1999–2000 Canberra Cosmos FC season

Canberra Cosmos 1999–2000 football season
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

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

Players

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

Competitions

Overview

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

League table

Pos Team
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 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

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

Matches

Canberra Cosmos v Adelaide Force
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
Canberra Cosmos v Sydney Olympic
10 October 1999 2 Canberra Cosmos 0–1 Sydney Olympic Canberra
Report
  • Baillie 81'
 Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,335
Referee: D. Dwight
Canberra Cosmos v Brisbane Strikers
15 October 1999 3 Canberra Cosmos 0–1 Brisbane Strikers Canberra
Report
  • Foster 87'
 Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,804
Referee: J. Blaney
Parramatta Power v Canberra Cosmos
22 October 1999 4 Parramatta Power 2–3 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
 Report
  • Watkins 5', 58'
  • de Jesus 25'
 Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: D. Rugg
Canberra Cosmos v Perth Glory
29 October 1999 5 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 Perth Glory Canberra
  • Popovich 56'
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,760
Referee: B. Precious
Carlton v Canberra Cosmos
5 November 1999 6 Carlton 2–0 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,677
Referee: D. Rugg
Canberra Cosmos v Sydney United
15 November 1999 7 Canberra Cosmos 3–0 Sydney United Canberra
  • Milin 12', 41'
  • Watkins 51'
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,404
Referee: C. Diomis
South Melbourne v Canberra Cosmos
21 November 1999 8 South Melbourne 2–2 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 6,827
Referee: J. Blaney
Canberra Cosmos v Newcastle Breakers
26 November 1999 9 Canberra Cosmos 1–2 Newcastle Breakers Canberra
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,889
Referee: M. Breeze
Carlton v Canberra Cosmos
3 December 1999 10 Carlton 5–1 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
 Report
  • de Jesus 83'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,166
Referee: C. Diomis
Canberra Cosmos v Sydney Olympic
10 December 1999 11 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 Sydney Olympic Canberra
  • Arranz 49'
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,795
Referee: S. Micallef
Wollongong Wolves v Canberra Cosmos
19 December 1999 12 Wollongong Wolves 3–0 Canberra Cosmos Wollongong
 Report Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 2,497
Referee: D. Dwight
Canberra Cosmos v Northern Spirit
28 December 1999 13 Canberra Cosmos 1–3 Northern Spirit Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,863
Referee: C. Diomis
Football Kingz v Canberra Cosmos
3 January 2000 14 Football Kingz 3–1 Canberra Cosmos Auckland
 Report
  • Musitano 82'
 Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Mark Shield
Adelaide Force v Canberra Cosmos
7 January 2000 15 Adelaide Force 1–0 Canberra Cosmos Adelaide
  • Kemp 52'
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,367
Referee: E. Lennie
Marconi Fairfield v Canberra Cosmos
16 January 2000 16 Marconi Fairfield 2–3 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
 Report
  • Burt 50', 80'
  • de Jesus 89'
 Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 3,932
Referee: D. Dwight
Melbourne Knights v Canberra Cosmos
23 January 2000 17 Melbourne Knights 1–1 Canberra Cosmos Melbourne
  • Cervinski 13'
 Report
  • Gonzalez 36'
 Stadium: Knights Stadium
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: W. Dade
Canberra Cosmos v Melbourne Knights
26 January 2000 18 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 Melbourne Knights Canberra
  • de Jesus 65' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,959
Referee: Mark Shield
Canberra Cosmos v Gippsland Falcons
28 January 2000 19 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 Gippsland Falcons Canberra
  • Gonzalez 45'
 Report
  • MacNicol 44'
 Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,847
Referee: M. Breeze
Sydney Olympic v Canberra Cosmos
6 February 2000 20 Sydney Olympic 7–3 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
 Report
  • Burt 10'
  • de Jesus 43', 57'
 Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 6,245
Referee: E. Lennie
Brisbane Strikers v Canberra Cosmos
12 February 2000 21 Brisbane Strikers 0–0 Canberra Cosmos Brisbane
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: C. Diomis
Canberra Cosmos v Parramatta Power
18 February 2000 22 Canberra Cosmos 1–0 Parramatta Power Canberra
  • Arranz 2'
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,251
Referee: P. Mur
Perth Glory v Canberra Cosmos
27 February 2000 23 Perth Glory 3–2 Canberra Cosmos Perth
 Report
  • de Jesus 31' (pen.), 70' (pen.)
 Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 13,158
Referee: M. Breeze
Canberra Cosmos v Carlton
7 March 2000 24 Canberra Cosmos 0–2 Carlton Canberra
Report
  • Moreira 40'
  • McPherson 43'
 Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,502
Referee: P. Mur
Sydney United v Canberra Cosmos
12 March 2000 25 Sydney United 1–1 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,106
Referee: B. Hugo
Canberra Cosmos v South Melbourne
17 March 2000 26 Canberra Cosmos 4–2 South Melbourne Canberra
  • James 27'
  • Popovich 36'
  • de Jesus 54'
  • Clark 83'
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,645
Referee: B. Hugo
Newcastle Breakers v Canberra Cosmos
28 March 2000 27 Newcastle Breakers 3–2 Canberra Cosmos Newcastle
 Report
  • Roberts 18'
  • Purdue 23'
 Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,831
Referee: M. Breeze
Canberra Cosmos v Carlton
31 March 2000 28 Canberra Cosmos 0–2 Carlton Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,984
Referee: Mark Shield
Sydney Olympic v Canberra Cosmos
9 April 2000 29 Sydney Olympic 1–1 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
 Report
  • Watkins 71'
 Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 4,862
Referee: S. Micallef
Canberra Cosmos v Wollongong Wolves
14 April 2000 30 Canberra Cosmos 0–6 Wollongong Wolves Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,214
Referee: C. Zetter
Northern Spirit v Canberra Cosmos
22 April 2000 31 Northern Spirit 1–2 Canberra Cosmos Gosford
  • R. Griffiths 55'
 Report
  • Clark 36', 57'
 Stadium: North Power Stadium
Attendance: 10,214
Referee: Mark Shield
Canberra Cosmos v Football Kingz
25 April 2000 32 Canberra Cosmos 2–1 Football Kingz Canberra
  • de Jesus 33', 78'
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,008
Referee: G. Connolly
Gippsland Falcons v Canberra Cosmos
29 April 2000 33 Gippsland Falcons 0–2 Canberra Cosmos Morwell
Report
  • de Jesus 45'
  • Clark 53'
 Stadium: Mobil Park
Attendance: 1,688
Referee: B. Zetter
Canberra Cosmos v Marconi Fairfield
7 May 2000 34 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 Marconi Fairfield Canberra
  • Clark 83'
 Report
  • Vargas 30'
 Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,586
Referee: J. Blaney

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

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

Clean sheets

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

References

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