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Cosmos 1971-1976 |
New York
Cosmos 1977-1984 |
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Cosmos 1971-1976 |
New York
Cosmos 1977-1984 |
New York Cosmos (1971-1984)
| Year | Name | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts. | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1971 | New York Cosmos | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 117 | 2nd, NASL Northern Division | Semifinals |
| 1972 |
New York Cosmos |
14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 77 | 1st, NASL Northern Division | NASL Champions |
| 1973 | New York Cosmos | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 91 | 2nd, NASL Eastern Division | Semifinals |
| 1974 |
New York Cosmos |
20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 58 | 4th, NASL Northern Division | did not qualify |
| 1975 | New York Cosmos | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 91 | 3rd, NASL Northern Division | did not qualify |
| 1976 |
New York Cosmos |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 148 | 2nd, NASL Atlantic Conference Eastern Division | Division Finals |
| 1977 | New York Cosmos | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 140 | 2nd, NASL Atlantic Conference Eastern Division | NASL Champions |
| 1978 |
New York Cosmos |
30 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 39 | +49 | 212 | 1st, NASL National Conference Eastern Division | NASL Champions |
| 1979 | New York Cosmos | 30 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 216 | 1st, NASL National Conference Eastern Division | Conference Finals |
| 1980 |
New York Cosmos |
32 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 87 | 41 | +46 | 213 | 1st, NASL National Conference Eastern Division | NASL Champions |
| 1981 | New York Cosmos | 32 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 80 | 49 | +31 | 200 | 1st, NASL Eastern Division | NASL Runners-up |
| 1982 |
New York Cosmos |
32 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 73 | 52 | +21 | 203 | 1st, NASL Eastern Division | NASL Champions |
| 1983 | New York Cosmos | 30 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 87 | 49 | +31 | 194 | 1st, NASL Eastern Division | Quarterfinals |
| 1984 |
New York Cosmos |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 115 | 3rd, NASL Eastern Division | did not qualify |
| Total | 359 | 221 | 18 | 120 | 844 | 569 | +275 |
| Year | Attendance | Stadium(s) |
| 1971 | 4,517 |
Yankee Stadium (New York, NY) |
| 1972 | 4,282 | Hofstra Stadium (Hempstead, NY) |
| 1973 | 5,782 | Hofstra Stadium (Hempstead, NY) |
| 1974 | 3,578 |
Downing Stadium (New York, NY) |
| 1975 | 10,450 |
Downing Stadium (New York, NY) |
| 1976 | 18,227 | Yankee Stadium (New York, NY) |
| 1977 | 34,142 | Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ) |
| 1978 | 47,856 | Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ) |
| 1979 | 46,690 | Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ) |
| 1980 | 42,754 | Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ) |
| 1981 | 34,835 | Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ) |
| 1982 | 28,749 | Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ) |
| 1983 | 27,242 | Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ) |
| 1984 | 12,817 | Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ) |
| Year |
Manager(s) |
Leading Scorer(s) |
| 1971 | Gordon Bradley | Randy Horton (16) |
| 1972 | Gordon Bradley | Randy Horton (9) |
| 1973 | Gordon Bradley | Joe Fink (11) |
| 1974 | Gordon Bradley | Randy Horton (9) |
| 1975 | Gordon Bradley | Joe Fink, Mordechai Shpigler (6) |
| 1976 | Gordon Bradley, Ken Furphy | Giorgio Chinaglia (19) |
| 1977 | Gordon Bradley, Eddie Firmani | Giorgio Chinaglia (15) |
| 1978 | Eddie Firmani | Giorgio Chinaglia (34) |
| 1979 | Eddie Firmani, Ray Klivecka | Giorgio Chinaglia (26) |
| 1980 | Prof. Julio Mazzei, Henry Weisweiler | Giorgio Chinaglia (32) |
| 1981 | Henry Weisweiler | Giorgio Chinaglia (29) |
| 1982 | Prof. Julio Mazzei | Giorgio Chinaglia (20) |
| 1983 | Prof. Julio Mazzei | Roberto Cabañas (25) |
| 1984 | Eddie Firmani | Roberto Cabañas (8) |
| NASL Most Valuable Players | NASL Coaches of the Year | NASL Rookies of the Year |
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Franz Beckenbauer (1977) Roberto Cabañas (1983) Giorgio Chinaglia (1981) Randy Horton (1972) Pelé (1976) |
none |
Jeff Durgan (1980) Gary Etherington (1978) Randy Horton (1971) |
| NASL Leading Scorers | NASL Leading Goalkeeper |
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Roberto Cabañas (1983) Giorgio Chinaglia (1976,1978,1980,1981,1982) Randy Horton (1972) |
none |
| NASL First Team All-Star Selections | NASL Second Team All-Star Selections | NASL All-Star Honorable Mentions |
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Carlos Alberto (1978,1979,1980) Franz Beckenbauer (1977,1978,1979,1980,1983) Hubert Birkenmeier (1982,1984) Vladislav Bogicevic (1980,1981,1982,1983,1984) Roberto Cabañas (1983) Giorgio Chinaglia (1976,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982) Keith Eddy (1976) Andranik Eskandarian (1982,1983,1984) Randy Horton (1971,1972) John Kerr (1972) Ramon Mifflin (1976) Johan Neeskens (1979,1984) Pelé (1975,1976,1977) Wim Rijsbergen (1979,1981) Werner Roth (1975) Siggy Stritzl (1971) |
Carlos Alberto (1982) Hubert Birkenmeier (1981) Vladislav Bogicevic (1978,1979) Roberto Cabañas (1981) Giorgio Chinaglia (1983) Vito Dimitrijevic (1977) Jeff Durgan (1982) Joe Fink (1973) Randy Horton (1973) Steve Hunt (1978,1982) Marinho (1979) Johan Neeskens (1980,1982) Tommy Ord (1975) Wim Rijsbergen (1980) Jorge Siega (1971,1972) Bobby Smith (1976) Siggy Stritzl (1972) |
Roberto Cabañas (1984) |