2020β 21 season season | |||
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Owner | New York Cosmos LLC | ||
Chairman | Rocco B. Commisso | ||
Head coach | Carlos Mendes | ||
Stadium |
Mitchel Athletic Complex Uniondale, New York | ||
NISA |
Fall, Eastern: 3rd Spring: N/A | ||
Playoffs |
Fall: Group stage Spring: N/A | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Did not enter | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Bljedi Bardic: 2 All: Bljedi Bardic: 2 | ||
Biggest win | NAFC 1β3 NYC (Aug. 21) | ||
Biggest defeat |
CAL 2β0 NYC (Sep. 22, Fall Playoffs) | ||
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The 2020β21 New York Cosmos season was the new Cosmos' sixth season of professional play and first playing in the National Independent Soccer Association. Including the previous franchise, it was the 20th season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area.
New York finished 3rd in the Eastern Conference during the NISA Fall Season before failing to advance out of the group stage of the Fall Championship. Prior to the Spring Season, the team announced it would be going on hiatus.
In the Cosmos final season in the North American Soccer League, the team earned a 10β15β7 combined regular season record and qualified for the playoffs as a fourth seed. In the Soccer Bowl playoffs, the Cosmos defeated Spring and Fall regular season champion Miami FC in the semifinals via penalty kick shootout. [1] [2] On November 12, 2017, the team lost to the San Francisco Deltas, 2β0, in Soccer Bowl 2017. [3]
Following the USSF's decision to deny the NASL division 2 sanctioning and the subsequent cancelation of the 2018 season, the Cosmos organization moved players and staff to the New York Cosmos B. This reserve team had already been playing within the semi-professional National Premier Soccer League, which was governed by the United States Adult Soccer Association, and had won its national title during its inaugural season in 2015. For the next two seasons using a mix of first team and reserve players, Cosmos B, playing games at both Mitchel Athletic Complex and Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium, finished the regular season first in the North Atlantic Conference and won the conference playoff championship both times. In 2019, the team qualified for the NPSL National Championship but fell to fellow NASL cast-off Miami FC, 3β1, at Mitchell. The team also qualified for both the 2018 and 2019 U.S. Open Cup tournaments, the former being through special permission, and reached the Play-In and Second Rounds in each respectively.
In 2019, the team attempted to rejoin the professional ranks within the NPSL's proposed professional league along with ten other teams. [4] However, this never came to be and the originally titled "Founder's Cup," set to be a precursor tournament to the league, was renamed to the NPSL Member's Cup with the Cosmos first team taking part along with five others including Chattanooga FC and Detroit City FC. [5] The Cosmos finished second in the competition behind Detroit City. In June of that year, team owner Rocco B. Commisso completed the purchase of Serie A side ACF Fiorentina. [6]
In addition, the team also hosted 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli on May 23, beating the German side, 2β1, at Columbia University. [7]
On November 21, 2019, the Cosmos were announced as the newest member of the National Independent Soccer Association with plans to begin to play the following year. [8] [9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. [11]
|
Name | Position |
---|---|
Carlos Mendes | Head coach and general manager |
Janine Guarriello | Team administrator |
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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24 | GK | Santiago CastaΓ±o | Unattached | Contract terminated | July 24, 2020 | [29] |
4 | DF | Emanuele Sembroni | Unattached | Contract terminated | August 24, 2020 | [30] |
7 | FW | Bljedi Bardic | New Amsterdam FC | Free transfer | January 15, 2021 | [31] |
1 | GK | Jesse Corke | New Amsterdam FC | Free transfer | March 2, 2021 | [32] |
14 | MF | Danny Szetela | Morris Elite SC | Free transfer | March 16, 2021 | [33] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | FW | Darwin Espinal | Oakland Roots SC | For
2020 NISA Spring Season, loan terminated on March 5, 2020 [34] |
February 18, 2020 | [35] |
5 | DF | Matt Lewis | Detroit City FC | For
2020 NISA Spring Season, loans terminated on March 24, 2020 |
February 20, 2020 | [36] |
17 | MF | Salvatore Barone | Detroit City FC | |||
16 | FW | Isaac AcuΓ±a | Detroit City FC | February 28, 2020 | [37] | |
20 | FW | Darwin Espinal | Detroit City FC | March 11, 2020 | [38] [39] |
The Cosmos were announced as one of the four NISA teams taking part in the inaugural NISA Independent Cup on July 1. [40] The regional tournament is set to act as both a pre-season and chance to "provide a platform for professional and amateur independent clubs to play together on a national stage."
