| 2017 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | New York Cosmos LLC | ||
| Chairman | Rocco B. Commisso | ||
| Head coach | Giovanni Savarese | ||
| Stadium | MCU Park Brooklyn, New York[1] | ||
| NASL | Spring: Third Fall: Fourth  | ||
| Soccer Bowl | Runners-Up | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | 2nd Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Emmanuel Ledesma (10) All: Emmanuel Ledesma (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,818 October 14 v FC Edmonton | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,240 May 14 v Puerto Rico FC | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,891 | ||
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The 2017 New York Cosmos season was the new Cosmos' fifth season of existence, playing in the new North American Soccer League. Including the previous franchise, this was the 19th season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area.
Background
The 2016 season saw the Cosmos achieve a league-best 20–5–7 combined regular season record. In the Soccer Bowl playoffs, the Cosmos defeated Rayo OKC in the semifinals before beating Indy Eleven in penalty kicks in Soccer Bowl 2016 on November 13, 2016. It was the franchise's sixth division two honor. Including the previous franchise, it was the Cosmos' eighth Soccer Bowl title.[2]
Following that successful 2016 Championship run, the Cosmos and the league faced serious questions on survival. In the week after the championship game, league officials and team owners met in Atlanta for a crisis meeting on November 29. Two franchises (Ottawa Fury FC and Tampa Bay Rowdies) had already made plans to leave for the USL. The Cosmos had already started laying off front office staff and entered furlough on other staff and club members.[3]
On December 14, Cosmos chairman Seamus O'Brien publicly announced that the Cosmos will not field a team in 2017.[4] The USSF still had not made a decision on the divisional status of the NASL or USL. The announcement and talks had been delayed several times, and O'Brien felt that the Cosmos could not play in a Division 3 sanctioned league. By this time the Cosmos had released all of their players and coaching staff from their contracts and left a skeleton crew to operate the front office.
The following players signed with other teams prior to the announcement of the Cosmos returning for 2017. (Danny Szetela had signed with the NASL expansion San Francisco Deltas but returned to the Cosmos.)
| No. | Pos. | Player | Signed With | Fee/notes | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | FW |  Jairo Arrieta |  Herediano | Signed | 19 December 2016 | [5] | 
| 77 | FW |  Lucky Mkosana |  IFK Mariehamn | Signed | 1 January 2017 | [6] | 
| 7 | FW | .svg.png.webp) Yasmani Duk |  Ettifaq FC | Signed | 2 January 2017 | [7] | 
| 16 | MF |  Adam Moffat |  Sacramento Republic FC | Signed | [8] | |
| 23 | DF |  Jimmy Ockford |  Reno 1868 FC | Signed | 10 January 2017 | [9] | 
| 18 | MF |  Juan Arango |  Zulia FC | Signed | [10] | |
| 19 | MF |  Yohandry Orozco |  Zulia FC | Signed | ||
| 21 | FW |  David Diosa |  OKC Energy FC | Signed | 12 January 2017 | [11] | 
| 15 | MF |  Ruben Bover |  Barnet | Signed | 27 January 2017 | [12] | 
On January 6, 2017; the USSF announced that they had granted the NASL and USL provisional Division 2 status for the 2017 seasons. Both leagues received waivers to structuring laws and regulations that must be met to keep their Division 2 status in the following years.[13] Four days later on January 10, the Cosmos publicly announced that Rocco Commisso (CEO of Mediacom) had taken over as majority owner of the team.[14] The Italian had emigrated to the United States when he was a child and played for Columbia University's soccer program before trying out for the US Men's National Olympic Team in 1972. Columbia University's soccer stadium is named after him, leading many to believe that the Cosmos may play there or at MCU Park in 2017.
On February 2; the club made the "re-rebirth" official by announcing that many players have already returned and that they will be playing 16 regular season games at MCU Park in Brooklyn.[15] Season tickets went on sale first to former season ticket holders on February 3.
