1999–2000 Canberra Cosmos FC season
# 1999–2000 Canberra Cosmos FC season

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

## 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 | 1 October 1999 | 7 May 2000 | Matchday 1 | 14th | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 026.47 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 026.47 |

Source: Competitions

### National Soccer League

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 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 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney Olympic | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | Marconi Fairfield | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 55 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 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 | |

**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 | 34 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |

## 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 |
| 2 | FW | | David Milin | 17(7) | 2 | 24 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | Toplica Popovich | 27(5) | 2 | 32 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | Danny Burt | 18(1) | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | | Nick Purdue | 8(9) | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Jason Polak | 32 | 3 | 32 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | | David Winnie | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | | Daniel Watkins | 21(8) | 6 | 29 | 6 |
| 9 | MF | | Alex Castro | 8(2) | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | Michael Musitano | 7(8) | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | David Arranz | 17(3) | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | | Brian Hamilton | 26(1) | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | | Harry James | 25(3) | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | | Glenn Kolpak | 9(12) | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Ilija Prenzoski | 5(13) | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Robert Hooker | 31(1) | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Geoff Howarth | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Grant Below | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Scott Conlon | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Elliot Zwangobani | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Andrew Clark | 11(2) | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| 24 | DF | | Paul Roberts | 19(1) | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | | Ivo de Jesus | 21(7) | 12 | 28 | 12 |
| 26 | MF | | Gabriel Gonzalez | 15(4) | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| 30 | GK | | Angelo Konstantinou | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

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