2013 New York Cosmos season

The 2013 New York Cosmos season was the first season of the new team playing in the new North American Soccer League. Including the previous franchise, this was the sixteenth season of the club playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area. The Cosmos sat out the league's spring season, joining for the second half of the year. They won the Fall Championship, and became the 2013 NASL Champions by winning the Soccer Bowl.

New York Cosmos

2013 season
Chairman	Seamus O'Brien
Head coach	Giovanni Savarese
Stadium	Shuart Stadium
NASL	Spring: Did not enter Fall: 1st Combined: 5th
Soccer Bowl	Champions
U.S. Open Cup	Did not enter
Top goalscorer	League: Diomar Díaz Marcos Senna (5 goals) All: Marcos Senna (6 goals)
Highest home attendance	11,929 vs. FTL (August 3)
Lowest home attendance	5,409 vs. CAR (October 12)
Average home league attendance	6,859
Home colors Away colors
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Background

The second version of the New York Cosmos came into existence during the summer of 2010. During the 2011 and 2012 calendar years, several youth teams and one tributary team under the Cosmos name played in an array of matches. The last season an organized team under the name "New York Cosmos" competed in any sort of professional level is 1985, nearly thirty years ago, when the Cosmos operated as an independent soccer club.

Review

June

On June 18, 2013, Cosmos played their first friendly of the season, defeating Newtown Pride FC 6–0.^[1]

July

On July 1, former United States men's national soccer team midfielder Danny Szetela agreed to join the Cosmos.^[2]

On July 19, Cosmos signed Brazilian centre back Rovérsio.^[3]

On July 21, the Cosmos played their second friendly of the season against Old Carthusians in London, England. The final score was 4–1 to Cosmos.^[4]

Three days later on July 24, Cosmos played their second friendly in England against Leyton Orient, losing 2–1.^[5]

The Cosmos then played their third and final friendly in England against Gillingham, drawing 1–1.^[6]

Club

Roster

No.	Position	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Jimmy Maurer
2	DF	USA	Hunter Freeman
3	DF	USA	Hunter Gorskie
4	DF	USA	Carlos Mendes
6	DF	BRA	Rovérsio
5	MF	CMR	Joseph Nane
7	MF	ESP	Ayoze
8	MF	VEN	Diomar Díaz
11	FW	USA	Peri Marošević
12	GK	USA	Chad Calderone
13	MF	USA	Sebastian Guenzatti
14	MF	USA	Danny Szetela
15	DF	USA	Korey Veeder
16	MF	USA	Dane Murphy
17	FW	BUL	Stefan Dimitrov
18	FW	GUA	Henry López
19	MF	ESP	Marcos Senna
20	DF	USA	Chris Rodd
21	FW	COL	David Diosa
22	FW	ITA	Alessandro Noselli
23	DF	COL	Juan Gonzalez
24	GK	USA	Kyle Reynish
25	MF	USA	Hagop Chirishian
26	FW	JPN	Satoru Kashiwase (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
27	FW	USA	Jemal Johnson
30	MF	BRA	Paulo Ferreira-Mendes

Team management

Front Office and Ownership
Honorary President	Pelé
Chairman & CEO	Seamus O'Brien
Chief Operating Officer	Erik Stover
International Ambassador	Carlos Alberto
International Ambassador	Shep Messing
Financial Controller	Kevin Kletz
Marketing Manager	Sofia Sanchez
Social Media Manager	Chris Thomas
Coaching staff
Head Coach	Giovanni Savarese

Last updated: January 5, 2013
Source: New York Cosmos Official Website

Competitions

Preseason

Newtown Pride v New York Cosmos

June 18, 2013 Preseason	Newtown Pride	0–6	New York Cosmos	New Britain, Connecticut
EDT UTC−4		Report	Ayoze 32' López 55' Noselli 70' Edison Bilbao 79' Diosa 86' P. Mendes 90'	Stadium: Veterans Stadium

Old Carthusians v New York Cosmos

July 21, 2013 Preseason	Old Carthusians	1–4	New York Cosmos	London, England
EDT UTC−4	Beddows 82' (pen.)	Report	Guenzatti 8' Noselli 20' Noselli 22' Senna 35' (pen.)	Stadium: Charterhouse School Stadium

