1981 New York Cosmos season
| 1981 season | |||
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| Manager |
 Hennes Weisweiler(Joint with Özdenak) Yasin Özdenak(Joint with Wiesweiler)
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| Stadium | Giants Stadium | ||
| NASL |
Division: 1st Overall: 1st Playoffs: Runners-Up |
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| National Challenge Cup |
Did not enter | ||
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
Did not enter | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League:  ( goals)All: ( goals)
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| Highest home attendance | 42,385 vs. CHI (May 17) |
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| Lowest home attendance | 12,240 vs. FTL (June 24) |
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| Average home league attendance | 34,835 | ||
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The 1981 New York Cosmos season was the 11th season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. Despite winning their fifth straight premiership by five points over the Chicago Sting, the Cosmos lost to the Sting in Soccer Bowl '81.
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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March 29, 1981: New York Cosmos 3, San Jose Earthquakes 0 Spartan Stadium Attendance 20,671
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