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The Distance Derby

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The Distance Derby
LocalePerth / Wellington
TeamsPerth Glory & Wellington Phoenix
First meeting30 January 2007
A-League
Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Perth Glory
Latest meeting28 January 2023
A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Perth Glory
Next meetingTBA
StadiumsHBF Park (Perth)
Sky Stadium (Wellington)
Statistics
Meetings total49
Most winsPerth Glory (20)
Most player appearancesAndrew Durante (30)
Top scorerDiego Castro
Andy Keogh
Roy Krishna
(7 goals each)
All-time seriesPerth: 20
Drawn: 10
Wellington: 19
Largest victoryPerth Glory 5–0 Wellington Phoenix
(28 April 2019)

The Distance Derby (also called the Long-Distance Derby) is an association football rivalry between Perth Glory and Wellington Phoenix.[1] It is known for having one of the longest road trips in a domestic league in world football.[2] The distance between the two clubs is 5,255 kilometers (3,365 miles).[3][4] When the rivalry originated, it was thought of as a joke due to the mass distance between these two sides however in the 2015–16 A-League season they decided for the winner of the game to receive a trophy which they would name the Long Distance Derby Cup.[3][5]

Though primarily used as a term for the rivalry between Phoenix and Glory men's teams, the same name has also been applied to matches in the Women's A-League since Wellington Phoenix joined the league in 2022.[6][7]

Origins[edit]

Location of Perth Glory and Wellington Phoenix

All-time results[edit]

