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{{Infobox football club season
{{Infobox football club season
| club = [[New York Cosmos (1971–1985)|New York Cosmos]]
| club = [[New York Cosmos (1971–1985)|New York Cosmos]]
| season = [[1975 North American Soccer League season|1975]]
| season = [[1975 North American Soccer League season|1975]]
| manager = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gordon Bradley]]<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/sports/soccer/01bradley.html?_r=1</ref>
| manager = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gordon Bradley]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/sports/soccer/01bradley.html?_r=1|title = Gordon Bradley, Who Nurtured U.S. Soccer, Dies at 74|newspaper = The New York Times|date = May 2008|last1 = Bell|first1 = Jack}}</ref>
| stadium = [[Downing Stadium]]
| stadium = [[Downing Stadium]]
| league = [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|NASL]]
| league = [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|NASL]]
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| highest attendance = 22,500<br />vs. [[Toronto Blizzard (NASL)|TOR]] <small>(June 18)</small>
| highest attendance = 22,500<br />vs. [[Toronto Blizzard (NASL)|TOR]] <small>(June 18)</small>
| lowest attendance = 5,227<br />vs. [[Connecticut Bicentennials|CON]] <small>(June 4)</small>
| lowest attendance = 5,227<br />vs. [[Connecticut Bicentennials|CON]] <small>(June 4)</small>
| average attendance = 10,450<ref>http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/nasl.html</ref>
| average attendance = 10,450<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/nasl.html|title = North American Soccer League}}</ref>
| American = true
| American = true
| prevseason = [[1974 New York Cosmos season|1974]]
| prevseason = [[1974 New York Cosmos season|1974]]
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}}
}}


The '''1975 New York Cosmos season''' was the 5th season for the [[New York Cosmos (1971–1985)|New York Cosmos]] in the now-defunct [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]]. In the Cosmos' fifth year of existence the club finished 3rd in the five-team Northern Division and 12th out of 20 in the overall league table. Despite [[Pelé]] joining the club midseason in what English writer Gavin Newsham said was "the transfer coup of the century,"<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2005/jun/10/sport.comment</ref> bringing unprecedented attention to [[soccer in the United States]], the Cosmos missed the playoffs for the second straight year.
The '''1975 New York Cosmos season''' was the fifth season for the [[New York Cosmos (1971–1985)|New York Cosmos]] in the now-defunct [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]]. In the Cosmos' fifth year of existence the club finished 3rd in the five-team Northern Division and 12th out of 20 in the overall league table. Despite [[Pelé]] joining the club midseason in what English writer Gavin Newsham said was "the transfer coup of the century,"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/jun/10/sport.comment|title = When Pele and Cosmos were kings|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 10 June 2005}}</ref> bringing unprecedented attention to [[soccer in the United States]], the Cosmos missed the playoffs for the second straight year.


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{{Fs player | no=5 | nat=URU | pos=MF | name=[[Alfredo Lamas]]}}
{{Fs player | no=5 | nat=URU | pos=MF | name=[[Alfredo Lamas]]}}
{{Fs player | no=6 | nat=CAN | pos=MF | name=[[John Kerr, Sr.]]}}
{{Fs player | no=6 | nat=CAN | pos=MF | name=[[John Kerr, Sr.]]}}
{{Fs player | no=7 | nat=URU | pos=MF | name=[[Julio Correa (footballer)|Julio Correa]]}}
{{Fs player | no=1 | nat=ARG | pos=GK | name=[[Florial Rodriguez (footballer)|Florial Rodriguez]]}}
{{Fs player | no=8 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name=[[Mark Liveric]]}}
{{Fs player | no=8 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name=[[Mark Liveric]]}}
{{Fs player | no=9 | nat=URU | pos=FW | name=[[Americo Paredes (association football)|Americo Paredes]]}}
{{Fs player | no=9 | nat=URU | pos=FW | name=[[Americo Paredes (association football)|Americo Paredes]]}}
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{{Fs player | no=12 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name=[[Joey Fink]]}}
{{Fs player | no=12 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name=[[Joey Fink]]}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=[[Gordon Bradley]]}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=[[Gordon Bradley]]}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=ROM | pos=MF | name=[[Gil Mardarescu]]}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=ROM | pos=MF | name=[[Gil Mărdărescu]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=BRA | pos=MF | name=[[Nelsi Morais]]}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=BRA | pos=MF | name=[[Nelsi Morais]]}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=BRA | pos=DF | name=[[De (association football)|De]]}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=BRA | pos=DF | name=[[Dé (footballer, born 1940)|De]]}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=URU | pos=DF | name=[[Omar Caetano]]}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=URU | pos=DF | name=[[Omar Caetano]]}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=PER | pos=MF | name=[[Ramon Mifflin]]}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=PER | pos=MF | name=[[Ramon Mifflin]]}}
{{Fs player | no=16 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name=[[Tony Donlic]]}}
{{Fs player | no=16 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name=[[Tony Donlic]]}}
{{Fs player | no=17 | nat=SCO | pos=DF | name=[[Brian Rowan (association football)|
{{Fs player | no=17 | nat=SCO | pos=DF | name=[[Brian Rowan]]}}
Brian Rowan]]}}
{{Fs player | no=17 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=[[Carlos Scott]]}}
{{Fs player | no=17 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=[[Carlos Scott]]}}
{{Fs player | no=18 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=[[Tony Picciano]]}}
{{Fs player | no=18 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=[[Tony Picciano]]}}
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{{Fs player | no=23 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=[[Tommy Ord]]}}
{{Fs player | no=23 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=[[Tommy Ord]]}}
{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}
<small>Source:<ref>http://nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Cosmos_Rosters.htm</ref></small>
<small>Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Cosmos_Rosters.htm|title = NASL New York Cosmos Rosters}}</ref></small>


