2013–14 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix
2013–14 season
ChairmanRob Morrison
ManagerErnie Merrick
StadiumWestpac Stadium
A-League9th
Top goalscorerStein Huysegems (11)
Highest home attendance18,056 vs Adelaide United
2 February 2014
Lowest home attendance6,339 vs Sydney FC
22 December 2013

The 2013–14 Wellington Phoenix FC season was the club's seventh season since its formation in 2007. It competed in the A-League for the seventh time.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 6 March 2014.[1]

Contracted Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK New Zealand NZL Glen Moss
2 DF Malta MLT Manny Muscat
3 DF Australia AUS Reece Caira
4 DF New Zealand NZL Luke Adams (Youth)
5 DF New Zealand NZL Michael Boxall
6 DF Australia AUS Josh Brindell-South (Youth)
7 MF New Zealand NZL Leo Bertos
8 FW Barbados BRB Paul Ifill
9 FW Costa Rica CRC Kenny Cunningham
10 FW Belgium BEL Stein Huysegems
11 FW New Zealand NZL Jeremy Brockie
12 FW New Zealand NZL Tyler Boyd (Youth)
13 MF Spain ESP Albert Riera
14 MF New Zealand NZL Alex Rufer (Youth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF New Zealand NZL Jason Hicks
16 MF New Zealand NZL Louis Fenton (Youth)
17 MF Australia AUS Vince Lia
18 DF New Zealand NZL Ben Sigmund (Vice Captain)
19 FW New Zealand NZL Hamish Watson
20 GK Australia AUS Lewis Italiano
21 MF Costa Rica CRC Carlos Hernández
22 DF New Zealand NZL Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 MF New Zealand NZL Matthew Ridenton (Youth)
24 FW Fiji FIJ Roy Krishna (injury cover)
25 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shaun Timmins (injury cover)
25 FW Australia AUS Miloš Lujić (international cover)
30 GK New Zealand NZL Jacob Spoonley (short-term injury cover)
40 GK New Zealand NZL James McPeake (international cover)

Reserve squad

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Football School of Excellence players[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF New Zealand NZL Justin Gulley
35 FW New Zealand NZL Hamish Watson
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 MF Germany GER Tobias Bertsch

Contract extensions

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No. Pos. Player Contract extension Expires (Season end)
7 MF Leo Bertos 1 Year[3] 2013–14
15 MF Jason Hicks 2 Years[4] 2014–15
2 DF Manny Muscat 2 Years[5] 2015–16
20 GK Lewis Italiano 1 Year[6] 2014–15
13 MF Albert Riera 1 Year[7] 2014–15
5 DF Michael Boxall 1 Year[7] 2014–15
17 MF Vince Lia 2 Years[8] 2015–16
24 FW Roy Krishna 2 Years[9] 2015–16

Transfers

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Winter

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In

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No. Pos. Player From† Date Notes
19 MF Carlos Hernández United SC 13 February 2013 two-year contract[10]
20 GK Lewis Italiano (Oakleigh Cannons) 18 June 2013 one-year contract[11]
4 DF Luke Adams (Derby County) 14 July 2013 one-year contract[12]
9 FW Kenny Cunningham (The Strongest) 26 July 2013 two-year contract[13]
3 DF Reece Caira Western Sydney Wanderers 31 July 2013 two-year contract[14]
14 MF Alex Rufer Wairarapa United 2 August 2013 three-year contract[15]
6 DF Josh Brindell-South Moreton Bay United 18 September 2013 one-year contract[16]
13 MF Albert Riera Auckland City 7 October 2013 one-year contract[17]
30 GK Jacob Spoonley Team Wellington 10 October 2013 Injury cover (3–4 weeks)[18]
25 MF Jason Hicks Team Wellington 10 October 2013 Injury cover (3–4 weeks)[18]
40 GK James McPeake Team Wellington 10 October 2013 International cover (one week)[18]
24 FW Hamish Watson Team Wellington 10 October 2013 International cover (one week)[18]
23 MF Matthew Ridenton Auckland City 17 October 2013 three-year contract[19]
† Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Wellington Phoenix.

