The New York Cosmos announced earlier this month that MCU Park in Brooklyn will serve as their home stadium for 2017. The Cosmos home opener falls on April 1st this year and they will be met by Alessandro Nesta and Miami FC. For the rest of the season, MCU Park will be home to 16 regular season NASL games for the Cosmos.
Going back to the 1971 Cosmos and their ‘original home’ stadium, here’s what the Cosmos Chairman, Rocco B. Commisso had to say about the move:
During the Cosmos’ inaugural season in 1971, the team played at Yankee Stadium.