North American Soccer League Players

Pele 1977 Game by Game
 1975     1976      1977
Born: October 23, 1940 City: Tres Coracoes, Brazil   Height: 5' 9" Weight: 165 lbs.   National Team: Brazil
Died: December 29, 2022 City: Sao Paulo, Brazil          
March 11, 1977
New York Cosmos at Bermuda Under-23 (Bermuda)  (Friendly)
Cosmos won 4-0    Attendance:
     
March 13, 1977
New York Cosmos at Bermuda National Team (Bermuda) (Friendly)
Cosmos won 1-0    Attendance:
     
March 19, 1977
New York Cosmos at Neuchatel Xamax (Switzerland) (Friendly)
Cosmos lost 1-0    Attendance:
     
New York Cosmos at F.C. Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland) (Friendly)
Cosmos lost 3-1    Attendance:
     
March 24, 1977
New York Cosmos at Lazio (Rome, Italy) (Friendly)
Cosmos won 2-1    Attendance:
     
April 2, 1977
Victory Sportif (Haiti) at New York Cosmos  (Tournament of Champions)
Cosmos won 9-0    Attendance:
   
April 3, 1977
Tampa Bay Rowdies at New York Cosmos (Tournament of Champions)
Cosmos won 2-1    Attendance:
 
Pele, Jomo Sono, Alex Pringle (3)
From https://www.facebook.com
April 9, 1977
New York Cosmos at Las Vegas Quicksilvers
Cosmos lost 1-0     Attendance: 11,896

Pele, Trevor Hockey (3), Eusebio (10)



 
Pele (1), Hilary Carlyle (8), Eusebio (10)

Pele (10), Trevor Hockey (3)

Pele, Brian Joy (2), Eusebio (10)
From  http://naslmemories.blogspot.com/

Chris Dangerfield (6), Pele (10)
April 13, 1977
New York Cosmos at Team Hawaii
Cosmos won 2-1   Attendance: 12,877
   
April 17, 1977
Rochester Lancers at New York Cosmos
Cosmos won 2-0    Attendance: 26,752     Pele scores a goal

Tony Manafa (19), Pele (R)
From http://www.gettyimages.com
 
Pele (10), Messias Timula (6)
April 24, 1977
Dallas Tornado at New York Cosmos
Cosmos lost 2-1      Attendance: 13,527
   
May 1, 1977
St. Louis Stars at New York Cosmos
Cosmos lost 3-2       Attendance: 20,112

Al Trost (12), Pele (10), Bob O'Leary (5),
Photo by Richard Pilling
Stars 77 Road Al Trost
May 8, 1977
New York Cosmos at Connecticut Bicentennials
Cosmos won 3-2      Attendance: 17,302

Nelsi Morais (14), Santiago Formoso (14), Pele (10)
New York Cosmos at Connecticut Bicentennials

Pele (10), Hugh O'Neill (15)

Santiago Formoso (14), Pele (10), Bobby Thomson
From www.newspapers.com

Pele (L), Peter Chandler (3)
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May 11, 1977
New York Cosmos at Chicago Sting
Cosmos won 2-1     Attendance: 21,108

Pele (10), Clive Griffiths

Pele (10), Clive Griffiths (4)
NASL Soccer New York Cosmos 77 Home No Num Pele, Sting
May 15, 1977
Ft. Lauderdale Strikers at New York Cosmos
Cosmos won 3-0      Attendance: 21,782
Pele scores 3 goals
May 22, 1977
Chicago Sting at New York Cosmos
Cosmos lost 2-1     Attendance: 20,407

Pele (10), Clive Griffiths (4)

From www.gettyimages.com


From www.gettyimages.com

Pele (10), Mervyn Cawston (G)
Chicago Sting at New York Cosmos
     
May 29 1977
New York Cosmos at Tampa Bay Rowdies
Cosmos lost 4-2      Attendance: 45,288
This is Beckenbauer's first Cosmos game.

Giorgio Chinaglia (9), Pele (10)

Rodney Marsh (10), Franz Beckenbauer (6), Pele (10)

Wes McLeod (8), Pele (10)

Giorgio Chinaglia (9), Pele (10)

Giorgio Chinaglia (9), Pele (10), Franz Beckenbauer (6)
June 5, 1977
Toronto Metros-Croatia at New York Cosmos
Cosmos won 6-0    Attendance: 31,208

Pele (10), Bob Iarusci, Gene Strenicer (19)

Pele (10), Gene Strenicer (19), Steve Izivkic (17), Robert Iarusci (2)
Toronto Metros-Croatia at New York Cosmos

June 8, 1977
Ft. Lauderdale Strikers at New York Cosmos
Cosmos won 3-0     Attendance: 21,782  Pele scores
   
June 12, 1977
Minnesota Kicks at New York Cosmos
Cosmos won 2-1     Attendance: 36,816
 
From www.gettyimages.com
June 16, 1977
New York Cosmos at Toronto Metros-Croatia
Cosmos won 2-1     Attendance: 21,793
     
June 19, 1977
Tampa Bay Rowdies at New York Cosmos
Cosmos won 3-1  Attendance: 62,394   Pele scored all 3 goals.
 
