2014 season | |||
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Chairman | Seamus O'Brien | ||
Head Coach | Giovanni Savarese | ||
Stadium |
Shuart Stadium Belson Stadium (US Open Cup) |
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NASL | Combined: 3rd Place | ||
Soccer Bowl | Did Not Qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | 5th Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Mads Stokkelien & Sebastián Guenzatti (3) All: Mads Stokkelien (5) |
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Highest home attendance | League: 7,906 (April 13 v. Atlanta) All: 9,364 (June 14 v. Red Bulls) |
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Lowest home attendance | League: 3,091 (May 12 v. Minnesota) All: 1,851 (May 28 v. Brooklyn at Belson Stadium) |
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Average home league attendance | League: 4,835 All: 5,028 |
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Spring: 2nd Place
Fall: 6th Place
The 2014 New York Cosmos season will be the new Cosmos' second season of existence, playing in the new North American Soccer League. Including the previous franchise, this is the sixteenth season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area.
The season will follow the Spring / Fall format adopted by the NASL in 2013 with the Spring season starting on April 12 and lasting for 9 games until June 8, while the Fall season will begin the night before the 2014 World Cup Final on July 12 and will last 18 games until November 1. The winner of the Spring championship will again host the 2014 Soccer Bowl.
On April 26, 2014 the New York Cosmos suffered their first Regular Season defeat at Hofstra's Shuart Stadium in their history (Four Seasons; 1972, 1973, 2013 and 2014). They lost 1 – 0 to the San Antonio Scorpions, who scored 15 minutes into the game.
As of July 19, 2014.
The Spring season will last for 9 games beginning on April 12 and ending on June 8. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time. Half the teams will host 5 home games and play 4 road games whereas the other half of the teams will play 4 home games and 5 road games. The Cosmos will play 5 of their games at home. The winner of the Spring season will earn the right to host the Soccer Bowl 2014 Championship game.
Source: [1]
(C) = Season Champion; (H) = Will host the Soccer Bowl; (SB) = Qualified for the Soccer Bowl; (WC) = Woosnam Cup Winner
(ES) = Eliminated from the Season Championship; (EB) = Eliminated from Soccer Bowl Contention; (EW) = Eliminated from Woosnam Cup Contention
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
Standings updated as of June 8, 2014