== Results ==
== Results ==
<small>Source:<ref>http://soccerstats.us/teams/new-york-cosmos/1975/</ref></small>
<small>Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/teams/new-york-cosmos/1975/|title = All-time American soccer statistics &#124; SoccerStats.us}}</ref></small>

=== Friendlies ===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|{{left}}May 22, 1975
|{{left}}[[Israel national football team|Israel]]
|H
|1-1
|N/A
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|{{left}}June 15, 1975
|{{left}}[[Dallas Tornado]]
|H
|2-2
|21,278
|<small>Spiegler?, Pelé</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|{{left}}July 7, 1975
|{{left}}[[Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984)|Vancouver Whitecaps]]
|A
|1-2
|26,495
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}July 27, 1975
|{{left}}[[Dallas Tornado]]
|A
|3-2
|26,127
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}August 10, 1975
|{{left}}[[St. Louis Stars (NASL)|St. Louis Stars]]
|A
|2-1
|10,180
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}August 27, 1975
|{{left}}[[San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988)|San Jose Earthquakes]]
|A
|3-2
|19,338
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}August 31, 1975
|{{left}}[[Malmö FF]]
|A
|5-1
|21,000
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|{{left}}September 2, 1975
|{{left}}Swedish All-Stars
|A
|1-3
|20,448
|<small>Pelé (2), Ord</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|{{left}}September 4, 1975
|{{left}}Stockholm
|A
|2-3
|N/A
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|{{left}}September 11, 1975
|{{left}}Oslo
|A
|2-4
|N/A
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}September 13, 1975
|{{left}}[[A.S. Roma]]
|A
|3-1
|N/A
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|{{left}}September 17, 1975
|{{left}}[[Victory Sportif Club|Victory Club]]
|A
|1-2
|N/A
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}September 19, 1975
|{{left}}[[Violette A.C.]]
|A
|2-1
|N/A
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}September 21, 1975
|{{left}}[[Santos FC (Jamaica)|Santos Jamaica]]
|A
|1-0
|N/A
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|{{left}}September 26, 1975
|{{left}}[[Puerto Rico national football team|Puerto Rico]]
|A
|1-12
|N/A
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|{{left}}September 28, 1975
|{{left}}[[Violette A.C.]]
|A
|0-0
|N/A
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|-
|{{left}}September 30, 1975
|{{left}}[[Toronto Blizzard (NASL)|Toronto Metros-Croatia]]
|A
|N/A
|N/A
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|-
|{{left}}October 2, 1975
|{{left}}Windsor Stars
|A
|N/A
|N/A
|<small>N/A</small>
|-
|}


=== Preseason ===
=== Preseason ===
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|}


=== Regular Season ===
=== Regular season ===
''Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points''<br />
''Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points''<br />
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).
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).
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|22|| 10|| 12|| 39|| 38|| +1||'''91'''
|22|| 10|| 12|| 39|| 38|| +1||'''91'''
|-
|-
|4|| align=left |'''[[Rochester Lancers]]'''
|4|| align=left |'''[[Rochester Lancers (1967–80)|Rochester Lancers]]'''
|22|| 6|| 16|| 29|| 49|| -20||'''64'''
|22|| 6|| 16|| 29|| 49|| -20||'''64'''
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|}
|}
<small>Source:<ref>http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1975.html</ref></small>
<small>Source:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1975.html |title=The Year in American Soccer - 1975 |access-date=2013-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105121106/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1975.html |archive-date=2015-11-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref></small>


