9 Jun 2016

Auckland, Hamilton and New Plymouth to host Phoenix

1:55 pm on 9 June 2016

Auckland, New Plymouth, Hamilton and Wellington will all host Phoenix A-League football matches next season.

The draw for the season has been released with the Phoenix playing 14 home games - ten in Wellington, two in Auckland and one each in Hamilton and New Plymouth.

The Phoenix will play in front of fans in Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth and Wellington next season.

The Phoenix will play in front of fans in Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth and Wellington next season. Photo: Photosport

The Phoenix will kick off the season against Melbourne City in Wellington on October 8th.

The club's general manager David Dome says Wellington will host one less match than last year as the club tries to increase its average crowd from 8,000 to 10,000, which was a condition of their ten year extended licence deal with Football Federation Australia.