Out

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No. Pos. Player To† Date Notes
1 GK Mark Paston Retired 31 March 2013 [20]
23 FW Corey Gameiro Fulham 31 March 2013 Loan Return
4 MF Isaka Cernak (Perth Glory) 24 April 2013 [21]
14 DF Ian Hogg (Waitakere United) 24 April 2013 Contract Ended
6 MF Alex Smith (Oakleigh Cannons) 19 May 2013 [22]
3 DF Tony Lochhead (Chivas USA) 9 June 2013 [23]
21 MF Dani Sánchez (Tuen Mun) 9 June 2013 [23]
19 MF Jimmy Downey Ballarat Red Devils 9 June 2013 [23]
23 MF Lucas Pantelis Retired 9 June 2013 [23]
9 FW Benjamin Totori Oakleigh Cannons 14 June 2013 [24]
38 MF Tom Doyle (Team Wellington) 2 July 2013 Cut from FSE squad[25]
29 DF Luke Rowe (Team Wellington) 27 July 2013 Cut from FSE squad[26]
31 MF Tom Biss (Team Wellington) 27 July 2013 Cut from FSE squad[26]
36 DF Alec Solomons (Waitakere United) 27 July 2013 Cut from FSE squad[26]
15 MF Cameron Lindsay (Team Wellington) 25 September 2013 [27]
35 GK Scott Basalaj Partick Thistle 26 September 2013 [28]
† Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Wellington Phoenix contract expired.

Loans out

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No. Pos. Player To† Start Date End Date
5 DF Michael Boxall Oakleigh Cannons 8 May 2013[29] 2 September 2013[30]
11 FW Jeremy Brockie Toronto FC 8 May 2013[29] 26 August 2013[30]
20 GK Lewis Italiano Oakleigh Cannons 18 June 2013 1 September 2013[30]

Summer

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In

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No. Pos. Player From† Date Notes
24 FW Roy Krishna Auckland City 7 January 2014 Injury cover (till end of season)[31]
25 FW Miloš Lujić Northcote City 7 January 2014 International cover (2 weeks)[31]
19 FW Hamish Watson Team Wellington 5 February 2014 Half-year contract[32]
25 DF Shaun Timmins Green Gully 6 March 2014 Injury cover (till end of season)[33]

Out

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Technical staff

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Position Name
First team Coach Ernie Merrick[34]
Assistant coach Chris Greenacre[35]
Goalkeeping coach Jonathan Gould
Strength & conditioning coach Lee Spence
High-performance manager Ed Baranowski
Physiotherapist Wayne Roberts
Masseur Dene Carroll

