2017 New York Cosmos season

New York Cosmos
2017 season
Owner New York Cosmos LLC
Chairman Rocco B. Commisso
Head Coach Giovanni Savarese
Stadium MCU Park
Brooklyn, New York[1]
NASL TBD
U.S. Open Cup TBD
Home colors
Away colors
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The 2017 New York Cosmos season will be the new Cosmos' fifth season of existence, playing in the new North American Soccer League. Including the previous franchise, this is the 19th season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area.

Background

The 2016 season saw the Cosmos win the domestic double, winning both the second division regular season and playoffs. Combined, the Cosmos had a league-best 20-5-7 regular season record. In the Soccer Bowl playoffs, the Cosmos defeated Rayo OKC in the semifinals, before beating Indy Eleven in penalty kicks in Soccer Bowl 2016 on November 13, 2016. It was the franchise's sixth division two honor. Including the previouse franchise, it was the Cosmos' eighth Soccer Bowl title.[2]

Following the successful 2016 Championship run, the Cosmos and the league faced serious questions on survival. In the week after the championship game, league officials and team owners met in Atlanta for a crisis meeting on November 29. Two franchises (Ottawa Fury FC and Tampa Bay Rowdies) had already made plans to leave for the USL. The Cosmos had already started laying off front office staff and entered furlough on other staff and club members.[3]

On December 14, Cosmos chairman Seamus O'Brien publicly announced that the Cosmos will not field a team in 2017.[4] The USSF still had not made a decision on the divisional status of the NASL or USL. The announcement and talks had been delayed several times, and O'Brien felt that the Cosmos could not play in a Division 3 sanctioned league. By this time the Cosmos had released all of their players and coaching staff from their contracts and left a skeleton crew to operate the front office.

The following players signed with other teams prior to the announcement of the Cosmos returning for 2017. (Danny Szetela had signed with the NASL expansion San Francisco Deltas but returned to the Cosmos.)

No. Pos. Player Signed With Fee/Notes Date Source
25 FW Costa Rica Jairo Arrieta Costa Rica Herediano Signed 19 December 2016 [5]
77 FW Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana Finland IFK Mariehamn Signed 1 January 2017 [6]
7 FW Bolivia Yasmani Duk Saudi Arabia Ettifaq FC Signed 2 January 2017 [7]
16 MF Scotland Adam Moffat United States Sacramento Republic FC Signed [8]
23 DF United States Jimmy Ockford United States Reno 1868 FC Signed 10 January 2017 [9]
18 MF Venezuela Juan Arango Venezuela Zulia FC Signed [10]
19 MF Venezuela Yohandry Orozco Venezuela Zulia FC Signed
21 FW Colombia David Diosa United States OKC Energy FC Signed 12 January 2017 [11]
15 MF Spain Ruben Bover England Barnet Signed 27 January 2017 [12]

On January 6, 2017; the USSF announced that they had granted the NASL and USL provisional Division 2 status for the 2017 seasons. Both leagues received waivers to structuring laws and regulations that must be met to keep their Division 2 status in the following years.[13] Four days later on January 10, the Cosmos publicly announced that Rocco Commisso (CEO of Mediacom) had taken over as majority owner of the team.[14] The Italian had emigrated to the United States when he was a child and played for Columbia University's soccer program before trying out for the US Mens National Olympic Team in 1972. Columbia University's soccer stadium is named after him, leading many to believe that the Cosmos may play there or at MCU Park in 2017.

On February 2; the club made the "re-rebirth" official by announcing that many players have already returned and that they will be playing 16 regular season games at MCU Park in Brooklyn.[15] Season tickets went on sale first to former season ticket holders on February 3.

On March 17, 2017, the team announced a new broadcasting deal with MSG and WPIX-TV. Their previous broadcaster, One World Sports, had been shut down.[16][17]

Club

Kit

Supplier: Inaria / Sponsor: Emirates (airline)
Last Update: August 11th game @ FC Edmonton

