1997–98 Canberra Cosmos FC season

August 2022 August 2022 Canberra Cosmos 1997–98 Branko CulinaRale Rasic Seiffert OvalBruce Stadium National Soccer League 14th Peter Buljan (9) 3,547 vs. Marconi Fairfield(17 January 1998)National Soccer League 1,576 vs. Newcastle Breakers(13 December 1997)National Soccer League 2,796 8–1vs. UTS Olympic (H)(5 January 1998)National Soccer League 0–8vs. Wollongong Wolves (A)(5 December 1997)National Soccer League 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 season was the third in the history of Canberra Cosmos. It was also the third season in the National Soccer League. Players 1 AUS GK Anthony Giannasca 2 AUS MF Paul Dee 3 AUS DF Andy Roberts 4 AUS DF Ivan Zelic 5 AUS MF Andrew Ravanello 6 AUS MF Ante Moric 7 AUS MF Rodrigo Moreno 8 NIR MF Norman Kelly 9 AUS FW Harry James 10 AUS FW Michael Musitano 11 AUS FW Tony Lemezina 12 AUS FW Peter Buljan 13 AUS DF Lindsay Wilson 14 AUS DF Dale Wingell 16 AUS DF Toplica Popovich 17 AUS MF Ilija Prenzoski 18 AUS DF Tom Haythornwaite 19 AUS MF Damien Brown 20 AUS GK Barney Smith 21 AUS Adrian Dowling 22 AUS FW Trim Morgan 23 AUS DF Jason Dunn 24 KOR FW Kim Jong-su 29 AUS GK Paul Jones AUS MF James Baxter AUS MF Ivo de Jesus SCO DF Gordon Hunter AUS MF Shane Lyons AUS FW Marko Perinovic AUS FW David Milin SLV DF Oscar Zamaro Competitions Overview 5 National Soccer League 4 October 1997 13 April 1998 Matchday 1 14th 3 8 15 29 56 National Soccer League League table CAN Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result L/L/L/L/L/D/W/D/D/L/D/D/D/W/L/L/L/W/L/L/L/D/D/L/L/L Position 13/14/14/14/14/14/13/13/14/14/14/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/14/14/13/14/14/14 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Home Away gold yellow1 worldfootball.net Matches 1 4 October 1997 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round01.html Sydney United P. Buljan 67 Saad 12 Hooker 19 Bilokapic 78 pen. Seiffert Oval Queanbeyan 3,500 C. Diomis L 2 11 October 1997 Marconi Fairfield 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round02.html Canberra Cosmos Maloney 57 Babic 74 Marconi Stadium Sydney 4,530 Mark Shield L 3 18 October 1997 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round03.html Carlton Musitano 68 Anthopoulos 19 Lapsansky 49 Allsopp 60 Seiffert Oval Queanbeyan 3,505 B. McKay L 4 26 October 1997 Adelaide Sharks 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round04.html Canberra Cosmos Day 30 Cardozo 53 62 Thebarton Oval Adelaide 3,655 P. McCaffrey L 5 1 November 1997 Canberra Cosmos 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round05.html Adelaide City Musitano 90 Sabljak 15 Trajanovski 67 Seiffert Oval Queanbeyan 2,005 S. Micallef L 6 8 November 1997 Gippsland Falcons 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round06.html Canberra Cosmos Falcons Park Morwell 2,100 J. Blaney D 7 15 November 1997 Canberra Cosmos 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round07.html Brisbane Strikers Kelly 47 Brown 89 Haythornthwaite 85 o.g. Seiffert Oval Queanbeyan 2,008 B. McKay W 8 23 November 1997 South Melbourne 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round08.html Canberra Cosmos Coveny 43 James 44 Bob Jane Stadium Melbourne 4,200 J. Blaney D 9 28 November 1997 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round09.html Melbourne Knights Buljan 68 T. Pondeljak 80 Seiffert Oval Queanbeyan 3,356 G. Connolly D 10 5 December 1997 Wollongong City 8–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round10.html Canberra Cosmos Chipperfield 20 36 40 55 Masi 21 Ceccoli 25 Surjan 49 Younis 85 Brandon Park Wollongong 3,868 B. Panella L 11 13 December 1997 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round11.html Newcastle Breakers Moric 44 McGuire 87 Seiffert Oval Queanbeyan 1,576 M. Breeze D 12 21 December 1997 Perth Glory 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round12.html Canberra Cosmos Naven 48 Zelic 65 Perth Oval Perth 12,174 E. Brazzale D 13 28 December 1997 UTS Olympic 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round13.html Canberra Cosmos