Leyton Orient v New York Cosmos

July 24, 2013 Preseason	Leyton Orient	2–1	New York Cosmos	London, England
14:30 EDT UTC−4	Mooney 23' Lisbie 59' (pen.)	Report	Guenzatti 74'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,004 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Gillingham v New York Cosmos

July 26, 2013 Preseason	Gillingham	1–1	New York Cosmos	Gillingham, England
	Birchall 90'	Report	Dimitrov 20'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0Behind Closed Doors

NASL Spring Season

The Cosmos did not compete in the NASL spring season.

NASL Fall Season

Main article: 2013 North American Soccer League season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Cosmos (F)	14	9	4	1	22	12	+10	31	Soccer Bowl 2013
2	Carolina RailHawks	14	7	2	5	21	16	+5	23
3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	14	5	5	4	30	27	+3	20
4	Minnesota United FC	14	6	2	6	21	19	+2	20
5	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	14	5	3	6	18	20	−2	18
6	FC Edmonton	14	3	7	4	13	14	−1	16
7	Atlanta Silverbacks	14	4	4	6	14	22	−8	16
8	San Antonio Scorpions	14	3	1	10	15	24	−9	10

Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(F) Fall season champion

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	10	4	1	23	12	+11	34	5	2	0	15	7	+8	5	2	1	8	5	+3

Last updated: November 14, 2013.
Source: NASL

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Stadium	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A
Result	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W
Position	2	4	6	2	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	C

Updated to match(es) played on November 13, 2013. Source: NYCosmos.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; C = Champion

Match reports

New York Cosmos v Fort Lauderdale Strikers

August 3, 2013 Match 1	New York Cosmos	2–1	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Hempstead, New York
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Senna  36' Marošević 44' Ayoze  75' Freeman  77' Noselli 90+3'	Report	Salazar  44' Gordon  60' Restrepo 73'  77'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 11,929 Referee: Mark Geiger

Tampa Bay Rowdies v New York Cosmos

August 10, 2013 Match 2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–0	New York Cosmos	St. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT UTC−4	Hristov  41' Mulholland  37'  90+3'	Report	Veeder  28' Noselli  70'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,032 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Carolina RailHawks v New York Cosmos

August 17, 2013 Match 3	Carolina RailHawks	3–0	New York Cosmos	Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Shriver 8', 28' Graye  24' da Luz  26'  45+2' Millington  64' James  87' Ackley 89' (pen.)	Report	Freeman  22' Noselli  32' Nane  44'  44' Rovérsio  67' Szetela  70' Guenzatti  90+3'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,096 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

New York Cosmos v San Antonio Scorpions

August 24, 2013 Match 4	New York Cosmos	2–1	San Antonio Scorpions	Hempstead, New York
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Díaz  7' 42' López 90+2'	Report	Janicki  8'  52' Harmse  37' Phelan  45+1' Ramírez  45+3' Zahorski 64'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 6,852 Referee: José Rivero

FC Edmonton v New York Cosmos

September 1, 2013 Match 5	FC Edmonton	1–1	New York Cosmos	Edmonton, Alberta
16:00 EDT UTC−4	Nurse 60'	Report	Senna 79'	Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 3,180 Referee: Sheena Dickson

New York Cosmos v Atlanta Silverbacks

September 7, 2013 Match 6	New York Cosmos	1–1	Atlanta Silverbacks	Hempstead, New York
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Szetela  9' Gorskie  38' Senna 44' (pen.)	Report	Mendes  42'  90+2' Moroney 49' Stisser  64' Luna  90+4'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 5,598 Referee: Daniel Radford

New York Cosmos v Minnesota United FC

September 14, 2013 Match 7	New York Cosmos	1–0	Minnesota United FC	Hempstead, New York
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Rovérsio  69' Guenzatti 77' Freeman  80'	Report	Pitchkolan  31' Dias  71' Ibarra  77'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Fort Lauderdale Strikers v New York Cosmos

