The 2022–23 season was the 16th in the history of Wellington Phoenix Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the Australia Cup for the eighth time.
Players
Transfers
Transfers in No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDate5UnattachedFree transfer1 year3 June 20227UnattachedFree transfer2 years21 June 202212Newcastle JetsLoan1 year30 June 202211 MidtjyllandFree transfer2 years22 July 202231Free transfer1 year13 August 20229UnattachedFree transfer2 years30 August 202215Free transfer6 months7 February 2023
Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDate 88 UnattachedMutual contract termination25 March 202216Retired20 May 20223Melbourne VictoryEnd of loan23 May 20225UnattachedEnd of contract23 May 20227End of loan23 May 202211UnattachedEnd of contract23 May 202231UnattachedEnd of contract23 May 202232UnattachedEnd of contract23 May 202210Newcastle JetsEnd of contract24 May 202218Undisclosed30 December 2022
Contract extensions No.PlayerPositionDurationDateNotes10 David BallStriker2 years26 May 2022Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2024–25.14Alex RuferDefensive midfielder3 years29 March 2023Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2025–26.
Technical staff Role NameHead coach Ufuk TalayAssistant coach Giancarlo ItalianoAssistant coach Chris GreenacreGoalkeeping coach Ruben ParkerFootball operations and facilities coordinator Shaun GillHead of football conditioning Weijie LimHead physiotherapistBen VennAssistant physiotherapistCory GloverEquipment managerJack MappTeam analystLogan Hughes
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
A-League Men
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Finals series
Australia Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who left during the season but made an appearance
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.
Rank Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total 1 17 DF 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 11 MF 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 3 10 FW 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 6 DF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 13 MF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 31 FW 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 7 4 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 8 9 FW 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 14 MF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10 21 DF 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 11 5 DF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12 12 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 GK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 3 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season 1 18 FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
PlayerA-League MenA-League FinalsAustralia CupTotal120 Oli Sail5016
Awards Players No. Pos. Player Award Source 9 FW Oskar Zawada A-League Men Player of the Month (January) Wellington Phoenix Player of the Year Wellington Phoenix Players' Player of the Year Wellington Phoenix Members' Player of the Year Wellington Phoenix Media Player of the Year A-League Men Fan Player of the Year 17 DF Callan Elliot Wellington Phoenix Under-23 Player of the Year 23 MF Clayton Lewis Wellington Phoenix Goal of the Year 35 FW Noah Karunaratne Wellington Phoenix Academy Player of the Year
Manager Manager Award Source Ufuk Talay A-League Coach of the Month (January)
See also 2022–23 Wellington Phoenix FC (A-League Women) season 2022–23 A-League Men
References
External links Wellington Phoenix official website