The 1979 New York Cosmos season was the ninth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. 1979 saw the club continue their premiership streak to three seasons with the league's highest point total, and match their wins record while achieving a record point total, but the Cosmos' quest for a third straight NASL championship ended with a loss in the conference finals to the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Squad
Source:
Results Source:Soccer Stats.us
Preseason
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).
-Playoffs via division standings. -Playoffs via wildcard.
Matches April 22, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 Giants Stadium 72,342
April 29, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Philadelphia Fury 2 Giants Stadium 46,375
May 4, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Toronto Blizzard 0 Varsity Stadium 29,483
May 6, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Houston Hurricane 0 Giants Stadium 50,142
May 12, 1979: Tampa Bay Rowdies 3, New York Cosmos 2 Tampa Stadium 40,701
May 20, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 1 Giants Stadium 46,344
May 26, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Portland Timber 1 (Cosmos won in shootout) Civic Center 18,254
May 28, 1979: Chicago Sting 3, New York Cosmos 1 Wrigley Field 21,127
June 3, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Toronto Blizzard 1 Giants Stadium 38,762
June 9, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Dallas Tornado 1 Giants Stadium 45,031
June 13, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 2 Skelly Stadium 30,162
June 16, 1979: Vancouver Whitecaps 4, New York Cosmos 1 Empire Stadium 32,372
June 20, 1979: Minnesota Kicks 3, New York Cosmos 2 Metropolitan Stadium 43,952
June 24, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, New England Tea Men 0 Giants Stadium 41,428
June 27, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Portland Timber 1 Giants Stadium 33,721
July 1, 1979: New York Cosmos 5, Rochester Lancers 2 Giants Stadium 40,379
July 7, 1979: New York Cosmos 2, New England Tea Men 1 Foxboro Stadium 15,763
July 11, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Seattle Sounders 1 (Sounders won in shootout) Giants Stadium 40,207
JUly 15, 1979: Vancouver Whitecaps 4, New York Cosmos 2 Giants Stadium 48,753
July 18, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Fort Lauredale Strikers 3 Lockhart Stadium 19,850
July 21, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Philadelphia Fury 0 Veterans Stadium 17,352
July 25, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Minnesota Kicks 1 Giants Stadium 57,223
July 29, 1979: New York Cosmos 5, San Jose Earthquakes 0 Giants Stadium 35,450
August 1, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Los Angeles Aztecs 1 Rose Bowl 38,606
August 5, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Rochester Lancers 2 Holleder Memorial Stadium 18,881
August 8, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 Giants Stadium 70,042
August 12, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Washington Diplomats 4 (Cosmos won in a shootout) Giants Stadium 34,599
Postseason
Overview
First round Game 1Game 2Mini-gamePhiladelphia Fury - Houston Hurricane 2 - 1 2 - 1 August 14, 20Detroit Express - Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 - 3 1 - 3 August 15, 19Chicago Sting - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 - 0 0 - 0 August 15, 18San Diego Sockers - California Surf 4 - 2 7 - 2 August 15, 18Tulsa Roughnecks - Minnesota Kicks 2 - 1 (ot) 2 - 1 (ot) August 15, 19Dallas Tornado - Vancouver Whitecaps 2 - 3 1 - 2 August 15, 18Los Angeles Aztecs - Washington Diplomats 3 - 1 4 - 3 August 15, 19Toronto Blizzard - New York Cosmos 1 - 3 0 - 2 August 16, 20
Conference semifinals Game 1Game 2Mini-gameSan Diego Sockers - Chicago Sting 2 - 0 1 - 0 August 22, 25Los Angeles Aztecs - Vancouver Whitecaps 3 - 2 0 - 1 (so) 0 - 1 August 22, 25Philadelphia Fury - Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 - 3 (so) 0 - 1 August 23, 25Tulsa Roughnecks - New York Cosmos 3 - 0 0 - 3 1 - 3 August 23, 26
Conference Championships Game 1Game 2Mini-gameVancouver Whitecaps - New York Cosmos 2 - 0 2 - 3 (so) 1 - 0 (so) August 29, September 1San Diego Sockers - Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 - 1 2 - 3 (so) 0 - 1 August 30, September 2
Soccer Bowl '79
Friendlies Source: DateOpponentVenueResult Scorers February 17 Freeport All-Stars A 12–0 3,500 February 24 Freeport All-Stars A 6–1 n/a February 25 Nassau All-Stars A 13–1 n/a 5 March Trinidad All-Stars A 1–1 15,800 7 March Náutico N 0–0 20,000 15 March América de Cali A 2–0 40,000 16 March Atlético Nacional A 0–2 15,000 20 March Detroit Express A 2–8 25,473 25 March Universidad Autónoma H 2–2 9,000 16 May Coventry City H 3–1 30,195 6 June H 0–1 70,134 4 July Bayern Munich H 0–2 42,366 – September 20 Team Seiko A 3–3 28,000 September 24 Hong Kong All-Stars A 6–0 24,000 September 24 A 0–1 20,000 September 30 A 2–3 18,000 October 3 A 4–1 85,000 October 5 All-Indonesian Select A 1–1 55,000 October 7 A 4–1 35,000 October 10 Japan All-Stars A 1–1 14,000 October 14 A 2–2 50,000 October 17 A 5–0 35,000 October 21 Victoria All-Stars A 3–2 15,000 October 24 A 1–2 60,000 October 31 Adelaide City A 2–0 28,000 Notes
See also 1979 North American Soccer League season
References