On March 17, 2017, the team announced a new broadcasting deal with MSG and WPIX-TV. Their previous broadcaster, One World Sports, had been shut down.[16][17]
Club
Kit
Supplier: Inaria / Sponsor: Emirates (airline)
Last Update: November 12 game @ San Francisco Deltas
|          Home  2 Games |          Home alt.  17 Games |         Away  9 Games |         Away alt.  7 Games | 
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.[18]
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Competitions
Exhibition
Match reports
| February 28, 2017 Friendly | Atlántico FC   | 0—1 |  New York Cosmos | Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | 
| TBD EDT UTC−4 | Report | Guerra  49' | Stadium: Estadio Leonel Plácido | 
| March 3, 2017 Friendly | Atlético Pantoja   | 0—2 |  New York Cosmos | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 
| TBD EDT UTC−4 | Report | Starikov  77' Herrera  90+4' | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico | 
| March 5, 2017 Friendly | Dominican Republic   | 1—5 |  New York Cosmos | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 
| TBD EDT UTC−4 | Espinal  44' | Report | Márquez  15' (pen.) Ledesma  20' Herrera  47', 50' Mancini  82' | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico | 
| March 19, 2017 Friendly | Bermuda   | 1—1 |  New York Cosmos | Hamilton, Bermuda | 
| 14:00 EDT UTC−4 | Ming  58' | Report | Flores  90+1' | Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium Referee: Anthony Bailey | 
| May 20, 2017 Friendly | Al-Hilal FC   | 0—0 |  New York Cosmos | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 
| Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | 
| July 22, 2017 Friendly | New York Cosmos   | 2—0 |  Valencia CF | Regina, Saskatchewan | 
| Calvillo  53' Ledesma  77' | Highlights | Stadium: Mosaic Stadium | 
Exhibition Statistics
- 3 Goals
- 2 Goals
- 1 Goal
NASL Spring Season
The NASL regular season will now feature two equal seasons
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami FC (S) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 36 | Playoffs | 
| 2 | San Francisco Deltas | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 26 | |
| 3 | New York Cosmos | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 24 | |
| 4 | Jacksonville Armada | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 24 | |
| 5 | North Carolina FC | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 21 | |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 20 | |
| 7 | FC Edmonton | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 13 | |
| 8 | Puerto Rico FC | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 9 | 
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
(S) Spring season champion
Results
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 
Last updated: July 18, 2017.
Source: http://www.nycosmos.com/standings
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match reports
| March 25, 2017 Match 1 | Puerto Rico FC | 0—0 | New York Cosmos | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 5,692 Referee: Kevin Morrison | 
| April 1, 2017 Match 2 | New York Cosmos | 0—3 | Miami FC | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 19:00 EDT UTC−4 | Szetela  53' Mulligan | Report | Mares  51'  54' Richter  67' (o.g.) Stéfano  71' Poku  74' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 6,274 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza | 
| April 8, 2017 Match 3 | Miami FC | 0—2 | New York Cosmos | Miami, Florida | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Ryan  63' Lahoud  84' Freeman  90+3' | Report | Guerra  37' Szetela  58' Márquez  77' Ayoze  90+4' (pen.) | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 9,515 Referee: Marcos De Oliveira | 
| April 22, 2017 Match 4 | New York Cosmos | 1—1 | Jacksonville Armada FC | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 19:00 EDT UTC−4 | Márquez  22' Ochieng  56' | Report | George  36' Beckie  60' Banks  67' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 3,605 Referee: Sorin Stoica | 
| April 29, 2017 Match 5 | San Francisco Deltas | 0—1 | New York Cosmos | San Francisco, California | 
| 22:00 EDT UTC−4 | Portilla  18' Teijsse  59' Bekker  86' | Report | Ledesma  26'  69' Mulligan  60' Szetela  78' | Stadium: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 3,302 Referee: Timothy Ford | 
| May 6, 2017 Match 6 | Jacksonville Armada FC | 1—1 | New York Cosmos | Jacksonville, Florida | 
