2015 New York Cosmos season

New York Cosmos
2015 season
Chairman Seamus O'Brien
Head Coach Giovanni Savarese
Stadium Shuart Stadium
MCU Park (One Game)
Belson Stadium (U.S. Open Cup 3rd Round)
NASL

Spring: Champions
Fall: 3rd Place

Combined: 1st Place
Soccer Bowl Champions
U.S. Open Cup 5th Round
Top goalscorer League: Raúl (9)
All: Leo Fernandes (10)
Highest home attendance 12,550
(Apr. 18 vs. Tampa Bay, at Shuart Stadium)
Lowest home attendance League: 3,383
(May 10 vs. Edmonton, at Shuart Stadium)
All: 1,394
(May 27 vs. Jersey, at Belson Stadium)
Average home league attendance League: 6,207
All: 6,261
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors
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The 2015 New York Cosmos season was the new Cosmos' third season of existence, playing in the new North American Soccer League. Including the previous franchise, this is the seventeenth season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area.

Club

Roster

As of April 2, 2015.[1]
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Maurer, JimmyJimmy Maurer      United States
2 Defender Freeman, HunterHunter Freeman      United States
3 Defender Gorskie, HunterHunter Gorskie      United States
4 Defender Mendes, CarlosCarlos Mendes (Captain)     United States
5 Defender Cáceres, SamuelSamuel Cáceres (on loan from Nueva Chicago)     Paraguay
6 Defender Rovérsio, Rovérsio      Brazil
7 Forward , RaúlRaúl      Spain
11 Midfielder Flores, AndrésAndrés Flores      El Salvador
12 Goalkeeper Zobeck, KyleKyle Zobeck      United States
13 Midfielder Guenzatti, SebastiánSebastián Guenzatti      Uruguay
14 Midfielder Szetela, DannyDanny Szetela      United States
16 Midfielder Moffat, AdamAdam Moffat      Scotland
17 Midfielder Garcia, AyozeAyoze Garcia      Spain
18 Forward Stokkelien, MadsMads Stokkelien      Norway
19 Midfielder Senna, MarcosMarcos Senna      Spain
20 Midfielder Restrepo, WalterWalter Restrepo      United States
21 Forward Diosa, DavidDavid Diosa      Colombia
22 Midfielder Fernandes, LeoLeo Fernandes (on loan from Philadelphia Union)     Brazil
23 Forward Wright, HajiHaji Wright      United States
25 Midfielder Chirishian, HagopHagop Chirishian      United States
28 Midfielder Mulligan, JimmyJimmy Mulligan      United States
77 Forward Mkosana, LuckyLucky Mkosana      Zimbabwe
— Goalkeeper Broome, KeaselKeasel Broome      United States
24 Goalkeeper Holt, BrianBrian Holt      United States

Competitions

Pre-season and Exhibitions

Pre-season

Exhibitions

Friendlies goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Pre-Season Exhibition Post-Season Total
1 MFEl Salvador11Andrés Flores2002
MFUruguay13Sebastián Guenzatti1102
FWZimbabwe77Lucky Mkosana0202
4 FWSpain7Raúl1001
MFScotland16Adam Moffat1001
MFBrazil22Leo Fernandes1001
MFUnited States25Hagop Chirishian0101
TOTALS 64010

NASL Spring Season

The Spring season lasted for 10 games beginning on April 4 and ending on June 13. The schedule featured a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (C) 10 5 5 0 18 9 +9 20 2015 NASL Spring Season Winner
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 5 4 1 15 9 +6 19
3 Carolina RailHawks 10 3 5 2 15 10 +5 14
4 Minnesota United 10 3 5 2 15 13 +2 14
5 Indy Eleven 10 3 4 3 13 12 +1 13
6 Jacksonville Armada 10 3 3 4 15 18 −3 12
7 San Antonio Scorpions 10 3 3 4 11 15 −4 12
8 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 3 2 5 12 13 −1 11
9 Ottawa Fury 10 2 5 3 5 8 −3 11
10 Edmonton 10 2 3 5 16 22 −6 9
11 Atlanta Silverbacks 10 1 5 4 7 13 −6 8
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
10 5 5 0 18 9  +9 20 4 1 0 13 5  +8 1 4 0 5 4  +1