Statistics

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Appearances

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Rank Player Minutes Played Total
1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 App. GS upward-facing green arrow downward-facing red arrow Min.
1 Ben Sigmund 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 17 17 0 0 1,530
Vince Lia 90 90 downward-facing red arrow72 downward-facing red arrow74 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 17 17 0 2 1,496
Stein Huysegems downward-facing red arrow84 downward-facing red arrow31 downward-facing red arrow81 downward-facing red arrow73 downward-facing red arrow80 downward-facing red arrow68 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow79 90 90 downward-facing red arrow71 17 17 0 8 1,377
Albert Riera upward-facing green arrow35 upward-facing green arrow3 upward-facing green arrow45 downward-facing red arrow67 downward-facing red arrow66 upward-facing green arrow18 downward-facing red arrow67 downward-facing red arrow73 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 [36] 17 13 4 4 1,184
5 Andrew Durante 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 16 16 0 0 1,440
Glen Moss 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 16 16 0 0 1,440
Manny Muscat 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 16 16 0 0 1,440
Jason Hicks 90 upward-facing green arrow59 upward-facing green arrow18 upward-facing green arrow23 upward-facing green arrow45 downward-facing red arrow58 downward-facing red arrow58 upward-facing green arrow19 upward-facing green arrow19 downward-facing red arrow63 upward-facing green arrow22 upward-facing green arrow12 downward-facing red arrow45 upward-facing green arrow18 downward-facing red arrow79 upward-facing green arrow26 16 6 10 5 654
9 Jeremy Brockie downward-facing red arrow87 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow68 90 upward-facing green arrow51 downward-facing red arrow72 90 downward-facing red arrow58 upward-facing green arrow9 downward-facing red arrow68 upward-facing green arrow19 15 12 3 5 1,062
10 Kenny Cunningham downward-facing red arrow55 downward-facing red arrow45 upward-facing green arrow9 upward-facing green arrow22 90 downward-facing red arrow78 downward-facing red arrow71 downward-facing red arrow74 downward-facing red arrow68 downward-facing red arrow59 downward-facing red arrow64 downward-facing red arrow72 90 downward-facing red arrow82 14 12 2 10 879
11 Carlos Hernández 90 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow64 90 downward-facing red arrow85 downward-facing red arrow78 90 downward-facing red arrow52 90 13 13 0 4 1,089
12 Paul Ifill upward-facing green arrow35 upward-facing green arrow45 downward-facing red arrow45 upward-facing green arrow17 upward-facing green arrow24 upward-facing green arrow32 upward-facing green arrow32 downward-facing red arrow71 upward-facing green arrow22 upward-facing green arrow27 downward-facing red arrow49 11 3 8 3 399
13 Louis Fenton 90 downward-facing red arrow45 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow41 10 10 0 2 806
Tyler Boyd upward-facing green arrow6 upward-facing green arrow10 upward-facing green arrow23 upward-facing green arrow16 upward-facing green arrow18 upward-facing green arrow26 upward-facing green arrow32 downward-facing red arrow81 downward-facing red arrow45 downward-facing red arrow64 10 3 7 3 321
15 Reece Caira 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow72 90 upward-facing green arrow11 8 7 1 1 623
16 Michael Boxall 90 upward-facing green arrow26 upward-facing green arrow49 90 90 90 90 7 5 2 0 525
Leo Bertos 90 90 upward-facing green arrow16 upward-facing green arrow12 upward-facing green arrow5 upward-facing green arrow31 upward-facing green arrow45 [36] 7 2 5 0 289
18 Matthew Ridenton upward-facing green arrow17 upward-facing green arrow45 upward-facing green arrow38 3 0 3 0 100
Roy Krishna upward-facing green arrow11 upward-facing green arrow22 upward-facing green arrow8 3 0 3 0 41
20 Jacob Spoonley 90 1 1 0 0 90
Luke Adams downward-facing red arrow55 1 1 0 1 55
22 Josh Brindell-South 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Rufer 0 0 0 0 0
Lewis Italiano 0 0 0 0 0
James McPeake 0 0 0 0 0
Hamish Watson 0 0 0 0 0

  Player Started     Player Subbed In     Player Suspended     Player Injured/sick     Player on International Duty     Player Left Club/Not Signed/Loan Expired

Goal scorers

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Rank Player Goals per Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
1 Stein Huysegems 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 10
2 Kenny Cunningham 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
3 Carlos Hernández 1 2 1 1 1 6
4 Jeremy Brockie 1 1 1 1 1 5
5 Paul Ifill 1 1 2
Tyler Boyd 1 1 2
7 Andrew Durante 1 1
Roy Krishna 1 1
Jason Hicks 1 1

  Goal scored from penalty kick

Goal assists

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Rank Player Assists per Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
1 Carlos Hernández 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 8
2 Jeremy Brockie 1 1 1 3
Stein Huysegems 1 1 1 3
4 Tyler Boyd 1 1 2
Reece Caira 1 1 2
Kenny Cunningham 1 1 2
Vince Lia 1 1 2
Manny Muscat 1 1 2
9 Michael Boxall 1 1
Paul Ifill 1 1
Louis Fenton 1 1
Albert Riera 1 1

