2026 New York Cosmos season

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Owner

Baye Adofo-Wilson (majority)
Paterson Restoration Corporation
Erik Stover
Giuseppe Rossi
Rocco B. Commisso

ChairmanBaye Adofo-Wilson

Head coachDavide Corti

New York Cosmos

Owner	Baye Adofo-Wilson (majority) Paterson Restoration Corporation Erik Stover Giuseppe Rossi Rocco B. Commisso
Chairman	Baye Adofo-Wilson
Head coach	Davide Corti
Stadium	Hinchliffe Stadium
U.S. Open Cup	Ineligible
Top goalscorer	League: Ajmeer Spengler (5 Goals) All: Ajmeer Spengler (5 Goals)
Highest home attendance	4,099 vs Portland Hearts of Pine March 14
Lowest home attendance	931 vs Forward Madison FC April 18
Average home league attendance	1,837, with USL Cup 1,677
Biggest win	New York Cosmos 2–0 Fort Wayne FC March 28
Biggest defeat	New York Cosmos 1–3 Portland Hearts of Pine March 14, Spokane Velocity 3–1 New York Cosmos March 21
← 2020–21 2027 →

The 2026 New York Cosmos season is the inaugural season in the third incarnation or the club's existence as well as their first in USL League One, the third-tier of American soccer. Including all Cosmos iterations, this is the 22nd season of a professional soccer club bearing the Cosmos name.

Current roster

As of March 21, 2026

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	TPE	Derrek Chan
2	DF	USA	Massimo Morabito
3	DF	USA	Luis Del Rio
4	DF	USA	Marcelo Lage
5	MF	GUA	Nestor Cabrera
6	DF	USA	Anderson Holt
7	MF	USA	Leo Guarino
8	MF	USA	Ajmeer Spengler
11	FW	USA	Nick Zielonka
13	FW	URU	Sebastián Guenzatti (captain)
14	MF	USA	Tino Puentes
16	DF	USA	Davey Mason
17	DF	ITA	Davide Galazzini
18	FW	FRA	Christian Koffi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	USA	Julien Lacher
20	DF	USA	Nick Mendonca
21	DF	USA	Braeden Backus
22	FW	USA	Patrick Bohui
23	DF	ITA	Davide Materazzi
24	DF	USA	Will Noecker
25	DF	USA	Jordan Chavez
27	FW	ECU	Josué Manzano
28	MF	USA	Justin Milovanov
29	GK	USA	Boris Del Valle*
30	GK	USA	Tristan Stephani
33	MF	NED	Darren Sidoel
36	MF	USA	William Black

Astrik denotes player-coach.

Retired numbers

The original New York Cosmos retired No. 10 for Pelé in 1977, while the New York Cosmos (2013–2020) retired No. 9 for Giorgio Chinaglia in 2014. Both numbers remain retired by the current iteration of the New York Cosmos.

No.	Position	Player	Nation	Tenure with original club	Ref
9	Forward	Giorgio Chinaglia	Italy	1976–1983	^[1]^[2]
10	Forward	Pelé	Brazil	1975–1977	^[3]

Technical staff

As of January 22, 2026^[4]

Position	Name
Head of Soccer	Giuseppe Rossi
Head Coach	Davide Corti
Assistant Coach	Donato Curci Mike Gravinese
Head Goalkeeping Coach	Boris Del Valle
Head of Scout and Manager of Youth Partnerships	José Angulo
Team Administrator/Player Care Officer	Artian Plaha
Team Analyst	Simon Triantafillou
Equipment Manager	Artie Verdi

Administrative officials

As of January 22, 2026^[5]

Position	Name
Chairperson and Managing Partner	Baye Adofo-Wilson
Vice Chairman	Giuseppe Rossi
Chief Executive Officer	Erik Stover

