COSMOS

The Cosmos made their long-awaited return to professional soccer on Saturday March 14th, in front of an enthusiastic 4,166 (as per the NY Cosmos) fans on a windy day at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, NJ. In an afternoon where former club players were honored, the Cosmos opened the season against Portland Hearts of Pine. The over 500 visiting spectators from Maine, as well as the Cosmos 5-Points Supporters groups helped to provide great atmosphere to start the match and throu

This past Saturday (3/8/2026), the Cosmos faced NY Renegades FC for their final pre-season match before opening the USL League One season against Portland Hearst of Pine on March 14th. The recently crowned National Champions of the UPSL Premier provided a formidable opponent for the Cosmos, at least in the first half. The Cosmos lined up, with what can be seen as the potential starting lineup for next weeks league debut. Tristan Stephani once again started in goal, the Fordha

In the offseason, the Cosmos were confident they had found an experienced center back to pair with Anderson Holt, having signing Marcelo Lage from Richmond Kickers. However, things changed in mid-February as the club parted ways with Lage. The club issued the following statement at the time; “The club and Marcelo Lage have mutually parted ways”. Since that time, Cosmos have been actively looking for another experienced center back. While the Cosmos current group of center bac