1984 New York Cosmos season

New York Cosmos
1984 season
Manager	Eddie Firmani; Until December 11, 1984; ; Hubert Birkenmeier; From December 11, 1984
Stadium	Giants Stadium
NASL	Division: 3rd; Overall: 6th; Playoffs: Did not qualify
National Challenge Cup	Did not enter
CONCACAF ; Champions' Cup	Did not enter
Top goalscorer	League: ; Roberto Cabañas (8 goals); All: ; Roberto Cabañas (11 goals)
Highest home attendance	37,629; vs. FCB (May 28)
Lowest home attendance	7,581; vs. GB (Sept 12)
Average home league attendance	12,817
Home colors	Away colors
	← 1983 2013 →

The 1984 New York Cosmos season was the fourteenth season for the New York Cosmos playing in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. It was the final year of the original Cosmos playing in the original NASL; they would play three friendlies in 1985 before disbanding. During the 1984 season, the Cosmos finished in third place in the Eastern Division, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1975. It was also the first season since 1978 that the Cosmos failed to finish first in the overall league table, ending a streak of six premierships.

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	GER	Hubert Birkenmeier
2	DF	IRN	Andranik Eskandarian
3	DF	USA	Dan Canter
4	DF	USA	Jeff Durgan
5	DF	USA	Darryl Gee
6	DF	POL	Wladyslaw Zmuda
7	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Damiani
8	MF	YUG	Vladislav Bogicevic
9	FW	PAR	Roberto Cabañas
11	FW	YUG	Dragan Vujovic
12	FW	USA	Steve Moyers
13	MF	NED	Johan Neeskens
14	FW	POL	Stan Terlecki
15	FW	ENG	Alan Green


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	USA	Angelo DiBernardo
16	FW	BER	Randy Horton
17	MF	USA	Rick Davis
20	FW	RSA	Andrew Parkinson
21	GK	USA	David Brcic
22	MF	POR	Pedro DeBrito
23	MF	USA	Mike Fox
24	DF	USA	Kazbek Tambi
25	MF	SCO	Gerry Gray
27	MF	CAN	Carmine Marcantonio
28	FW	ECU	Chico Borja
30	MF	IRL	Gerry Reardon
31	DF	ITA	Fernando DeMatthaeis
32	DF	LBR	Doc Lawson

Source:^[3]

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From
3	DF	Dan Canter	Team America
6	DF	Władysław Żmuda	Hellas Verona
7	FW	Giuseppe Damiani	Milan
14	FW	Stan Terlecki	Golden Bay Earthquakes
20	FW	Andrew Parkinson	Team America
22	MF	Pedro DeBrito	Tampa Bay Rowdies
25	MF	Gerry Gray	Montreal Manic
27	MF	Carmine Marcantonio	Montreal Manic
28	FW	Chico Borja	Team America
30	MF	Gerry Reardon	Tulsa Roughnecks
32	DF	Doc Lawson	New York Arrows

Results

Source:^[4]

Trans-Atlantic Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
May 28, 1984	Barcelona	H	5–3	37,629	Bogicevic, Cabañas, Moyers (2), Neeskens
June 3, 1984	Udinese	H	4–1	34,158	Terlecki, Vujovic, Gray, Green

NASL regular season

Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
6 points for a win, 3 points for a draw, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored (up to three per game).

Eastern Division Standings

Pos.	Eastern Division	W	L	GF	GA	BP	Pts	Home	Road
1	Chicago Sting	13	11	50	49	44	120	6–6	7–5
2	Toronto Blizzard	14	10	46	33	35	117	9–3	5–7
3	New York Cosmos	13	11	43	42	39	115	9–3	4–8
4	Tampa Bay Rowdies	9	15	43	61	35	87	9–3	0–12

Overall League Placing

Pos.	Eastern Division	W	L	GF	GA	BP	Pts	Home	Road
4	Chicago Sting	13	11	50	49	44	120	6–6	7–5
5	Toronto Blizzard	14	10	46	33	35	117	9–3	5–7
6	New York Cosmos	13	11	43	42	39	115	9–3	4–8
7	Tulsa Roughnecks	10	14	42	46	38	98	8–4	2–10
8	Golden Bay Earthquakes	8	16	61	62	49	95	4–8	4–8

Source:^[5]