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Number	Name	from	Type	Fee	Ref.
November 21, 2025	FW	13	Sebastián Guenzatti	Detroit City FC	Signing	NA	^[6]
December 3, 2025	MF	27	Josué Manzano	Atlético JBG	Signing	NA	^[7]
December 3, 2025	DF	23	Davide Materazzi	Lionsbridge FC	Signing	NA	^[8]
December 3, 2025	FW	14	Tino Puentes	Morris Elite SC	Signing	NA	^[9]
December 3, 2025	FW	11	Nick Zielonka	Hudson Valley Hammers	Signing	NA	^[10]
December 12, 2025	GK	1	Derrek Chan	Mülheimer FC 97	Signing	NA	^[11]
December 12, 2025	DF	4	Marcelo Lage	Richmond Kickers	Signing	NA	^[12]
December 12, 2025	MF	8	Ajmeer Spengler	Texoma FC	Signing	NA	^[13]
December 17, 2025	DF	17	Davide Galazzini	Albalonga	Signing	NA	^[14]
December 17, 2025	MF	33	Darren Sidoel	Grindavík	Signing	NA	^[15]
December 17, 2025	MF	20	Nick Mendonca	Chattanooga FC	Signing	NA	^[16]
December 19, 2025	DF	16	Davey Mason	Texoma FC	Signing	NA	^[17]
December 19, 2025	MF	5	Nestor Cabrera	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	Signing	NA	^[18]
December 19, 2025	FW	19	Julien Lacher	NYCFC II	Signing	NA	^[19]
December 19, 2025	MF	21	Braeden Backus	Westchester SC	Signing	NA	^[20]
December 23, 2025	DF	2	Massimo Morabito	FC Delco Academy	Signing	NA	^[21]
December 23, 2025	MF	28	Justin Milovanov	FC Tucson	Signing	NA	^[22]
January 7, 2026	FW	18	Christian Koffi	Huntsville City FC	Signing	NA
January 7, 2026	DF	3	Luis Del Rio	Doral Soccer Academy	Signing	NA
January 16, 2026	DF	6	Anderson Holt	Union Omaha	Transfer	NA
January 16, 2026	FW	22	Patrick Bohui	Naval 1893	Signing	NA
January 16, 2026	GK	30	Tristan Stephani	Chicago Nation FC	Signing	NA
February 14, 2026	MF	7	Leo Guarino	NYCFC II	Signing	NA
March 13, 2026	DF	25	Jordan Chavez	Texoma FC	Signing	NA
March 13, 2026	DF	24	Will Noecker	North Carolina State Wolfpack	25 day contract	NA

Out

Date	Position	Number	Name	to	Type	Fee	Ref.

Non-competitive fixtures

Friendlies

January 23 Preseason	Club Tijuana	4–1	New York Cosmos	Tijuana, Baja California
2:00 PM EDT	El Ghezouani Abreu Vitinho González	Club Tijuana Report Report w/ Cosmos Info	Spengler	Stadium: Estadio Caliente

February 11 Preseason	New York Cosmos	v	CT United FC	Paterson, New Jersey
		Report		Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium
Note: No Result Published

February 17 Preseason	New York Cosmos	4–2	FC Supra du Québec	Paterson, New Jersey
1:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium
Note: No Result Published officially, later reported by third party

February 21 Preseason	Philadelphia Union II	3–4	New York Cosmos	Chester, Pennsylvania
3:00 PM		Union Announcement HRB Report		Stadium: WSFS Bank Sportsplex
Note: No Result Published officially, later reported by third party

February 28 Preseason	New York Cosmos	2–0	FC Motown	Paterson, New Jersey
1:00 PM EDT	Guenzatti 23' Spengler 31'	Report		Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium Attendance: 150
Note: Supporter's only friendly

March 7 Preseason	New York Cosmos	4–2	NY Renegades FC	Paterson, New Jersey
2:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium
Note: No Result Published officially

Competitive fixtures

Regular Season

Standings — Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	One Knoxville SC	7	4	1	2	9	6	+3	14	Playoffs
2	FC Naples	7	4	1	2	9	4	+5	14
3	Spokane Velocity FC	6	4	1	1	11	8	+3	13
4	Union Omaha	6	4	2	0	10	7	+3	12
5	AC Boise	5	2	1	2	10	6	+4	8
6	Forward Madison FC	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	7
7	Westchester SC	6	2	3	1	12	13	−1	7
8	New York Cosmos	6	2	3	1	11	13	−2	7
9	Sarasota Paradise	7	2	4	1	6	10	−4	7
10	Greenville Triumph SC	4	2	2	0	8	7	+1	6
11	Portland Hearts of Pine	5	1	1	3	4	3	+1	6
12	Charlotte Independence	4	1	2	1	8	6	+2	4
13	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
14	Richmond Kickers	5	1	3	1	4	7	−3	4
15	Fort Wayne FC	4	1	2	1	3	6	−3	4
16	AV Alta FC	6	0	2	4	7	11	−4	4
17	Corpus Christi FC	5	0	3	2	5	11	−6	2

Updated to match(es) played on April 21, 2026. Source: USL League One

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	2	0	3	9	11	−2	6	2	0	1	6	5	+1	0	0	2	3	6	−3

Last updated: April 3, 2026.
Source: Match reports

Matches

March 14 1	New York Cosmos	1–3	Portland Hearts of Pine	Paterson, New Jersey
2:00 PM EDT	Sidoel 73'	Report	Georgallides 56' Kidd 60' Barbosa 64' Green 65' Wada 76' Camara 86'	Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium Attendance: 4,099 Referee: Luis Arroyo

