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1996–97 Canberra Cosmos FC season

The 1996–97 season was the second in the history of Canberra Cosmos. It was also the second season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Canberra Cosmos finished 14th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup Round of 16 by Melbourne Knights.

Canberra Cosmos
1996–97 season
ManagerMick Lyons
StadiumBruce Stadium
Seiffert Oval
National Soccer League14th
NSL CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Norman Kelly (7)
All: Norman Kelly (8)
Highest home attendance9,421 vs. Newcastle Breakers
(1 November 1996)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs. Brisbane Strikers
(14 December 1996)
National Soccer League
1,000 vs. Adelaide City
(29 March 1997)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,946
Biggest win4–1
vs. Perth Glory (H)
(22 February 1997)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–6
vs. Perth Glory (A)
(3 November 1996)
National Soccer League

Players edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Danny Milosevic
2 MF   AUS Paul Dee
3 FW   AUS David Milin
4 DF   AUS Richard Watson
5 MF   AUS Mladen Rogic
6 MF   AUS Paul Wade
7 MF   AUS Michael Garcia
8 MF   NIR Norman Kelly
9 MF   AUS Lachlan Armstrong
10 FW   AUS Tony Lemezina
11 FW   AUS Marko Perinovic (Captain)
12 DF   AUS Lindsay Wilson
13 FW   AUS Peter Buljan
14 MF   AUS James Baxter
15 MF   AUS Vince Grella
16 FW   AUS Steve Lazzari
No. Pos. Nation Player
17   AUS Steven Howe
18 MF   AUS Joe Campagna
19   AUS Alex Tsiokos
20 GK   AUS Ben Harris
21 DF   AUS John Koch
22 DF   AUS Peter Mazis
24 DF   AUS George Sorras
25 DF   AUS Ante Juric
26 MF   AUS Rodrigo Moreno
30 GK   AUS Anthony Giannasca
— FW   AUS John Markovski
— MF   AUS Allan Reis
— GK   AUS Barney Smith
— DF   AUS Jason Dunn
— DF   AUS Toplica Popovich
— MF   AUS Andrew Ravanello

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 12 October 1996 20 April 1997 Matchday 1 14th 26 2 5 19 30 69 −39 007.69
NSL Cup 7 September 1996 13 September 1996 Round of 16 Round of 16 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 000.00
Total 28 2 5 21 32 73 −41 007.14

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

National Soccer League edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney United 26 17 5 4 67 33 +34 56 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Brisbane Strikers (C) 26 15 2 9 55 40 +15 47
3 South Melbourne 26 14 4 8 39 25 +14 46
4 Adelaide City 26 11 10 5 32 22 +10 43
5 Marconi Fairfield 26 12 4 10 41 37 +4 40
6 Melbourne Knights 26 11 6 9 36 32 +4 39
7 Perth Glory 26 11 5 10 48 41 +7 38
8 West Adelaide 26 10 3 13 39 51 −12 33
9 UTS Olympic 26 8 8 10 41 46 −5 32
10 Wollongong Wolves 26 8 8 10 42 48 −6 32
11 Newcastle Breakers 26 7 9 10 40 46 −6 30
12 Gippsland Falcons 26 8 6 12 33 41 −8 30
13 Collingwood Warriors 26 6 9 11 32 44 −12 27
14 Canberra Cosmos 26 2 5 19 30 69 −39 11
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

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLLLLDDDLLLLWDLLLLWDLLLLLLL
Position1113141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

