1978 New York Cosmos season

The 1978 New York Cosmos season was the eighth season for the Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. It was also the second and final year in which "New York" was dropped from their name. The double-winning club set records for most wins and points in an NASL season, thanks to their 24-6 regular-season mark (shared with the Vancouver Whitecaps) and 212 points, securing their second premiership on the way to their third championship. They beat the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 7–0 on opening day[3] and never looked back, scoring 88 times while losing just three games in regulation. Giorgio Chinaglia scored 34 goals and 79 points, setting league records in the process. In Soccer Bowl '78, the Cosmos defeated the Tampa Bay Rowdies in front of 74,901 fans at Giants Stadium, still to this day a record for attendance at a North American championship soccer game.

Cosmos
1978 season
ManagerItaly Eddie Firmani[1]
StadiumGiants Stadium
NASLDivision: 1st
Overall: 1st
Playoffs: Champions
National
Challenge Cup
Did not enter
CONCACAF
Champions' Cup
Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague: Italy Giorgio Chinaglia (34? goals)
All: Italy Giorgio Chinaglia (goals)
Highest home attendance74,901
vs. TB (August 27)
Lowest home attendance26,325
vs. BJR (September 9)
Average home league attendance47,856[2]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK Canada CAN Jack Brand
1 GK Turkey TUR Erol Yasin
2 DF United States USA Bobby Smith
3 MF Brazil BRA Nelsi Morais
4 DF United States USA Werner Roth
5 DF Brazil BRA Carlos Alberto
6 DF Germany GER Franz Beckenbauer
7 FW England ENG Dennis Tueart
8 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Vladislav Bogićević
9 FW Italy ITA Giorgio Chinaglia
11 FW England ENG Steve Hunt
12 FW Portugal POR Seninho
14 MF England ENG Terry Garbett
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Vito Dimitrijević
16 FW United States USA Tony Donlic
17 MF United States USA Rick Davis
18 FW United States USA Fred Grgurev
19 DF Canada CAN Robert Iarusci
20 GK United States USA David Brcic
21 FW United States USA Gary Etherington
22 MF United States USA Jim Millinder
23 DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Wilson
24 DF Canada CAN Garry Ayre
25 DF United States USA Santiago Formoso
26 FW United States USA Ron Atanasio
27 FW United States USA Joe Filian

Source:[4]

Results

Source:[5]

Friendlies

Source:[6]

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
Mar 5, 1978Bermuda national teamA4-17,000Grgurev, Chinaglia (2), Tueart
May 31, 1978Atlético MadridA1-340,000n/a
August 30, 1978World All-StarsH2-250,757Seninho, Chinaglia
September 4, 1978Atlético MadridH1-335,140n/a
September 9, 1978Boca JuniorsH2-223,000Chinaglia (2)
September 12, 1978Bayern MunichA1–760,000Chinaglia
September 14, 1978BresciaA2–130,000n/a
September 19, 1978VfB StuttgartA1–655,000Chinaglia
September 21, 1978Freiburger FCA0–218,000n/a
September 26, 1978ChelseaA1–139,659Tueart
October 1, 1978Atlético MadridA3–245,000Seninho, Chinaglia, Bogicevic
October 4, 1978AEK AthensA5–3n/aSeninho, Chinaglia (3), Tueart
November 1, 1978Barcelona (Ecu)A1–150,000Chinaglia
November 7, 1978Belgrano (C)A1–1n/aChinaglia
November 13, 1978Independiente RivadaviaA2–1n/aBeckenbauer
November 16, 1978Boca JuniorsA2–435,000Chinaglia, Seninho
November 22, 1978Vila NovaA3–225,000n/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
1Cosmos 302468839+49212
2Washington Diplomats 3016145547+8145
3Toronto Metros-Croatia 3016145847+11144
4Rochester Lancers 3014164752-5131

Overall League Placing

Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1Cosmos 302468839+49212
2Vancouver Whitecaps 302466829+39199
3Detroit Express 3020106836+32176
4Portland Timbers 3020105036+14167
5New England Tea Men 3019116239+23165

Source:[7]

Matches


Overview

Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Championships Soccer Bowl '78
            
A1 Detroit Express 1
A8 Philadelphia Fury 0
A1 Detroit Express 1
A7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2
A2 New England Tea Men 1
A7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3
A7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1
A4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2
A3 San Diego Sockers 2
A6 California Surf 1
A3 San Diego Sockers 1
A4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2
A4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3
A5 Chicago Sting 1
A4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
N1 Cosmos 3
N1 Cosmos 5
N8 Seattle Sounders 2
N1 Cosmos 2
N3 Minnesota Kicks 1
N3 Minnesota Kicks 3
N6 Tulsa Roughnecks 1
N1 Cosmos 2
N4 Portland Timbers 0
N2 Vancouver Whitecaps 4
N7 Toronto Metros-Croatia 0
N2 Vancouver Whitecaps 0
N4 Portland Timbers 2
N4 Portland Timbers 2
N5 Washington Diplomats 1

References

See also


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