March 21 2	Spokane Velocity	3–1	New York Cosmos	Spokane, Washington
3:00 PM ET	Denton 25' Miller 29' Gil 39' (pen.) Brett 43' Spielman 70' Merancio 77'	Report	Morabito 27' Stephani 39' Chavez 40' Milovanov 48' Spengler 66' Guenzatti 80'	Stadium: One Spokane Stadium Attendance: 1,849 Referee: Kalilou Jarju

March 25 3	Greenville Triumph SC	3–2	New York Cosmos	Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM ET	Fricke 3' Chavez 57' (o.g.) Robles 62' Evans 83'	Report	Spengler 25' Mendonca 77' Holt 90+1' Sidoel 90+2'	Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 1,756 Referee: Stefan Perri

March 28 4	New York Cosmos	2–0	Fort Wayne FC	Paterson, New Jersey
2:00 PM EDT	Guenzatti 21' Galazzini 50' 83' Mendonca 74' Koffi 76'	Report	Solis 24' Sproat 37' Ricol 72' Oyetunde 89' Dias 90+3'	Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium Attendance: 1,146 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

April 3 5	New York Cosmos	3–2	Charlotte Independence	Paterson, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT	Spengler 6' (pen.), 22' (pen.), 81' (pen.) Mendonca 44' Milovanov 45+7' Noecker 75'	Report	Ortiz 13' Manin 20' Dimick 45+2' Amaya 45+8' Lyons 64'	Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium Attendance: 1,170 Referee: Muhammad Kaleia

April 19 6	New York Cosmos	2–2	Forward Madison FC	Paterson, New Jersey
2:00 PM EDT	Koffi 37' Spengler 49' Guenzatti 50'	Report	Kanyane 22' 32' Carmichael 34' Ngoubou 74' Torres 90+2'	Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium Attendance: 931 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

May 2 7	Portland Hearts of Pine	v	New York Cosmos	Portland, Maine
				Stadium: Fitzpatrick Stadium

May 23 8	AV Alta FC	v	New York Cosmos	Lancaster, California
				Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium

May 27 9	New York Cosmos	v	Union Omaha	Paterson, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

May 30 10	Sarasota Paradise	v	New York Cosmos	Lakewood Ranch, Florida
				Stadium: Premier Sports Campus

June 13 11	One Knoxville SC	v	New York Cosmos	Knoxville, Tennessee
				Stadium: Covenant Health Park

June 20 12	Forward Madison FC	v	New York Cosmos	Madison, Wisconsin
				Stadium: Breese Stevens Field

June 24 13	New York Cosmos	v	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Paterson, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium
Note: Game cancelled following South Georgia Tormenta FC's withdrawal from USL League One.^[23]

July 4 14	New York Cosmos	v	Greenville Triumph SC	Paterson, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

July 8 15	New York Cosmos	v	FC Naples	Paterson, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

July 18 16	New York Cosmos	v	Corpus Christi FC	Paterson, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

July 22 17	Westchester SC	v	New York Cosmos	Mount Vernon, New York
				Stadium: The Stadium at Memorial Field

July 25 18	New York Cosmos	v	Athletic Club Boise	Paterson, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

August 1 19	South Georgia Tormenta FC	v	New York Cosmos	Statesboro, Georgia
				Stadium: Tormenta Stadium
Note: Game cancelled following South Georgia Tormenta FC's withdrawal from USL League One.^[23]

August 5 20	Richmond Kickers	v	New York Cosmos	Richmond, Virginia
				Stadium: City Stadium

August 8 21	New York Cosmos	v	Spokane Velocity	Paterson, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

August 15 22	New York Cosmos	v	AV Alta FC	Paterson, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

August 19 23	Corpus Christi FC	v	New York Cosmos	Corpus Christi, Texas
				Stadium: Cabaniss Athletic Complex

August 22 24	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	v	New York Cosmos	East Ridge, Tennessee
				Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium

August 29 25	Union Omaha	v	New York Cosmos	Omaha, Nebraska
				Stadium: Morrison Stadium

September 2 26	New York Cosmos	v	Sarasota Paradise	Paterson, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

September 5 27	Fort Wayne FC	v	New York Cosmos	Fort Wayne, Indiana
				Stadium: Fort Wayne FC Park

September 11 28	Athletic Club Boise	v	New York Cosmos	Garden City, Idaho
				Stadium: Stadium at Expo Idaho

September 19 29	New York Cosmos	v	Westchester SC	Paterson, New Jersey
5:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

September 26 30	New York Cosmos	v	Richmond Kickers	Paterson, New Jersey
5:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

October 3 31	FC Naples	v	New York Cosmos	Naples, Florida
				Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex

October 10 32	Charlotte Independence	v	New York Cosmos	Matthews, North Carolina
				Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews

