North American Soccer League Players

Pele 1976 Game by Game
 1975     1976      1977
Born: October 23, 1940 City: Tres Coracoes, Brazil   Height: 5' 9" Weight: 165 lbs.   National Team: Brazil
Died: December 29, 2022 City: Sao Paulo, Brazil          
March 28, 1976
New York Cosmos at Dallas Tornado (Exhibition)
Cosmos won 1-0    Attendance:
 
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March 31, 1976
New York Cosmos at San Antonio Thunder
Cosmos lost 1-0

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April 4, 1976
New York Cosmos at Los Angeles Aztecs (Tempe, AZ)
Cosmos tied 0-0
     

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April 8, 1976
New York Cosmos vs. Team Japan (Exhibition Honolulu, Hawaii)
Cosmos won 5-0
 
April 9, 1976
New York Cosmos at Seattle Sounders (Exhibition)
Cosmos won 3-1  Pele scored one goal
April 11, 1976
New York Cosmos at Los Angeles Aztecs (Exhibition)
Cosmos won 1-0  Pele scored one goal

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Tony Donlic (16), Pele (10), George Best, Charlie Mitchell (19)




Dave Clements (6), Pele (10), George Best (11)
April 18, 1976
New York Cosmos at Miami Toros

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Terry Garbett (8), Pele (10), Tony Field (7)
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Pele (10), Ronnie Sharp (10), Oscar Villarruel (6)

Ralph Wright (5), Pele (10)
 
Enrique Cassareto (9), Tony Field (7), Pele (10), Chris Lawler (2)

Roberto Aguirre (8), Pele (10), Warren Archibald (11)
May 2, 1976
Chicago Sting at New York Cosmos
     

John Webb (3), Pele (10), Alex Skotarek (15)
Chicago Sting at New York Cosmos
May 5, 1976
Hartford Bicentennials at New York Cosmos
     
May 8, 1976
Philadelphia Atoms at New York Cosmos
Pele scored 1 Goal
     
     
May 15, 1976
New York Cosmos at Hartford Bicentennials

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May 17, 1976
Los Angeles Aztecs at New York Cosmos
     

Pele (10), Miguel Lopez (14)
May 19, 1976
New York Cosmos at Boston Minutemen

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May 23, 1976
Team America vs. Italian National Team (Washington D.C.)
Team America lost 4-0    Attendance: 33,455
May 28, 1976
Team America vs. Brazilian National Team (Seattle, WA)
Team America lost 2-0    Attendance: 20,254
     
Pele did not play in this game.  
May 31, 1976
Team America vs. English National Team (Philadelphia, PA)
Team America lost 3-1    Attendance: 16,231

Bobby Moore, Gerry Francis, Pele

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June 6, 1976
New York Cosmos at Tampa Bay Rowdies
     
Cosmos 76 Home Back Pele, Rowdies

Pele (10), Alex Pringle (3)
   
June 9, 1976
New York Cosmos at Minnesota Kicks
     
   
June 12, 1976
New York Cosmos at Portland Timbers
Cosmos won 3-0
   
     
June 16, 1976
Boston Minutemen at New York Cosmos
     

Tom Walsh (13), Jose Soroa (17), Pele (10)
Boston Minutemen at New York Cosmos
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June 18, 1976
Toronto Metros-Croatia at New York Cosmos
     

Paulo Cimpiel (22), Pele (10)

Damir Sutevski (L), Mladen Cukon (6), Giorgio Chinaglia (9), Pele (10)
Toronto Metros-Croatia at New York Cosmos
   
June 23, 1976
New York Cosmos at Chicago Sting
 
     
June 27, 1976
New York Cosmos at Washington Diplomats
Cosmos lost
     
   
June 30, 1976
Rochester Lancers at New York Cosmos
Cosmos won 2-0
     
 
July 2, 1976
St. Louis Stars at New York Cosmos
Cosmos won 3-1   Pele left the game after 16 minutes with an injury.

Gary Rensing (16), Pele (R)
St. Louis Stars at New York Cosmos

Bruce Hudson (4), Pele (R)
   
July 7, 1976
New York Cosmos at Toronto Metros-Croatia
Pele did not play in this game.    
     
July 10, 1976
New York Cosmos at Philadelphia Atoms
Cosmos won 2-1   Pele scored one goal
     
     
July 14, 1976
Tampa Bay Rowdies at New York Cosmos
     
 
Farrukh Quraishi  (2), Pele (10)
July 18, 1976
Washington Diplomats at New York Cosmos
     
NASL Soccer Washington Dips 76 Road Roger Minton

Roy Ellam (15), Roger Minton (2), Pele (10)

Roger Minton (2), Pele (10)
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Roger Minton (2), Pele (10)
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Roger Minton (2), Pele (10)
   
July 23, 1976
New York Cosmos at Rochester Lancers
     
Pele did not play in this game.    
July 28, 1976
Dallas Tornado at New York Cosmos

George Ley (3), Pele (10)
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August 7, 1976
New York Cosmos at San Jose Earthquakes
Cosmos lost 2-1  

Charlie Aitken (17), Pele (10), Kurt Kuykendall (G)
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Charlie Aitken (17), Pele (10), Kurt Kuykendall (1)
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August 10, 1976
Miami Toros at New York Cosmos
Cosmos won 8-2   Pele scored 2 goals
     
 
August 17, 1976
Washington Diplomats at New York Cosmos Playoffs  (Shea Stadium)
Cosmos won 2-0   Pele scored one goal
     

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August 20, 1976
New York Cosmos at Tampa Bay Rowdies Playoffs
Cosmos lost 3-1   Pele scored one goal
     
   
September 1, 1976
New York Cosmos at Dallas Tornado (Cleveland, OH)
Cosmos tied  2-2

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Pele, Klaas de Boer
     
September 5, 1976
New York Cosmos at Dallas Tornado (New Orleans, LA)
Cosmos won 2-1

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September 6, 1976
New York Cosmos at Dallas Tornado (Detroit, MI)
Cosmos won 3-2
     

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September 8, 1976
New York Cosmos at Soccer Canada (Edmonton, AL)
Cosmos tied 1-1

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September 10, 1976
New York Cosmos at Soccer Canada (Vancouver, BC)
Cosmos won 3-1
     

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September 14, 1976
New York Cosmos at  Paris Saint Germain (France)
Cosmos lost 3-1

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Pele (10), Johan Cruyff(C)
   
September 16, 1976
New York Cosmos at Royal Antwerp (Antwerp, Belgium)
Cosmos lost 3-1 
Pele scored 1 goal

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September 23, 1976
New York Cosmos at West Japan All-Stars (Kobe, Japan)
Cosmos tied 0-0
   
     
September 25, 1976
New York Cosmos at East Japan All-Stars (Tokyo, Japan)
Cosmos tied 2-2