1979 New York Cosmos season

August 2023 New York Cosmos 1979 Krikor Yepremian General manager ITA Eddie Firmanihttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/may/19/the-footballing-life-eddie-firmani From Cape Town to NY, via Charlton: The footballing life of Eddie Firmani TheGuardian.com 19 May 2010 (Start of season)USA Ray Kliveckahttps://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/11/sports/cosmos-hire-klivecka-as-indoor-coach.html Cosmos Hire Klivecka as Indoor Coach The New York Times 11 December 1984 Yannis Alex (Caretaker)BRA Júlio Mazzeihttps://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/sports/soccer/15mazzei.html Julio Mazzei, Who Led Soccer's Cosmos, is Dead at 78 The New York Times 15 May 2009 (After Klivecka) Giants Stadium NASL Division: 1stOverall: 1stPlayoffs: Conference Final National Challenge Cup Did not enter CONCACAF Champions' Cup Did not enter ( goals) ( goals) 76,031vs. TUL (August 26) 30,195vs. COV (May 16) 46,690https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/nasl.html North American Soccer League _collarnavy _navyline FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _Roma1 _2 gold stripes 000080 000080 000080 000080 000080 true 1978 1980 The 1979 New York Cosmos season was the ninth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. 1979 saw the club continue their premiership streak to three seasons with the league's highest point total, and match their wins record while achieving a record point total, but the Cosmos' quest for a third straight NASL championship ended with a loss in the conference finals to the Vancouver Whitecaps. 4 Squad 0 CAN GK Jack Brand 1 TUR GK Erol Yasin 2 IRN DF Andranik Eskandarian 3 BRA DF Francisco Marinho 4 USA DF Werner Roth 5 BRA DF Carlos Alberto 6 GER DF Franz Beckenbauer 7 ENG FW Dennis Tueart 8 YUG MF Vladislav Bogićević 9 ITA FW Giorgio Chinaglia 11 POR FW Seninho 12 GER DF Greg Ryan 12 USA DF Bobby Smith 13 NED MF Johan Neeskens 14 ENG MF Terry Garbett 15 NED DF Wim Rijsbergen 16 ARG MF Toni Carbognani 17 USA MF Rick Davis 18 USA MF Boris Bandov 19 GER GK Hubert Birkenmeier 20 USA GK David Brcic 21 USA FW Gary Etherington 22 USA DF Kevin Eagan 23 ITA DF Giuseppe Wilson 24 CAN DF Garry Ayre 25 USA DF Santiago Formoso 26 USA FW Ron Atanasio 27 USA FW Joe Filian 28 GHA FW Abdul Razak 29 USA FW Mark Liveric 30 ENG FW Godfrey Ingram 31 BRA MF Nelsi Morais Source:http://nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Cosmos_Rosters.htm NASL New York Cosmos Rosters Results Source:Soccer Stats.us 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). #BBF3BB darkgray-Playoffs via division standings. #BBF3FF darkgray-Playoffs via wildcard. NC East standings NYC NC East Division standings National Conference standings NYC 5 Overall standings NYC 5 Matches April 22, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 Giants Stadium 72,342 April 29, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Philadelphia Fury 2 Giants Stadium 46,375 May 4, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Toronto Blizzard 0 Varsity Stadium 29,483 May 6, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Houston Hurricane 0 Giants Stadium 50,142 May 12, 1979: Tampa Bay Rowdies 3, New York Cosmos 2 Tampa Stadium 40,701 May 20, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 1 Giants Stadium 46,344 May 26, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Portland Timber 1 (Cosmos won in shootout) Civic Center 18,254 May 28, 1979: Chicago Sting 3, New York Cosmos 1 Wrigley Field 21,127 June 3, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Toronto Blizzard 1 Giants Stadium 38,762 June 9, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Dallas Tornado 1 Giants Stadium 45,031 June 13, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 2 Skelly Stadium 30,162 June 16, 1979: Vancouver Whitecaps 4, New York Cosmos 1 Empire Stadium 32,372 June 20, 1979: Minnesota Kicks 3, New York Cosmos 2 Metropolitan Stadium 43,952 June 24, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, New England Tea Men 0 Giants Stadium 41,428 June 27, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Portland Timber 1 Giants Stadium 33,721 July 1, 1979: New York Cosmos 5, Rochester Lancers 2 Giants Stadium 40,379 July 7, 1979: New York Cosmos 2, New England Tea Men 1 