The Wellington Phoenix have used their final visa spot to further bolster the women’s backline for the remainder of the 2024-25 Ninja A-League. The Phoenix have signed experienced defender Imane Chebel on a one-year deal. Chebel, 29, arrived in Wellington...
Three Wellington Phoenix players have been called up to the All Whites for this month’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Vanuatu and Samoa. Veteran forward Kosta Barbarouses, fullback Tim Payne and midfielder Alex Rufer have been selected in New Zealand’s...
A brilliant weekend for the Wellington Phoenix academy, as all four sides involved in the National League came away with victories. There was a double header at Fraser Park on Sunday, as the women’s and men’s reserves played back to...
Auckland FC have claimed bragging rights in the inaugural New Zealand derby, newly named Mai te Raki ki te Tonga. The Isuzu UTE A-League newcomers have beaten the Wellington Phoenix 2-0 in the first meeting between the two clubs at...
The Wellington Phoenix have been gifted two taonga by mana whenua ahead of today’s inaugural Isuzu UTE A-League match with Auckland FC. Rangatira Liz Mellish and Dame Naida Glavish, from Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Whātua respectively, have named the...
The Wellington Phoenix have been punished for a lacklustre spell in the first half of their Ninja A-League season opener. The Phoenix have been beaten 4-2 by Western United at Ironbark Fields, west of Melbourne, despite dominating most of the...
Wellington Phoenix head coach Giancarlo Italiano has issued a rallying cry to fans on the eve of the inaugural New Zealand derby. The Phoenix will play host to Isuzu UTE A-League newcomers Auckland FC at Sky Stadium on Saturday afternoon...
A Fraser Park double header for the Wellington Phoenix reserves sets up a big weekend in round 6 of the National League. Both men’s and women’s sides play at home on Sunday, 3 October, with the first game being the...
Wellington Phoenix head coach Paul Temple is “raring to go” ahead of the opening game of the 2024-25 Ninja A-League. The Nix travel to Melbourne to face Western United in round one, and will be aiming to make their first...
The Wellington Phoenix have signed one of Auckland’s brightest footballing talents in the week of the inaugural New Zealand derby. Winger Nathan Walker has graduated into the professional ranks, putting pen to paper on a four year contract with the...