  Assist earned by winning penalty kick

Discipline

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Rank Player Cards per Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
1 Manny Muscat 7 1
2 Kenny Cunningham 6
Michael Boxall 6
4 Andrew Durante 5
5 Albert Riera 4
Jeremy Brockie 4
Carlos Hernández 4
8 Ben Sigmund 2 1
9 Louis Fenton 3
10 Leo Bertos 2
Vince Lia 2
Roy Krishna 2
13 Jacob Spoonley 1
Tyler Boyd 1

  Player Suspended

Goal times

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Times in which goals have been scored in the 2013–14 season
nth Min.   Goals for Wellington Phoenix   Goals against Wellington Phoenix  
01-05
1
0
06-10
0
1
11–15
0
0
16–20
0
3
21–25
4
1
26–30
0
3
31–35
2
2
36–40
3
1
41–45
4
0
46–50
2
3
51–55
0
0
56–60
1
1
61–65
0
1
66–70
1
0
71–75
2
1
76–80
1
0
81–85
3
1
86–90
2
5

Home attendance

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Date Round Attendance Opposition Stadium
13 October 2013 Round 1 8,239 Brisbane Roar Westpac Stadium
27 October 2013 Round 3 9,020 Newcastle Jets McLean Park
9 November 2013 Round 5 9,671 Perth Glory AMI Stadium
1 December 2013 Round 8 7,147 Western Sydney Wanderers Westpac Stadium
14 December 2013 Round 10 6,374 Brisbane Roar
22 December 2013 Round 11 6,339 Sydney FC
12 January 2014 Round 14 7,000 Central Coast Mariners
18 January 2014 Round 15 6,813 Melbourne Victory
1 February 2014 Round 17 18,056 Adelaide United Eden Park
16 February 2014 Round 19 9,767 Melbourne Heart Westpac Stadium
9 March 2014 Round 22 6,401 Perth Glory
29 March 2014 Round 25 6,453 Adelaide United
12 April 2014 Round 27 5,336 Melbourne Victory
Total 106,616
Average 8,201

Pre-season and friendlies

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16 July 2013 Wellington Olympic 0–4 Wellington Phoenix Porirua Park, Porirua
Report (3) Huysegems
Biss
23 July 2013 Miramar Rangers 2–5 Wellington Phoenix Porirua Park, Porirua
Fa'arodo
McIntyre 		Report (2) Ifill
(2) Huysegems
Gulley
30 July 2013 Lower Hutt City 3–3 Wellington Phoenix Porirua Park, Porirua
Report (2) Ifill
Huysegems
1 August 2013 Petone 1–6 Wellington Phoenix Petone Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
Report (4) Huysegems
Lindsay
Rufer
21 August 2013 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Lily Homes Stadium, Sydney
Wednesday 19:15 AEDT Šantalab 85', 90+3' Report 81' Fenton Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
24 August 2013 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Rockwell Automation Park, Weston
Saturday 16:30 AEDT Report 7' Sigmund Referee: Andrew Best
7 September 2013 Sydney FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Winter Field, Sydney
Saturday 14:00 AEDT Report 37' Cunningham
75' H. Watson
76' Ifill
14 September 2013 Capital Football Central Selection 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Weka Park, Kāpiti Coast
Saturday 14:00 NZDT Peverley ?' (pen.) Report (2) Brockie
22 September 2013 New Zealand A 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Sunday 14:30 NZDT Clapham 49' Report Huysegems 40' Attendance: 3,553
28 September 2013 Auckland City 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Saturday 14:00 NZDT Burfoot 86' Report Referee: Nick Waldron