Home
2 Games
Home alt.
7 Games
Away
7 Games
Away alt.
4 Games

Roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. [18]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Maurer, JimmyJimmy Maurer  United States
2 Defender Richter, RyanRyan Richter  United States
3 Defender Ochieng, DavidDavid Ochieng  Kenya
4 Defender Mendes, CarlosCarlos Mendes  United States
11 Midfielder Flores, AndrésAndrés Flores  El Salvador
12 Goalkeeper Zobeck, KyleKyle Zobeck  United States
14 Midfielder Szetela, DannyDanny Szetela  United States
16 Midfielder Guerra, Juan FranciscoJuan Francisco Guerra  Venezuela
17 Defender García, AyozeAyoze García  Spain
20 Midfielder Restrepo, WálterWálter Restrepo  Colombia
24 Goalkeeper Holt, BrianBrian Holt  United States
26 Midfielder Calvillo, EricEric Calvillo  United States
28 Defender Mulligan, JimmyJimmy Mulligan  United States
29 Defender Velela, AlexisAlexis Velela  United States

Competitions

Exhibition

Match reports

Exhibition Statistics

3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

NASL Spring Season

The NASL regular season will now feature two equal seasons

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Miami FC (C) 16 11 3 2 33 11 +22 36 2017 NASL Spring season winner
2 San Francisco Deltas 16 7 5 4 17 20 −3 26
3 New York Cosmos 16 6 6 4 22 21 +1 24
4 Jacksonville Armada 16 6 6 4 17 16 +1 24
5 North Carolina FC 16 6 3 7 21 22 −1 21
6 Indy Eleven 16 4 8 4 21 22 −1 20
7 FC Edmonton 16 4 1 11 11 21 −10 13
8 Puerto Rico FC 16 1 6 9 19 28 −9 9
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(C) Champion.

Results

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
16 6 6 4 22 21  +1 24 2 4 2 14 16  −2 4 2 2 8 5  +3

Last updated: July 18, 2017.
Source: http://www.nycosmos.com/standings

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAHAHAAHHAHHHAHAA
Result D L W D W D W D W L D W L D L W
Position 5 7 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 3

Last updated: July 18, 2017.
Source: http://www.nycosmos.com/standings
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match reports

NASL Fall Season

The NASL regular season will now feature two equal seasons

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Carolina FC 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5 2017 NASL Fall season winner
2 San Francisco Deltas 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Puerto Rico FC 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
4 FC Edmonton 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
5 New York Cosmos 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
6 Miami FC 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
7 Indy Eleven 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
8 Jacksonville Armada 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Updated to match(es) played on August 12, 2017. Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored

Results

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3 1 1 1 5 4  +1 4 1 0 0 3 1  +2 0 1 1 2 3  −1

Last updated: August 11, 2017.
Source: http://www.nycosmos.com/standings

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516
GroundHAAHAHAAHHHAAHAH
Result W L D                          
Position 1 5                            

Last updated: August 6, 2017.
Source: http://www.nycosmos.com/standings
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match reports

U.S. Open Cup

Match reports

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season NASL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Jimmy Maurer 16 0 13+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF United States Ryan Richter 18 1 15+1 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Kenya David Ochieng 12 0 7+2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF United States Carlos Mendes 9 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF Canada Dejan Jakovic 12 0 9+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
6 MF Spain Javi Márquez 15 2 12+1 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF Israel Kobi Moyal 2 1 0+0 0 0+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF El Salvador Andrés Flores 16 1 12+1 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
14 MF United States Danny Szetela 16 2 12+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
16 MF Venezuela Juan Francisco Guerra 16 2 14+0 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF Spain Ayoze 14 3 11+0 3 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
18 MF Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma 10 5 8+1 5 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW El Salvador Irvin Herrera 12 2 6+5 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 MF El Salvador Richard Menjívar 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 GK United States Brian Holt 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF United States Darrius Barnes 10 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 MF United States Eric Calvillo 7 3 2+2 1 2+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 FW Ukraine Eugene Starikov 12 0 4+6 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF United States Jimmy Mulligan 17 0 12+2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
29 DF United States Alexis Velela 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF United States Salvatore Barone 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 FW Argentina Pablo Vranjicán 7 2 3+2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 FW Montenegro Bljedi Bardic 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 FW Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana 2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who appeared for the New York Cosmos who are no longer at the club:
8 MF Italy Andrea Mancini 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 FW Italy Amauri 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF Colombia Wálter Restrepo 14 2 11+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF Ghana Kalif Alhassan 6 2 0+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season NASL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 MFArgentina18Emmanuel Ledesma50005
2 DFSpain17Ayoze30003
MFUnited States26Eric Calvillo12003
4 MFSpain6Javi Márquez20002
MFUnited States14Danny Szetela10012
MFVenezuela16Juan Francisco Guerra20002
FWEl Salvador19Irvin Herrera20002
MFColombia20Wálter Restrepo20002
MFGhana22Kalif Alhassan10012
FWArgentina31Pablo Vranjicán11002
11 DFUnited States2Ryan Richter10001
MFIsrael8Kobi Moyal01001
MFEl Salvador11Andrés Flores10001
TOTALS 2240228

