1983 New York Cosmos season explained

Club:New York Cosmos
Season:1983
Manager: Júlio Mazzei
Stadium:Giants Stadium
League:NASL
League Result:Division: 1st
Overall: 1st
Playoffs: First round
Cup1:National Challenge Cup
Cup1 Result:Did not enter
Cup2:CONCACAF
Champions' Cup
Cup2 Result:Did not enter
League Topscorer:
Roberto Cabañas (24 goals)
Season Topscorer:
Roberto Cabañas (25+ goals)
Highest Attendance:42,385
vs. CHI (May 17)
Lowest Attendance:12,240
vs. FTL (Jun 24)
Average Attendance:27,242[1]
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Prevseason:1982
Nextseason:1984

The 1983 New York Cosmos season was the original Cosmos franchise's thirteenth season of existence, and their thirteenth in the original North American Soccer League. At the time, the NASL represented the top tier of American soccer. Finishing the season with 194 points off of 22 wins and eight losses, the Cosmos clinched their sixth-consecutive regular season championship, and their seventh overall. In the postseason, however, the Cosmos lost to Montreal Manic.

Roster

Source:[2]

Results

Source:[3]

Regular season

Standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts= point system

6 points for a win1 point for a shootout win0 points for a loss1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game

Eastern Division
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1align=left New York Cosmos302288749+38194
2align=left Chicago Sting3015156673-7147
3align=left Toronto Blizzard3016145148+3135
4align=left Montreal Manic3012185871-13124
Overall
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1align=left New York Cosmos302288749+38194
2align=left Vancouver Whitecaps302466334+29187
3align=left Golden Bay Earthquakes3020107154+17169
4align=left Chicago Sting3015156673-7147
5align=left Tulsa Roughnecks3017135649+7145

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Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
April 24, 1983Toronto BlizzardA1–225,375Chinaglia
May 1, 1983Montreal ManicH6–041,946Cabanas, Romero (3), Chinaglia (2)
May 4, 1983Fort Lauderdale StrikersA1–413,741Chinaglia
May 8, 1983Fort Lauderdale StrikersH3–225,134Chinaglia (2), Cabanas
May 11, 1983Seattle SoundersA0–310,085Chinaglia, Cabanas, Bogicevic
May 15, 1983Tulsa RoughnecksH5–222,621Chinaglia (3), Cabanas, Moyers
May 21, 1983Tulsa RoughnecksA1–219,160Chinaglia, Moyers
May 25, 1983Golden Bay EarthquakesH5–122,841Chinaglia, Moyers, Davis, Neeskens, Cabanas
June 8, 1983San Diego SockersA0–15,318Cabanas
June 11, 1983Golden Bay EarthquakesA1–316,202Chinaglia
June 17, 1983Team AmericaA1–1 (p.l.)31,112Cabanas
June 19, 1983Toronto BlizzardH5–125,247Cabanas (2), Chinaglia (2), Beckenbauer
June 22, 1983Chicago StingH2–322,368Cabanas, Chinaglia
June 25, 1983Montreal ManicA1–28,407DiBernardo, Bogicevic
June 29, 1983Vancouver WhitecapsH3–029,141Cabanas, Moyers, Bogicevic
July 1, 1983Chicago StingA2–516,244Cabanas, Moyers
July 6, 1983Team AmericaH4–035,228Moyers, Bogicevic, Romero, Cabanas
July 10, 1983Vancouver WhitecapsA0–250,205
July 17, 1983Tulsa RoughnecksH3–024,296Cabanas, Romero, Moyers
July 20, 1983Seattle SoundersH3–3 (p.w.)19,825Cabanas (2), Kapp
July 23, 1983Tampa Bay RowdiesA4–513,709Cabanas (3), Moyers, Bogicevic
July 30, 1983Chicago StingA1–218,546Romero
August 3, 1983San Diego SockersH3–122,756Romero (2), Davis
August 6, 1983Montreal ManicA2–415,158Cabanas, Bogicevic, Moyers
August 10, 1983Team AmericaA1–211,612Davis, Cabanas
August 14, 1983Montreal ManicH3–045,821Davis, Romero, Moyers
August 16, 1983Toronto BlizzardA0–111,428Moyers
August 21, 1983Chicago StingH5–330,678Chinaglia (2), Davis, Beckenbauer, Cabanas
August 28, 1983Tampa Bay RowdiesH3–119,868Romero, Moyers, Bogicevic
September 2, 1983Toronto BlizzardH6–320,865Cabanas (2), Moyers (2), Neeskens, Romero

Postseason

Overview

Quarter-finals
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New York Cosmos- Montreal Manic2 - 4 0 - 1 September 6, 12
Tulsa Roughnecks- Fort Lauderdale Strikers3 - 2 4 - 2 September 6, 10
Golden Bay Earthquakes- Chicago Sting6 - 1 0 - 1 5 - 2 September 7, 12, 14
Vancouver Whitecaps- Toronto Blizzard1 - 0 3 - 4 0 - 1 September 8, 12, 15
Semi-finals
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Tulsa Roughnecks- Montreal Manic2 - 1 0 - 1 3 - 0 September 18, 26, 28
Golden Bay Earthquakes- Toronto Blizzard0 - 1 0 - 2 September 17, 27
Soccer Bowl '83
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Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
September 6, 1983Montreal ManicH2-417,202Chinaglia, Bogicevic
September 12, 1983Montreal ManicA0-0 (SOL)20,726

Friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
May 30 H 4–1 31,294
June 2 H 2–3 26,641
June 5 H 4–1 51,825
June 15 H 7–2 30,720
October 16 A 1–3 40,000
October 23 Africa Sport A1–2 45,000
October 26 Tonelle Yaoundé A 2–0 30,000
October 28 A 3–1 45,000
Notes

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North American Soccer League .
  2. Web site: Morrison. Dave. New York Cosmos 1984 Roster. NASLJerseys.com. January 22, 2013.
  3. Web site: All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us .
  4. Web site: The Year in American Soccer - 1983 . 2013-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150708232656/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1983.html . 2015-07-08 . dead .

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