# 1980 New York Cosmos season

The 1980 New York Cosmos season was the tenth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. The Cosmos completed their third double, finishing 1st in the overall league table and defeating the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–0 in Soccer Bowl '80.

## Squad

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 | GER | Hubert Birkenmeier |
| 2 | DF | IRN | Andranik Eskandarian |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Bruce Wilson |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Oscar |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Carlos Alberto |
| 6 | DF | GER | Franz Beckenbauer |
| 7 | MF | PAR | Julio César Romero |
| 8 | MF | YUG | Vladislav Bogićević |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Giorgio Chinaglia |
| 11 | FW | POR | Seninho |
| 12 | MF | USA | Larry Hulcer |
| 13 | MF | NED | Johan Neeskens |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | NED | Wim Rijsbergen |
| 16 | FW | USA | Angelo DiBernardo |
| 17 | MF | USA | Rick Davis |
| 18 | MF | USA | Boris Bandov |
| 19 | FW | PAR | Roberto Cabanas |
| 20 | FW | BEL | Francois Van Der Elst |
| 21 | GK | USA | David Brcic |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Nelsi Morais |
| 25 | DF | USA | Jeff Durgan |
| 14, 29 | FW | USA | Mark Liveric |
Source:

## Results
### 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

Source:

#### Matches

* April 5 - Houston Hurricane 3, New York Cosmos 3 (Cosmos win in a shootout) The Astrodome Attendance 15,916
* April 9 - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4, New York Cosmos 1 Lockhart Stadium Attendance 18,572
* April 13 - Minnesota Kicks 1, New York Cosmos 1 (Cosmos win a shootout) Giants Stadium Attendance 51,225
* April 20 - New York Cosmos 4, Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 Giants Stadium Attendance 46,182
* April 26 - Tulsa Roughnecks 2, New York Cosmos 1 Skelly Stadium Attendance 30,822
* May 4 - New York Cosmos 2, Dallas Tornado 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 41,378
* May 8 - New York Cosmos 3, Toronto Blizzard 1 Varsity Stadium Attendance 24,913
* May 11 - New York Cosmos 4, Memphis Rogues 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 31,458
* May 16 - New York Cosmos 4, California Surf 1 Anaheim Stadium Attendance 8,660
* June 1 - New York Cosmos 1, Washington Diplomats 1 (Cosmos win in a shootout) Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Attendance 53,351
* June 4 - New York Cosmos 2, New England Tea Men 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 34,723
* June 8 - New York Cosmos 6, Atlanta Chiefs 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 35,007
* June 11 - New York Cosmos 4, Rochester Lancers 2 Holleder Memorial Stadium Attendance 16,110
* June 14 - New York Cosmos 3, Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 (Rowdies win in a shootout) Attendance 54,427
* June 16 - New England Tea Men 2, New York Cosmos 1 Foxboro Stadium Attendance 28,356
* June 22 - New York Cosmos 2, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 70,312
* June 24 - Los Angeles Aztecs 2, New York Cosmos 0 Rose Bowl Attendance 26,325
* June 29 - New York Cosmos 3, Vancouver Whitecaps 0 Empire Stadium Attendance 32,280
* July 2 - New York Cosmos 3, Toronto Blizzard 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 33,281
* July 6 - New York Cosmos 4, Portland Timbers 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 41,260
* July 9 - New York Cosmos 2, Philadelphia Fury 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 31,783
* July 12 - Detroit Express 0, New York Cosmos 0 (Express Win in a shootout) Pontiac Silverdome Attendance 27,234
* July 16 - Philadelphia Fury, 2 New York Cosmos 1 Veterans Stadium Attendance 15,213
* July 20 - New York Cosmos 3, Seattle Sounders 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 60,182
* July 23 - New York Cosmos 5, San Diego Sockers 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 33,008
* August 3 - New York Cosmos 4, Los Angeles Aztecs 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 48,019
* August 7 - New York Cosmos 3, Edmonton Drillers 2 Giants Stadium Attendance 30,283
* August 9 - New York Cosmos 1, Seattle Sounders 0 Kingdome Attendance 49,606
* August 13 - New York Cosmos 3, Atlanta Chiefs 2 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance 13,117
* August 17 - New York Cosmos 1, Washington Diplomats 1 (Diplomats win a Shootout) Giants Stadium Attendance 55,764
* August 20 - New York Cosmos 4, Dallas Tornado 1 Texas Stadium Attendance 13,475
* August 24 - New York Cosmos 5, Rochester Lancers 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 40,383