September 21, 2013 Match 8	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0–2	New York Cosmos	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 EDT UTC−4	Ståhl  24' Guerrero  53' Pérez  69' Núñez  89'	Report	Díaz 10', 33' Senna  35' Guenzatti  73'  90+1' Ayoze  77'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 7,653 Referee: Younes Marrakchi

New York Cosmos v Tampa Bay Rowdies

September 29, 2013 Match 9	New York Cosmos	4–3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hempstead, New York
17:00 EDT UTC−4	Marošević 23' Paulo 63' Díaz 80' 80' Senna 82' Ayoze  88'	Report	Mulholland 20' 87' Hristov 34' Mkosana 45+1'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 6,518 Referee: Geoff Gamble

Minnesota United FC v New York Cosmos

October 5, 2013 Match 10	Minnesota United FC	0–1	New York Cosmos	Blaine, Minnesota
20:30 EDT UTC−4	Kallman  50'	Report	Freeman  27' Ayoze  39' Paulo 53'	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 3,629 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

New York Cosmos v Carolina RailHawks

October 12, 2013 Match 11	New York Cosmos	4–0	Carolina RailHawks	Hempstead, New York
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Szetela 8' Díaz 53' Paulo  70' Senna 76' (pen.) Noselli 90'	Report	Hamilton  68'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 5,409 Referee: Jorge González

New York Cosmos v FC Edmonton

October 20, 2013 Match 12	New York Cosmos	1–1	FC Edmonton	Hempstead, New York
16:00 EDT UTC−4	Senna  59' Szetela  72' Noselli 78'	Report	Proctor  60' 90' Fordyce  66' Nurse  71' Mirabelli  76'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 5,624 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

San Antonio Scorpions v New York Cosmos

October 26, 2013 Match 13	San Antonio Scorpions	1–2	New York Cosmos	San Antonio, Texas
20:30 EDT UTC−4	Zahorski 3' 65' Wagner  34' Rubiato  64'		Senna 52' Díaz  52' Dimitrov 54' 54' Murphy  74' Freeman  74' Szetela 76'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,702 Referee: Juan Guzmán

Atlanta Silverbacks v New York Cosmos

November 2, 2013 Match 14	Atlanta Silverbacks	0–1	New York Cosmos	Chamblee, Georgia
19:30 EDT UTC−4	Gulley  15' Caceres  29'	Report	López 34' Rodd  38'	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mathew Foerster

Soccer Bowl

Main article: Soccer Bowl 2013

Atlanta Silverbacks v New York Cosmos

November 9, 2013	Atlanta Silverbacks	0–1	New York Cosmos	Chamblee, Georgia
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Carr  42' Navarro  82'	Report	Szetela  11' Freeman  45+' Senna 50'	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 7,211 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Post-Season Friendly

Villarreal CF v New York Cosmos

November 13, 2013 Marcos Senna Tribute Match	Villarreal CF	3–0	New York Cosmos	Villarreal, Spain
	Perbet 10' Juanto 83' Uche 87'	Announcement Report		Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal Attendance: 11,000

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2013 U.S. Open Cup

The Cosmos did not compete in the 2013 edition of the Open Cup.

