1984 New York Cosmos season

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.

New York Cosmos
1984 season
Manager Eddie Firmani[1]
Until December 11, 1984

Hubert Birkenmeier
From December 11, 1984
StadiumGiants Stadium
NASLDivision: 3rd
Overall: 6th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
National Challenge CupDid not enter
CONCACAF
Champions' Cup
Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague:
Roberto Cabañas (8 goals)

All:
Roberto Cabañas (11 goals)
Highest home attendance37,629
vs. FCB (May 28)
Lowest home attendance7,581
vs. GB (Sept 12)
Average home league attendance12,817[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  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  ARG 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]

Results

Source:[4]

Friendlies

Source:[5]

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
April 27, 1984América (Mex)A0–3
April 29, 1984Vancouver WhitecapsA1–411,921
May 5, 1984New York Cosmos AlumniH6–232,653Green (2), Moyers (3), DiBernardo
July 6, 1984F.C. SeattleA1–27,611Green, Cabañas
July 22, 1984World All-StarsH1–337,381Neeskens
August 12, 1984JuventusH2–136,724Moyers, Davis
August 22, 1984Argentinos JuniorsH3–213,796Cabañas, Neeskens, Borja

Trans-Atlantic Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
May 28, 1984BarcelonaH5–337,629Bogicevic, Cabañas, Moyers (2), Neeskens
June 3, 1984UdineseH4–134,158Terlecki, 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
1Chicago Sting13115049441206–67–5
2Toronto Blizzard14104633351179–35–7
3New York Cosmos13114342391159–34–8
4Tampa Bay Rowdies915436135879–30–12

Overall League Placing

Pos. Eastern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
4Chicago Sting13115049441206–67–5
5Toronto Blizzard14104633351179–35–7
6New York Cosmos13114342391159–34–8
7Tulsa Roughnecks1014424638988–42–10
8Golden Bay Earthquakes816616249954–84–8

Source:[6]

Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
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 (SOL) 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 4-0 10,231
June 30, 1984 Minnesota Strikers A 1-0 11,572
July 8, 1984 Vancouver Whitecaps A 2-1 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 3-2 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 2-1 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 (SOW) 8,736 Davis
September 8, 1984 Tulsa Roughnecks A 2-0 7,683
September 12, 1984 Golden Bay Earthquakes H 0-1 7,581
September 15, 1984 Chicago Sting A 1-0 10,729

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

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 22 Independiente East Rutherford, New Jersey
Liveric
Vuckevic
Report Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 16,556
June 9, 1985 2 New York Cosmos 20 Sporting CP East Rutherford, New Jersey
Caszely
Figueroa
Report Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 15,724
June 16, 1985 3 New York Cosmos 12 Lazio East Rutherford, New Jersey
D'Amico Report Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 8,777

References

  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. http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/nasl.html
  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 2020-09-23.
  5. North American Soccer League: Friendlies
  6. "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.

See also


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.