New York was drawn into the Mid-Atlantic Region alongside fellow NISA expansion side New Amsterdam FC, Fall 2019 UPSL champion Maryland Bobcats FC, and NPSL side FC Baltimore Christos.
On July 24, NISA announced that the Mid-Atlantic Region tournament was postponed due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in Maryland and the subsequent closing of the Maryland SoccerPlex to professional sports. [41] On July 28, NISA announced a majority of the region's games would be played at Evergreen Sportsplex in Leesburg, Virginia with the sole exception being the Cosmos opening match against New Amsterdam on August 2, which was played at Hudson Sports Complex in Warwick, New York. [42]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maryland Bobcats FC (C) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 5 |
2 | FC Baltimore Christos | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
3 | New York Cosmos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
4 | New Amsterdam FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
August 2, 2020 Match 1 | New York Cosmos | 1β1 | New Amsterdam FC | Warwick, New York |
6:45 p.m. |
Report Broadcast |
Stadium: Hudson Sports Complex Attendance: 0 | ||
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
August 6, 2020 Match 2 | New York Cosmos | PβP | FC Baltimore Christos | Leesburg, Virginia |
8:45 p.m. | Stadium: Evergreen Sportsplex | |||
Note: Postponed due to weather [43] |
August 9, 2020 Match 3 | Maryland Bobcats FC | 1β1 | New York Cosmos | Leesburg, Virginia |
7:45 p.m. |
Cauker 9' Iosausu 61' Forka 76' |
Report Broadcast |
AcuΓ±a 19' Candela 45' Agolli 62' Tenjo 71' |
Stadium: Evergreen Sportsplex Attendance: 0 |
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
October 10, 2020 Match 2 (replay) | New York Cosmos | 2β2 | FC Baltimore Christos | Uniondale, New York |
3:00 p.m. |
Prentice 11' AcuΓ±a 41' Espinal 66' Cella 90+1' GalvΓ£o 90+5' |
Report Broadcast |
Bender 12' Dengler 44' Granados 53' Merriam 81' ( pen.) Balogun 90+6' |
Stadium:
Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Ernie Constantine |
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
On June 4, NISA announced that details for the 2020 Fall Season. [44] The nine member teams would be split into conferences, Eastern and Western, with the Cosmos playing in the former. The team is set to play eight regular season games against the rest of the eastern teams.
Details for the Fall regular season were announced on July 31, 2020. [45] The Cosmos will take part as a member of the Eastern Conference.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chattanooga FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
2 | Michigan Stars FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 |
3 | New York Cosmos | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
4 | Detroit City FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
5 | New Amsterdam FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
Last updated: September 12, 2020.