Matches

p.w.: won on penalties
p.l.: lost on penalties

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
May 13, 1984	Tampa Bay Rowdies	H	1–0	21,385	Cabanas
May 20, 1984	Vancouver Whitecaps	H	2–1	16,719	Cabanas (2)
May 26, 1984	Tampa Bay Rowdies	A	2–2 (p.l.)	12,722	Neeskens, DeBrito
June 9, 1984	Chicago Sting	H	0–5	12,134
June 13, 1984	Golden Bay Earthquakes	A	1–3	11,696	Borja (2), Gray
June 17, 1984	Toronto Blizzard	H	2–1	15,482	Terlecki, Neeskens
June 22, 1984	Chicago Sting	A	1–2	11,458	Terlecki, Borja
June 24, 1984	Tulsa Roughnecks	H	3–1	14,267	Parkinson (2), Borja
June 27, 1984	Toronto Blizzard	A	0–4	10,231
June 30, 1984	Minnesota Strikers	A	0–1	11,572
July 8, 1984	Vancouver Whitecaps	A	1–2	20,627	Cabanas
July 11, 1984	Tampa Bay Rowdies	H	5–1	10,364	Bogicevic, Vujovic, Cabanas (2), Green
July 14, 1984	Tulsa Roughnecks	A	2–3	22,500	Bogicevic, Green, Neeskens
July 25, 1984	San Diego Sockers	H	3–1	10,495	Vujovic, Green, Cabanas
August 10, 1984	Minnesota Strikers	A	2–3	10,575	DeBrito, Green
August 15, 1984	San Diego Sockers	H	2–0	12,328	Cabanas, Moyers
August 19, 1984	Minnesota Strikers	H	3–4	12,872	Neeskens, Green
August 25, 1984	San Diego Sockers	A	1–2	5,215	Davis
August 29, 1984	Vancouver Whitecaps	H	2–1	11,444	Vujovic, Terlecki
September 3, 1984	Golden Bay Earthquakes	A	3–4	8,567	Parkinson, Terlecki, Bogicevic, Borja
September 5, 1984	Toronto Blizzard	H	1–1 (p.w.)	8,736	Davis
September 8, 1984	Tulsa Roughnecks	A	0–2	7,683
September 12, 1984	Golden Bay Earthquakes	H	0–1	7,581
September 15, 1984	Chicago Sting	A	0–1	10,729

Friendlies

Source:^[6]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
April 27	América	N ^{[n 1]}	0–3	9,938	–
May 5	Cosmos Alumni ^{[n 2]}	H	6–2	32,653	Moyers (3), Green (2), DiBernardo
May 16	New York Nationals	H	2–2	n/a	Bogicevic (2)
May 28	Barcelona	H	5–3	37,629	Moyers (2), Cabañas, Neeskens, Bogicevic
June 3	Udinese	H	4–1	31,400	Green, Vujovic, Terlecki, Gray
July 6	FC Seattle	H	2–1	7,631	Green, Cabañas
July 22	World All Stars	H	1–3	37,318	Neeskens
August 12	Juventus	H	2–1	36,724	Moyers, Davis
August 22	Argentinos Juniors	H	3–2	13,796	Neeskens, Cabañas, Borja

Notes

^ Held in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
^ Team of all-time former Cosmos players, which included Jack Brand, Shep Messing (goalkeepers), Robert Iarusci, Francisco Marinho, Werner Roth, Carlos Alberto, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Smith (defenders), Rivelino, Terry Garbett, Nelsi Morais (midfielders), Pelé, Giorgio Chinaglia, Randy Horton, Dennis Tueart (forwards).

1985

After the disbanding of the North American Soccer League, the Cosmos opted to play as an independent team. After poor attendances and lack of media interest, the club shut down operations upon playing a handful of friendly matches.

May 27, 1985 1	New York Cosmos	2–2	Independiente	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Liveric 16' Vukcevic 89'	Report	Marangoni 33' (p) Percudani 56'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 16,556

June 9, 1985 2	New York Cosmos	2–0	Sporting CP	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Figueroa 74' Caszely 78'	Report		Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 15,724

June 16, 1985 3	New York Cosmos	1–2	Lazio	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	D'Amico 85'	Report	Giordano 16' Manfredonia 44'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 8,777

References

^ Yannis, Alex (December 11, 1984). "Cosmos hire Klivecka as indoor coach". The New York Times. New York, New York. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
^ "North American Soccer League".
^ Morrison, Dave. "New York Cosmos 1984 Roster". NASLJerseys.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
^ "All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1984". The American Soccer History Archives. Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
^ North American Soccer League: Friendlies

[lamc-7] Held in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

[alumni-8] Team of all-time former Cosmos players, which included Jack Brand, Shep Messing (goalkeepers), Robert Iarusci, Francisco Marinho, Werner Roth, Carlos Alberto, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Smith (defenders), Rivelino, Terry Garbett, Nelsi Morais (midfielders), Pelé, Giorgio Chinaglia, Randy Horton, Dennis Tueart (forwards).

[klivecka84-1] Yannis, Alex (December 11, 1984). "Cosmos hire Klivecka as indoor coach". The New York Times. New York, New York. Retrieved August 4, 2010.

[2] "North American Soccer League".

[3] Morrison, Dave. "New York Cosmos 1984 Roster". NASLJerseys.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.

[4] "All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved September 23, 2020.

[standings-5] "The Year in American Soccer - 1984". The American Soccer History Archives. Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2012.

[6] North American Soccer League: Friendlies

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