1980 New York Cosmos season

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New York Cosmos
1980 season
General manager Krikor Yepremian
Manager Flag of Brazil.svg Júlio Mazzei [1] (Start of season)
Flag of Germany.svg Hennes Weisweiler [2] (After Mazzei)
Flag of Turkey.svg Yasin Özdenak [2] (Joint with Wiesweiler)
Stadium Giants Stadium
NASL Division: 1st
Overall:1st
Playoffs:Champions
National
Challenge Cup 		Did not enter
CONCACAF
Champions' Cup 		Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague: Flag placeholder.svg( goals)
All: Flag placeholder.svg( goals)
Highest home attendance71,413
vs. NASL (September 24)
Lowest home attendance27,746
vs. ROM (May 24)
Average home league attendance42,754 [3]
←  1979
1981  →

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.

Contents

Squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Hubert Birkenmeier
2 DF Flag of Iran.svg  IRN Andranik Eskandarian
3 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Bruce Wilson
4 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Oscar
5 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Carlos Alberto
6 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Franz Beckenbauer
7 MF Flag of Paraguay.svg  PAR Julio César Romero
8 MF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Vladislav Bogićević
9 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Giorgio Chinaglia
11 FW Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Seninho
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Larry Hulcer
13 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Johan Neeskens
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Wim Rijsbergen
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Angelo DiBernardo
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rick Davis
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Boris Bandov
19 FW Flag of Paraguay.svg  PAR Roberto Cabanas
20 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Francois Van Der Elst
21 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Brcic
23 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Nelsi Morais
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeff Durgan
14, 29 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mark Liveric

Source: [4]

Results

Preseason

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

PosClubPldWLGFGAGDPts
1 New York Cosmos 322488741+46213
2 Washington Diplomats 3217157261+11159
3 Toronto Blizzard 3214184965-16128
4 Rochester Lancers 3212204267-25109

Overall League Placing

PosClubPldWLGFGAGDPts
1 New York Cosmos 322488741+46213
2 Seattle Sounders 322577431+43207
3 Chicago Sting 3221118050+30187
4 Los Angeles Aztecs 3220126152+9174
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3219136150+11168

Source: [5]

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


Postseason

Overview

First round
Game 1Game 2Shootout
Minnesota Kicks - Dallas Tornado 0 - 10 - 2August 27, 30
San Diego Sockers - Chicago Sting 2 - 12 - 32 - 1August 27, 30
Tampa Bay Rowdies - New England Tea Men 1 - 04 - 0August 27, 30
Vancouver Whitecaps - Seattle Sounders 1 - 21 - 3August 27, 30
Washington Diplomats - Los Angeles Aztecs 1 - 01 - 20 - 2August 27, 30
Houston Hurricane - Edmonton Drillers 1 - 21 - 00 - 1August 27, 31
California Surf - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 - 22 - 00 - 1August 28, 31
Tulsa Roughnecks - New York Cosmos 1 - 31 - 8August 28, 31
Quarter-finals
Game 1Game 2Shootout
Los Angeles Aztecs - Seattle Sounders 3 - 00 - 42 - 1September 3, 5
Edmonton Drillers - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0 - 13 - 20 - 3September 3, 6
Dallas Tornado - New York Cosmos 2 - 33 - 00 - 3September 3, 7
San Diego Sockers - Tampa Bay Rowdies 6 - 30 - 62 - 1September 4, 7
Semi-finals
Game 1Game 2Shootout
San Diego Sockers - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 - 24 - 20 - 3September 11, 13
Los Angeles Aztecs - New York Cosmos 1 - 21 - 3September 11, 13

Soccer Bowl '80

Note: Newspaper reports and official NASL records stated goal times to the second (ex: 10:23) instead of the international standard of rounding up (ex: 11th minute).

September 21 New York Cosmos 3–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
12:30 pm EDT
  • Romero Soccerball shade.svg47:55' (Chinaglia, Bogićević)
  • Chinaglia Soccerball shade.svg70:06' (Davis, Rijsbergen)
  • Chinaglia Soccerball shade.svg87:07' (Cabañas)
 Report Attendance: 50,768
Referee: Paul Avis (Canada) [6]


Friendlies

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Franz Beckenbauer and players of Cipolletti
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Diego Maradona scoring for Argentinos Juniors
DateOpponentVenueResultAtt.ScorersRef.
February 24 Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas All StarsA4–0n/a Romero, Seninho, Oscar, Chinaglia [7]
March 9 Flag of Brazil.svg Nacional Fast Clube A [n 1] 0–070,000– [7]
March 13 Flag of Brazil.svg Santos A2–125,000Beckenbauer, Davis [8] [7]
March 16 Flag of Brazil.svg Uberlandia A1–115,000Chinaglia [7]
March 18 Flag of Argentina.svg Cipolletti A1–115,000 Morais [9] [10] [11] [7]
March 21 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinos Juniors A [n 2] 2–127,000Chinaglia (2) [11] [12]
March 25 Flag of Mexico.svg Tigres A1–240,000Chinaglia [7]
March 28 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Aztecs A3–124,219 Romero (2), Chinaglia [7]
March 30 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul A1–226,199Romero [7]
April 29 Flag of Germany.svg Cologne H3–124,784Chinaglia (2), Romero [7]
May 21 Flag of England.svg Manchester City H3–231,480Chinaglia (2), Bogicevic [7]
May 24 Flag of Italy.svg Roma H5–327,746Chinaglia (3), Carlos Alberto, Peccenini (o.g.) [7]
May 26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps H1–160,384Chinaglia [7]
July 30 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate H1–147,320 Bogicevic [11] [7]
Sept 24 Flag of the United States.svg NASL Select [n 3] H2–371,413 Pelé, [n 4] Cabañas [7]
October 1 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Hajduk Split A1–045,000 Chinaglia [13] [7]
October 4 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Sporting Lisboa A1–135,000Chinaglia [7]
October 10 Flag of France.svg Girondins de Bordeaux A1–44,200DiBernardo [7]
October 12 Flag of Italy.svg Napoli A2–012,000Seninho, Chinaglia [7]
Notes
  1. ↑ Held in Estadio Vivaldo Lima, Manaus.
  2. ↑ Held in José Amalfitani Stadium.
  3. ↑ Beckenbauer's farewell game.
  4. ↑ Retired since October 1977, Pelé returned to wear his #10 again for this match.

See also

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 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. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer - 1980". Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ Kuhns, Ike (September 22, 1980). "Cosmos take Soccer Bowl; 50,768 see Giorgio (2), Romero score". Newark Star-Ledger. p. 25.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1980 Friendlies on NASL Jerseys.com
  8. ↑ Cosmos Defeat Santos, 2-1 on The New York Times, 15 Mar 1980
  9. ↑ Cuando el Cosmos de Nueva York estuvo en la Visera, Rio Negro, 4 Oct 2016
  10. ↑ Un Cosmos de estrellas en la Visera by Juan Mocciaro on Rio Negro Online, 17 May 2004
  11. 1 2 3 Cómo le fue a Beckenbauer jugando contra Boca, River, Racing y todo el fútbol argentino by Cristian Dellocchio on Página 12, 10 Jan 2024
  12. ↑ Argentinos Juniors 1 – Cosmos 2 (1980) on "En una baldosa" website, 3 Aug 2008
  13. ↑ "All-time American soccer statistics". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved October 10, 2017.