Source:
Match reports
August 15, 2020 Week 1 | New York Cosmos | 1β1 | Michigan Stars FC | Uniondale, New York |
7:00 p.m. EDT |
Szetela 53' Bardic 72' |
NISA Report Cosmos Report Broadcast |
Bernedo 45' Reynolds 90+2' |
Stadium:
Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 0 |
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
August 21, 2020 Week 2 | New Amsterdam FC | 1β3 | New York Cosmos | Warwick, New York |
6:00 p.m. EDT |
Vicente 15' (
pen.) Nastu 32' Esche 41' Nadaner 82' |
NISA Report Cosmos Report Broadcast |
Agolli 30' Lewis 45+1' Bardic 47' Sembroni 56' Hassan 80' 87' Szetela 90+3' |
Stadium:
Hudson Sports Complex Attendance: 0 |
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
August 29, 2020 Week 3 | New York Cosmos | PβP | Detroit City FC | Uniondale, New York |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex | |||
Note: Match was postponed to protest racial injustice after the Shooting of Jacob Blake. |
September 9, 2020 Week 3 (Replay) | New York Cosmos | 0β0 | Detroit City FC | Uniondale, New York |
7:00 p.m. EDT |
Cella 21' Szetela 30' Bardic 52' Agolli 68' |
NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast |
Matthews 15' Conteh 35' |
Stadium:
Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Christian Centeno |
Note: Match make-up due to the Shooting of Jacob Blake. Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
September 12, 2020 Week 4 | Chattanooga FC | 2β1 | New York Cosmos | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
8:40 p.m. EDT |
Koloko 62' Lom 76' ( pen.) Adams 81' Russell 90+1' |
NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast |
Ledula 34' Alves 37' AcuΓ±a 45+2' |
Stadium:
Finley Stadium Attendance: 918 Referee: Carlos Pielago |
All eight NISA teams qualified for the 2020 Fall tournament, which will be hosted at Keyworth Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, beginning on September 21 ending with the final on October 2. [46] The New York Cosmos were drawn into Group B of the two group tournament. Going into their final match, the Cosmos needed to win by five or more goals to advance to the Fall Semi-Finals. They failed to do so, and were eliminated when they lost 2 - 1.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Los Angeles Force | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Chattanooga FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | California United Strikers FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | New York Cosmos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
September 22, 2020 Group stage | California United Strikers FC | 2β0 | New York Cosmos | Hamtramck, Michigan |
5:00 p.m. EDT |
Kaemerle 39' Thierjung 61' Bryant 64' |
NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast |
Stadium:
Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carter Brochu | |
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
September 25, 2020 Group stage | Chattanooga FC | 0β0 | New York Cosmos | Hamtramck, Michigan |
5:00 p.m. EDT |
Hernandez 11' Carr 33' Bement 47' Koloko 64' Marcano 80' |
NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast |
Cella 24' G. Barone 50' |
Stadium:
Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Pizzimenti |
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
September 28, 2020 Group stage | New York Cosmos | 1β2 | Los Angeles Force | Hamtramck, Michigan |
8:00 p.m. EDT |
Cella 44' Szetela 53' AcuΓ±a 63' John-Brown 90+1' |
NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast |
Gordillo 15' Trejo 40' Villatoro 62' 74' Salazar 70' |
Stadium:
Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jacob Little |
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
On January 29, 2021, the Cosmos announced that the team would be pausing operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [47]
The Cosmos went on hiatus prior to the U.S. Open Cup draw.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Fall Season | Fall Playoffs | Spring Season | U.S. Open Cup | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | USA | Jesse Corke | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | USA | Armando Guarnera | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | USA | Pedro GalvΓ£o | 6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | USA | Matt Lewis | 7 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | FW | CPV | Geo Alves | 5 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
11 | FW | USA | Aly Hassan | 6 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
13 | DF | ALB | Ansi Agolli | 6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | MF | USA | Danny Szetela | 6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
15 | FW | GRN | Shavon John-Brown | 7 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
16 | FW | MEX | Isaac AcuΓ±a | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | MF | USA | Salvatore Barone | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | HON | Darwin Espinal | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | MF | USA | John Denis | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | DF | USA | Dominick Falanga | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ITA | Mattia Cella | 7 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
25 | MF | USA | Giuseppe Barone | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
26 | MF | ENG | Charlie Ledula | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
27 | DF | USA | Andrew Lubahn | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
28 | MF | COL | Vincenzo Candela | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
31 | GK | USA | Kevin Tenjo | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
32 | DF | POL | Konrad Plewa | 7 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Players who appeared for the New York Cosmos who are no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||
4 | DF | ITA | Emanuele Sembroni | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | FW | MNE | Bljedi Bardic | 6 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Fall Season | Fall Playoffs | Spring Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 7 | Bljedi Bardic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | DF | 5 | Matt Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 8 | Geo Alves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
FW | 11 | Aly Hassan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
FW | 15 | Shavon John-Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Number | Nation | Position | Name | Fall Season | Fall Playoffs | Spring Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||||
4 | DF | Emanuele Sembroni | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | FW | Bljedi Bardic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Aly Hassan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Ansi Agolli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Danny Szetela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
16 | FW | Isaac AcuΓ±a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
24 | MF | Mattia Cella | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Giuseppe Barone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
26 | MF | Charlie Ledula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
2020β 21 season season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Owner | New York Cosmos LLC | ||
Chairman | Rocco B. Commisso | ||
Head coach | Carlos Mendes | ||
Stadium |
Mitchel Athletic Complex Uniondale, New York | ||
NISA |
Fall, Eastern: 3rd Spring: N/A | ||
Playoffs |
Fall: Group stage Spring: N/A | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Did not enter | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Bljedi Bardic: 2 All: Bljedi Bardic: 2 | ||
Biggest win | NAFC 1β3 NYC (Aug. 21) | ||
Biggest defeat |
CAL 2β0 NYC (Sep. 22, Fall Playoffs) | ||
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The 2020β21 New York Cosmos season was the new Cosmos' sixth season of professional play and first playing in the National Independent Soccer Association. Including the previous franchise, it was the 20th season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area.
