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1981 New York Cosmos season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | New York Cosmos |
| season | 1981 |
| chairman | Krikor Yepremian |
| chrtitle | General manager |
| manager | GER Hennes Weisweiler (Joint with Özdenak) |
| TUR Yasin Özdenak (Joint with Wiesweiler) | |
| stadium | Giants Stadium |
| league | NASL |
| league result | Division: 1st |
| Overall: 1st | |
| Playoffs: Runners-Up | |
| cup1 | [National |
| Challenge Cup](1981-national-challenge-cup) | |
| cup1 result | Did not enter |
| cup2 | [CONCACAF |
| Champions' Cup](1981-concacaf-champions-cup) | |
| cup2 result | Did not enter |
| league topscorer | ( goals) |
| season topscorer | ( goals) |
| highest attendance | 42,385 |
| vs. CHI (May 17) | |
| lowest attendance | 12,240 |
| vs. FTL (June 24) | |
| average attendance | 34,835 |
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| pattern_b2 | _Roma1 |
| pattern_so2 | _2 gold stripes |
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| American | true |
| prevseason | 1980 |
| nextseason | 1982 |
TUR Yasin Özdenak (Joint with Wiesweiler) Overall: 1st Playoffs: Runners-Up Challenge Cup](1981-national-challenge-cup) Champions' Cup](1981-concacaf-champions-cup) vs. CHI (May 17) vs. FTL (June 24)
The 1981 New York Cosmos season was the 11th season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. Despite winning their fifth straight premiership by five points over the Chicago Sting, the Cosmos lost to the Sting in Soccer Bowl '81.
Squad
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Results
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Preseason
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| , 1981 | []() | ||||
| , |
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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 | New York Cosmos | 32 | 23 | 9 | 80 | 49 | +31 | 200 |
| 2 | Montreal Manic | 32 | 15 | 17 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 141 |
| 3 | Washington Diplomats | 32 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 135 |
| 4 | Toronto Blizzard | 32 | 7 | 25 | 39 | 82 | −43 | 77 |
Overall League Placing
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Cosmos | 32 | 23 | 9 | 80 | 49 | +31 | 200 |
| 2 | Chicago Sting | 32 | 23 | 9 | 84 | 50 | +34 | 195 |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 32 | 21 | 11 | 74 | 43 | +31 | 186 |
| 4 | San Diego Sockers | 32 | 21 | 11 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 173 |
| 5 | Minnesota Kicks | 32 | 19 | 13 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 163 |
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Matches
- March 29, 1981: New York Cosmos 3, San Jose Earthquakes 0 Spartan Stadium Attendance 20,671
- April 4, 1981: Jacksonville Tea Men 1, New York Cosmos 1 (Tea Men won in Shootout) Jacksonville, Florida Attendance 12,124
- April 12, 1981: New York Cosmos 3, Minnesota Kicks 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 40,378
- April 18, 1981: New York Cosmos 3, Dallas Tornado 0 Texas Stadium Attendance 10,181
- April 26, 1981: New York Cosmos 4, Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 40,238
- May 1, 1981: New York Cosmos 3, Atlanta Chiefs 2 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance 9,263
- May 3, 1981: New York Cosmos 1, Washington Diplomats 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 34,189
- May 10, 1981: New York Cosmos 5, Toronto Blizzard 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 27,003
- May 15, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Tulsa Roughnecks 1 Skelly Stadium Attendance 24,231
- May 17, 1981: Chicago Sting 3, New York Cosmos 2 Giants Stadium Attendance 42,385
- May 23, 1981: Washington Diplomats 3, New York Cosmos 2 Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Attendance 27,676
- May 25, 1981: New York Cosmos 5, Dallas Tornado 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 33,640
- May 30, 1981: Tampa Bay Rowdies 2, New York Cosmos 1 Tampa Stadium Attendance 36,765
- June 2, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Montreal Manic 1 Olympic Stadium Attendance 38,667
- June 7, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Atlanta Chiefs 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 31,452
- June 10, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 Lockhart Stadium Attendance 18,089
- June 14, 1981: New York Cosmos 4, Toronto Blizzard 3 Giants Stadium Attendance 31,210
- June 17, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Washington Diplomats 1 Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Attendance 36,875
