1995–96 Canberra Cosmos FC season
Appearance
1995–96 season | |
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Manager | Mick Lyons |
Stadium | Bruce Stadium |
National Soccer League | 9th |
NSL Cup | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Paul Wade (9) All: Paul Wade (11) |
Highest home attendance | 5,490 vs. Sydney United (14 October 1995) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 1,145 vs. Wollongong City (16 March 1996) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 2,933 |
Biggest win | 5–0 vs. Morwell Falcons (H) (13 December 1995) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 0–6 vs. Adelaide City (A) (10 March 1996) National Soccer League |
The 1995–96 season was the first in the history of Canberra Cosmos. It was also the first season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Canberra Cosmos finished 9th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup semi-finals by South Melbourne.
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
National Soccer League | 8 October 1995 | 28 April 1996 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 24.24 |
NSL Cup | 3 January 1996 | 25 January 1996 | First round | Semi-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 33.33 |
Total | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 25.00 |
Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Marconi Fairfield | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 60 | Qualification for the Finals series |
2 | Melbourne Knights (C) | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 59 | |
3 | UTS Olympic | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 59 | |
4 | Brisbane Strikers | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 57 | |
5 | Adelaide City | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 54 | |
6 | Sydney United | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 54 | |
7 | West Adelaide | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 53 | |
8 | South Melbourne | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 46 | |
9 | Canberra Cosmos | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 35 | |
10 | Morwell Falcons | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 65 | −30 | 35 | |
11 | Wollongong City | 33 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 20 | |
12 | Newcastle Breakers | 33 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 35 | 77 | −42 | 17 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]8 October 1995 1 | Adelaide City | 2–0 | Canberra Cosmos | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,680 Referee: J. Papanicolas |
14 October 1995 2 | Canberra Cosmos | 0–0 | Sydney United | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,490 Referee: Con Diomis |
22 October 1995 4 | South Melbourne | 2–2 | Canberra Cosmos | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 2,725 Referee: Cain Naumcevski |
28 October 1995 5 | Canberra Cosmos | 2–3 | UTS Olympic | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,920 Referee: Shaun Micaleff |
1 November 1995 3 | Canberra Cosmos | 2–2 | Wollongong City | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Gerry Connolly |
4 November 1995 6 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–0 | Canberra Cosmos | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 3,617 Referee: J. Papanicolas |
11 November 1995 7 | Canberra Cosmos | 1–1 | West Adelaide | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,210 Referee: C. Naumcevski |
18 November 1995 8 | Brisbane Strikers | 3–1 | Canberra Cosmos | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 4,809 Referee: M. Shield |
25 November 1995 9 | Canberra Cosmos | 3–2 | Newcastle Breakers | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,240 Referee: Con Diomis |
3 December 1995 10 | Melbourne Knights | 1–3 | Canberra Cosmos | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Melbourne Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 4,523 Referee: John Fraser |
9 December 1995 12 | Canberra Cosmos | 0–0 | Adelaide City | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,120 Referee: John Fraser |
13 December 1995 11 | Canberra Cosmos | 5–0 | Morwell Falcons | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,170 Referee: Brett Hugo |
16 December 1995 13 | Sydney United | 3–0 | Canberra Cosmos | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 4,984 Referee: Shaun Micallef |
21 December 1995 14 | Wollongong City | 1–3 | Canberra Cosmos | Wollongong |
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Report | Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 3,201 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
26 December 1995 15 | Canberra Cosmos | 3–1 | South Melbourne | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,128 Referee: Con Diomis |
30 December 1995 16 | UTS Olympic | 2–0 | Canberra Cosmos | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 4,753 Referee: Brett Hugo |
6 January 1996 17 | Canberra Cosmos | 1–3 | Marconi Fairfield | Canberra |
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Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,290 Referee: Simon Micallef |
4 February 1996 18 | West Adelaide | 2–1 | Canberra Cosmos | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,516 Referee: Wayne Dade |
10 February 1996 19 | Canberra Cosmos | 1–2 | Brisbane Strikers | Canberra |
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Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,623 Referee: Gerry Connelly |
16 February 1996 20 | Newcastle Breakers | 5–5 | Canberra Cosmos | Newcastle |
Report | Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 2,817 Referee: Mark Shield |
