The 1984 New York Cosmos season was the fourteenth season for the New York Cosmos playing in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. It was the final year of the original Cosmos playing in the original NASL; they would play three friendlies in 1985 before disbanding. During the 1984 season, the Cosmos finished in third place in the Eastern Division, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1975. It was also the first season since 1978 that the Cosmos failed to finish first in the overall league table, ending a streak of six premierships.
Squad
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Transfers In
No.Pos.PlayerTransferred From 3 Team America 6 Hellas Verona 7 Milan 14 Golden Bay Earthquakes 20 Team America 22 Tampa Bay Rowdies 25 Montreal Manic 27 Montreal Manic 28 Team America 30 Tulsa Roughnecks 32 New York Arrows
Results Source:
Trans-Atlantic Cup DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers May 28, 1984 Barcelona H 5–3 37,629 Bogicevic, Cabañas, Moyers (2), Neeskens June 3, 1984 Udinese H 4–1 34,158 Terlecki, Vujovic, Gray, Green
NASL 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. Eastern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road1Chicago Sting13115049441206–67–52Toronto Blizzard 14104633351179–35–73New York Cosmos13114342391159–34–84Tampa Bay Rowdies9154361 35879–30–12
Overall League Placing Pos. Eastern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road4Chicago Sting13115049441206–67–55Toronto Blizzard 14104633351179–35–76New York Cosmos13114342391159–34–87Tulsa Roughnecks1014424638988–42–108Golden Bay Earthquakes816616249954–84–8 Source:
Matches
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersMay 13, 1984Tampa Bay RowdiesH1–021,385CabanasMay 20, 1984Vancouver WhitecapsH2–116,719Cabanas (2)May 26, 1984Tampa Bay RowdiesA2–2 (p.l.)12,722Neeskens, DeBritoJune 9, 1984Chicago StingH0–512,134June 13, 1984Golden Bay EarthquakesA1–311,696Borja (2), GrayJune 17, 1984Toronto BlizzardH2–115,482Terlecki, NeeskensJune 22, 1984Chicago StingA1–211,458Terlecki, BorjaJune 24, 1984Tulsa RoughnecksH3–114,267Parkinson (2), BorjaJune 27, 1984Toronto BlizzardA0–410,231June 30, 1984Minnesota StrikersA0–111,572July 8, 1984Vancouver WhitecapsA1–220,627CabanasJuly 11, 1984Tampa Bay RowdiesH5–110,364Bogicevic, Vujovic, Cabanas (2), GreenJuly 14, 1984Tulsa RoughnecksA2–322,500Bogicevic, Green, NeeskensJuly 25, 1984San Diego SockersH3–110,495Vujovic, Green, CabanasAugust 10, 1984Minnesota StrikersA2–310,575DeBrito, GreenAugust 15, 1984San Diego SockersH2–012,328Cabanas, MoyersAugust 19, 1984Minnesota StrikersH3–412,872Neeskens, GreenAugust 25, 1984San Diego SockersA1–25,215DavisAugust 29, 1984Vancouver WhitecapsH2–111,444Vujovic, TerleckiSeptember 3, 1984Golden Bay EarthquakesA3–48,567Parkinson, Terlecki, Bogicevic, BorjaSeptember 5, 1984Toronto BlizzardH1–1 (p.w.)8,736DavisSeptember 8, 1984Tulsa RoughnecksA0–27,683September 12, 1984Golden Bay EarthquakesH0–17,581September 15, 1984Chicago StingA0–110,729
Friendlies Source:North American Soccer League: Friendlies
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers April 27 América N 0–3 9,938 May 5 Cosmos Alumni H 6–2 32,653 May 16 New York Nationals H 2–2 n/a May 28 Barcelona H 5–3 37,629 June 3 Udinese H 4–1 31,400 July 6 FC Seattle H 2–1 7,631 July 22 World All Stars H 1–3 37,318 August 12 Juventus H 2–1 36,724 August 22 Argentinos Juniors H 3–2 13,796 Notes
1985 After the disbanding of the North American Soccer League, the Cosmos opted to play as an independent team. After poor attendances and lack of media interest, the club shut down operations upon playing a handful of friendly matches.
See also 1984 North American Soccer League season
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