2021β22 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Manager | Gemma Lewis | ||
Stadium | WIN Stadium | ||
A-League Women | 10th of 10 | ||
Top goalscorer | Grace Jale (6) | ||
Highest home attendance | 1,309 (vs. Western Sydney Wanderers, 3 December 2021) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 61
[a] (vs. Melbourne Victory, 4 February 2022) | ||
Average home league attendance | 482 [a] | ||
Biggest win | 3β0 (vs. Canberra United, 11 February 2022) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0β5 (vs. Sydney FC, 30 December 2021) | ||
| |||
All statistics correct as of 4 March 2022. |
The 2021β22 Wellington Phoenix season is the club's inaugural season in the A-League Women, the premier competition for women's football in Australia, originally known as the W-League.
The club's manager for the season is Gemma Lewis, with Natalie Lawrence as assistant. [3] [4]
Due to impacts related to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, including not being able to play home games in New Zealand, the team are playing their home games at WIN Stadium located in Wollongong, Australia.
Former Perth Glory keeper and 2020β21 playersβ player of the year, Lily Alfeld, was announced as the club's inaugural signing. [5] She was later announced as the club's inaugural captain. [6]
Wellington Phoenix started their debut season with a 0β0 draw against Western Sydney Wanderers at the Wollongong Showgrounds. [7]
Ava Pritchard scored the club's first goal in their second game of the season, in a 1β5 loss to Newcastle Jets. [8]
On 11 February 2022, the Phoenix achieved their first ever win in the A-League Women in a 3β0 away win against Canberra United. [9]
They got their second win of the season against Western Sydney Wanderers, winning 3β2 on the 1st March [10] but it wasn't enough to get them off the bottom of the table and after losing their last game of the season to Perth Glory, they finished the season with the wooden spoon. [11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sydney FC | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
2 | Melbourne City | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 33 | |
3 | Adelaide United | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 27 | |
4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 24 | |
5 | Perth Glory | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 24 | |
6 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 17 | |
7 | Canberra United | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 13 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 10 | |
9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 7 | |
10 | Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 7 |
Win Draw Loss Cancelled or postponed
3 December 2021 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 0β0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wollongong |
17:05 | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 1,309 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
10 December 2021 2 | Newcastle Jets | 5β1 | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle |
17:05 | Report | Pritchard 81' | Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 2,273 Referee: Isabella Blaess |
19 December 2021 3 | Sydney FC | 3β0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
16:05 | Report | Stadium:
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 1,045 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello |
27 December 2021 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 0β1 | Newcastle Jets | Gosford |
18:45 | Report | House 82' | Stadium:
Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Georgia Ghirardello |
30 December 2021 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 0β5 | Sydney FC | Wollongong |
17:05 | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 309 Referee: Lara Lee |
9 January 2022 6 | Melbourne City | 4β0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
16:05 | Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Caitlin Williams |
16 January 2022 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 2β3 | Brisbane Roar | Wollongong |
14:05 | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 247 Referee: Rebecca Mackie |
21 January 2022 8 | Adelaide United | 1β0 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
18:05 | Hayward 68' | Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 1,024 Referee: Caitlin Williams |
31 January 2022 9 | Perth Glory | 3β2 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
18:35 | Report | Stadium:
Blacktown Football Park Attendance: 84 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson |
4 February 2022 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 0β2 | Melbourne Victory | Wollongong |
16:05 | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 61 Referee: Caitlin Williams |
11 February 2022 11 | Canberra United | 0β3 | Wellington Phoenix | Canberra |
19:45 | Report | Stadium:
Viking Park Referee: Rebecca Mackie |
18 February 2022 12 | Wellington Phoenix | 1β4 | Adelaide United | Wollongong |
16:05 |
|
Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Kelly Jones | |
Note: Game was originally meant to be played on the 17th February but was postponed first due to hail and then lighting. [17] |
1 March 2022 13 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2β3 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
18:35 |
|
Report | Stadium:
Blacktown Football Park Attendance: 154 Referee: Kelly Jones | |
Note: Game was originally meant to be played on the 26th February but was postponed as the ground was deemed unfit for play. [18] |
4 March 2022 14 | Wellington Phoenix | 1β3 | Perth Glory | Wollongong |
19:05 | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Rachael Mitchenson |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 36 | β23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | β14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | β9 |
Last updated: 6 March 2022.
