New York Cosmos
The money at New York Cosmos: what it pays its players, what it is worth and who owns it, and what it is paid. The club's games, rosters and history are at soccerstats.us.
Pay
Payroll by season
No salaries are on record for New York Cosmos. The record runs MLS 1996 and 2004 on; a club from outside those years has none yet.
Value & ownership
Ownership
New York Cosmos joined NASL in 1971 for an expansion fee of $350,000, awarded in 1970. Note: put up in tenths by Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun and eight other Warner executives, far above the $25,000 the ASHA puts the fee at two years later.
| league | operator | from | to | note | sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASL | Warner Communications | 1971 | 1984 | founded by Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun and other Warner executives | 1 |
| year | seller | buyer | stake | price | club valued at | note | sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun and eight partners | Warner Communications | 100% | $1 | — | sold for one dollar after months of losses | 1 |