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.

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

See also: List of Canberra Cosmos FC players

Appearances

Most appearances

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

Rank Player Years National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 Australia Toplica Popovich 1995–2001 123 (4) 3 (0) 126 (4)
2 Australia Michael Musitano 1995–1996
1997–2000 		69 (8) 3 (0) 82 (8)
3 Northern Ireland Norman Kelly 1995–1999 77 (8) 2 (1) 79 (9)
4 Australia Paul Dee 1995–1998 71 (5) 3 (0) 74 (5)
5 Australia Peter Buljan 1996–1999 64 (21) 2 (0) 66 (21)
6 Australia Robbie Hooker 1999–2001 57 (2) 0 (0) 57 (2)
7 Australia Nick Purdue 1999–2001 56 (1) 0 (0) 56 (1)
8 Australia David Arranz 1998–2001 55 (2) 0 (0) 55 (2)
9 Australia Ilija Prenozski 1997–2001 53 (2) 0 (0) 53 (2)
10 Australia 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]

Rank Player Years National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 Australia Peter Buljan 1996–1999 21 (64) 0 (2) 21 (66)
2 Australia Ivo de Jesus 1999–2000 17 (42) 0 (0) 17 (42)
3 Australia Alex Castro 1978–1982 14 (51) 0 (1) 14 (52)
4 Australia Paul Wade 1995–1997 11 (43) 0 (2) 11 (45)
5 Australia Marko Perinovic 1995–1999 9 (40) 1 (3) 10 (43)
6 Northern Ireland Norman Kelly 1995–1999 8 (77) 1 (2) 9 (79)
7 Australia Michael Musitano 1995–1996
1997–2000 		8 (79) 0 (3) 8 (82)
Australia Tony Lemezina 1995–1997 7 (37) 1 (3) 8 (40)
9 Australia Lachlan Armstrong 1995–1999 6 (37) 1 (3) 7 (40)
Australia Jon Angelucci 2000–2001 7 (25) 0 (0) 7 (25)
Uruguay Milton Cortes 2000–2001 7 (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 defeats

Record consecutive results

Goals

Points

Attendances

References

  1. ^ Howe, Andrew. "Isuzu UTE A-League 2021/22 Season Guide" (PDF). howe.how. Australian Professional Leagues. p. 370.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e f g h National Soccer League Media Guide – Season 2000/2001
  8. ^ a b c "2000-2001 Season A-League Table". OzFootball. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. ^ a b "1998-99 Season A-League Table". OzFootball. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b "1996-97 Season A-League Table". OzFootball. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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