Season Date Competition Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away) Attendance Cup winner
2007–08[8] 30 September 2007 A-League Wellington 4 – 1 Perth Aloisi Goal 14'
Smeltz Goal 42'
Coveny Goal 55'
Lochhead Goal 83'		 Celeski Goal 10' 10,127 N/A
2 November 2007 A-League Perth 0 – 1 Wellington — Daniel Goal 51' 7,105
7 December 2007 A-League Wellington 3 – 0 Perth Smeltz Goal 29' (pen.), 72'
Felipe Goal 32'		 — 8,039
2008–09[9] 21 September 2008 A-League Perth 1 – 0 Wellington Dadi Goal 78' (pen.) — 4,433 N/A
2 November 2008 A-League Perth 2 – 0 Wellington Rukavytsya Goal 15', 70' — 7,228
13 December 2008 A-League Wellington 1 – 1 Perth Brown Goal 83' Dadi Goal 76' 6,362
2009–10[10] 16 August 2009 A-League Wellington 2 – 1 Perth Ifill Goal 25'
Bertos Goal 88'		 Sikora Goal 4' 10,024 N/A
8 November 2009 A-League Wellington 1 – 1 Perth Ifill Goal 82' Srhoj Goal 70' 6,930
22 January 2010 A-League Perth 2 – 0 Wellington McBreen Goal 23'
Howarth Goal 42'		 — 9,368
21 February 2010 A-League Finals Wellington 1 – 1 (a.e.t)
(5–3 p)		 Perth Greenacre Goal 37' Neville Goal 67' 24,278
2010–11[11] 5 September 2010 A-League Perth 2 – 1 Wellington Sterjovski Goal 6'
Fowler Goal 61'		 Sigmund Goal 73' 10,444 N/A
7 November 2010 A-League Perth 0 – 1 Wellington — Brown Goal 1' 6,676
23 January 2011 A-League Wellington 4 – 0 Perth Velaphi Goal 10' (o.g.)
Macallister Goal 49'
Lia Goal 60'
Greenacre Goal 90+1'		 — 5,115
2011–12[12] 23 October 2011 A-League Perth 1 – 0 Wellington Smeltz Goal 33' — 8,299 N/A
10 December 2011 A-League Wellington 1 – 0 Perth Sigmund Goal 85' — 6,020
8 January 2012 A-League Wellington 0 – 1 Perth — Mitchell Goal 90' 3,898
7 April 2012 A-League Finals Wellington 2 – 3 (a.e.t) Perth Greenacre Goal 47'
Muscat Goal 55'		 van den Brink Goal 18'
Mehmet Goal 72'
Howarth Goal 108'		 13,695
2012–13[13] 24 November 2012 A-League Perth 1 – 1 Wellington Smeltz Goal 62' Brockie Goal 73' 7,982 N/A
2 February 2013 A-League Wellington 1 – 0 Perth Brockie Goal 41' — 11,566
17 March 2013 A-League Perth 1 – 2 Wellington Nagai Goal 76' Ifill Goal 36'
Huysegems Goal 67'		 6,360
2013–14[14] 9 November 2013 A-League Wellington 1 – 1 Perth Durante Goal 4' Nagai Goal 29' 9,671 N/A
6 December 2013 A-League Perth 4 – 2 Wellington Sidnei Goal 16', 90+1'
Thwaite Goal 60'
Zahra Goal 82'		 Huysegems Goal 36'
Ifill Goal 49'		 8,232
9 March 2014 A-League Wellington 1 – 1 Perth Cunningham Goal 85' Gallas Goal 34' 6,401
2014–15[15] 12 October 2014 A-League Wellington 1 – 2 Perth McGlinchey Goal 73' Keogh Goal 32'
Maclaren Goal 86'		 7,767 N/A
21 November 2014 A-League Perth 2 – 1 Wellington De Silva Goal 2'
Keogh Goal 60'		 Krishna Goal 84' (pen.) 9,223
14 March 2015 A-League Perth 1 – 2 Wellington Zadkovich Goal 29' Krishna Goal 23', 78' 9,178
2015–16[16] 18 October 2015 A-League Perth 1 – 2 Wellington Sándor Goal 7' Krishna Goal 9'
Lia Goal 89'		 8,145 Perth
7 February 2016 A-League Wellington 0 – 1 Perth — Harold Goal 21' 7,135
20 March 2016 A-League Wellington 1 – 2 Perth Doyle Goal 90+2' Keogh Goal 36'
Castro Goal 74'		 7,135
2016–17[17] 16 October 2016 A-League Perth 2 – 0 Wellington Castro Goal 48' (pen.)
Marinkovic Goal 66'		 — 11,209 Perth
5 January 2017 A-League Perth 2 – 1 Wellington Griffiths Goal 45+1'
Taggart Goal 51'		 Krishna Goal 11' 9,210
4 March 2017 A-League Wellington 3 – 3 Perth Finkler Goal 10'
Krishna Goal 25'
Barbarouses Goal 47'		 Keogh Goal 34'
Taggart Goal 67'
Castro Goal 81'		 6,285
2017–18[18] 12 November 2017 A-League Wellington 5 – 2 Perth Vidosic Goal 13'
Paracki Goal 34'
Finkler Goal 52'
Kaludjerovic Goal 74' (pen.), 87'		 Torres Goal 9'
Lowry Goal 47'		 6,105 Wellington
16 December 2017 A-League Perth 1 – 0 Wellington Castro Goal 59' — 7,750
17 February 2018 A-League Wellington 2 – 1 Perth Singh Goal 3'
Lowry Goal 90+1' (o.g.)		 Castro Goal 36' 4,806
2018–19[19] 2 December 2018 A-League Wellington 1 – 1 Perth Krishna Goal 44' Castro Goal 82' 4,829 Perth
2 February 2019 A-League Perth 3 – 0 Wellington Lowry Goal 19'
Ikonomidis Goal 35'
Keogh Goal 64'		 — 9,148
28 April 2019 A-League Perth 5 – 0 Wellington Keogh Goal 24', 31'
Castro Goal 51'
Ikonomidis Goal 65'
Santalab Goal 83'		 — 8,975
2019–20[20] 27 October 2019 A-League Wellington 1 – 2 Perth Dávila Goal 90+5' (pen.) Fornaroli Goal 11'
Ikonomidis Goal 33'		 6,054 Perth
7 February 2020 A-League Perth 4 – 2 Wellington Mrcela Goal 43'
D'Agostino Goal 45+1', 54'
Fornaroli Goal 90'		 Hooper Goal 68', 76' 7,248
22 July 2020 A-League Perth 1 – 2 Wellington Ingham Goal 62' Hooper Goal 32'
Dávila Goal 48' (pen)		 0[lower-alpha 1]
22 August 2020 A-League Finals Wellington 0 – 1 Perth — Chianese Goal 18' 0[lower-alpha 1]
2020–21[21] 7 March 2021 A-League Wellington 3 – 0 Perth Piscopo Goal 30'
Ball Goal 35'
Waine Goal 59'		 — 2,331 Wellington
18 April 2021 A-League Perth 1 – 3 Wellington Chianese Goal 58' Waine Goal 56'
Fenton Goal 66'
Sotirio Goal 75'		 0[lower-alpha 1]
30 May 2021 A-League Wellington 2 – 2 Perth Hemed Goal 24'
Sotirio Goal 80'		 Fornaroli Goal 61'
Timmins Goal 74'		 22,223
2021–22[22] 26 March 2022 A-League Men Wellington 2 – 1 Perth Waine Goal 37'
Pennington Goal 90+7'		 Fitzgerald Goal 49' 168 Wellington
13 April 2022 A-League Men Perth 0 – 1 Wellington — Sandoval Goal 48' 89
2022–23[23] 23 December 2022 A-League Men Perth 1 – 1 Wellington Williams Goal 22' Zawada Goal 31' 3,977 Draw
28 January 2023 A-League Men Wellington 2 – 2 Perth Zawada Goal 11'
Barbarouses Goal 20'		 Williams Goal 22', 80' 4,518
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Game played behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Statistics[edit]

