2000–01 Canberra Cosmos FC season

Canberra Cosmos 2000–01 football season

Canberra Cosmos
2000–01 season
Manager	Tom Sermanni Milos Milovanovic
National Soccer League	11th
Top goalscorer	Alex Castro (10)
Highest home attendance	4,660 vs. Perth Glory (29 April 2001) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	1,534 vs. Football Kingz (30 December 2000) National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	2,183
Biggest win	7–1 vs. Eastern Pride (7 April 2001) National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	0–6 vs. Adelaide Force (25 April 2001) National Soccer League
← 1999–2000

The 2000–01 season was the sixth and final season in the history of Canberra Cosmos. It was also the sixth and final season in the National Soccer League.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Angelo Konstantinou
2	MF	AUS	Barry Guildford
3	DF	AUS	Toplica Popovich
4	MF	AUS	Andrew Ravanello
5	DF	AUS	Nick Purdue
6	MF	JPN	Naoki Imaya
7	FW	AUS	Mark Hagger
8	FW	AUS	David Milin
9	MF	AUS	Alex Castro
10	FW	AUS	Jon Angelucci
11	MF	AUS	David Arranz
12	MF	URU	Milton Cortes
13	MF	AUS	Shane Lyons


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	AUS	Andy Rakic
15	MF	ENG	Marcus Phillips
16	MF	AUS	Ilija Prenzoski
17	DF	AUS	Robert Hooker (Captain)
18	FW	NZL	Brad Scott
19	DF	JPN	Hiroshi Miyazawa
20	GK	AUS	Barney Smith
23	FW	AUS	Dom La Butie
—	MF	AUS	Daniel Aliffi
—	DF	AUS	Con Anthopoulos
—	FW	AUS	Paul Ivanic
—	MF	AUS	Stephen Kemp

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	14 October 2000	29 April 2001	Matchday 1	11th	30	11	4	15	49	55	−6	036.67
Total					30	11	4	15	49	55	−6	036.67

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Parramatta Power	30	13	3	14	42	44	−2	42
10	Sydney United	30	12	6	12	46	56	−10	42
11	Canberra Cosmos	30	11	4	15	49	55	−6	37
12	Brisbane Strikers	30	9	8	13	52	56	−4	35
13	Northern Spirit	30	8	8	14	39	50	−11	32

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	L
Position	1	7	4	4	5	6	5	7	7	9	10	11	10	10	11	10	11	11	11	12	11	10	12	13	13	11	10	10	11	11

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Canberra Cosmos v Carlton

14 October 2000 1	Canberra Cosmos	3–0	Carlton	Canberra
	Phillips 70'	Report	Thompson 14', 47'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,870 Referee: J. Blaney

Marconi Fairfield v Canberra Cosmos

21 October 2000 2	Marconi Fairfield	1–0	Canberra Cosmos	Sydney
	Costanzo 51'	Report		Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 4,083 Referee: B. Hugo

Canberra Cosmos v Melbourne Knights

28 October 2000 3	Canberra Cosmos	3–0	Melbourne Knights	Canberra
	Hagger 52' Scott 63' Castro	Report		Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Peter Green

Brisbane Strikers v Canberra Cosmos

4 November 2000 4	Brisbane Strikers	2–2	Canberra Cosmos	Brisbane
	Foster 45' Dwyer 85'	Report	Hagger 89' Angelucci 90'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 2,546 Referee: J. Blaney

Parramatta Power v Canberra Cosmos

11 November 2000 5	Parramatta Power	2–3	Canberra Cosmos	Sydney
	Griffiths 30', 60'	Report	Phillips 50' (pen.) Angelucci 64' Castro 90'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 3,257 Referee: D. Rugg

Newcastle United v Canberra Cosmos

17 November 2000 6	Newcastle United	2–1	Canberra Cosmos	Newcastle
	Dodd 24' Surjan 34' (pen.)	Report	Angelucci 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Marathon Stadium Attendance: 6,580 Referee: M. Breeze

