List of New York Cosmos (1970–1985) seasons
The
When the team was sold to a Chinaglia-owned consortium in 1983, the Cosmos' financial resources were reduced dramatically; the majority of the team's key players were sold as a result. As a result, game performance declined. The Cosmos entered the
List of seasons
Champions | Runners-up | Missed play-offs† |
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Seasons
Outdoor
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League | Conf | Div | G | W | T[B] | L | F | A | Pts | % | Pos | Name | Gls | Pts[A] | |||
1971 | NASL | – | N | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 55 | 117 | .479 | 2nd | SF[a] | – | Randy Horton‡ | 16 | 37 |
1972 | NASL | – | N | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 77 | .642 | 1st | C[b] | – | Randy Horton | 9 | 22 |
1973 | NASL | – | E | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 91 | .552 | 2nd | SF[c] | – | Randy Horton[d] | 9 | 23 |
1974 | NASL | – | N | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 58 | .250 | 4th† | – | – | Randy Horton | 9 | 22 |
1975 | NASL | – | N | 22 | 10 | – | 12 | 39 | 38 | 91 | .454 | 3rd† | – | – | Julio Correa | 4 | 17 |
1976 | NASL | Atl | E | 24 | 16 | – | 8 | 65 | 34 | 148 | .666 | 2nd | DRU[e] | – | Giorgio Chinaglia‡ | 19 | 49 |
1977 | NASL | Atl | E | 26 | 15 | – | 11 | 60 | 39 | 140 | .576 | 2nd | C[f] | – | Giorgio Chinaglia | 15 | 38 |
1978 | NASL | Nat | E | 30 | 24 | – | 6 | 88 | 39 | 212 | .800 | 1st | C[g] | – | Giorgio Chinaglia‡ | 34 | 79 |
1979 | NASL | Nat | E | 30 | 24 | – | 6 | 84 | 52 | 216 | .800 | 1st | CRU[h] | – | Giorgio Chinaglia | 26 | 57 |
1980 | NASL | Nat | E | 32 | 24 | – | 8 | 87 | 41 | 213 | .750 | 1st | C[i] | 1st[j] | Giorgio Chinaglia | 32 | 77 |
1981 | NASL | – | E | 32 | 23 | – | 9 | 80 | 49 | 200 | .718 | 1st | RU[k] | 2nd[l] | Giorgio Chinaglia | 29 | 74 |
1982 | NASL | – | E | 32 | 23 | – | 9 | 73 | 52 | 203 | .718 | 1st | C[m] | 2nd[n] | Giorgio Chinaglia | 20 | 55 |
1983 | NASL | – | E | 30 | 22 | – | 8 | 87 | 49 | 194 | .733 | 1st | R1[o] | 1st[p] | Roberto Cabañas | 25 | 66 |
1984 | NASL | – | E | 24 | 13 | – | 11 | 43 | 42 | 115 | .541 | 3rd† | – | 1st[q] | Roberto Cabañas | 8 | 20 |
Indoor
In the winter of 1975, the NASL organized a two-tiered, 16 team indoor tournament with four regional winners meeting in a "final-four" style championship. The New York Cosmos won their region at the
Season | Regular season | Playoffs | Top scorer[A] | ||||||||||||
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League | Conf | Div | G | W | L | F | A | GB | % | Pos | Name | Gls | Pts[A] | ||
1975 | NASL Indoor |
– | Region 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 27 | tournament only |
.250 | – | 4th | – | – | – |
1981–82
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NASL Indoor |
Am | E | 18 | 6 | 12 | 102 | 123 | −3[C] | .333 | 4th †
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– | Giorgio Chinaglia | 35 | 90 |
1982–83 | n/a[D] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1983–84
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NASL Indoor |
– | – | 32 | 20 | 12 | 183 | 148 | −1[C] | .625 | 3rd
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RU[r] | Chico Borja[s] | 29 | 66 |
1984–85 | MISL | – | E | 48[E] | 11 | 22 | 137 | 185 | −13.5[E] | .333 | 7th† | – | Mark Liveric | 20 | 29 |
Footnotes
- A. a b The "top scorer" given is the top scorer of points. Goals scored two points, and assists one. These figures include the regular season only.[7]
- B. shootout.[8]
- C. ^ The NASL's indoor seasons used the games behind system rather than points to rank the teams. The 1983–84 indoor season counted both goals and assists as one point.[8]
- D. ^ The Cosmos did not enter an indoor league for the 1982–83 season.[8]
- E. ^ The Cosmos pulled out of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) after 33 games, citing low attendances. The MISL also used the games behind system, and ranked both goals and assists as one point.[9][10]
NASL scoring system
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Indoor soccerIndoor soccer features six players per team as opposed to the standard eleven, and is played without an offside rule on an artificial field of play. The pitch is far smaller than that used in regular soccer, with a regulation size of 200 feet by 85 feet, identical to a North American ice hockey rink. The goals and penalty areas are also scaled down. Instead of two halves of 45 minutes each, matches are divided into four quarters of 15 minutes. |
Play-off scores
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Top scorers
Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup
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References
- Bibliography
- Newsham, Gavin (2006). Once in a Lifetime: The Incredible Story of the New York Cosmos. New York City: Grove Press. ISBN 0-8021-4288-5.
- General
- Background sourced to: Newsham (2006).
- NASL statistics sourced to: Whitney, David. "North American Soccer League". RSSSF. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- Top scorers sourced to: Litterer, David. "American Soccer History Archives". Archived from the original on 2009-11-08. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- MISL statistics sourced to: Litterer, David. "Major Indoor Soccer League I". RSSSF. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- Trans-Atlantic Cup statistics sourced to: Courtney, Barrie. "Trans-Atlantic Challenge Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- Notes
- ^ Lindgren, Hugo (2006-06-25). "Pinup Goalie: Shep Messing". New York Movies. New York City: New York Media LLC. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
- ^ a b Ogden, Mark (2011-01-19). "Eric Cantona's appointment at the New York Cosmos part of battle to restore football to heart of the Big Apple". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ "Soccer Hall of Fame Historian Allaway Pens Book on the New York Cosmos and Bethlehem Steel". Oneonta, New York: Hall of Fame Network. 2009-06-08. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
- ^ "Sports People; Fewer Kicks". The New York Times. 1986-08-01. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ McGowan, Tom (2013-08-02). "New York Cosmos: Reawakened in the city that never sleeps". CNN International. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ^ History of Indoor Soccer in the USA
- ^ Litterer (American Soccer History Archives).
- ^ a b c Whitney.
- ^ Litterer (Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation).
- ^ Newsham (2006).