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.
| 1980 season | |||
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| Manager |  Júlio Mazzei[1] (Start of season) Hennes Weisweiler[2] (After Mazzei) 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 goalscorer | League:  ( goals)All: ( goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 71,413 vs. NASL (September 24) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 27,746 vs. ROM (May 24) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 42,754[3] | ||
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Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
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Friendlies
The Cosmos before playing a friendly match v. Club Cipolletti in Argentina, on March 18, 1980
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 13, 1980 | Santos | H | 2-1 | 2,500 | N/A |
| March 18, 1980 | Cipolletti [6] | A | 1-1 | n/a | Chinaglia [7] |
| March 21, 1980 | Argentinos Juniors | A | 2-1 | 27,000 | Chinaglia (2) [8] |
| July 30, 1980 | River Plate | H | 1-1 | 47,320 | n/a |
| October 1, 1980 | Hajduk Split | A | 1-0 | 35,000 | Chinaglia |
| October 4, 1980 | Sporting Lisboa | A | 1-1 | 35,000 | n/a |
| October 10, 1980 | Girondins de Bordeaux | A | 1-4 | 4,200 | n/a |
| October 12, 1980 | Napoli | A | 2-0 | 12,000 | n/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Cosmos | 32 | 24 | 8 | 87 | 41 | +46 | 213 |
| 2 | Washington Diplomats | 32 | 17 | 15 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 159 |
| 3 | Toronto Blizzard | 32 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 65 | -16 | 128 |
| 4 | Rochester Lancers | 32 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 67 | -25 | 109 |
Overall League Placing
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Cosmos | 32 | 24 | 8 | 87 | 41 | +46 | 213 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 32 | 25 | 7 | 74 | 31 | +43 | 207 |
| 3 | Chicago Sting | 32 | 21 | 11 | 80 | 50 | +30 | 187 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 32 | 20 | 12 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 174 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 32 | 19 | 13 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 168 |
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First round
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Shootout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Kicks | - | Dallas Tornado | 0 - 1 | 0 - 2 | August 27, 30 | |
| San Diego Sockers | - | Chicago Sting | 2 - 1 | 2 - 3 | 2 - 1 | August 27, 30 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | - | New England Tea Men | 1 - 0 | 4 - 0 | August 27, 30 | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | - | Seattle Sounders | 1 - 2 | 1 - 3 | August 27, 30 | |
| Washington Diplomats | - | Los Angeles Aztecs | 1 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 2 | August 27, 30 |
| Houston Hurricane | - | Edmonton Drillers | 1 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 1 | August 27, 31 |
| California Surf | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 - 2 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 1 | August 28, 31 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | - | New York Cosmos | 1 - 3 | 1 - 8 | August 28, 31 |
Quarter-finals
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Shootout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Aztecs | - | Seattle Sounders | 3 - 0 | 0 - 4 | 2 - 1 | September 3, 5 |
| Edmonton Drillers | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0 - 1 | 3 - 2 | 0 - 3 | September 3, 6 |
| Dallas Tornado | - | New York Cosmos | 2 - 3 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 3 | September 3, 7 |
| San Diego Sockers | - | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6 - 3 | 0 - 6 | 2 - 1 | September 4, 7 |
Semi-finals
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Shootout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Sockers | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 - 2 | 4 - 2 | 0 - 3 | September 11, 13 |
| Los Angeles Aztecs | - | New York Cosmos | 1 - 2 | 1 - 3 | September 11, 13 |
Soccer Bowl '80
| September 21 | New York Cosmos | 3–0 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Washington, D.C., RFK Stadium |
References
- By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 14, 2009 (2009-05-14). "Julio Mazzei, 78; Coached Cosmos to N.A.S.L. Title in 1982 - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- "Cosmos to Retain Mazzei". NYTimes.com. 1983-02-01. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- "North American Soccer League". Rsssf.com. 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- "NASL New York Cosmos Rosters". Nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- "All-time American soccer statistics". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- Un Cosmos de estrellas en la Visera by Juan Mocciaro on Rio Negro Online, 17 May 2004
- Cuando el Cosmos de Nueva York estuvo en la Visera, Rio Negro, 4 Oct 2016
- Argentinos Juniors 1 – Cosmos 2 (1980) on "En una baldosa" website, 3 Aug 2008
- "The Year in American Soccer - 1980". Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
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