Mackenzie Barry and Kosta Barbarouses have claimed the supreme honours at the Wellington Phoenix awards night in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Barry and Barbarouses have been crowned the Spark and OPPO players of the year at the InterContinental Hotel following the women’s...
Macey Fraser has secured a dream move to one of the world’s top leagues after a breakout rookie season for the Wellington Phoenix. The attacking midfielder has signed with the Utah Royals in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) on...
Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues is officially graduating into the Wellington Phoenix first team. The forward, who last month became the youngest Phoenix player to play in the A-League, has signed with the club for the next three seasons. Sloane-Rodrigues put pen to...
Wellington Phoenix reserves head coach Chris Greenacre has a new-look squad for the 2024 Central League. Fifteen regulars from the 2023 side that finished second in the league behind national champions Wellington Olympic have moved on, including captain Isaac Hughes,...
The Wellington Phoenix has welcomed another capital club to its pre-academy centre (PAC) programme. Stokes Valley FC, which has been an integral part of the local community since it was founded in 1967, has signed up to become a PAC...
Another capital club has signed up to the Wellington Phoenix’s pre-academy centre (PAC) programme. Island Bay United AFC, which is one of Wellington’s largest clubs with close to 1000 players, has become a PAC partner club. It comes after Waterside...
Half a dozen Wellington Phoenix players have caught the eye of All Whites head coach Darren Bazeley. Bazeley has named six Phoenix players in the national squad for this month’s W Cup in Abu Dhabi. Lukas Kelly-Heald has been called...
The Wellington Phoenix have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese Super League team Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. which will see both clubs work together to promote the development of football in their cities. As part of the Wellington...
Manaia Elliott has been upgraded to a full contract with the Wellington Phoenix for the remainder of the 2023-24 Liberty A-League, and beyond. The young winger has made 12 appearances for the Phoenix in her maiden A-League season, and memorably...
The Wellington Phoenix have moved quickly to appoint a new academy director. Lee Padmore is returning to Wellington to replace Steve Coleman, who is leaving at the end of the month to pursue a new opportunity overseas. Padmore was a...