Squad statistics

As of Match played November 9, 2013

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NASL Fall Season		Soccer Bowl
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Jimmy Maurer	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	USA	Hunter Freeman	13	0	12+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	USA	Hunter Gorskie	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	USA	Carlos Mendes	14	0	13+0	0	1+0	0
5	MF	CMR	Joseph Nane	10	0	5+4	0	0+1	0
6	DF	BRA	Rovérsio	12	0	10+1	0	1+0	0
7	MF	ESP	Ayoze	14	0	12+1	0	1+0	0
8	MF	VEN	Diomar Díaz	13	5	9+3	5	1+0	0
11	FW	USA	Peri Marošević	8	2	6+2	2	0+0	0
13	MF	URU	Sebastian Guenzatti	11	1	8+2	1	1+0	0
14	MF	USA	Daniel Szetela	13	1	10+2	1	1+0	0
15	DF	USA	Korey Veeder	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	USA	Dane Murphy	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0
17	FW	BUL	Stefan Dimitrov	12	1	9+2	1	1+0	0
18	FW	GUA	Henry López	5	2	1+4	2	0+0	0
19	MF	ESP	Marcos Senna	14	6	13+0	5	1+0	1
20	DF	USA	Chris Rodd	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
21	FW	COL	David Diosa	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
22	FW	ITA	Alessandro Noselli	10	3	4+5	3	0+1	0
23	MF	COL	Juan González	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	GK	USA	Kyle Reynish	14	0	13+0	0	1+0	0
25	MF	USA	Hagop Chirishian	7	0	4+3	0	0+0	0
26	FW	JPN	Satoru Kashiwase	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0
27	FW	USA	Jemal Pierre Johnson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
28	MF	CHI	Edison Bilbao	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	BRA	Paulo Ferreira-Mendes	8	2	6+1	2	1+0	0
33	DF	USA	James Nealis	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
Players who appeared for the New York Cosmos who are no longer at the club:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	NASL Fall Season	Soccer Bowl	Total
1	MF		19	Marcos Senna	5	1	6
2	MF		8	Diomar Díaz	5	0	5
3	FW		22	Alessandro Noselli	3	0	3
4	FW		11	Peri Marošević	2	0	2
	FW		18	Henry López	2	0	2
	MF		30	Paulo Ferreira-Mendes	2	0	2
7	MF		13	Sebastian Guenzatti	1	0	1
	MF		14	Daniel Szetela	1	0	1
	FW		17	Stefan Dimitrov	1	0	1
TOTALS					22	1	23

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	NASL Fall Season		Soccer Bowl		Total
2		DF	Hunter Freeman	4	1	1	0	5	1
3		DF	Hunter Gorskie	1	0	0	0	1	0
5		MF	Joseph Nane	2	1	0	0	2	1
6		DF	Rovérsio	2	0	0	0	2	0
7		MF	Ayoze	4	0	0	0	4	0
8		MF	Diomar Díaz	3	0	0	0	3	0
13		MF	Sebastián Guenzatti	2	2	0	0	2	2
14		MF	Daniel Szetela	4	0	1	0	5	0
15		DF	Korey Veeder	1	0	0	0	1	0
16		MF	Dane Murphy	0	1	0	0	0	1
17		FW	Stefan Dimitrov	1	0	0	0	1	0
19		MF	Marcos Senna	3	0	0	0	3	0
20		DF	Chris Rodd	1	0	0	0	1	0
22		FW	Alessandro Noselli	2	0	0	0	2	0
30		MF	Paulo Ferreira-Mendes	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	31	5	2	0	33	5

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
17	FW	Stefan Dimitrov	New York Pancyprian-Freedoms	Free	January 30, 2011	[7]
16	MF	Dane Murphy	VfL Osnabrück	Free	January 30, 2011	[8]
4	DF	Carlos Mendes	Columbus Crew	Free	December 11, 2012	[9]
24	GK	Kyle Reynish	Real Salt Lake	Free	January 31, 2013	[7]
7	FW	Ayoze García	Sporting de Gijón	Free	February 8, 2013	[10]
2	DF	Hunter Freeman	Colorado Rapids	Free	February 12, 2013	[11]
15	DF	Korey Veeder	Columbus Crew	Free	February 13, 2013	[8]
11	FW	Peri Marošević	NK Junak Sinj	Free	February 21, 2013	[12]
18	FW	Henry David López	Esporte Clube Noroeste	Free	February 21, 2013	[12]
5	MF	Joseph Nane	Colorado Rapids	Free	March 12, 2013	[13]
23	DF	Juan González	Free agent	Free	March 12, 2013	[13]
3	DF	Hunter Gorskie	Free agent	Free	April 26, 2013	[14]
	GK	Jimmy Maurer	C.D. Universidad de Concepción	Free	April 26, 2013	[14]
	GK	Chad Calderone	New York Pancyprian-Freedoms	Free	April 26, 2013	[14]
8	MF	Diomar Díaz	Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana	Free	May 2, 2013	[15]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
	MF	Armando Gaitan	Free agent	Free

Loan in

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
11	FW	Stefan Dimitrov	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	On loan for the duration of the NASL spring season	March 8, 2013	[16]