Devlin
— MF  NZL Callan Elliot
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NZL Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi
— FW  ENG Gary Hooper
— FW  NZL Ben Waine
— MF  GER Matti Steinmann
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References
  1. Barnes, Patrick. "From the Fever Zone". wellingtonphoenix.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. "Wellington Phoenix admitted to ASB Premiership". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. "Team Wellington 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. Lange, Kyla (2 October 2015). "Phoenix Name Exciting Young Squad For ASB Youth League". Wellington Phoenix.
  5. https://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/news/wellington-phoenix-reserves-confirm-squad-isps-handa-premiership
  6. "Phoenix Reserve side in a state of flux". TVNZ. One News. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

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