North American Soccer League

Friendlies

 
          1967-1969 1970-1974 1975-1977 1978-1979 1980-1981 1982-1984 Team By Team
  
I list 5 types of friendly games:
1. against international competition
2. against local non-NASL competition. These were usually preseason warm up games.
3. against NASL teams in tournaments such as the Sunshine International or the Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup (TACC).  I do not list NASL preseason games.
4. Extra NASL exhibition games the Cosmos played in 1975 and 1976 to defer the cost of signing Pele.
5. Games not involving NASL teams, but played as part of an NASL package. These were usually doubleheaders.
Date Visitors Score Home Location Att. Notes:
3/14/82 Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 Upper Island All-Stars Nanaimo, BC    
3/21/82 Borussia Moenchengladbach 0-0 Seattle Sounders Seattle, WA 7,508 Photos
3/23/82 Borussia Moenchengladbach   Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC   Photos
3/25/82 Malmo (Sweden) 2-3 Seattle Sounders Seattle, WA 6,138  
3/27/82 New York Cosmos 1-2 Chicago Sting Vancouver, BC 13,251 Spring Cup
3/28/82 Malmo (Sweden) 0-1 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC   Spring Cup
3/30/82 Malmo (Sweden) 1-0 New York Cosmos Vancouver, BC   Spring Cup
3/30/82 Chicago Sting 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC   Spring Cup
4/4/82 Peru Nat. Team 1-5 New York Cosmos New York, NY 37,408  
4/1/82 Taipei FC 1-1 San Diego Sockers San Diego, CA   Photos
6/8/82 AC Milan (Italy) 0-1 New York Cosmos New York, NY 17,896 Photos
7/8/82 Aris (Greece) 1-2 Toronto Blizzard Toronto, ON    
4/21/82 ASL  (Trinidad) 1-0 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Trinidad    
5/30/82 Benfica (Portugal)   Toronto Blizzard Toronto, ON    
6/7/82 Queens Park Rangers (England) 3-1 Tulsa Roughnecks Tulsa, OK    
10/9/82 Club America (Mexico) 1-0 New York Cosmos Los Angeles, CA 14,920 Photos
3/23/82 Communicaciones (Guatamala) 1-0 New York Cosmos Los Angeles, CA 26,693 L.A. Classic
3/25/82 Honduras National Team 1-3 New York Cosmos Los Angeles, CA 8,166 L.A. Classic
3/28/82 Honduras National Team   Tampa Bay Rowdies New Orleans, LA    
9/28/82 Flamengo (Brazil) 3-3 New York Cosmos New York, NY 37,312 Carlos Alberto's Farewell Photos
3/25/82 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 3-0 Violette (Haiti) Haiti    
3/27/82 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 1-0 Racing (Haiti) Haiti    
3/30/82 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 Violette Racing All-Stars (Haiti) Haiti    
10/29/82 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 2-0 Jamaican National Team Jamaica    
10/31/82 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 2-0 Macaupo (Brazil) Brazil    
11/3/82 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 Montego All-Stars(Jamaica) Jamaica    
8/28/82 Guadalajara (Mexico) 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, CA 5,115  
5/30/82 Juventus (Italy) 0-1 Toronto Blizzard Toronto, ON    
5/18/82 Manchester United (England) 1-3 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC   Euro-Pac International
5/20/82 Manchester United (England) 0-3 Seattle Sounders Seattle, WA 12,639 Euro-Pac International
5/17/82 Hajduk Split (Yugoslavia) 0-3 Seattle Sounders Seattle, WA 5,993 Euro-Pac International
5/20/82 Hajduk Split (Yugoslavia) 2-2 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC   Euro-Pac International
5/22/82 Hajduk Split (Yugoslavia) 1-2 Manchester United (England) Vancouver, BC   Euro-Pac International
5/22/82 Seattle Sounders 1-1 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC 12,488 Euro-Pac International
5/27/82 Nacional ( Uruguay) 0-0 Chicago Sting Chicago, IL 8,747 Photos     TACC
5/29/82 Nacional ( Uruguay) 1-3 New York Cosmos New York, NY 14,212 Photos     TACC
5/26/82 Napoli (Italy) 2-2 New York Cosmos New York, NY 28,887 Photos     TACC
5/29/82 Napoli (Italy) 1-3 Chicago Sting Chicago, IL 10,197 Photos     TACC
5/31/82 Napoli (Italy) 4-3 Nacional Uruguay) New York, NY 36,904 TACC
5/31/78 Chicago Sting 4-3 New York Cosmos New York, NY 36,904 TACC
3/7/82 New York Cosmos 5-0 Bahamas All-Stars Nassau,Bahamas 2,000  
10/17/82 New York Cosmos 3-2 Victorian All-Stars (Australia) Melbourne, Australia 15,000  
10/28/82 New York Cosmos 2-1 South Korean Nat. Team Jeung Jo, South Korea 30,000  
