List of Canberra Cosmos FC records and statistics

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Canberra Cosmos Football Club was an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Canberra. The club was formed and admitted into the National Soccer League in 1995. The club had never qualified for the Finals series in the National Soccer League in all six seasons of existence until they became defunct in September 2001.

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The list encompasses the records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Canberra Cosmos players on the international stage. Attendance records in Canberra are also included.

The club's record appearance maker was Toplica Popovich, who made 126 appearances between 1995 and 2001. Peter Buljan was Canberra Cosmos' record goalscorer, scoring 21 goals in total.

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored. [2]

RankPlayerYears National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toplica Popovich 1995–2001123 (4)3 (0)126 (4)
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Musitano 1995–1996
1997–2000		69 (8)3 (0)82 (8)
3 Ulster Banner.svg Norman Kelly 1995–199977 (8)2 (1)79 (9)
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dee 1995–199871 (5)3 (0)74 (5)
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Buljan 1996–199964 (21)2 (0)66 (21)
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robbie Hooker 1999–200157 (2)0 (0)57 (2)
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Purdue 1999–200156 (1)0 (0)56 (1)
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Arranz 1998–200155 (2)0 (0)55 (2)
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ilija Prenozski 1997–200153 (2)0 (0)53 (2)
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Castro 1996
1999–2001		51 (14)1 (0)52 (14)

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Peter Buljan was the all-time top goalscorer for Canberra Cosmos.

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. [2]

RankPlayerYears National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Buljan 1996–199921 (64)0 (2)21 (66)
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ivo de Jesus 1999–200017 (42)0 (0)17 (42)
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Castro 1978–198214 (51)0 (1)14 (52)
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Wade 1995–199711 (43)0 (2)11 (45)
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marko Perinovic 1995–19999 (40)1 (3)10 (43)
6 Ulster Banner.svg Norman Kelly 1995–19998 (77)1 (2)9 (79)
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Musitano 1995–1996
1997–2000		8 (79)0 (3)8 (82)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Lemezina 1995–19977 (37)1 (3)8 (40)
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan Armstrong 1995–19996 (37)1 (3)7 (40)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jon Angelucci 2000–20017 (25)0 (0)7 (25)
Flag of Uruguay.svg Milton Cortes 2000–20017 (18)0 (0)7 (18)

International

This section refers only to caps won while a Canberra Cosmos player.

Club records

Matches

Firsts

Record wins

  • Record NSL win: 8–1 against Sydney Olympic, National Soccer League, 5 January 1998 [7]
  • Record NSL Cup win: 1–0 against West Adelaide, First round, 20 January 1996

Record defeats

  • Record NSL defeat: 0–8 against Wollongong Wolves, National Soccer League, 5 December 1997 [7]
  • Record NSL Cup defeat: 1–3 against South Melbourne, Semi-finals, 25 January 1996

Record consecutive results

  • Record consecutive wins: 3, from 22 April 2000 to 29 April 2000 [7]
  • Record consecutive defeats: 16, from 30 March 1998 to 10 January 1999 [7]
  • Record consecutive draws: 3, from 23 January 2000 to 28 January 2000 [7]
  • Record consecutive NSL matches without a defeat: 4, from 22 April 2000 to 7 May 2000 [7]
  • Record consecutive matches without a win: 23, from 22 February 1998 to 24 January 1999 [7]

Goals

Points

Attendances

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  2. 1 2 "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers.
  3. ↑ "Socceroo Internationals for 1995". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Paul Wade at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ↑ Esamie, Thomas. "1995/1996 Season Round 01 Results". OzFootball.net.
  6. ↑ "1995/6 Johnnie Walker Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 National Soccer League Media Guide – Season 2000/2001
  8. 1 2 3 "2000-2001 Season A-League Table". OzFootball. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. 1 2 "1998-99 Season A-League Table". OzFootball. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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