1999–2000 Canberra Cosmos FC season

The 1999–2000 season was the fifth in the history of Canberra Cosmos. It was also the fifth season in the National Soccer League.

Canberra Cosmos
1999–2000 season
ManagerTom Sermanni
StadiumBruce Stadium
National Soccer League14th
Top goalscorerIvo de Jesus (12)
Highest home attendance4,425 vs. Adelaide Force
(1 October 1999)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,214 vs. Wollongong Wolves
(14 April 2000)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,427
Biggest win3–0
vs. Adelaide Force
(1 October 1999)
National Soccer League
3–0
vs. Sydney United
(15 November 1999)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–6
vs. Wollongong Wolves
(14 April 2000)
National Soccer League

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 FW   AUS David Milin
3 DF   AUS Toplica Popovich
4 DF   AUS Danny Burt
5 DF   AUS Nick Purdue
6 MF   AUS Jason Polak
7 DF   SCO David Winnie
8 FW   AUS Daniel Watkins
9 MF   AUS Alex Castro
10 FW   AUS Michael Musitano
11 MF   AUS David Arranz
12 MF   SCO Brian Hamilton
14 FW   AUS Harry James
15 FW   AUS Glenn Kolpak
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   AUS Ilija Prenzoski
17 DF   AUS Robert Hooker (Captain)
18 FW   AUS Nik Mrdja
19 MF   AUS Geoff Howarth
20 GK   AUS Grant Barlow
21 MF   AUS Scott Conlon
22 DF   AUS Elliot Zwangobani
23 DF   AUS Andrew Clark
24 DF   AUS Paul Roberts
25 MF   AUS Ivo de Jesus
26 MF   AUS Gabriel Gonzalez
30 GK   AUS Angelo Konstantinou

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 1 October 1999 7 May 2000 Matchday 1 14th 34 9 9 16 44 64 −20 026.47
Total 34 9 9 16 44 64 −20 026.47