12 October 1996 1 Canberra Cosmos 2–3 Marconi Fairfield Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: G. Leverton
20 October 1996 2 UTS Olympic 1–0 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
 Report Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 7,428
Referee: C. Diomis
25 October 1996 3 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 West Adelaide Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,651
Referee: M. Breeze
3 November 1996 4 Perth Glory 6–0 Canberra Cosmos Perth
 Report Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 8,053
Referee: B. Panella
1 November 1996 19 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 Newcastle Breakers Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 9,421
Referee: M. Breeze
8 November 1996 5 Newcastle Breakers 2–2 Canberra Cosmos Newcastle
 Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,107
Referee: D. Crawford
16 November 1996 6 Canberra Cosmos 2–2 Collingwood Warriors Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: M. Shield
23 November 1996 7 Gippsland Falcons 0–0 Canberra Cosmos Morwell
Report Stadium: Falcons Park
Attendance: 2,667
Referee: J. Markovski
30 November 1996 8 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 Sydney United Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: W. Dade
8 December 1996 9 Adelaide City 1–0 Canberra Cosmos Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,323
Referee: B. Panella
14 December 1996 10 Canberra Cosmos 1–4 Brisbane Strikers Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: G. Leverton
20 December 1996 11 Wollongong City 2–1 Canberra Cosmos Wollongong
 Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 3,467
Referee: B. Hugo
28 December 1996 12 Canberra Cosmos 1–0 South Melbourne Canberra
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: S. Micallef
5 January 1997 13 Melbourne Knights 1–1 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Somers St Stadium
Attendance: 2,980
Referee: E. Lennie
11 January 1997 14 Canberra Cosmos 2–4 Melbourne Knights Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,127
Referee: G. Connolly
1 February 1997 15 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 4,279
Referee: C. Diomis
8 February 1997 16 Canberra Cosmos 0–2 UTS Olympic Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: B. Hugo
16 February 1997 17 West Adelaide 4–1 Canberra Cosmos Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: B. Tanella
22 February 1997 18 Canberra Cosmos 4–1 Perth Glory Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: E. Brazzale
10 March 1997 20 Collingwood Warriors 6–2 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,320
Referee: W. Dade
15 March 1997 21 Canberra Cosmos 2–4 Gippsland Falcons Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: W. Dade
23 March 1997 22 Sydney United 7–2 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Edensor Park
Attendance: 4,026
Referee: M. Shield
29 March 1997 23 Canberra Cosmos 0–1 Adelaide City Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: G. Leverton
5 April 1997 24 Brisbane Strikers 3–1 Canberra Cosmos Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 3,974
Referee: E. Brazzale
12 April 1997 25 Canberra Cosmos 2–4 Wollongong City Queanbeyan
 Report
Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 3,014
Referee: S. Micallef
20 April 1997 26 South Melbourne 3–1 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 7,896
Referee: M. Shield

NSL Cup edit

7 September 1996 Round of 16 (1st Leg) Canberra Cosmos 1–2 Melbourne Knights Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Referee: C. Diomis
13 September 1996 Round of 16 (2nd Leg) Melbourne Knights 2–1 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Knights Park
Referee: G. Connolly

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Danny Milosevic 13 0 2 0 15 0
2 MF   Paul Dee 23 4 0 0 23 4
3 FW   David Milin 7(7) 0 2 0 16 0
4 DF   Richard Watson 11(1) 0 2 0 14 0
5 MF   Mladen Rogic 3(1) 0 2 0 6 0
6 MF   Paul Wade 17 0 0 0 17 0
7 MF   Michael Garcia 16 0 2 0 18 0
8 MF   Norman Kelly 23 7 2 1 25 8
9 MF   Lachlan Armstrong 18(2) 2 2 1 22 3
10 FW   Tony Lemezina 4(9) 3 1 0 14 3
11 FW   Marko Perinovic 8 2 0 0 8 2
12 DF   Lindsay Wilson 9(1) 1 2 0 12 1
13 FW   Peter Buljan 10(6) 3 2 0 18 3
14 MF   James Baxter 12(6) 1 0(1) 0 19 1
15 MF   Vince Grella 11(3) 1 1 0 15 1
16 FW   Steve Lazzari 2(2) 0 0 0 4 0
17   Steven Howe 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF   Joe Campagna 0(3) 0 0 0 3 0
21 DF   John Koch 24(1) 1 2 0 27 1
22 DF   Peter Mazis 19 1 0 0 19 1
24 DF   George Sorras 18(1) 2 0 0 19 2
25 DF   Ante Juric 9(1) 0 0 0 10 0
26 MF   Rodrigo Moreno 9 0 0 0 9 0
30 GK   Anthony Giannasca 11 0 0 0 11 0
— DF   John Angelovski 0 0 1 0 1 0
— FW   John Markovski 7 2 0 0 7 2
— MF   Allan Reis 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
— GK   Barney Smith 2 0 0 0 2 0

Clean sheets edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 1 GK   Danny Milosevic 1 0 1
30 GK   Anthony Giannasca 1 0 1
Total 2 0 2

References edit

  1. ^ "Canberra Cosmos » Appearances A-League 1996/1997". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ "1996/97 National Soccer League Cup". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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