1984 New York Cosmos season


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

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No.Pos.PlayerTransferred From
3 Dan Canter

Results

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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.

Overall League Placing

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Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
May 13, 1984Tampa Bay RowdiesH1–021,385Cabanas
May 20, 1984Vancouver WhitecapsH2–116,719Cabanas
May 26, 1984Tampa Bay RowdiesA2–2 12,722Neeskens, DeBrito
June 9, 1984Chicago StingH0–512,134
June 13, 1984Golden Bay EarthquakesA1–311,696Borja, Gray
June 17, 1984Toronto BlizzardH2–115,482Terlecki, Neeskens
June 22, 1984Chicago StingA1–211,458Terlecki, Borja
June 24, 1984Tulsa RoughnecksH3–114,267Parkinson, Borja
June 27, 1984Toronto BlizzardA0–410,231
June 30, 1984Minnesota StrikersA0–111,572
July 8, 1984Vancouver WhitecapsA1–220,627Cabanas
July 11, 1984Tampa Bay RowdiesH5–110,364Bogicevic, Vujovic, Cabanas, Green
July 14, 1984Tulsa RoughnecksA2–322,500Bogicevic, Green, Neeskens
July 25, 1984San Diego SockersH3–110,495Vujovic, Green, Cabanas
August 10, 1984Minnesota StrikersA2–310,575DeBrito, Green
August 15, 1984San Diego SockersH2–012,328Cabanas, Moyers
August 19, 1984Minnesota StrikersH3–412,872Neeskens, Green
August 25, 1984San Diego SockersA1–25,215Davis
August 29, 1984Vancouver WhitecapsH2–111,444Vujovic, Terlecki
September 3, 1984Golden Bay EarthquakesA3–48,567Parkinson, Terlecki, Bogicevic, Borja
September 5, 1984Toronto BlizzardH1–1 8,736Davis
September 8, 1984Tulsa RoughnecksA0–27,683
September 12, 1984Golden Bay EarthquakesH0–17,581
September 15, 1984Chicago StingA0–110,729

Friendlies

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DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
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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.