# 1995–96 Canberra Cosmos FC season

The 1995–96 season was the first in the history of Canberra Cosmos. It was also the first season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Canberra Cosmos finished 9th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup semi-finals by South Melbourne.

## 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 | Danny Milosevic |
| 2 | MF | AUS | Paul Dee |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Joe Gagetti |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Richard Watson |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Jason Dunn |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Paul Wade |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Michael Garcia |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Paul McVittie |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Lachlan Armstrong |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Marko Perinovic |
| 11 | DF | AUS | Toplica Popovich |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Arsenije Popovich |
| 13 | FW | AUS | Paul Gagetti |
| 14 | MF | AUS | James Baxter |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Alex Castro |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Scott Conlon |
| 17 | MF | ARG | Leo Langone |
| 18 | MF | NIR | Norman Kelly |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Elliot Zwangobani |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Ben Harris |
| 21 | DF | AUS | John Koch |
| 22 | FW | AUS | Michael Musitano |
| 23 | DF | AUS | Stan Dukic |
| 24 | FW | AUS | Tony Lemezina |
| 25 | GK | AUS | Steve Mautone |
| 26 | MF | AUS | Gus Cerro |
| 27 | DF | AUS | Peter Mazis |
| 29 | MF | AUS | Njegosh Popovich |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Anthony Giannasca |
| — | MF | AUS | Willie Hastie |

## 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 | 8 October 1995 | 28 April 1996 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 024.24 |
| NSL Cup | 3 January 1996 | 25 January 1996 | First round | Semi-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 025.00 |
Last updated: complete Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Marconi Fairfield | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 60 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Knights (C) | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 59 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 3 | UTS Olympic | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 59 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 4 | Brisbane Strikers | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 57 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide City | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 54 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | Sydney United | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 54 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 7 | West Adelaide | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 53 | |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 46 | |
| 9 | Canberra Cosmos | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 35 | |
| 10 | Morwell Falcons | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 65 | −30 | 35 | |
| 11 | Wollongong City | 33 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 20 | |
| 12 | Newcastle Breakers | 33 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 35 | 77 | −42 | 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | D | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |

#### Matches
### NSL Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Danny Milosevic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | | Paul Dee | 29(1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Joe Gagetti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Richard Watson | 23(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Jason Dunn | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | Paul Wade | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 11 |
| 7 | MF | | Michael Garcia | 9(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Paul McVittie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | | Lachlan Armstrong | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| 10 | FW | | Marko Perinovic | 26(2) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 8 |
| 11 | DF | | Toplica Popovich | 17(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Arsenije Popovich | 3(6) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | | Paul Gagetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | James Baxter | 4(5) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Alex Castro | 15(1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 16 | MF | | Scott Conlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Leo Langone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Norman Kelly | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | | Elliot Zwangobani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Ben Harris | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | John Koch | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | | Michael Musitano | 23(3) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| 23 | DF | | Stan Dukic | 8(4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | | Tony Lemezina | 14(9) | 5 | 1(1) | 1 | 25 | 6 |
| 25 | GK | | Steve Mautone | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Gus Cerro | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Peter Mazis | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | | Njegosh Popovich | 3(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | | Anthony Giannasca | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Willie Hastie | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 30 | GK | | Anthony Giannasca | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 25 | GK | | Steve Mautone | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | GK | | Danny Milosevic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 20 | GK | | Ben Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 1 | 7 |