==== Matches ====
==== Matches ====
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|{{left}}[[Miami Toros]]
|{{left}}[[Miami Toros]]
|H
|H
|2–3
|2-3
|9,328
|9,328
|<small>Liveric, Correa</small>
|<small>Liveric, Correa</small>
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|{{left}}[[Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993)|Tampa Bay Rowdies]]
|{{left}}[[Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993)|Tampa Bay Rowdies]]
|A
|A
|1–0
|1-0
|8,378
|8,378
|<small></small>
|<small></small>
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|{{left}}[[Baltimore Comets]]
|{{left}}[[Baltimore Comets]]
|H
|H
|5–1
|5-1
|7,016
|7,016
|<small>Fink (3), Liveric, Correa</small>
|<small>Fink (3), Liveric, Correa</small>
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|{{left}}[[Connecticut Bicentennials]]
|{{left}}[[Connecticut Bicentennials]]
|H
|H
|1–1 ([[Penalty shoot-out (association football)#North American experiments|SOL]])
|1-1 ([[Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)#American_experiments|SOL]])
|6,103
|6,103
|<small>Fink</small>
|<small>Fink</small>
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|{{left}}[[Toronto Blizzard (NASL)|Toronto Metros-Croatia]]
|{{left}}[[Toronto Blizzard (NASL)|Toronto Metros-Croatia]]
|A
|A
|1–2
|1-2
|4,796
|4,796
|<small>Dillon, Liveric</small>
|<small>Dillon, Liveric</small>
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|{{left}}[[Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984)|Vancouver Whitecaps]]
|{{left}}[[Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984)|Vancouver Whitecaps]]
|H
|H
|0–1
|0-1
|7,331
|7,331
|<small></small>
|<small></small>
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|{{left}}[[Connecticut Bicentennials]]
|{{left}}[[Connecticut Bicentennials]]
|H
|H
|2–1
|2-1
|5,227
|5,227
|<small>Paredas, Liveric</small>
|<small>Paredas, Liveric</small>
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|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}June 7, 1975
|{{left}}June 7, 1975
|{{left}}[[Rochester Lancers]]
|{{left}}[[Rochester Lancers (1967–80)|Rochester Lancers]]
|A
|A
|3–2
|3-2
|4,959
|4,959
|<small>Spiegler (2)</small>
|<small>Spiegler (2)</small>
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|{{left}}[[Philadelphia Atoms]]
|{{left}}[[Philadelphia Atoms]]
|A
|A
|1–0
|1-0
|20,124
|20,124
|<small></small>
|<small></small>
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|{{left}}[[Toronto Blizzard (NASL)|Toronto Metros-Croatia]]
|{{left}}[[Toronto Blizzard (NASL)|Toronto Metros-Croatia]]
|H
|H
|2–0
|2-0
|22,500
|22,500
|<small>Correa, Spiegler</small>
|<small>Correa, Spiegler</small>
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|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|{{left}}June 27, 1975
|{{left}}June 27, 1975
|{{left}}[[Rochester Lancers]]
|{{left}}[[Rochester Lancers (1967–80)|Rochester Lancers]]
|A
|A
|0–3
|0-3
|14,562
|14,562
|<small>Siega, Pelé, Fink</small>
|<small>Siega, Pelé, Fink</small>
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|{{left}}[[Washington Diplomats]]
|{{left}}[[Washington Diplomats]]
|A
|A
|2–09
|2-9
|35,620
|35,620
|<small>Spiegler (2), Paredas, Pelé (2),<br /> Kerr, Fink, Mahy, Maria</small>
|<small>Spiegler (2), Paredas, Pelé (2),<br /> Kerr, Fink, Mahy, Maria</small>
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|{{left}}[[Los Angeles Aztecs]]
|{{left}}[[Los Angeles Aztecs]]
|A
|A
|5–1
|5-1
|12,176
|12,176
|<small>Spiegler</small>
|<small>Spiegler</small>
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|{{left}}[[Seattle Sounders (1974–1983)|Seattle Sounders]]
|{{left}}[[Seattle Sounders (1974–1983)|Seattle Sounders]]
|A
|A
|2–0
|2-0
|17,925
|17,925
|<small></small>
|<small></small>
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|{{left}}[[Boston Minutemen]]
|{{left}}[[Boston Minutemen]]
|H
|H
|3–1
|3-1
|18,126
|18,126
|<small>De La Fuente, Correa, Kerr</small>
|<small>De La Fuente, Correa, Kerr</small>
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|{{left}}[[Portland Timbers (1975–1982)|Portland Timbers]]
|{{left}}[[Portland Timbers (1975–1982)|Portland Timbers]]
|H
|H
|1–2
|1-2
|13,423
|13,423
|<small>Pelé</small>
|<small>Pelé</small>
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|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}July 19, 1975
|{{left}}July 19, 1975
|{{left}}[[Toronto Blizzard NASL|Toronto Metros-Croatia]]
|{{left}}[[Toronto Blizzard (1971–84)|Toronto Metros-Croatia]]
|A
|A
|3–0
|3-0
|21,573
|21,573
|<small></small>
|<small></small>
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|{{left}}[[San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988)|San Jose Earthquakes]]
|{{left}}[[San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988)|San Jose Earthquakes]]
|H
|H
|1–1 ([[Penalty shoot-out (association football)#North American experiments|SOW]])
|1-1 ([[Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)#American_experiments|SOW]])
|11,137
|11,137
|<small>Pelé</small>
|<small>Pelé</small>
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|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|{{left}}July 30, 1975
|{{left}}July 30, 1975
|{{left}}[[Rochester Lancers]]
|{{left}}[[Rochester Lancers (1967–80)|Rochester Lancers]]
|H
|H
|2–0
|2-0
|8,217
|8,217
|<small>Ord (2)</small>
|<small>Ord (2)</small>
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|{{left}}[[Connecticut Bicentennials]]
|{{left}}[[Connecticut Bicentennials]]
|A
|A
|3–1
|3-1
|8,546
|8,546
|<small>Liveric</small>
|<small>Liveric</small>
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|{{left}}[[Boston Minutemen]]
|{{left}}[[Boston Minutemen]]
|A
|A
|5–0
|5-0
|4,445
|4,445
|<small></small>
|<small></small>
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|{{left}}[[Boston Minutemen]]
|{{left}}[[Boston Minutemen]]
|H
|H
|1–0
|1-0
|6,541
|6,541
|<small>Paredas</small>
|<small>Paredas</small>
|}