Last updated: June 13, 2015.
Source: http://www.nycosmos.com/standings

Results by round
Round12345678910
GroundAAHAHHAHAH
Result W D W D W W D W D D
Position 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Last updated: June 13, 2015.
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 Fall season lasted for 20 games beginning on July 12 and ending on November 1. The schedule featured a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league twice, one at home and one on the road.[2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ottawa Fury (C) 20 13 6 1 37 15 +22 45 2015 NASL Fall Season Winner
2 Minnesota United 20 11 6 3 39 26 +13 39
3 New York Cosmos 20 10 6 4 31 21 +10 36
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 8 6 6 37 27 +10 30
5 Edmonton 20 7 5 8 25 24 +1 26
6 Atlanta Silverbacks 20 6 7 7 24 27 −3 25
7 Carolina RailHawks 20 6 3 11 29 39 −10 21
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 5 5 10 18 28 −10 20
9 Indy Eleven 20 5 5 10 23 36 −13 20
10 San Antonio Scorpions 20 4 7 9 30 37 −7 19
11 Jacksonville Armada 20 5 4 11 18 31 −13 19
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
20 10 6 4 31 21  +10 36 7 2 1 18 10  +8 3 4 3 13 11  +2

Last updated: 5 November 2015.
Source:

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
Result D L D W W D W W D W L W D L L D W W W W
Position 6 11 11 7 5 5 5 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3

Last updated: November 5, 2015.
Source: Fall season 2015 results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match reports

The Championship

Main article: Soccer Bowl 2015

U.S. Open Cup

The Cosmos competed in the 2015 edition of the Open Cup, entering in the Third Round of the tournament.

Match reports

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 15 November 2015

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 33 0 10+0 0 18+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF United States Hunter Freeman 20 2 1+0 0 13+1 2 2+0 0 3+0 0
3 DF United States Hunter Gorskie 27 0 10+0 0 10+4 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
4 DF United States Carlos Mendes 32 2 10+0 2 18+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF Paraguay Samuel Cáceres 16 0 1+0 0 12+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
6 MF Brazil Rovérsio 15 1 8+0 1 4+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Spain Raúl 32 9 10+0 4 17+1 4 2+0 1 1+1 0
8 FW Argentina Gastón Cellerino 10 5 0+0 0 5+3 1 2+0 4 0+0 0
11 FW El Salvador Andrés Flores 22 3 0+5 1 11+4 2 0+0 0 2+0 0
12 GK United States Kyle Zobeck 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 MF Uruguay Sebastián Guenzatti 28 5 1+7 0 9+6 4 2+0 0 2+1 1
14 MF United States Danny Szetela 29 0 10+0 0 9+5 0 2+0 0 2+1 0
15 MF Spain Ruben Bover 13 1 0+1 0 5+6 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
16 MF Scotland Adam Moffat 21 2 3+5 0 9+2 2 0+0 0 2+0 0
17 FW Spain Ayoze 29 1 8+0 0 18+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0
18 FW United States Kharlton Belmar 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF Spain Marcos Senna 22 3 7+0 1 9+2 2 2+0 0 2+0 0
20 MF United States Wálter Restrepo 33 3 9+1 0 15+4 3 2+0 0 2+0 0
21 FW Colombia David Diosa 5 0 0+2 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Brazil Leo Fernandes 31 10 9+0 3 13+5 5 0+1 0 2+1 2
23 FW United States Haji Wright 4 0 0+0 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
24 GK United States Brian Holt 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF United States Hagop Chirishian 6 1 1+0 1 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
28 MF United States Jimmy Mulligan 5 0 0+1 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
77 FW Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana 32 7 7+2 3 14+4 2 0+2 0 2+1 2
Players who appeared for the New York Cosmos who are no longer at the club:
18 FW Norway Mads Stokkelien 11 1 2+4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 1

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season NASL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 MFBrazil22Leo Fernandes350210
2 FWSpain7Raúl44109
3 FWZimbabwe77Lucky Mkosana32027
4 FWArgentina8Gastón Cellerino01405
MFUruguay13Sebastián Guenzatti04015
6 MFEl Salvador11Andrés Flores12003
MFSpain19Marcos Senna12003
MFUnited States20Wálter Restrepo03003
9 DFUnited States2Hunter Freeman02002
DFUnited States4Carlos Mendes20002
MFScotland16Adam Moffat02002
12MFBrazil6Rovérsio10001
MFSpain15Ruben Bover01001
FWSpain17Ayoze01001
FWNorway18Mads Stokkelien00011
MFUnited States25Hagop Chirishian10001
TOTALS 16295656

Own goal scorers

Position Team Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season NASL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
DFCarolina RailHawks98Mamadou Danso10001
San Antonio Scorpions2Brad Rusin01001
Atlanta Silverbacks4Simon Mensing01001
GKJacksonville Armada FC1Miguel Gallardo10001

