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1973 New York Cosmos season

Field	Value
club	New York Cosmos
season	1973
manager	Gordon Bradley
stadium	Hofstra Stadium
league	NASL
league result	Division: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
Playoffs: Semifinal
cup1	[National
Challenge Cup](1973-national-challenge-cup)
cup1 result	Did not enter
cup2	[CONCACAF
Champions' Cup](1973-concacaf-champions-cup)
cup2 result	Did not enter
league topscorer
USA Joey Fink (10 goals)
season topscorer
USA Joey Fink (11 goals)
highest attendance	9,075
(May 6 vs. Rochester)
lowest attendance	All: 2,364
(May 20 vs. Finn Harps)
League: 3,920
(May 26 vs. Atlanta)
average attendance	5,782
American	true
prevseason	1972
nextseason	1974

Overall: 3rd Playoffs: Semifinal Challenge Cup](1973-national-challenge-cup) Champions' Cup](1973-concacaf-champions-cup) USA Joey Fink (10 goals) USA Joey Fink (11 goals) (May 6 vs. Rochester) (May 20 vs. Finn Harps) League: 3,920 (May 26 vs. Atlanta)

The 1973 New York Cosmos season was the third season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' third year of existence, the club finished 2nd in the Eastern Division and 3rd in the overall league table. In the playoffs, the Cosmos were defeated in their semifinal match by the Dallas Tornado.

Squad

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Results

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Preseason

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
April 23, 1973	Club América	A	2-1	35,000	Vigh
April 26, 1973	Veracruz	A	1-0	N/A

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).

Eastern Division Standings

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Philadelphia Atoms	19	9	2	8	29	14	+15	104
2	New York Cosmos	19	7	5	7	31	23	+8	91
3	Miami Toros	19	8	5	6	26	21	+5	88

Overall League Placing

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Dallas Tornado	19	11	4	4	36	25	+11	111
2	Philadelphia Atoms	19	9	2	8	29	14	+15	104
3	New York Cosmos	19	7	5	7	31	23	+8	91
4	Toronto Metros	19	6	4	9	32	18	+14	89
5	Miami Toros	19	8	5	6	26	21	+5	88

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Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
May 6, 1973	Rochester Lancers	H	1-0	9,075	Siega
May 13, 1973	Toronto Metros	A	1-1	6,862	Horton
May 16, 1973	Miami Toros	H	1-1	5,301	Horton
May 26, 1973	Atlanta Apollos	H	5-0	3,920	Fink (3), Jelinek, Horton
June 2, 1973	St. Louis Stars	H	1-1	5,535	Fink
June 6, 1973	Philadelphia Atoms	A	1-1	9,168	Renery
June 8, 1973	Rochester Lancers	A	2-1	4,553	Zajdel
June 17, 1973	Montreal Olympique	H	2-0	5,305	Jelinek, Horton
June 27, 1973	St. Louis Stars	A	2-1	4,517	Fink
June 30, 1973	Miami Toros	A	2-1	4,425	Horton
July 4, 1973	Philadelphia Atoms	A	2-1	12,128	Horton
July 7, 1973	Toronto Metros	H	3-2	4,011	Wright, Fink (2)
July 14, 1973	Philadelphia Atoms	H	1-1	6,100	Fink
July 27, 1973	Atlanta Apollos	A	1-3	2,671	Fink (2), Cummings
July 28, 1973	Miami Toros	H	1-0	4,520	Fink
August 4, 1973	Dallas Tornado	A	2-1	5,359	Horton
August 9, 1973	Montreal Olympique	A	0-0	1,100
August 11, 1973	Dallas Tornado	H	4-3	7,250	Horton, Siega, Kapcinski, Young

Postseason

Overview

Semi-finals

Final

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers	Ref.
August 15, 1973	Dallas Tornado	A	1-0	9,009

Friendlies

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Att.	Scorers
Apr 23	MEX América	A	1–2	35,000	Vigh
Apr 26	MEX Veracruz	A	0–1	6,805	–
May 20	EIR Finn Harps	H	1–1	2,364	Siega
June 24	MEX Veracruz	H	2–2	6,805	Strintzl, Horton
August 18	URS Torpedo Moscow	H	2–2	7,763	Niblock, Horton

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 - 1973".
[https://nasljerseys.com/Friendlies/Teams/Cosmos%20Friendlies1971-1973.htm New York Cosmos 1971-73 Friendlies] on NASL Jerseys.com

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