New York finished 3rd in the Eastern Conference during the NISA Fall Season before failing to advance out of the group stage of the Fall Championship. Prior to the Spring Season, the team announced it would be going on hiatus.
In the Cosmos final season in the North American Soccer League, the team earned a 10β15β7 combined regular season record and qualified for the playoffs as a fourth seed. In the Soccer Bowl playoffs, the Cosmos defeated Spring and Fall regular season champion Miami FC in the semifinals via penalty kick shootout. [1] [2] On November 12, 2017, the team lost to the San Francisco Deltas, 2β0, in Soccer Bowl 2017. [3]
Following the USSF's decision to deny the NASL division 2 sanctioning and the subsequent cancelation of the 2018 season, the Cosmos organization moved players and staff to the New York Cosmos B. This reserve team had already been playing within the semi-professional National Premier Soccer League, which was governed by the United States Adult Soccer Association, and had won its national title during its inaugural season in 2015. For the next two seasons using a mix of first team and reserve players, Cosmos B, playing games at both Mitchel Athletic Complex and Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium, finished the regular season first in the North Atlantic Conference and won the conference playoff championship both times. In 2019, the team qualified for the NPSL National Championship but fell to fellow NASL cast-off Miami FC, 3β1, at Mitchell. The team also qualified for both the 2018 and 2019 U.S. Open Cup tournaments, the former being through special permission, and reached the Play-In and Second Rounds in each respectively.
In 2019, the team attempted to rejoin the professional ranks within the NPSL's proposed professional league along with ten other teams. [4] However, this never came to be and the originally titled "Founder's Cup," set to be a precursor tournament to the league, was renamed to the NPSL Member's Cup with the Cosmos first team taking part along with five others including Chattanooga FC and Detroit City FC. [5] The Cosmos finished second in the competition behind Detroit City. In June of that year, team owner Rocco B. Commisso completed the purchase of Serie A side ACF Fiorentina. [6]
In addition, the team also hosted 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli on May 23, beating the German side, 2β1, at Columbia University. [7]
On November 21, 2019, the Cosmos were announced as the newest member of the National Independent Soccer Association with plans to begin to play the following year. [8] [9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. [11]
|
Name | Position |
---|---|
Carlos Mendes | Head coach and general manager |
Janine Guarriello | Team administrator |
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | GK | Santiago CastaΓ±o | Unattached | Contract terminated | July 24, 2020 | [29] |
4 | DF | Emanuele Sembroni | Unattached | Contract terminated | August 24, 2020 | [30] |
7 | FW | Bljedi Bardic | New Amsterdam FC | Free transfer | January 15, 2021 | [31] |
1 | GK | Jesse Corke | New Amsterdam FC | Free transfer | March 2, 2021 | [32] |
14 | MF | Danny Szetela | Morris Elite SC | Free transfer | March 16, 2021 | [33] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | FW | Darwin Espinal | Oakland Roots SC | For
2020 NISA Spring Season, loan terminated on March 5, 2020 [34] |
February 18, 2020 | [35] |
5 | DF | Matt Lewis | Detroit City FC | For
2020 NISA Spring Season, loans terminated on March 24, 2020 |
February 20, 2020 | [36] |
17 | MF | Salvatore Barone | Detroit City FC | |||
16 | FW | Isaac AcuΓ±a | Detroit City FC | February 28, 2020 | [37] | |
20 | FW | Darwin Espinal | Detroit City FC | March 11, 2020 | [38] [39] |
The Cosmos were announced as one of the four NISA teams taking part in the inaugural NISA Independent Cup on July 1. [40] The regional tournament is set to act as both a pre-season and chance to "provide a platform for professional and amateur independent clubs to play together on a national stage."
