# 1997–98 Canberra Cosmos FC season

The 1997–98 season was the third in the history of Canberra Cosmos. It was also the third 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 | Anthony Giannasca |
| 2 | MF | AUS | Paul Dee |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Andy Roberts |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Ivan Zelic |
| 5 | MF | AUS | Andrew Ravanello |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Ante Moric |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Rodrigo Moreno |
| 8 | MF | NIR | Norman Kelly |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Harry James |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Michael Musitano |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Tony Lemezina |
| 12 | FW | AUS | Peter Buljan |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Lindsay Wilson |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Dale Wingell |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Toplica Popovich |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Ilija Prenzoski |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Tom Haythornwaite |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Damien Brown |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Barney Smith |
| 21 | | AUS | Adrian Dowling |
| 22 | FW | AUS | Trim Morgan |
| 23 | DF | AUS | Jason Dunn |
| 24 | FW | KOR | Kim Jong-su |
| 29 | GK | AUS | Paul Jones |
| — | MF | AUS | James Baxter |
| — | MF | AUS | Ivo de Jesus |
| — | DF | SCO | Gordon Hunter |
| — | MF | AUS | Shane Lyons |
| — | FW | AUS | Marko Perinovic |
| — | FW | AUS | David Milin |
| — | DF | SLV | Oscar Zamaro |

## 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 | 4 October 1997 | 13 April 1998 | Matchday 1 | 14th | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 011.54 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 011.54 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Melbourne (C) | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 48 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Carlton | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 45 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide City | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 43 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney United | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 43 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Marconi Fairfield | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 43 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | Wollongong Wolves | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 42 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 7 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 39 | |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 36 | |
| 9 | UTS Olympic | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 35 | |
| 10 | West Adelaide | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 34 | |
| 11 | Gippsland Falcons | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 31 | |
| 12 | Brisbane Strikers | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 23 | |
| 13 | Newcastle Breakers | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 21 | |
| 14 | Canberra Cosmos | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 17 | |

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | L | D | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |

#### 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 | | Anthony Giannasca | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | | Paul Dee | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Andy Roberts | 20(2) | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Ivan Zelic | 14(1) | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | | Andrew Ravanello | 15(3) | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Ante Moric | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | Rodrigo Moreno | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Norman Kelly | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Harry James | 13(6) | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | | Michael Musitano | 16(3) | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | | Tony Lemezina | 3(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | | Peter Buljan | 21(2) | 9 | 23 | 9 |
| 13 | DF | | Lindsay Wilson | 9(10) | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | | Dale Wingell | 10(3) | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | | Marko Perinovic | 3(4) | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | | Toplica Popovich | 22(1) | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | | Ilija Prenzoski | 1(13) | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| 18 | DF | | Tom Haythornwaite | 18(6) | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Damien Brown | 4(12) | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 20 | GK | | Barney Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | | Trim Morgan | 3(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Jason Dunn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | | Kim Jong-su | 4(1) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | | Paul Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Gordon Hunter | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| — | MF | | Shane Lyons | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Oscar Zamaro | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Anthony Giannasca | 2 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2 | 2 |