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

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 Jimmy Maurer  United States
2 Defender Hunter Freeman  United States
3 Defender Hunter Gorskie  United States
4 Defender Carlos Mendes (Captain)  United States
5 Defender Samuel Cáceres (on loan from Nueva Chicago)  Paraguay
6 Defender Rovérsio  Brazil
7 Forward Raúl  Spain
11 Midfielder Andrés Flores  El Salvador
12 Goalkeeper Kyle Zobeck  United States
13 Midfielder Sebastián Guenzatti  Uruguay
14 Midfielder Danny Szetela  United States
16 Midfielder Adam Moffat  Scotland
17 Midfielder Ayoze Garcia  Spain
18 Forward Mads Stokkelien  Norway
19 Midfielder Marcos Senna  Spain
20 Midfielder Walter Restrepo  United States
21 Forward David Diosa  Colombia
22 Midfielder Leo Fernandes (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Brazil
23 Forward Haji Wright  United States
25 Midfielder Hagop Chirishian  United States
28 Midfielder Jimmy Mulligan  United States
77 Forward Lucky Mkosana  Zimbabwe
Goalkeeper Keasel Broome  United States
24 Goalkeeper Brian 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
1MFEl Salvador11Andrés Flores2002
MFUruguay13Sebastián Guenzatti1102
FWZimbabwe77Lucky Mkosana0202
4FWSpain7Raúl1001
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
ResultWDWDWWDWDD
Position4311111111

Updated to match(es) played on June 13, 2015. Source: nycosmos.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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
ResultDLDWWDWWDWLWDLLDWWWW
Position6111175554223333443333

Updated to match(es) played on November 5, 2015. Source: Fall season 2015 results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

The Championship

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 SeasonNASL Fall SeasonNASL PlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States Jimmy Maurer 33010+0018+002+003+00
2 DF United States Hunter Freeman 2021+0013+122+003+00
3 DF United States Hunter Gorskie 27010+0010+400+003+00
4 DF United States Carlos Mendes 32210+0218+002+002+00
5 DF Paraguay Samuel Cáceres 1601+0012+100+002+00
6 MF Brazil Rovérsio 1518+014+102+000+00
7 FW Spain Raúl 32910+0417+142+011+10
8 FW Argentina Gastón Cellerino 1050+005+312+040+00
11 FW El Salvador Andrés Flores 2230+5111+420+002+00
12 GK United States Kyle Zobeck 100+001+000+000+00
13 MF Uruguay Sebastián Guenzatti 2851+709+642+002+11
14 MF United States Danny Szetela 29010+009+502+002+10
15 MF Spain Ruben Bover 1310+105+610+100+00
16 MF Scotland Adam Moffat 2123+509+220+002+00
17 FW Spain Ayoze 2918+0018+012+001+00
18 FW United States Kharlton Belmar 100+000+100+000+00
19 MF Spain Marcos Senna 2237+019+222+002+00
20 MF United States Wálter Restrepo 3339+1015+432+002+00
21 FW Colombia David Diosa 500+203+000+000+00
22 MF Brazil Leo Fernandes 31109+0313+550+102+12
23 FW United States Haji Wright 400+001+200+000+10
24 GK United States Brian Holt 100+001+000+000+00
25 MF United States Hagop Chirishian 611+011+200+000+20
28 MF United States Jimmy Mulligan 500+103+000+001+00
77 FW Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana 3277+2314+420+202+12
Players who appeared for the New York Cosmos who are no longer at the club:
18 FW Norway Mads Stokkelien 1112+401+200+001+11

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season NASL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1MFBrazil22Leo Fernandes350210
2FWSpain7Raúl44109
3FWZimbabwe77Lucky Mkosana32027
4FWArgentina8Gastón Cellerino01405
MFUruguay13Sebastián Guenzatti04015
6MFEl Salvador11Andrés Flores12003
MFSpain19Marcos Senna12003
MFUnited States20Wálter Restrepo03003
9DFUnited 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
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1United StatesGKJimmy Maurer0020100030
2United StatesDFHunter Freeman0040001050
3United StatesDFHunter Gorskie2020002060
4United StatesDFCarlos Mendes1020000030
5ParaguayDFSamuel Cáceres0010001121
6BrazilDFRovérsio1000000010
7SpainFWRaúl2020000040
8ArgentinaMFGastón Cellerino0010200030
11El SalvadorMFAndrés Flores0010000010
13UruguayMFSebastián Guenzatti0021100031
14United StatesMFDanny Szetela1040101070
15SpainMFRuben Bover0010000010
16ScotlandMFAdam Moffat1010001030
17SpainMFAyoze3040001080
18NorwayFWMads Stokkelien1010000020
19SpainMFMarcos Senna1020100040
20United StatesMFWálter Restrepo1010001030
21ColombiaFWDavid Diosa0010000010
22BrazilMFLeo Fernandes1010000020
25United StatesMFHagop Chirishian0000001010
28United StatesMFJimmy Mulligan0000001010
77ZimbabweFWLucky 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

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  16. "Orlando Cit agrees to deals with Jairo Arrieta, Danny Mwanga; Heath Pearce not signing". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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