2016–17 Wellington Phoenix FC season
| 2016–17 season | |||
| Chairman | Rob Morrison | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Ernie Merrick | ||
| Stadium | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||
| A-League | 9th | ||
| Stirling Sports Premiership | 5th | ||
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | 
League: Roy Krishna (5 goals) All: Roy Krishna (5 goals)  | ||
| Highest home attendance | 
10,034 vs Melbourne City  8 October 2016  | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 
5,832 vs Newcastle Jets  5 November 2016  | ||
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The 2016–17 Wellington Phoenix FC season is the club's tenth season since its establishment in 2007. The club will participate in the A-League for the tenth time, the FFA Cup for the third time, and will field a reserves squad in the Stirling Sports Premiership for the third time.
Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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From youth squad
| N | 
P | 
Nat. | 
Name | 
Age | 
Notes | 
|---|
Transfers in
| N | 
P | 
Nat. | 
Name | 
Age | 
Moving from | 
Type | 
Transfer window  | 
Ends | 
Transfer fee  | 
Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Kosta Barbarouses | 26 | Melbourne Victory | 
Transfer | Pre-season | 2019 | Free | [1] | |
| 7 | MF | Guilherme Finkler | 30 | Melbourne Victory | 
Transfer | Pre-season | 2018 | Free | [2] | |
| 13 | DF | Marco Rossi | 28 | Perugia | 
Transfer | Pre-season | 2018 | Free | [3] | |
| 12 | MF | Adam Parkhouse | 23 | Manly United | 
Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free | [4] | |
| 2 | DF | Jacob Tratt | 22 | Sydney United | 
Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free | [5] | |
| 5 | DF | Ryan Lowry | 22 | ECU Joondalup | 
Transfer | Pre-Season | 2017 | Free | [6] | |
| 18 | MF | Ben Litfin | 21 | Gold Coast City | 
Transfer | Round 2 | 2017 | Free | [7] | 
Transfers out
| N | 
P | 
Nat. | 
Name | 
Age | 
Moving to | 
Type | 
Transfer window  | 
Transfer fee  | 
Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | DF | Ben Sigmund | 35 | Retired | Pre-season | [8] | |||
| 2 | DF | Manny Muscat | 31 | Melbourne City | 
Transfer | Pre-season | [9] | ||
| 3 | DF | Justin Gulley | 23 | Wellington United | Transfer | Pre-season | [10] | ||
| 15 | MF | James McGarry | 18 | Wellington United | Transfer | Pre-season | [10] | ||
| 30 | GK | Oliver Sail | 20 | Wellington United | Transfer | Pre-season | [10] | ||
| 13 | MF | Albert Riera | 32 | Retired | Pre-season | [11] | |||
| 5 | DF | Troy Danaskos | 24 | End of Contract | Pre-season | [12] | |||
| 11 | MF | Kwabena Appiah | 24 | End of Contract | Pre-season | [13] | |||
| 12 | FW | Blake Powell | 25 | Released | Pre-season | [14] | 
Contracts extensions
| Name | Position | Duration | Contract Expiry | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   | Centre forward | 1 year | 2017 | [15] | 
|   | Defensive midfielder | 1 year | 2017 | [16] | 
|   | Attacking midfielder | 2 years | 2018 | [17] | 
Technical staff
| Position | Name | 
|---|---|
| Head Coach |   | 
| Assistant Coach |   | 
| Reserves Team Coach |   | 
| Goalkeeping Coach |   | 
| Strength & Conditioning Coach |   | 
Statistics
Squad statistics
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Total | A-League | FFA Cup | Stirling Sports Premiership | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |   |   | Apps | Goals |   |   | Apps | Goals |   |   | Apps | Goals |   |   | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Glen Moss | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Jacob Tratt | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Roly Bonevacia | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Ryan Lowry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Dylan Fox | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Gui Finkler | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Alex Rodriguez | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Kosta Barbarouses | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Michael McGlinchey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Hamish Watson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Adam Parkhouse | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Marco Rossi | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Alex Rufer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | James McGarry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Louis Fenton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Vince Lia | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Ben Litfin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Tom Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | GK | Lewis Italiano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW | Roy Krishna | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Andrew Durante | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Matthew Ridenton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | FW | Logan Rogerson | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Sarpeet Singh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Jack-Henry Sinclair | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Joe Bell | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | Max Mata | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | Liam Wood | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | GK | Oliver Sail | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | Sam Philip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | DF | Jake Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | Benjamin Mata | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | MF | Oliver Whyte | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | MF | Liberato Cacace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | MF | Ruairi Cahill-Fluery | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | DF | Luke Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | MF | Willem Ebbinge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | DF | Luke Tongue | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | Keegan Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| GK | Dylan Bennet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Matthew Conroy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Sam Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- Last updated: 27 November 2016
 - Source: au.soccerway.com
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 = Number of bookings; 
 = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
 = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. 
