New York Cosmos
1984 season
ManagerItaly Eddie Firmani[1]
Until December 11, 1984

Germany Hubert Birkenmeier
From December 11, 1984
StadiumGiants Stadium
NASLDivision: 3rd
Overall: 6th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
National Challenge CupDid not enter
CONCACAF
Champions' Cup		Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paraguay Roberto Cabañas (8 goals)
All:
Paraguay Roberto Cabañas (11 goals)
Highest home attendance37,629
vs. FCB (May 28)
Lowest home attendance7,581
vs. GB (Sept 12)
Average home league attendance12,817[2]
← 1983
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The 1984 New York Cosmos season was the fourteenth season for the New York Cosmos playing in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. It was the final year of the original Cosmos playing in the original NASL; they would play three friendlies in 1985 before disbanding. During the 1984 season, the Cosmos finished in third place in the Eastern Division, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1975. It was also the first season since 1978 that the Cosmos failed to finish first in the overall league table, ending a streak of six premierships.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Hubert Birkenmeier
2 DF Iran IRN Andranik Eskandarian
3 DF United States USA Dan Canter
4 DF United States USA Jeff Durgan
5 DF United States USA Darryl Gee
6 DF Poland POL Wladyslaw Zmuda
7 FW Italy ITA Giuseppe Damiani
8 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Vladislav Bogicevic
9 FW Paraguay PAR Roberto Cabañas
11 FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Dragan Vujovic
12 FW United States USA Steve Moyers
13 MF Netherlands NED Johan Neeskens
14 FW Poland POL Stan Terlecki
15 FW England ENG Alan Green
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF United States USA Angelo DiBernardo
16 FW Bermuda BER Randy Horton
17 MF United States USA Rick Davis
20 FW South Africa RSA Andrew Parkinson
21 GK United States USA David Brcic
22 MF Portugal POR Pedro DeBrito
23 MF United States USA Mike Fox
24 DF United States USA Kazbek Tambi
25 MF Scotland SCO Gerry Gray
27 MF Canada CAN Carmine Marcantonio
28 FW Ecuador ECU Chico Borja
30 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gerry Reardon
31 DF Italy ITA Fernando DeMatthaeis
32 DF Liberia LBR Doc Lawson

Source:[3]

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From
3 DF United States Dan Canter United States Team America
6 DF Poland Władysław Żmuda Italy Hellas Verona
7 FW Italy Giuseppe Damiani Italy Milan
14 FW Poland Stan Terlecki United States Golden Bay Earthquakes
20 FW South Africa Andrew Parkinson United States Team America
22 MF Portugal Pedro DeBrito United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
25 MF Scotland Gerry Gray Canada Montreal Manic
27 MF Canada Carmine Marcantonio Canada Montreal Manic
28 FW Ecuador Chico Borja United States Team America
30 MF Republic of Ireland Gerry Reardon United States Tulsa Roughnecks
32 DF Liberia Doc Lawson United States New York Arrows

Results

Source:[4]

Trans-Atlantic Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
May 28, 1984 Barcelona H 5–3 37,629 Bogicevic, Cabañas, Moyers (2), Neeskens
June 3, 1984 Udinese H 4–1 34,158 Terlecki, Vujovic, Gray, Green

NASL regular season

Main article: 1984 North American Soccer League season

Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
6 points for a win, 3 points for a draw, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored (up to three per game).

Eastern Division Standings

Pos. Eastern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
1 Chicago Sting 13 11 50 49 44 120 6–6 7–5
2 Toronto Blizzard 14 10 46 33 35 117 9–3 5–7
3 New York Cosmos 13 11 43 42 39 115 9–3 4–8
4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 15 43 61 35 87 9–3 0–12

Overall League Placing

Pos. Eastern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
4 Chicago Sting 13 11 50 49 44 120 6–6 7–5
5 Toronto Blizzard 14 10 46 33 35 117 9–3 5–7
6 New York Cosmos 13 11 43 42 39 115 9–3 4–8
7 Tulsa Roughnecks 10 14 42 46 38 98 8–4 2–10
8 Golden Bay Earthquakes 8 16 61 62 49 95 4–8 4–8

Source:[5]

