1976 New York Cosmos season explained

Club:New York Cosmos
Season:1976
Manager: Ken Furphy
(Until June 28)
Gordon Bradley[1]
(After June 28)
Stadium:Yankee Stadium
League:NASL
League Result:Division: 2nd
Overall: 2nd
Playoffs: Conf. Semifinals
Cup1:National
Challenge Cup
Cup1 Result:Did not enter
League Topscorer: Giorgio Chinaglia (19 goals)
Season Topscorer: Giorgio Chinaglia (23+ goals)
Highest Attendance:28,536
vs. CHI (May 2)
Lowest Attendance:6,917
vs. ROC (June 30)
Average Attendance:18,227[2]
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Prevseason:1975
Nextseason:1977

The 1976 New York Cosmos season was the sixth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' sixth year of existence the club finished second only to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in both the five-team Eastern Division and the 20-team league. The Cosmos returned to the playoffs for the first time in two years, but were eliminated in the conference semifinals by the rival Rowdies. 1976 marked the first year for Giorgio Chinaglia with the club; Chinaglia would go on to become the all-time leading scorer in both Cosmos and NASL history.

Squad

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Results

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Preseason

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
March 21, 1976San Diego JawsA1–1N/AN/A
March 28, 1976Dallas TornadoA0–120,214N/A
March 31, 1976San Antonio ThunderA1–020,000
April 4, 1976Los Angeles AztecsN0–015,000
April 7, 1976Honda F.C.N5–0N/AN/A
April 8, 1976Honda F.C.N5–021,705N/A
April 9, 1976Seattle SoundersA1–258,125Pelé, Clements
April 11, 1976Los Angeles AztecsA0–129,232Pelé

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).

Eastern Division Standings

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1align=left Tampa Bay Rowdies241865830+28154
2align=left New York Cosmos241686534+31148
3align=left Washington Diplomats2414104638+8126
4align=left Philadelphia Atoms248163249−1780
5align=left Miami Toros246182958−2963

Overall League Placing

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1align=left Tampa Bay Rowdies241865830+28154
2align=left New York Cosmos241686534+31148
3align=left Minnesota Kicks241595433+21138
4align=left Chicago Sting241595232+20132
5align=left Washington Diplomats2414104638+8126
Source:[5]

Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
April 18, 1976Miami TorosA0–19,457Clements
May 2, 1976Chicago StingH1–228,536Pelé
May 5, 1976Connecticut BicentennialsH3–18,439Pelé, Tinnion, Eddy
May 8, 1976Philadelphia AtomsH1–214,287Pelé
May 15, 1976Connecticut BicentennialsA0–38,933Field (2), Tinnion
May 17, 1976Los Angeles AztecsH6–024,292Eddy (2), Chinaglia (2), Pelé (2)
May 19, 1976Boston MinutemenA1–27,367Chinaglia (2)
June 6, 1976Tampa Bay RowdiesA5–142,611Field
June 9, 1976Minnesota KicksA1–246,164Chinaglia, Field
June 12, 1976Portland TimbersA0–332,247Chinaglia (2), Eddy
June 16, 1976Boston MinutemenH2–2 (SOL)15,101N/A
June 18, 1976Toronto Metros-CroatiaH3–018,612Tinion, Chinaglia, Clements
June 23, 1976Chicago StingA4–128,000Tinnion
June 27, 1976Washington DiplomatsA3–211,004Tinnion, Pelé
June 30, 1976Rochester LancersH2–06,917Field (2)
July 2, 1976St. Louis StarsH3–110,123Mifflin (2), Eddy
July 7, 1976Toronto Metros-CroatiaA0–312,123N/A
July 10, 1976Philadelphia AtomsA1–225,311Pelé, Garbett
July 14, 1976Tampa Bay RowdiesH5–427,892Eddy, Mifflin, Field, Pelé (2)
July 18, 1976Washington DiplomatsH5–027,398Mifflin, Chinaglia (2), Pelé, Tinnion
July 23, 1976Rochester LancersA2–15,728Chinaglia
July 28, 1976Dallas TornadoH4–019,119Chinaglia (3), Mifflin
August 7, 1976San Jose EarthquakesA2–123,048Eddy
August 10, 1976Miami TorosH8–218,103Dillon, Chinaglia (5), Pelé (2)

Postseason

Overview

First round
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style=font-size:85% align=center rowspan=3 width=15%August 18width=24% align=rightLos Angeles Aztecsalign=center width=13%0–2width=24%Dallas Tornadostyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=topIrving, Texas Stadium
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style=font-size:85% align=center rowspan=3 width=15%August 18width=24% align=rightVancouver Whitecapsalign=center width=13%0–1width=24%Seattle Soundersstyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=topSeattle, Kingdome
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style=font-size:85% align=center rowspan=3 width=15%August 18width=24% align=rightRochester Lancersalign=center width=13%1–2width=24%Toronto Metros-Croatiastyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=topToronto, Varsity Stadium
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Conference semifinals
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style=font-size:85% align=center rowspan=3 width=15%August 20width=24% align=rightNew York Cosmosalign=center width=13%1–3width=24%Tampa Bay Rowdiesstyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=topTampa, Tampa Stadium
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style=font-size:85% align=center rowspan=3 width=15%August 20width=24% align=rightDallas Tornadoalign=center width=13%0–2width=24%San Jose Earthquakesstyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=topSan Jose, Spartan Stadium
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style=font-size:85% align=center rowspan=3 width=15%August 21width=24% align=rightSeattle Soundersalign=center width=13%0–3width=24%Minnesota Kicksstyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=topBloomington (MN), Metropolitan Stadium
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Conference Championships
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style=font-size:85% align=center rowspan=3 width=15%August 25width=24% align=rightSan Jose Earthquakesalign=center width=13%1–3width=24%Minnesota Kicksstyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=topBloomington (MN), Metropolitan Stadium
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Soccer Bowl '76
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Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
August 17, 1976Washington DiplomatsH2–022,698Garbett, Pelé
August 20, 1976Tampa Bay RowdiesA3–136,863Pelé

Friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersRef.
March 24 San Diego JawsA 1–1 18,128 [6]
March 28A 1–0 20,214
March 31 A 0–1 14,800
April 4 N 0–0 15,800
April 8 N 5–0 21,705
April 9 A 3–1 58,125
April 11 A 1–0 29,232
June 3 A 2–1 n/a
September 1 N 2–2 14,000
September 5 N 2–1 12,500
September 6 N 3–2 23,682
September 8 Soccer Canada A1–1 14,826
September 10 Soccer Canada A3–1 14,366
September 14 A1–3 18,000
September 16 Royal AntwerpA 1–3 25,000
September 24 West Japan All-Stars A0–0 11,000
September 25 East Japan All-Stars A 2–2 50,000
Notes

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Gordon Bradley, Who Nurtured U.S. Soccer, Dies at 74. The New York Times. May 2008. Bell. Jack.
  2. Web site: North American Soccer League.
  3. Web site: NASL New York Cosmos Rosters.
  4. Web site: All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us.
  5. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1976 . 2013-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150107061400/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1976.html . 2015-01-07 . dead .
  6. https://nasljerseys.com/Friendlies/Teams/Cosmos%20Friendlies1976.htm 1976 Friendlies

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