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Canberra Cosmos FC

Canberra Cosmos
Canberra Cosmos FC logo
Full nameCanberra Cosmos Football Club
Nickname(s)Cosmos
Short nameCCFC, CFC
Founded1995
Dissolved2001
GroundCanberra Stadium,
Bruce, Canberra, ACT
Capacity25,011

Canberra Cosmos Football Club was an Australian soccer club based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It participated in the National Soccer League from the 1995/96 season until the end of the 2000/01 season, after which it folded, primarily due to financial difficulties. Throughout their tenure in the NSL, the club failed to attract supporters and had limited on-field success.

History

Chart of yearly table positions for Canberra Cosmos in NSL

A new club

The Cosmos were founded in 1995 as a new franchise for entry into the 1995/96 NSL season. The club arose as a ‘community model’ consortium with shares held by ACT Soccer Federation and a number of local clubs, with some support from the ACT Government.

Canberra finished respectably in their first season for a new club. In finishing ninth, they performed better than much more experienced teams Wollongong, Newcastle Breakers and Gippsland Falcons. Much of the credit could be given to experienced Socceroo captain Paul Wade. But 1995–96 also saw the revelation of talented Canberra-based youngsters Michael Musitano and Alex Castro, who were accordingly snapped up by other clubs in the 1996 off-season.[1]

Wooden Spoons

Canberra's second season was much more forgettable however. In finishing last, the club ended the season 16 points behind second-last placed team. Despite a dreary end to the season, a positive action would revive the club in 1997 as computing company Novell came on board with a stunningly large sponsorship deal. This allowed the Cosmos to recruit the 1996–97 coach of the year Branko Culina and after losing their best players the previous year, Canberra was a net importer of quality players for this season. New signings included Scottish defender Gordon Hunter from Hibernian, Sydney United midfielder Ante Moric and the return of Michael Musitano. Unfortunately, this did not translate into on-field performance, winning only once in the first thirteen games – a run including an 8–0 loss to Wollongong – and only three times in the season (including a record 8–1 win over UTS). The Cosmos finished the 1997–98 season bottom of the table again which saw the departure of Culina and appointment of former Socceroos coach Rale Rasic.

New signings for 1998–99 including Melbourne Knights goalkeeper Vilson Knezevic brought hope, but a winless start to the season for Rasic's young side escalated tensions with the board and Rale departed seven weeks into the new season.[2] The Cosmos continued to struggle in the national competition, finishing last for the third year in a row, ten points behind the second-last team.

The 1999–2000 season saw some on-field improvement by the club achieving nine wins and nine draws. However, the Cosmos remained unstable financially, and administrators were appointed on 30 June 2000 to oversee the club's financial position.

In a time of general turmoil for the NSL, the 2000–01 season was reasonably successful for Canberra, finishing a respectable 11th place and remaining competitive throughout the year with eleven wins and four draws.

Exclusion

Soccer Australia determined in mid-2000 that it would review the NSL for the 2001–02 season, proposing to reduce the number of teams from 16 to 12. Carlton and Eastern Pride folded during the season, and Soccer Australia determined in June 2001 that Canberra Cosmos was not a 'going concern', excluding them from the league along with Brisbane Strikers.[3]

Appeals by and on behalf of the ejected clubs followed seeking a reversal of the decision, criticising the process and criteria used. Eventually the Soccer Australia board, under pressure from stakeholders and political figures agreed to “re-admit” Canberra and Brisbane to the NSL for the 2001/2002 season.

The Cosmos stepped up planning for the new season, appointing new coaching staff and even forming a partnership with English Second Division club Swindon Town.[4] Despite looking forward, the Cosmos’ financial problems remained and were unable to recover from the initial exclusion decision. After being unable to pay their NSL affiliation fee, Soccer Australia determined that Cosmos FC had not met the required conditions of entry and on 26 September 2001 terminated its right to participate in the 2001/2002 NSL season.[5]

Statistics

Season Pld W D L GF GA Pts Table Position Average attendance Cup
1995/96 33 8 11 14 48 61 35 9th of 12 2934 Semi-final
1996/97 26 2 5 19 30 69 11 14th of 14 3176 First Round
1997/98 26 3 8 15 29 56 17 14th of 14 2719 Not held
1998/99 28 4 3 21 21 55 15 15th of 15 2337 Not held
1999/00 34 9 9 16 44 64 36 14th of 16 2428 Not held
2000/01 29 11 4 15 49 55 37 11th of 16 2184 Not held
(Pld)=Games Played, (W) = Wins, (D)=Draws, (L)=Losses, (GF)=Goals For, (GA)=Goals Against, (Pts)=Points, (Cup)= NSL Cup placing

Youth system

The club had only a single 'first team' during its existence with no incorporated reserves or youth development system, owing in part to the structure of the NSL. Local players were drawn from the ACT leagues and formed a major component of the squads.