Wollongong Wolves v Canberra Cosmos

24 November 2000 7	Wollongong Wolves	2–3	Canberra Cosmos	Wollongong
	Huxley 16' Petrovski 86'	Report	Castro 46' Angelucci 64', 66'	Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 3,876 Referee: C. Diomis

Canberra Cosmos v South Melbourne

2 December 2000 8	Canberra Cosmos	1–3	South Melbourne	Canberra
	Scott 63'	Report	Coveny 17' Trimboli 70' Lozanovski 89'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,619 Referee: P. Mur

Sydney United v Canberra Cosmos

10 December 2000 9	Sydney United	2–2	Canberra Cosmos	Sydney
	Deur 66' Menapi 90+3'	Report	Castro 5' Popovich 90+4'	Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance: 3,254 Referee: Simon Micallef

Canberra Cosmos v Sydney Olympic

16 December 2000 10	Canberra Cosmos	2–3	Sydney Olympic	Canberra
	Imaya 43', 46'	Report	Owens 35' Parisi 66', 70'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,011 Referee: J. Blaney

Eastern Pride v Canberra Cosmos

23 December 2000 11	Eastern Pride	3–1	Canberra Cosmos	Morwell
	Roach 35', 44' Griffiths 70'	Report	Castro 89'	Stadium: Mobil Park Attendance: 1,680 Referee: C. Diomis

Canberra Cosmos v Football Kingz

30 December 2000 12	Canberra Cosmos	0–2	Football Kingz	Canberra
		Report	Ibrahim 33' Vicelich 73'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,534 Referee: C. Zetter

Northern Spirit v Canberra Cosmos

6 January 2001 13	Northern Spirit	0–2	Canberra Cosmos	Gosford
		Report	Angelucci 23' Hagger 89'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 3,688 Referee: A. Nardi

Canberra Cosmos v Adelaide Force

13 January 2001 14	Canberra Cosmos	1–1	Adelaide Force	Canberra
	Hagger 75'	Report	Pelosi 59'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,804 Referee: Peter Green

Perth Glory v Canberra Cosmos

20 January 2001 15	Perth Glory	3–0	Canberra Cosmos	Perth
	Mori 14' Despotovski 32' Farina 48'	Report		Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: 13,277 Referee: A. Nardi

Canberra Cosmos v Carlton

Canberra Cosmos

3–0

Carlton

Canberra Cosmos v Marconi Fairfield

3 February 2001 17	Canberra Cosmos	1–2	Marconi Fairfield	Canberra
	Imaya 57'	Report	Brownlie 34' Trajanovski 40'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,822 Referee: Mark Shield

Melbourne Knights v Canberra Cosmos

11 February 2001 18	Melbourne Knights	2–0	Canberra Cosmos	Melbourne
	Da Costa 16' Porter 65'	Report		Stadium: Knights Stadium Attendance: 4,098 Referee: E. Lennie

Canberra Cosmos v Brisbane Strikers

17 February 2001 19	Canberra Cosmos	1–1	Brisbane Strikers	Wollongong
	Castro 50'	Report	Dwyer 88'	Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 1,893 Referee: P. Mur

Canberra Cosmos v Parramatta Power

24 February 2001 20	Canberra Cosmos	0–1	Parramatta Power	Canberra
		Report	Roodenburg 77'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,012 Referee: G. Connolly

Canberra Cosmos v Newcastle United

3 March 2001 21	Canberra Cosmos	3–2	Newcastle United	Canberra
	Castro 24' Kemp 32' Hagger 55'	Report	Harper 79' McBreen 88'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,573 Referee: C. Diomis

Canberra Cosmos v Wollongong Wolves

10 March 2001 22	Canberra Cosmos	2–1	Wollongong Wolves	Canberra
	Cortes 82' Angelucci 84'	Report	Young 44'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,593 Referee: A. Nardi

South Melbourne v Canberra Cosmos

18 March 2001 23	South Melbourne	1–0	Canberra Cosmos	Melbourne
	Boutsianis 79'	Report		Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium Attendance: 5,028 Referee: E. Lennie

