Stadium Giants Stadium | National
Challenge Cup Did not enter | |
Manager Gordon Bradley
(Until July 7)
Eddie Firmani
(After July 7) NASL Division: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
Playoffs: Champions Top goalscorer League: Giorgio Chinaglia (15 goals)
All: Giorgio Chinaglia (42+ goals) Highest home attendance 77,691
vs. FTL (August 14) | ||
The 1977 New York Cosmos season was the seventh season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. The Cosmos' seventh year of existence saw them drop "New York" from the club name (it would be restored in 1979), move into Giants Stadium (where they would play until their dissolution in 1985), and win their second NASL championship in Pelé's final year as a professional footballer. Pelé's last match was on October 1, 1977, in front of a capacity crowd at Giants Stadium: in an exhibition match between New York and his former club Santos, Pelé appeared for both sides, playing one half for each. The Cosmos won the game 2–1. The Cosmos finished second in the 4-team Eastern Division and third out of 18 teams league-wide on their way to the 1977 championship.
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Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
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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).
Overall League Placing
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