2024–25 Wellington Phoenix FC season
| 2024–25 season | |||
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| Chairman | Rob Morrison | ||
| Manager | Giancarlo Italiano | ||
| Stadium | Sky Stadium | ||
| A-League Men | 2nd | ||
| A-League Men Finals | TBD | ||
| Australia Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kosta Barbarouses Tim Payne Scott Wootton (1) All: Kosta Barbarouses Tim Payne Scott Wootton (1) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 26,252 vs. Auckland FC (2 November 2024) A-League Men | ||
| Average home league attendance | 16,894 | ||
| Biggest win | 0–2 vs. Perth Glory (A) (26 October 2024) A-League Men | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–0 vs. South Melbourne (A) (6 August 2024) Australia Cup | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 26 October 2024. | |||
The 2024–25 season is the 18th in the history of Wellington Phoenix Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Australia Cup for the ninth time.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
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| 21 | FW | Marco Rojas | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 1 year | 9 July 2024 | [1] |
| 8 | MF |  Paulo Retre
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 Goa
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Free transfer | 2 years | 26 July 2024 | [2] |
| 29 | FW | Luke Brooke-Smith |  Hamilton Wanderers
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Free transfer | 3 years, first two of which are on scholarship terms. | 13 August 2024 | [3] |
| 1 | GK |  Josh Oluwayemi
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 Lahti
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Free transfer | 1 year | 15 August 2024 | [4] |
| 25 | MF |  Kazuki Nagasawa
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Vegalta Sendai
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Free transfer | 2 years | 29 August 2024 | [5] |
| 9 | FW | Hideki Ishige
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Gamba Osaka
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Free transfer | 2 years | 2 September 2024 | [6] |
| 3 | MF | Corban Piper | Birkenhead United
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Free transfer | 1 year scholarship | 16 September 2024 | [7] |
| 11 | FW |  Stefan Colakovski
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 10 October 2024 | [8] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
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| 9 | FW |  Oskar Zawada
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Unattached | End of contract | 18 May 2024 | [9] |
| 40 | GK | Alex Paulsen |  Bournemouth
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Undisclosed | 4 June 2024 | [10] |
| 17 | MF |  Youstin Salas
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Deportivo Saprissa
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End of loan | 5 June 2024 | [11] |
| 15 | MF | Nicholas Pennington
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Perth Glory | End of contract | 19 June 2024 | [12][13] |
| 25 | GK | Jack Duncan
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Melbourne Victory | End of contract | 8 July 2024 | [14] |
| 8 | MF | Ben Old |  Saint-Étienne
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Undisclosed | 10 July 2024 | [15] |
| 11 | MF |  Bozhidar Kraev
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Western Sydney Wanderers | End of contract | 16 July 2024 | [16][17] |
| 3 | DF | Finn Surman |  Portland Timbers
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Undisclosed | 20 July 2024 | [18] |
From youth squad
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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| 35 | GK |
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Dublin Boon | 19 | 1-year scholarship contract[19] |
| 39 | DF |
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Jayden Smith | 17 | 3-year contract, first two of which are on scholarship terms[20] |
| 41 | FW |
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Nathan Walker | 18 | 4-year contract, first two of which are on scholarship terms[21] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes | Ref. |
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| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses | Winger | 2 years | 23 May 2024 | [22] | |
| 27 | Matthew Sheridan | Right-back | 3 years | 9 September 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2027–28 and upgraded to full-pro | [23] |
| 30 | Alby Kelly-Heald | Goalkeeper | 3 years | 9 September 2024 | New 3-year contract, replacing previous scholarship contract which was until end of 2026–27 | [23] |
| 15 | Isaac Hughes | Centre-back | 3 years | 20 September 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2027–28 | [24] |
| 1 | Josh Oluwayemi
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Goalkeeper | 1 year | 30 October 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2025–26 | [25] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 18 August 2024 | Wellington Phoenix | 4–1 | Miramar Rangers | Wellington, New Zealand |
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Report |
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Stadium: Martin Luckie Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 24 August 2024 | Wellington Phoenix | 5–1 | Western Suburbs | Wellington, New Zealand |
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Report |
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Stadium: Martin Luckie Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 17 September 2024 | Newcastle Jets | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney, Australia |
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Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 22 September 2024 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–0 | Wellington Olympic | Wellington, New Zealand |
| 14:00 NZST |
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Report | Stadium: Martin Luckie Park |
| 28 September 2024 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 6 October 2024 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford, Australia |
| Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League Men | 20 October 2024 | 2 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 33.33 | |
| Australia Cup | 6 August 2024 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 25.00 | ||||
Last updated: 2 November 2024
Source: Competitions
A-League Men
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 4 | Melbourne City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Qualification for Finals series[a] |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Macarthur FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two[c] |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[26]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[26]
Notes:
- ^ The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
- ^ Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Last updated: 2 November 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye
Matches
| 20 October 2024 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Western United | Wellington |
| 16:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 7,535 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 26 October 2024 2 | Perth Glory | 0–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Perth |
| 18:45 AWST | Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 7,074 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
| 2 November 2024 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–2 | Auckland FC | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 26,252 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 10 November 2024 4 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford |
| 16:00 AEDT | Stadium: Industree Group Stadium |
| 24 November 2024 5 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 13:30 AEDT | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
| 7 December 2024 7 | Auckland FC | v | Wellington Phoenix | Auckland |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| 14 December 2024 8 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Macarthur FC | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 22 December 2024 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 28 December 2024 10 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Newcastle Jets | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 3 January 2025 12 | Melbourne City | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 11 January 2025 13 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Adelaide United | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 15 January 2025 14 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Sydney FC | Wellington |
| 19:00 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 20 January 2025 15 | Macarthur FC | v | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium |
| 25 January 2025 16 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Central Coast Mariners | Christchurch |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Apollo Projects Stadium |
| 6 February 2025 18 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Brisbane Roar | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 14 February 2025 19 | Melbourne Victory | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 22 February 2025 20 | Auckland FC | v | Wellington Phoenix | Auckland |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| 28 February 2025 21 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Melbourne City | Wellington |
| 19:30 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 8 March 2025 22 | Western United | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEDT | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
| 15 March 2025 23 | Sydney FC | v | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
| 29 March 2025 24 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 6 April 2025 25 | Newcastle Jets | v | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEST | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 12 April 2025 26 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Melbourne Victory | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZST | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 18 April 2025 27 | Adelaide United | v | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
| 19:05 ACST | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
| 26 April 2025 28 | Brisbane Roar | v | Wellington Phoenix | Brisbane |
| 15:00 AEST | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium |
| 2 May 2025 29 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Perth Glory | Wellington |
| 19:30 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
Australia Cup
| 6 August 2024 Round of 32 | South Melbourne | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 4,196 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 2 November 2024
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |
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Josh Oluwayemi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | MF |
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Corban Piper | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |
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Scott Wootton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | MF |
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Fin Roa Conchie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |
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Tim Payne | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | FW |
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Kosta Barbarouses | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | FW |
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Hideki Ishige | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |
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David Ball | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |
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Stefan Colakovski | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | 
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Mohamed Al-Taay | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |
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Alex Rufer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |
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Isaac Hughes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |
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Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |
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Lukas Kelly-Heald | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |
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Sam Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW |
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Marco Rojas | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |
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Luke Supyk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW |
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Oskar van Hattum | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF |
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Kazuki Nagasawa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF |
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Matthew Sheridan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | GK |
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Alby Kelly-Heald | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF |
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Tze-Xuan Loke | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF |
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Jayden Smith | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | FW |
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Nathan Walker | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | FW |
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Fergus Gillion | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | MF |
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Lachlan Candy | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
- As of 2 November 2024
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 12 | MF |
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Mohamed Al-Taay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |
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Sam Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | FW |
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Oskar van Hattum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Clean sheets
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
- As of 2 November 2024
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 1 |
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Josh Oluwayemi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
See also
References
- ^ "Welcome back Marco!". Wellington Phoenix. 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Nix sign two-time A-League champion". Wellington Phoenix. 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Nix sign rising star". Wellington Phoenix. 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Former Tottenham 'keeper joins the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 15 August 2024.
- ^ "AFC Champions League winner joins the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Nix sign experienced Japanese playmaker". Wellington Phoenix. 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Nix bolster men's squad with deadline day signing". Wellington Phoenix. 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Nix sign another A-League champion". Wellington Phoenix. 10 October 2024.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (18 May 2024). "Wellington Phoenix coach confirms departure of star striker Oskar Zawada". Stuff.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (4 June 2024). "Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Alex Paulsen seals dream move to Premier League club". Stuff.
- ^ @ByPhillipRollo (5 June 2024). "Costa Rican import Youstin Salas has farewelled Wellington Phoenix following the conclusion of his loan deal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Pennington moves on". Wellington Phoenix. 19 June 2024.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (19 June 2024). "Dynamic midfielder pens two-year deal with Glory". Perth Glory.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Jack Duncan". Melbourne Victory. 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Au revoir Oldie!". Wellington Phoenix. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Kraev moves on from the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Wanderers sign Bozhidar Kraev". Western Sydney Wanderers. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Phoenix tall timber joins Portland". Wellington Phoenix. 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Boon signs maiden pro contract with the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Young Nelson defender signs first pro deal". Wellington Phoenix. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Nix secure young Auckland winger on multi-year deal". Wellington Phoenix. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Barbarouses recommits to the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 23 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Young Nix fullback signs new long-term deal". Wellington Phoenix. 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Young centre back recommits to the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 20 September 2024.
- ^ "New Nix No. 1 extends his contract". Wellington Phoenix. 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
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