Pre-season and friendlies
| 28 June 2016 |  Wairarapa United  | 
1–3 |   | 
Masterton, New Zealand | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 NZST |  Mason-Smith  | 
Report |  
  | 
 Stadium: Trust House Memorial Park Attendance: 3,300  | 
| 5 July 2016 |  Stop Out  | 
1–5 |   | 
Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 NZST |  S. Gulley  | 
Report |  Stadium: Fraser Park Sportsville | 
| 12 July 2016 |  Wellington Phoenix  | 
7–1 |   | 
Wellington, New Zealand | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 NZST | Report |  Bredeveldt  | 
 Stadium: Alex Moore Park | 
| 27 July 2016 Capital Cup |  Beijing BG  | 
1–2 |   | 
Beijing, China | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
 
  | 
Report |  Stadium: Olympic Sports Stadium Attendance: 20,000  | 
| 3 September 2016 |  Wellington Phoenix  | 
3–0 |   | 
Raumati, New Zealand | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 NZST |  
  | 
Report |  Stadium: Weka Park Attendance: 2,000  | 
| 11 September 2016 |  Melbourne City  | 
1–4 |   | 
Townsville, Australia | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 AEST |  Cahill  | 
Report |  Stadium: Townsville Sports Reserve Attendance: 3,856  | 
| 17 September 2016 |  Central Coast Mariners  | 
0–1 |   | 
Wahroonga, Australia | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 AEST | Report |  Watson  | 
 Stadium: Knox Grammar School Attendance: 1,500  | 
| 24 September 2016 |  Tasman United  | 
0–1 |   | 
Nelson, New Zealand | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:15 NZST | Report |  Watson  | 
 Stadium: Trafalgar Park | 
| 24 September 2016 |  Wellington Phoenix  | 
2–1 |   | 
Nelson, New Zealand | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 NZST |  
  | 
Report |  Pain  | 
 Stadium: Trafalgar Park | 
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round |  Current  position / round  | 
 Final  position / round  | 
First match | Last match | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-League | — | 9th | 8 October 2016 | 16 April 2017 | |
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | — | Round of 32 | 2 August 2016 | 2 August 2016 | 
| Stirling Sports Premiership | — | 5th | 22 October 2016 | 4 March 2017 | 
A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 23 | Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series | 
| 2 | Melbourne City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 17 | Qualification to AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series | 
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 14 | Qualification to Finals series | 
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 14 | |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 12 | |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 11 | |
| 7 | Central Coast Mariners | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 9 | |
| 8 | Adelaide United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6 | |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 6 | |
| 10 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 6 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2018 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
 
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 
Last updated: 27 November 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | 
| Result | L | L | L | L | W | W | P | L | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 
Last updated: 27 November 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Matches
| 8 October 2016 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:35 NZDT | Report |  Cáceres  | 
 Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 10,034 Referee: Peter Green  | 
| 16 October 2016 2 | Perth Glory | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Perth | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 AWST |  
  | 
Report |  Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 11,209 Referee: Daniel Elder  | 
| 23 October 2016 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 NZDT | Report |  Ninković  | 
 Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 7,365 Referee: Kurt Ams  | 
| 31 October 2016 4 | Melbourne Victory | 6–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:50 AEDT | Report |  Krishna  | 
 Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 20,113 Referee: Alan Milliner  | 
| 5 November 2016 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–0 | Newcastle Jets | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:35 NZDT |  Krishna  | 
Report |  Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 5,832 Referee: Shaun Evans  | 
| 12 November 2016 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Canberra | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:35 AEDT | Report |  Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 5,497 Referee: Stephen Lucas  | 
