2014 New York Cosmos season explained

Club:New York Cosmos
Season:2014
Chrtitle:Chairman
Chairman:Seamus O'Brien
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Giovanni Savarese
Stadium:Shuart Stadium
Belson Stadium (US Open Cup)
League:NASL
League Result:Spring: 2nd Place
Fall: 6th Place
Combined: 3rd Place
Cup1:Soccer Bowl
Cup1 Result:Did not qualify
Cup2:U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:5th round
Highest Attendance:League: 7,906
(April 13 v. Atlanta)
All: 9,364
(June 14 v. Red Bulls)
Lowest Attendance:League: 3,091
(May 12 v. Minnesota)
All: 1,851
(May 28 v. Brooklyn at Belson Stadium)
Average Attendance:League: 4,835
All: 5,028
League Topscorer:Mads Stokkelien & Sebastián Guenzatti (3)
Season Topscorer:Mads Stokkelien (5)
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Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

The 2014 New York Cosmos season was the new Cosmos' second season of existence, playing in the new North American Soccer League. Including the previous franchise, it was the sixteenth season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area.

Club

Roster

As of July 19, 2014.[1]

Competitions

Pre-season and Exhibitions

Exhibitions

NASL Spring Season

See main article: article.

The Spring season will last for 9 games beginning on April 12 and ending on June 8. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time.[2] Half the teams will host 5 home games and play 4 road games whereas the other half of the teams will play 4 home games and 5 road games. The Cosmos will play 5 of their games at home.[3] The winner of the Spring season will earn the right to host the Soccer Bowl 2014 Championship game.

Results

Results by round

Match reports

NASL Fall Season

See main article: article.

The Fall season will last for 18 games beginning on July 12 and ending on November 1. The schedule will feature a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league twice, one at home and one on the road.[4] The winner of the Fall season will play the winner of the Spring season in the Soccer Bowl 2014 Championship game except if the Spring and Fall Champions are the same team in which case the team with the best overall Spring and Fall record behind that team will be their opponent.

Results

Results by round

Match reports

The Championship

See main article: article and Soccer Bowl 2014.

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: article and 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

The Cosmos will compete in the 2014 edition of the Open Cup entering in the Third Round of the tournament. The club has said should they host the Third Round match they will play it at Belson Stadium if they are selected as a host for that round due to Shuart Stadium not being available.[5]

Match reports

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for the New York Cosmos who are no longer at the club:|-|}

Goal scorers

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1 FW18Mads Stokkelien341210
2 MF13Sebastián Guenzatti22004
MF19Marcos Senna13004
4 MF14Danny Szetela12003
DF15Jimmy Ockford11013
FW22Alessandro Noselli10023
FW25Hagop Chirishian02013
8 DF4 Carlos Mendes20002
MF7 Ayoze20002
FW17Stefan Dimitrov02002
11 DF2 Hunter Freeman01001
FW8Diomar Díaz01001
FW11Andrés Flores01001
FW21David Diosa01001
FW22Danny Mwanga01001
MF27Jemal Johnson01001
MF30Paulo10001
TOTALS14221643

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonNASL PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal
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1 GKJimmy Maurer2011001041
2 DFHunter Freeman2040001070
3 DFHunter Gorskie0020000020
4 DFCarlos Mendes0011000011
5 MFJoseph Nane0030000030
6 DFRovérsio1000000010
7 MFAyoze3060000191
8 FWDiomar Díaz1000000010
11FWAndrés Flores0020000020
13MFSebastián Guenzatti1110000021
14MFDanny Szetela30501020110
15DFJimmy Ockford0000000101
16MFDane Murphy0010000010
17FWStefan Dimitrov1010000020
18FWMads Stokkelien0030000030
19MFMarcos Senna1011000021
20FWHans Denissen0010000010
21FWDavid Diosa1040000050
22FWAlessandro Noselli1000001020
23MFConnor Lade0010000010
25MFHagop Chirishian0000001010
27MFJemal Johnson0020000020
30MFPaulo Ferreira-Mendes2000000020
TOTALS1913931062656

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
20 San Antonio ScorpionsJanuary 2, 2014[6]
18 StabækJanuary 31, 2014[7] [8]

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
24 Chicago FireJanuary 10, 2014[9]
12 Free AgentFreeFebruary 2014
23 Free AgentFreeFebruary 2014[10]
26 Shimizu S-PulseLoan return
15 Free AgentFree
18 Free AgentFree
20 Free AgentFree
28 Balzan
11 Free AgentFreeJuly 7, 2014[11]
22 Free AgentFreeJuly 12, 2014[12]
30 Atlanta Silverbacks[13] FreeAugust 28, 2014[14]

Loan In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
15 Seattle Sounders FCSeason longFebruary 26, 2014[15]
11 Isidro MetapánSeason longJuly 18, 2014[16]
23 New York Red BullsAssignmentJuly 28, 2014[17]
22 Colorado RapidsSeason LongAugust 28, 2014[18]

Loan Out

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Team. New York Cosmos.
  2. Web site: Dec 19, 2013 . Soccer Bowl Rematch Highlights 2014 NASL Season Openers . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220060142/http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=6054 . Dec 20, 2013 . 2023-01-30 . www.nasl.com.
  3. Web site: Home | New York Cosmos. www.nycosmos.com.
  4. Web site: NASL Announces 2014 Fall Season Schedule . www.nasl.com.
  5. Web site: BELSON BOUND? If Cosmos are selected to host May 28 Open Cup match, it would be at St. John's . April 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140426202334/http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/cosmos2.php?article_id=36788 . April 26, 2014 . dead .
  6. Web site: HANS DENISSEN SIGNS WITH COSMOS. NY Cosmos. April 14, 2014.
  7. News: MOVERS AND SHAKERS – FEBRUARY 13. NASL News. February 13, 2014. April 14, 2014.
  8. Web site: COSMOS ADD NORWEGIAN STRIKER STOKKELIEN. NY Cosmos. April 14, 2014.
  9. Web site: RELEASE: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs Goalkeeper Kyle Reynish. Chicago Fire. April 14, 2014.
  10. Web site: Grella, Former MLS Players Rivera, Ceus highlight Cosmos trialists. empireofsoccer. April 14, 2014.
  11. Web site: New York Cosmos cut ties with Peri Marosevic. Empire of Soccer. July 14, 2014.
  12. Web site: Alessandro Noselli out for the remainder of the NASL fall season. July 31, 2014. SBNation. August 3, 2014.
  13. Web site: Silverbacks Bring Back Paulo Mendes. Atlanta Silverbacks. September 20, 2014.
  14. Web site: So Long, Paulo. Big Apple Soccer. September 4, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024841/http://bigapplesoccer.com/teams/cosmos2.php?article_id=38203. March 4, 2016. dead.
  15. Web site: Official: Jimmy Ockford loaned to New York Cosmos for 2014. February 26, 2014. sounderatheart.com. April 14, 2014.
  16. Web site: Cosmos sign "El Ruso" Andres Flores. Cosmos Soccer Fan. July 30, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140723012624/http://cosmossoccerfan.com/2014/07/18/cosmos-sign-el-ruso-andres-flores/. July 23, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  17. Web site: New York Red Bulls loan third-year man Connor Lade, to NASL's New York Cosmos. Major League Soccer. July 29, 2014.
  18. Web site: Danny Mwanga loan to New York Cosmos of NASL is official. Colorado Rapids. September 4, 2014.
  19. Web site: Brazil: Paulo Mendes – Profile. Soccerway. August 25, 2014.

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