1984 New York Cosmos season
The 1984 New York Cosmos season was the fourteenth season for the New York Cosmos playing in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. It was the final year of the original Cosmos playing in the original NASL; they would play three friendlies in 1985 before disbanding. During the 1984 season, the Cosmos finished in third place in the Eastern Division, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1975. It was also the first season since 1978 that the Cosmos failed to finish first in the overall league table, ending a streak of six premierships.
1984 season | |||
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Manager | Eddie Firmani[1] Until December 11, 1984 Hubert Birkenmeier From December 11, 1984 | ||
Stadium | Giants Stadium | ||
NASL | Division: 3rd Overall: 6th Playoffs: Did not qualify | ||
National Challenge Cup | Did not enter | ||
CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Did not enter | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Roberto Cabañas (8 goals) All: Roberto Cabañas (11 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 37,629 vs. FCB (May 28) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 7,581 vs. GB (Sept 12) | ||
Average home league attendance | 12,817[2] | ||
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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
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Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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April 27, 1984 | América (Mex) | A | 0–3 | ||
April 29, 1984 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 1–4 | 11,921 | |
May 5, 1984 | New York Cosmos Alumni | H | 6–2 | 32,653 | Green (2), Moyers (3), DiBernardo |
July 6, 1984 | F.C. Seattle | A | 1–2 | 7,611 | Green, Cabañas |
July 22, 1984 | World All-Stars | H | 1–3 | 37,381 | Neeskens |
August 12, 1984 | Juventus | H | 2–1 | 36,724 | Moyers, Davis |
August 22, 1984 | Argentinos Juniors | H | 3–2 | 13,796 | Cabañas, Neeskens, Borja |
Trans-Atlantic Cup
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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May 28, 1984 | Barcelona | H | 5–3 | 37,629 | Bogicevic, Cabañas, Moyers (2), Neeskens |
June 3, 1984 | Udinese | H | 4–1 | 34,158 | Terlecki, Vujovic, Gray, Green |
NASL regular season
Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
6 points for a win, 3 points for a draw, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored (up to three per game).
Eastern Division Standings
Pos. | Eastern Division | W | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts | Home | Road |
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1 | Chicago Sting | 13 | 11 | 50 | 49 | 44 | 120 | 6–6 | 7–5 |
2 | Toronto Blizzard | 14 | 10 | 46 | 33 | 35 | 117 | 9–3 | 5–7 |
3 | New York Cosmos | 13 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 115 | 9–3 | 4–8 |
4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | 15 | 43 | 61 | 35 | 87 | 9–3 | 0–12 |
Overall League Placing
Pos. | Eastern Division | W | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts | Home | Road |
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4 | Chicago Sting | 13 | 11 | 50 | 49 | 44 | 120 | 6–6 | 7–5 |
5 | Toronto Blizzard | 14 | 10 | 46 | 33 | 35 | 117 | 9–3 | 5–7 |
6 | New York Cosmos | 13 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 115 | 9–3 | 4–8 |
7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 10 | 14 | 42 | 46 | 38 | 98 | 8–4 | 2–10 |
8 | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 8 | 16 | 61 | 62 | 49 | 95 | 4–8 | 4–8 |
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Matches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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May 13, 1984 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | H | 1-0 | 21,385 | Cabanas |
May 20, 1984 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 2-1 | 16,719 | Cabanas (2) |
May 26, 1984 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 2-2 (SOL) | 12,722 | Neeskens, DeBrito |
June 9, 1984 | Chicago Sting | H | 0-5 | 12,134 | |
June 13, 1984 | Golden Bay Earthquakes | A | 1-3 | 11,696 | Borja (2), Gray |
June 17, 1984 | Toronto Blizzard | H | 2-1 | 15,482 | Terlecki, Neeskens |
June 22, 1984 | Chicago Sting | A | 1-2 | 11,458 | Terlecki, Borja |
June 24, 1984 | Tulsa Roughnecks | H | 3-1 | 14,267 | Parkinson (2), Borja |
June 27, 1984 | Toronto Blizzard | A | 4-0 | 10,231 | |
June 30, 1984 | Minnesota Strikers | A | 1-0 | 11,572 | |
July 8, 1984 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 2-1 | 20,627 | Cabanas |
July 11, 1984 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | H | 5-1 | 10,364 | Bogicevic, Vujovic, Cabanas (2), Green |
July 14, 1984 | Tulsa Roughnecks | A | 2-3 | 22,500 | Bogicevic, Green, Neeskens |
July 25, 1984 | San Diego Sockers | H | 3-1 | 10,495 | Vujovic, Green, Cabanas |
August 10, 1984 | Minnesota Strikers | A | 3-2 | 10,575 | DeBrito, Green |
August 15, 1984 | San Diego Sockers | H | 2-0 | 12,328 | Cabanas, Moyers |
August 19, 1984 | Minnesota Strikers | H | 3-4 | 12,872 | Neeskens, Green |
August 25, 1984 | San Diego Sockers | A | 2-1 | 5,215 | Davis |
August 29, 1984 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 2-1 | 11,444 | Vujovic, Terlecki |
September 3, 1984 | Golden Bay Earthquakes | A | 3-4 | 8,567 | Parkinson, Terlecki, Bogicevic, Borja |
September 5, 1984 | Toronto Blizzard | H | 1-1 (SOW) | 8,736 | Davis |
September 8, 1984 | Tulsa Roughnecks | A | 2-0 | 7,683 | |
September 12, 1984 | Golden Bay Earthquakes | H | 0-1 | 7,581 | |
September 15, 1984 | Chicago Sting | A | 1-0 | 10,729 | |
Transfers
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No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred From |
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3 | DF | Dan Canter | Team America |
6 | DF | Władysław Żmuda | Hellas Verona |
7 | FW | Giuseppe Damiani | Milan |
14 | FW | Stan Terlecki | Golden Bay Earthquakes |
20 | FW | Andrew Parkinson | Team America |
22 | MF | Pedro DeBrito | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
25 | MF | Gerry Gray | Montreal Manic |
27 | MF | Carmine Marcantonio | Montreal Manic |
28 | FW | Chico Borja | Team America |
30 | MF | Gerry Reardon | Tulsa Roughnecks |
32 | DF | Doc Lawson | New York Arrows |
1985
After the disbanding of the North American Soccer League, the Cosmos opted to play as an independent team. After poor attendances and lack of media interest, the club shut down operations upon playing a handful of friendly matches.
May 27, 1985 1 | New York Cosmos | 2–2 | Independiente | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Liveric Vuckevic |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 16,556 |
June 9, 1985 2 | New York Cosmos | 2–0 | Sporting CP | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Caszely Figueroa |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 15,724 |
June 16, 1985 3 | New York Cosmos | 1–2 | Lazio | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
D'Amico | Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 8,777 |
References
- Yannis, Alex (December 11, 1984). "Cosmos hire Klivecka as indoor coach". The New York Times. New York, New York. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/nasl.html
- Morrison, Dave. "New York Cosmos 1984 Roster". NASLJerseys.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- "All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- North American Soccer League: Friendlies
- "The Year in American Soccer - 1984". The American Soccer History Archives. Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2012.