The 1979 New York Cosmos season was the ninth season for the
New York Cosmos in the now-defunct
North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to:
*North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league
*North American Soccer League (2011–2017)
The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ...
. 1979 saw the club continue their premiership streak to three seasons with the league's highest point total, and match their wins record while achieving a record point total, but the Cosmos' quest for a third straight NASL championship ended with a loss in the conference finals to the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Squad
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Results
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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).
:''-Playoffs via division standings. -Playoffs via wildcard.''
Matches
April 22, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 Giants Stadium 72,342
April 29, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Philadelphia Fury 2 Giants Stadium 46,375
May 4, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Toronto Blizzard 0
Varsity Stadium 29,483
May 6, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Houston Hurricane 0 Giants Stadium 50,142
May 12, 1979: Tampa Bay Rowdies 3, New York Cosmos 2
Tampa Stadium 40,701
May 20, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 1 Giants Stadium 46,344
May 26, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Portland Timber 1 (Cosmos won in shootout)
Civic Center 18,254
May 28, 1979: Chicago Sting 3, New York Cosmos 1
Wrigley Field 21,127
June 3, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Toronto Blizzard 1 Giants Stadium 38,762
June 9, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Dallas Tornado 1 Giants Stadium 45,031
June 13, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 2
Skelly Stadium
Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in the south central United States, located on the campus of the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Commonly known as H. A. Chapman Stadium, it is the hom ...
30,162
June 16, 1979: Vancouver Whitecaps 4, New York Cosmos 1
Empire Stadium 32,372
June 20, 1979: Minnesota Kicks 3, New York Cosmos 2
Metropolitan Stadium 43,952
June 24, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, New England Tea Men 0 Giants Stadium 41,428
June 27, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Portland Timber 1 Giants Stadium 33,721
July 1, 1979: New York Cosmos 5, Rochester Lancers 2 Giants Stadium 40,379
July 7, 1979: New York Cosmos 2, New England Tea Men 1
Foxboro Stadium 15,763
July 11, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Seattle Sounders 1 (Sounders won in shootout) Giants Stadium 40,207
JUly 15, 1979: Vancouver Whitecaps 4, New York Cosmos 2 Giants Stadium 48,753
July 18, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Fort Lauredale Strikers 3
Lockhart Stadium 19,850
July 21, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Philadelphia Fury 0
Veterans Stadium 17,352
July 25, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Minnesota Kicks 1 Giants Stadium 57,223
July 29, 1979: New York Cosmos 5, San Jose Earthquakes 0 Giants Stadium 35,450
August 1, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Los Angeles Aztecs 1
Rose Bowl 38,606
August 5, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Rochester Lancers 2
Holleder Memorial Stadium
Holleder Memorial Stadium was a 20,000 seat football stadium in Rochester, New York.
Located on Ridgeway Avenue, at the south east corner of Mount Read Blvd., it was built in 1949 to serve as the home of Aquinas Institute football.
Originally na ...
18,881
August 8, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 Giants Stadium 70,042
August 12, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Washington Diplomats 4 (Cosmos won in a shootout) Giants Stadium 34,599
Postseason
Overview
= First round
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=Conference semifinals
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=Conference Championships
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=Soccer Bowl '79
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Friendlies
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See also
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1979 North American Soccer League season
The 1979 North American Soccer League season was the 67th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer and the 12th with a national first-division league in the United States and Canada.
Changes from the previous season
Rules changes
A rule modification req ...
References
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