1978 New York Cosmos season
| 1978 season | |||
| Manager |
 Eddie Firmani[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | Giants Stadium | ||
| NASL |
Division: 1st Overall: 1st Playoffs: Champions | ||
| National Challenge Cup | Did not enter | ||
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Did not enter | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Giorgio Chinaglia (34? goals) All: Giorgio Chinaglia (goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance |
74,901 vs. TB (August 27) | ||
| Lowest home attendance |
26,325 vs. BJR (September 9) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 47,856[2] | ||
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The 1978 New York Cosmos season was the eighth season for the Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. It was also the second and final year in which "New York" was dropped from their name. The double-winning club set records for most wins and points in an NASL season, thanks to their 24-6 regular-season mark (shared with the Vancouver Whitecaps) and 212 points, securing their second premiership on the way to their third championship. They beat the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 7-0 on opening day[3] and never looked back, scoring 88 times while losing just three games in regulation. Giorgio Chinaglia scored 34 goals and 79 points, setting league records in the process. In Soccer Bowl '78, the Cosmos defeated the Tampa Bay Rowdies in front of 74,901 fans at Giants Stadium, still to this day a record for attendance at a North American championship soccer game.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
Source:[5]
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 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cosmos | 30 | 24 | 6 | 88 | 39 | +49 | 212 |
| 2 | Washington Diplomats | 30 | 16 | 14 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 145 |
| 3 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 30 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 144 |
| 4 | Rochester Lancers | 30 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 131 |
Overall League Placing
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cosmos | 30 | 24 | 6 | 88 | 39 | +49 | 212 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 30 | 24 | 6 | 68 | 29 | +39 | 199 |
| 3 | Detroit Express | 30 | 20 | 10 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 176 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 30 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 167 |
| 5 | New England Tea Men | 30 | 19 | 11 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 165 |
Source:[6]
Postseason
Overview
| Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Championships | Soccer Bowl '78 | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Detroit Express | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A8 | Philadelphia Fury | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Detroit Express | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A7 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | New England Tea Men | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A7 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A7 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | San Diego Sockers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A6 | California Surf | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | San Diego Sockers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A5 | Chicago Sting | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Cosmos | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Cosmos | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| N8 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Cosmos | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Minnesota Kicks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Minnesota Kicks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N6 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Cosmos | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Portland Timbers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N7 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Portland Timbers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Portland Timbers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N5 | Washington Diplomats | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/19/the-footballing-life-eddie-firmani
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/nasl.html
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gP8LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VFgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6738,461247&dq=cosmos+strikers&hl=en
- ↑ http://nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Cosmos_Rosters.htm
- ↑ http://soccerstats.us/teams/new-york-cosmos/1978/
- ↑ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1978.html