# 1982 New York Cosmos season

The 1982 New York Cosmos season was the 12th season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. The Cosmos completed their fourth double—a feat not matched by any NASL or, as yet, MLS club—finishing 37 points ahead of Seattle for the league premiership, and defeating the Sounders in Soccer Bowl '82 for the league championship.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 | Robert Iarusci |
| 4 | DF | USA | Jeff Durgan |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Carlos Alberto |
| 6 | MF | USA | Rick Davis |
| 7 | MF | PAR | Julio César Romero |
| 8 | MF | YUG | Vladislav Bogićević |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Giorgio Chinaglia |
| 11 | FW | POR | Seninho |
| 12 | FW | USA | Steve Moyers |
| 13 | MF | NED | Johan Neeskens |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | RSA | Steve Wegerle |
| 15 | DF | NED | Wim Rijsbergen |
| 16 | FW | USA | Angelo DiBernardo |
| 17 | FW | USA | Steve Hunt |
| 18 | MF | USA | Boris Bandov |
| 19 | FW | PAR | Roberto Cabanas |
| 21 | GK | USA | David Brcic |
| 22 | DF | YUG | Ivan Buljan |
| 24 | FW | USA | Darryl Gee |
| 26 | DF | USA | Erhardt Kapp |
| 28 | FW | USA | Chico Borja |
| 30 | MF | TRI | Richard Chinapoo |
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## Results

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### Transatlantic Challenge Cup

Source:
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| May 26, 1982 | Napoli | H | 2–2 | 28,887 | Romero (2) |
| May 29, 1982 | Nacional (Uru) | H | 3–1 | 14,212 | Cabañas, Moyers, Chinaglia |
| May 31, 1982 | Chicago Sting | H | 3–4 | 36,904 | Chinaglia (3) |

### Spring Cup

Source:
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| March 27, 1982 | Chicago Sting | A | 1–2(AET) | 13,251 | Margetic, Chinaglia |
| March 30, 1982 | Malmö FF | A | 0–1 | 15,921 | Eskandarian(own goal) |

### 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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#### Matches

April 10, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Jacksonville Tea Men 2 Jacksonville, Fl Attendance: 4,537
April 18, 1982, New York Cosmos 2, Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 52,436
April 24, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Chicago Sting 1 Wrigley Field Attendance 16,149
April 28, 1982: Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2, New York Cosmos 1 Lockhart Stadium Attendance 17,951
May 2, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, Jacksonville Tea Men 0 Giants Stadium Attendance 32,710
May 5, 1982: New York Cosmos 1, Toronto Blizzard 2 Varsity Stadium Attendance 16,746
May 8, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 2 Skelly Stadium Attendance 21,118
May 12, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, San Diego Sockers 1 San Diego Sports Arena 14,805
May 16, 1982: Chicago Sting 1, New York Cosmos 3 Giants Stadium 36,193
May 19, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Portland Timbers 2 Civic Stadium 15,233
May 23, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 Giants Stadium 18,710
June 6, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, Toronto Blizzard 1 Giants Stadium 18,938
June 12, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 Tampa Stadium 28,475
June 18. 1982: Montreal Manic 3, New York Cosmos 2 Olympic Stadium 32,654
June 20, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Seattle Sounders 2 Giants Stadium 27,397
June 23, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Vancouver Whitecaps 2 Giants Stadium 22,914
June 27, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Edmonton Drillers 1 Giants Stadium 26,379
June 30, 1982: San Jose Earthquakes 4, New York Cosmos 2 Spartan Stadium 18,111
July 3, 1982: Vancouver Whitecaps 1, New York Cosmos 0 Empire Stadium 22,618
July 7, 1982: Edmonton Drillers 2, New York Cosmos 1 Clarke Stadium 8,697
July 10, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, Chicago Sting 1 Wrigley Field 18,023
July 14, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Montreal Manic 2 Giants Stadium 25,634
July 18, 1982: New York Cosmos 6, Portland Timbers 2 Giants Stadium 24,387
July 22, 1982: New York Cosmos 1, Toronto Blizzard 0 Varsity Stadium 10,856
July 25, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, San Diego Sockers 1 Giants Stadium 29,572
July 28, 1982: New York Cosmos 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1 Giants Stadium 18,828
August 1, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Montreal Manic 2 Giants Stadium 38,891
August 4, 1982: Seattle Sounders 3, New York Cosmos 2 Kingdome attendance 23,925
August 11, 1982: Toronto Blizzard 4, New York Cosmos 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 22,158
August 15, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Chicago Sting 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 36,241
August 18, 1982: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 1 Giants Stadium Attendance 28,638
August 20, 1982: Montreal Manic 3, New York Cosmos 1 Olympic Stadium 34,251

### Postseason
#### Overview
##### Quarter-finals

| | | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | |
| New York Cosmos | – | Tulsa Roughnecks | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | August 25, 28, September 1 |
| Seattle Sounders | – | Toronto Blizzard | 4–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | August 25, 28, September 1 |
| Montreal Manic | – | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | August 25, 28, September 1 |
| San Diego Sockers | – | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | August 25, 28, September 1 |

##### Semi-finals

| | | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | |
| New York Cosmos | – | San Diego Sockers | 2–1 | 2–1 | | September 5, 8 |
| Seattle Sounders | – | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | September 4, 8, 10 |

##### Soccer Bowl '82

| September 18 | New York Cosmos | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders | San Diego, Jack Murphy Stadium |

### Friendlies

Source:
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| March 7 | Bahamas All-Stars | A | 5–0 | 2,000 | Cabañas, Romero, Chinaglia (2), Moyers |
| March 23 | Comunicaciones | N | 0-0 (4–2 p) | 26,693 | – |
| March 25 | Honduras | N | 3–1 | 8,166 | Romero, Chinaglia, Neeskens |
| March 27 | Chicago Sting | N | 1–2 | 13,251 | Chinaglia |
| March 30 | Malmö | A | 0–1 | 15,921 | – |
| April 4 | Peru | H | 5–1 | 37,408 | Romero (2), Chinaglia (2), Moyers |
| May 3 | Pennsylvania Stoners | A | 1–0 | 3,000 | DeMatthaeis |
| May 26 | Napoli | H | 2–2 | 28,887 | Romero (2) |
| May 29 | Nacional | H | 3–1 | 14,212 | Cabañas, Moyers, Chinaglia |
| May 31 | Chicago Sting | H | 3–4 | 36,904 | Chinaglia (3) |
| June 8 | Milan | H | 1–0 | 17,896 | Hunt |
| September 28 | Flamengo | H | 3–3 | 37,312 | Chinaglia (3) |
| October 9 | América | H | 0–1 | 14,920 | – |
| October 17 | Victoria All-Stars | A | 3–2 | 15,000 | Neeskens, Chinaglia, ? |
| October 28 | South Korea | A | 2–1 | 30,000 | Neeskens, Bogicevic |
| October 30 | South Korea | A | 1–0 | 40,000 | Chinaglia |
| November 3 | Japan | A | 3–1 | 15,000 | Davis, Chinaglia (2) |
| November 7 | Japan | A | 3–1 | 11,000 | Chinaglia (2), Bogicevic |
| November 10 | Japan | A | 1–0 | 35,000 | Chinaglia |

#### Notes

* 1 2 Held in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
* ↑ Held in Vancouver, Canada.
* ↑ Carlos Alberto's farewell game.