Wellington Phoenix Football Club Reserves is a New Zealand semi-professional football club based in the capital city, Wellington. They currently serve as the reserve side of Wellington Phoenix FC, who currently compete in the A-League in Australia. The reserve side, however, currently compete in the New Zealand Football Championship.
From 2010–2013 a Wellington Phoenix reserve side took part in the ASB Phoenix Challenge against ASB Premiership sides, however these games were separate to the main competition.
On 22 August 2014 it was announced that A-League side, Wellington Phoenix, had been granted permission to play a reserve side in the 2014–15 ASB Premiership, the top division for football in New Zealand. The team made their debut in the competition on 1 November 2014 against Team Wellington. Tyler Boyd scored the first goal in Phoenix Reserves history but that could not prevent them losing 1–2.
On 2 October 2015 Wellington Phoenix named a Youth Squad to take part in the ASB Youth League.
Up to four professional players are eligible to play for the reserves side from this squad. Two under-20 players are also allowed if the reserves side's opposition agrees to their inclusion on match day.
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