A first full home season in four years is now a reality for the Wellington Phoenix, with Australian Professional Leagues (APL) announcing the draw for the 2022-23 Isuzu UTE A-League. The Phoenix are scheduled to play 12 regular season matches...
Brianna Edwards has signed on for a second season with the Wellington Phoenix and is committed to challenging incumbent goalkeeper Lily Alfeld for the starting role. The New Zealand U-20 ‘keeper has agreed to a new deal with the Phoenix...
Kate Taylor has knocked back offers from rival A-League clubs to sign with the Wellington Phoenix for the 2022-23 season. The young centre back was in demand after being one of the breakout stars of the Phoenix’s maiden season, which...
There is a considerable Wellington Phoenix influence in the New Zealand squad named for next month’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. Eight players from the inaugural Phoenix women’s team have been selected in the Junior Football Ferns,...
New Zealand’s fourth most-capped international footballer is joining the Wellington Phoenix to realise a childhood dream. Football Ferns midfielder Betsy Hassett has signed with the Phoenix for the 2022-23 Liberty A-League season, after 14 years playing abroad. Hassett, 31, has...
The Wellington Phoenix are proud half a dozen players from the academy’s fledgling women’s programme have been training with the New Zealand under-17 women’s squad in Auckland this week. Daisy Brazendale, Ella McMillan, Georgie Furnell, Lara Smith, Olivia Ingham and...
The Wellington Phoenix have added international quality to the men’s squad for the next couple of Isuzu UTE A-League seasons. The Phoenix have signed Bulgarian attacking midfielder Bozhidar Kraev on a two-year contract. Kraev, 25, has played 24 senior internationals...
The Wellington Phoenix women have kept hold of their vital last line of defence. First-choice goalkeeper Lily Alfeld has re-signed with the Phoenix for the 2022-23 Liberty A-League season, after captaining the side during its inaugural campaign in Australia. Alfeld,...
Paige Satchell has chosen to continue her football career in New Zealand in the lead-up to next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. The pacey Football Ferns forward has signed with the Wellington Phoenix for the 2022-23 Liberty A-League, after playing...
Junior Football Ferns midfielder Alyssa Whinham is the first player to commit to the Wellington Phoenix women beyond the upcoming Liberty A-League season. Whinham, 18, has signed a two-year contract with the club, after a breakout 2021-22 campaign, which saw...