Editing Shea Stadium (section)

===Soccer===
The first [[soccer]] game at Shea Stadium occurred during [[International Soccer League]] tournament play on June 17, 1965.<ref>{{cite news|title=Portuguesa Upsets West Ham In Soccer at Shea Stadium, 6–3|first=William J.|last=Briordy|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1965/06/18/archives/portuguesa-upsets-west-ham-in-soccer-at-shea-stadium-63.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 18, 1965|access-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref>

The original [[New York Cosmos (1970-85)|New York Cosmos]] beat the [[Washington Diplomats]], 2–0, in an [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|NASL]] playoff game at Shea on August 17, 1976.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kilpatrick |first=David |date=April 28, 2015 | url = http://www.nycosmos.com/news/2015/04/28/homes-away-from-home-looking-at-cosmos-and-brooklyn-soccer-history| title = Cosmos Homes Away From Home |website=New York Cosmos |access-date=December 10, 2022}}</ref>

[[New York United]] of the [[American Soccer League (1933–1983)|American Soccer League]] called Shea home in 1980.<ref>{{cite news|title=Soccer Team to Call Shea Stadium Home|first=Alex|last=Yannis|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/02/21/archives/soccer-team-to-call-shea-stadium-home.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 21, 1980|access-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref>

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! Date !! Winning team !! Result !! Losing team !! Tournament !! Attendance
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| June 17, 1965 || '''{{flagdeco|BRA}} [[Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa]]''' || 6–3 || {{flagdeco|ENG}} [[West Ham United]] || International friendly || 5,130<ref>{{cite news |last=Briordy |first=William J. |date=June 18, 1965 |title=Portugesa Upsets West Ham In Soccer at Shea Stadium, 6–3 |page=39 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1965/06/18/archives/portuguesa-upsets-west-ham-in-soccer-at-shea-stadium-63.html |work=The New York Times |url-access=subscription |accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
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| August 17, 1976 || '''{{flagdeco|USA}} [[New York Cosmos (1970–1985)|New York Cosmos]]''' || 2–0 || {{flagdeco|USA}} [[Washington Diplomats]] || [[1976 North American Soccer League season#Playoffs|NASL playoffs]] || 22,698<ref>{{cite news |date=August 18, 1976 |title=Cosmos Win, 2–0, At Shea |page=61 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/08/18/archives/cosmos-win-20-at-shea-diplomats-beaten-20-by-cosmos.html |work=The New York Times |accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
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