List of Wellington Phoenix FC end of season awards
The following list of awards are presented at the Annual Wellington Phoenix awards evening usually held at the conclusion of the regular home and away season.
Player of the Year
The top award is voted for by coaches, chief executive and the football operations manager. After each game points would be awarded to the 3 top players and the player with the most accumulated points at the conclusion of the regular season is presented with the award. The award is currently referred to as the Huawei Player of the Year for sponsorship reasons.Year | Player |
2007–08 | Shane Smeltz |
2008–09 | Leo Bertos |
2009–10 | Andrew Durante |
2010–11 | Ben Sigmund |
2011–12 | Ben Sigmund |
2012–13 | Andrew Durante |
2013–14 | Albert Riera |
2014–15 | Nathan Burns |
2015–16 | New Zealand .png" /> Glen Moss |
2016–17 | Kosta Barbarouses |
2017–18 | Roy Krishna |
2018–19 | Ulises Dávila |
Players' Player of the Year
The Wellington Phoenix Players' Player of the Year award is presented to the player who is deemed to be the best player overall at the end of the season as judged by his teammates. Each player in the team votes three times over the season: after Round 7, Round 14 and Round 21.Year | Player |
2007–08 | Shane Smeltz |
2008–09 | Shane Smeltz |
2009–10 | Paul Ifill |
2010–11 | Manny Muscat |
2011–12 | Ben Sigmund |
2012–13 | Jeremy Brockie |
2013–14 | Vince Lia |
2014–15 | Nathan Burns |
2015–16 | Glen Moss |
2016–17 | Roy Krishna |
2017–18 | Dylan Fox |
2019–20 | Gary Hooper |
Under-23 Player of the Year
The Wellington Phoenix Under-23 Player of the Year is voted upon by all season member ticket holders at the conclusion of the regular season. The Player with the most votes is awarded the trophy.Year | Player |
2009–10 | Troy Hearfield |
2010–11 | Marco Rojas |
2012–13 | Louis Fenton |
2013–14 | Tyler Boyd |
2014–15 | Roly Bonevacia |
2015–16 | Dylan Fox |
2016–17 | Jacob Tratt |
2017–18 | Matthew Ridenton |
2019–20 | Walter Scott |
Golden Boot
The Wellington Phoenix Golden Boot is awarded to the player who has scored the most goals during the regular season.Year | Player | League Goals |
2007–08 | Shane Smeltz | 10 |
2008–09 | Shane Smeltz | 12 |
2009–10 | Paul Ifill | 12 |
2010–11 | Chris Greenacre | 8 |
2011–12 | Paul Ifill | 7 |
2012–13 | Jeremy Brockie | 16 |
2013–14 | Stein Huysegems | 10 |
2014–15 | Nathan Burns | 13 |
2015–16 | Blake Powell | 8 |
2016–17 | Roy Krishna | 12 |
2017–18 | Andrija Kaludjerovic | 9 |
2019–20 | Ulises Dávila | 17 |
Cloud Creator Goal of the Year
Year | Player | Against |
2011–12 | Tim Brown | Sydney FC on 27 November 2011 |
2012–13 | ||
2013–14 | Kenny Cunningham | Melbourne Victory on 18 January 2014 |
2014–15 | Roy Krishna | Newcastle Jets on 6 December 2014 |
2015–16 | Roly Bonevacia | Melbourne City on 25 January 2016 |
2016–17 | Vince Lia | Central Coast Mariners on 10 December 2016 |
2017–18 | Roy Krishna | Brisbane Roar on 28 October 2017 |
2019–20 | Gary Hooper | Western United on 27 March 2020 |
Lloyd Morrison Spirit of the Phoenix Award
Year | Winner |
2011–12 | Russell Gray |
2012–13 | Ben Sigmund |
2013–14 | Leo Bertos and Stein Huysegems |
2014–15 | Lee Spence and Rob Lee |
2015–16 | Ben Sigmund |
2016–17 | Shaun Gill |
2019–20 | Cameron Devlin |
Bandage Award
Selected by ex-Phoenix player, Ben Sigmund and awarded to the player who has shown the most fight, resilience and determination throughout the season.Year | Winner |
2019–20 | Cameron Devlin |
Staff Member of the Year
Year | Winner |
2018–19 | Tom Bray |
Volunteer of the Year
Year | Winner |
2011–12 | David Graham |
2016–17 | Ken Allen |
2017–18 | Helen Mellon |
2018–19 | Gus and Esther Hutton |
Fan of the Year
Year | Winner |
2011–12 | Dale Warburton |
2012–13 | Ahmad Rini |
2013–14 | Bruce Lewis |
2014–15 | Niki O'Connor |
2015–16 | Carey McDonald |
2016–17 | Stephanie Evett |
2017–18 | Matt Weldon-Smith |
2018–19 | Steve Lyne |
Awards no longer awarded
Members' Player of the Year
The Wellington Phoenix Members' Player of the Year award was voted upon by all season member ticket holders at the conclusion of the regular season. The Player with most votes was awarded the trophy.Year | Player |
2007–08 | Shane Smeltz |
2008–09 | Ben Sigmund |
2009–10 | Paul Ifill |
2010–11 | Manny Muscat |
2011–12 | Ben Sigmund |