1981 New York Cosmos season

August 2023 New York Cosmos 1981 Krikor Yepremian General manager GER Hennes Weisweilerhttps://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/01/sports/cosmos-to-retain-mazzei.html Cosmos to Retain Mazzei The New York Times February 1983 (Joint with Özdenak)TUR Yasin Özdenakhttps://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/01/sports/cosmos-to-retain-mazzei.html Cosmos to Retain Mazzei The New York Times February 1983 (Joint with Wiesweiler) Giants Stadium NASL Division: 1stOverall: 1stPlayoffs: Runners-Up National Challenge Cup Did not enter CONCACAF Champions' Cup Did not enter ( goals) ( goals) 42,385vs. CHI (May 17) 12,240vs. FTL (June 24) 34,835https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/nasl.html North American Soccer League _collarnavy _navyline FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _Roma1 _2 gold stripes 0404B4 0404B4 0404B4 0404B4 0404B4 true 1980 1982 The 1981 New York Cosmos season was the 11th season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. Despite winning their fifth straight premiership by five points over the Chicago Sting, the Cosmos lost to the Sting in Soccer Bowl '81. 4 Squad 1 GER GK Hubert Birkenmeier 2 IRN DF Andranik Eskandarian 3 CAN DF Robert Iarusci 4 USA DF Jeff Durgan 7 PAR MF Julio César Romero 8 YUG MF Vladislav Bogićević 9 ITA FW Giorgio Chinaglia 11 POR FW Seninho 12 USA MF Larry Hulcer 13 NED MF Johan Neeskens 14 RSA FW Steve Wegerle 15 NED DF Wim Rijsbergen 16 USA FW Angelo DiBernardo 17 USA MF Rick Davis 18 USA MF Boris Bandov 19 PAR FW Roberto Cabañas 20 BEL FW François Van der Elst 21 USA GK David Brcic 22 YUG DF Ivan Buljan 24 USA FW Darryl Gee 25 USA DF Dominick Barczewski 28 USA FW Chico Borja Source:http://nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Cosmos_Rosters.htm NASL New York Cosmos Rosters Results Source:http://soccerstats.us/teams/new-york-cosmos/1981/ All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.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). Eastern Division Standings Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts1New York Cosmos32 23 9 80 49 +312002Montreal Manic32 15 17 63 57 +61413Washington Diplomats32 15 17 59 58 +11354Toronto Blizzard32 7 25 39 82 −4377 Overall League Placing Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts1New York Cosmos32 23 9 80 49 +312002Chicago Sting32 23 9 84 50 +341953Vancouver Whitecaps32 21 11 74 43 +311864San Diego Sockers32 21 11 67 49 +181735Minnesota Kicks32 19 13 63 57 +6163 Source:http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1981.html The Year in American Soccer – 1981 2013-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20150107071347/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1981.html 2015-01-07 dead Matches March 29, 1981: New York Cosmos 3, San Jose Earthquakes 0 Spartan Stadium Attendance 20,671 April 4, 1981: Jacksonville Tea Men 1, New York Cosmos 1 (Tea Men won in Shootout) Jacksonville, Florida Attendance 12,124 April 12, 1981: New York Cosmos 3, Minnesota Kicks 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 40,378 April 18, 1981: New York Cosmos 3, Dallas Tornado 0 Texas Stadium Attendance 10,181 April 26, 1981: New York Cosmos 4, Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 40,238 May 1, 1981: New York Cosmos 3, Atlanta Chiefs 2 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance 9,263 May 3, 1981: New York Cosmos 1, Washington Diplomats 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 34,189 May 10, 1981: New York Cosmos 5, Toronto Blizzard 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 27,003 May 15, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Tulsa Roughnecks 1 Skelly Stadium Attendance 24,231 May 17, 1981: Chicago Sting 3, New York Cosmos 2 Giants Stadium Attendance 42,385 May 23, 1981: Washington Diplomats 3, New York Cosmos 2 Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Attendance 27,676 May 25, 1981: New York Cosmos 5, Dallas Tornado 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 33,640 May 30, 1981: Tampa Bay Rowdies 2, New York Cosmos 1 Tampa Stadium Attendance 36,765 June 2, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Montreal Manic 1 Olympic Stadium Attendance 38,667 June 7, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Atlanta Chiefs 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 31,452 June 10, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 