A familiar face will be missing when the Wellington Phoenix players return for pre-season training next month with Spanish midfielder Albert Riera terminating the final year of his contract by mutual consent with the club.
The Wellington Phoenix will play fellow Hyundai A-League club Central Coast Mariners at Trafalgar Park in Nelson on September 24 as part of their pre-season programme.
The Wellington Phoenix squad for the Citi HKFC Soccer Sevens leaves on Wednesday and no-one is more excited than the youngest member of the team, 16-year-old Calvin Harris.
Earlier this year seventeen-year-old Logan Rogerson made a conscious decision to put his head down and work hard on the Wellington Phoenix training ground and that attitude was rewarded when he was named in the New Zealand squad to play in the OFC Nations Cup along with five other Phoenix players.
There was no repeat of a finals appearance for Wellington Phoenix in what was a challenging season both on and off the field. We take a closer look at the season that was for Phoenix and look ahead to the 2016/17 campaign.
The Wellington Phoenix are set to play the Central Coast Mariners in season 2016/17 of the Hyundai A-League 2016/17 at Canberra’s GIO Stadium thanks to the support of ACT Government.
The Wellington Phoenix Football Club is continuing to grow both on and off the field, with the foundations of a strong commercial base taking shape as the club prepares to celebrate their 10-year anniversary season in 2016/17.
Hamish Watson turned 23 on Sunday and today received the birthday present he was wishing for when he signed a one-year professional contract with the Wellington Phoenix.
Huawei and the Wellington Phoenix have signed the largest sponsorship deal in New Zealand football history, extending their partnership for at least another three seasons.
It hasn't been easy keeping goal for the Wellington Phoenix this season but Glen Moss was rewarded for some superb performances with the two major awards going his way at the club’s awards dinner on Tuesday night.