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Wellington Phoenix Football Club, 2012

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Wellington Phoenix Football Club, 2012

Members of the Phoenix team congratulate goal scorer Paul Ifill during a crucial game against Sydney in the A-League competition on 30 March 2012. By winning the game at Wellington's Westpac Stadium the Phoenix qualified for the next knock-out stage of the competition. Since the mid-1990s New Zealand teams have been part of trans-Tasman professional competitions in rugby union, football, rugby league, basketball and netball.

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Greg Ryan, Sport and society – Professional sport, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39415/wellington-phoenix-football-club-2012 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Greg Ryan, published 30 November 2012.