The 1975 New York Cosmos season was the fifth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' fifth year of existence the club finished 3rd in the five-team Northern Division and 12th out of 20 in the overall league table. Despite Pelé joining the club midseason in what English writer Gavin Newsham said was "the transfer coup of the century," bringing unprecedented attention to soccer in the United States, the Cosmos missed the playoffs for the second straight year.
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Preseason DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersMarch 1, 1975Miami TorosN1-0N/AN/AMarch 3, 1975Victory ClubA0-1N/AN/A
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).
Northern Division Standings Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts1Boston Minutemen22 13 9 41 29 +121162Toronto Metros-Croatia22 13 9 39 28 +111143New York Cosmos22 10 12 39 38 +1914Rochester Lancers22 6 16 29 49 -20645Hartford Bicentennials22 6 16 27 51 -2461
Overall League Placing Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts10Chicago Sting22 12 10 39 33+610611Vancouver Whitecaps22 11 11 38 28+109912New York Cosmos22 10 12 39 38+19113Philadelphia Atoms22 10 12 33 42-99014Baltimore Comets22 9 13 34 52-1887 Source:
Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersApril 30, 1975Miami TorosH2–39,328Liveric, CorreaMay 3, 1975Tampa Bay RowdiesA1–08,378May 7, 1975Baltimore CometsH5–17,016Fink (3), Liveric, CorreaMay 14, 1975Connecticut BicentennialsH1–1 (SOL)6,103FinkMay 19, 1975Toronto Metros-CroatiaA1–24,796Dillon, LivericMay 28, 1975Vancouver WhitecapsH0–17,331June 4, 1975Connecticut BicentennialsH2–15,227Paredas, LivericJune 7, 1975Rochester LancersA3–24,959Spiegler (2)June 10, 1975Philadelphia AtomsA1–020,124June 18, 1975Toronto Metros-CroatiaH2–022,500Correa, SpieglerJune 27, 1975Rochester LancersA0–314,562Siega, Pelé, FinkJune 29, 1975Washington DiplomatsA2–0935,620Spiegler (2), Paredas, Pelé (2), Kerr, Fink, Mahy, MariaJuly 3, 1975Los Angeles AztecsA5–112,176SpieglerJuly 5, 1975Seattle SoundersA2–017,925July 9, 1975Boston MinutemenH3–118,126De La Fuente, Correa, KerrJuly 16, 1975Portland TimbersH1–213,423PeléJuly 19, 1975Toronto Metros-CroatiaA3–021,573July 23, 1975San Jose EarthquakesH1–1 (SOW)11,137PeléJuly 30, 1975Rochester LancersH2–08,217Ord (2)August 1, 1975Connecticut BicentennialsA3–18,546LivericAugust 3, 1975Boston MinutemenA5–04,445August 6, 1975Boston MinutemenH1–06,541Paredas
Friendlies DateOpponentVenueResult Scorers Ref. March 3 Victory A 1–0 24,000 Apr 1 Miami Toros A 1–0 11,000 May 22 H 1–1 n/a New York Cosmos 1974-75 Friendlies on NASL Jerseys.comJune 15 Dallas Tornado H 2–2 22,278 July 7 Vancouver Whitecaps A 2–1 26,495 July 27 Dallas Tornado A 2–3 26,127 August 10 St. Louis Stars A 1–2 10,180 August 27 San Jose EarthquakesA 2–3 19,338 August 31 Malmö FF A 1–5 21,000 September 2 Swedish All-Stars A 3–1 20,448 September 4 Stockholm Alliansen A 2–3 55,000 September 11 Valerengens A 4–2 September 13 Roma A 1–3 49,700 September 17 Victory A 2–1 September 19 Violette A.C. A 1–2 September 21 Santos A 0–1 September 26 A 12–1 September 28 Violette A 0–0 30,000 September 30 Toronto Metros-Croatia A n/a n/a October 2 Windsor Stars A n/a n/a
See also 1975 North American Soccer League season
References
External links Video of Pele's debut with the New York Cosmos