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Stadium | Yankee Stadium | ||
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Division: 2nd Overall: 4th Playoffs: Semifinals |
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National Challenge Cup |
Did not enter | ||
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Highest home attendance | 19,437 (Aug. 2 vs. Rochester) |
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Lowest home attendance | 1,897 )Jun. 16 vs. St. Louis) |
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Average home league attendance | 4,517 | ||
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The 1971 New York Cosmos season was the inaugural season for the New York Cosmos, an expansion team in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' first year of existence, the club finished 2nd in the Northern Division and 4th in the overall league table. In the playoffs, the Cosmos were eliminated by the Atlanta Chiefs in the first two games of the best-of-three semifinals.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
6 points for a win, 3 points for a draw, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored (up to three per game).
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