The 1975 New York Cosmos season was the fifth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' fifth year of existence the club finished 3rd in the five-team Northern Division and 12th out of 20 in the overall league table. Despite Pelé joining the club midseason in what English writer Gavin Newsham said was "the transfer coup of the century,"[3] bringing unprecedented attention to soccer in the United States, the Cosmos missed the playoffs for the second straight year.
| 1975 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Gordon Bradley[1] |
| Stadium | Downing Stadium |
| NASL | Division: 3rd Overall: 12th Playoffs: Did not qualify |
| National Challenge Cup | Did not enter |
| Top goalscorer | League: Joey Fink (6 goals) Mordechai Spiegler (6 goals)All: N/A |
| Highest home attendance | 22,500 vs. TOR (June 18) |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,227 vs. CON (June 4) |
| Average home league attendance | 10,450[2] |
Squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results edit
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Preseason edit
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| March 1, 1975 | Miami Toros | N | 1-0 | N/A | N/A |
| March 3, 1975 | Victory Club | A | 0-1 | N/A | N/A |
Regular season edit
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).
Northern Division Standings edit
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Minutemen | 22 | 13 | 9 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 116 |
| 2 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 22 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 114 |
| 3 | New York Cosmos | 22 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 91 |
| 4 | Rochester Lancers | 22 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 64 |
| 5 | Hartford Bicentennials | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 51 | -24 | 61 |
Overall League Placing edit
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicago Sting | 22 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 106 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 22 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 99 |
| 12 | New York Cosmos | 22 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 91 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Atoms | 22 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 90 |
| 14 | Baltimore Comets | 22 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 52 | -18 | 87 |
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Matches edit
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 1975 | Miami Toros | H | 2–3 | 9,328 | Liveric, Correa |
| May 3, 1975 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 1–0 | 8,378 | |
| May 7, 1975 | Baltimore Comets | H | 5–1 | 7,016 | Fink (3), Liveric, Correa |
| May 14, 1975 | Connecticut Bicentennials | H | 1–1 (SOL) | 6,103 | Fink |
| May 19, 1975 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | A | 1–2 | 4,796 | Dillon, Liveric |
| May 28, 1975 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 0–1 | 7,331 | |
| June 4, 1975 | Connecticut Bicentennials | H | 2–1 | 5,227 | Paredas, Liveric |
| June 7, 1975 | Rochester Lancers | A | 3–2 | 4,959 | Spiegler (2) |
| June 10, 1975 | Philadelphia Atoms | A | 1–0 | 20,124 | |
| June 18, 1975 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | H | 2–0 | 22,500 | Correa, Spiegler |
| June 27, 1975 | Rochester Lancers | A | 0–3 | 14,562 | Siega, Pelé, Fink |
| June 29, 1975 | Washington Diplomats | A | 2–09 | 35,620 | Spiegler (2), Paredas, Pelé (2), Kerr, Fink, Mahy, Maria |
| July 3, 1975 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 5–1 | 12,176 | Spiegler |
| July 5, 1975 | Seattle Sounders | A | 2–0 | 17,925 | |
| July 9, 1975 | Boston Minutemen | H | 3–1 | 18,126 | De La Fuente, Correa, Kerr |
| July 16, 1975 | Portland Timbers | H | 1–2 | 13,423 | Pelé |
| July 19, 1975 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | A | 3–0 | 21,573 | |
| July 23, 1975 | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 1–1 (SOW) | 11,137 | Pelé |
| July 30, 1975 | Rochester Lancers | H | 2–0 | 8,217 | Ord (2) |
| August 1, 1975 | Connecticut Bicentennials | A | 3–1 | 8,546 | Liveric |
| August 3, 1975 | Boston Minutemen | A | 5–0 | 4,445 | |
| August 6, 1975 | Boston Minutemen | H | 1–0 | 6,541 | Paredas |
Friendlies edit
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Att. | Scorers | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 3 |  Victory |
A | 1–0 | 24,000 | n/a | [7] |
| Apr 1 | Miami Toros |
A | 1–0 | 11,000 | Liveric | [7] |
| May 22 | Israel |
H | 1–1 | n/a | Dillon | [7] |
| June 15 | Dallas Tornado |
H | 2–2 | 22,278 | Spiegler?, Pelé | [7] |
| July 7 |  Vancouver Whitecaps |
A | 2–1 | 26,495 | n/a | [7] |
| July 27 | Dallas Tornado |
A | 2–3 | 26,127 | n/a | [7] |
| August 10 | St. Louis Stars |
A | 1–2 | 10,180 | n/a | [7] |
| August 27 | San Jose Earthquakes
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A | 2–3 | 19,338 | Pelé (2) | [7] |
| August 31 |  Malmö FF |
A | 1–5 | 21,000 | Pelé | [7] |
| September 2 | Swedish All-Stars |
A | 3–1 | 20,448 | Pelé (2), Ord | [7] |
| September 4 | Stockholm Alliansen |
A | 2–3 | 55,000 | Pelé (2) | [7] |
| September 11 |  Valerengens |
A | 4–2 | Pele (2), Shpigler, Ord | [7] | |
| September 13 |  Roma |
A | 1–3 | 49,700 | Coyne | [7] |
| September 17 | Victory |
A | 2–1 | Ord, Paredes | [7] | |
| September 19 |  Violette A.C. |
A | 1–2 | Mifflin | [7] | |
| September 21 |  Santos |
A | 0–1 | [7] | ||
| September 26 |  Puerto Rico |
A | 12–1 | Mifflin (3), Ord (3), Liveric (2), Manoel Maria (2), Pele, Coyne |
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| September 28 | Violette |
A | 0–0 | 30,000 | – | [7] |
| September 30 | Toronto Metros-Croatia |
A | n/a | n/a | n/a | [7] |
| October 2 | Windsor Stars |
A | n/a | n/a | n/a | [7] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Bell, Jack (May 2008). "Gordon Bradley, Who Nurtured U.S. Soccer, Dies at 74". The New York Times.
- ^ "North American Soccer League".
- ^ "When Pele and Cosmos were kings". TheGuardian.com. June 10, 2005.
- ^ "NASL New York Cosmos Rosters".
- ^ "All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us".
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1975". Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t New York Cosmos 1974-75 Friendlies on NASL Jerseys.com