October 17 33	New York Cosmos	v	One Knoxville SC	Paterson, New Jersey
4:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

October 24 34	New York Cosmos	v	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Paterson, New Jersey
4:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

USL Cup

Standings — Group 5

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Brooklyn FC	Advance to knockout stage
2	Hartford Athletic
3	New York Cosmos
4	Portland Hearts of Pine
5	Rhode Island FC
6	Westchester SC

First match(es) will be played: April 25, 2026. Source:

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: March 1, 2026.
Source: Match reports

Matches

Group stage

April 25 Group Stage	New York Cosmos	0–3	Brooklyn FC	Paterson, New Jersey
2:00 PM EDT	Chavez 30' Mendonca 45' Milovanov 73' Cabrera 80' 90+1' Guenzatti 81'	Report	Nishikawa 34' Obregón 35' Alves 39' Kanté 43' Okiyoshi 89'	Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium Attendance: 1,040 Referee: Lauren Aldrich

May 15 Group Stage	Westchester SC	v	New York Cosmos	Mount Vernon, New York
				Stadium: The Stadium at Memorial Field

June 6 Group Stage	New York Cosmos	v	Hartford Athletic	Paterson, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

July 11 Group Stage	Portland Hearts of Pine	v	New York Cosmos	Portland, Maine
				Stadium: Fitzpatrick Stadium

2026 New York Cosmos season

Current roster

Retired numbers

Technical staff

Administrative officials

Transfers

In

Out

Non-competitive fixtures

Friendlies

Competitive fixtures

Regular Season

Standings — Eastern Conference

Results summary

Matches

USL Cup

Standings — Group 5

Results summary

Matches

Group stage

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Top Goalscorers

Assist scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

Awards and Honors

USL League One Team of the Week

USL League One Player of the Week

USL League One Goal of the Week

References

Related Articles

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL League One		USL Cup		USL League One Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Derrek Chan	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	USA	Massimo Morabito	6	0	3+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	USA	Luis Del Rio	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	USA	Marcelo Lage	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	MF	GUA	Nestor Cabrera	6	0	0+5	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
6	DF	USA	Anderson Holt	6	0	5+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	USA	Leo Guarino	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
8	MF	USA	Ajmeer Spengler	7	5	6+0	5	1+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	USA	Nick Zielonka	6	0	2+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
13	FW	URU	Sebastián Guenzatti	7	2	6+0	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	USA	Tino Puentes	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	USA	Davey Mason	4	0	3+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
17	DF	ITA	Davide Galazzini	5	1	5+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	FRA	Christian Koffi	6	0	5+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	USA	Julien Lacher	5	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
20	MF	USA	Nick Mendonca	7	1	3+3	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	USA	Braeden Backus	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	USA	Patrick Bohui	4	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ITA	Davide Materazzi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	USA	Will Noecker	5	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	USA	Jordan Chavez	7	0	6+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	ECU	Josué Manzano	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	USA	Justin Milovanov	7	1	4+2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
29	GK	USA	Boris Del Valle	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK	USA	Tristan Stephani	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	NED	Darren Sidoel	5	1	5+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	MF	USA	William Black	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

No.	Pos.	Player
No.	Pos.	Player	USL League One Regular Season			USL Cup			USL League One Playoffs			Total
1	GK	Derrek Chan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Massimo Morabito	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	DF	Luis Del Rio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Marcelo Lage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF	Nestor Cabrera	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
6	DF	Anderson Holt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	MF	Leo Guarino	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Ajmeer Spengler	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	FW	Nick Zielonka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW	Sebastián Guenzatti	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	FW	Tino Puentes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Davey Mason	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Davide Galazzini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	FW	Christian Koffi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	FW	Julien Lacher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	Nick Mendonca	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
21	MF	Braeden Backus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	Patrick Bohui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Davide Materazzi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	Will Noeker	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
25	DF	Jordan Chavez	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
27	MF	Josué Manzano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	Justin Milovanov	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
30	GK	Tristan Stephani	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
33	MF	Darren Sidoel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
36	MF	William Black	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			13	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	18	1	1

Week	Player	Opponent	Position	Ref
3	Justin Milovanov	Spokane Velocity	Bench	^[24]
4	Ajmeer Spengler	Greenville Triumph SC and Fort Wayne FC	MF	^[25]
4	Davide Galazzini	Fort Wayne FC	Bench	^[25]
5	Ajmeer Spengler	Charlotte Independence	FW	^[26]
7	Anderson Holt	Forward Madison FC	Bench	^[27]
7	Ajmeer Spengler	Forward Madison FC	Bench	^[27]
7	Sebastián Guenzatti	Forward Madison FC	Bench	^[27]

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