   
June 23, 1977
New York Cosmos at St. Louis Stars
Cosmos lost 2-0      Attendance: 32,605
   
Pele (10), Gary Rensing (16)
June 26, 1977
Los Angeles Aztecs at New York Cosmos
Cosmos won 5-2     Attendance: 57,191

George Best (11), Pele, Vito Dimitrijevic (3)

Bobby Sibbald (2), Pele (10), Jomo Sono (22)

Pele (10), Martin Cohen (10)
From http://www.gettyimages.com/

Bernie Fagan (4), Pele (10), Martin Cohen (10), Franz Beckenbauer (6)
From http://www.gettyimages.com/

Phil Beal (3), Pele (10), George Best (11)
   
June 30, 1977
New York Cosmos at Vancouver Whitecaps
Cosmos lost 5-3     Attendance: 30,277
     

Tommy Ord, Pele (10), Bruce Wilson, Peter Stollwerk (15)
From https://www.facebook.com

From www.newspapers.com
July 2, 1977
New York Cosmos at Los Angeles Aztecs
Cosmos lost 4-1      Attendance: 32,165
 


Pele wearing 2 different jerseys during game.
     
July 6, 1977
 San Jose Earthquakes at New York Cosmos
Cosmos won 3-0      Attendance: 31,875
Pele did not play in this game.    
July 10, 1977
New York Cosmos at Seattle Sounders
Cosmos lost 1-0      Attendance: 41,270

From www.newspapers.com

From www.newspapers.com
 
July 15, 1977
New York Cosmos at Rochester Lancers
Cosmos lost 1-0      Attendance: 17,572

Jose Costa (8), Pele (10)
New York Cosmos at Rochester Lancers
   
July 17, 1977
Portland Timbers at New York Cosmos
Cosmos won 2-0     Attendance: 41,205
   
July 27, 1977
Washington Diplomats at New York Cosmos
Cosmos won 8-2      Attendance: 34,189

From www.gettyimages.com
July 31, 1977
Connecticut Bicentennials at New York Cosmos
Cosmos won 3-1      Attendance: 45,389      Pele scores 1 goal
 
August 6, 1977
New York Cosmos at Washington Diplomats
Cosmos lost 2-1      Attendance: 31,283      Pele scores 1 goal
NASL Soccer New York Cosmos 77 Home Pele, Dips
Rildo (23), Pele (10), Alan Spavin (6)
New York Cosmos at Washington Dips
August 10, 1977
Tampa Bay Rowdies at New York Cosmos Playoffs
Cosmos won 3-0    Attendance: 57,828   Pele scores 2 goals
   
August 14, 1977
Ft. Lauderdale Strikers at New York Cosmos Playoffs
Cosmos      Attendance:

Tony Field (7), Ray Hudson (4), Norman Piper (14), Pele (10), Colin Fowles (22)
From www.gettyimages.com

Tony Whelan (6), Pele (10), Tony Field (7), Ray Lugg (3)
August 17, 1977
New York Cosmos at Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Playoffs
Cosmos won 3-2    Attendance: 14,512

Gordon Banks (1), Pele (10)

Pele (10), David Proctor (13)
From https://www.facebook.com/

George Nanchoff (19), Pele (10)
From https://www.facebook.com/
August 21, 1977
New York Cosmos at Rochester Lancers Playoffs
Cosmos won 2-1     Attendance: 20,005

From www.newspapers.com
   
August 24, 1977
Rochester Lancers at New York Cosmos Playoffs
Cosmos won 4-1    Attendance: 73,669    Pele has a goal and an assist
Rochester Lancers 1977 Road Don Droege 8-24-77.jpg
Giorgio Chinaglia (9), Don Droege (2), Pele (10)
From www.corbis.com

From Http://www.gettyimages.com/

Francisco Escos (16), Pele (10), Frank Odoi (17)
From http://www.gettyimages.com

Giorgio Chinaglia (9), Pele (10), Frank Odoi (17), Nick Mijatovic (5)
From http://www.gettyimages.com

From http://www.gettyimages.com
 
August 28, 1977
Seattle Sounders vs. New York Cosmos Soccer Bowl in Portland, Oregon
Cosmos won 2-1     Attendance: 35,548

Franz Beckenbauer (6), Dave Butler (8), Pele (10), Carlos Alberto (25), Werner Roth (4), Shep Messing (G), Dave Gillett (17)
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September 1, 1977
New York Cosmos at Caribbean All-Stars Trinidad & Tobago (Friendly)
Cosmos won 5-2    Attendance:       Pele scores 1 goal

Ramon Mifflin (15), Pele (10), Rildo (23), Carlos Alberto (25),
Bobby Smith (12)
From Http://www.socawarriors.net
September 4, 1977
New York Cosmos at Portuguesa, Caracas, Venezuela (Friendly)
Cosmos tied 1-1    Attendance: 15,000
     
September 10, 1977
New York Cosmos at Furakawa, Tokyo, Japan (Friendly)
Cosmos won 4-2    Attendance: 30,000     Pele scores 1 goal
 

 
September 14, 1977 New York Cosmos at Japan National All-Star Team, Tokyo, Japan (Friendly)
Cosmos won 3-1    Attendance: 65,000

From http://www.apimages.com
     
September 17, 1977 New York Cosmos at China National Team 1,  Beijing, China (Friendly)
Cosmos tied 1-1    Attendance: 80,000
     
September 20, 1977
New York Cosmos at China National Team 2, Shanghai, China (Friendly)
Cosmos lost 2-1    Attendance: 50,000
     
September 25, 1977
New York Cosmos at Mohun Begun, Calcutta, India (Friendly)
Cosmos tied 2-2    Attendance: 65,000
     
October 1, 1977 Santos at New York Cosmos Pele Retirement Game
Pele played the first half for the Cosmos.  He played the second half for Santos.
Cosmos     Attendance: