1977 New York Cosmos season explained

Club:Cosmos
Season:1977
Manager:Gordon Bradley[1]
(Until July 7)
Eddie Firmani[2]
(After July 7)
Stadium:Giants Stadium
League:NASL
League Result:Division: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
Playoffs: Champions
Cup1:National
Challenge Cup
Cup1 Result:Did not enter
League Topscorer:Giorgio Chinaglia (15 goals)
Season Topscorer:Giorgio Chinaglia (42+ goals)
Highest Attendance:77,691
vs. Fort Lauderdale (August 14)
Lowest Attendance:7,212
vs. Victory Sportif Club (April 2)
Average Attendance:34,142[3]
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Prevseason:1976
Nextseason:1978

The 1977 New York Cosmos season was the seventh season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. The Cosmos' seventh year of existence saw them drop "New York" from the club name (it would be restored in 1979), move into Giants Stadium (where they would play until their dissolution in 1985), and win their second NASL championship in Pelé's final year as a professional footballer. Pelé's last match was on October 1, 1977, in front of a capacity crowd at Giants Stadium: in an exhibition match between New York and his former club Santos, Pelé appeared for both sides, playing one half for each. The Cosmos won the game 2–1.[4] The Cosmos finished second in the 4-team Eastern Division and third out of 18 teams league-wide on their way to the 1977 championship.

Squad

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Results

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Preseason

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
March 11, 1977 Bermuda U23A0–4626Chinaglia (4)
March 13, 1977 BermudaA0–13,769Chinaglia
March 19, 1977 XamaxA1–03,000
March 20, 1977 ZürichA3–17,000Chinaglia
March 24, 1977 LazioA1–220,000Chinaglia, N/A
April 2, 1977 VictoryH9–07,212Chinaglia (5), Field, Garbett, Pelé (2)
April 3, 1977 Tampa Bay RowdiesH2–111,098Chinaglia, Dimitrijevic

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

width=30PosClub width=30Pldwidth=30Wwidth=30Lwidth=30GFwidth=30GAwidth=30GDwidth=30Pts
1align=left Fort Lauderdale Strikers261974929+20161
2align=left Cosmos2615116039+21140
3align=left Tampa Bay Rowdies2614125545+10131
4align=left Washington Diplomats2610163249-1792

Overall League Placing

width=30PosClub width=30Pldwidth=30Wwidth=30Lwidth=30GFwidth=30GAwidth=30GDwidth=30Pts
1align=left Fort Lauderdale Strikers261974929+20161
2align=left Dallas Tornado261885637+19161
3align=left Cosmos2615116039+21140
4align=left Minnesota Kicks2616104436+8137
5align=left Tampa Bay Rowdies2614125545+10131
Source:[7]

Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
April 9, 1977Las Vegas QuicksilversA1–011,896
April 13, 1977Team HawaiiA1–212,877Topic, Hunt
April 17, 1977Rochester LancersH2–026,752Chinaglia, Pelé
April 24, 1977Dallas TornadoH1–1 (SOL)13,527Smith
May 1, 1977St. Louis StarsH2–2 (SOL)20,112Dillon, Morais
May 8, 1977Connecticut BicentennialsA2–317,302Chinaglia, Eddy, Dimitrijevic
May 11, 1977Chicago StingA1–221,108OG, Dimitrijevic
May 15, 1977Fort Lauderdale StrikersH3–021,782Pelé (3)
May 22, 1977Chicago StingH1–220,407Chinaglia
May 29, 1977Tampa Bay RowdiesA4–245,288Beckenbauer, Field
June 5, 1977Toronto Metros-CroatiaH6–031,208Sono, Chinaglia (2), Hunt (3)
June 8, 1977Fort Lauderdale StrikersA0–314,358Beckenbauer, Pelé, Chinaglia
June 12, 1977Minnesota KicksH1–1 (SOW)36,816Chinaglia
June 16, 1977Toronto Metros-CroatiaA1–221,793Field, Chinaglia
June 19, 1977Tampa Bay RowdiesH3–162,394Pelé (3)
June 23, 1977St. Louis StarsA2–032,605
June 26, 1977Los Angeles AztecsH5–257,191Pelé (3), Mifflin, Dimitrijevic
June 30, 1977Vancouver WhitecapsA5–330,277Roth, Chinaglia, Field
July 2, 1977Los Angeles AztecsA4–132,165Chinaglia
July 6, 1977San Jose EarthquakesH3–031,875Hunt, Dimitrijevic, Field
July 10, 1977Seattle SoundersH1–041,270
July 15, 1977Rochester LancersA0–0 (SOL)17,572
July 17, 1977Portland TimbersH2–041,205Hunt, Chinaglia
July 27, 1977Washington DiplomatsH8–234,189Beckenbauer (2), Chinaglia (3),
Hunt (2), Field
July 31, 1977Connecticut BicentennialsH3–146,389Chinaglia, Pelé, Field
August 6, 1977Washington DiplomatsA2–131,283Pelé