- June 21, 1981: New York Cosmos 3, Los Angeles Aztecs 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 38,362
- June 24, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 12,240
- June 28, 1981: Chicago Sting 5, New York Cosmos 5 (Sting Won in Shootout) Wrigley Field Attendance 35,501
- July 5, 1981: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 2 Giants Stadium Attendance 33,673
- July 8, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Toronto Blizzard 1 Varsity Stadium Attendance 17,642
- July 22, 1981: New York Cosmos 4, Montreal Manic 4 (Cosmos Won in Shootout) Giants stadium Attendance 27,331
- July 25, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Montreal Manic 1 Olympic Stadium Attendance 40,118
- July 29, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Portland Timbers 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 28,640
- August 2, 1981: Jacksonville Tea Men 2, New York Cosmos 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 36,408
- August 5, 1981: Minnesota Kicks 2, New York Cosmos 1 Metropolitan Stadium Attendance 28,609
- August 9, 1981: Edmonton Drillers 2, New York Cosmos 0 Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium Attendance 14,781
- August 12, 1981: New York Cosmos 4, Washington Diplomats 2 Giants Stadium Attendance 34,884
- August 16, 1981: New York Cosmos 2, Montreal Manic 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 38,123
- August 19, 1981: New York Cosmos 1, Toronto Blizzard 1 (Blizzard Won in Shootout) Varsity Stadium Attendance 12,367
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| , 1981 | []() | ||||
| , |
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Postseason
Overview
First round
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Roughnecks | – | Minnesota Kicks |
| Portland Timbers | – | San Diego Sockers |
| Jacksonville Tea Men | – | Atlanta Chiefs |
| Calgary Boomers | – | Fort Lauderdale Strikers |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | – | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Seattle Sounders | – | Chicago Sting |
| Montreal Manic | – | Los Angeles Aztecs |
Quarter-finals
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | – | New York Cosmos |
| Montreal Manic | – | Chicago Sting |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | – | Minnesota Kicks |
| Jacksonville Tea Men | – | San Diego Sockers |
Semi-finals
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | – | New York Cosmos |
| San Diego Sockers | – | Chicago Sting |
Soccer Bowl '81
Matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| , 1981 | []() | ||||
| , |
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Friendlies
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | SUI FC Birsfelden | N | 9–0 | n/a | Chinaglia (5), van der Elst (3), Romero |
| February 16 | ARG Deportivo Morón | A | 2–2 | 25,000 | Chinaglia (2) |
| February 21 | ARG Cipolletti | A | 4–1 | 8,000 | Chinaglia (2), Borja, Cabañas |
| February 21 | ARG Boca Juniors (B) | A | 9–1 | 10,000 | Chinaglia (4), Romero (4), Bogicevic |
| February 25 | CHI Colo Colo | A | 0–1 | 45,000 | – |
| March 3 | URU Peñarol | A | 4–3 | 40,000 | Chinaglia (3), Romero |
| March 5 | BRA São Paulo | A | 1–3 | 50,000 | Chinaglia |
| March 8 | A | 5–2 | 45,000 | Romero (2), Seninho (2), Chinaglia | |
| March 11 | MEX Guadalajara | A | 0–1 | 45,000 | – |
| March 15 | MEX América | A | 2–4 | 105,000 | Chinaglia, van der Elst |
| March 17 | A | 5–1 | 31,209 | Chinaglia (2), Seninho (2), Cabañas | |
| March 19 | USA Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 1–0 | 3,534 | Cabañas |
| May 20 | BEL Anderlecht | H | 1–2 | 30,512 | van der Elst |
| June 4 | BRA São Paulo | A | 2–2 | 53,617 | Chinaglia, DiBernardo |
| July 1 | H | 2–0 | 42,318 | Cabañas, Chinaglia | |
| July 12 | SCO Celtic | H | 2–0 | 29,215 | Romero, Durgari |
| July 15 | ENG Southampton | H | 2–1 | 29,614 | Bogicevic, Romero |
| July 19 | USA Seattle Sounders | H | 3–3 | 40,724 | Chinaglia (2), van der Elst |
| August 30 | BRA Grêmio | H | 1–3 | 30,523 | Chinaglia |
| October 4 | A | 1–1 | 3,000 | van der Elst | |
| October 7 | A | 0–4 | 10,688 | – | |
| October 10 | ISL Valur | A | 6–2 | 10,500 | Chinaglia (3), Bogicevic (2), Romero |
| October 13 | GER Borussia Dortmund | A | 2–4 | 10,000 | Davis, Chinaglia |
| October 18 | ITA Milan | H | 1–1 | 6,000 | Chinaglia |
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References
References
- (February 1983). "Cosmos to Retain Mazzei". The New York Times.
- (February 1983). "Cosmos to Retain Mazzei". 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 – 1981".
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