Wellington Phoenix FC
| Full name | Wellington Phoenix Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Nix |
| Founded | 19 March 2007 |
| Ground | Sky Stadium |
| Capacity | 34,500 |
| Owner | Welnix |
| Chairman | Robert Morrison |
| Manager | Giancarlo Italiano |
| League | A-League Men |
| 2024–25 | 11th of 13 |
| Website | www |
Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League Men, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the 2007–08 season after its formation in March 2007, by New Zealand Football to replace New Zealand Knights as a New Zealand-based club in the Australian A-League competition. Since 2011, the club has been owned by Welnix, a consortium of seven Wellington businessmen.
The club is one of the few clubs in the world to compete in a league of a different confederation (AFC) from that of the country where it is based (OFC). It plays matches at Sky Stadium (formerly Westpac Stadium), a 34,500-seat multi-purpose venue in Wellington. Their home kit consists of black and yellow stripes. Its highest achievement is reaching the A-League Preliminary Final in 2010 and the A-League Semi Final in 2024.
The club’s biggest rivals are fellow New Zealand side Auckland FC who were founded in 2024 with which they contest the New Zealand Derby.