1982_New_York_Cosmos_season

New York Cosmos
1982 season
Manager	Júlio Mazzei
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: ( goals); All: ( goals)
Highest home attendance	52,436; vs. TB (April 18)
Lowest home attendance	14,212; vs. CNF (May 29)
Average home league attendance	28,479
Home colors	Away colors
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1982 New York Cosmos season

New York Cosmos 1982 soccer 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.

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Results

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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).

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

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Held in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

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Held in Vancouver, Canada.

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Carlos Alberto's farewell game.

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"Julio Mazzei, Who Led Soccer's Cosmos, is Dead at 78". The New York Times. May 15, 2009.

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North American Soccer League

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NASL New York Cosmos Rosters

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All-time American soccer statistics – SoccerStats.us

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NASL Friendlies on NASL Jerseys website

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NASL Friendlies on NASL Jerseys website

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"The Year in American Soccer – 1982". Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2013.

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NASL Friendlies on NASL Jerseys website

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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)

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)

			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

			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

September 18	New York Cosmos	1–0	Seattle Sounders	San Diego, Jack Murphy Stadium

1982_New_York_Cosmos_season

1982 New York Cosmos season

Squad

Results

Transatlantic Challenge Cup

Spring Cup

Regular season

Eastern Division Standings

Overall league placing

Matches

Postseason

Overview

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Soccer Bowl '82

Friendlies

See also

References

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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

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