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
May 13, 1984 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 1–0 21,385 Cabanas
May 20, 1984 Vancouver Whitecaps H 2–1 16,719 Cabanas (2)
May 26, 1984 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 2–2 (p.l.) 12,722 Neeskens, DeBrito
June 9, 1984 Chicago Sting H 0–5 12,134
June 13, 1984 Golden Bay Earthquakes A 1–3 11,696 Borja (2), Gray
June 17, 1984 Toronto Blizzard H 2–1 15,482 Terlecki, Neeskens
June 22, 1984 Chicago Sting A 1–2 11,458 Terlecki, Borja
June 24, 1984 Tulsa Roughnecks H 3–1 14,267 Parkinson (2), Borja
June 27, 1984 Toronto Blizzard A 0–4 10,231
June 30, 1984 Minnesota Strikers A 0–1 11,572
July 8, 1984 Vancouver Whitecaps A 1–2 20,627 Cabanas
July 11, 1984 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 5–1 10,364 Bogicevic, Vujovic, Cabanas (2), Green
July 14, 1984 Tulsa Roughnecks A 2–3 22,500 Bogicevic, Green, Neeskens
July 25, 1984 San Diego Sockers H 3–1 10,495 Vujovic, Green, Cabanas
August 10, 1984 Minnesota Strikers A 2–3 10,575 DeBrito, Green
August 15, 1984 San Diego Sockers H 2–0 12,328 Cabanas, Moyers
August 19, 1984 Minnesota Strikers H 3–4 12,872 Neeskens, Green
August 25, 1984 San Diego Sockers A 1–2 5,215 Davis
August 29, 1984 Vancouver Whitecaps H 2–1 11,444 Vujovic, Terlecki
September 3, 1984 Golden Bay Earthquakes A 3–4 8,567 Parkinson, Terlecki, Bogicevic, Borja
September 5, 1984 Toronto Blizzard H 1–1 (p.w.) 8,736 Davis
September 8, 1984 Tulsa Roughnecks A 0–2 7,683
September 12, 1984 Golden Bay Earthquakes H 0–1 7,581
September 15, 1984 Chicago Sting A 0–1 10,729

Friendlies

Source:[6]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
April 27 Mexico América N [n 1] 0–3 9,938 –
May 5 United States Cosmos Alumni [n 2] H 6–2 32,653 Moyers (3), Green (2), DiBernardo
May 16 United States New York Nationals H 2–2 n/a Bogicevic (2)
May 28 Spain Barcelona H 5–3 37,629 Moyers (2), Cabañas, Neeskens, Bogicevic
June 3 Italy Udinese H 4–1 31,400 Green, Vujovic, Terlecki, Gray
July 6 United States FC Seattle H 2–1 7,631 Green, Cabañas
July 22 United Nations World All Stars H 1–3 37,318 Neeskens
August 12 Italy Juventus H 2–1 36,724 Moyers, Davis
August 22 Argentina Argentinos Juniors H 3–2 13,796 Neeskens, Cabañas, Borja
Notes
  1. ^ Held in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
  2. ^ Team of all-time former Cosmos players, which included Jack Brand, Shep Messing (goalkeepers), Robert Iarusci, Francisco Marinho, Werner Roth, Carlos Alberto, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Smith (defenders), Rivelino, Terry Garbett, Nelsi Morais (midfielders), Pelé, Giorgio Chinaglia, Randy Horton, Dennis Tueart (forwards).

1985

After the disbanding of the North American Soccer League, the Cosmos opted to play as an independent team. After poor attendances and lack of media interest, the club shut down operations upon playing a handful of friendly matches.

May 27, 1985 1 New York Cosmos United States 2–2 Argentina Independiente East Rutherford, New Jersey
Liveric 16'
Vukcevic 89'		 Report Marangoni 33' (p)
Percudani 56'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 16,556
June 9, 1985 2 New York Cosmos United States 2–0 Portugal Sporting CP East Rutherford, New Jersey
Figueroa 74'
Caszely 78'		 Report Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 15,724
June 16, 1985 3 New York Cosmos United States 1–2 Italy Lazio East Rutherford, New Jersey
D'Amico 85' Report Giordano 16'
Manfredonia 44'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 8,777

See also

References

  1. ^ Yannis, Alex (December 11, 1984). "Cosmos hire Klivecka as indoor coach". The New York Times. New York, New York. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  2. ^ "North American Soccer League".
  3. ^ Morrison, Dave. "New York Cosmos 1984 Roster". NASLJerseys.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1984". The American Soccer History Archives. Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  6. ^ North American Soccer League: Friendlies
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