| 19:00 EDT UTC−4 | Banks  83' Steinberger  90+5' | Report | Barnes  11' Márquez  24'  25' Ledesma  45+1' Ochieng  87' | Stadium: Hodges Stadium Attendance: 3,811 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez | 
| May 14, 2017 Match 7 | New York Cosmos | 4—3 | Puerto Rico FC | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 13:00 EDT UTC−4 | Richter  24'  50' Flores  42' Guerra  45+2' Restrepo  58' Márquez  80' | Report | Gentile  15' Welshman  16' Yuma  35' Cristiano  64' (pen.) Kavita  80' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 2,240 Referee: Jorge RamÍrez | 
| May 27, 2017 Match 8 | New York Cosmos | 0—0 | San Francisco Deltas | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 19:00 EDT UTC−4 | Ledesma  45+1' Restrepo  63' Guerra  90+6' | Report | Gibson  43' Jordan  58' Jackson  69' Teijsse  90+3' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 5,421 Referee: Victor Rivas | 
| June 4, 2017 Match 9 | North Carolina FC | 0—1 | New York Cosmos | Cary, North Carolina | 
| 16:00 EDT UTC−4 | Report | Guerra  52' Szetela  75' Holt  80' Flores  90+1' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,027 Referee: Younes Marrakchi | 
| June 7, 2017 Match 10 | New York Cosmos | 2—4 | FC Edmonton | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Herrera  45+1' Barnes  74' Guerra  79' Ayoze  90+4' (pen.) | Report | Diakité  60' Nyassi  69' Ameobi  72', 89' Keegan  85' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Geoff Gamble | 
| June 10, 2017 Match 11 | New York Cosmos | 2—2 | North Carolina FC | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Herrera  7' Mendes  30' Alhassan  84' | Report | Schuler  11' Laing  45' Ibeagha  90+4' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 4,285 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez | 
| June 16, 2017 Match 12 | New York Cosmos | 4—2 | Puerto Rico FC | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Ayoze  13' Márquez  60' Ledesma  69' Restrepo  74' Vranjicán  90+4' | Report | Soria  12' Puerto  17' Doyle  24'  26' Gentile  39' Quintillà  43' Dawson  81' Culbertson  90+1' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 4,927 Referee: David Gantar | 
| June 24, 2017 Match 13 | Miami FC | 2—1 | New York Cosmos | Miami, Florida | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Stefano  20' Rennella  48' Mares  56' Poku  59' | Report | Ledesma  6' Ricther  16' Guerra  18' Ochieng  51' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 6,215 Referee: Timothy Ford | 
| July 4, 2017 Match 14 | New York Cosmos | 1—1 | Indy Eleven | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Calvillo  67' Ledesma  86' (pen.) Richter  90' | Report | Speas  33' Goldsmith  72' Palmer  83' Falvey  90' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 6,734 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira | 
| July 8, 2017 Match 15 | Indy Eleven | 2—1 | New York Cosmos | Indianapolis, Indiana | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Smart  17' (pen.) Braun  75' | Report | Ledesma  27' Bardic  90+1' | Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium Attendance: 8,748 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal | 
| July 15, 2017 Match 16 | FC Edmonton | 0—1 | New York Cosmos | Edmonton, Alberta | 
| 21:00 EDT UTC−4 | Eustáquio  29' Smith  62' Watson  88' | Report | Calvillo  79' | Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 4,096 Referee: Juan Márquez | 
NASL Fall Season
The NASL regular season will now feature two equal seasons
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami FC (F) | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 33 | Playoffs | 
| 2 | San Francisco Deltas | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 28 | |
| 3 | North Carolina FC | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 24 | |
| 4 | New York Cosmos | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 21 | |
| 5 | Jacksonville Armada | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 19 | |
| 6 | Puerto Rico FC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 16 | |
| 7 | FC Edmonton | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 14 | |
| 8 | Indy Eleven | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 13 | 
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
(F) Fall season champion
Results
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 
Last updated: October 28, 2017.