New York was drawn into the Mid-Atlantic Region alongside fellow NISA expansion side New Amsterdam FC, Fall 2019 UPSL champion Maryland Bobcats FC, and NPSL side FC Baltimore Christos.
On July 24, NISA announced that the Mid-Atlantic Region tournament was postponed due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in Maryland and the subsequent closing of the Maryland SoccerPlex to professional sports. [41] On July 28, NISA announced a majority of the region's games would be played at Evergreen Sportsplex in Leesburg, Virginia with the sole exception being the Cosmos opening match against New Amsterdam on August 2, which was played at Hudson Sports Complex in Warwick, New York. [42]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maryland Bobcats FC (C) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 5 |
2 | FC Baltimore Christos | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
3 | New York Cosmos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
4 | New Amsterdam FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
August 2, 2020 Match 1 | New York Cosmos | 1β1 | New Amsterdam FC | Warwick, New York |
6:45 p.m. |
Report Broadcast |
Stadium: Hudson Sports Complex Attendance: 0 | ||
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
August 6, 2020 Match 2 | New York Cosmos | PβP | FC Baltimore Christos | Leesburg, Virginia |
8:45 p.m. | Stadium: Evergreen Sportsplex | |||
Note: Postponed due to weather [43] |
August 9, 2020 Match 3 | Maryland Bobcats FC | 1β1 | New York Cosmos | Leesburg, Virginia |
7:45 p.m. |
Cauker 9' Iosausu 61' Forka 76' |
Report Broadcast |
AcuΓ±a 19' Candela 45' Agolli 62' Tenjo 71' |
Stadium: Evergreen Sportsplex Attendance: 0 |
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
October 10, 2020 Match 2 (replay) | New York Cosmos | 2β2 | FC Baltimore Christos | Uniondale, New York |
3:00 p.m. |
Prentice 11' AcuΓ±a 41' Espinal 66' Cella 90+1' GalvΓ£o 90+5' |
Report Broadcast |
Bender 12' Dengler 44' Granados 53' Merriam 81' ( pen.) Balogun 90+6' |
Stadium:
Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Ernie Constantine |
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
On June 4, NISA announced that details for the 2020 Fall Season. [44] The nine member teams would be split into conferences, Eastern and Western, with the Cosmos playing in the former. The team is set to play eight regular season games against the rest of the eastern teams.
Details for the Fall regular season were announced on July 31, 2020. [45] The Cosmos will take part as a member of the Eastern Conference.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chattanooga FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
2 | Michigan Stars FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 |
3 | New York Cosmos | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
4 | Detroit City FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
5 | New Amsterdam FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
Last updated: September 12, 2020.
