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Academy Roundup – Week 11
A weekend full of goals for the Wellington Phoenix academy. In the Dettol Central League, the men’s reserves recorded a statement 6-0 win away to Upper Hutt City. Daniel Makowem opened the scoring, before Ryan Lee and Lachlan Candy put...
10 months ago
Past and present Nix shine against AFCON champions
There was a distinctly Wellington Phoenix flavour as New Zealand beat Ivory Coast on Sunday. The 1-0 win in Toronto was the biggest victory in recent All Whites history. In total, 12 of the 23-man squad had ties to the...
10 months ago
The Nix sign MOU with Blind Low Vision NZ and Lower Hutt City AFC
The Wellington Phoenix have entered into an exciting new partnership with Blind Low Vision New Zealand and Lower Hutt City AFC. The three organisations have joined forces to stage football sessions for members of the blind and low vision community...
10 months ago
Academy Roundup – Week 10
A tough set of fixtures for the Wellington Phoenix academy. The weekend saw both reserves sides enter the national cup competitions with mixed results. In the Delivereasy Kate Sheppard Cup, the women’s reserves strolled to an 8-1 victory away to...
10 months ago
Men’s first team staff takes shape
The Wellington Phoenix have appointed Giancarlo Italiano’s first support staff for the 2025-26 Isuzu UTE A-League. Matthew Hastings, Grayson Harwood and Sebastian Bayliss have come on board as the men’s operations manager, head physiotherapist and equipment manager/analyst respectively, while Weijie...
10 months ago
Academy Roundup – Week 9
A mixed bag for the Wellington Phoenix academy over the weekend. There was late drama at Fraser Park for the men’s reserves against Waterside Karori. Daniel Makowem thought he had won the game for the Nix in the 88th minute,...
11 months ago
Holmes appointed NZ U-20 women’s coach
The Wellington Phoenix wish to congratulate Callum Holmes on his new role with New Zealand Football. Holmes, who leads our female academy, has been appointed head coach of the New Zealand U-20 women’s side for the next World Cup cycle....
11 months ago
Big Nix presence in NZ U-20 squad
Seven Wellington Phoenix players have been called up to represent the New Zealand men’s U-20 team in Chile next month. Phoenix first team squad members Luke Brooke-Smith, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Xuan Loke, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues, Jayden Smith and Luke Supyk, and Fergus...
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