Pele in his farewell appearance at Giants Stadium.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ---They came to bid farwell to a king on Saturday. The rich, the famous, the powerful. Complete story
COSMOS WRAP UP SEASON Eight months of activity
After eight months of activity, the Cosmos' season has come to an end. The team, champions of the North American Soccer League, wrapped
up their post-season tour last weekend against Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro, and though that game itself was a loss, the tour was both historic and successful. Complete story
COSMOS TIE CHINA Chinaglia scores in 1-1 draw
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ---The New York Cosmos and the People’s Republic of China traded rapid-fire goals before settling for a 1-1 draw Saturday before a Giants Stadium crowd of 33,712.
COSMOS ACQUIRE CARLOS ALBERTO Defender purchased from Flamengo
The North American Soccer League champion Cosmos have acquired world-class defender Carlos Alberto, it was announced today by Cosmos Executive President Ahmet Ertegun. Complete story
FAREWELL TO THE KING Pele bids teary goodbye
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ---They came to bid farwell to a king on Saturday. The rich, the famous, the powerful. Complete story
ALL-STARS Pele, Beckenbauer named to NASL First Team
NEW YORK—New York Cosmos teammates Pele and Franz Beckenbauer were named to the 1977 NASL All-Star Team. Complete story
4/9 @Las Vegas Quicksilvers L 0-1
4/13 @ Team Hawaii W 2-1
4/17 Rochester Lancers W 2-0
4/24 Dallas Tornado L 1-2 (SO)
5/1 St. Louis Stars L 2-3 (SO)
5/8 @ Connecticut Bicentennials W 3-2
5/11 @ Chicago Sting W 2-1
5/15 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers W 3-0
5/22 Chicago Sting L 1-2
5/28 @ Tampa Bay RowdiesL 2-4
6/1 Lazio (Italy) L 2-3
6/5 Toronto Metros W 6-0
6/8 @ Ft. Lauderdale Strikers W 3-0
6/12 Minnesota Kicks W 2-1 (SO)
6.16 @ Toronto Metros W 2-1 (SO)
6/19 Tampa Bay Rowdies W 3-1
6/23 @ St. Louis Stars L 0-2
6/26 Los Angeles Aztecs W 5-2
6/30 @ Vancouver Whitecaps L 3-5
7/2 @ Los Angeles Aztecs L 1-4
7/6 San Jose Earthquakes W 3-0
7/10 @ Seattle Sounders L 0-1
7/15 @ Rochester Lancers L 0-1 (SO)
7/17 Portland Timbers W 2-0
7/27 Washington Diplomats W 8-2
7/31 Connecticut Bicentennials W 3-1
8/6 @ Washington Diplomats L 1-2
PLAYOFFS
8/10 Tampa Bay Rowdies W3-0
8/14 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers W 8-3
8/17 @ Ft. Lauderdale Strikers W 3-2 (SO)
8/21 @ Rochester Lancers W2-1
8/24 Rochester Lancers W 4-1
8/27 Seattle Sounders W 2-1
COSMOS 1977 ROSTER
33 Agoliati, Chris MF USA
25 Carlos Alberto D Brazil
17 Aitken Charlie D Scotland
5 Beckenbauer, Franz D-M Germany
9 Chinaglia, Giorgio F Italy
6, Clemens, Dave M No. Ireland
34 DeOliveira, Roberto F USA
20 Dillon, Mike D England
3 Dimitrijevic, Vitomir M Yugoslavia
5 Eddy, Keith D England
21 Etherington, Gary F USA
7 Field, Tony F England
8 Garbett, Terry M England
11 Hunt, Steve F England
26 Hunter, Paul D USA
19 Iarusci, Robert D Canada
1 Messing, Shep GK USA
15 Mifflin, Ramon M Peru
14 Morais, Nelsi M Brazil
10 Pele F Brazil
23 Rildo D Brazil
4 Roth, Werner D USA
12 Smith, Bob D USA
22 Sono, Jomo F S. Africa
18 Topic Jadranko F Yugoslavia
2 Twamley, Bruce D Canada
19 Yashin, Erol GK Turkey
