1996–97 Canberra Cosmos FC season

August 2022 August 2022 Canberra Cosmos 1996–97 Mick Lyons Bruce StadiumSeiffert Oval National Soccer League 14th NSL Cup Round of 16 Norman Kelly (7) Norman Kelly (8) 9,421 vs. Newcastle Breakers(1 November 1996)National Soccer League 1,000 vs. Brisbane Strikers(14 December 1996)National Soccer League1,000 vs. Adelaide City(29 March 1997)National Soccer League 2,946 4–1vs. Perth Glory (H)(22 February 1997)National Soccer League 0–6vs. Perth Glory (A)(3 November 1996)National Soccer League 1995–96 1997–98 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. Players 1 AUS GK Danny Milosevic 2 AUS MF Paul Dee 3 AUS FW David Milin 4 AUS DF Richard Watson 5 AUS MF Mladen Rogic 6 AUS MF Paul Wade 7 AUS MF Michael Garcia 8 NIR MF Norman Kelly 9 AUS MF Lachlan Armstrong 10 AUS FW Tony Lemezina 11 AUS FW Marko Perinovic Captain 12 AUS DF Lindsay Wilson 13 AUS FW Peter Buljan 14 AUS MF James Baxter 15 AUS MF Vince Grella 16 AUS FW Steve Lazzari 17 AUS Steven Howe 18 AUS MF Joe Campagna 19 AUS Alex Tsiokos 20 AUS GK Ben Harris 21 AUS DF John Koch 22 AUS DF Peter Mazis 24 AUS DF George Sorras 25 AUS DF Ante Juric 26 AUS MF Rodrigo Moreno 30 AUS GK Anthony Giannasca AUS FW John Markovski AUS MF Allan Reis AUS GK Barney Smith AUS DF Jason Dunn AUS DF Toplica Popovich AUS MF Andrew Ravanello Competitions Overview 5 National Soccer League 12 October 1996 20 April 1997 Matchday 1 14th 2 5 19 30 69 NSL Cup 7 September 1996 13 September 1996 Round of 16 Round of 16 0 0 2 2 4 complete National Soccer League League table CAN Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result L/L/L/L/D/D/D/L/L/L/L/W/D/L/L/L/L/W/D/L/L/L/L/L/L/L Position 11/13/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Home Away gold yellow1 worldfootball.net Matches 1 12 October 1996 Canberra Cosmos 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round01.html Marconi Fairfield Kelly 11 Perinovic 86 Zoric 14 Foster 34 Babic 49 Bruce Stadium Canberra 3,500 G. Leverton L 2 20 October 1996 UTS Olympic 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round02.html Canberra Cosmos Tome 9 Belmore Sports Ground Sydney 7,428 C. Diomis L 3 25 October 1996 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round03.html West Adelaide Kelly 45 Thorp 1 56 Borghetto 84 Bruce Stadium Canberra 2,651 M. Breeze L 4 3 November 1996 Perth Glory 6–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round04.html Canberra Cosmos McVittie 19 Despotovski 31 87 Wingell 32 Naven 67 Miller 80 Perth Oval Perth 8,053 B. Panella L 19 1 November 1996 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round19.html Newcastle Breakers Dee 90 Zane 74 Bruce Stadium Canberra 9,421 M. Breeze D 5 8 November 1996 Newcastle Breakers 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round05.html Canberra Cosmos Halpin 33 Sprod 46 Buljan 18 Koch 68 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 3,107 D. Crawford D 6 16 November 1996 Canberra Cosmos 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round06.html Collingwood Warriors Kelly 64 pen. Wilson 90 Taliadoros 30 MacNicol 49 Bruce Stadium Canberra 2,600 M. Shield D 7 23 November 1996 Gippsland Falcons 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round07.html Canberra Cosmos Falcons Park Morwell 2,667 J. Markovski D 8 30 November 1996 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round08.html Sydney United Dee 23 Milicic 34 Rudan 57 Zdrilic 82 Bruce Stadium Canberra 3,500 W. Dade L 9 8 December 1996 Adelaide City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round09.html Canberra Cosmos Tobin 62 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 3,323 B. Panella L 10 14 December 1996 Canberra Cosmos 1–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round10.html Brisbane Strikers Kelly 30 pen. Hunter 4 pen. 49 pen. Farina 60 Brown 65 Bruce Stadium Canberra 1,000 G. Leverton L 11 20 December 1996 Wollongong City 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round11.html Canberra Cosmos Perinich 50 Horsley 81 Lemezina 79 Brandon Park Wollongong 3,467 B. Hugo L 12 28 December 1996 Canberra Cosmos 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round12.html South Melbourne Dee 20 Bruce Stadium Canberra 1,600 S. Micallef W 13 5 January 1997 Melbourne Knights 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round13.html Canberra Cosmos A. Cervinski 45 Perinovic 83 Somers St Stadium Melbourne 2,980 E. Lennie D 14 11 January 1997 Canberra Cosmos 