The 1980 New York Cosmos season was the tenth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. The Cosmos completed their third double, finishing 1st in the overall league table and defeating the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–0 in Soccer Bowl '80.
Squad
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Results
Preseason
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).
National Eastern Division Standings Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts1New York Cosmos32 24 8 87 41 +462132Washington Diplomats32 17 15 72 61 +111593Toronto Blizzard32 14 18 49 65 -161284Rochester Lancers32 12 20 42 67 -25109
Overall League Placing Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts1New York Cosmos32 24 8 87 41 +462132Seattle Sounders32 25 7 74 31 +432073Chicago Sting32 21 11 80 50 +301874Los Angeles Aztecs32 20 12 61 52 +91745Tampa Bay Rowdies32 19 13 61 50 +11168 Source:
Matches April 5 - Houston Hurricane 3, New York Cosmos 3 (Cosmos win in a shootout) The Astrodome Attendance 15,916 April 9 - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4, New York Cosmos 1 Lockhart Stadium Attendance 18,572 April 13 - Minnesota Kicks 1, New York Cosmos 1 (Cosmos win a shootout) Giants Stadium Attendance 51,225 April 20 - New York Cosmos 4, Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 Giants Stadium Attendance 46,182 April 26 - Tulsa Roughnecks 2, New York Cosmos 1 Skelly Stadium Attendance 30,822 May 4 - New York Cosmos 2, Dallas Tornado 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 41,378 May 8 - New York Cosmos 3, Toronto Blizzard 1 Varsity Stadium Attendance 24,913 May 11 - New York Cosmos 4, Memphis Rogues 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 31,458 May 16 - New York Cosmos 4, California Surf 1 Anaheim Stadium Attendance 8,660 June 1 - New York Cosmos 1, Washington Diplomats 1 (Cosmos win in a shootout) Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Attendance 53,351 June 4 - New York Cosmos 2, New England Tea Men 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 34,723 June 8 - New York Cosmos 6, Atlanta Chiefs 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 35,007 June 11 - New York Cosmos 4, Rochester Lancers 2 Holleder Memorial Stadium Attendance 16,110 June 14 - New York Cosmos 3, Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 (Rowdies win in a shootout) Attendance 54,427 June 16 - New England Tea Men 2, New York Cosmos 1 Foxboro Stadium Attendance 28,356 June 22 - New York Cosmos 2, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 70,312 June 24 - Los Angeles Aztecs 2, New York Cosmos 0 Rose Bowl Attendance 26,325 June 29 - New York Cosmos 3, Vancouver Whitecaps 0 Empire Stadium Attendance 32,280 July 2 - New York Cosmos 3, Toronto Blizzard 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 33,281 July 6 - New York Cosmos 4, Portland Timbers 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 41,260 July 9 - New York Cosmos 2, Philadelphia Fury 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 31,783 July 12 - Detroit Express 0, New York Cosmos 0 (Express Win in a shootout) Pontiac Silverdome Attendance 27,234 July 16 - Philadelphia Fury, 2 New York Cosmos 1 Veterans Stadium Attendance 15,213 July 20 - New York Cosmos 3, Seattle Sounders 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 60,182 July 23 - New York Cosmos 5, San Diego Sockers 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 33,008 August 3 - New York Cosmos 4, Los Angeles Aztecs 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 48,019 August 7 - New York Cosmos 3, Edmonton Drillers 2 Giants Stadium Attendance 30,283 August 9 - New York Cosmos 1, Seattle Sounders 0 Kingdome Attendance 49,606 August 13 - New York Cosmos 3, Atlanta Chiefs 2 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance 13,117 August 17 - New York Cosmos 1, Washington Diplomats 1 (Diplomats win a Shootout) Giants Stadium Attendance 55,764 August 20 - New York Cosmos 4, Dallas Tornado 1 Texas Stadium Attendance 13,475 August 24 - New York Cosmos 5, Rochester Lancers 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 40,383
Postseason
Overview
First round Game 1Game 2ShootoutMinnesota Kicks - Dallas Tornado 0 - 1 0 - 2 August 27, 30San Diego Sockers - Chicago Sting 2 - 1 2 - 3 2 - 1 August 27, 30Tampa Bay Rowdies - New England Tea Men 1 - 0 4 - 0 August 27, 30Vancouver Whitecaps - Seattle Sounders 1 - 2 1 - 3 August 27, 30Washington Diplomats - Los Angeles Aztecs 1 - 0 1 - 2 0 - 2 August 27, 30Houston Hurricane - Edmonton Drillers 1 - 2 1 - 0 0 - 1 August 27, 31California Surf - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 - 2 2 - 0 0 - 1 August 28, 31Tulsa Roughnecks - New York Cosmos 1 - 3 1 - 8 August 28, 31
Quarter-finals Game 1Game 2ShootoutLos Angeles Aztecs - Seattle Sounders 3 - 0 0 - 4 2 - 1 September 3, 5Edmonton Drillers - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0 - 1 3 - 2 0 - 3 September 3, 6Dallas Tornado - New York Cosmos 2 - 3 3 - 0 0 - 3 September 3, 7San Diego Sockers - Tampa Bay Rowdies 6 - 3 0 - 6 2 - 1 September 4, 7
Semi-finals Game 1Game 2ShootoutSan Diego Sockers - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 - 2 4 - 2 0 - 3 September 11, 13Los Angeles Aztecs - New York Cosmos 1 - 2 1 - 3 September 11, 13
Soccer Bowl '80 Note: Newspaper reports and official NASL records stated goal times to the second (ex: 10:23) instead of the international standard of rounding up (ex: 11th minute).
Friendlies
DateOpponentVenueResultScorersRef. February 24 Bahamas All Stars A 4–0 n/a 1980 Friendlies on NASL Jerseys.com March 9 Nacional Fast Clube A 0–0 70,000 March 13 Santos A 2–1 25,000 Cosmos Defeat Santos, 2-1 on The New York Times, 15 Mar 1980 March 16 Uberlandia A 1–1 15,000 March 18 Cipolletti A 1–1 15,000 Cuando el Cosmos de Nueva York estuvo en la Visera, Rio Negro, 4 Oct 2016Un Cosmos de estrellas en la Visera by Juan Mocciaro on Rio Negro Online, 17 May 2004 March 21 Argentinos Juniors A 2–1 27,000 Argentinos Juniors 1 – Cosmos 2 (1980) on "En una baldosa" website, 3 Aug 2008 March 25 Tigres A 1–2 40,000 March 28 Los Angeles Aztecs A 3–1 24,219 March 30 Cruz Azul A 1–2 26,199 April 29 Cologne H 3–1 24,784 May 21 Manchester City H 3–2 31,480 May 24 Roma H 5–3 27,746 May 26 Vancouver Whitecaps H 1–1 60,384 July 30 River Plate H 1–1 47,320 Cómo le fue a Beckenbauer jugando contra Boca, River, Racing y todo el fútbol argentino by Cristian Dellocchio on Página 12, 10 Jan 2024 Sept 24 NASL Select H 2–3 71,413 October 1 Hajduk Split A 1–0 45,000 October 4 Sporting Lisboa A 1–1 35,000 October 10 Girondins de Bordeaux A 1–4 4,200 October 12 Napoli A 2–0 12,000 Notes
See also 1980 North American Soccer League season
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