1977 New York Cosmos season

Cosmos
1977 season
Manager United States Gordon Bradley[1]
(Until July 7)
Italy Eddie Firmani[2]
(After July 7)
Stadium Giants Stadium
NASL Division: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
Playoffs: Champions
National
Challenge Cup		 Did not enter
Top goalscorer League: Italy Giorgio Chinaglia (15 goals)
All: Italy Giorgio Chinaglia (42+ goals)
Highest home attendance 77,691
vs. FTL (August 14)
Lowest home attendance 7,212
vs. VC (April 2)
Average home league attendance 34,142[3]
← 1976 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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Shep Messing
2 Canada DF Robert Iarusci
2 Canada DF Bruce Twamley
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MF Vito Dimitrijevic
4 United States DF Werner Roth
5 England DF Keith Eddy
6 Germany DF Franz Beckenbauer
7 England FW Tony Field
8 England MF Terry Garbett
9 Italy FW Giorgio Chinaglia
10 Brazil FW Pelé
11 England FW Steve Hunt
12 United States DF Bobby Smith
14 Brazil MF Nelsi Morais
No. Position Player
15 Peru MF Ramon Mifflin
16 United States FW Tony Donlic
17 Scotland DF Charlie Aitken
18 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FW Jadranko Topić
19 Turkey GK Erol Yasin
20 England DF Mike Dillon
21 United States FW Gary Etherington
22 South Africa FW Jomo Sono
23 Brazil DF Rildo
25 Brazil DF Carlos Alberto
26 Canada DF Paul Hunter
33 United States MF Chris Agoliati
34 United States FW Roberto De Oliveira

Source:[5]

Results

Source:[6]

Friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
May 29, 1977 A.S. Roma H 0-3 N/A
June 1, 1977 S.S. Lazio H 2-3 25,803 N/A
September 1, 1977 Caribbean All-Stars A 2-5 N/A Dimitrijevic, Chinaglia, Topic, Pelé
September 04, 1977 Portuguesa FC A 1-1 15,000 Smith
September 10, 1977 Furukawa A 2-4 30,000 Chinaglia, Field, Pelé
September 14, 1977 Japan A 1-3 65,000 Topic, Morais, Chinaglia
September 17, 1977 China A 1-1 80,000 N/A
September 20, 1977 China A 2-1 50,000 Pelé
September 25, 1977 Mohun Bagan A.C. A 2-2 65,000 N/A
October 1, 1977 Santos FC H 2-1 75,646 Mifflin, Pelé
October 5, 1977 Santos FC N 1-1 24,689 Chinaglia
October 8, 1977 China H 1-1 33,712 Chinaglia
October 14, 1977 Flamengo A 1-4 14,000 Field

Preseason

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
March 11, 1977 Bermuda U23 A 0-4 626 Chinaglia (4)
March 13, 1977 Bermuda A 0-1 3,769 Chinaglia
March 19, 1977 Neuchâtel Xamax A 1-0 3,000
March 20, 1977 FC Zürich A 3-1 7,000 Chinaglia
March 24, 1977 S.S. Lazio A 1-2 20,000 Chinaglia, N/A
April 2, 1977 Victory Club H 9-0 7,212 Chinaglia (5), Field, Garbett, Pelé (2)
April 3, 1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 2-1 11,098 Chinaglia, 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

Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1Fort Lauderdale Strikers 26 19 7 49 29 +20161
2Cosmos 26 15 11 60 39 +21140
3Tampa Bay Rowdies 26 14 12 55 45 +10131
4Washington Diplomats 26 10 16 32 49 -1792

Overall League Placing

Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1Fort Lauderdale Strikers 26 19 7 49 29 +20161
2Dallas Tornado 26 18 8 56 37 +19161
3Cosmos 26 15 11 60 39 +21140
4Minnesota Kicks 26 16 10 44 36 +8137
5Tampa Bay Rowdies 26 14 12 55 45 +10131

Source:[7]

Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
April 9, 1977 Las Vegas Quicksilvers A 1-0 11,896
April 13, 1977 Team Hawaii A 1-2 12,877 Topic, Hunt
April 17, 1977 Rochester Lancers H 2-0 26,752 Chinaglia, Pelé
April 24, 1977 Dallas Tornado H 1-1 (SOL) 13,527 Smith
May 1, 1977 St. Louis Stars H 2-2 (SOL) 20,112 Dillon, Morais
May 8, 1977 Connecticut Bicentennials A 2-3 17,302 Chinaglia, Eddy, Dimitrijevic
May 11, 1977 Chicago Sting A 1-2 21,108 OG, Dimitrijevic
May 15, 1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H 3-0 21,782 Pelé (3)
May 22, 1977 Chicago Sting H 1-2 20,407 Chinaglia
May 29, 1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 4-2 45,288 Beckenbauer, Field
June 5, 1977 Toronto Metros-Croatia H 6-0 31,208 Sono, Chinaglia (2), Hunt (3)
June 8, 1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers A 0-3 14,358 Beckenbauer, Pelé, Chinaglia
June 12, 1977 Minnesota Kicks H 1-1 (SOW) 36,816 Chinaglia
June 16, 1977 Toronto Metros-Croatia A 1-2 21,793 Field, Chinaglia
June 19, 1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 3-1 62,394 Pelé (3)
June 23, 1977 St. Louis Stars A 2-0 32,605
June 26, 1977 Los Angeles Aztecs H 5-2 57,191 Pelé (3), Mifflin, Dimitrijevic
June 30, 1977 Vancouver Whitecaps A 5-3 30,277 Roth, Chinaglia, Field
July 2, 1977 Los Angeles Aztecs A 4-1 32,165 Chinaglia
July 6, 1977 San Jose Earthquakes H 3-0 31,875 Hunt, Dimitrijevic, Field
July 10, 1977 Seattle Sounders H 1-0 41,270
July 15, 1977 Rochester Lancers A 0-0 (SOL) 17,572
July 17, 1977 Portland Timbers H 2-0 41,205 Hunt, Chinaglia
July 27, 1977 Washington Diplomats H 8-2 34,189 Beckenbauer (2), Chinaglia (3),
Hunt (2), Field
July 31, 1977 Connecticut Bicentennials H 3-1 46,389 Chinaglia, Pelé, Field
August 6, 1977 Washington Diplomats A 2-1 31,283 Pelé

Postseason

Overview

First Round
August 10 San Jose Earthquakes 1 – 2 Los Angeles Aztecs Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum
August 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 – 3 Cosmos New York City, Yankee Stadium
August 10 Rochester Lancers 1 – 0 St. Louis Stars St. Louis, Busch Memorial
August 10 Seattle Sounders 2 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps Burnaby (BC), Swangard Stadium
Conference Semifinals
Game 1 Game 2
Cosmos - Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 8 - 3 3 - 2 August 14, 17
Los Angeles Aztecs - Dallas Tornado 3 - 1 5 - 1 August 14, 17 1977
Minnesota Kicks - Seattle Sounders 1 - 2 0 - 1 August 14, 17
Rochester Lancers - Toronto Metros-Croatia 1 - 0 1 - 0 August 14, 17
Conference Championships
Game 1 Game 2
Los Angeles Aztecs - Seattle Sounders 1 - 3 0 - 1 August 21, 25
Rochester Lancers - Cosmos 1 - 2 1 - 4 August 21, 24
Soccer Bowl '77
August 28 Cosmos 2 – 1 Seattle Sounders Portland (OR), Civic Stadium

Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
August 10, 1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 3-0 57,828 Pelé (2), Chinaglia
August 14, 1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H 8-3 77,691 Chinaglia (3), Hunt (2), Etherington,
Beckenbauer, Field
August 17, 1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers A 2-2 (SOW) 14,152 Pelé, Chinaglia
August 21, 1977 Rochester Lancers A 1-2 20,005 Hunt, Chinaglia
August 24, 1977 Rochester Lancers H 4-1 73,669 Chinaglia (2), Pelé, Dimitrijevic
August 28, 1977 Seattle Sounders N 2-1 35,548 Hunt, Chinaglia

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/sports/soccer/01bradley.html?_r=1
  2. ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/19/the-footballing-life-eddie-firmani
  3. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/nasl.html
  4. ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=cosmos
  5. ↑ http://nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Cosmos_Rosters.htm
  6. ↑ http://soccerstats.us/teams/new-york-cosmos/1977/
  7. ↑ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1977.html

See also


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