The 2023–24 season is the 17th in the history of
Wellington Phoenix Football Club. In addition to the
domestic league, the club is participating in the
Australia Cup
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for the ninth time.
Overview
Pre-season
On 14 April 2023, it was announced that
Ufuk Talay would depart the club at the end of the season. The following week, assistant coach
Giancarlo Italiano was announced as the next head coach on a 2-year deal.
On 10 May, the Phoenix announced the departures of eight players, including vice-captain
Oliver Sail
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Sail started his career pla ...
,
Clayton Lewis
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Life and career
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,
Steven Ugarkovic
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Career Osijek
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and
Callan Elliot
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Club career
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.
On 11 May, the Phoenix announced their first signing of the off-season in
Mohamed Al-Taay on a two-year deal from the
Newcastle Jets. On 18 May, it was announced that
Nicholas Pennington had signed a one-year contract extension with the club. On 9 June, the Phoenix announced the signing of
Jack Duncan on a one-year deal.
On 6 July, the Phoenix signed academy player
Lukas Kelly-Heald on a four-year professional contract. On 2 August, it was announced that Reserves midfielder
Fin Conchie had signed a three-year professional contract with the club. On 13 September, the club announced the signing of their academy captain
Isaac Hughes on a two-year professional deal. On 27 September, the Phoenix announced their final off-season signing in 17-year old
Luke Supyk, who had only joined the club's academy 5 months prior, on a three-year deal. Despite initial criticism, these signings came as a result of the club putting greater emphasis on developing young New Zealand players.
The Phoenix would made a positive start to pre-season with a 5–1 win over
Western Suburbs in their first friendly. They would then go on to beat
Wellington Olympic
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Club history
The club w ...
twice with an aggregate score of 5–1.
Australia Cup
The Phoenix progressed to the Round of 16 of the
Australia Cup
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after a 2–1 win over NPL side Peninsula Power. However, they would then succumb to a 3–0 loss against
Melbourne City in the Round of 16, getting eliminated from the cup campaign in the process.
A–League Men
The Phoenix kicked off their season on 22 October against the
Western Sydney Wanderers in Sydney.
Players
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
From youth squad
Contract extensions
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
A-League Men
League table
Results summary
Away figures include Wellington Phoenix's 4–3 win on neutral ground against Perth Glory on 14 January 2024.
Results by round
Matches
Finals series
Australia Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
''Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.''
Disciplinary record
''Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.''
Clean sheets
''Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.''
Awards
Players
Managers
See also
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2023–24 Wellington Phoenix FC (A-League Women) season
References
External links
Wellington Phoenix official website
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Wellington Phoenix FC seasons
2023–24 A-League Men season by team