1972 New York Cosmos season

New York Cosmos
1972 season
Manager	Gordon Bradley
Stadium	Hofstra Stadium
NASL	Division: 1st; Overall: 1st; Playoffs: Champions
National; Challenge Cup	Did not enter
Top goalscorer	League: ; Randy Horton (9 goals); All: ; Randy Horton (13 goals)
Highest home attendance	All: 13,205; (Aug. 30 vs. Dynamo Moscow); League: 7,324; (May 7 vs. St. Louis)
Lowest home attendance	1,200; (Jun. 18 vs. Toronto)
Average home league attendance	4,282
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ManagerGordon Bradley^[1]

StadiumHofstra Stadium

NASLDivision: 1st
Overall: 1st
Playoffs: Champions

National
Challenge CupDid not enter

The 1972 New York Cosmos season was the second season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' second year of existence, the club finished 1st in the Northern Division and 1st in the overall league table. In the playoffs, the Cosmos defeated the Dallas Tornado in the semifinal and the St. Louis Stars in the final, winning their first league championship and completing the first double by a club in the national era.

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Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New York Cosmos	14	7	3	4	28	16	+12	77
2	Rochester Lancers	14	6	5	3	20	22	-2	64
3	Montreal Olympique	14	4	5	5	19	20	-1	57
4	Toronto Metros	14	4	6	4	18	22	-4	53

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New York Cosmos	14	7	3	4	28	16	+12	77
2	St. Louis Stars	14	7	4	3	20	14	+6	69
3	Rochester Lancers	14	6	5	3	20	22	-2	64
4	Dallas Tornado	14	6	5	3	15	12	+3	60
5	Montreal Olympique	14	4	5	5	19	20	-1	57

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
May 7, 1972	St. Louis Stars	H	3-3	7,324	Young, Horton (2)
May 14, 1972	Rochester Lancers	A	1-1	4,100	Stritzl
May 20, 1972	Miami Gatos	H	6-1	1,302	Horton (2), Cummings (2), Jelinek, Siega
May 27, 1972	Atlanta Chiefs	H	4-2	4,445	Kerr, Horton (2), Cummings
June 3, 1972	Dallas Tornado	A	1-0	2,157
June 18, 1972	Toronto Metros	H	2-1	1,200	Cummings, Siega
June 25, 1972	Atlanta Chiefs	A	2-0	N/A
July 1, 1972	Montreal Olympique	H	2-0	4,571	Kerr, Mfum
July 8, 1972	Miami Gatos	A	0-2	1,438	Horton, Mfum
July 16, 1972	Montreal Olympique	A	2-2	2,996	Mfum, Cummings
July 22, 1972	Dallas Tornado	H	1-0	6,518	Mfum
July 29, 1972	St. Louis Stars	A	1-0	4,385
August 6, 1972	Toronto Metros	A	1-1	1,255	Horton
August 12, 1972	Rochester Lancers	H	4-1	4,616	Mfum, Horton, Jelinek, Kerr

August 15	Rochester Lancers	0–2	St. Louis Stars	St. Louis, Busch Memorial

August 19	Dallas Tornado	0–1	New York Cosmos	New York, Hofstra Stadium

1972 New York Cosmos season

Results

Regular season

Northern Division Standings

Overall League Placing

Matches

Postseason

Overview

Semi-finals

Final

Matches

Friendlies

See also

References

Related Articles

August 26	St. Louis Stars	1–2	New York Cosmos	New York, Hofstra Stadium

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
August 19, 1972	Dallas Tornado	H	1-0	5,026	Kerr
August 26, 1972	St. Louis Stars	H	2-1	6,102	Jelinek, Horton

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
July 31	Birmingham City	H	0-3	N/A
August 16	Maccabi Tel Aviv	H	5-2	5,126	Horton (3), Kerr, Stritzl
August 30	Dynamo Moscow	H	1-2	13,205	Zajdel

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