1980 New York Cosmos season

The 1980 New York Cosmos season was the tenth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. The Cosmos completed their third double, finishing 1st in the overall league table and defeating the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–0 in Soccer Bowl '80.

New York Cosmos
1980 season
ManagerBrazil Júlio Mazzei[1] (Start of season)
Germany Hennes Weisweiler[2] (After Mazzei)
Turkey Yasin Özdenak[2] (Joint with Wiesweiler)
StadiumGiants Stadium
NASLDivision: 1st
Overall: 1st
Playoffs: Champions
National
Challenge Cup		Did not enter
CONCACAF
Champions' Cup		Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague: ( goals)
All: ( goals)
Highest home attendance71,413
vs. NASL (September 24)
Lowest home attendance27,746
vs. ROM (May 24)
Average home league attendance42,754[3]

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Hubert Birkenmeier
2 DF Iran IRN Andranik Eskandarian
3 DF Canada CAN Bruce Wilson
4 DF Brazil BRA Oscar
5 DF Brazil BRA Carlos Alberto
6 DF Germany GER Franz Beckenbauer
7 MF Paraguay PAR Julio César Romero
8 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Vladislav Bogićević
9 FW Italy ITA Giorgio Chinaglia
11 FW Portugal POR Seninho
12 MF United States USA Larry Hulcer
13 MF Netherlands NED Johan Neeskens
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Netherlands NED Wim Rijsbergen
16 FW United States USA Angelo DiBernardo
17 MF United States USA Rick Davis
18 MF United States USA Boris Bandov
19 FW Paraguay PAR Roberto Cabanas
20 FW Belgium BEL Francois Van Der Elst
21 GK United States USA David Brcic
23 MF Brazil BRA Nelsi Morais
25 DF United States USA Jeff Durgan
14, 29 FW United States USA Mark Liveric

Source:[4]

Results

Source:[5]

Friendlies
The Cosmos before playing a friendly match v. Club Cipolletti in Argentina, on March 18, 1980
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
March 13, 1980 Santos H 2-1 2,500 N/A
March 18, 1980Cipolletti[6]A1-1n/aChinaglia[7]
March 21, 1980Argentinos JuniorsA2-127,000Chinaglia (2) [8]
July 30, 1980River PlateH1-147,320n/a
October 1, 1980Hajduk SplitA1-035,000Chinaglia
October 4, 1980Sporting LisboaA1-135,000n/a
October 10, 1980Girondins de BordeauxA1-44,200n/a
October 12, 1980NapoliA2-012,000n/a

Regular season

Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
6 points for a win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored (up to three per game).

National Eastern Division Standings
Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1New York Cosmos 322488741+46213
2Washington Diplomats 3217157261+11159
3Toronto Blizzard 3214184965-16128
4Rochester Lancers 3212204267-25109

Overall League Placing
Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1New York Cosmos 322488741+46213
2Seattle Sounders 322577431+43207
3Chicago Sting 3221118050+30187
4Los Angeles Aztecs 3220126152+9174
5Tampa Bay Rowdies 3219136150+11168

Source:[9]

