1983 New York Cosmos season

New York Cosmos
1983 season
Manager	Júlio Mazzei
Stadium	Giants Stadium
NASL	Division: 1st; Overall: 1st; Playoffs: First round
National Challenge Cup	Did not enter
CONCACAF ; Champions' Cup	Did not enter
Top goalscorer	League: ; Roberto Cabañas (24 goals); All: ; Roberto Cabañas (25+ goals)
Highest home attendance	42,385; vs. CHI (May 17)
Lowest home attendance	12,240; vs. FTL (Jun 24)
Average home league attendance	27,242
Home colors	Away colors
	← 1982 1984 →

Manager

Júlio Mazzei

StadiumGiants Stadium

NASLDivision: 1st
Overall: 1st
Playoffs: First round

National Challenge CupDid not enter

The 1983 New York Cosmos season was the original Cosmos franchise's thirteenth season of existence, and their thirteenth in the original North American Soccer League. At the time, the NASL represented the top tier of American soccer. Finishing the season with 194 points off of 22 wins and eight losses, the Cosmos clinched their sixth-consecutive regular season championship, and their seventh overall. In the postseason, however, the Cosmos lost to Montreal Manic.

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Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New York Cosmos	30	22	8	87	49	+38	194
2	Chicago Sting	30	15	15	66	73	−7	147
3	Toronto Blizzard	30	16	14	51	48	+3	135
4	Montreal Manic	30	12	18	58	71	−13	124

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New York Cosmos	30	22	8	87	49	+38	194
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	24	6	63	34	+29	187
3	Golden Bay Earthquakes	30	20	10	71	54	+17	169
4	Chicago Sting	30	15	15	66	73	−7	147
5	Tulsa Roughnecks	30	17	13	56	49	+7	145

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
April 24, 1983	Toronto Blizzard	A	1–2	25,375	Chinaglia
May 1, 1983	Montreal Manic	H	6–0	41,946	Cabanas, Romero (3), Chinaglia (2)
May 4, 1983	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	A	1–4	13,741	Chinaglia
May 8, 1983	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	H	3–2	25,134	Chinaglia (2), Cabanas
May 11, 1983	Seattle Sounders	A	0–3	10,085	Chinaglia, Cabanas, Bogicevic
May 15, 1983	Tulsa Roughnecks	H	5–2	22,621	Chinaglia (3), Cabanas, Moyers
May 21, 1983	Tulsa Roughnecks	A	1–2	19,160	Chinaglia, Moyers
May 25, 1983	Golden Bay Earthquakes	H	5–1	22,841	Chinaglia, Moyers, Davis, Neeskens, Cabanas
June 8, 1983	San Diego Sockers	A	0–1	5,318	Cabanas
June 11, 1983	Golden Bay Earthquakes	A	1–3	16,202	Chinaglia
June 17, 1983	Team America	A	1–1 (p.l.)	31,112	Cabanas
June 19, 1983	Toronto Blizzard	H	5–1	25,247	Cabanas (2), Chinaglia (2), Beckenbauer
June 22, 1983	Chicago Sting	H	2–3	22,368	Cabanas, Chinaglia
June 25, 1983	Montreal Manic	A	1–2	8,407	DiBernardo, Bogicevic
June 29, 1983	Vancouver Whitecaps	H	3–0	29,141	Cabanas, Moyers, Bogicevic
July 1, 1983	Chicago Sting	A	2–5	16,244	Cabanas, Moyers
July 6, 1983	Team America	H	4–0	35,228	Moyers, Bogicevic, Romero, Cabanas
July 10, 1983	Vancouver Whitecaps	A	0–2	50,205
July 17, 1983	Tulsa Roughnecks	H	3–0	24,296	Cabanas, Romero, Moyers
July 20, 1983	Seattle Sounders	H	3–3 (p.w.)	19,825	Cabanas (2), Kapp
July 23, 1983	Tampa Bay Rowdies	A	4–5	13,709	Cabanas (3), Moyers, Bogicevic
July 30, 1983	Chicago Sting	A	1–2	18,546	Romero
August 3, 1983	San Diego Sockers	H	3–1	22,756	Romero (2), Davis
August 6, 1983	Montreal Manic	A	2–4	15,158	Cabanas, Bogicevic, Moyers
August 10, 1983	Team America	A	1–2	11,612	Davis, Cabanas
August 14, 1983	Montreal Manic	H	3–0	45,821	Davis, Romero, Moyers
August 16, 1983	Toronto Blizzard	A	0–1	11,428	Moyers
August 21, 1983	Chicago Sting	H	5–3	30,678	Chinaglia (2), Davis, Beckenbauer, Cabanas
August 28, 1983	Tampa Bay Rowdies	H	3–1	19,868	Romero, Moyers, Bogicevic
September 2, 1983	Toronto Blizzard	H	6–3	20,865	Cabanas (2), Moyers (2), Neeskens, Romero

			Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
New York Cosmos	-	Montreal Manic	2 - 4	0 - 1		September 6, 12
Tulsa Roughnecks	-	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	3 - 2	4 - 2		September 6, 10
Golden Bay Earthquakes	-	Chicago Sting	6 - 1	0 - 1	5 - 2	September 7, 12, 14
Vancouver Whitecaps	-	Toronto Blizzard	1 - 0	3 - 4	0 - 1	September 8, 12, 15

			Game 45	Game 2	Game 3
Tulsa Roughnecks	-	Montreal Manic	2 - 1	0 - 1	3 - 0	September 18, 26, 28
Golden Bay Earthquakes	-	Toronto Blizzard	0 - 1	0 - 2		September 17, 27

1983 New York Cosmos season

Results

Preseason

Regular season

Standings

Matches

Postseason

Overview

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Soccer Bowl '83

Matches

Friendlies

See also

References

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October 1	Tulsa Roughnecks	1–0	Toronto Blizzard	Vancouver, BC Place Stadium

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
September 6, 1983	Montreal Manic	H	2-4	17,202	Chinaglia, Bogicevic
September 12, 1983	Montreal Manic	A	0-0 (SOL)	20,726

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
May 30	Fiorentina	H	4–1	31,294	Chinaglia, Moyers, ? (o.g.)
June 2	Sao Paulo	H	2–3	26,641	Bogicevic, Romero
June 5	Seattle Sounders	H	4–1	51,825	Cabañas, Chinaglia, Romero, Bogicevic
June 15	Hamburger SV	H	7–2	30,720	Chinaglia (2), Bogicevic (2), Davis, Neeskens, Cabañas
October 16	Lazio ^{[n 1]}	A	1–3	40,000	?
October 23	Africa Sport	A	1–2	45,000	Neeskens
October 26	Tonelle Yaoundé	A	2–0	30,000	DiBernardo, Rijsbergen
October 28	Canon Yaoundé	A	3–1	45,000	Gee, DiBernardo, Borja

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