10/30/82 New York Cosmos 1-0 South Korean Nat. Team Mason, South Korea 40,000  
11/3/82 New York Cosmos 3-1 Japanese Nat. Team Omiya, Japan 15,000  
11/7/82 New York Cosmos 3-1 Japanese Nat. Team Kobe, Japan 11,000  
11/10/82 New York Cosmos 1-0 Japanese Nat. Team Tokyo, Japan 35,000  
5/31/82 Queens Park Rangers (England) 3-3 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, CA 10,116  
6/7/82 Queens Park Rangers (England) 3-1 Tulsa Roughnecks Tulsa, OK    
7/24/82 Sao Paulo (Brazil) 2-1 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Ft. Lauderdale, FL   Sunshine International
7/28/82 Sao Paulo (Brazil) 3-2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL 8,353 Sunshine International
7/24/82 Ipswich Town (England) 3-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL 10,693  Photos      Sunshine International
7/28/82 Ipswich Town (England) 1-0 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Ft. Lauderdale, FL   Sunshine International
7/31/82 Ipswich Town (England) 0-1 Sao Paulo Tampa, FL   Sunshine International
7/31/82 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 3-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL   Sunshine International
8/5/82 Benefica (Portugal)   Aris (Greece) Toronto, ON   Toronto International
8/6/82 Sporting Cristal (Peru) 1-0 Toronto Blizzard Toronto, ON   Toronto International
8/8/82 Benfica (Portugal) 0-1 Toronto Blizzard Toronto, ON   Toronto International
8/8/82 Aris (Greece)   Sporting Cristal (Peru) Toronto, ON   Toronto International
3/13/83 Vancouver Whitecaps 6-1 Upper Island Selects Nanaimo, BC 4,000  
4/17/83 New York Cosmos 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC 19,598 Photos     Spring Cup
5/15/83 Dynamo Minsk (USSR) 3-3 Golden Bay Earthquakes San Jose, CA 11,980  
5/25/83 Dynamo Minsk (USSR)   Team America St. Louis, MO    
5/30/83 Fiorentina (Italy) 1-4 New York Cosmos New York, NY 31,294 TACC
6/1/83 Fiorentina (Italy) 1-0 Seattle Sounders Seattle, WA 7,123 TACC
6/2/83 Sao Paulo (Brazil) 3-2 New York Cosmos New York, NY 26,641 Photos     TACC
6/5/83 Sao Paulo (Brazil) 3-2 Fiorentina (Italy) New York, NY 51,825 TACC
5/30/83 Sao Paulo (Brazil) 2-4 Seattle Sounders Seattle, WA 6,792 TACC
6/5/83 Seattle Sounders 1-4 New York Cosmos New York, NY 51,825 TACC
6/15/83 Hamburg SV (Germany) 2-7 New York Cosmos New York, NY 30,720 Photos
6/8/83 Brighton (England) 4-1 Golden Bay Earthquakes San Jose, CA 5,898  
8/1/83 Juventus (Italy) 1-1 Team America Washington, DC 20,111  
8/10/83 Juventus (Italy) 0-0 Toronto Blizzard Toronto, ON 41,035  
5/25/83 Manchester City (England) 1-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL 5,593 Sunshine International
5/28/83 Manchester City (England) 4-2 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Ft. Lauderdale, FL 5,481  Photos   Sunshine International
5/25/83 Jau XV (Brazil) 1-3 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Ft. Lauderdale, FL   Sunshine International
5/28/83 Jau XV (Brazil)   Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL Won Sunshine International
5/31/83 Nottingham Forest (England) 1-2 Toronto Blizzard Toronto, ON    
5/29/83 Nottingham Forest (England)   Montreal Manic Montreal, QU    
8/2/83 Internacional (Brazil) 2-1 Seattle Sounders Tacoma, WA   Euro-Pac International
8/2/83 Chinese National Team 3-4 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC   Photos  Euro-Pac International
8/4/83 Chinese National Team 0-4 Seattle Sounders Tacoma, WA 4,160 Euro-Pac International
8/4/83 Internacional (Brazil) 4-1 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC   Euro-Pac International
8/6/83 Internacional (Brazil) 2-0 Chinese National Team Vancouver, BC   Euro-Pac International
8/6/83 Seattle Sounders 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC   Euro-Pac International
10/16/83 New York Cosmos 1-3 Lazio (Italy) Rome, Italy 40,000  
10/23/83 New York Cosmos 1-2 Africa Sport   45,000  
10/26/83 New York Cosmos 2-0 Tonelle de Yaounde Cameroon 30,000  
10/28/83 New York Cosmos 3-1 Canon de Yaounde Cameroon 45,000  
4/?/84 New York Cosmos   Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC 11,921 Spring Cup
5/21/84 Ajax (Holland) 1-0 Toronto Blizzard Toronto, ON   Photos
5/23/84 Ajax (Holland) 4-2 Minnesota Strikers Minneapolis, MN    
5/26/84 Ajax (Holland) 2-0 Canadian National Team Toronto, ON    
5/27/84 Ajax (Holland) 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC 12,509  