| TBC 2017 7 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Melbourne Victory | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBC NZDT |  Stadium: Westpac Stadium | 
| 27 November 2016 8 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 AEDT |  
  | 
Report |  Krishna  | 
 Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,644 Referee: Kurt Ams  | 
| 4 December 2016 9 | Adelaide United | v | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 ACDT |  Stadium: Coopers Stadium Referee: Stephen Lucas  | 
| 10 December 2016 10 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Central Coast Mariners | Hamilton | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:35 NZDT |  Stadium: Waikato Stadium | 
| 17 December 2016 11 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Auckland | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:35 NZDT |  Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium | 
| 26 December 2016 12 | Newcastle Jets | v | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:35 AEDT |  Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium | 
| 1 January 2017 13 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Adelaide United | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:35 NZDT |  Stadium: Westpac Stadium | 
| 5 January 2017 14 | Perth Glory | v | Wellington Phoenix | Perth | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 AWST |  Stadium: nib Stadium | 
| 14 January 2017 15 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:35 NZDT |  Stadium: Westpac Stadium | 
| 21 January 2017 16 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Brisbane Roar | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:35 NZDT |  Stadium: Westpac Stadium | 
| 29 January 2017 17 | Adelaide United | v | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:30 ACDT |  Stadium: Coopers Stadium | 
| 4 February 2017 18 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | New Plymouth | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:35 NZDT |  Stadium: Yarrow Stadium | 
| 9 February 2017 19 | Sydney FC | v | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:50 AEDT |  Stadium: Allianz Stadium | 
| 18 February 2017 20 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Melbourne City | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:35 NZDT |  Stadium: Westpac Stadium | 
| 25 February 2017 21 | Brisbane Roar | v | Wellington Phoenix | Brisbane | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:35 AEST |  Stadium: Suncorp Stadium | 
| 4 March 2017 22 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Perth Glory | Auckland | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:35 NZDT |  Stadium: QBE Stadium | 
| 19 March 2017 23 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 AEDT |  Stadium: Spotless Stadium | 
| 26 March 2017 24 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Newcastle Jets | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 NZDT |  Stadium: Westpac Stadium | 
| 2 April 2017 25 | Melbourne Victory | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 AEST |  Stadium: AAMI Park | 
| 8 April 2017 26 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Sydney FC | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 NZST |  Stadium: Westpac Stadium | 
| 16 April 2017 27 | Brisbane Roar | v | Wellington Phoenix | Brisbane | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 AEST |  Stadium: Suncorp Stadium | 
FFA Cup
| 2 August 2016 Round of 32 |  Western Sydney Wanderers  | 
3–2 |   | 
Sydney | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 AEST | Report |  
  | 
 Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 3,212 Referee: Stephen Lucas  | 
Stirling Sports Premiership
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland City | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 13 | Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series | 
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 13 | Qualification to the Finals series | 
| 3 | Team Wellington | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | |
| 4 | Waitakere United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Canterbury United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | |
| 7 | Hamilton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | |
| 8 | Hawke's Bay United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 | Tasman United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 5 | |
| 10 | Southern United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | 
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 
Last updated: 25 November 2016.
Source: soccerway.com
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | 
| Result | L | W | D | L | W | W | ||||||||||||
| Position | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 
Last updated: 27 November 2016.