=== Friendlies ===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!! {{abbr|Att.|Attendance}} !!Scorers !! Ref.
|- bgcolor= #ddffdd
| {{left}} March 3 || {{left}} {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Victory SC|Victory]] || A || 1–0 || 24,000 || {{small|n/a}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|- bgcolor= #ddffdd
| {{left}} Apr 1 || {{left}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Miami Toros]] || A || 1–0 || 11,000 || {{small|Liveric}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|{{left}} May 22 || {{left}} {{fb|ISR}} || H || 1–1 ||n/a || {{small|Dillon}} || <ref name=naslj>[https://nasljerseys.com/Friendlies/Teams/Cosmos%20Friendlies1974-1975.htm New York Cosmos 1974-75 Friendlies] on NASL Jerseys.com</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|{{left}}June 15 || {{left}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dallas Tornado]] || H|| 2–2 || 22,278 || {{small|Spiegler?, [[Pelé]]}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|{{left}} July 7 || {{left}} {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984)|Vancouver Whitecaps]] || A || 2–1 || 26,495 || {{small|n/a}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}July 27 || {{left}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dallas Tornado]] ||A|| 2–3 || 26,127 || {{small|n/a}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}August 10 || {{left}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[St. Louis Stars (NASL)|St. Louis Stars]] || A || 1–2 || 10,180 ||{{small|n/a}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}August 27 || {{left}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988)|San Jose Earthquakes]]
|A || 2–3 || 19,338 || {{small|Pelé (2)}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}August 31 || {{left}} {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Malmö FF]] || A || 1–5 || 21,000 || {{small|Pelé}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|{{left}}September 2 || {{left}} {{flagicon|SWE}} Swedish All-Stars || A || 3–1 || 20,448 || {{small|Pelé (2), Ord}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}September 4 || {{left}} {{flagicon|SWE}} Stockholm Alliansen || A || 2–3 || 55,000 || {{small|Pelé (2)}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|{{left}}September 11 || {{left}} {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Vålerengens IF|Valerengens]] || A || 4–2 || || {{small|Pele (2), Shpigler, Ord}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}September 13 || {{left}}{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] || A || 1–3 || 49,700 || {{small|Coyne}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|{{left}}September 17 || {{left}} {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Victory SC|Victory]] || A || 2–1 || ||{{small|Ord, Paredes}} ||<ref name=naslj/>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}September 19 || {{left}} {{flagicon|}} [[Violette A.C.]] || A || 1–2 || || {{small|[[Ramón Mifflin|Mifflin]]}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{left}}September 21 || {{left}} {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Santos FC (Jamaica)|Santos]] || A || 0–1 || || {{small|}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|{{left}}September 26 || {{left}} {{fb|PRI}} || A || 12–1 || || {{small|Mifflin (3), Ord (3), Liveric (2),<br> Manoel Maria (2), Pele, Coyne}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|{{left}}September 28 || {{left}} {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Violette A.C.|Violette]] ||A|| 0–0 || 30,000 ||{{small|–}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|{{left}}September 30 || {{left}} {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Toronto Blizzard (NASL)|Toronto Metros-Croatia]] ||A|| n/a || n/a ||{{small|n/a}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|-
|{{left}} October 2 || {{left}} {{flagicon|}} Windsor Stars|| A ||n/a || n/a ||{{small|n/a}} || <ref name=naslj/>
|}
|}