Source:
A-League Women
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||||
Goalkeepers: | |||||||||||||||
1 | GK | NZL | Lily Alfeld | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
12 | GK | AUS | Brianna Edwards | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||||||
Defenders: | |||||||||||||||
2 | DF | NZL | Saskia Vosper | 13 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | ||||||||
3 | DF | NZL | Kate Taylor | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
4 | DF | NZL | Mackenzie Barry | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||
14 | DF | AUS | Cushla Rue | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||||||
15 | DF | NZL | Zoe McMeeken | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
17 | DF | AUS | Talitha Kramer | 11 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | ||||||||
18 | DF | AUS | Annabel Martin | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | ||||||||
19 | DF | NZL | Charlotte Lancaster | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | ||||||||
Midfielders: | |||||||||||||||
6 | MF | AUS | Isabel Gomez | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | ||||||||
7 | MF | NZL | Chloe Knott | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||
10 | MF | NZL | Grace Jale | 11 | 6 | 10+1 | 6 | ||||||||
13 | MF | NZL | Te Reremoana Walker | 12 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | ||||||||
16 | MF | AUS | Hannah Jones | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | ||||||||
20 | MF | NZL | Alyssa Whinham | 14 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | ||||||||
Forwards: | |||||||||||||||
5 | FW | AUS | Jordan Jasnos | 9 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | ||||||||
8 | FW | NZL | Grace Wisnewski | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
9 | FW | NZL | Ava Pritchard | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||
11 | FW | NZL | Kelli Brown | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | A-League | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | 1 | Lily Alfeld | 2 | 2 |
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total disciplinary records are equal.
Pos. | No. | Name | A-League | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF | 17 | Talitha Kramer | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
MF | 6 | Isabel Gomez | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FW | 8 | Grace Wisnewski | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FW | 9 | Ava Pritchard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MF | 16 | Hannah Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | 2 | Saskia Vosper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF | 3 | Kate Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF | 4 | Mackenzie Barry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | 7 | Chloe Knott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | 10 | Grace Jale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | 13 | Te Reremoana Walker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021β22 Wellington Phoenix FC season
2021β22 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Manager | Gemma Lewis | ||
Stadium | WIN Stadium | ||
A-League Women | 10th of 10 | ||
Top goalscorer | Grace Jale (6) | ||
Highest home attendance | 1,309 (vs. Western Sydney Wanderers, 3 December 2021) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 61
[a] (vs. Melbourne Victory, 4 February 2022) | ||
Average home league attendance | 482 [a] | ||
Biggest win | 3β0 (vs. Canberra United, 11 February 2022) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0β5 (vs. Sydney FC, 30 December 2021) | ||
| |||
All statistics correct as of 4 March 2022. |
The 2021β22 Wellington Phoenix season is the club's inaugural season in the A-League Women, the premier competition for women's football in Australia, originally known as the W-League.
The club's manager for the season is Gemma Lewis, with Natalie Lawrence as assistant. [3] [4]
Due to impacts related to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, including not being able to play home games in New Zealand, the team are playing their home games at WIN Stadium located in Wollongong, Australia.