Own goal scorers

Position Team Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season NASL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
DFNew York CosmosUnited States2Ryan Richter10001

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season NASL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
YC Red card YC Red card YC Red card YC Red card YC Red card
2 United StatesDFRyan Richter3000000030
3 KenyaDFDavid Ochieng3010000040
4 United StatesDFCarlos Mendes1000000010
6 SpainMFJavi Márquez4000001050
8 IsraelMFKobi Moyal0010000010
11El SalvadorMFAndrés Flores1010000020
14United StatesMFDanny Szetela3000000030
16VenezuelaMFJuan Francisco Guerra3110000041
17SpainDFAyoze0010000010
18ArgentinaMFEmmanuel Ledesma3001000031
20ColombiaMFWálter Restrepo1000000010
24United StatesGKBrian Holt1000000010
25United StatesDFDarrius Barnes1100000011
26United StatesMFEric Calvillo1010000020
28United StatesMFJimmy Mulligan3100000031
32MontenegroFWBljedi Bardic1000000010
TOTALS 29 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 36 4

National Team Call-Ups

No. Pos. Player National Team Competition Date Source
11 MF Andrés Flores El Salvador El Salvador 2017 Copa Centroamericana Group Stage 13-22 January 2017 [19]
11 MF Andrés Flores Friendlies 22-26 March 2017 [20]
19 FW Irvin Herrera
23 MF Richard Menjívar
3 DF David Ochieng Kenya Kenya 23-26 March 2017 [21]
3 DF David Ochieng 5-12 June 2017 [22]
5 DF Dejan Jakovic Canada Canada 5-16 June 2017
19 FW Irvin Herrera El Salvador El Salvador 11 June 2017
23 MF Richard Menjívar
5 DF Dejan Jakovic Canada Canada 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup 7-26 July 2017 [23]
11 MF Andrés Flores El Salvador El Salvador
19 FW Irvin Herrera
23 MF Richard Menjívar

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
16 MF Venezuela Juan Francisco Guerra United States Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 January 2017 [24]
20 MF Colombia Wálter Restrepo United States Philadelphia Union 31 January 2017 [25]
23 MF El Salvador Richard Menjívar United States Rayo OKC 16 February 2017 [26]
15 FW Italy Amauri United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers 21 February 2017 [27]
6 MF Spain Javi Márquez Spain Granada CF Spring Season
Full Season Extension		 24 February 2017
15 June 2017		 [28]
[29]
21 FW Colombia David Diosa United States OKC Energy FC 25 February 2017 [30]
27 FW Ukraine Eugene Starikov Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa 17 March 2017 [31]
22 MF Ghana Kalif Alhassan United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
5 DF Canada Dejan Jakovic Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 22 March 2017 [32]
18 MF Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma Greece Panetolikos
25 DF United States Darrius Barnes United States New England Revolution 24 March 2017 [33]
30 MF United States Salvatore Barone United States Brooklyn Italians 27 March 2017 [34]
31 FW Argentina Pablo Vranjicán Malaysia Pahang FA Season Long 9 June 2017 [35]
77 FW Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana Finland IFK Mariehamn 20 June 2017 [36]
8 MF Israel Kobi Moyal Israel Beitar Jerusalem F.C. 21 June 2017 [37]
? MF Venezuela Juan Arango Venezuela Zulia FC 24 July 2017 [38]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
8 MF Italy Andrea Mancini Italy Free Agent Released 22 April 2017
15 FW Italy Amauri
22 MF Ghana Kalif Alhassan Ghana Free Agent Mutual Parting 19 July 2017 [39]
20 FW Colombia Wálter Restrepo United States Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 July 2017 [40]

Loan In

No. Pos. Player Loaned From Fee/Notes Date Source
19 FW El Salvador Irvin Herrera United States Saint Louis FC 2 February 2017 [41]

Loan Out

No. Pos. Player Loaned To Fee/Notes Date Source
1 GK United States Jimmy Maurer United States FC Dallas Duration of Gold Cup 19 July 2017 [42]

References

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