Statistics are correct as of 28 January 2023.

Competition Played Perth wins Draws Wellington wins Perth goals Wellington goals
A-League 46 18 10 18 64 65
A-League Finals 3 2 0 1 5 3
Total 49 20 10 19 69 68

Honours[edit]

Competition Perth Wellington
A-League Premiers 1 0

Records[edit]

  • Most wins: 20, Perth Glory
  • Biggest win: Perth Glory 5–0 Wellington Phoenix (28 April 2019)
  • Most consecutive wins: 4; Perth Glory (7 February 2016 – 5 January 2017, 2 February 2019 – 7 February 2020)
  • Longest undefeated run: 7; Wellington Phoenix (7 March 2021 – 28 January 2023)
  • Highest-scoring match: Wellington Phoenix 5–2 Perth Glory (12 November 2017)
  • Highest attendance: 24,278; Wellington Phoenix 1–1 (a.e.t) (5–3 pen) Perth Glory (21 February 2010)
  • Lowest attendance: 89; Perth Glory 0–1 Wellington Phoenix (13 April 2022)[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals Scored
1 Spain Diego Castro Perth 7
Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh Perth
Fiji Roy Krishna Wellington
4 New Zealand Shane Smeltz Wellington
Perth 		5
5 Barbados Paul Ifill Wellington 4

Players who played for both clubs[edit]

Nineteen players have played for both Perth Glory and Wellington Phoenix, sometimes through direct transfer and sometimes after many years. Only 1 player has represented just one of the two clubs in derby games.

