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1972 New York Cosmos season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | New York Cosmos |
| season | 1972 |
| manager | Gordon Bradley |
| stadium | Hofstra Stadium |
| league | NASL |
| league result | Division: 1st |
| Overall: 1st | |
| Playoffs: Champions | |
| cup1 | [National |
| Challenge Cup](1972-national-challenge-cup) | |
| cup1 result | Did not enter |
| league topscorer | |
| Randy Horton (9 goals) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Randy Horton (13 goals) | |
| highest attendance | All: 13,205 |
| (Aug. 30 vs. Dynamo Moscow) | |
| League: 7,324 | |
| (May 7 vs. St. Louis) | |
| lowest attendance | 1,200 |
| (Jun. 18 vs. Toronto) | |
| average attendance | 4,282 |
| pattern_b1 | _collar |
| pattern_so1 | _2 gold stripes |
| leftarm1 | 088a08 |
| body1 | 088a08 |
| rightarm1 | 088a08 |
| shorts1 | 088a08 |
| socks1 | 088a08 |
| American | true |
| prevseason | 1971 |
| nextseason | 1973 |
Overall: 1st Playoffs: Champions Challenge Cup](1972-national-challenge-cup) Randy Horton (9 goals) Randy Horton (13 goals) (Aug. 30 vs. Dynamo Moscow) League: 7,324 (May 7 vs. St. Louis) (Jun. 18 vs. Toronto)
The 1972 New York Cosmos season was the second season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' second year of existence, the club finished 1st in the Northern Division and 1st in the overall league table. In the playoffs, the Cosmos defeated the Dallas Tornado in the semifinal and the St. Louis Stars in the final, winning their first league championship and completing the first double by a club in the national era.
Squad
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Results
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Regular season
Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
6 points for a win, 3 points for a draw, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored (up to three per game).
Northern Division Standings
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Cosmos | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 77 |
| 2 | Rochester Lancers | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 64 |
| 3 | Montreal Olympique | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 57 |
| 4 | Toronto Metros | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 53 |
Overall League Placing
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Cosmos | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 77 |
| 2 | St. Louis Stars | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 69 |
| 3 | Rochester Lancers | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 64 |
| 4 | Dallas Tornado | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 60 |
| 5 | Montreal Olympique | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 57 |
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Matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1972 | St. Louis Stars | H | 3-3 | 7,324 | Young, Horton (2) |
| May 14, 1972 | Rochester Lancers | A | 1-1 | 4,100 | Stritzl |
| May 20, 1972 | Miami Gatos | H | 6-1 | 1,302 | Horton (2), Cummings (2), Jelinek, Siega |
| May 27, 1972 | Atlanta Chiefs | H | 4-2 | 4,445 | Kerr, Horton (2), Cummings |
| June 3, 1972 | Dallas Tornado | A | 1-0 | 2,157 | |
| June 18, 1972 | Toronto Metros | H | 2-1 | 1,200 | Cummings, Siega |
| June 25, 1972 | Atlanta Chiefs | A | 2-0 | N/A | |
| July 1, 1972 | Montreal Olympique | H | 2-0 | 4,571 | Kerr, Mfum |
| July 8, 1972 | Miami Gatos | A | 0-2 | 1,438 | Horton, Mfum |
| July 16, 1972 | Montreal Olympique | A | 2-2 | 2,996 | Mfum, Cummings |
| July 22, 1972 | Dallas Tornado | H | 1-0 | 6,518 | Mfum |
| July 29, 1972 | St. Louis Stars | A | 1-0 | 4,385 | |
| August 6, 1972 | Toronto Metros | A | 1-1 | 1,255 | Horton |
| August 12, 1972 | Rochester Lancers | H | 4-1 | 4,616 | Mfum, Horton, Jelinek, Kerr |
Postseason
Overview
Semi-finals
Final
Matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 19, 1972 | Dallas Tornado | H | 1-0 | 5,026 | Kerr |
| August 26, 1972 | St. Louis Stars | H | 2-1 | 6,102 | Jelinek, Horton |
Friendlies
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31 | ENG Birmingham City | H | 0-3 | N/A | |
| August 16 | ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv | H | 5-2 | 5,126 | Horton (3), Kerr, Stritzl |
| August 30 | URS Dynamo Moscow | H | 1-2 | 13,205 | Zajdel |
References
References
- (May 2008). "Gordon Bradley, Who Nurtured U.S. Soccer, Dies at 74". The New York Times.
- "North American Soccer League".
- "NASL New York Cosmos Rosters".
- "All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us".
- "The Year in American Soccer - 1972".
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