The 2011–12 season was the Wellington Phoenix's fifth season in the A-League. After placing 4th at the conclusion of the regular season, the Phoenix's title hopes came to an end in the second round of the finals series, losing 3–2 to Perth in extra time.

Players

First team squad

As of 13 January 2012.

Contract extensions NameExtensionContract end8 FW Paul Ifill 2 years 201422 DF Andrew Durante 3 years 201524 MF Alex Smith 1/2 year 20122 MF Manny Muscat 2 years 2014

Transfers

In PlayerFromDateNotes19 Oakleigh Cannons22 Sydney FCLoan Return23 Adelaide United13 Sutherland Sharks20 Tranmere Rovers21( Inverness CT)4( Perth Glory)12 Iraklis15 Blackburn Rovers Academy24 Sydney Olympic30 Team WellingtonShort-term injury cover

Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Wellington Phoenix.

Out PlayerToDateNotes19 Perth Glory13 Central Coast Mariners15 F.C. Tokyo21 Melbourne Victory10( Atlético Santa Rosa)23 Breiðablik5( Charleston Battery)12( Team Wellington)20Released4( Iraklis)

Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Phoenix contract expired.

Loans out PlayerToDateDuration22 Sydney FC3 months

Matches

2011–12 pre-season friendlies

2011–12 A-League fixtures

2011–12 finals series

Results by round

Statistics

Appearances PlayerMinutes played by roundTotal 1 Chris Greenacre 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 65 83 90 63 90 73 60 61 90 90 90 70 90 71 82 90 90 64 55 90 113 29 29 0 12 2,3802 Andrew Durante90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 28 28 0 0 2,550 Ben Sigmund90 90 90 66 84 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 89 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 62 28 28 0 3 2,461 Leo Bertos 90 90 90 90 65 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 39 24 78 90 62 90 77 90 25 90 89120 28 25 3 5 2,2895 Tim Brown 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 27 27 0 0 2,460 Manny Muscat 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 27 27 0 0 2,4607 Dani Sánchez 68 84 90 90 90 25 76 24 70 78 90 90 51 87 83 64 90 65 68 67 85 71 61 77 74 25 23 2 17 1,739 Tony Lochhead 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 89 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 85 90 62 90 74 90 120 25 25 0 4 2,2309 Alex Smith 6 90 68 90 90 58 8 90 90 20 19 82 90 90 90 90 90 13 71 5 65 16 13 58 24 15 9 5 1,47310 Paul Ifill 52 14 32 60 90 90 82 30 29 90 89 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 22 19 3 5 1,67811 Vince Lia 49 88 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 70 71 20 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 21 20 1 4 1,768 Nick Ward 41 82 90 13 25 90 72 90 59 7 90 66 17 66 66 29 22 19 71 19 29 21 11 10 6 1,063 Daniel 38 76 75 77 81 73 18 1 27 82 59 70 61 8 1 12 26 28 25 1 46 21 8 13 8 87514 Tony Warner 90 90 90 9090 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 15 15 0 0 1,35015 Mirjan Pavlovic 30 31 14 27 20 31 20 29 1 8 23 28 26 35 7 15 0 15 0 33016 Mark Paston 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 14 14 0 0 1,29017 Brent Griffiths 22 90 6 2 90 63 90 7 4 3 1 363 Jimmy Downey 22 8 12 24 3 7 5 7 0 7 0 8119 Nikolas Tsattalios 15 90 9 17 19 5 1 4 0 15020 Cameron Lindsay 0 0 0 0 0 Lucas Pantelis 0 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers PlayerGoals by roundTotal 1 Paul Ifill1112111 82 Tim Brown111111 63 Chris Greenacre111115 Dani Sánchez1211 55 Ben Sigmund111 36 Daniel11 2 Manny Muscat112 Mirjan Pavlovic22 Nick Ward11210 Leo Bertos11 Andrew Durante11 Alex Smith11Own Goal11

Goal assists PlayerAssists by roundTotal 1 Leo Bertos1121162 Daniel31153 Paul Ifill11114 Tony Lochhead111145 Manny Muscat1113 Nick Ward11137 Chris Greenacre112 Vince Lia112 Dani Sánchez112 Ben Sigmund11211 Tim Brown11 Brent Griffiths11 Mirjan Pavlovic11

Discipline PlayerCards by roundTotal 1 Tim Brown 81 Manny Muscat 813 Ben Sigmund 4 1 Vince Lia 7 5 Andrew Durante 6 6 Tony Lochhead 5 7 Paul Ifill 4 8 Mirjan Pavlovic 1 Chris Greenacre 3 Alex Smith 3 Nick Ward* 3 12 Leo Bertos 2 Dani Sánchez 2 14 Daniel 1 *Nick Ward was originally shown a yellow card, followed by a straight red card, however this decision was appealed, and the red card was subsequently rescinded.

Goal times

Home attendance DateRoundAttendanceOppositionStadium16 October 2011Round 2 7,643 Newcastle JetsWestpac Stadium30 October 2011Round 4 9,369 Melbourne Victory4 November 2011Round 5 5,090 Central Coast Mariners19 November 2011Round 7 20,078 Adelaide UnitedEden Park27 November 2011Round 8 6,308 Sydney FCWestpac Stadium10 December 2011Round 10 6,020 Perth Glory14 December 2011Round 11 4,628 Brisbane RoarForsyth Barr Stadium23 December 2011Round 13 6,471 Newcastle JetsWestpac Stadium4 January 2012Round 15 8,411 Sydney FC8 January 2012Round 16 3,898 Perth Glory29 January 2012Round 19 13,601 Melbourne Heart12 February 2012Round 21 13,009 Brisbane Roar4 March 2012Round 24 7,431 Gold Coast United25 March 2012Round 27 9,740 Central Coast Mariners30 March 2012Semi-Final 4 v 5 10,019 Sydney FCTotal131,716Average8,781

Club

Technical staff First team coach: Ricki Herbert Forwards coach: Chris Greenacre Strength & conditioning coach: Lee Taylor

Kit On 29 January 2012, The Wellington Phoenix wore a special black strip in their match against Melbourne Heart. The strip was designed by Andrew Durante, Tim Brown and Leo Bertos to raise money for charity with 100% of the TradeMe auction proceeds going to Cure Kids.

End-of-season awards

Sony Player of the Year: Ben Sigmund Members' Player of the Year: Ben Sigmund Players' Player of the Year: Ben Sigmund Media Player of the Year: Ben Sigmund Golden Boot: Paul Ifill – 7 goals

References

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