Team Wellington coach Matt Calcott believes his young side's defensive improvement gives it a realistic chance of a maiden national league title.
It was not the most memorable game played at Westpac Stadium but there was no shortage of talking points following the Phoenix's disappointing 1-1 draw with Perth last night.
Auckland City will host Team Wellington in the final of the ASB Premiership next weekend after the minor premiers thumped Waitakere 4-1 in yesterday's semifinal second leg.
A late goal from Kenny Cunningham has seen Wellington earn a point in a dramatic finale to their 1-1 draw with Perth Glory at Westpac Stadium on Sunday.
New Zealand Football must align with the Wellington Phoenix, stabilise its bleeding books and place greater emphasis on future targets, says new chief executive Andy Martin.
The Wellington Phoenix have been given a boost ahead of today's crucial A-League clash against Perth Glory, with Costa Rican stars Carlos Hernandez and Kenny Cunningham likely to play.
Team Wellington have booked a probable meeting with Auckland City in the grand final of the ASB Premiership after edging past Hawke's Bay United in today's semifinal second league.
There are plenty of examples of teams staging terrific comebacks but, in the case of Sunday's second leg of the ASB Premiership semifinal between Auckland City and Waitakere United, this doesn't seem one of them.
There's a funny sense of deja vu about the Wellington Phoenix's game against the Perth Glory at Westpac Stadium tomorrow.
With six games left until the A-League finals it is a little early to start talking ''must-wins.''
The Football Ferns are still searching for their first win of 2014 after a second half recovery by Switzerland earned a 2-1 victory over the New Zealand side at the Cyprus Cup on Saturday.
Wellington's ace marksman Stein Huysegems said that if Phoenix wants to consider itself as a genuine finals team it must beat Perth Glory on Sunday.
Neil Emblen's brave selection decisions returned mixed results as a young and understrength All Whites side fell to a 4-2 loss against Japan in Tokyo yesterday.
A raucous stadium filled with almost 50,000 people cheering against you probably isn’t an experience a teenager from Te Puke can easily prepare for, but All White Ryan Thomas has showed he is a young man capable of dealing with any challenges thrown his way.
Strikers who score twice against one of the world’s top nations in the cauldron of an away tie in front of a full stadium could be forgiven for being content, not All Whites forward Chris Wood.
Whatever the weather at training you can guarantee that the Wellington Phoenix’ latest recruit, English-born defender Shaun Timmins, won’t be moaning about it.
A nightmare opening 16 minutes left the All Whites too big a mountain to climb as Japan took out the Kirin Challenge Cup with a 4-2 victory in what was the final match played at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
A Chris Wood brace helped a youthful and understrength All Whites side recover from a horror start and record a creditable 4-2 loss to Japan in Tokyo this morning (NZT).
His players are dropping like flies and they capitulated in their last start, yet Ernie Merrick remains convinced the Wellington Phoenix will qualify for the A-League finals.
A multi-million dollar upgrade of Westpac Stadium is being investigated by Wellington City Council at the same time as plans progress for a 12,000-seat boutique sports stadium in Petone.
The luck of the Irish did not hold out with the Football Ferns scoring late in the game against the Republic of Ireland to draw 1-1 in their opening match in the Cyprus Cup on Thursday (1.30am NZT) at the Tasos Marko stadium in Paralimni, Cyprus.
After enduring such a rocky start to an international match, it’s not often you’ll talk to a captain with a generally positive outlook immediately afterwards but All Whites goalkeeper Glen Moss liked a lot of what he saw in Tokyo on Wednesday night.
A nightmare opening 16 minutes left the All Whites too big a mountain to climb as Japan took out the Kirin Challenge Cup on Thursday with a 4-2 victory in what was the final match played at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
Ahead of Wednesday night's clash with Japan in Tokyo, NZ Football caught up with Joshua Minty; a transplanted All Whites fan living in Japan to get his thoughts on local football, his work teaching English and life in his adopted country.
English-born defender Shaun Timmins is set to sign an injury replacement contract with the Wellington Phoenix as coach Ernie Merrick tries to juggle a bulging injury list.
The All Whites are heading into a new era as they eye World Cup qualification four years down the line but will take on an opposition tonight (Wed) who are very much focused on the present.
Interim All Whites coach Neil Emblen will hand teenagers Ryan Thomas and Tyler Boyd debuts after naming a bold, young and attacking XI to tackle the might of World Cup-bound Japan in chilly Tokyo tonight.
A pair of 19-year-olds will make their senior All Whites debuts on Wednesday night with Tyler Boyd and Ryan Thomas named to start the international clash with Japan at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
With the All Whites squad in camp in Tokyo for Wednesday night’s international friendly against Japan, the role of team doctor Mark Fulcher goes into high gear.
Hosting a Wellington Phoenix League football game boosted the region's economy by over $660,000 but the event hosts are unlikely to look to attract other major sport events.
OPINION: As Adelaide United's fifth goal went in at Hindmarsh Stadium on Thursday night, I turned to fiancee Elle and said: "Do you think anybody would mind if I didn't do the column this week? I don't want to talk about that."
Minor premiers Auckland City have all but sealed a place in the ASB Premiership final with a 4-0 dismantling of local rivals Waitakere United in the first leg of their semifinal yesterday.
Team Wellington coach Matt Calcott must have felt he was sitting in the electric chair during an at times tempestuous national league semifinal first leg in Napier yesterday.
Auckland City and Team Wellington hold the advantage at the halfway point of the ASB Premiership semi-finals after notching contrasting wins away from home in their respective first legs.
