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1998–99 Canberra Cosmos FC season

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Canberra Cosmos
1998–99 season
ManagerTony Brennan
Tom Sermanni
StadiumBruce Stadium
National Soccer League15th
Top goalscorerPeter Buljan (9)
Highest home attendance5,321 vs. Brisbane Strikers
(21 December 1998)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,449 vs. Carlton
(8 March 1999)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,328
Biggest win3–0
vs. Newcastle Breakers (H)
(26 January 1999)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–5
vs. Sydney Olympic (A)
(1 November 1998)
National Soccer League

The 1998–99 season was the fourth in the history of Canberra Cosmos. It was also the fourth season in the 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 Australia AUS Vilson Knezevic
2 FW Australia AUS Harry James
3 DF Australia AUS Toplica Popovich
4 DF Australia AUS Danny Burt
5 DF Australia AUS Lindsay Wilson
6 DF Australia AUS Ivan Zelic
7 DF Australia AUS Doug Marcina
8 FW Australia AUS Anthony Magnacca
9 FW Australia AUS Nik Mrdja
10 FW Australia AUS Peter Buljan
11 MF Australia AUS David Arranz
12 MF Argentina ARG Leo Langone
13 DF Australia AUS Andrew Clark
14 DF Portugal POR Amarildo Miglietti
15 Slovakia SVK Michael Hudek
16 MF Australia AUS Ilija Prenzoski
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Australia AUS Michael Musitano
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Norman Kelly
19 MF Australia AUS Geoff Howarth
20 GK Australia AUS Grant Barlow
21 MF El Salvador SLV Oscar Zamora
22 MF Australia AUS Scott Conlon
23 DF Australia AUS Elliot Zwangobani
24 DF Australia AUS Paul Roberts
25 MF Australia AUS Ivo de Jesus
26 MF Australia AUS Gabriel Gonzalez
27 DF Australia AUS Nick Purdue
28 DF Scotland SCO Gordon Hunter
30 GK Australia AUS Angelo Konstantinou
31 DF Australia AUS Dale Wingell
FW Australia AUS David Milin

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 11 October 1998 24 April 1999 Matchday 1 15th 28 4 3 21 21 55 −34 014.29
Total 28 4 3 21 21 55 −34 014.29

