1975 New York Cosmos season

August 2023 New York Cosmos 1975 USA Gordon Bradleyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/sports/soccer/01bradley.html?_r=1 Gordon Bradley, Who Nurtured U.S. Soccer, Dies at 74 The New York Times May 2008 Bell Jack Downing Stadium NASL Division: 3rdOverall: 12thPlayoffs: Did not qualify National Challenge Cup Did not enter USA Joey Fink (6 goals)ISR Mordechai Spiegler (6 goals) N/A 22,500vs. TOR (June 18) 5,227vs. CON (June 4) 10,450https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/nasl.html North American Soccer League true 1974 1976 The 1975 New York Cosmos season was the fifth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' fifth year of existence the club finished 3rd in the five-team Northern Division and 12th out of 20 in the overall league table. Despite Pelé joining the club midseason in what English writer Gavin Newsham said was "the transfer coup of the century,"https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/jun/10/sport.comment When Pele and Cosmos were kings TheGuardian.com 10 June 2005 bringing unprecedented attention to soccer in the United States, the Cosmos missed the playoffs for the second straight year. 4 Squad 0 POL GK Jerry Sularz 0,1 USA GK Kurt Kuykendall 1 BER GK Sam Nusum 2 USA DF Barry Mahy 3 URU DF Juan Masnik 4 USA DF Werner Roth 5 URU MF Alfredo Lamas 6 CAN MF John Kerr, Sr. 1 ARG GK Florial Rodriguez 8 USA FW Mark Liveric 9 URU FW Americo Paredes 10 BRA FW Pelé 11 USA FW Jorge Siega 12 USA FW Joey Fink 14 USA DF Gordon Bradley 14 ROM MF Gil Mărdărescu 14 BRA MF Nelsi Morais 14 BRA DF De 15 URU DF Omar Caetano 15 PER MF Ramon Mifflin 16 USA FW Tony Donlic 17 SCO DF Brian Rowan 17 USA MF Carlos Scott 18 USA DF Tony Picciano 19 BRA FW Manoel Maria 20 ENG DF Mike Dillon 21 ISR FW Mordechai Spiegler 22 USA DF Angelo Anastasio 22 ISR DF David Primo 22,23 ESP DF Luis De La Fuente 23 ENG FW Tommy Ord Source:http://nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Cosmos_Rosters.htm NASL New York Cosmos Rosters Results Source:http://soccerstats.us/teams/new-york-cosmos/1975/ All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us Preseason DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersMarch 1, 1975Miami TorosN1-0N/AN/AMarch 3, 1975Victory ClubA0-1N/AN/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). Northern Division Standings Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts1Boston Minutemen22 13 9 41 29 +121162Toronto Metros-Croatia22 13 9 39 28 +111143New York Cosmos22 10 12 39 38 +1914Rochester Lancers22 6 16 29 49 -20645Hartford Bicentennials22 6 16 27 51 -2461 Overall League Placing Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts10Chicago Sting22 12 10 39 33+610611Vancouver Whitecaps22 11 11 38 28+109912New York Cosmos22 10 12 39 38+19113Philadelphia Atoms22 10 12 33 42-99014Baltimore Comets22 9 13 34 52-1887 Source:http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1975.html The Year in American Soccer - 1975 2013-02-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20151105121106/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1975.html 2015-11-05 dead Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersApril 30, 1975Miami TorosH2–39,328Liveric, CorreaMay 3, 1975Tampa Bay RowdiesA1–08,378May 7, 1975Baltimore CometsH5–17,016Fink (3), Liveric, CorreaMay 14, 1975Connecticut BicentennialsH1–1 (SOL)6,103FinkMay 19, 1975Toronto Metros-CroatiaA1–24,796Dillon, LivericMay 28, 1975Vancouver WhitecapsH0–17,331June 4, 1975Connecticut BicentennialsH2–15,227Paredas, LivericJune 7, 1975Rochester LancersA3–24,959Spiegler (2)June 10, 1975Philadelphia AtomsA1–020,124June 18, 1975Toronto Metros-CroatiaH2–022,500Correa, SpieglerJune 27, 1975Rochester LancersA0–314,562Siega, Pelé, FinkJune 29, 1975Washington DiplomatsA2–0935,620Spiegler (2), Paredas, Pelé (2), Kerr, Fink, Mahy, MariaJuly 3, 1975Los Angeles AztecsA5–112,176SpieglerJuly 5, 1975Seattle SoundersA2–017,925July 9, 1975Boston MinutemenH3–118,126De La Fuente, Correa, KerrJuly 16, 1975Portland TimbersH1–213,423PeléJuly 19, 1975Toronto Metros-CroatiaA3–021,573July 23, 1975San Jose EarthquakesH1–1 (SOW)11,137PeléJuly 30, 1975Rochester LancersH2–08,217Ord (2)August 1, 1975Connecticut BicentennialsA3–18,546LivericAugust 3, 1975Boston MinutemenA5–04,445August 6, 1975Boston MinutemenH1–06,541Paredas Friendlies DateOpponentVenueResult Att. Attendance Scorers Ref. March 3 HAI Victory A 1–0 24,000 n/a Apr 1 USA Miami Toros A 1–0 11,000 Liveric May 22 ISR H 1–1 n/a Dillon New York Cosmos 1974-75 Friendlies on NASL Jerseys.comJune 15 USA Dallas Tornado H 2–2 22,278 Spiegler?, Pelé July 7 CAN Vancouver Whitecaps A 2–1 26,495 n/a July 27 USA Dallas Tornado A 2–3 26,127 n/a August 10 USA St. Louis Stars A 1–2 10,180 n/a August 27 USA San Jose EarthquakesA 2–3 19,338 Pelé (2) August 31 SWE Malmö FF A 1–5 21,000 Pelé September 2 SWE Swedish All-Stars A 3–1 20,448 Pelé (2), Ord September 4 SWE Stockholm Alliansen A 2–3 55,000 Pelé (2) September 11 NOR Valerengens A 4–2 Pele (2), Shpigler, Ord September 13 ITA Roma A 1–3 49,700 Coyne September 17 HAI Victory A 2–1 Ord, Paredes September 19 Violette A.C. A 1–2 Mifflin September 21 JAM Santos A 0–1 September 26 PRI A 12–1 Mifflin (3), Ord (3), Liveric (2), Manoel Maria (2), Pele, Coyne September 28 HAI Violette A 0–0 30,000 – September 30 CAN Toronto Metros-Croatia A n/a n/a n/a October 2 Windsor Stars A n/a n/a n/a See also 1975 North American Soccer League season References External links Video of Pele's debut with the New York Cosmos New York New York Cosmos Category:New York Cosmos seasons New York Cosmos