New York Cosmos (2013–2020)

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The New York Cosmos was an American professional soccer club based in Uniondale, New York, that played in parts of six seasons between 2013 and 2020. The organization, established in August 2010, was a rebirth of the original New York Cosmos (1971–1985) which played in the original North American Soccer League, at the time the first division of American soccer. The club competed in the second-division North American Soccer League (NASL) from 2013 to 2017, winning the Soccer Bowl Trophy in 2013, 2015, and 2016. The NASL suspended operations after the 2017 season and, following a two-year hiatus, the Cosmos joined the third-tier National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) for the 2020–21 season. The Cosmos withdrew after half a year for a second hiatus, citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, though every other team in the league continued to play. That second hiatus was made permanent in 2025, when it was announced that team owner Rocco B. Commisso had sold majority rights over the club...

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