Canberra Cosmos v Sydney United

23 March 2001 24	Canberra Cosmos	1–2	Sydney United	Canberra
	Cortes 71'	Report	Menapi 5' Awaritefe 51'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,763 Referee: Peter Green

Sydney Olympic v Canberra Cosmos

1 April 2001 25	Sydney Olympic	3–1	Canberra Cosmos	Sydney
	Juric 54' Cardozo 72' (pen.) Wilson 86'	Report	Castro 40'	Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground Attendance: 4,428 Referee: Mark Shield

Canberra Cosmos v Eastern Pride

7 April 2001 26	Canberra Cosmos	7–1	Eastern Pride	Canberra
	Cortes 17', 55', 73', 90' Anthopoulos 31' Ivanic 63', 79'	Report	Trebbia 89'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,996 Referee: N. Fox

Football Kingz v Canberra Cosmos

13 April 2001 27	Football Kingz	2–3	Canberra Cosmos	Auckland
	Rufer 33' Perry 45'	Report	Ivanic 9' Aliffi 22' Anthopoulos 85'	Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 6,941 Referee: C. Zetter

Canberra Cosmos v Northern Spirit

21 April 2001 28	Canberra Cosmos	3–2	Northern Spirit	Canberra
	Castro 1', 85' Cortes 89' (pen.)	Report	Burgess 31' Foster 70'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,054 Referee: G. Connolly

Adelaide Force v Canberra Cosmos

25 April 2001 29	Adelaide Force	6–0	Canberra Cosmos	Adelaide
	Pelosi 14', 66' Pantelis 23' Terminello 79', 84' Brain 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,623 Referee: B. Hugo

Canberra Cosmos v Perth Glory

29 April 2001 30	Canberra Cosmos	0–3	Perth Glory	Canberra
		Report	Miller 19' Maloney 21' Edwards 54'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,660 Referee: C. Diomis

Notes:

Awarded score. Original score 1–2 to Carlton; result was changed after Carlton abandoned the 2000–01 National Soccer League season after eight rounds.
Awarded score. Match was not played and was automatically awarded 3–0 to Canberra Cosmos; result was given after Carlton abandoned the 2000–01 National Soccer League season after eight rounds.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	National Soccer League		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Angelo Konstantinou	12	0	12	0
3	DF		Toplica Popovich	19(5)	1	24	1
4	MF		Andrew Ravanello	16(5)	0	21	0
5	DF		Nick Purdue	21(4)	0	25	0
6	MF		Naoki Imaya	10(10)	3	20	3
7	FW		Mark Hagger	10(12)	5	22	5
8	FW		David Milin	12(1)	0	13	0
9	MF		Alex Castro	26	10	26	10
10	FW		Jon Angelucci	24(1)	7	25	7
11	MF		David Arranz	25(1)	0	26	0
12	MF		Milton Cortes	11(7)	7	18	7
13	MF		Shane Lyons	15(7)	0	22	0
14	MF		Andy Rakic	3(6)	0	9	0
15	MF		Marcus Phillips	7(1)	2	8	2
16	MF		Ilija Prenzoski	4(4)	0	8	0
17	DF		Robert Hooker	23(2)	0	25	0
18	FW		Brad Scott	10(8)	2	18	2
19	DF		Hiroshi Miyazawa	24	0	24	0
20	GK		Barney Smith	11	0	11	0
23	FW		Dom La Butie	0(1)	0	1	0
—	MF		Daniel Aliffi	6(1)	1	7	1
—	DF		Con Anthopoulos	16	2	16	2
—	FW		Paul Ivanic	1(3)	3	4	3
—	MF		Stephen Kemp	7(1)	1	8	1

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	National Soccer League	Total
1	1	GK	Angelo Konstantinou	1	1
1	20	GK	Barney Smith	1	1
Total				2	2

References

"Canberra Cosmos » Appearances A-League 2000/01". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

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