Wellington Phoenix FC
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A-League Men Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wellington Phoeni.. | 27 | +16 | 53 |
2 | Central Coast Mar.. | 26 | +20 | 52 |
3 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | +10 | 42 |
4 | Sydney FC | 27 | +11 | 41 |
5 | Macarthur FC | 27 | -3 | 41 |
6 | Melbourne City FC | 27 | +12 | 39 |
7 | Western Sydney Wa.. | 27 | -4 | 37 |
8 | Adelaide United | 26 | +1 | 32 |
9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | -13 | 30 |
10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | -8 | 28 |
11 | Western United | 27 | -19 | 26 |
12 | Perth Glory | 27 | -23 | 22 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Kosta Barbarou.. | 13 | 26 | 4 |
49 | Bozhidar Kraev | 6 | 26 | 2 |
9 | Oskar Zawada | 6 | 12 | 1 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Benjamin Old | 4 | 27 | 5 |
7 | Kosta Barbarou.. | 4 | 26 | 13 |
6 | Tim Payne | 4 | 23 | 3 |