1980 New York Cosmos season
The 1980 New York Cosmos season was the tenth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. The Cosmos completed their third double, finishing 1st in the overall league table and defeating the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–0 in Soccer Bowl '80.
1980 season | |||
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Manager | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Stadium | Giants Stadium | ||
NASL | Division: 1st Overall: 1st Playoffs: Champions | ||
National Challenge Cup | Did not enter | ||
CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Did not enter | ||
Top goalscorer | League: ![]() All: ![]() | ||
Highest home attendance | 71,413 vs. NASL (September 24) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 27,746 vs. ROM (May 24) | ||
Average home league attendance | 42,754[3] | ||
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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

The Cosmos before playing a friendly match v. Club Cipolletti in Argentina, on March 18, 1980
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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March 13, 1980 | Santos | H | 2-1 | 2,500 | N/A |
March 18, 1980 | Cipolletti[6] | A | 1-1 | n/a | Chinaglia[7] |
March 21, 1980 | Argentinos Juniors | A | 2-1 | 27,000 | Chinaglia (2) [8] |
July 30, 1980 | River Plate | H | 1-1 | 47,320 | n/a |
October 1, 1980 | Hajduk Split | A | 1-0 | 35,000 | Chinaglia |
October 4, 1980 | Sporting Lisboa | A | 1-1 | 35,000 | n/a |
October 10, 1980 | Girondins de Bordeaux | A | 1-4 | 4,200 | n/a |
October 12, 1980 | Napoli | A | 2-0 | 12,000 | n/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 |
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1 | New York Cosmos | 32 | 24 | 8 | 87 | 41 | +46 | 213 |
2 | Washington Diplomats | 32 | 17 | 15 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 159 |
3 | Toronto Blizzard | 32 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 65 | -16 | 128 |
4 | Rochester Lancers | 32 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 67 | -25 | 109 |
Overall League Placing
Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | New York Cosmos | 32 | 24 | 8 | 87 | 41 | +46 | 213 |
2 | Seattle Sounders | 32 | 25 | 7 | 74 | 31 | +43 | 207 |
3 | Chicago Sting | 32 | 21 | 11 | 80 | 50 | +30 | 187 |
4 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 32 | 20 | 12 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 174 |
5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 32 | 19 | 13 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 168 |
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Matches
- April 5 - Houston Hurricane 3, New York Cosmos 3 (Cosmos win in a shootout) The Astrodome Attendance 15,916
- April 9 - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4, New York Cosmos 1 Lockhart Stadium Attendance 18,572
- April 13 - Minnesota Kicks 1, New York Cosmos 1 (Cosmos win a shootout) Giants Stadium Attendance 51,225
- April 20 - New York Cosmos 4, Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 Giants Stadium Attendance 46,182
- April 26 - Tulsa Roughnecks 2, New York Cosmos 1 Skelly Stadium Attendance 30,822
- May 4 - New York Cosmos 2, Dallas Tornado 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 41,378
- May 8 - New York Cosmos 3, Toronto Blizzard 1 Varsity Stadium Attendance 24,913
- May 11 - New York Cosmos 4, Memphis Rogues 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 31,458
- May 16 - New York Cosmos 4, California Surf 1 Anaheim Stadium Attendance 8,660
- June 1 - New York Cosmos 1, Washington Diplomats 1 (Cosmos win in a shootout) Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Attendance 53,351
- June 4 - New York Cosmos 2, New England Tea Men 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 34,723
- June 8 - New York Cosmos 6, Atlanta Chiefs 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 35,007
- June 11 - New York Cosmos 4, Rochester Lancers 2 Holleder Memorial Stadium Attendance 16,110
- June 14 - New York Cosmos 3, Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 (Rowdies win in a shootout) Attendance 54,427
- June 16 - New England Tea Men 2, New York Cosmos 1 Foxboro Stadium Attendance 28,356
- June 22 - New York Cosmos 2, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 70,312
- June 24 - Los Angeles Aztecs 2, New York Cosmos 0 Rose Bowl Attendance 26,325