### Postseason
#### Overview
##### First round

| | | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Shootout | |
| Minnesota Kicks | - | Dallas Tornado | 0 - 1 | 0 - 2 | | August 27, 30 |
| San Diego Sockers | - | Chicago Sting | 2 - 1 | 2 - 3 | 2 - 1 | August 27, 30 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | - | New England Tea Men | 1 - 0 | 4 - 0 | | August 27, 30 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | - | Seattle Sounders | 1 - 2 | 1 - 3 | | August 27, 30 |
| Washington Diplomats | - | Los Angeles Aztecs | 1 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 2 | August 27, 30 |
| Houston Hurricane | - | Edmonton Drillers | 1 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 1 | August 27, 31 |
| California Surf | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 - 2 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 1 | August 28, 31 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | - | New York Cosmos | 1 - 3 | 1 - 8 | | August 28, 31 |

##### Quarter-finals

| | | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Shootout | |
| Los Angeles Aztecs | - | Seattle Sounders | 3 - 0 | 0 - 4 | 2 - 1 | September 3, 5 |
| Edmonton Drillers | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0 - 1 | 3 - 2 | 0 - 3 | September 3, 6 |
| Dallas Tornado | - | New York Cosmos | 2 - 3 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 3 | September 3, 7 |
| San Diego Sockers | - | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6 - 3 | 0 - 6 | 2 - 1 | September 4, 7 |

##### Semi-finals

| | | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Shootout | |
| San Diego Sockers | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 - 2 | 4 - 2 | 0 - 3 | September 11, 13 |
| Los Angeles Aztecs | - | New York Cosmos | 1 - 2 | 1 - 3 | | September 11, 13 |

## Soccer Bowl '80

Note: Newspaper reports and official NASL records stated goal times to the second (ex: 10:23) instead of the international standard of rounding up (ex: 11th minute).

### Friendlies

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Att. | Scorers |
| February 24 | Bahamas All Stars | A | 4–0 | n/a | Romero, Seninho, Oscar, Chinaglia |
| March 9 | Nacional Fast Clube | A | 0–0 | 70,000 | – |
| March 13 | Santos | A | 2–1 | 25,000 | Beckenbauer, Davis |
| March 16 | Uberlandia | A | 1–1 | 15,000 | Chinaglia |
| March 18 | Cipolletti | A | 1–1 | 15,000 | Morais |
| March 21 | Argentinos Juniors | A | 2–1 | 27,000 | Chinaglia (2) |
| March 25 | Tigres | A | 1–2 | 40,000 | Chinaglia |
| March 28 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 3–1 | 24,219 | Romero (2), Chinaglia |
| March 30 | Cruz Azul | A | 1–2 | 26,199 | Romero |
| April 29 | Cologne | H | 3–1 | 24,784 | Chinaglia (2), Romero |
| May 21 | Manchester City | H | 3–2 | 31,480 | Chinaglia (2), Bogicevic |
| May 24 | Roma | H | 5–3 | 27,746 | Chinaglia (3), Carlos Alberto, Peccenini (o.g.) |
| May 26 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 1–1 | 60,384 | Chinaglia |
| July 30 | River Plate | H | 1–1 | 47,320 | Bogicevic |
| Sept 24 | NASL Select | H | 2–3 | 71,413 | Pelé, Cabañas |
| October 1 | Hajduk Split | A | 1–0 | 45,000 | Chinaglia |
| October 4 | Sporting Lisboa | A | 1–1 | 35,000 | Chinaglia |
| October 10 | Girondins de Bordeaux | A | 1–4 | 4,200 | DiBernardo |
| October 12 | Napoli | A | 2–0 | 12,000 | Seninho, Chinaglia |

#### Notes

* ↑ Held in Estadio Vivaldo Lima, Manaus.
* ↑ Held in José Amalfitani Stadium.
* ↑ Beckenbauer's farewell game.
* ↑ Retired since October 1977, Pelé returned to wear his #10 again for this match.