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1972 New York Cosmos season

New York Cosmos
1972 season
Manager United States Gordon Bradley
Stadium Hofstra Stadium
NASL Division: 1st
Overall: 1st
Playoffs: Champions
National
Challenge Cup
Did not enter
Top goalscorer League:
Bermuda Randy Horton (9 goals)

All:
Bermuda Randy Horton (13 goals)
Highest home attendance All: 13,205
(Aug. 30 vs. Dynamo Moscow)
League: 7,324
(May 7 vs. St. Louis)
Lowest home attendance 1,200
(Jun. 18 vs. Toronto)
Average home league attendance 4,282

The 1972 New York Cosmos season was the second season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' second year of existence, the club finished 1st in the Northern Division and 1st in the overall league table. In the playoffs, the Cosmos defeated the Dallas Tornado in the semifinal and the St. Louis Stars in the final, winning their first league championship and completing the first double by a club in the national era.

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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