Source: soccerway.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Matches
| 22 October 2016 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Eastern Suburbs | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 |  Ebbinge  | 
Report |  
  | 
 Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Cory Mills  | 
| 30 October 2016 2 | Team Wellington | 1–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 |  Harris  | 
Report |  M. Mata  | 
 Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Matthew Conger  | 
| 5 November 2016 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Tasman United | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:15 |  M. Mata  | 
Report |  Ridsdale  | 
 Stadium: Westpac Stadium Referee: Ben O'Connell  | 
| 13 November 2016 4 | Canterbury United | 4–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Christchurch | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Report |  Cahill-Fleury  | 
 Stadium: ASB Football Park Referee: Peter Linney  | 
| 20 November 2016 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–0 | Auckland City | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 |  Rogerson  | 
Report |  Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: John Rowbury  | 
| 27 November 2016 6 | Southern United | 0–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Dunedin | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Report |  M. Mata  | 
 Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Referee: Antony Riley  | 
| 4 December 2016 7 | Hawke's Bay United | v | Wellington Phoenix | Napier | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 |  Stadium: Bluewater Stadium | 
| 10 December 2016 8 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Hamilton Wanderers | Hamilton | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:15 |  Stadium: FMG Stadium | 
| 17 December 2016 9 | Waitakere United | v | Wellington Phoenix | Auckland | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 |  Stadium: The Trusts Arena | 
| 8 January 2017 10 | Eastern Suburbs | v | Wellington Phoenix | Auckland | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 |  Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park | 
| 14 January 2017 11 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Team Wellington | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:15 |  Stadium: Westpac Stadium | 
| 22 January 2017 12 | Tasman United | v | Wellington Phoenix | Nelson | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 |  Stadium: Trafalgar Park | 
| 29 January 2017 13 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Canterbury United | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 |  Stadium: Newtown Park | 
| 6 February 2017 14 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Southern United | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 |  Stadium: Newtown Park | 
| 12 February 2017 15 | Auckland City | v | Wellington Phoenix | Auckland | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:35 |  Stadium: Kiwitea Street | 
| 19 February 2017 16 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Hawke's Bay United | Wellington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 |  Stadium: Newtown Park | 
| 12 March 2017 17 | Hamilton Wanderers | v | Wellington Phoenix | Tauranga | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:35 |  Stadium: Links Avenue | 
| 4 March 2017 18 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Waitakere United | Auckland | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:15 |  Stadium: QBE Stadium | 
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 - ↑ "Phoenix Sign Star Midfielder". Wellington Phoenix. 24 March 2016.
 - ↑ Hyslop, Liam (9 August 2016). "Wellington Phoenix sign Italian defender Marco Rossi". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax.
 - ↑ Huguenin, Michael (19 August 2016). "Wellington Phoenix sign Australian winger". Goal.com.
 - ↑ Cockerill, Michael (18 September 2016). "Former Sydney FC defender Jacob Tratt given lifeline by Wellington Phoenix". The Sydney Morning Herald.
 - ↑ Hyslop, Liam (30 September 2016). "Wellington Phoenix sign Western Australian defender Ryan Lowry". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
 - ↑ "Phoenix sign young midfielder". Radio New Zealand. 13 October 2016.
 - ↑ "Ben Sigmund to retire". Radio New Zealand. 18 December 2015.
 - ↑ "Muscat to leave Phoenix". Radio New Zealand. 3 March 2016.
 - 1 2 3 "Wellington Phoenix terminate James McGarry's contract so he can play in CL". Stuff.co.nz. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
 - ↑ "Riera To Retire From Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 21 May 2016.
 - ↑ Davidson, John (22 June 2016). "Danaskos desires for second A-League shot". FourFourTwo.
 - ↑ Davidson, John (28 June 2016). "Mariners take two on trial". FourFourTwo.
 - ↑ Gray, Russell (5 July 2016). "Powell going home for personal reasons". Wellington Phoenix.
 - ↑ "Watson Gets The Birthday Present He Craved". Wellington Phoenix. 19 April 2016.
 - ↑ "Long-Serving Midfielder Re-Signs with Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 10 June 2016.
 - ↑ Gray, Russell (14 September 2016). "Rising star Rufer pens new Phoenix deal after recovering from injury setback". Wellington Phoenix.