Source: http://www.nycosmos.com/standings
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match reports
| July 29, 2017 Match 1 | New York Cosmos | 3—1 | Miami FC | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 19:00 EDT UTC−4 | Ledesma  19' Flores  25' Guerra  36' Calvillo  64', 79'  82' Moyal  90'  90+1' | Report | Freeman  25' Poku  69' Ryan  82' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 5,416 Referee: Ramy Touchan | 
| August 5, 2017 Match 2 | San Francisco Deltas | 2—1 | New York Cosmos | San Francisco, California | 
| 22:00 EDT UTC−4 | Heinemann  26'  45+1' (pen.) Reiner  33' Hopkins  36' Dagoberto  45+5' Jackson  75' | Report | Vranjicán  3' Ochieng  38' Ayoze  82' | Stadium: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 3,369 Referee: Malik Badawi | 
| August 11, 2017 Match 3 | FC Edmonton | 1—1 | New York Cosmos | Edmonton, Alberta | 
| 21:00 EDT UTC−4 | Fordyce  45' Corea  83' | Report | Ledesma  66' Ayoze  81' Guerra  84' Moyal  87' | Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,758 Referee: Alain Ruch | 
| August 19, 2017 Match 4 | New York Cosmos | 3—3 | Indy Eleven | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Jakovic  29' Vranjicán  50' Mulligan  57' Guerra  84' | Report | Torrado  10', 14'  35' Zayed  53' Smart  90+8' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 6,110 Referee: David Gantar | 
| August 26, 2017 Match 5 | North Carolina FC | 2—2 | New York Cosmos | Cary, North Carolina | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Albadawi  45'  46' Molano  86' Gorne  90' | Report | Vranjicán  19' Flores  59' Starikov  71' Szetela  90+1' Richter  90+6' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj | 
| September 3, 2017 Match 6 | New York Cosmos | 0—2 | Jacksonville Armada FC | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Barnes  9' Moyal  33' Maurer  33' Arango  90+2' | Report | Pitchkolan  23' Guerra  29' (o.g.) Kilduff  33' Rebellón  37' Shriver  64' Banks  69' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 4,873 Referee: Younes Marrakchi | 
| September 6, 2017 Match 7 | Miami FC | 3—3 | New York Cosmos | Miami, Florida | 
| 20:00 EDT UTC−4 | Lahoud  39' Freeman  41' Chavez  44', 63', 90' | Report | Bardic  10' Mendes  53' Richter  67' Vranjicán  81' Márquez  90+2' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 1,529 Referee: Geoff Gamble | 
| September 9, 2017 Match 8 | Puerto Rico FC | — | New York Cosmos | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium | 
| September 17, 2017 Match 8 | New York Cosmos | 3—3 | Jacksonville Armada FC | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 17:00 EDT UTC−4 | Ochieng  14' Márquez  79' Starikov  89' Guerra  90+4' | Report | Kilduff  13', 41' Blake  65' (pen.) George  75' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 4,229 Referee: Fotis Bazakos | 
| September 20, 2017 Match 9 | New York Cosmos | 2—2 | San Francisco Deltas | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Guerra  19'  58' Vranjicán  61' (pen.) Ayoze  90+4' | Report | Jordan  16' Dyego  28' Stephens  62' Sandoval  80' (pen.), 85' Jackson  88' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 4,360 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. | 
| September 23, 2017 Match 10 | New York Cosmos | 0—2 | North Carolina FC | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 19:00 EDT UTC−4 | Mendes  37' Jakovic  89' | Report | Gorne  12' Albadawi  35' da Luz  45+3' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 4,666 Referee: Joseph Dickerson | 
| October 1, 2017 Match 11 | New York Cosmos | 1—0 | Puerto Rico FC | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 17:00 EDT UTC−4 | Mendes  13' Mulligan  58' Márquez  73' Ayoze  80' Jakovic  82' Maurer  90+2' | Report | Puerto  49' Martínez  54' Gentile  77' Ramírez  90+4' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 3,733 Referee: Henrik Karlsson | 
| October 7, 2017 Match 12 | Indy Eleven | 2—2 | New York Cosmos | Indianapolis, Indiana | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Smart  27' Falvey  32' Ring  53' Torrado  53' Zayed  64'  90+3' | Report | Ledesma  36' Márquez  69' Ochieng  90+3' | Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium Attendance: 8,998 Referee: Juan Guzman Jr | 