Foxboro Stadium 15,763 July 11, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Seattle Sounders 1 (Sounders won in shootout) Giants Stadium 40,207 JUly 15, 1979: Vancouver Whitecaps 4, New York Cosmos 2 Giants Stadium 48,753 July 18, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Fort Lauredale Strikers 3 Lockhart Stadium 19,850 July 21, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Philadelphia Fury 0 Veterans Stadium 17,352 July 25, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Minnesota Kicks 1 Giants Stadium 57,223 July 29, 1979: New York Cosmos 5, San Jose Earthquakes 0 Giants Stadium 35,450 August 1, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Los Angeles Aztecs 1 Rose Bowl 38,606 August 5, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Rochester Lancers 2 Holleder Memorial Stadium 18,881 August 8, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 Giants Stadium 70,042 August 12, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Washington Diplomats 4 (Cosmos won in a shootout) Giants Stadium 34,599 Postseason Overview First round Game 1Game 2Mini-gamePhiladelphia Fury - Houston Hurricane 2 - 1 2 - 1 August 14, 20Detroit Express - Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 - 3 1 - 3 August 15, 19Chicago Sting - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 - 0 0 - 0 August 15, 18San Diego Sockers - California Surf 4 - 2 7 - 2 August 15, 18Tulsa Roughnecks - Minnesota Kicks 2 - 1 (ot) 2 - 1 (ot) August 15, 19Dallas Tornado - Vancouver Whitecaps 2 - 3 1 - 2 August 15, 18Los Angeles Aztecs - Washington Diplomats 3 - 1 4 - 3 August 15, 19Toronto Blizzard - New York Cosmos 1 - 3 0 - 2 August 16, 20 Conference semifinals Game 1Game 2Mini-gameSan Diego Sockers - Chicago Sting 2 - 0 1 - 0 August 22, 25Los Angeles Aztecs - Vancouver Whitecaps 3 - 2 0 - 1 (so) 0 - 1 August 22, 25Philadelphia Fury - Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 - 3 (so) 0 - 1 August 23, 25Tulsa Roughnecks - New York Cosmos 3 - 0 0 - 3 1 - 3 August 23, 26 Conference Championships Game 1Game 2Mini-gameVancouver Whitecaps - New York Cosmos 2 - 0 2 - 3 (so) 1 - 0 (so) August 29, September 1San Diego Sockers - Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 - 1 2 - 3 (so) 0 - 1 August 30, September 2 Soccer Bowl '79 September 8 2 pm EDT Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Whymark 13 Whymark (Ball) 60 Van der Veen (Anderson) 23 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford 50,699 Gino D'Ippolito (USA)Rowdies vs. Whitecaps 1979Soccer bowl ticket Friendlies Source:http://nasljerseys.com/Friendlies/Friendlies1978-79.htm NASL Friendlies 1978-79 nasljerseys.com 19 December 2022 DateOpponentVenueResult Att. Attendance Scorers February 17 Bahamas Freeport All-Stars A 12–0 3,500 Chinaglia (5), Davis (2), Tueart (2), ? February 24 Bahamas Freeport All-Stars A 6–1 n/a ? February 25 Bahamas Nassau All-Stars A 13–1 n/a ? 5 March TTO Trinidad All-Stars A 1–1 15,800 Chinaglia 7 March BRA Náutico N Held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. n tnt 0–0 20,000 – 15 March COL América de Cali A 2–0 40,000 Chinaglia, Marino 16 March COL Atlético Nacional A 0–2 15,000 – 20 March USA Detroit Express A 2–8 25,473 Bogićević, Davis 25 March MEX Universidad Autónoma H 2–2 9,000 Chinaglia (2) 16 May ENG Coventry City H 3–1 30,195 Davis, Carlos Alberto, Etherington 6 June ARG H 0–1 70,134 – 4 July GER Bayern Munich H 0–2 42,366 – September 20 Hong Kong Team Seiko A 3–3 28,000 Chinaglia (2), ? September 24 Hong Kong Hong Kong All-Stars A 6–0 24,000 Seninho (2), Chinaglia (2), Etherington, ? September 24 South Korea A 0–1 20,000 – September 30 South Korea A 2–3 18,000 Chinaglia (2) October 3 Indonesia A 4–1 85,000 Chinaglia (4) October 5 Indonesia All-Indonesian Select A 1–1 55,000 Chinagliaq October 7 Singapore A 4–1 35,000 Carbogiani (2), Chinaglia (2) October 10 JPN Japan All-Stars A 1–1 14,000 Etherington October 14 JPN A 2–2 50,000 Beckenbauer, Tueart October 17 Malaysia A 5–0 35,000 Chinaglia (3), Tueart (2) October 21 AUS Victoria All-Stars A 3–2 15,000 Neeskens (2), Chinaglia October 24 AUS A 1–2 60,000 Chinaglia October 31 AUS Adelaide City A 2–0 28,000 Tueart, Chinaglia Notes n See also 1979 North American Soccer League season References New York Category:New York Cosmos seasons New York New York Cosmos