New York Cosmos

The Cosmos signed Pelé in 1975 and, with Beckenbauer and Chinaglia alongside him, turned an NASL afterthought into the biggest draw in American soccer. A crowd of 77,691 filled Giants Stadium for a playoff game against Fort Lauderdale on August 14, 1977, still the largest in the league's history. The club folded in 1985; a new Cosmos revived the name in 2013.

New York, NY dissolved 1985

games
405
wins
221
draws
18
losses
120
honors
5

first recorded game April 17, 1971 · latest recorded game Sept. 15, 1984

Totals and dates are as recorded here.

also known as: Cosmos (1977 to 1978)

Honors

All-time, by competition

competition GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
NASL 359 221 18 120 2075 844 569 5.78 1.48
359 221 18 120 2075 844 569 5.78 1.48

Division, year by year

1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1st division14 seasons North American Soccer League, 1971North American Soccer League, 1972North American Soccer League, 1973North American Soccer League, 1974North American Soccer League, 1975North American Soccer League, 1976North American Soccer League, 1977North American Soccer League, 1978North American Soccer League, 1979North American Soccer League, 1980North American Soccer League, 1981North American Soccer League, 1982North American Soccer League, 1983North American Soccer League, 1984
Where New York Cosmos sat in the pyramid, 1971 to 1984. A block marks a league season, placed on the year the season began and the division its league is recorded at; select one for that season. An empty column is a year with no league season on record. Cups are left out: a cup has no division.

Points per game, season by season

0 2 4 6 8 1971: 4.88 points per game in 24 NASL games 1971 1972: 5.50 points per game in 14 NASL games 1972 1973: 4.79 points per game in 19 NASL games 1973 1974: 2.90 points per game in 20 NASL games 1974 1975: 4.14 points per game in 22 NASL games 1975 1976: 6.17 points per game in 24 NASL games 1976 1977: 5.38 points per game in 26 NASL games 1977 1978: 7.07 points per game in 30 NASL games 1978 1979: 7.20 points per game in 30 NASL games 1979 1980: 6.66 points per game in 32 NASL games 1980 1981: 6.25 points per game in 32 NASL games 1981 1982: 6.34 points per game in 32 NASL games 1982 1983: 6.47 points per game in 30 NASL games 1983 1984: 4.79 points per game in 24 NASL games 1984 all-time 5.78
Points per game by season. A league season only, oldest first. Points per game rather than points, because the schedule has run anywhere from 20 games to 34. Points are as the league awarded them, which has not always been three for a win. Select a column for that season; the table below carries every figure.

Season by season

competition season GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
NASL 1984 24 13 — 11 115 43 42 4.79 1.02
NASL 1983 30 22 — 8 194 87 49 6.47 1.78
NASL 1982 32 23 — 9 203 73 52 6.34 1.40
NASL 1981 32 23 — 9 200 80 49 6.25 1.63
NASL 1980 32 24 — 8 213 87 41 6.66 2.12
NASL 1979 30 24 — 6 216 84 52 7.20 1.62
NASL 1978 30 24 — 6 212 88 39 7.07 2.26
NASL 1977 26 15 — 11 140 60 39 5.38 1.54
NASL 1976 24 16 — 8 148 65 34 6.17 1.91
NASL 1975 22 10 — 12 91 39 38 4.14 1.03
NASL 1974 20 4 2 14 58 28 40 2.90 0.70
NASL 1973 19 7 7 5 91 31 23 4.79 1.35
NASL 1972 14 7 4 3 77 28 16 5.50 1.75
NASL 1971 24 9 5 10 117 51 55 4.88 0.93

Career leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Giorgio Chinaglia 193
  2. Roberto Cabañas 60
  3. Randy Horton 43
  4. Julio César Romero 34
  5. Pelé 31
  6. Vladislav Bogicevic 31
  7. Steve Hunt 29
  8. Steve Moyers 29
  9. Dennis Tueart 26
  10. Joey Fink 20

Assists

  1. Vladislav Bogicevic 147
  2. Giorgio Chinaglia 81
  3. Franz Beckenbauer 47
  4. Julio César Romero 47
  5. Ricky Davis 41
  6. Steve Hunt 37
  7. Roberto Cabañas 31
  8. Dennis Tueart 28
  9. Johan Neeskens 28
  10. Angelo DiBernardo 26

Appearances

  1. Giorgio Chinaglia 213
  2. Vladislav Bogicevic 203
  3. Hubert Birkenmeier 145
  4. Andranik Eskandarian 142
  5. Ricky Davis 129
  6. Werner Roth 126
  7. Franz Beckenbauer 105
  8. Carlos Alberto 100
  9. Julio César Romero 99
  10. Jeff Durgan 94

Most recent games — all 405 →

date competition season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Sept. 15, 1984 NASL 1984 Chicago Sting 1 - 0 New York Cosmos Wrigley Field 10729 1
Sept. 12, 1984 NASL 1984 New York Cosmos 0 - 1 Golden Bay Earthquakes Giants Stadium 7581 1
Sept. 8, 1984 NASL 1984 New York Cosmos 0 - 2 Tulsa Roughnecks Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman… 7683 1
Sept. 5, 1984 NASL 1984 New York Cosmos (SO) 1 - 1 Toronto Blizzard Giants Stadium 8736 1
Sept. 3, 1984 NASL 1984 New York Cosmos 4 - 3 Golden Bay Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 8567 1
Aug. 29, 1984 NASL 1984 New York Cosmos 2 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Giants Stadium 11444 1
Aug. 25, 1984 NASL 1984 New York Cosmos 1 - 2 San Diego Sockers Qualcomm Stadium 5215 1
Aug. 19, 1984 NASL 1984 Minnesota Strikers 4 - 3 New York Cosmos Giants Stadium 12872 1
Aug. 15, 1984 NASL 1984 New York Cosmos 2 - 0 San Diego Sockers Giants Stadium 12328 1
Aug. 10, 1984 NASL 1984 Minnesota Strikers 3 - 2 New York Cosmos Metrodome 10575 1