| Club: | Canberra Cosmos |
| Season: | 1997–98 |
| Manager: | Branko Culina Rale Rasic |
| Stadium: | Seiffert Oval Bruce Stadium |
| League: | National Soccer League |
| League Result: | 14th |
| League Topscorer: | Peter Buljan (9) |
| Highest Attendance: | 3,547 vs. Marconi Fairfield (17 January 1998) National Soccer League |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,576 vs. Newcastle Breakers (13 December 1997) National Soccer League |
| Average Attendance: | 2,796 |
| Largest Win: | 8–1 vs. UTS Olympic (H) (5 January 1998) National Soccer League |
| Largest Loss: | 0–8 vs. Wollongong Wolves (A) (5 December 1997) National Soccer League |
| Prevseason: | 1996–97 |
| Nextseason: | 1998–99 |
The 1997–98 season was the third in the history of Canberra Cosmos. It was also the third season in the National Soccer League.
Players with no appearances not included in the list.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2 | MF | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | 20(2) | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 4 | DF | 14(1) | 2 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 5 | MF | 15(3) | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 6 | MF | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 7 | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 8 | MF | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 9 | FW | 13(6) | 3 | 19 | 3 | |||
| 10 | FW | 16(3) | 2 | 19 | 3 | |||
| 11 | FW | 3(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 12 | FW | 21(2) | 9 | 23 | 9 | |||
| 13 | DF | 9(10) | 1 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 14 | DF | 10(3) | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 15 | FW | 3(4) | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 16 | DF | 22(1) | 1 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 17 | MF | 1(13) | 2 | 14 | 2 | |||
| 18 | DF | 18(6) | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 19 | MF | 4(12) | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 20 | GK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 22 | FW | 3(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 23 | DF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 24 | FW | 4(1) | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 29 | GK | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| — | DF | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | |||
| — | MF | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| — | DF | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=145 | Name | width=120 | National Soccer League | width=120 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GK |  | Anthony Giannasca | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||