24 February 1996 21 | Canberra Cosmos | 3–3 | Melbourne Knights | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,669 Referee: D. Crawford |
2 March 1996 22 | Morwell Falcons | 1–1 | Canberra Cosmos | Morwell |
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Stadium: Falcons Park Attendance: 2,182 Referee: Con Diomis |
10 March 1996 23 | Adelaide City | 6–0 | Canberra Cosmos | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,188 Referee: John Papanicolas |
13 March 1996 24 | Canberra Cosmos | 1–1 | Sydney United | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,498 Referee: Mark Shield |
16 March 1996 25 | Canberra Cosmos | 1–0 | Wollongong City | Canberra |
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Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,145 Referee: D. Crawford |
24 March 1996 26 | South Melbourne | 3–2 | Canberra Cosmos | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium Attendance: 4,169 Referee: W. Dade |
27 March 1996 27 | Canberra Cosmos | 1–1 | UTS Olympic | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,340 Referee: Simon Micallef |
30 March 1996 28 | Marconi Fairfield | 2–2 | Canberra Cosmos | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 4,016 Referee: D. Crawford |
6 April 1996 29 | Canberra Cosmos | 0–1 | West Adelaide | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,176 Referee: B. Hugo |
8 April 1996 30 | Brisbane Strikers | 2–0 | Canberra Cosmos | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 3,953 Referee: M. Shield |
13 April 1996 31 | Canberra Cosmos | 2–0 | Newcastle Breakers | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,521 Referee: J. Fraser |
21 April 1996 32 | Melbourne Knights | 5–0 | Canberra Cosmos | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Melbourne Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 3,310 Referee: E. Lennie |
28 April 1996 33 | Canberra Cosmos | 2–0 | Morwell Falcons | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,127 Referee: W. Dade |
NSL Cup
[edit]3 January 1996 First round 1st Leg | West Adelaide | 1–1 | Canberra Cosmos | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,600 Referee: J. Papinicolas |
20 January 1996 First round 2nd Leg | Canberra Cosmos | 1–0 | West Adelaide | Canberra |
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Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,592 Referee: G. Connelly |
25 January 1996 Semi-finals | South Melbourne | 3–1 | Canberra Cosmos | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 2,360 Referee: B. Hugo |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Players with no appearances not included in the list.[1][2]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Danny Milosevic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Dee | 29(1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Joe Gagetti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Richard Watson | 23(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 26 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Jason Dunn | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Wade | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 11 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Michael Garcia | 9(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Paul McVittie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
9 | MF | ![]() |
Lachlan Armstrong | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Marko Perinovic | 26(2) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 8 |
11 | DF | ![]() |
Toplica Popovich | 17(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Arsenije Popovich | 3(6) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 10 | 1 |
13 | FW | ![]() |
Paul Gagetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
James Baxter | 4(5) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 10 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() |
Alex Castro | 15(1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Scott Conlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Leo Langone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Norman Kelly | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Elliot Zwangobani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Ben Harris | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
John Koch | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
22 | FW | ![]() |
Michael Musitano | 23(3) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Stan Dukic | 8(4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
24 | FW | ![]() |
Tony Lemezina | 14(9) | 5 | 1(1) | 1 | 25 | 6 |
25 | GK | ![]() |
Steve Mautone | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
26 | MF | ![]() |
Gus Cerro | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
27 | DF | ![]() |
Peter Mazis | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
29 | MF | ![]() |
Njegosh Popovich | 3(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
30 | GK | ![]() |
Anthony Giannasca | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Willie Hastie | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Clean sheets
[edit]Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
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1 | 30 | GK | ![]() |
Anthony Giannasca | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2 | 25 | GK | ![]() |
Steve Mautone | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | 1 | GK | ![]() |
Danny Milosevic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Ben Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 6 | 1 | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Canberra Cosmos » Appearances A-League 1995/1996". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "1995/96 Johnnie Walker Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 26 August 2022.