| October 14, 2017 Match 13 | New York Cosmos | 0—0 | FC Edmonton | Brooklyn, New York | 
| 19:00 EDT UTC−4 | Calvillo  51' | Report | Eustáquio  23' | Stadium: MCU Park Attendance: 6,818 Referee: Younes Marrakchi | 
| October 18, 2017 Match 14 | Puerto Rico FC | 1—4 | New York Cosmos | Lauderhill, Florida | 
| 19:30 EDT UTC−4 | Kafari  74' Rivera  89' | Report | Ayoze  35', 84' (pen.) Starikov  41' Bardic  74' | Stadium: Central Broward Regional Park Referee: Luis Guardia | 
| October 22, 2017 Match 15 | Jacksonville Armada FC | 4—4 | New York Cosmos | Jacksonville, Florida | 
| 16:00 EDT UTC−4 | Steinberger  4' Rebellón  14' Kilduff  18' Taylor  20' Beckie  22'  86' Ryden  26' Eloundou  79' | Report | Ochieng  7' Jakovic  18' Starikov  58' Mkosana  66' Mulligan  77' | Stadium: Hodges Stadium Attendance: 7,611 Referee: Geoff Gamble | 
The Championship
| November 5, 2017 Semi-Final | Miami FC | 0—0 (a.e.t.) (5 - 6 p) | New York Cosmos | Miami, Florida | 
| 5:00 PM EST UTC−5 | Mares  56' | Report | Calvillo  24' Ledesma  65' Mendes  67' Szetela  103' | Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 7,115 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira | 
| Penalties | ||||
|  Michel  Poku  Martínez  Chavez  Stefano  Freeman  Trafford |  Ayoze  Szetela  Calvillo  Vranjicán  Guerra  Mkosana  Starikov | |||
| November 12, 2017 Soccer Bowl | San Francisco Deltas | 2—0 | New York Cosmos | San Francisco, California | 
| 8:00 PM EST UTC−5 | Heinemann  19' (pen.)  31' Gibson  24' Peiser  90' Sandoval  90+5' | Report | Mulligan  45+3' Ayoze  87' | Stadium: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 9,691 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez | 
U.S. Open Cup
Match reports
| May 17, 2017 Round 2 | Reading United AC   | 3—2 |  New York Cosmos | Reading, Pennsylvania | 
| 7:00 EDT UTC−4 | Marie  38' Micaletto  41' Pierrot  44' Adams  59'  90+2' Chanis  73' | NASL Report | Alhassan  11' Szetela  63' Márquez  75' | Stadium: Shirk Stadium Attendance: 347 Referee: Amber O'Connor | 
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | NASL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  USA | Jimmy Maurer | 28 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 2 | DF |  USA | Ryan Richter | 25 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF |  KEN | David Ochieng | 17 | 1 | 7+2 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 4 | DF |  USA | Carlos Mendes | 21 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | 10+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 5 | DF | .svg.png.webp) CAN | Dejan Jakovic | 25 | 1 | 9+0 | 0 | 13+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 
| 6 | MF |  ESP | Javi Márquez | 30 | 6 | 12+1 | 2 | 13+1 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF |  ISR | Kobi Moyal | 10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 11 | MF |  SLV | Andrés Flores | 30 | 2 | 12+1 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 
| 12 | GK |  USA | Kyle Zobeck | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 14 | MF |  USA | Danny Szetela | 24 | 2 | 12+3 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 
| 16 | MF | .svg.png.webp) VEN | Juan Francisco Guerra | 32 | 5 | 14+0 | 2 | 13+3 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 17 | DF |  ESP | Ayoze | 30 | 5 | 11+0 | 3 | 15+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 
| 18 | MF |  ARG | Emmanuel Ledesma | 21 | 10 | 8+1 | 5 | 9+1 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 19 | FW |  SLV | Irvin Herrera | 14 | 2 | 6+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 21 | FW |  COL | David Diosa | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 22 | MF | .svg.png.webp) VEN | Juan Arango | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 23 | MF |  SLV | Richard Menjívar | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 24 | GK |  USA | Brian Holt | 5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 25 | DF |  USA | Darrius Barnes | 14 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 26 | MF |  USA | Eric Calvillo | 19 | 3 | 2+2 | 1 | 11+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 27 | FW |  UKR | Eugene Starikov | 27 | 4 | 4+6 | 0 | 8+7 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 28 | MF |  USA | Jimmy Mulligan | 31 | 1 | 12+2 | 0 | 14+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 30 | MF |  USA | Salvatore Barone | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 31 | FW |  ARG | Pablo Vranjicán | 19 | 5 | 3+2 | 1 | 10+2 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 32 | FW |  MNE | Bljedi Bardic | 10 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 5+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 37 | DF |  ENG | Harri Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 77 | FW |  ZIM | Lucky Mkosana | 11 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+7 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| Players who appeared for the New York Cosmos who are no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF |  ITA | Andrea Mancini | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 15 | FW |  ITA | Amauri | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 20 | MF |  COL | Wálter Restrepo | 14 | 2 | 11+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 22 | MF |  GHA | Kalif Alhassan | 6 | 2 | 0+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 
| 29 | DF |  USA | Alexis Velela | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | NASL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF |  | 18 | Emmanuel Ledesma | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 
| 2 | MF |  | 6 | Javi Márquez | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 
| 3 | MF |  | 16 | Juan Francisco Guerra | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 
| DF |  | 17 | Ayoze | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| FW |  | 31 | Pablo Vranjicán | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | FW |  | 27 | Eugene Starikov | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 
| 7 | MF |  | 26 | Eric Calvillo | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| 8 | MF |  | 11 | Andrés Flores | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| MF |  | 14 | Danny Szetela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| FW |  | 19 | Irvin Herrera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF |  | 20 | Wálter Restrepo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF |  | 22 | Kalif Alhassan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| FW |  | 32 | Bljedi Bardic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW |  | 77 | Lucky Mkosana | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | DF |  | 2 | Ryan Richter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| DF |  | 3 | David Ochieng | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF |  | 4 | Carlos Mendes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | .svg.png.webp) | 5 | Dejan Jakovic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF |  | 8 | Kobi Moyal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF |  | 28 | Jimmy Mulligan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 22 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 58 | ||||
Own goal scorers
| Position | Team | Nation | Number | Name | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | NASL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | New York Cosmos |  | 2 | Ryan Richter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| MF | New York Cosmos |  | 16 | Juan Francisco Guerra | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | NASL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||||
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | GK | Jimmy Maurer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 2 |  | DF | Ryan Richter | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
| 3 |  | DF | David Ochieng | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 
| 4 |  | DF | Carlos Mendes | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
| 5 | .svg.png.webp) | DF | Dejan Jakovic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 6 |  | MF | Javi Márquez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
| 8 |  | MF | Kobi Moyal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 11 |  | MF | Andrés Flores | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 14 |  | MF | Danny Szetela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
| 16 |  | MF | Juan Francisco Guerra | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 
