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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]
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Squad

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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   GER Hubert Birkenmeier
2 DF   IRN Andranik Eskandarian
3 DF   CAN Robert Iarusci
4 DF   USA Jeff Durgan
5 DF   BRA Carlos Alberto
6 MF   USA Rick Davis
7 MF   PAR Julio César Romero
8 MF   YUG Vladislav Bogićević
9 FW   ITA Giorgio Chinaglia
11 FW   POR Seninho
12 FW   USA Steve Moyers
13 MF   NED Johan Neeskens
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   RSA Steve Wegerle
15 DF   NED Wim Rijsbergen
16 FW   USA Angelo DiBernardo
17 FW   USA Steve Hunt
18 MF   USA Boris Bandov
19 FW   PAR Roberto Cabanas
21 GK   USA David Brcic
22 DF   YUG Ivan Buljan
24 FW   USA Darryl Gee
26 DF   USA Erhardt Kapp
28 FW   USA Chico Borja
30 MF   TRI Richard Chinapoo

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Results

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Transatlantic Challenge Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
May 26, 1982 Napoli H 2–2 28,887 Romero (2)
May 29, 1982 Nacional (Uru) H 3–1 14,212 Cabañas, Moyers, Chinaglia
May 31, 1982 Chicago Sting H 3–4 36,904 Chinaglia (3)

Spring Cup

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Source:[6]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
March 27, 1982 Chicago Sting A 1–2(AET) 13,251 Margetic, Chinaglia
March 30, 1982 Malmö FF A 0–1 15,921 Eskandarian(own goal)

Regular season

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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

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Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Cosmos 32 23 9 73 52 +21 203
2 Montreal Manic 32 19 13 60 43 +17 159
3 Toronto Blizzard 32 17 15 64 47 +17 151
4 Chicago Sting 32 13 19 56 67 −11 129

Overall league placing

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Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Cosmos 32 23 9 73 52 +21 203
2 Seattle Sounders 32 18 14 72 48 +24 166
3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 32 18 14 64 74 −10 163
4 San Diego Sockers 32 19 13 71 54 +17 162
5 Vancouver Whitecaps 32 20 12 58 48 +10 160

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Matches

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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

Postseason

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Overview

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Quarter-finals
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Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
New York Cosmos – Tulsa Roughnecks 5–0 0–1 1–0 August 25, 28, September 1
Seattle Sounders – Toronto Blizzard 4–2 1–2 4–2 August 25, 28, September 1
Montreal Manic – Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–2 0–1 1–4 August 25, 28, September 1
San Diego Sockers – Vancouver Whitecaps 5–1 0–1 2–1 August 25, 28, September 1
Semi-finals
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Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
New York Cosmos – San Diego Sockers 2–1 2–1 September 5, 8
Seattle Sounders – Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–0 3–4 1–0 September 4, 8, 10
Soccer Bowl '82
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September 18 New York Cosmos 1–0 Seattle Sounders San Diego, Jack Murphy Stadium

Friendlies

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
March 7   Bahamas All-Stars A 5–0 2,000 Cabañas, Romero, Chinaglia (2), Moyers
March 23   Comunicaciones N [n 1] 0-0 (4–2 p) 26,693 –
March 25   Honduras N [n 1] 3–1 8,166 Romero, Chinaglia, Neeskens
March 27   Chicago Sting N [n 2] 1–2 13,251 Chinaglia
March 30   Malmö A 0–1 15,921 –
April 4   Peru H 5–1 37,408 Romero (2), Chinaglia (2), Moyers
May 3   Pennsylvania Stoners A 1–0 3,000 DeMatthaeis
May 26   Napoli H 2–2 28,887 Romero (2)
May 29   Nacional H 3–1 14,212 Cabañas, Moyers, Chinaglia
May 31   Chicago Sting H 3–4 36,904 Chinaglia (3)
June 8   Milan H 1–0 17,896 Hunt
September 28   Flamengo [n 3] H 3–3 37,312 Chinaglia (3)
October 9   América H 0–1 14,920 –
October 17   Victoria All-Stars A 3–2 15,000 Neeskens, Chinaglia, ?
October 28   South Korea A 2–1 30,000 Neeskens, Bogicevic
October 30   South Korea A 1–0 40,000 Chinaglia
November 3   Japan A 3–1 15,000 Davis, Chinaglia (2)
November 7   Japan A 3–1 11,000 Chinaglia (2), Bogicevic
November 10   Japan A 1–0 35,000 Chinaglia
Notes
  1. ^ a b Held in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
  2. ^ Held in Vancouver, Canada.
  3. ^ Carlos Alberto's farewell game.

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1982". Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  8. ^ NASL Friendlies on NASL Jerseys website
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