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 Sydney United 28 18 4 6 53 33 +20 58 Qualification for the Finals series
2 South Melbourne (C) 28 17 6 5 50 26 +24 57 Qualification for the Finals series and the Oceania Club Championship
3 Perth Glory 28 16 5 7 62 37 +25 53 Qualification for the Finals series
4 Marconi Fairfield 28 15 3 10 53 47 +6 48
5 Northern Spirit 28 14 4 10 36 35 +1 46
6 Adelaide City 28 13 6 9 39 26 +13 45
7 Sydney Olympic 28 12 7 9 46 36 +10 43
8 Newcastle Breakers 28 11 7 10 29 33 −4 40
9 Brisbane Strikers 28 11 6 11 41 47 −6 39
10 Wollongong Wolves 28 8 8 12 45 52 −7 32
11 Carlton 28 9 4 15 47 47 0 31
12 Melbourne Knights 28 8 5 15 32 43 −11 29
13 West Adelaide 28 7 6 15 36 46 −10 27
14 Gippsland Falcons 28 5 10 13 17 44 −27 25
15 Canberra Cosmos 28 4 3 21 21 55 −34 15
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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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAAAAAHHHABHAAHAHAHAHAAAHBAH
ResultLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDWLWLLLWLWLLLD
Position131314151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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11 October 1998 1 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 Adelaide Sharks Canberra
  • James 32'
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,797
Referee: E. Lennie
16 October 1998 2 Newcastle Breakers 2–1 Canberra Cosmos Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,483
Referee: Con Diomis
25 October 1998 3 Canberra Cosmos 1–2 Marconi Fairfield Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: J. Tippett
1 November 1998 4 Sydney Olympic 5–0 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
Report Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 5,493
Referee: J. Blaney
8 November 1998 5 Perth Glory 5–1 Canberra Cosmos Perth
Report
Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 13,943
Referee: W. Dade
15 November 1998 6 Carlton 3–0 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
Report Stadium: Optus Oval
Attendance: 2,760
Referee: S. Hasic
22 November 1998 7 Melbourne Knights 2–0 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
Report Stadium: Knights Stadium
Attendance: 1,975
Referee: P. Mur
29 November 1998 8 Wollongong City 4–2 Canberra Cosmos Wollongong
Report Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 3,047
Referee: P. Mur
7 December 1998 9 Canberra Cosmos 0–1 Adelaide City Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,722
Referee: D. Dwight
14 December 1998 10 Canberra Cosmos 0–1 Northern Spirit Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,704
Referee: G. Leverton
21 December 1998 11 Canberra Cosmos 0–1 Brisbane Strikers Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,321
Referee: S. Hasic
27 December 1998 12 Sydney United 2–0 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
Report Stadium: Edensor Park
Attendance: 3,268
Referee: B. McKay
11 January 1999 14 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 South Melbourne Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,940
Referee: B. Hugo
17 January 1999 15 Gippsland Falcons 1–1 Canberra Cosmos Morwell
Report
Stadium: Mobil Park
Attendance: 1,460
Referee: B. McKay
24 January 1999 16 Adelaide Sharks 1–1 Canberra Cosmos Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,023
Referee: L. Prospero
26 January 1999 17 Canberra Cosmos 3–0 Newcastle Breakers Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,726
Referee: B. Panella
31 January 1999 18 Adelaide City 1–0 Canberra Cosmos Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,178
Referee: L. Prospero
8 February 1999 19 Canberra Cosmos 1–0 Wollongong City Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,678
Referee: J. Tippett
13 February 1999 20 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 3,687
Referee: B. McKay
22 March 1999 21 Canberra Cosmos 0–1 Sydney Olympic Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,420
Referee: M. Breeze
28 February 1999 22 Perth Glory 3–1 Canberra Cosmos Perth
Report Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 12,072
Referee: S. Hasic
8 March 1999 23 Canberra Cosmos 2–0 Carlton Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,449
Referee: P. Mur
14 March 1999 24 Melbourne Knights 3–0 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
Report Stadium: Knights Stadium
Attendance: 2,536
Referee: C. Diomis
19 March 1999 25 Northern Spirit 1–2 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 10,482
Referee: E. Lennie
27 March 1999 26 Brisbane Strikers 3–1 Canberra Cosmos Brisbane
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 3,454
Referee: M. Breeze
5 May 1999 27 Canberra Cosmos 1–4 Sydney United Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,111
Referee: M. Breeze
18 April 1999 29 South Melbourne 1–0 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
Report Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 8,864
Referee: G. Connolly
24 April 1999 30 Canberra Cosmos 0–0 Gippsland Falcons Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,666
Referee: M. Breeze

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
1 GK Australia Vilson Knezevic 27 0 27 0
2 FW Australia Harry James 3 1 3 1
3 DF Australia Toplica Popovich 26 0 26 0
4 DF Australia Danny Burt 16(7) 0 23 0
5 DF Australia Lindsay Wilson 18(1) 0 19 0
6 DF Australia Ivan Zelic 18 0 18 0
7 DF Australia Doug Marcina 27 1 27 1
8 FW Australia Anthony Magnacca 17(5) 3 22 3
9 FW Australia Nik Mrdja 2(1) 0 3 0
10 FW Australia Peter Buljan 27 9 27 9
11 MF Australia David Arranz 2(7) 0 9 0
12 MF Argentina Leo Langone 12(6) 1 18 1
13 DF Australia Andrew Clark 7(1) 0 8 0
14 DF Portugal Amarildo Miglietti 21 0 21 0
16 MF Australia Ilija Prenzoski 5(8) 0 13 0
17 FW Australia Michael Musitano 13(9) 0 22 0
18 MF Northern Ireland Norman Kelly 14 0 14 0
19 MF Australia Geoff Howarth 0(2) 0 2 0
20 GK Australia Grant Below 1(2) 0 3 0
22 MF Australia Scott Conlon 0(1) 0 1 0
23 DF Australia Elliot Zwangobani 1 0 1 0
24 DF Australia Paul Roberts 15(2) 0 17 0
25 MF Australia Ivo de Jesus 11(3) 5 14 5
26 MF Australia Gabriel Gonzalez 9(5) 0 14 0
27 DF Australia Nick Purdue 7(7) 0 14 0
28 DF Scotland Gordon Hunter 8 0 8 0
31 DF Australia Dale Wingell 1(2) 0 3 0

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League Total
1 1 GK Australia Vilson Knezevic 4 4
Total 4 4

References

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  1. ^ "Canberra Cosmos » Appearances A-League 1998/1999". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 August 2022.