# 1998–99 Canberra Cosmos FC season

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

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

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 55 | −34 | 014.29 |
Source: Competitions

### National Soccer League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Northern Spirit | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 46 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | Adelaide City | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 45 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 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 | |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | B | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | B | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | ✖ | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | ✖ | L | D |
| Position | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Vilson Knezevic | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | | Harry James | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Toplica Popovich | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Danny Burt | 16(7) | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Lindsay Wilson | 18(1) | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Ivan Zelic | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | | Doug Marcina | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | | Anthony Magnacca | 17(5) | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | | Nik Mrdja | 2(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Peter Buljan | 27 | 9 | 27 | 9 |
| 11 | MF | | David Arranz | 2(7) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Leo Langone | 12(6) | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | | Andrew Clark | 7(1) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Amarildo Miglietti | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Ilija Prenzoski | 5(8) | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Michael Musitano | 13(9) | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Norman Kelly | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Geoff Howarth | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Grant Below | 1(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Scott Conlon | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Elliot Zwangobani | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Paul Roberts | 15(2) | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Ivo de Jesus | 11(3) | 5 | 14 | 5 |
| 26 | MF | | Gabriel Gonzalez | 9(5) | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Nick Purdue | 7(7) | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | Gordon Hunter | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | | Dale Wingell | 1(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

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