Competitions

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A-League

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See also: 2013–14 A-League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 16 4 7 43 25 +18 52 Qualificaition for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 11 9 7 34 29 +5 42
3 Central Coast Mariners 27 12 6 9 33 36 −3 42 Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series[a]
4 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 42 43 −1 41 Qualification for Finals series
5 Sydney FC 27 12 3 12 40 38 +2 39
6 Adelaide United 27 10 8 9 45 36 +9 38
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 6 11 34 34 0 36
8 Perth Glory 27 7 7 13 28 37 −9 28
9 Wellington Phoenix[b] 27 7 7 13 36 51 −15 28
10 Melbourne Heart 27 6 8 13 36 42 −6 26
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2014. Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winner of 2014 A-League Grand Final (Brisbane Roar) qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League group stage, the 2nd and 3rd placed teams qualified for the group stage and the qualifying play-off of 2015 AFC Champions League.
  2. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 7 7 13 36 51  −15 28 3 5 5 14 18  −4 4 2 8 22 33  −11

Last updated: 12 April 2014.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAAHAH
ResultLDDLDLLDLLWWWDWLWWLWLDDLLLL
Position888999999999999986777888899
Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2014. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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13 October 2013 1 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Brisbane Roar Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT Huysegems 22' Report 47' Berisha
90+2' Franjić		 Attendance: 8,239
Referee: Tim McGilchrist
20 October 2013 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta
Sunday, 17:00 AEDT
Sunday, 19:00 NZDT		 Polenz 16' Report Brockie 60' Attendance: 16,294
Referee: Jarred Gillett
27 October 2013 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Newcastle Jets McLean Park, Napier
Sunday, 17:00 NZDT
Sunday, 15:00 AEDT		 Report Attendance: 9,020
Referee: Adam Kersey
4 November 2013 4 Melbourne Victory 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Monday, 19:30 AEDT
Monday, 21:30 NZDT		 A. Thompson 9'
Troisi 22', 31'		 Report Brockie 37'
Ifill 85'		 Attendance: 23,226
Referee: Matthew Gillett
9 November 2013 5 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Perth Glory AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Saturday, 17:00 NZDT
Saturday, 12:00 AWST		 Durante 4' Report Nagai 29' Attendance: 9,671
Referee: Alan Milliner
19 December 2013 6 [nb 1] Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Wellington Phoenix North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Thursday, 19:30 AEDT
Thursday, 21:30 NZDT		 Roux 27' Report Attendance: 6,755
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
23 November 2013 7 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Saturday, 17:30 AEDT
Saturday, 19:30 NZDT		 Garcia 35'
Bojić Yellow card 6' Yellow-red card 73'
Despotović 90+4'		 Report Cunningham 90+1' Attendance: 14,503
Referee: Jarred Gillett
1 December 2013 8 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday, 17:00 NZDT
Sunday, 15:00 AEDT		 Report Attendance: 7,147
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
6 December 2013 9 Perth Glory 4–2 Wellington Phoenix nib Stadium, Perth
Friday, 18:45 AWST
Friday, 23:45 NZDT		 Sidnei 16', 90+1'
Thwaite 60'
Zahra 82'		 Report Huysegems 36'
Ifill 49'		 Attendance: 8,232
Referee: Matthew Gillett
14 December 2013 10 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Brisbane Roar Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Saturday, 17:30 NZDT
Saturday, 14:30 AEST		 Hernández 48' (pen.) Report Smith 37'
Franjić 74'		 Attendance: 6,374
Referee: Shaun Evans
22 December 2013 11 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday, 19:00 NZDT
Sunday, 17:00 AEDT		 Huysegems 33' Report Attendance: 6,339
Referee: Peter O'Leary