Source:
Match reports
August 15, 2020 Week 1 | New York Cosmos | 1β1 | Michigan Stars FC | Uniondale, New York |
7:00 p.m. EDT |
Szetela 53' Bardic 72' |
NISA Report Cosmos Report Broadcast |
Bernedo 45' Reynolds 90+2' |
Stadium:
Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 0 |
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
August 21, 2020 Week 2 | New Amsterdam FC | 1β3 | New York Cosmos | Warwick, New York |
6:00 p.m. EDT |
Vicente 15' (
pen.) Nastu 32' Esche 41' Nadaner 82' |
NISA Report Cosmos Report Broadcast |
Agolli 30' Lewis 45+1' Bardic 47' Sembroni 56' Hassan 80' 87' Szetela 90+3' |
Stadium:
Hudson Sports Complex Attendance: 0 |
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
August 29, 2020 Week 3 | New York Cosmos | PβP | Detroit City FC | Uniondale, New York |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex | |||
Note: Match was postponed to protest racial injustice after the Shooting of Jacob Blake. |
September 9, 2020 Week 3 (Replay) | New York Cosmos | 0β0 | Detroit City FC | Uniondale, New York |
7:00 p.m. EDT |
Cella 21' Szetela 30' Bardic 52' Agolli 68' |
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Matthews 15' Conteh 35' |
Stadium:
Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Christian Centeno |
Note: Match make-up due to the Shooting of Jacob Blake. Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
September 12, 2020 Week 4 | Chattanooga FC | 2β1 | New York Cosmos | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
8:40 p.m. EDT |
Koloko 62' Lom 76' ( pen.) Adams 81' Russell 90+1' |
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Ledula 34' Alves 37' AcuΓ±a 45+2' |
Stadium:
Finley Stadium Attendance: 918 Referee: Carlos Pielago |
All eight NISA teams qualified for the 2020 Fall tournament, which will be hosted at Keyworth Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, beginning on September 21 ending with the final on October 2. [46] The New York Cosmos were drawn into Group B of the two group tournament. Going into their final match, the Cosmos needed to win by five or more goals to advance to the Fall Semi-Finals. They failed to do so, and were eliminated when they lost 2 - 1.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Los Angeles Force | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Chattanooga FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | California United Strikers FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | New York Cosmos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
September 22, 2020 Group stage | California United Strikers FC | 2β0 | New York Cosmos | Hamtramck, Michigan |
5:00 p.m. EDT |
Kaemerle 39' Thierjung 61' Bryant 64' |
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Stadium:
Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carter Brochu | |
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
September 25, 2020 Group stage | Chattanooga FC | 0β0 | New York Cosmos | Hamtramck, Michigan |
5:00 p.m. EDT |
Hernandez 11' Carr 33' Bement 47' Koloko 64' Marcano 80' |
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Cella 24' G. Barone 50' |
Stadium:
Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Pizzimenti |
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
September 28, 2020 Group stage | New York Cosmos | 1β2 | Los Angeles Force | Hamtramck, Michigan |
8:00 p.m. EDT |
Cella 44' Szetela 53' AcuΓ±a 63' John-Brown 90+1' |
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Gordillo 15' Trejo 40' Villatoro 62' 74' Salazar 70' |
Stadium:
Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jacob Little |
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
On January 29, 2021, the Cosmos announced that the team would be pausing operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [47]
The Cosmos went on hiatus prior to the U.S. Open Cup draw.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Fall Season | Fall Playoffs | Spring Season | U.S. Open Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | USA | Jesse Corke | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | USA | Armando Guarnera | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | USA | Pedro GalvΓ£o | 6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | USA | Matt Lewis | 7 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | FW | CPV | Geo Alves | 5 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
11 | FW | USA | Aly Hassan | 6 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
13 | DF | ALB | Ansi Agolli | 6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | MF | USA | Danny Szetela | 6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
15 | FW | GRN | Shavon John-Brown | 7 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
16 | FW | MEX | Isaac AcuΓ±a | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | MF | USA | Salvatore Barone | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | HON | Darwin Espinal | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | MF | USA | John Denis | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | DF | USA | Dominick Falanga | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ITA | Mattia Cella | 7 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
25 | MF | USA | Giuseppe Barone | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
26 | MF | ENG | Charlie Ledula | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
27 | DF | USA | Andrew Lubahn | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
28 | MF | COL | Vincenzo Candela | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
31 | GK | USA | Kevin Tenjo | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
32 | DF | POL | Konrad Plewa | 7 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Players who appeared for the New York Cosmos who are no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||
4 | DF | ITA | Emanuele Sembroni | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | FW | MNE | Bljedi Bardic | 6 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Fall Season | Fall Playoffs | Spring Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 7 | Bljedi Bardic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | DF | 5 | Matt Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 8 | Geo Alves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
FW | 11 | Aly Hassan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
FW | 15 | Shavon John-Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Number | Nation | Position | Name | Fall Season | Fall Playoffs | Spring Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||||
4 | DF | Emanuele Sembroni | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | FW | Bljedi Bardic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Aly Hassan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Ansi Agolli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Danny Szetela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
16 | FW | Isaac AcuΓ±a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
24 | MF | Mattia Cella | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Giuseppe Barone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
26 | MF | Charlie Ledula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |