1979 New York Cosmos Statistics
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 24-6 - 216 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Eddie Firmani (9-2)
Coach: Ray Klivecka (15-4)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 700,348, Avg. 46,690 in 15 home dates
1979 New York Cosmos RosterTeam Record: 24-6 - 216 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Eddie Firmani (9-2)
Coach: Ray Klivecka (15-4)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 700,348, Avg. 46,690 in 15 home dates
The New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 24 wins and 6 losses for 216 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
New York led the league with 84 goals. The club allowed 52 goals. Giorgio Chinaglia scored 26 goals for the Cosmos, while Francisco Marinho, Dennis Tueart, Ricky Davis and Mark Liveric each contributed five or more, too. Vladislav Bogicevic recorded 23 assists. Hubert Birkenmeier earned a 0.95 goals against average, leading regular keepers.
Eddie Firmani and Ray Klivecka coached the team. The 1979 New York Cosmos lost in the Conference Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giorgio Chinaglia | F | 27 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Tueart | M | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Liveric | F | 15 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Davis | M | 29 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vladislav Bogicevic | F | 25 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Francisco Marinho | D | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johan Neeskens | M | 13 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seninho | F | 19 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlos Alberto | D | 28 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Franz Beckenbauer | F | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antonio Carbognani | M | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nelsi Morais | M | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andranik Eskandarian | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Boris Bandov | M | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Etherington | F | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Garbett | M | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Santiago Formoso | D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wim Rijsbergen | D | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abdul Razak | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Ryan | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Godfrey Ingram | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garry Ayre | D/M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Werner Roth | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Atanasio | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Eagan | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hubert Birkenmeier | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Brcic | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Brand | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Smith | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Erol Yasin | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 366 | 0 | 80 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert Birkenmeier | 7 | 0 | 630:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 46 | |
| David Brcic | 7 | 0 | 599:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.50 | 0 | 50 | |
| Erol Yasin | 11 | 0 | 1012:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1.78 | 0 | 82 | |
| Jack Brand | 7 | 0 | 542:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 43 | |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 2783:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 1.65 | 0 | 221 |