Matches
  • April 5 - Houston Hurricane 3, New York Cosmos 3 (Cosmos win in a shootout) The Astrodome Attendance 15,916
  • April 9 - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4, New York Cosmos 1 Lockhart Stadium Attendance 18,572
  • April 13 - Minnesota Kicks 1, New York Cosmos 1 (Cosmos win a shootout) Giants Stadium Attendance 51,225
  • April 20 - New York Cosmos 4, Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 Giants Stadium Attendance 46,182
  • April 26 - Tulsa Roughnecks 2, New York Cosmos 1 Skelly Stadium Attendance 30,822
  • May 4 - New York Cosmos 2, Dallas Tornado 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 41,378
  • May 8 - New York Cosmos 3, Toronto Blizzard 1 Varsity Stadium Attendance 24,913
  • May 11 - New York Cosmos 4, Memphis Rogues 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 31,458
  • May 16 - New York Cosmos 4, California Surf 1 Anaheim Stadium Attendance 8,660
  • June 1 - New York Cosmos 1, Washington Diplomats 1 (Cosmos win in a shootout) Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Attendance 53,351
  • June 4 - New York Cosmos 2, New England Tea Men 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 34,723
  • June 8 - New York Cosmos 6, Atlanta Chiefs 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 35,007
  • June 11 - New York Cosmos 4, Rochester Lancers 2 Holleder Memorial Stadium Attendance 16,110
  • June 14 - New York Cosmos 3, Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 (Rowdies win in a shootout) Attendance 54,427
  • June 16 - New England Tea Men 2, New York Cosmos 1 Foxboro Stadium Attendance 28,356
  • June 22 - New York Cosmos 2, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 70,312
  • June 24 - Los Angeles Aztecs 2, New York Cosmos 0 Rose Bowl Attendance 26,325
  • June 29 - New York Cosmos 3, Vancouver Whitecaps 0 Empire Stadium Attendance 32,280
  • July 2 - New York Cosmos 3, Toronto Blizzard 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 33,281
  • July 6 - New York Cosmos 4, Portland Timbers 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 41,260
  • July 9 - New York Cosmos 2, Philadelphia Fury 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 31,783
  • July 12 - Detroit Express 0, New York Cosmos 0 (Express Win in a shootout) Pontiac Silverdome Attendance 27,234
  • July 16 - Philadelphia Fury, 2 New York Cosmos 1 Veterans Stadium Attendance 15,213
  • July 20 - New York Cosmos 3, Seattle Sounders 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 60,182
  • July 23 - New York Cosmos 5, San Diego Sockers 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 33,008
  • August 3 - New York Cosmos 4, Los Angeles Aztecs 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 48,019
  • August 7 - New York Cosmos 3, Edmonton Drillers 2 Giants Stadium Attendance 30,283
  • August 9 - New York Cosmos 1, Seattle Sounders 0 Kingdome Attendance 49,606
  • August 13 - New York Cosmos 3, Atlanta Chiefs 2 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance 13,117
  • August 17 - New York Cosmos 1, Washington Diplomats 1 (Diplomats win a Shootout) Giants Stadium Attendance 55,764
  • August 20 - New York Cosmos 4, Dallas Tornado 1 Texas Stadium Attendance 13,475
  • August 24 - New York Cosmos 5, Rochester Lancers 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 40,383


First round
Game 1 Game 2 Shootout
Minnesota Kicks-Dallas Tornado0 - 10 - 2August 27, 30
San Diego Sockers-Chicago Sting2 - 12 - 32 - 1August 27, 30
Tampa Bay Rowdies-New England Tea Men1 - 04 - 0August 27, 30
Vancouver Whitecaps-Seattle Sounders1 - 21 - 3August 27, 30
Washington Diplomats-Los Angeles Aztecs1 - 01 - 20 - 2August 27, 30
Houston Hurricane-Edmonton Drillers1 - 21 - 00 - 1August 27, 31
California Surf-Fort Lauderdale Strikers1 - 22 - 00 - 1August 28, 31
Tulsa Roughnecks-New York Cosmos1 - 31 - 8August 28, 31
Quarter-finals
Game 1 Game 2 Shootout
Los Angeles Aztecs-Seattle Sounders3 - 00 - 42 - 1September 3, 5
Edmonton Drillers-Fort Lauderdale Strikers0 - 13 - 20 - 3September 3, 6
Dallas Tornado-New York Cosmos2 - 33 - 00 - 3September 3, 7
San Diego Sockers-Tampa Bay Rowdies6 - 30 - 62 - 1September 4, 7
Semi-finals
Game 1 Game 2 Shootout
San Diego Sockers-Fort Lauderdale Strikers1 - 24 - 20 - 3September 11, 13
Los Angeles Aztecs-New York Cosmos1 - 21 - 3September 11, 13
Soccer Bowl '80
September 21 New York Cosmos 3–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Washington, D.C., RFK Stadium

References
  1. THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 14, 2009 (May 14, 2009). "Julio Mazzei, 78; Coached Cosmos to N.A.S.L. Title in 1982 - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  2. "Cosmos to Retain Mazzei". NYTimes.com. February 1, 1983. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  3. "North American Soccer League". Rsssf.com. May 14, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  4. "NASL New York Cosmos Rosters". Nasljerseys.com. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  5. "All-time American soccer statistics". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  6. Un Cosmos de estrellas en la Visera by Juan Mocciaro on Rio Negro Online, 17 May 2004
  7. Cuando el Cosmos de Nueva York estuvo en la Visera, Rio Negro, 4 Oct 2016
  8. Argentinos Juniors 1 – Cosmos 2 (1980) on "En una baldosa" website, 3 Aug 2008
  9. "The Year in American Soccer - 1980". Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2017.

See also


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