27 December 2013 12 Melbourne Heart 0–1 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
Friday, 19:30 AEDT
Friday, 21:30 NZDT		 Report Huysegems 75' Attendance: 6,486
Referee: Strebre Delovski
1 January 2014 13 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta
Wednesday, 19:00 AEDT
Wednesday, 21:00 NZDT		 Bridge 62' Report Boyd 68'
Huysegems 78', 84'		 Attendance: 14,151
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
12 January 2014 14 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday, 19:00 NZDT
Sunday, 17:00 AEDT		 Cunningham 45' Report Simon 16' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Matthew Gillett
18 January 2014 15 Wellington Phoenix 5–0 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Saturday, 19:00 NZDT
Saturday, 17:00 AEDT		 Hernández 21', 45+2' (pen.)
Cunningham 45+1'
Brockie 85'
Huysegems 87'		 Report Attendance: 6,813
Referee: Adam Kersey
24 January 2014 16 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Friday, 19:30 AEST
Friday, 22:30 NZDT		 Clut 50'
Brattan 87'		 Report Huysegems 36' Attendance: 13,889
Referee: Chris Beath
1 February 2014 17 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Adelaide United Eden Park, Auckland
Saturday, 19:30 NZDT
Saturday, 17:00 ACDT		 Hernández 22'
Cunningham 44'		 Report Mabil 90+3' Attendance: 18,506
Referee: Peter Green
9 February 2014 18 Newcastle Jets 2–3 Wellington Phoenix Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
Sunday, 17:00 AEDT
Sunday, 19:00 NZDT		 Goodwin 26', 46' Report Hernández 21'
Huysegems 33'
Hicks 71'		 Attendance: 10,406
Referee: Shaun Evans
16 February 2014 19 Wellington Phoenix 0–5 Melbourne Heart Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday, 17:00 NZDT
Sunday, 15:00 AEDT		 Report Engelaar 9'
Williams 19', 51', 63'
Wielaert 54'		 Attendance: 9,767
Referee: Jarred Gillett
21 February 2014 20 Central Coast Mariners 1–4 Wellington Phoenix Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Friday, 19:30 AEDT
Friday, 21:30 NZDT		 Ibini 20' Report Cunningham 47'
Hernández 64'
Huysegems 65'
Brockie 82'		 Attendance: 6,147
Referee: Alan Milliner
27 February 2014 21 Adelaide United 5–1 Wellington Phoenix Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
Thursday, 19:00 ACDT
Sunday, 21:30 NZDT
Rescheduled		 Jerónimo 23', 62'
Cirio 29'
Ferreira 59'
Mabil 90+2'		 Report Cunningham 67'
Muscat Yellow card 43' Red card 73'		 Attendance: 8,596
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
9 March 2014 22 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday, 17:00 NZDT
Sunday, 15:00 AWST		 Cunningham 85' Report Gallas 34' Attendance: 6,401
Referee: Jarred Gillett
16 March 2014 23 Melbourne Heart 2–2 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 17:00 AEDT
Sunday, 19:00 NZDT		 Germano 29'
Williams 62' (pen.)		 Report Krishna 6'
Sigmund Yellow card 31' Red card 33'
Boyd 56'		 Attendance: 5,614
Referee: Ben Williams
22 March 2014 24 Newcastle Jets 5–0 Wellington Phoenix Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
Saturday, 17:30 AEDT
Saturday, 19:30 NZDT		 Heskey 35'
J. Griffiths 46'
Taggart 57', 77'
Bridges 90+3'		 Report Attendance: 9,483
Referee: Strebre Delovski
30 March 2014 25 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Adelaide United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT
Sunday, 12:30 ACDT		 Report Carrusca 58' (pen.) Attendance: 6,453
Referee: Peter Green
6 April 2014 26 Sydney FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Sunday, 17:00 AEDT
Sunday, 19:00 NZDT		 Del Piero 33' (pen.), 45'
Ryall 57'
Abbas 60'		 Report Hernández 56' (pen.) Attendance: 10,148
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
12 April 2014 27 Wellington Phoenix 1–4 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Saturday, 17:30 NZDT
Saturday, 15:30 AEDT		 Timmins Red card 57'
Brockie 90+3'		 Report Thompson 1'
Troisi 29'
Finkler 45'
Milligan 59' (pen.)		 Attendance: 5,336
Referee: Chris Beath

Notes

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  1. ^ Match rescheduled due to clash with FIFA World Cup Qualifying match

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