- June 29 - New York Cosmos 3, Vancouver Whitecaps 0 Empire Stadium Attendance 32,280
- July 2 - New York Cosmos 3, Toronto Blizzard 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 33,281
- July 6 - New York Cosmos 4, Portland Timbers 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 41,260
- July 9 - New York Cosmos 2, Philadelphia Fury 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 31,783
- July 12 - Detroit Express 0, New York Cosmos 0 (Express Win in a shootout) Pontiac Silverdome Attendance 27,234
- July 16 - Philadelphia Fury, 2 New York Cosmos 1 Veterans Stadium Attendance 15,213
- July 20 - New York Cosmos 3, Seattle Sounders 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 60,182
- July 23 - New York Cosmos 5, San Diego Sockers 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 33,008
- August 3 - New York Cosmos 4, Los Angeles Aztecs 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 48,019
- August 7 - New York Cosmos 3, Edmonton Drillers 2 Giants Stadium Attendance 30,283
- August 9 - New York Cosmos 1, Seattle Sounders 0 Kingdome Attendance 49,606
- August 13 - New York Cosmos 3, Atlanta Chiefs 2 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance 13,117
- August 17 - New York Cosmos 1, Washington Diplomats 1 (Diplomats win a Shootout) Giants Stadium Attendance 55,764
- August 20 - New York Cosmos 4, Dallas Tornado 1 Texas Stadium Attendance 13,475
- August 24 - New York Cosmos 5, Rochester Lancers 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 40,383
First round
Game 1 | Game 2 | Shootout | ||||
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Minnesota Kicks | - | Dallas Tornado | 0 - 1 | 0 - 2 | August 27, 30 | |
San Diego Sockers | - | Chicago Sting | 2 - 1 | 2 - 3 | 2 - 1 | August 27, 30 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | - | New England Tea Men | 1 - 0 | 4 - 0 | August 27, 30 | |
Vancouver Whitecaps | - | Seattle Sounders | 1 - 2 | 1 - 3 | August 27, 30 | |
Washington Diplomats | - | Los Angeles Aztecs | 1 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 2 | August 27, 30 |
Houston Hurricane | - | Edmonton Drillers | 1 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 1 | August 27, 31 |
California Surf | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 - 2 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 1 | August 28, 31 |
Tulsa Roughnecks | - | New York Cosmos | 1 - 3 | 1 - 8 | August 28, 31 |
Quarter-finals
Game 1 | Game 2 | Shootout | ||||
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Los Angeles Aztecs | - | Seattle Sounders | 3 - 0 | 0 - 4 | 2 - 1 | September 3, 5 |
Edmonton Drillers | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0 - 1 | 3 - 2 | 0 - 3 | September 3, 6 |
Dallas Tornado | - | New York Cosmos | 2 - 3 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 3 | September 3, 7 |
San Diego Sockers | - | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6 - 3 | 0 - 6 | 2 - 1 | September 4, 7 |
Semi-finals
Game 1 | Game 2 | Shootout | ||||
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San Diego Sockers | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 - 2 | 4 - 2 | 0 - 3 | September 11, 13 |
Los Angeles Aztecs | - | New York Cosmos | 1 - 2 | 1 - 3 | September 11, 13 |
Soccer Bowl '80
September 21 | New York Cosmos | 3–0 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Washington, D.C., RFK Stadium |
References
- THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 14, 2009 (May 14, 2009). "Julio Mazzei, 78; Coached Cosmos to N.A.S.L. Title in 1982 - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- "Cosmos to Retain Mazzei". NYTimes.com. February 1, 1983. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- "North American Soccer League". Rsssf.com. May 14, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- "NASL New York Cosmos Rosters". Nasljerseys.com. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- "All-time American soccer statistics". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- Un Cosmos de estrellas en la Visera by Juan Mocciaro on Rio Negro Online, 17 May 2004
- Cuando el Cosmos de Nueva York estuvo en la Visera, Rio Negro, 4 Oct 2016
- Argentinos Juniors 1 – Cosmos 2 (1980) on "En una baldosa" website, 3 Aug 2008
- "The Year in American Soccer - 1980". Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
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