  • Bold indicates players who are currently active for either side.
Player Perth Wellington Total Derbies
Apps (Gls)
Seasons Apps (Gls) Derbies (Gls) Seasons Apps (Gls) Derbies (Gls)
Vince Lia[24] 2020 4 (0) 1 (0) 2012–2014 202 (4) 24 (2) 25 (2)
Leo Bertos[25] 2006–2008 35 (1) 2 (0) 2008–2014 127 (9) 16 (1) 18 (1)
Shane Smeltz[26] 2011–2014 58 (28) 8 (2) 2007–2009, 2016–2017 51 (24) 8 (2) 16 (4)
Nick Ward[27] 2003–2004, 2005–2006, 2012–2013 46 (7) 3 (0) 2010–2011, 2011–2012 45 (3) 4 (0) 7 (0)
Jacob Tratt[28] 2019–2020 16 (0) 2 (0) 2016–2017 20 (1) 2 (0) 2 (0)
Adrian Caceres[29] 2002–2004, 2005–2006 61 (8) 0 (0) 2009–2010 20 (1) 3 (0) 3 (0)
Lewis Italiano[30] 2011–2012, 2012–2013 0 (0) 0 (0) 2013–2014, 2017–2018 21 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0)
Jade North[31] 2003–2004 22 (0) 0 (0) 2010–2011 19 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0)
Danny Vukovic[32] 2011–2015 111 (0) 12 (0) 2010–2011 17 (1) 1 (0) 13 (0)
Liam Reddy[33] 2016– 112 (0) 15 (0) 2009–2010 12 (0) 2 (0) 17 (0)
Eugène Dadi[34] 2008–2010 22 (10) 3 (2) 2010 10 (5) 2 (0) 5 (2)
Jimmy Downey[35] 2007–2010 34 (0) 3 (0) 2011–2013 7 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0)
Brent Griffiths[36] 2009–2011 9 (0) 2 (0) 2011–2012 7 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0)
Mitch Nichols[37] 2014–2015, 2017–2018 30 (1) 5 (0) 2018–2019 7 (0) 0 (0) 5 (0)
Isaka Cernak[38] 2014 4 (0) 0 (0) 2013 6 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0)
Antony Golec[39] 2015–2016 10 (0) 1 (0) 2019 6 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0)
Tando Velaphi[40] 2007–2011, 2018–2021 81 (0) 12 (0) 2018 4 (0) 1 (0) 13 (0)
Brandon Wilson[41] 2016–2020, 2020–2021 71 (1) 5 (0) 2020 4 (0) 0 (0) 5 (0)
Walter Scott[42] 2018–2019 2 (0) 0 (0) 2019–2020 4 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0)

Head-to-head ranking in the A-League Men[edit]

P. 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Excluding the three matches in 2020 and 2021 that were played behind closed doors.
  2. ↑ Match played at a neutral venue (Nestrata Jubilee Stadium)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix is back to action in Distance Derby". Oceania Football Center. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix ready for 'Distance Derby' in Perth". nzsportswire.com. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Glory and Phoenix battle for Long Distance Derby Cup". Perth Glory FC. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Bon Voyage: 8 of the Longest Away Days in World Football". 90min.com. 15 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Football: Durante's loss big blow for long-distance derby". New Zealand Herald. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Double red cards overshadow Distance Derby as Glory see off Wellington". keepup.co.au. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Perth take the Distance Derby Glory". Impetus. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Matches 2007–08". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Matches 2008–09". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Matches 2009–10". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Matches 2010–11". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Matches 2011–12". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Matches 2012–13". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Matches 2013–14". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "Matches 2014–15". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Matches 2015–16". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  17. ↑ "Matches 2016–17". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  18. ↑ "Matches 2017–18". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  19. ↑ "Matches 2018–19". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  20. ↑ "Matches 2019–20". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  21. ↑ "Matches 2020–21". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  22. ↑ "Matches 2021–22". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  23. ↑ "Matches 2022–23". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "Vince Lia". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  25. ↑ "Leo Bertos". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  26. ↑ "Shane Smeltz". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  27. ↑ "Nick Ward". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  28. ↑ "Jacob Tratt". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  29. ↑ "Adrian Caceres". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  30. ↑ "Lewis Italiano". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  31. ↑ "Jade North". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  32. ↑ "Danny Vukovic". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  33. ↑ "Liam Reddy". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  34. ↑ "Eugene Dadi". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  35. ↑ "James Downey". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  36. ↑ "Brent Griffiths". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  37. ↑ "Mitch Nichols". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  38. ↑ "Isaka Cernak". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  39. ↑ "Antony Golec". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  40. ↑ "Tando Velaphi". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  41. ↑ "Brandon Wilson". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  42. ↑ "Walter Scott". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

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