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| 1979 season | |||
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| Manager |  Eddie Firmani[1] (Start of season) Ray Klivecka[2] (Caretaker) Júlio Mazzei[3] (After Klivecka) | ||
| Stadium | Giants Stadium | ||
| NASL | Division: 1st Overall: 1st Playoffs: Conference Final | ||
| National Challenge Cup | Did not enter | ||
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Did not enter | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  ( goals)All: ( goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 76,031 vs. TUL (August 26) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 30,195 vs. COV (May 16) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 46,690[4] | ||
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The 1979 New York Cosmos season was the ninth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. 1979 saw the club continue their premiership streak to three seasons with the league's highest point total, and match their wins record while achieving a record point total, but the Cosmos' quest for a third straight NASL championship ended with a loss in the conference finals to the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
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Preseason
Regular season
Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
6 points for a win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored (up to three per game).
- -Playoffs via division standings. -Playoffs via wildcard.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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| 1 | New York Cosmos | 30 | 24 | 6 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 72 | 216 |
| 2 | Washington Diplomats | 30 | 19 | 11 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 58 | 172 |
| 3 | Toronto Blizzard | 30 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 49 | 133 |
| 4 | Rochester Lancers | 30 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 42 | 132 |
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | New York Cosmos | 30 | 24 | 6 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 72 | 216 | Playoffs (division winner) |
| 2 | C | Minnesota Kicks | 30 | 21 | 9 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 58 | 184 | |
| 3 | W | Vancouver Whitecaps (N) | 30 | 20 | 10 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 52 | 172 | |
| 4 | E | Washington Diplomats | 30 | 19 | 11 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 58 | 172 | Playoffs (division runner-up) |
| 5 | W | Los Angeles Aztecs | 30 | 18 | 12 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 54 | 162 |
Rules for classification: 1) Division position; 2) Points; 3) Wins; 4) Goal differential
(N) Conference champion