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3 weeks ago

Barry signs on for a fifth season with the Nix

Mackenzie Barry has unfinished business at the Wellington Phoenix. The combative centre back has re-signed with the Phoenix for the 2025-26 Ninja A-League, extending her stay at the club to a fifth season. Barry, 24, has been a mainstay at...
3 weeks ago

Nix farewell women’s visa players

The Wellington Phoenix will have a new group of visa players for the 2025-26 Ninja A-League. The Phoenix can confirm Portuguese goalkeeper Carolina Vilão, English striker Olivia Fergusson, Americans Maya McCutcheon and Alivia Kelly and Japanese winger Mebae Tanaka will...
3 weeks ago

Home semi-final for the women’s reserves

The Wellington Phoenix women’s reserves will play host to Cashmere Technical for a place in the final of the Delivereasy Chatham Cup. The Phoenix women’s reserves have drawn the two-time defending South Island League champions in the semi-finals. The last...
3 weeks ago

Cope joins men’s coaching staff

The Wellington Phoenix men have a new goalkeeper coach for the 2025-26 Isuzu UTE A-League. Former Perth Glory goalkeeper coach and academy operations manager Dylan Cope has been appointed to the role with the Phoenix. Cope replaces Ruben Parker, who...
3 weeks ago

Phoenix academy sides lift two trophies

A brilliant week for the Wellington Phoenix academy, with both sides in action lifting trophies.  The women’s reserves faced Waterside Karori in the Kate Sheppard Cup quarterfinal, a match that doubled as the Kelly Cup final, for the best performing...
4 weeks ago

Main Train signs on for another two seasons

Emma Main has become the first women’s player to commit to the Wellington Phoenix through until the end of the 2026-27 Ninja A-League. The versatile forward, affectionately known as the Main Train, has signed a two-year contract extension with the...
4 weeks ago

Dynasty Sport to kit the Nix

The Wellington Phoenix are thrilled to announce Dynasty Sport is the club’s new apparel partner. The proudly Kiwi brand has been supplying its high quality on and off-field sportswear to professional and grassroots sporting organisations throughout New Zealand, Australia and...
4 weeks ago

Men’s first team update

You’ve sent us hundreds of questions about the men’s first team squad and the club’s plans for the 2025-26 Isuzu UTE A-League. We sat down with director of football Shaun Gill to answer as many as possible. You can view...
4 weeks ago

Phoenix confirm departures of three men’s players

Stefan Colakovski, Chico Geraldes and Dublin Boon have not returned to the Wellington Phoenix for the first week of pre-season training. The Phoenix have decided against offering the trio new contacts for the 2025-26 Isuzu UTE A-League. Director of football...
4 weeks ago

Details confirmed for Australia Cup tie

The Wellington Phoenix will play Perth Glory eight days after this month’s much-anticipated match against Wrexham AFC. The two sides will square off at the Sam Kerr Football Centre in Perth on Sunday, July 27 in the Australia Cup round...