Tome 13 Buljan 39 Belmore Sports Ground Sydney 4,638 Mark Shield D 14 5 January 1998 Canberra Cosmos 8–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round14.html UTS Olympic Moric 5 68 Wilson 36 P. Buljan 41 58 63 Prenzoski 72 90 Tome 82 Seiffert Oval Queanbeyan 3,062 M. Breeze W 15 11 January 1998 Sydney United 4–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round15.html Canberra Cosmos Bilokapic 22 pen. 90 Wilson 45 o.g. J. Culina 53 P. Buljan 78 Parramatta Stadium Sydney 3,878 C. Diomis L 16 17 January 1998 Canberra Cosmos 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round16.html Marconi Fairfield Maloney 32 Longo 36 Seiffert Oval Queanbeyan 3,547 D. Dwight L 17 24 January 1998 Carlton 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round17.html Canberra Cosmos Markovski 34 Allsopp 68 Optus Oval Melbourne 2,476 J. Blaney L 18 31 January 1998 Canberra Cosmos 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round18.html Adelaide Sharks Hunter 75 Seiffert Oval Queanbeyan 2,472 E. Lennie W 19 22 February 1998 Adelaide City 4–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round19.html Canberra Cosmos Mori 3 84 Mennillo 65 Trajanovski 90 Buljan 19 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 3,477 B. Hugo L 20 2 March 1998 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round20.html Gippsland Falcons T. Popovich 48 MacNicol 2 Thompson 55 75 Seiffert Oval Queanbeyan 2,016 L 21 8 March 1998 Melbourne Knights 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round21.html Canberra Cosmos Marth 41 Kelic 52 Susa 79 Dunn 56 Knights Stadium Melbourne 3,584 G. Leverton L 22 16 March 1998 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round22.html South Melbourne Hunter 44 Coveny 34 Bruce Stadium Canberra 3,471 B. McKay D 23 21 March 1998 Brisbane Strikers 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round23.html Canberra Cosmos Brown 21 Gwynne 44 James 50 Perinovic 75 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 2,701 W. Dade D 24 30 March 1998 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round24.html Wollongong City Jong-su 44 Ceccoli 26 Perinich 28 Dimoski 87 Bruce Stadium Canberra 2,342 G. Leverton L 25 3 April 1998 Newcastle Breakers 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round25.html Canberra Cosmos Pryce 12 pen. Bosnar 54 Buljan 59 Topper Stadium Newcastle 3,344 C. Diomis L 26 13 April 1998 Canberra Cosmos 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round26.html Perth Glory James 57 Despotovski 25 Wilkinson 89 Bruce Stadium Canberra 3,492 J. Tippett L Statistics Appearances and goals Players with no appearances not included in the list.https://aus.worldfootball.net/team_performance/canberra-cosmos/aus-a-league-1997-1998/ https://web.archive.org/web/20220827052626/https://aus.worldfootball.net/team_performance/canberra-cosmos/aus-a-league-1997-1998/ dead 27 August 2022 Canberra Cosmos » Appearances A-League 1997/1998 27 August 2022 Aussie Footballers ozfootball.net No.Pos.Nat.NameNational Soccer LeagueTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKAUSAnthony Giannasca2302302MFAUSPaul Dee soccer2102103DFAUSAndy Roberts soccer20(2)02204DFAUSIvan Zelic14(1)21525MFAUSAndrew Ravanello15(3)01806MFAUSAnte Moric2032037MFAUSRodrigo Moreno soccer10108MFNIRNorman Kelly footballer2102109FWAUSHarry James soccer13(6)319310FWAUSMichael Musitano16(3)219311FWAUSTony Lemezina3(1)04012FWAUSPeter Buljan21(2)923913DFAUSLindsay Wilson soccer9(10)119114DFAUSDale Wingell10(3)013015FWAUSMarko Perinovic soccer3(4)17116DFAUSToplica Popovich22(1)123117MFAUSIlija Prenzoski1(13)214218DFAUSTom Haythornwaite18(6)024019MFAUSDamien Brown soccer4(12)116120GKAUSBarney Smith soccer101022FWAUSTrim Morgan3(1)04023DFAUSJason Dunn Australian soccer111124FWKORKim Jong-su4(1)05029GKAUSPaul Jones soccer2020—DFSCOGordon Hunter footballer, born 1967202202—MFAUSShane Lyons soccer0(1)010—DFSLVOscar Zamaro0(1)010 Clean sheets Rank RankNo. Squad NumberPos PositionNat NationalityNameNational Soccer LeagueTotal11GKAUSAnthony Giannasca22Total22 References Category:Canberra Cosmos FC seasons