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.
YearPlayer
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
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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.
YearPlayer
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.
YearPlayer
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.
YearPlayerLeague Goals
2007–08 Shane Smeltz10
2008–09 Shane Smeltz12
2009–10 Paul Ifill12
2010–11 Chris Greenacre8
2011–12 Paul Ifill7
2012–13 Jeremy Brockie16
2013–14 Stein Huysegems10
2014–15 Nathan Burns13
2015–16 Blake Powell8
2016–17 Roy Krishna12
2017–18 Andrija Kaludjerovic9
2019–20 Ulises Dávila17

Cloud Creator Goal of the Year

YearPlayerAgainst
2011–12 Tim BrownSydney FC on 27 November 2011
2012–13
2013–14 Kenny CunninghamMelbourne Victory on 18 January 2014
2014–15 Roy KrishnaNewcastle Jets on 6 December 2014
2015–16 Roly BonevaciaMelbourne City on 25 January 2016
2016–17 Vince LiaCentral Coast Mariners on 10 December 2016
2017–18 Roy KrishnaBrisbane Roar on 28 October 2017
2019–20 Gary HooperWestern United on 27 March 2020

Lloyd Morrison Spirit of the Phoenix Award

YearWinner
2011–12Russell Gray
2012–13Ben Sigmund
2013–14 Leo Bertos and Stein Huysegems
2014–15Lee Spence and Rob Lee
2015–16Ben Sigmund
2016–17Shaun Gill
2019–20Cameron 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.
YearWinner
2019–20Cameron Devlin

Staff Member of the Year

YearWinner
2018–19Tom Bray

Volunteer of the Year

YearWinner
2011–12David Graham
2016–17Ken Allen
2017–18Helen Mellon
2018–19Gus and Esther Hutton

Fan of the Year

YearWinner
2011–12Dale Warburton
2012–13Ahmad Rini
2013–14Bruce Lewis
2014–15Niki O'Connor
2015–16Carey McDonald
2016–17Stephanie Evett
2017–18Matt Weldon-Smith
2018–19Steve 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.
YearPlayer
2007–08 Shane Smeltz
2008–09 Ben Sigmund
2009–10 Paul Ifill
2010–11 Manny Muscat
2011–12 Ben Sigmund

Media Player of the Year

Awards summary