2–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round14.html Melbourne Knights Sorras 22 Kelly 67 pen. Kutlesovski 4 53 A. Cervinski 61 76 Bruce Stadium Canberra 3,127 G. Connolly L 15 1 February 1997 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round15.html Canberra Cosmos Maloney 79 Marconi Stadium Sydney 4,279 C. Diomis L 16 8 February 1997 Canberra Cosmos 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round16.html UTS Olympic Emerton 73 Ardone 88 Bruce Stadium Canberra 3,000 B. Hugo L 17 16 February 1997 West Adelaide 4–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round17.html Canberra Cosmos Aloisi 52 79 Tsekinis 90 Alagich 90+3 Lemezina 85 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 3,800 B. Tanella L 18 22 February 1997 Canberra Cosmos 4–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round18.html Perth Glory Kelly 9 Armstrong 50 Dee 66 Markovski 75 Despotovski 42 Bruce Stadium Canberra 2,000 E. Brazzale W 20 10 March 1997 Collingwood Warriors 6–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round20.html Canberra Cosmos Vlahos 37 82 Boutsianis 44 55 Di Iorio 65 Taliadoros 89 Armstrong 33 88 Victoria Park Melbourne 3,320 W. Dade L 21 15 March 1997 Canberra Cosmos 2–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round21.html Gippsland Falcons Kelly 46 pen. Lemezina 89 Palamaras 25 Foy 52 Sekulic 71 Thompson 88 Bruce Stadium Canberra 1,800 W. Dade L 22 23 March 1997 Sydney United 7–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round22.html Canberra Cosmos Zdrilic 3 49 67 89 Moric 38 Kupresak 46 Genc 73 Markovski 39 Mazis 40 Edensor Park Sydney 4,026 M. Shield L 23 29 March 1997 Canberra Cosmos 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round23.html Adelaide City Mennillo 81 Bruce Stadium Canberra 1,000 G. Leverton L 24 5 April 1997 Brisbane Strikers 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round24.html Canberra Cosmos Farina 41 85 Hunter 58 Baxter 87 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 3,974 E. Brazzale L 25 12 April 1997 Canberra Cosmos 2–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round25.html Wollongong City Buljan 17 Grella 75 Dimoski 2 56 Horsley 5 Chipperfield 60 Seiffert Oval Queanbeyan 3,014 S. Micallef L 26 20 April 1997 South Melbourne 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/Round26.html Canberra Cosmos Curcija 55 Trimboli 74 76 Buljan 90 Lakeside Stadium Melbourne 7,896 M. Shield L NSL Cup Round of 16 (1st Leg) 7 September 1996 Canberra Cosmos 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/NSLCup.html Melbourne Knights Armstrong 61 Pondeljak 65 Markovski 85 Bruce Stadium Canberra C. Diomis L Round of 16 (2nd Leg) 13 September 1996 Melbourne Knights 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/NSLCup.html Canberra Cosmos Pondeljak 57 Markovski 72 pen. Kelly 90 pen. Knights Park Melbourne G. Connolly 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-1996-1997/ https://web.archive.org/web/20220826083103/https://aus.worldfootball.net/team_performance/canberra-cosmos/aus-a-league-1996-1997/ dead 26 August 2022 Canberra Cosmos » Appearances A-League 1996/1997 26 August 2022 Aussie Footballers ozfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/NSLCup.html 1996/97 National Soccer League Cup 26 August 2022 ozfootball.net No.Pos.Nat.NameNational Soccer LeagueNSL CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKAUSDanny Milosevic130201502MFAUSPaul Dee soccer234002343FWAUSDavid Milin7(7)0201604DFAUSRichard Watson soccer11(1)0201405MFAUSMladen Rogic3(1)020606MFAUSPaul Wade170001707MFAUSMichael Garcia soccer160201808MFNIRNorman Kelly footballer237212589MFAUSLachlan Armstrong18(2)22122310FWAUSTony Lemezina4(9)31014311FWAUSMarko Perinovic soccer82008212DFAUSLindsay Wilson soccer9(1)12012113FWAUSPeter Buljan10(6)32018314MFAUSJames Baxter soccer12(6)10(1)019115MFAUSVince Grella11(3)11015116FWAUSSteve Lazzari2(2)0004017AUSSteven Howe soccer0(1)0001018MFAUSJoe Campagna0(3)0003021DFAUSJohn Koch soccer24(1)12027122DFAUSPeter Mazis1910019124DFAUSGeorge Sorras18(1)20019225DFAUSAnte Juric9(1)00010026MFAUSRodrigo Moreno soccer90009030GKAUSAnthony Giannasca11000110—DFAUSJohn Angelovski001010—FWAUSJohn Markovski720072—MFAUSAllan Reis0(1)00010—GKAUSBarney Smith soccer200020 Clean sheets Rank RankNo. Squad NumberPos PositionNat NationalityNameNational Soccer LeagueNSL CupTotal11GKAUSDanny Milosevic10130GKAUSAnthony Giannasca101Total202 References Category:Canberra Cosmos FC seasons Canberra Cosmos