The 1972 New York Cosmos season was the second season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' second year of existence, the club finished 1st in the Northern Division and 1st in the overall league table. In the playoffs, the Cosmos defeated the Dallas Tornado in the semifinal and the St. Louis Stars in the final, winning their first league championship and completing the first double by a club in the national era.
Squad
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Regular season Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points 6 points for a win, 3 points for a draw, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored (up to three per game).
Northern Division Standings Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts1New York Cosmos14 7 3 4 28 16+12772Rochester Lancers14 6 5 3 20 22 -2 643Montreal Olympique14 4 5 5 19 20 -1 574Toronto Metros14 4 6 4 18 22 -4 53
Overall League Placing Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts1New York Cosmos14 7 3 4 28 16+12772St. Louis Stars14 7 4 3 20 14 +6 693Rochester Lancers14 6 5 3 20 22 -2 644Dallas Tornado14 6 5 3 15 12 +3 605Montreal Olympique14 4 5 5 19 20 -1 57 Source:
Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersMay 7, 1972St. Louis StarsH3-37,324Young, Horton (2)May 14, 1972Rochester LancersA1-14,100StritzlMay 20, 1972Miami GatosH6-11,302Horton (2), Cummings (2), Jelinek, SiegaMay 27, 1972Atlanta ChiefsH4-24,445Kerr, Horton (2), CummingsJune 3, 1972Dallas TornadoA1-02,157June 18, 1972Toronto MetrosH2-11,200Cummings, SiegaJune 25, 1972Atlanta ChiefsA2-0N/AJuly 1, 1972Montreal OlympiqueH2-04,571Kerr, MfumJuly 8, 1972Miami GatosA0-21,438Horton, MfumJuly 16, 1972Montreal OlympiqueA2-22,996Mfum, CummingsJuly 22, 1972Dallas TornadoH1-06,518MfumJuly 29, 1972St. Louis StarsA1-04,385August 6, 1972Toronto MetrosA1-11,255HortonAugust 12, 1972Rochester LancersH4-14,616Mfum, Horton, Jelinek, Kerr
Postseason Overview Semi-finals August 15Rochester Lancers0–2St. Louis StarsSt. Louis, Busch Memorial
August 19Dallas Tornado0–1New York CosmosNew York, Hofstra Stadium
Final August 26St. Louis Stars1–2New York CosmosNew York, Hofstra Stadium
Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersAugust 19, 1972Dallas TornadoH1-05,026KerrAugust 26, 1972St. Louis StarsH2-16,102Jelinek, Horton
Friendlies DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersJuly 31 Birmingham CityH0-3N/AAugust 16 Maccabi Tel AvivH5-25,126Horton (3), Kerr, Stritzl August 30 Dynamo MoscowH1-213,205Zajdel
See also 1972 North American Soccer League season
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