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season NASL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 United StatesGKJimmy Maurer0020100030
2 United StatesDFHunter Freeman0040001050
3 United StatesDFHunter Gorskie2020002060
4 United StatesDFCarlos Mendes1020000030
5 ParaguayDFSamuel Cáceres0010001121
6 BrazilDFRovérsio1000000010
7 SpainFWRaúl2020000040
8 ArgentinaMFGastón Cellerino0010200030
11 El SalvadorMFAndrés Flores0010000010
13 UruguayMFSebastián Guenzatti0021100031
14 United StatesMFDanny Szetela1040101070
15 SpainMFRuben Bover0010000010
16 ScotlandMFAdam Moffat1010001030
17 SpainMFAyoze3040001080
18 NorwayFWMads Stokkelien1010000020
19 SpainMFMarcos Senna1020100040
20 United StatesMFWálter Restrepo1010001030
21 ColombiaFWDavid Diosa0010000010
22 BrazilMFLeo Fernandes1010000020
25 United StatesMFHagop Chirishian0000001010
28 United StatesMFJimmy Mulligan0000001010
77 ZimbabweFWLucky Mkosana2000000020
TOTALS 17 0 33 1 6 0 10 1 66 2

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
7 FW Spain Raúl Qatar Al Sadd SC 30 October 2014 [3]
77 FW Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana United States Tampa Bay Rowdies 24 November 2014 [4]
11 FW El Salvador Andrés Flores El Salvador A.D. Isidro Metapán 19 December 2014 [5]
16 MF Scotland Adam Moffat United States FC Dallas January 2015 [6]
20 MF United States Wálter Restrepo United States San Antonio Scorpions 19 January 2015 [7]
24 GK United States Brian Holt United States Philadelphia Union 9 March 2015 [8]
23 FW United States Haji Wright Germany FC Schalke 04 30 March 2015 [9]
30 GK United States Keasel Broome United States Providence College 1 April 2015 [10]
15 MF Spain Ruben Bover United States New York Red Bulls 15 April 2015 [11]
8 FW Argentina Gastón Cellerino Chile Santiago Wanderers 19 August 2015 [12]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
16 MF United States Dane Murphy United States Retired 16 November 2014 [13]
27 FW United States Jemal Johnson United States Jacksonville Armada 16 November 2014 [14]
33 DF United States Jimmy Nealis United States Long Island Rough Riders 16 November 2014 [14]
GK United States Steven Diaz United States Free Agent 16 November 2014 [14]
5 MF Cameroon Joseph Nane United States San Antonio Scorpions 16 November 2014 [14]
15 DF United States Jimmy Ockford United States Seattle Sounders FC Loan Return 16 November 2014 [14]
17 FW Bulgaria Stefan Dimitrov Bulgaria Free Agent 1 December 2014
8 MF Venezuela Diomar Díaz Venezuela Caracas FC 29 December 2014 [15]
22 FW United States Danny Mwanga United States Orlando City SC Loan Return 12 January 2015 [16]
20 FW Netherlands Hans Denissen United States Atlanta Silverbacks 17 February 2015 [17]
18 FW Norway Mads Stokkelien Norway Start Released 24 August 2015 [18]

Loan In

No. Pos. Player Loaned From Fee/Notes Date Source
22 MF Brazil Leo Fernandes United States Philadelphia Union Yearlong 16 January 2015 [14]
5 DF Paraguay Samuel Cáceres Argentina Nueva Chicago Yearlong 13 February 2015 [19]
18 FW United States Kharlton Belmar United States Portland Timbers 2 Rest of Season 1 October 2015 [20]

Loan Out

No. Pos. Player Loaned To Fee/Notes Date Source
# MF New Team Duration Exit Date

References

  1. ↑ "First Team". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "OOPS! SORRY, SOMETHING WENT WRONG | NASL". nasl.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Real Madrid legend Raul signs with New York Cosmos, source says". ESPN FC. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cosmos Get Lucky: Mkosana leaves Rowdies, joins rivals in New York". Empire Of Soccer. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "New York Cosmos sign Andres Flores from Turín-FESA Fútbol Clube". Empire Of Soccer. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "New York Cosmos sign MLS veteran, Adam Moffat". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "New York Cosmos add two time NASL Best XI midfielder Walter Restrepo". SB Nation. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Cosmos sign former Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Brian Holt". SB Nation. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "U.S. U-17 INTERNATIONAL HAJI WRIGHT SIGNS WITH COSMOS". SBI Soccer. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "CLUB SIGNS GOALKEEPER KEASEL BROOME". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ruben Bover signs with New York Cosmos B". SB Nation. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Savarese speaks on new Cosmos signing Gaston Cellerino". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Technical Staff". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "New York Cosmos Offseason Roster Moves". Five Points Press. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Diomar Diaz latches on with Caracas FC". SB Nation. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "Orlando Cit agrees to deals with Jairo Arrieta, Danny Mwanga; Heath Pearce not signing". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Hans Denissen signs with Atlanta Silverbacks". SoccerATL. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian)". NTB. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "New York Cosmos sign Samuel Caceres on loan". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Kharlton Belmar, T2 forward, is loaned to NASL's New York Cosmos". The Oregonian. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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