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory 34 19 7 8 60 42 +18 64 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Wollongong Wolves (C) 34 17 9 8 72 44 +28 60 Qualification for the Finals series and the Oceania Club Championship
3 Carlton 34 17 7 10 55 39 +16 58 Qualification for the Finals series
4 Adelaide Force 34 16 8 10 57 37 +20 56
5 Sydney Olympic 34 16 7 11 56 40 +16 55
6 Marconi Fairfield 34 16 7 11 53 49 +4 55
7 Newcastle Breakers 34 14 9 11 44 44 0 51
8 Auckland Kingz 34 15 5 14 57 59 −2 50
9 Brisbane Strikers 34 13 10 11 46 40 +6 49
10 South Melbourne 34 14 7 13 55 51 +4 49
11 Parramatta Power 34 14 5 15 52 47 +5 47
12 Melbourne Knights 34 13 6 15 44 57 −13 45
13 Northern Spirit 34 11 3 20 41 58 −17 36
14 Canberra Cosmos 34 9 9 16 44 64 −20 36
15 Gippsland Falcons 34 7 8 19 23 49 −26 29
16 Sydney United 34 5 5 24 19 58 −39 20
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLLWDLWDLLLLLLLWDDDLDWLLDWLLDLWWWD
Position17976978812141415151514141414151515151515151515141515141414
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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1 October 1999 1 Canberra Cosmos 3–0 Adelaide Force Canberra
  • Watkins   35', 65'
  • Castro   40'
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,425
Referee: C. Diomis
10 October 1999 2 Canberra Cosmos 0–1 Sydney Olympic Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,335
Referee: D. Dwight
15 October 1999 3 Canberra Cosmos 0–1 Brisbane Strikers Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,804
Referee: J. Blaney
22 October 1999 4 Parramatta Power 2–3 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
Report
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: D. Rugg
29 October 1999 5 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 Perth Glory Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,760
Referee: B. Precious
5 November 1999 6 Carlton 2–0 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,677
Referee: D. Rugg
15 November 1999 7 Canberra Cosmos 3–0 Sydney United Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,404
Referee: C. Diomis
21 November 1999 8 South Melbourne 2–2 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 6,827
Referee: J. Blaney
26 November 1999 9 Canberra Cosmos 1–2 Newcastle Breakers Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,889
Referee: M. Breeze
3 December 1999 10 Carlton 5–1 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,166
Referee: C. Diomis
10 December 1999 11 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 Sydney Olympic Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,795
Referee: S. Micallef
19 December 1999 12 Wollongong Wolves 3–0 Canberra Cosmos Wollongong
Report Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 2,497
Referee: D. Dwight
28 December 1999 13 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 Northern Spirit Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,863
Referee: C. Diomis
3 January 2000 14 Football Kingz 3–1 Canberra Cosmos Auckland
Report
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Mark Shield
7 January 2000 15 Adelaide Force 1–0 Canberra Cosmos Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,367
Referee: E. Lennie
16 January 2000 16 Marconi Fairfield 2–3 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 3,932
Referee: D. Dwight
23 January 2000 17 Melbourne Knights 1–1 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Knights Stadium
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: W. Dade
26 January 2000 18 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 Melbourne Knights Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,959
Referee: Mark Shield
28 January 2000 19 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 Gippsland Falcons Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,847
Referee: M. Breeze
6 February 2000 20 Sydney Olympic 7–3 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
Report
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 6,245
Referee: E. Lennie
12 February 2000 21 Brisbane Strikers 0–0 Canberra Cosmos Brisbane
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: C. Diomis
18 February 2000 22 Canberra Cosmos 1–0 Parramatta Power Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,251
Referee: P. Mur
27 February 2000 23 Perth Glory 3–2 Canberra Cosmos Perth
Report
Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 13,158
Referee: M. Breeze
7 March 2000 24 Canberra Cosmos 0–2 Carlton Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,502
Referee: P. Mur
12 March 2000 25 Sydney United 1–1 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,106
Referee: B. Hugo
17 March 2000 26 Canberra Cosmos 4–2 South Melbourne Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,645
Referee: B. Hugo
28 March 2000 27 Newcastle Breakers 3–2 Canberra Cosmos Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,831
Referee: M. Breeze
31 March 2000 28 Canberra Cosmos 0–2 Carlton Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,984
Referee: Mark Shield
9 April 2000 29 Sydney Olympic 1–1 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
Report
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 4,862
Referee: S. Micallef
14 April 2000 30 Canberra Cosmos 0–6 Wollongong Wolves Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,214
Referee: C. Zetter
22 April 2000 31 Northern Spirit 1–2 Canberra Cosmos Gosford
Report
Stadium: North Power Stadium
Attendance: 10,214
Referee: Mark Shield
25 April 2000 32 Canberra Cosmos 2–1 Football Kingz Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,008
Referee: G. Connolly
29 April 2000 33 Gippsland Falcons 0–2 Canberra Cosmos Morwell
Report
Stadium: Mobil Park
Attendance: 1,688
Referee: B. Zetter
7 May 2000 34 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 Marconi Fairfield Canberra
Report
  • Vargas   30'
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,586
Referee: J. Blaney

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Players with no appearances not included in the list.[1]

No. Pos. Nat. Name National Soccer League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 FW   David Milin 17(7) 2 24 2
3 DF   Toplica Popovich 27(5) 2 32 2
4 DF   Danny Burt 18(1) 3 19 3
5 DF   Nick Purdue 8(9) 1 17 1
6 MF   Jason Polak 32 3 32 3
7 DF   David Winnie 23 1 23 1
8 FW   Daniel Watkins 21(8) 6 29 6
9 MF   Alex Castro 8(2) 1 10 1
10 FW   Michael Musitano 7(8) 1 15 1
11 MF   David Arranz 17(3) 2 20 2
12 MF   Brian Hamilton 26(1) 1 27 1
14 FW   Harry James 25(3) 1 28 1
15 FW   Glenn Kolpak 9(12) 0 21 0
16 MF   Ilija Prenzoski 5(13) 0 18 0
17 DF   Robert Hooker 31(1) 0 32 0
19 MF   Geoff Howarth 0(1) 0 1 0
20 GK   Grant Below 21 0 21 0
21 MF   Scott Conlon 0(1) 0 1 0
22 DF   Elliot Zwangobani 3 0 3 0
23 DF   Andrew Clark 11(2) 5 13 5
24 DF   Paul Roberts 19(1) 1 20 1
25 MF   Ivo de Jesus 21(7) 12 28 12
26 MF   Gabriel Gonzalez 15(4) 2 19 2
30 GK   Angelo Konstantinou 13 0 13 0

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League Total
1 20 GK   Grant Barlow 4 4
2 30 GK   Angelo Konstantinou 1 1
Total 5 5

References

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  1. ^ "Canberra Cosmos » Appearances A-League 1999/2000". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2022.