==See also==
*[[1975 North American Soccer League season]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==See also==
==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1py_jEvCjLE Video of Pele's debut with the New York Cosmos]
*[[1975 North American Soccer League season]]

*[[List of New York Cosmos seasons]]
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Latest revision as of 01:08, 21 June 2024

New York Cosmos
1975 season
ManagerUnited States Gordon Bradley[1]
StadiumDowning Stadium
NASLDivision: 3rd
Overall: 12th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
National
Challenge Cup		Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague:
United States Joey Fink (6 goals)
Israel Mordechai Spiegler (6 goals)
All: N/A
Highest home attendance22,500
vs. TOR (June 18)
Lowest home attendance5,227
vs. CON (June 4)
Average home league attendance10,450[2]
← 1974
1976 →

The 1975 New York Cosmos season was the fifth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' fifth year of existence the club finished 3rd in the five-team Northern Division and 12th out of 20 in the overall league table. Despite Pelé joining the club midseason in what English writer Gavin Newsham said was "the transfer coup of the century,"[3] bringing unprecedented attention to soccer in the United States, the Cosmos missed the playoffs for the second straight year.

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK Poland POL Jerry Sularz
0,1 GK United States USA Kurt Kuykendall
1 GK Bermuda BER Sam Nusum
2 DF United States USA Barry Mahy
3 DF Uruguay URU Juan Masnik
4 DF United States USA Werner Roth
5 MF Uruguay URU Alfredo Lamas
6 MF Canada CAN John Kerr, Sr.
1 GK Argentina ARG Florial Rodriguez
8 FW United States USA Mark Liveric
9 FW Uruguay URU Americo Paredes
10 FW Brazil BRA Pelé
11 FW United States USA Jorge Siega
12 FW United States USA Joey Fink
14 DF United States USA Gordon Bradley
14 MF Romania ROU Gil Mărdărescu
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Brazil BRA Nelsi Morais
14 DF Brazil BRA De
15 DF Uruguay URU Omar Caetano
15 MF Peru PER Ramon Mifflin
16 FW United States USA Tony Donlic
17 DF Scotland SCO Brian Rowan
17 MF United States USA Carlos Scott
18 DF United States USA Tony Picciano
19 FW Brazil BRA Manoel Maria
20 DF England ENG Mike Dillon
21 FW Israel ISR Mordechai Spiegler
22 DF United States USA Angelo Anastasio
22 DF Israel ISR David Primo
22,23 DF Spain ESP Luis De La Fuente
23 FW England ENG Tommy Ord

Source:[4]

Results

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Source:[5]

Preseason

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
March 1, 1975 Miami Toros N 1-0 N/A N/A
March 3, 1975 Victory Club A 0-1 N/A N/A

Regular season

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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).

