The 1979 New York Cosmos season was the ninth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. 1979 saw the club continue their premiership streak to three seasons with the league's highest point total, and match their wins record while achieving a record point total, but the Cosmos' quest for a third straight NASL championship ended with a loss in the conference finals to the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Squad 

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Results 
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Friendlies 
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Preseason

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).

-Playoffs via division standings. -Playoffs via wildcard.

Matches 
April 22, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 Giants Stadium 72,342

April 29, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Philadelphia Fury 2 Giants Stadium 46,375

May 4, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Toronto Blizzard 0 Varsity Stadium 29,483

May 6, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Houston Hurricane 0 Giants Stadium 50,142

May 12, 1979: Tampa Bay Rowdies 3, New York Cosmos 2 Tampa Stadium 40,701

May 20, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 1 Giants Stadium 46,344

May 26, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Portland Timber 1 (Cosmos won in shootout) Civic Center 18,254

May 28, 1979: Chicago Sting 3, New York Cosmos 1 Wrigley Field 21,127

June 3, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Toronto Blizzard 1 Giants Stadium 38,762

June 9, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Dallas Tornado 1 Giants Stadium 45,031

June 13, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Tulsa Roughnecks 2 Skelly Stadium 30,162

June 16, 1979: Vancouver Whitecaps 4, New York Cosmos 1 Empire Stadium 32,372

June 20, 1979: Minnesota Kicks 3, New York Cosmos 2 Metropolitan Stadium 43,952

June 24, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, New England Tea Men 0 Giants Stadium 41,428

June 27, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Portland Timber 1 Giants Stadium 33,721

July 1, 1979: New York Cosmos 5, Rochester Lancers 2 Giants Stadium 40,379

July 7, 1979: New York Cosmos 2, New England Tea Men 1 Foxboro Stadium 15,763

July 11, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Seattle Sounders 1 (Sounders won in shootout) Giants Stadium 40,207

JUly 15, 1979: Vancouver Whitecaps 4, New York Cosmos 2 Giants Stadium 48,753

July 18, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Fort Lauredale Strikers 3 Lockhart Stadium 19,850

July 21, 1979: New York Cosmos 1, Philadelphia Fury 0 Veterans Stadium 17,352

July 25, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Minnesota Kicks 1 Giants Stadium 57,223

July 29, 1979: New York Cosmos 5, San Jose Earthquakes 0 Giants Stadium 35,450

August 1, 1979: New York Cosmos 3, Los Angeles Aztecs 1 Rose Bowl 38,606

August 5, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Rochester Lancers 2 Holleder Memorial Stadium 18,881

August 8, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 Giants Stadium 70,042

August 12, 1979: New York Cosmos 4, Washington Diplomats 4 (Cosmos won in a shootout) Giants Stadium 34,599

Postseason

Overview

First round

Conference semifinals

Conference Championships

Soccer Bowl '79

See also
1979 North American Soccer League season
List of New York Cosmos seasons

References

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