The 2025–26 season was the fifth in the history of Wellington Phoenix. They competed in the A-League Women for the fifth time.
On 30 July 2025, the Phoenix signed Bev Priestman as head coach on a 2-year contract.
The Phoenix's season commenced on 8 November 2025 at home to Canberra United. The regular season concluded on 3 April 2026 with the team finishing in second position. For the first time in their history, the Wellington Phoenix qualified for the A-League Women Finals. They became the first New Zealand side to compete in a Grand Final in the A-Leagues, but lost the final 3–1 to Melbourne City.
Players First-team squad
Transfers Transfers in No.Pos.PlayerFromType/feeContract lengthDate 14 Adelaide UnitedFree transfer1 year 5 Free transfer1 year 6 Free transfer1 year 1 Free transfer1 year 9 Free transfer2 years 2 Free transfer2 years 24 Free transfer3 years 16 Free transfer2 years 8 Free transfer3 years 23 Central Coast MarinersFree transfer1 year 27 Youth development agreement 32 Free transfer6 months 31 UnattachedInjury replacement6 months 30 Injury replacement6 months
From academy squad
Transfers out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toType/feeDate 16 Retired 39 UnattachedEnd of contract 5 UnattachedEnd of contract 6 UnattachedEnd of contract 9 UnattachedEnd of contract 14 UnattachedEnd of contract 2 UnattachedEnd of contract 8 UnattachedEnd of contract 23 UnattachedEnd of contract 19 Mutual contract termination
Contract extensions No. Player Position Duration Date 20 Emma Main Forward 2 years 4 July 2025 4 Mackenzie Barry Defender 1 year 9 July 2025 7 Grace Jale Forward 1 year 16 July 2025 3 Tiana Jaber Defender 2 years 23 July 2025 13 Brooke Neary Goalkeeper 1 year 18 September 2025 23 Brooke Nunn Forward 1 year 12 March 2026 31 Makala Woods Forward 1 year 12 March 2026 5 Ellie Walker Defender 1 year 27 March 2026 4 Mackenzie Barry Defender 1 year 15 April 2026 7 Grace Jale Forward 1 year 29 April 2026
Pre-season and friendlies The Phoenix's preseason fixtures were confirmed by the club on 24 September 2025.
Competitions
Overall record
A-League Women
League table
Results summary As of end of regular season.
Matches The league fixtures were released on 11 September 2025. Wellington have byes in rounds 1 and 9.
Finals series
The Phoenix qualified for the A-League Women Finals for the first time in the club's history, finishing the regular season in second position. They received a bye into the semifinals.
Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
As of end of season.
|colspan="16"|Goalkeepers:
|colspan="16"|Defenders:
|colspan="16"|Midfielders:
|colspan="16"|Forwards:
|colspan="16"|Player(s) transferred out but featured this season:
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 end of season.
Name A-League Women A-League Women Finals Total 5 DF 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14 DF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 31 FW 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 GK 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 19 0 0 2 0 0 21 0 0
Clean sheets Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
As of end of season.
Rank Goalkeeper A-League Women A-League Women Finals Total 1 1 7 1 8 Total 7 1 8
Hat-tricks Includes all competitions. As of end of season.
Player Against Result Date Pia Vlok Newcastle Jets 5–1 (A) 1 February 2026
End of season awards
+ Wellington Phoenix season awards Award Winner Members' under-23 player of the year Members' player of the year Women's goal of the year (Rd 5 vs Central Coast Mariners) Golden boot and (6) Media player of the year Players' player of the year Entelar & OPPO women’s player of the year Lloyd Morrison Spirit of the Phoenix award
See also 2025–26 Wellington Phoenix FC season
Notes
References
External links Wellington Phoenix official website