North American Soccer League

New York Cosmos Friendlies

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New York Cosmos at Bahamas All-Stars (Nassau, Bahamas)
Date: February 24, 1980   Cosmos won 4-0     Attendance:
     
     
New York Cosmos at National Fast Club (Brazil)
Date: March 9, 1980   Cosmos tied 0-0     Attendance:
     
     
New York Cosmos at Santos (Brazil)
Date: March 13, 1980   Cosmos won 2-1     Attendance:
     
     
New York Cosmos at Uberlandia (Brazil)
Date: March 16, 1980   Cosmos tied 1-1     Attendance:
 
     
New York Cosmos at Cipoletti (Argentina)
Date: March 18, 1980   Cosmos tied 1-1     Attendance:
     
     
New York Cosmos at Argentinos Juniors (Argentina)
Date: March 21, 1980   Cosmos won  2-1     Attendance:
     
     
New York Cosmos at Cruz Azul (Mexico)  (Los Angeles, CA)
Date: March 30, 1980   Cosmos lost 2-1     Attendance: 26,199
     
     
FC Cologne (Germany) at New York Cosmos
Date: April 29, 1980   Cosmos win 3-1     Attendance:
 

Vladislav Bogicevic (8), Okudera, Ricky Davis (17)
Vladislav Bogicevic (8), Hein
Engels, Neumann, Jeff Durgan (25)
 
Jeff Durgan (25), Okudera, Ricky Davis (17), Franz Beckenbauer (6)
Manchester City at New York Cosmos (TACC)
Date: May 21, 1980   Cosmos won  3-2     Attendance: 31,480
Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia (2), Vladislav Bogicevic       Manchester City-Dennis Tueart, Kaz Deyna
 
     
Roma at New York Cosmos (TACC)
Date: May 24, 1980   Cosmos won  5-3    Attendance: 27,746
Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia (3)
   
Vancouver Whitecaps at New York Cosmos (TACC)
Date: May 26, 1980   Cosmos won  5-3     Attendance: 60,384
   
     
River Plate (Argentina) at New York Cosmos
Date: July 30, 1980   Cosmos tied 1-1     Attendance: 47,320
Goals: Cosmos-Vladislav Bogicevic   River Plate-Juan Jose Lopez
     
NASL Select at New York Cosmos
Date: September 24, 1980     Cosmos lost 3-2     Attendance: 71,413
This was Franz Beckenbauer's North American "farewell" game.  He also played in the ensuing tour of Europe and Egypt.
Goals: Cosmos-Pele, Roberto Cabanas  NASL Select-Jomo Sono, Teofilo Cubillas, Karl-Heinz Granitza

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New York Cosmos at Hadjuk Split (Yugoslavia)
Date: October 1, 1980   Cosmos won 1-0     Attendance:
Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia
     
     
 New York Cosmos at Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)
Date: October 4, 1980   Cosmos tied 1-1     Attendance: 35,000
Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia  Sporting Lisbon-Manuel Fernandes

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 New York Cosmos at Girondins de Bordeaux (France)
Date: October 9, 1980   Cosmos lost 4-1     Attendance: 4,200
Goals: Cosmos-Angelo DiBernardo  Bordeaux-Own Goal, Blacquart, Girasse, Van Straelen
   
     
 New York Cosmos at Standard Liege (Belgium)
Date: October 10, 1980   Cosmos lost 3-0     Attendance:
   
     
 New York Cosmos at Fiorintina (Italy)
Date: October 15, 1980   Cosmos lost 6-3     Attendance:
     
     
 New York Cosmos at Ahly (Cairo, Egypt)
Date: October 21, 1980   Cosmos lost 3-2     Attendance:
Goals: Cosmos-Seninho  Ahly-Mostafa Abdo, Taher El-Sheikh, Ramadan El-Sayed
   
     
 New York Cosmos at Zamalek (Cairo, Egypt)
Date: October 24, 1980   Cosmos tied 0-0     Attendance:
     
   
 New York Cosmos at Lazio (Rome, Italy)
Date: October 28, 1980   Cosmos lost 4-3     Attendance: 45,000
Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia (2)    Lazio-Ricardo Cenci (3)
     
    Cosmos Lose to Lazio, 4-3, Despite 2 Chinaglia Goals

ROME, Oct. 28 (UPI)--Lazio, a member of Italy's Second Division, defeated the North American Soccer League Cosmos, 4-3, in an exhibition game tonight. Ricardo Cenci scored three goals for Lazio, and Georgio Chinaglia scored twice for the visitors before 45,000 fans at Olympia Stadium.

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 New York Cosmos at Oporto (Oporto, Portugal)
Date: October 30, 1980   Cosmos tied 1-1     Attendance:
Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia  Oporto-Sousa
   
     
 New York Cosmos at La Louviere (Belgium)
Date: November 1, 1980   Cosmos won 3-2     Attendance:
Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia (2)
     
   
 New York Cosmos at Real Betis (Spain)
Date: November 5, 1980   Cosmos tied 3-3     Attendance:
     
     
 New York Cosmos at Sevilla (Sevilla, Spain)
Date: November 6, 1980   Cosmos tied 3-3     Attendance: 45,000
Goals: Cosmos-Giorgio Chinaglia