While the National Youth League was in operation the ACT Academy of Sport provided the Cosmos youth side through the involvement of Soccer Canberra. The Canberran location provided a potential pathway for players from the AIS Football Squad, although no formal links were ever established. The program, aimed at developing players aged 16–17, also competed in the NYL independently. Few players graduated successfully from the ACTAS and AIS programs to the Cosmos squad.

Colours and badge

The original Canberra Cosmos logo for the 1995/96 season.

In their inaugural season, the Cosmos played in predominantly dark blue shirts and dark blue shorts, colours reflecting the original ‘shooting star’ logo, provided through sportswear manufacturer Asics. The alternate strip was a white shirt and shorts, also with large stars in the trim. A yellow alternate strip with black shorts was later introduced. For the 97/98 season, the away colours of a white shirt with blue trim became the home colours, giving more prominence to the sponsor. For the 1998/99 season, the club emblem was revised to a circle and star design. The home strip colours were changed to red shirt and shorts with a new change strip of yellow shirt and shorts, now manufactured under a new clothing deal with Admiral Sportswear. The logo featured a blue star over a gold circle, which was later revised to a black star over a red circle to closer reflect the new red home strip. For the 2000/01 season which was to be their last due to the Soccer Australia management turmoil had unveiled a new logo for the 2001/02 season. While there was no further information on possible change in shirt colours the new logo featured black, orange and white.[6]

Stadium

The Cosmos home ground was Canberra Stadium. During major renovations to the stadium in 1997, home games were played at Seiffert Oval in Queanbeyan. A small number of games were also played on AIS grounds.

Supporters

The Cosmos failed to attract significant support within the Canberra community which was reflected in poor attendances at games.

A small but loyal group of fans formed Cosmos FC Supporters Group and were particularly active in promoting the game to the Canberra community. The group were consistently in attendance at home games and often travelled to away fixtures, particularly matches against the seven clubs located in New South Wales.

The official Canberra Cosmos mascot known as ‘Cosmo’ appeared at most home games throughout the club's tenure. Adorned in a blue white and silver helmet and jumpsuit, Cosmo would ride a unicycle, juggle and entertain the crowd from the sideline and during pre-game and halftime, notably being sent to the stands by the referee during one game for allegedly inciting the crowd to violence.

Notable former players

Below is a list of players who have represented Canberra Cosmos in the NSL and who have at least one senior or junior international cap for a FIFA sanctioned national team.

Canberra Cosmos Notable Former Players
Name National Team Caps(Goals)
Australia Peter Buljan Australia men's national under-23 soccer team UKN
Australia Vince Grella Australia men's national soccer team 46(0)
Australia Robbie Hooker Australia men's national soccer team 22(2)
Northern Ireland Norman Kelly Northern Ireland national football B team UKN
Australia John Markovski Australia men's national soccer team 19(1)
Australia Danny Milosevic Australia men's national under-23 soccer team UKN
Australia Nik Mrdja Australia men's national soccer team 1(0)
Australia Jason Polak Australia men's national soccer team 32(2)
Australia Paul Wade Australia men's national soccer team 84(10)
Australia Lindsay Wilson Australia national soccer team 2(0)

Managers

Records

References

  1. ^ Persoglia, Tony. "History of Canberra Cosmos". OzFootball Archives. Retrieved 16 September 2007.
  2. ^ AAP Sports (25 November 1998). "Rasic calls for patience and gets the sack". Highbeam Research. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Soccer Australia". Clubs in Crisis. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2007.
  4. ^ "The Cosmic connection". Salisbury Journal (Archive). 4 June 2001. Retrieved 19 March 2008.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b "Canberra Cosmos FC Report for Soccer Canberra". March 2003. Archived from the original on 22 January 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
  6. ^ Jeen, William. "Canberra Cosmos Logo 2002". Woodenduke. Retrieved 18 October 2016.[permanent dead link]

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