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1976 New York Cosmos season

Field	Value
club	New York Cosmos
season	1976
manager	ENG Ken Furphy
(Until June 28)
USA Gordon Bradley
(After June 28)
stadium	Yankee Stadium
league	NASL
league result	Division: 2nd
Overall: 2nd
Playoffs: Conf. Semifinals
cup1	[National
Challenge Cup](1976-national-challenge-cup)
cup1 result	Did not enter
league topscorer	ITA Giorgio Chinaglia (19 goals)
season topscorer	ITA Giorgio Chinaglia (23+ goals)
highest attendance	28,536
vs. CHI (May 2)
lowest attendance	6,917
vs. ROC (June 30)
average attendance	18,227
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prevseason	1975
nextseason	1977

(Until June 28) USA Gordon Bradley (After June 28) Overall: 2nd Playoffs: Conf. Semifinals Challenge Cup](1976-national-challenge-cup) vs. CHI (May 2) vs. ROC (June 30) The 1976 New York Cosmos season was the sixth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' sixth year of existence the club finished second only to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in both the five-team Eastern Division and the 20-team league. The Cosmos returned to the playoffs for the first time in two years, but were eliminated in the conference semifinals by the rival Rowdies. 1976 marked the first year for Giorgio Chinaglia with the club; Chinaglia would go on to become the all-time leading scorer in both Cosmos and NASL history.

Squad

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Results

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Preseason

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
March 21, 1976	San Diego Jaws	A	1–1	N/A	N/A
March 28, 1976	Dallas Tornado	A	0–1	20,214	N/A
March 31, 1976	San Antonio Thunder	A	1–0	20,000
April 4, 1976	Los Angeles Aztecs	N	0–0	15,000
April 7, 1976	Honda F.C.	N	5–0	N/A	N/A
April 8, 1976	Honda F.C.	N	5–0	21,705	N/A
April 9, 1976	Seattle Sounders	A	1–2	58,125	Pelé, Clements
April 11, 1976	Los Angeles Aztecs	A	0–1	29,232	Pelé

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	Pts
1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	24	18	6	58	30	+28	154
2	New York Cosmos	24	16	8	65	34	+31	148
3	Washington Diplomats	24	14	10	46	38	+8	126
4	Philadelphia Atoms	24	8	16	32	49	−17	80
5	Miami Toros	24	6	18	29	58	−29	63

Overall League Placing

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	24	18	6	58	30	+28	154
2	New York Cosmos	24	16	8	65	34	+31	148
3	Minnesota Kicks	24	15	9	54	33	+21	138
4	Chicago Sting	24	15	9	52	32	+20	132
5	Washington Diplomats	24	14	10	46	38	+8	126

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Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
April 18, 1976	Miami Toros	A	0–1	9,457	Clements
May 2, 1976	Chicago Sting	H	1–2	28,536	Pelé
May 5, 1976	Connecticut Bicentennials	H	3–1	8,439	Pelé, Tinnion, Eddy
May 8, 1976	Philadelphia Atoms	H	1–2	14,287	Pelé
May 15, 1976	Connecticut Bicentennials	A	0–3	8,933	Field (2), Tinnion
May 17, 1976	Los Angeles Aztecs	H	6–0	24,292	Eddy (2), Chinaglia (2), Pelé (2)
May 19, 1976	Boston Minutemen	A	1–2	7,367	Chinaglia (2)
June 6, 1976	Tampa Bay Rowdies	A	5–1	42,611	Field
June 9, 1976	Minnesota Kicks	A	1–2	46,164	Chinaglia, Field
June 12, 1976	Portland Timbers	A	0–3	32,247	Chinaglia (2), Eddy
June 16, 1976	Boston Minutemen	H	2–2 (SOL)	15,101	N/A
June 18, 1976	Toronto Metros-Croatia	H	3–0	18,612	Tinion, Chinaglia, Clements
June 23, 1976	Chicago Sting	A	4–1	28,000	Tinnion
June 27, 1976	Washington Diplomats	A	3–2	11,004	Tinnion, Pelé
June 30, 1976	Rochester Lancers	H	2–0	6,917	Field (2)
July 2, 1976	St. Louis Stars	H	3–1	10,123	Mifflin (2), Eddy
July 7, 1976	Toronto Metros-Croatia	A	0–3	12,123	N/A
July 10, 1976	Philadelphia Atoms	A	1–2	25,311	Pelé, Garbett
July 14, 1976	Tampa Bay Rowdies	H	5–4	27,892	Eddy, Mifflin, Field, Pelé (2)
July 18, 1976	Washington Diplomats	H	5–0	27,398	Mifflin, Chinaglia (2), Pelé, Tinnion
July 23, 1976	Rochester Lancers	A	2–1	5,728	Chinaglia
July 28, 1976	Dallas Tornado	H	4–0	19,119	Chinaglia (3), Mifflin
August 7, 1976	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–1	23,048	Eddy
August 10, 1976	Miami Toros	H	8–2	18,103	Dillon, Chinaglia (5), Pelé (2)

Postseason

Overview

First round

Conference semifinals

Conference Championships

Soccer Bowl '76

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
August 17, 1976	Washington Diplomats	H	2–0	22,698	Garbett, Pelé
August 20, 1976	Tampa Bay Rowdies	A	3–1	36,863	Pelé

Friendlies

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Att.Attendance	Scorers
March 24	USA San Diego Jaws	A	1–1	18,128	Ord
March 28	USA Dallas Tornado	A	1–0	20,214	Pelé
March 31	USA San Antonio Thunder	A	0–1	14,800	–
April 4	USA Los Angeles Aztecs	N	0–0	15,800	–
April 8	JPN Honda FC	N	5–0	21,705	Pelé (4), ?
April 9	USA Seattle Sounders	A	3–1	58,125	Pelé (2), Clements
April 11	USA Los Angeles Aztecs	A	1–0	29,232	Pelé
June 3	HAI Violette	A	2–1	n/a	n/a
September 1	USA Dallas Tornado	N	2–2	14,000	Chinaglia (2)
September 5	USA Dallas Tornado	N	2–1	12,500	Roth, Mifflin
September 6	USA Dallas Tornado	N	3–2	23,682	Pele, Morais, Donlic
September 8	CAN Soccer Canada	A	1–1	14,826	Chinaglia
September 10	CAN Soccer Canada	A	3–1	14,366	Chinaglia (3)
September 14	FRA PSG	A	1–3	18,000	Field
September 16	BEL Royal Antwerp	A	1–3	25,000	Pelé
September 24	JPN West Japan All-Stars	A	0–0	11,000	n/a
September 25	JPN East Japan All-Stars	A	2–2	50,000	Dillon, Chinaglia

;Notes

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 – 1976".
[https://nasljerseys.com/Friendlies/Teams/Cosmos%20Friendlies1976.htm 1976 Friendlies] on NASL Jerseys.com

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