1978 New York Cosmos Statistics

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 24-6 - 212 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division

Won Championship
Coach: Eddie Firmani (24-6)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 717,842, Avg. 47,856 in 15 home dates

1978 New York Cosmos Roster

The New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League ended the 1978 season with a record of 24 wins and 6 losses for 212 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.

The Cosmos netted 88 goals, tops in the circuit. New York gave up 39 goals. Giorgio Chinaglia scored 34 goals for the team, while Franz Beckenbauer, Dennis Tueart, Vladislav Bogicevic and Steve Hunt each tallied five or more as well. Vladislav Bogicevic recorded 17 assists. Erol Yasin recorded a 0.75 goals against average, leading regular keepers.

Eddie Firmani coached the team. The 1978 New York Cosmos won the Championship.

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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts
Giorgio Chinaglia	F	30	34	11	79
Vladislav Bogicevic	M	30	10	17	37
Steve Hunt	F	25	12	12	36
Dennis Tueart	F	20	10	12	32
Franz Beckenbauer	D	27	8	16	32
Gary Etherington	F	21	3	11	17
Santiago Formoso	D	26	2	7	11
Robert Iarusci	D	18	2	2	6
Carlos Alberto	D	25	2	2	6
Terry Garbett	M	15	2	1	5
Vito Dimitrijevic	M	18	1	2	4
Werner Roth	D	26	1	2	4
Rivelino	M	0	1	0	2
Ron Atanasio	F	6	1	0	2
Fred Grgurev	F	13	0	2	2
Ricky Davis	M	11	0	1	1
Nelsi Morais	M	15	0	1	1
David Brcic	G	1	0	0	0
Tony Donlic	F	1	0	0	0
Garry Ayre	D	4	0	0	0
Seninho	F	5	0	0	0
Bobby Smith	D	9	0	0	0
Jack Brand	G	10	0	0	0
Giuseppe Wilson	D	16	0	0	0
Erol Yasin	G	22	0	0	0
Totals		394	89	99

Goalkeepers:

Player	GP	Min	SHO	GA	GAA	SVS
Erol Yasin	22	1916:00	6	24	1.13	130
Jack Brand	10	753:00	1	12	1.43	49
David Brcic	1	45:00	0	2	4.00	2
Totals	33	2714:00	7	38	1.26	181