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
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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 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

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

 * Notes