Team Wellington FC was formed in 2004 by a consortium of Wellington clubs to compete in the
New Zealand Football Championship. The uniform was yellow with black shorts, utilising the primary sporting colours of the Wellington region. In the inaugural season (2004/2005) of the NZFC, Team Wellington FC performed below expectations, finishing sixth. In 2007 the Australian
A-League placed a franchise in Wellington, known as the
Wellington Phoenix. The Phoenix quickly entered a strategic alliance with Team Wellington. The new head coach for Team Wellington,
Stu Jacobs, was hired as an assistant coach for the Phoenix while retaining his NZFC role. Team Wellington also changed their kit to a predominantly black strip similar to that of the Phoenix, using yellow as a highlight colour. Team Wellington FC started the 2007/08 season with a five-game winning streak, a record for the competition. This was ended by a 1–1 draw against
Auckland City FC on 15 December. Team Wellington finished the season in third place, qualifying for the Preliminary Final against second-placed Auckland City. In March 2016, Team Wellington won their first ever
ISPS Handa Premiership title. Having finished in 3rd in the regular season, they beat
Hawke's Bay United in the semi-final, before beating
Auckland City 4–2 in an enthralling finale at
QBE Stadium in Albany, Auckland. After this, Team Wellington faced
Lautoka FC in two final legs; one at home at David Farrington Park on 13 May 2018, the other at Lautoka FC's home ground of
Churchill Park in Fiji on 20 May 2018. Team Wellington FC won the first leg in a staggering 6–0 victory. The second leg was also won by Team Wellington FC, with a score of 3–4 to Team Wellington FC. This gave Team Wellington FC the title of Oceanic Champions and earned them entry to the
2018 FIFA Club World Cup to be held in the UAE in December 2018. On 12 December 2018, Team Wellington FC played their first and only match in the
2018 FIFA Club World Cup against
Al Ain FC, who would later be runners-up, scoring 3 goals in the first half. However, their lead was short-lived, with Al Ain scoring 3 goals and sending the match into extra time and then penalties. Team Wellington would lose the penalties 4–3 and were knocked out. Team Wellington would win the last ever game played in the ISPS Handa Premiership, when they beat long time rivals,
Auckland City 2–1 in the
2020–2021 Grand Final. ==Managers==