Northern Division Standings

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Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Boston Minutemen 22 13 9 41 29 +12 116
2 Toronto Metros-Croatia 22 13 9 39 28 +11 114
3 New York Cosmos 22 10 12 39 38 +1 91
4 Rochester Lancers 22 6 16 29 49 -20 64
5 Hartford Bicentennials 22 6 16 27 51 -24 61

Overall League Placing

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Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
10 Chicago Sting 22 12 10 39 33 +6 106
11 Vancouver Whitecaps 22 11 11 38 28 +10 99
12 New York Cosmos 22 10 12 39 38 +1 91
13 Philadelphia Atoms 22 10 12 33 42 -9 90
14 Baltimore Comets 22 9 13 34 52 -18 87

Source:[6]

Matches

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
April 30, 1975 Miami Toros H 2–3 9,328 Liveric, Correa
May 3, 1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 1–0 8,378
May 7, 1975 Baltimore Comets H 5–1 7,016 Fink (3), Liveric, Correa
May 14, 1975 Connecticut Bicentennials H 1–1 (SOL) 6,103 Fink
May 19, 1975 Toronto Metros-Croatia A 1–2 4,796 Dillon, Liveric
May 28, 1975 Vancouver Whitecaps H 0–1 7,331
June 4, 1975 Connecticut Bicentennials H 2–1 5,227 Paredas, Liveric
June 7, 1975 Rochester Lancers A 3–2 4,959 Spiegler (2)
June 10, 1975 Philadelphia Atoms A 1–0 20,124
June 18, 1975 Toronto Metros-Croatia H 2–0 22,500 Correa, Spiegler
June 27, 1975 Rochester Lancers A 0–3 14,562 Siega, Pelé, Fink
June 29, 1975 Washington Diplomats A 2–09 35,620 Spiegler (2), Paredas, Pelé (2),
Kerr, Fink, Mahy, Maria
July 3, 1975 Los Angeles Aztecs A 5–1 12,176 Spiegler
July 5, 1975 Seattle Sounders A 2–0 17,925
July 9, 1975 Boston Minutemen H 3–1 18,126 De La Fuente, Correa, Kerr
July 16, 1975 Portland Timbers H 1–2 13,423 Pelé
July 19, 1975 Toronto Metros-Croatia A 3–0 21,573
July 23, 1975 San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 (SOW) 11,137 Pelé
July 30, 1975 Rochester Lancers H 2–0 8,217 Ord (2)
August 1, 1975 Connecticut Bicentennials A 3–1 8,546 Liveric
August 3, 1975 Boston Minutemen A 5–0 4,445
August 6, 1975 Boston Minutemen H 1–0 6,541 Paredas

Friendlies

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Date Opponent Venue Result Att. Scorers Ref.
March 3 Haiti Victory A 1–0 24,000 n/a [7]
Apr 1 United States Miami Toros A 1–0 11,000 Liveric [7]
May 22  Israel H 1–1 n/a Dillon [7]
June 15 United States Dallas Tornado H 2–2 22,278 Spiegler?, Pelé [7]
July 7 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps A 2–1 26,495 n/a [7]
July 27 United States Dallas Tornado A 2–3 26,127 n/a [7]
August 10 United States St. Louis Stars A 1–2 10,180 n/a [7]
August 27 United States San Jose Earthquakes A 2–3 19,338 Pelé (2) [7]
August 31 Sweden Malmö FF A 1–5 21,000 Pelé [7]
September 2 Sweden Swedish All-Stars A 3–1 20,448 Pelé (2), Ord [7]
September 4 Sweden Stockholm Alliansen A 2–3 55,000 Pelé (2) [7]
September 11 Norway Valerengens A 4–2 Pele (2), Shpigler, Ord [7]
September 13 Italy Roma A 1–3 49,700 Coyne [7]
September 17 Haiti Victory A 2–1 Ord, Paredes [7]
September 19 Violette A.C. A 1–2 Mifflin [7]
September 21 Jamaica Santos A 0–1 [7]
September 26  Puerto Rico A 12–1 Mifflin (3), Ord (3), Liveric (2),
Manoel Maria (2), Pele, Coyne		 [7]
September 28 Haiti Violette A 0–0 30,000 – [7]
September 30 Canada Toronto Metros-Croatia A n/a n/a n/a [7]
October 2 Windsor Stars A n/a n/a n/a [7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bell, Jack (May 2008). "Gordon Bradley, Who Nurtured U.S. Soccer, Dies at 74". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "North American Soccer League".
  3. ^ "When Pele and Cosmos were kings". TheGuardian.com. June 10, 2005.
  4. ^ "NASL New York Cosmos Rosters".
  5. ^ "All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us".
  6. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1975". Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t New York Cosmos 1974-75 Friendlies on NASL Jerseys.com
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