Postseason

First round

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style=font-size:85% align=center rowspan=3 width=15%August 10width=24% align=rightTampa Bay Rowdiesalign=center width=13%0–3width=24%Cosmosstyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=topNew York City, Yankee Stadium
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style=font-size:85% align=center rowspan=3 width=15%August 10width=24% align=rightRochester Lancersalign=center width=13%1–0width=24%St. Louis Starsstyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=topSt. Louis, Busch Memorial
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style=font-size:85% align=center rowspan=3 width=15%August 10width=24% align=rightSeattle Soundersalign=center width=13%2–0width=24%Vancouver Whitecapsstyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=topBurnaby (BC), Swangard Stadium
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Conference semifinals

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Cosmos–Ft. Lauderdale Strikers8–3 3–2 August 14, 17
Los Angeles Aztecs–Dallas Tornado3–1 5–1 August 14, 17 1977
Minnesota Kicks–Seattle Sounders1–2 0–1 August 14, 17
Rochester Lancers–Toronto Metros-Croatia1–0 1–0 August 14, 17

Conference Championships

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Los Angeles Aztecs—Seattle Sounders1—3 0—1 August 21, 25
Rochester Lancers—Cosmos1—2 1—4 August 21, 24

Soccer Bowl '77

style=font-size:85% align=center rowspan=3 width=15%August 28width=24% align=rightCosmosalign=center width=13%2–1width=24%Seattle Soundersstyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=topPortland (OR), Civic Stadium
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Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
August 10, 1977Tampa Bay RowdiesH3–057,828Pelé (2), Chinaglia
August 14, 1977Fort Lauderdale StrikersH8–377,691Chinaglia (3), Hunt (2), Etherington,
Beckenbauer, Field
August 17, 1977Fort Lauderdale StrikersA2–2 (SOW)14,152Pelé, Chinaglia
August 21, 1977Rochester LancersA1–220,005Hunt, Chinaglia
August 24, 1977Rochester LancersH4–173,669Chinaglia (2), Pelé, Dimitrijevic
August 28, 1977Seattle SoundersN2–135,548Hunt, Chinaglia

Friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
March 11 Bermuda U23 A 4–0 626
March 13 A 1–0 3,769
March 19 A 0–1 3,000
March 20 A 1–3 7,000
March 24A 2–1 15,000
April 2 A 9–0 15,000
April 3 A 2–1 11,098
June 1 H3–2 25,803
September 1 Caribbean All-Stars A 5–2 30,000
September 4 A 1–1 15,000
September 10 A 4–2 30,000
September 14 A3–1 65,000Topic, Morais, Chinaglia
September 17 A1–180,000
September 20 A1–2 50,000
September 25 A2–2 65,000
October 1 H 2–1 75,646
October 5 Santos N 1–1 24,689
October 8 H 1–1 33,712
October 14 A 1–4 14,000
Notes

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Gordon Bradley, Who Nurtured U.S. Soccer, Dies at 74 (Published 2008). The New York Times . May 2008. Bell . Jack .
  2. Web site: From Cape Town to NY, via Charlton: The footballing life of Eddie Firmani. TheGuardian.com. 19 May 2010.
  3. Web site: North American Soccer League.
  4. Web site: ESPN.com - E-Ticket: When Soccer Ruled The USA. www.espn.com.
  5. Web site: NASL New York Cosmos Rosters.
  6. Web site: All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us.
  7. Web site: The Year in American Soccer - 1977 . 2013-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130713134953/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1977.html . 2013-07-13 . dead .

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