1995–96 Canberra Cosmos FC season

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.

Canberra Cosmos
1995–96 season
ManagerMick Lyons
StadiumBruce Stadium
National Soccer League9th
NSL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Wade (9)
All: Paul Wade (11)
Highest home attendance5,490 vs. Sydney United
(14 October 1995)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,145 vs. Wollongong City
(16 March 1996)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,933
Biggest win5–0
vs. Morwell Falcons (H)
(13 December 1995)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–6
vs. Adelaide City (A)
(10 March 1996)
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
1 GK   AUS Danny Milosevic
2 MF   AUS Paul Dee
3 DF   AUS Joe Gagetti
4 DF   AUS Richard Watson
5 DF   AUS Jason Dunn
6 MF   AUS Paul Wade
7 MF   AUS Michael Garcia
8 MF   ENG Paul McVittie
9 MF   AUS Lachlan Armstrong
10 FW   AUS Marko Perinovic
11 DF   AUS Toplica Popovich
12 MF   AUS Arsenije Popovich
13 FW   AUS Paul Gagetti
14 MF   AUS James Baxter
15 MF   AUS Alex Castro
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   AUS Scott Conlon
17 MF   ARG Leo Langone
18 MF   NIR Norman Kelly
19 MF   AUS Elliot Zwangobani
20 GK   AUS Ben Harris
21 DF   AUS John Koch
22 FW   AUS Michael Musitano
23 DF   AUS Stan Dukic
24 FW   AUS Tony Lemezina
25 GK   AUS Steve Mautone
26 MF   AUS Gus Cerro
27 DF   AUS Peter Mazis
29 MF   AUS Njegosh Popovich
30 GK   AUS Anthony Giannasca
MF   AUS Willie Hastie

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 8 October 1995 28 April 1996 Matchday 1 9th 33 8 11 14 48 61 −13 024.24
NSL Cup 3 January 1996 25 January 1996 First round Semi-finals 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 033.33
Total 36 9 12 15 51 65 −14 025.00

Last updated: complete
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 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

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDDDLLDLWWWDLWWLLLLDDDLDWLDDLLWLW
Position111010101212121210999998991010101010101010101010101010109
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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8 October 1995 1 Adelaide City 2–0 Canberra Cosmos Adelaide
  • Mori   70', 89'
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
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
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 3,617
Referee: J. Papanicolas
11 November 1995 7 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 West Adelaide Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,210
Referee: C. Naumcevski
18 November 1995 8 Brisbane Strikers 3–1 Canberra Cosmos Brisbane
Report
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
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
Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 3,201
Referee: Eddie Lennie
26 December 1995 15 Canberra Cosmos 3–1 South Melbourne Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,128
Referee: Con Diomis
30 December 1995 16 UTS Olympic 2–0 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 4,753
Referee: Brett Hugo
6 January 1996 17 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 Marconi Fairfield Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,290
Referee: Simon Micallef
4 February 1996 18 West Adelaide 2–1 Canberra Cosmos Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,516
Referee: Wayne Dade
10 February 1996 19 Canberra Cosmos 1–2 Brisbane Strikers Canberra
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
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,669
Referee: D. Crawford
2 March 1996 22 Morwell Falcons 1–1 Canberra Cosmos Morwell
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,498
Referee: Mark Shield
16 March 1996 25 Canberra Cosmos 1–0 Wollongong City Canberra
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
Report
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
Report
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

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3 January 1996 First round 1st Leg West Adelaide 1–1 Canberra Cosmos Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: J. Papinicolas
20 January 1996 First round 2nd Leg Canberra Cosmos 1–0 West Adelaide Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,592
Referee: G. Connelly
25 January 1996 Semi-finals South Melbourne 3–1 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 2,360
Referee: B. Hugo

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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 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

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
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

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  1. ^ "Canberra Cosmos » Appearances A-League 1995/1996". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ "1995/96 Johnnie Walker Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 26 August 2022.