The 1982 New York Cosmos season was the 12th season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. The Cosmos completed their fourth double—a feat not matched by any NASL or, as yet, MLS club—finishing 37 points ahead of Seattle for the league premiership, and defeating the Sounders in Soccer Bowl '82 for the league championship.
Squad
Source:NASL New York Cosmos Rosters
Results Source:All-time American soccer statistics – SoccerStats.us
Transatlantic Challenge Cup Source:NASL Friendlies on NASL Jerseys website
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers May 26, 1982 Napoli H 2–2 28,887 Romero (2) May 29, 1982 Nacional (Uru) H 3–1 14,212 Cabañas, Moyers, Chinaglia May 31, 1982 Chicago Sting H 3–4 36,904 Chinaglia (3)
Spring Cup Source:NASL Friendlies on NASL Jerseys website
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers March 27, 1982 Chicago Sting A 1–2(AET) 13,251 Margetic, Chinaglia March 30, 1982 Malmö FF A 0–1 15,921 Eskandarian(own goal)
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 Pts1New York Cosmos32 23 9 73 52 +212032Montreal Manic32 19 13 60 43 +171593Toronto Blizzard32 17 15 64 47 +171514Chicago Sting32 13 19 56 67 −11129
Overall league placing Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts1New York Cosmos32 23 9 73 52 +212032Seattle Sounders32 18 14 72 48 +241663Fort Lauderdale Strikers32 18 14 64 74 −101634San Diego Sockers32 19 13 71 54 +171625Vancouver Whitecaps32 20 12 58 48 +10160 Source:
Matches
April 10, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Jacksonville Tea Men 2 Jacksonville, Fl Attendance: 4,537
April 18, 1982, New York Cosmos 2, Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 52,436
April 24, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Chicago Sting 1 Wrigley Field Attendance 16,149
April 28, 1982: Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2, New York Cosmos 1 Lockhart Stadium Attendance 17,951
May 2, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, Jacksonville Tea Men 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 32,710
May 5, 1982: New York Cosmos 1, Toronto Blizzard 2 Varsity Stadium Attendance 16,746
May 8, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 2 Skelly Stadium Attendance 21,118
May 12, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, San Diego Sockers 1 San Diego Sports Arena 14,805
May 16, 1982: Chicago Sting 1, New York Cosmos 3 Giants Stadium 36,193
May 19, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Portland Timbers 2 Civic Stadium 15,233
May 23, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 Giants Stadium 18,710
June 6, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, Toronto Blizzard 1 Giants Stadium 18,938
June 12, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 Tampa Stadium 28,475
June 18. 1982: Montreal Manic 3, New York Cosmos 2 Olympic Stadium 32,654
June 20, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Seattle Sounders 2 Giants Stadium 27,397
June 23, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Vancouver Whitecaps 2 Giants Stadium 22,914
June 27, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Edmonton Drillers 1 Giants Stadium 26,379
June 30, 1982: San Jose Earthquakes 4, New York Cosmos 2 Spartan Stadium 18,111
July 3, 1982: Vancouver Whitecaps 1, New York Cosmos 0 Empire Stadium 22,618
July 7, 1982: Edmonton Drillers 2, New York Cosmos 1 Clarke Stadium 8,697
July 10, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, Chicago Sting 1 Wrigley Field 18,023
July 14, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Montreal Manic 2 Giants Stadium 25,634
July 18, 1982: New York Cosmos 6, Portland Timbers 2 Giants Stadium 24,387
July 22, 1982: New York Cosmos 1, Toronto Blizzard 0 Varsity Stadium 10,856
July 25, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, San Diego Sockers 1 Giants Stadium 29,572
July 28, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1 Giants Stadium 18,828
August 1, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Montreal Manic 2 Giants Stadium 38,891
August 4, 1982: Seattle Sounders 3, New York Cosmos 2 Kingdome attendance 23,925
August 11, 1982: Toronto Blizzard 4, New York Cosmos 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 22,158
August 15, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Chicago Sting 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 36,241
August 18, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 28,638
August 20, 1982: Montreal Manic 3, New York Cosmos 1 Olympic Stadium 34,251
Postseason
Overview
Quarter-finals Game 1Game 2Game 3New York Cosmos – Tulsa Roughnecks 5–0 0–1 1–0 August 25, 28, September 1Seattle Sounders – Toronto Blizzard 4–2 1–2 4–2 August 25, 28, September 1Montreal Manic – Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–2 0–1 1–4 August 25, 28, September 1San Diego Sockers – Vancouver Whitecaps 5–1 0–1 2–1 August 25, 28, September 1
Semi-finals Game 1Game 2Game 3New York Cosmos – San Diego Sockers 2–1 2–1 September 5, 8Seattle Sounders – Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–0 3–4 1–0 September 4, 8, 10
Soccer Bowl '82 September 18New York Cosmos1–0Seattle SoundersSan Diego, Jack Murphy Stadium
Friendlies Source:NASL Friendlies on NASL Jerseys website
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers March 7 Bahamas All-Stars A 5–0 2,000 March 23 Comunicaciones N 0-0 26,693 March 25 N 3–1 8,166 March 27 Chicago Sting N 1–2 13,251 March 30 Malmö A 0–1 15,921 April 4 H 5–1 37,408 May 3 Pennsylvania Stoners A 1–0 3,000 May 26 Napoli H 2–2 28,887 May 29 Nacional H 3–1 14,212 May 31 Chicago Sting H 3–4 36,904 June 8 Milan H 1–0 17,896 September 28 Flamengo H 3–3 37,312 October 9 América H 0–1 14,920 October 17 Victoria All-Stars A 3–2 15,000 October 28 A 2–1 30,000 October 30 A 1–0 40,000 November 3 A 3–1 15,000 November 7 A 3–1 11,000 November 10 A 1–0 35,000 Notes
See also 1982 North American Soccer League season
References