1981 New York Cosmos Statistics
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 23-9 - 200 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Julio Mazzei (0-0)
Coach: Hennes Weisweiler (0-0)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 557,713, Avg. 34,857 in 16 home dates
1981 New York Cosmos RosterTeam Record: 23-9 - 200 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Julio Mazzei (0-0)
Coach: Hennes Weisweiler (0-0)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 557,713, Avg. 34,857 in 16 home dates
The New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League ended the 1981 season with a record of 23 wins and 9 losses for 200 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
The Cosmos scored 80 goals and gave up 49. Giorgio Chinaglia netted 29 goals for New York, while Seninho, Roberto Cabanas, Francois Van Der Elst and Chico Borja each contributed five or more also. Vladislav Bogicevic recorded 22 assists. Hubert Birkenmeier earned a 0.94 goals against average, leading regularly-used goalkeepers.
Julio Mazzei and Hennes Weisweiler coached the team. The 1981 New York Cosmos lost in the Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giorgio Chinaglia | F | 32 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roberto Cabanas | F | 22 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Francois Van Der Elst | F | 30 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vladislav Bogicevic | M | 31 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chico Borja | F | 25 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Julio Cesar Romero | M | 21 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seninho | F | 19 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wim Rijsbergen | D | 26 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Iarusci | D | 28 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ivan Buljan | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johan Neeskens | M | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Wegerle | F | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Angelo DiBernardo | M | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Davis | M | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Durgan | D | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Boris Bandov | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andranik Eskandarian | D | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hubert Birkenmeier | G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Brcic | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dominick Barczewski | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Hulcer | M | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 393 | 0 | 78 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brcic | 1 | 0 | 105:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.86 | 0 | 8 | |
| Hubert Birkenmeier | 31 | 0 | 2880:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 1.41 | 0 | 180 | |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 2985:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 1.39 | 0 | 188 |