Lockhart Stadium Attendance 18,089 June 14, 1981: New York Cosmos 4, Toronto Blizzard 3 Giants Stadium Attendance 31,210 June 17, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Washington Diplomats 1 Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Attendance 36,875 June 21, 1981: New York Cosmos 3, Los Angeles Aztecs 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 38,362 June 24, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 12,240 June 28, 1981: Chicago Sting 5, New York Cosmos 5 (Sting Won in Shootout) Wrigley Field Attendance 35,501 July 5, 1981: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 2 Giants Stadium Attendance 33,673 July 8, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Toronto Blizzard 1 Varsity Stadium Attendance 17,642 July 22, 1981: New York Cosmos 4, Montreal Manic 4 (Cosmos Won in Shootout) Giants stadium Attendance 27,331 July 25, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Montreal Manic 1 Olympic Stadium Attendance 40,118 July 29, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Portland Timbers 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 28,640 August 2, 1981: Jacksonville Tea Men 2, New York Cosmos 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 36,408 August 5, 1981: Minnesota Kicks 2, New York Cosmos 1 Metropolitan Stadium Attendance 28,609 August 9, 1981: Edmonton Drillers 2, New York Cosmos 0 Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium Attendance 14,781 August 12, 1981: New York Cosmos 4, Washington Diplomats 2 Giants Stadium Attendance 34,884 August 16, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Montreal Manic 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 38,123 August 19, 1981: New York Cosmos 1, Toronto Blizzard 1 (Blizzard Won in Shootout) Varsity Stadium Attendance 12,367 Postseason Overview First round Game 1Game 2Game 3Tulsa Roughnecks – Minnesota Kicks 1–3 0–1 August 22, 26Portland Timbers – San Diego Sockers 2–1 1–5 0–2 August 22, 26, 30Jacksonville Tea Men – Atlanta Chiefs 3–2 2–1 August 23, 25Calgary Boomers – Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–3 0–2 August 23, 26Tampa Bay Rowdies – Vancouver Whitecaps 4–1 1–0 August 23, 26Seattle Sounders – Chicago Sting 2–3 2–0 2–3 August 22, 26, 30Montreal Manic – Los Angeles Aztecs 5–3 2–3 2–1 August 24, 27, 30 Quarter-finals Game 1Game 2Game 3Tampa Bay Rowdies – New York Cosmos 3–6 3–2 0–2 September 2, 5, 9Montreal Manic – Chicago Sting 3–2 2–4 2–4 September 2, 5, 10Fort Lauderdale Strikers – Minnesota Kicks 3–1 3–0 September 2, 6Jacksonville Tea Men – San Diego Sockers 2–1 1–2 1–3 September 2, 6, 9 Semi-finals Game 1Game 2Game 3Fort Lauderdale Strikers – New York Cosmos 3–4 1–4 September 12, 16San Diego Sockers – Chicago Sting 2–1 1–2 0–1 September 12, 16, 21 Soccer Bowl '81 September 26Chicago Sting1–0New York CosmosToronto, Exhibition Stadium Matches Friendlies DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer February 1 SUI FC Birsfelden N Held in Bahamas. n bah 9–0 n/a Chinaglia (5), Van der Elst (3), Romero February 16 ARG Deportivo Morón A 2–2 25,000 Chinaglia (2) February 21 ARG Cipolletti A 4–1 8,000 Chinaglia (2), Borja, Cabañas February 21 ARG Boca Juniors (B) A 9–1 10,000 Chinaglia (4), Romero (4), Bogićević February 25 CHI Colo Colo A 0–1 45,000 –March 3 URU Peñarol A 4–3 40,000 Chinaglia (3), Romero March 5 BRA São Paulo A 1–3 50,000 Chinaglia March 8 PAR A 5–2 45,000 Romero (2), Seninho (2), Chinaglia March 11 MEX Guadalajara A 0–1 45,000 – March 15 MEX América A 2–4 105,000 Chinaglia, Van der Elst March 17 SLV A 5–1 31,209 Chinaglia (2), Seninho (2), Cabañas March 19 USA Los Angeles Aztecs A 1–0 3,534 Cabañas May 20 BEL Anderlecht H 1–2 30,512 Van der Elst June 4 BRA São Paulo A 2–2 53,617 Chinaglia, DiBernardo July 1 GRE H 2–0 42,318 Cabañas, Chinaglia July 12 SCO Celtic H 2–0 29,215 Romero, Durgari July 15 ENG Southampton H 2–1 29,614 Bogićević, Romero July 19 USA Seattle Sounders H 3–3 40,724 Chinaglia (2), Van der Elst August 30 BRA Grêmio H 1–3 30,523 Chinaglia October 4 CAN A 1–1 3,000 Van der Elst October 7 CAN A 0–4 10,688 – October 10 ISL Valur A 6–2 10,500 Chinaglia (3), Bogićević (2), Romero October 13 GER Borussia Dortmund A 2–4 10,000 Davis, Chinaglia October 18 ITA Milan H 1–1 6,000 Chinaglia Notes n See also 1981 North American Soccer League season References New York Category:New York Cosmos seasons New York New York Cosmos