| 17 |  | DF | Ayoze | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
| 18 |  | MF | Emmanuel Ledesma | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 
| 20 |  | MF | Wálter Restrepo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 22 |  | MF | Juan Arango | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 24 |  | GK | Brian Holt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 25 |  | DF | Darrius Barnes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 
| 26 |  | MF | Eric Calvillo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 28 |  | MF | Jimmy Mulligan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 
| 31 |  | FW | Pablo Vranjicán | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 32 |  | FW | Bljedi Bardic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| TOTALS | 29 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 4 | |||
National Team Call-Ups
| No. | Pos. | Player | National Team | Competition | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | MF | Andrés Flores |  El Salvador | 2017 Copa Centroamericana group stage | 13-22 January 2017 | [19] | 
| 11 | MF | Andrés Flores | Friendlies | 22-26 March 2017 | [20] | |
| 19 | FW | Irvin Herrera | ||||
| 23 | MF | Richard Menjívar | ||||
| 3 | DF | David Ochieng |  Kenya | 23-26 March 2017 | [21] | |
| 3 | DF | David Ochieng | 5-12 June 2017 | [22] | ||
| 5 | DF | Dejan Jakovic | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 5-16 June 2017 | ||
| 19 | FW | Irvin Herrera |  El Salvador | 11 June 2017 | ||
| 23 | MF | Richard Menjívar | ||||
| 5 | DF | Dejan Jakovic | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup | 7-26 July 2017 | [23] | 
| 11 | MF | Andrés Flores |  El Salvador | |||
| 19 | FW | Irvin Herrera | ||||
| 23 | MF | Richard Menjívar | ||||
| 3 | DF | David Ochieng |  Kenya | Friendlies | 31 August - 2 September 2017 | [24] | 
| 5 | DF | Dejan Jakovic | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 2 September 2017 | ||
| 11 | MF | Andrés Flores |  El Salvador | 8 October 2017 | [25] | |
| 19 | FW | Irvin Herrera | ||||
| 23 | MF | Richard Menjívar | ||||
| 5 | DF | Dejan Jakovic | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | MF |  Juan Francisco Guerra |  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 20 January 2017 | [26] | |
| 20 | MF |  Wálter Restrepo |  Philadelphia Union | 31 January 2017 | [27] | |
| 23 | MF |  Richard Menjívar |  Rayo OKC | 16 February 2017 | [28] | |
| 15 | FW |  Amauri |  Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 21 February 2017 | [29] | |
| 6 | MF |  Javi Márquez |  Granada CF | Spring Season Full Season Extension | 24 February 2017 15 June 2017 | [30] [31] | 
| 21 | FW |  David Diosa |  OKC Energy FC | 25 February 2017 | [32] | |
| 27 | FW |  Eugene Starikov |  Chornomorets Odesa | 17 March 2017 | [33] | |
| 22 | MF |  Kalif Alhassan |  Tampa Bay Rowdies | |||
| 5 | DF | .svg.png.webp) Dejan Jakovic |  Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 March 2017 | [34] | |
| 18 | MF |  Emmanuel Ledesma |  Panetolikos | |||
| 25 | DF |  Darrius Barnes |  New England Revolution | 24 March 2017 | [35] | |
| 30 | MF |  Salvatore Barone |  Brooklyn Italians | 27 March 2017 | [36] | |
| 31 | FW |  Pablo Vranjicán |  Pahang FA | Season Long | 9 June 2017 | [37] | 
| 77 | FW |  Lucky Mkosana |  IFK Mariehamn | 20 June 2017 | [38] | |
| 8 | MF |  Kobi Moyal |  Beitar Jerusalem F.C. | 21 June 2017 | [39] | |
| 22 | MF |  Juan Arango |  Zulia FC | 24 July 2017 | [40] | 
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF |  Andrea Mancini |  Free Agent | Released | 22 April 2017 | |
| 15 | FW |  Amauri | ||||
| 22 | MF |  Kalif Alhassan |  Free Agent | Mutual Parting | 19 July 2017 | [41] | 
| 20 | FW |  Wálter Restrepo |  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 20 July 2017 | [42] | 
Loan in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | FW |  Irvin Herrera |  Saint Louis FC | 2 February 2017 | [43] | 
Loan out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Jimmy Maurer |  FC Dallas | Duration of Gold Cup | 19 July 2017 | [44] | 
| 29 | DF |  Alexis Velela |  C.F. Motril | Through Remainder of Season | 26 August 2017 | [45] | 
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