Former Perth Glory keeper and 2020β21 playersβ player of the year, Lily Alfeld, was announced as the club's inaugural signing. [5] She was later announced as the club's inaugural captain. [6]
Wellington Phoenix started their debut season with a 0β0 draw against Western Sydney Wanderers at the Wollongong Showgrounds. [7]
Ava Pritchard scored the club's first goal in their second game of the season, in a 1β5 loss to Newcastle Jets. [8]
On 11 February 2022, the Phoenix achieved their first ever win in the A-League Women in a 3β0 away win against Canberra United. [9]
They got their second win of the season against Western Sydney Wanderers, winning 3β2 on the 1st March [10] but it wasn't enough to get them off the bottom of the table and after losing their last game of the season to Perth Glory, they finished the season with the wooden spoon. [11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sydney FC | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
2 | Melbourne City | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 33 | |
3 | Adelaide United | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 27 | |
4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 24 | |
5 | Perth Glory | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 24 | |
6 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 17 | |
7 | Canberra United | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 13 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 10 | |
9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 7 | |
10 | Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 7 |
Win Draw Loss Cancelled or postponed
3 December 2021 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 0β0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wollongong |
17:05 | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 1,309 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
10 December 2021 2 | Newcastle Jets | 5β1 | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle |
17:05 | Report | Pritchard 81' | Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 2,273 Referee: Isabella Blaess |
19 December 2021 3 | Sydney FC | 3β0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
16:05 | Report | Stadium:
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 1,045 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello |
27 December 2021 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 0β1 | Newcastle Jets | Gosford |
18:45 | Report | House 82' | Stadium:
Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Georgia Ghirardello |
30 December 2021 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 0β5 | Sydney FC | Wollongong |
17:05 | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 309 Referee: Lara Lee |
9 January 2022 6 | Melbourne City | 4β0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
16:05 | Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Caitlin Williams |
16 January 2022 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 2β3 | Brisbane Roar | Wollongong |
14:05 | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 247 Referee: Rebecca Mackie |
21 January 2022 8 | Adelaide United | 1β0 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
18:05 | Hayward 68' | Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 1,024 Referee: Caitlin Williams |
31 January 2022 9 | Perth Glory | 3β2 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
18:35 | Report | Stadium:
Blacktown Football Park Attendance: 84 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson |
4 February 2022 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 0β2 | Melbourne Victory | Wollongong |
16:05 | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 61 Referee: Caitlin Williams |
11 February 2022 11 | Canberra United | 0β3 | Wellington Phoenix | Canberra |
19:45 | Report | Stadium:
Viking Park Referee: Rebecca Mackie |
18 February 2022 12 | Wellington Phoenix | 1β4 | Adelaide United | Wollongong |
16:05 |
|
Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Kelly Jones | |
Note: Game was originally meant to be played on the 17th February but was postponed first due to hail and then lighting. [17] |
1 March 2022 13 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2β3 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
18:35 |
|
Report | Stadium:
Blacktown Football Park Attendance: 154 Referee: Kelly Jones | |
Note: Game was originally meant to be played on the 26th February but was postponed as the ground was deemed unfit for play. [18] |
4 March 2022 14 | Wellington Phoenix | 1β3 | Perth Glory | Wollongong |
19:05 | Report | Stadium:
WIN Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Rachael Mitchenson |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 36 | β23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | β14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | β9 |
Last updated: 6 March 2022.
Source:
A-League Women
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||||
Goalkeepers: | |||||||||||||||
1 | GK | NZL | Lily Alfeld | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
12 | GK | AUS | Brianna Edwards | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||||||
Defenders: | |||||||||||||||
2 | DF | NZL | Saskia Vosper | 13 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | ||||||||
3 | DF | NZL | Kate Taylor | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
4 | DF | NZL | Mackenzie Barry | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||
14 | DF | AUS | Cushla Rue | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||||||
15 | DF | NZL | Zoe McMeeken | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
17 | DF | AUS | Talitha Kramer | 11 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | ||||||||
18 | DF | AUS | Annabel Martin | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | ||||||||
19 | DF | NZL | Charlotte Lancaster | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | ||||||||
Midfielders: | |||||||||||||||
6 | MF | AUS | Isabel Gomez | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | ||||||||
7 | MF | NZL | Chloe Knott | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||
10 | MF | NZL | Grace Jale | 11 | 6 | 10+1 | 6 | ||||||||
13 | MF | NZL | Te Reremoana Walker | 12 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | ||||||||
16 | MF | AUS | Hannah Jones | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | ||||||||
20 | MF | NZL | Alyssa Whinham | 14 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | ||||||||
Forwards: | |||||||||||||||
5 | FW | AUS | Jordan Jasnos | 9 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | ||||||||
8 | FW | NZL | Grace Wisnewski | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
9 | FW | NZL | Ava Pritchard | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||
11 | FW | NZL | Kelli Brown | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | A-League | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | 1 | Lily Alfeld | 2 | 2 |
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total disciplinary records are equal.
Pos. | No. | Name | A-League | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF | 17 | Talitha Kramer | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
MF | 6 | Isabel Gomez | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FW | 8 | Grace Wisnewski | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FW | 9 | Ava Pritchard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MF | 16 | Hannah Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | 2 | Saskia Vosper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF | 3 | Kate Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF | 4 | Mackenzie Barry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | 7 | Chloe Knott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | 10 | Grace Jale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | 13 | Te Reremoana Walker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021β22 Wellington Phoenix FC season