1976 New York Cosmos season
| 1976 season | |||
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| Manager |
 Ken Furphy(Until June 28)  Gordon Bradley(After June 28) |
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| Stadium | Yankee Stadium | ||
| NASL |
Division: 2nd Overall: 2nd Playoffs: Conf. Semifinals |
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| National Challenge Cup |
Did not enter | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League:  Giorgio Chinaglia (19 goals)All: Giorgio Chinaglia (23+ goals)
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| Highest home attendance | 28,536 vs. CHI (May 2) |
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| Lowest home attendance | 6,917 vs. ROC (June 30) |
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| Average home league attendance | 18,227 | ||
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The 1976 New York Cosmos season was the sixth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' sixth year of existence the club finished second only to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in both the five-team Eastern Division and the 20-team league. The Cosmos returned to the playoffs for the first time in two years, but were eliminated in the conference semifinals by the rival Rowdies. 1976 marked the first year for Giorgio Chinaglia with the club; Chinaglia would go on to become the all-time leading scorer in both Cosmos and NASL history.
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, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
6 points for a win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored (up to three per game).
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