5/30/84 Barcelona (Spain)   Toronto Blizzard Toronto, ON    
8/5/84 Benfica (Portugal) 0-2 Toronto Blizzard Toronto, ON    
5/6/84 New York Cosmos Alumni   New York Cosmos New York, NY   Photos
5/28/84 Barcelona (Spain) 3-5 New York Cosmos New York, NY 37,629 Photos TACC
6/3/84 Udinese (Italy) 1-4 New York Cosmos New York, NY 34,158 TACC
6/?/84 Udinese (Italy) 0-1 Toronto Blizzard Toronto, ON    
5/28/84 Fluminense (Brazil) 2-1 Udinese (Italy) New York, NY 37,629 TACC
6/3/84 Fluminense (Brazil) 2-2 Barcelona (Spain) New York, NY 34,158 TACC
6/6/84 Fluminense (Brazil) 1-3 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC 16,735  
6/29/84 Germio (Brazil)   Toronto Blizzard Toronto, ON    
6/13/84 Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) 2-5 Minnesota Strikers Minneapolis, MN    
6/15/84 Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) 0-2 Toronto Blizzard Hamilton, ON    
6/17/84 Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) tie VfB Stuttgart (Germany) Toronto, ON   Sponsors: Toronto Blizzard
8/8/84 Juventus (Italy) 2-1 Toronto Blizzard Toronto, ON    
8/12/84 Juventus (Italy) 1-2 New York Cosmos New York, NY 36,724  
7/4/84 Nantes (France)   Montreal Manic Montreal, QU   Photos
6/17/84 Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)   Golden Bay Earthquakes San Jose, CA    
6/6/84 VfB Stuttgart (Germany) 2-3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa FL 6,112 Photos
6/8/84 VfB Stuttgart (Germany)   Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC    
6/10/84 VfB Stuttgart (Germany) 2-4 Golden Bay Earthquakes San Jose, CA    
6/?/84 VfB Stuttgart (Germany)   USA Olympic Team      
6/?/84 VfB Stuttgart (Germany) 2-3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL   Shoot out
6/13/84 VfB Stuttgart (Germany) 0-2 Toronto Blizzard Toronto, ON    
4/8/84 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-3 Hull City (England) England 5,861  
4/10/84 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-4 Leeds United (England) Leeds, England    
4/17/84 Jacksonville Tea Men (USL)   Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL    
6/13/84 Hull City (England) 0-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL   Photos
6/16/84 Stoke City (England) 1-3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL 6,423 Photos
6/27/85 Ft. Lauderdale Sun (USL)   Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL    
4/4/84 Toronto Blizzard 0-0 Juventus (Italy) Bologna, Italy    
4/7/84 Toronto Blizzard 2-3 Sampdoria (Italy) Alassio, Italy    
4/10/84 Toronto Blizzard 0-2 Inter Milan (Italy) Milan, Italy    
4/12/84 Toronto Blizzard 0-3 Triestina (Italy) Trieste, Italy    
4/18/84 Toronto Blizzard 0-4 Livorno (Italy) Italy    
4/8/84 Vancouver Whitecaps 0-1 Vancouver Selects (Canada) Victoria, BC    
4/29/84 New York Cosmos 1-4 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver, BC 11,921  
5/1/84 New York Cosmos 0-3 Club America (Mexico) Los Angeles, CA    
5/5/84 New York Cosmos Alumni 2-6 New York Cosmos New York, NY 32,653  
7/6/84 New York Cosmos 2-1 FC Seattle Seattle, WA 7,611  
7/22/84 World All-stars 3-1 New York Cosmos New York, NY 37,381  
8/22/84 Argentinos Juniors 2-3 New York Cosmos New York, NY 13,796  
The NASL folded before the 1985 season.  A few teams including the Cosmos, Roughnecks, and Earthquakes tried to survive by playing International friendlies.
5/18/75 Tulsa Roughnecks 2-1 Houston Dynamo (USL) Beaumont, TX 2,900  
5/25/75 Independiente (Argentina) 2-1 Tulsa Roughnecks Tulsa, OK 8,251 Photos
5/29/85 Sheffield United (England)   Tulsa Roughnecks Tulsa, OK    
5/18/85 Sheffield United (England) 1-1 Houston Dynamo (USL)      
5/27/85 Independiente (Argentina) 2-2 New York Cosmos New York, NY 16,556  
6/9/85 Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) 0-2 New York Cosmos New York, NY 15,724  
6/16/85 Lazio (Italy) 2-1 New York Cosmos New York, NY 8,777  
6/4/1985 Independiente (Argentina)   San Jose Earthquakes      
6/9/85 San Francisco All-Stars   San Jose Earthquakes San Francisco, CA    
6/19/85 USA National Team 2-0 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, CA    
6/22/85 Vancouver Nationals   San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, CA    
7/26/85 Linfield (N. Ireland) 1-4 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, CA    
7/4/85 USA National Team 2-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL 30,038 Photos