1982 New York Cosmos season

The 1982 New York Cosmos season was the 12th season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. The Cosmos completed their fourth double—a feat not matched by any NASL or, as yet, MLS club—finishing 37 points ahead of Seattle for the league premiership, and defeating the Sounders in Soccer Bowl '82 for the league championship.

New York Cosmos
1982 season
ManagerBrazil Júlio Mazzei[1]
StadiumGiants Stadium
NASLDivision: 1st
Overall: 1st
Playoffs: Champions
National
Challenge Cup		Did not enter
CONCACAF
Champions' Cup		Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague: ( goals)
All: ( goals)
Highest home attendance52,436
vs. TB (April 18)
Lowest home attendance14,212
vs. CNF (May 29)
Average home league attendance28,479[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
1 GK Germany GER Hubert Birkenmeier
2 DF Iran IRN Andranik Eskandarian
3 DF Canada CAN Robert Iarusci
4 DF United States USA Jeff Durgan
5 DF Brazil BRA Carlos Alberto
6 MF United States USA Rick Davis
7 MF Paraguay PAR Julio César Romero
8 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Vladislav Bogićević
9 FW Italy ITA Giorgio Chinaglia
11 FW Portugal POR Seninho
12 FW United States USA Steve Moyers
13 MF Netherlands NED Johan Neeskens
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW South Africa RSA Steve Wegerle
15 DF Netherlands NED Wim Rijsbergen
16 FW United States USA Angelo DiBernardo
17 FW United States USA Steve Hunt
18 MF United States USA Boris Bandov
19 FW Paraguay PAR Roberto Cabanas
21 GK United States USA David Brcic
22 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Ivan Buljan
24 FW United States USA Darryl Gee
26 DF United States USA Erhardt Kapp
28 FW United States USA Chico Borja
30 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Richard Chinapoo

Source:[3]

Results

Source:[4]

Friendlies

Source:[5]

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
March 7, 1982Bahamas All-StarsA5–02,000Cabañas, Romero, Chinaglia (2), Moyers
March 23, 1982Comunicaciones (Gua)H0-026,693Comunicaciones won 4-2 PK
March 25, 1982Honduras national teamH3–18,166Romero, Chinaglia, Neeskens
April 4, 1982Peru national teamH5–137,408Romero (2), Chinaglia (2), Moyers
June 8, 1982AC MilanH1–017,896Hunt
September 28, 1982FlamengoH3–337,312Chinaglia (3)
October 9, 1982América (Mex)H0–114,920–
October 17, 1982Victoria All-StarsA3–215,000Cabañas, Romero, Chinaglia (2), Moyers
October 28, 1982South Korea national teamA2–130,000Neeskens, Bogicevic
October 30, 1982South Korea national teamA1–040,000Chinaglia
November 3, 1982Japan national teamA3–115,000Davis, Chinaglia (2)
November 7, 1982Japan national teamA3–111,000Chinaglia (2), Bogicevic
November 10, 1982Japan national teamA1–035,000Chinaglia

Transatlantic Challenge Cup

Source:[6]

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
May 26, 1982NapoliH2–228,887Romero (2)
May 29, 1982Nacional (Uru)H3–114,212Cabañas, Moyers, Chinaglia
May 31, 1982Chicago StingH3–436,904Chinaglia (3)

Spring Cup

Source:[7]

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
March 27, 1982Chicago StingA1–2(AET)13,251Margetic, Chinaglia
March 30, 1982Malmö FFA0–115,921Eskandarian(own goal)

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 Pts
1New York Cosmos 322397352+21203
2Montreal Manic 3219136043+17159
3Toronto Blizzard 3217156447+17151
4Chicago Sting 3213195667−11129

Overall league placing
Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1New York Cosmos 322397352+21203
2Seattle Sounders 3218147248+24166
3Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3218146474−10163
4San Diego Sockers 3219137154+17162
5Vancouver Whitecaps 3220125848+10160

Source:[8]

Matches

April 10, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Jacksonville Tea Men 2 Jacksonville, Fl Attendance: 4,537

April 18, 1982, New York Cosmos 2, Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 52,436

April 24, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Chicago Sting 1 Wrigley Field Attendance 16,149

April 28, 1982: Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2, New York Cosmos 1 Lockhart Stadium Attendance 17,951

May 2, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, Jacksonville Tea Men 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 32,710

May 5, 1982: New York Cosmos 1, Toronto Blizzard 2 Varsity Stadium Attendance 16,746

May 8, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 2 Skelly Stadium Attendance 21,118

May 12, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, San Diego Sockers 1 San Diego Sports Arena 14,805

May 16, 1982: Chicago Sting 1, New York Cosmos 3 Giants Stadium 36,193

May 19, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Portland Timbers 2 Civic Stadium 15,233

May 23, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 Giants Stadium 18,710

June 6, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, Toronto Blizzard 1 Giants Stadium 18,938

June 12, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 Tampa Stadium 28,475

June 18. 1982: Montreal Manic 3, New York Cosmos 2 Olympic Stadium 32,654

June 20, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Seattle Sounders 2 Giants Stadium 27,397

June 23, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Vancouver Whitecaps 2 Giants Stadium 22,914

June 27, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Edmonton Drillers 1 Giants Stadium 26,379

June 30, 1982: San Jose Earthquakes 4, New York Cosmos 2 Spartan Stadium 18,111

July 3, 1982: Vancouver Whitecaps 1, New York Cosmos 0 Empire Stadium 22,618

July 7, 1982: Edmonton Drillers 2, New York Cosmos 1 Clarke Stadium 8,697

July 10, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, Chicago Sting 1 Wrigley Field 18,023

July 14, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Montreal Manic 2 Giants Stadium 25,634

July 18, 1982: New York Cosmos 6, Portland Timbers 2 Giants Stadium 24,387

July 22, 1982: New York Cosmos 1, Toronto Blizzard 0 Varsity Stadium 10,856

July 25, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, San Diego Sockers 1 Giants Stadium 29,572

July 28, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1 Giants Stadium 18,828

August 1, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Montreal Manic 2 Giants Stadium 38,891

August 4, 1982: Seattle Sounders 3, New York Cosmos 2 Kingdome attendance 23,925

August 11, 1982: Toronto Blizzard 4, New York Cosmos 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 22,158

August 15, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Chicago Sting 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 36,241

August 18, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 28,638

August 20, 1982: Montreal Manic 3, New York Cosmos 1 Olympic Stadium 34,251

Quarter-finals
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
New York Cosmos–Tulsa Roughnecks5–00–11–0August 25, 28, September 1
Seattle Sounders–Toronto Blizzard4–21–24–2August 25, 28, September 1
Montreal Manic–Fort Lauderdale Strikers3–20–11–4August 25, 28, September 1
San Diego Sockers–Vancouver Whitecaps5–10–12–1August 25, 28, September 1
Semi-finals
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
New York Cosmos–San Diego Sockers2–12–1September 5, 8
Seattle Sounders–Fort Lauderdale Strikers2–03–41–0September 4, 8, 10
Soccer Bowl '82
September 18 New York Cosmos 1–0 Seattle Sounders San Diego, Jack Murphy Stadium

See also


References
  1. "Julio Mazzei, Who Led Soccer's Cosmos, is Dead at 78". The New York Times. May 15, 2009.
  2. North American Soccer League
  3. NASL New York Cosmos Rosters
  4. All-time American soccer statistics – SoccerStats.us
  5. NASL Friendlies on NASL Jerseys website
  6. NASL Friendlies on NASL Jerseys website
  7. NASL Friendlies on NASL Jerseys website
  8. "The Year in American Soccer – 1982". Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
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