1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1979 soccer season

Fort Lauderdale Strikers1979 season

Owner|  Elizabeth Robbie
General manager|  Beau Rodgers
Manager|  Ron Newman
Stadium| Lockhart Stadium
NASL| Eastern Division: Second place
Quartefinalist
Top goalscorer| League:
Gerd Müller
(19 goals)
All:
Gerd Müller
(19 goals)
Average home league attendance| 13,774

Home colors

Away colors

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The 1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the third season of the Fort Lauderdale Striker's team, and the club's thirteenth season in professional soccer. The Strikers finished the regular season in second place in the Eastern Division of the North American Soccer League's American Conference, and qualified for the playoffs. They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

## Background[edit]

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## Review[edit]

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## Competitions[edit]

### Friendlies[edit]

Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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February 18, 1979  | FIU Sunblazers | A  | 0–3  | 1,100  | Gary Jones (2), Tibor Gemeri
February 25, 1979  | Washington Diplomats | H  | 0–1  | 616  |
March 1, 1979  | Atlanta Chiefs | A  | 2–3  | 1,049  | Denny Vaninger, Nico Bodonczy, Tibor Gemeri
March 4, 1979  | Memphis Rogues | H  | 4–1  | 771  | David Irving, Gary Jones, Maurice Whittle, Nico Bodonczy
March 7, 1979  | Washington Diplomats | A  | 3–0  |  | (played in Santo Domingo)
March 10, 1979  |  Haitian All-Stars  | A  | 1–2  |  | David Irving, Al Njie
March 12, 1979  |  Don Bosco FC | A  | 1–2  |  | Nico Bodonczy, David Irving
March 14, 1979  | Memphis Rogues | H  | 2–0  | 4,036  | Nico Bodonczy, David Irving
March 17, 1979  | Minnesota Kicks | H  | 1–0  | 4,931  | Ray Hudson
May 2, 1979  | Miami Hurricanes | A  | 0–12  | 1,068  | Irving (3), Müller (2), Njie (2), Jones, Cubillas, Best, Ortiz-Valez, Bodonczy
May 23, 1979  |  Crystal Palace F.C. | H  | 0–2  | 7,121  |
September 14, 1979  | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A  | 0–3  | 20,655  | (Rodney Marsh testimonial game)
September 14, 1979  | Miami Dade North Falcons | A  | ?  |  |
October 2, 1979  | FCI Miami | A  | 2–9  |  | (exhibition vs. inmates)

### NASL regular season[edit]

Regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, Pts = Point System

6 points for a win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.

#### American Conference[edit]

Eastern Division  | W  | L  | GF  | GA  | BP  | Pts  | Home  | Road

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Tampa Bay Rowdies | 19 | 11 | 67 | 46 | 55 | 169 | 14-1 | 5-10
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 17 | 13 | 75 | 64 | 63 | 165 | 9-6 | 8-7
Philadelphia Fury | 10 | 20 | 55 | 60 | 51 | 111 | 10-5 | 0-15
New England Tea Men | 12 | 18 | 41 | 56 | 41 | 110 | 8-7 | 4-11

#### Results summaries[edit]

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#### Results by round[edit]

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#### Match reports[edit]

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### NASL Playoffs[edit]

#### First round[edit]

Lower seed  |  | Higher seed  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Mini-game  | (lower seed hosts Game 1)

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Chicago Sting | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2–0 | 1–0 | x | August 15 • Soldier Field • 10,019
August 18 • Lockhart Stadium • 13,691

#### Bracket[edit]

| Conference Quarterfinals | | | Conference Semifinals | | | Conference Championships | | | Soccer Bowl '79 |

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| 1 | Houston Hurricane | 1 | 1 | \- | | | |
| 16 | Philadelphia Fury | 2 | 2 | \- |
| | Philadelphia Fury | 2(0) | 0 | \- |
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| | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3(2) | 1 | \- |
| 8 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 | 3 | \- |

| 9 | Detroit Express | 0 | 1 | \- |
| | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | 3(3) | 1 |
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| | | San Diego Sockers | 2 | 2(0) | 0 |
| 5 | San Diego Sockers | 4 | 7 | \- | |

| 12 | California Surf | 2 | 2 | \- |
| | San Diego Sockers | 2 | 1 | \- |
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| | | Chicago Sting | 0 | 0 | \- |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0 | 0 | \- |

| 13 | Chicago Sting | 2 | 1 | \- |
| | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 |
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| | | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 |
| 6 | New York Cosmos | 3 | 2 | \- | | |

| 11 | Toronto Blizzard | 1 | 0 | \- |
| | New York Cosmos | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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| | | Tulsa Roughnecks | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Minnesota Kicks | 1 | 1 | \- |

| 14 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2 | 2 | \- |
| | New York Cosmos | 0 | 3(3) | 0(2) |
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| | | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 2(1) | 1(3) |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | 2 | \- | |

| 10 | Dallas Tornado | 2 | 1 | \- |
| | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2(1) | 1 | 1 |
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| | | Los Angeles Aztecs | 3(2) | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington Diplomats | 1 | 3 | \- |

| 15 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 3 | 4 | \- |

#### Match reports[edit]

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## Statistics[edit]

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## Transfers[edit]

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## See also[edit]

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## References[edit]

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Fort Lauderdale Strikers

* Formerly Miami FC
* Founded 2006
* Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Stadiums|

* Tropical Park Stadium (2006–2008)
* Lockhart Stadium (2009–2016)
* Central Broward Regional Park (2016)

Rivalries|

* Florida Derby
* Coastal Cup

Affiliated clubs|

* Adelaide United FC
* Desportivo Brasil
* Estoril

Previous Clubs|

* Washington Darts (1967–1971)
* Miami Gatos (1972) & Miami Toros (1973–1976)
* Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983)
* Minnesota Strikers (1984–1988)
* Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994)
* Florida Strikers (1994–1997)
* Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)

Other topics|

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* 2006
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USSF D2 Pro League|

* 2010

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Soccer Bowls|

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Predecessors|

* USA 1967
* Final
* NPSL 1967
* Final

Indoor seasons|

* 1971
* 1975
* 1976
* 1978
* 1979
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1983
* 1983–84

Related|

* Soccer Bowl broadcasters
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Clubs|

* Atlanta Apollos
* Atlanta Chiefs
* Baltimore Bays
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* Boston Beacons
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* Calgary Boomers
* California Surf
* Chicago Mustangs
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* Los Angeles Aztecs
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* Minnesota Kicks
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* Montreal Manic
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* New England Tea Men
* New York Cosmos
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* New York Skyliners†
* Oakland Clippers
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* Philadelphia Spartans‡
* Philadelphia Atoms
* Philadelphia Fury
* Pittsburgh Phantoms ‡
* Portland Timbers
* Rochester Lancers
* San Antonio Thunder
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* San Diego Sockers
* San Diego Toros
* San Francisco Golden Gate Gales†
* San Jose Earthquakes
* Seattle Sounders
* St. Louis Stars
* Tampa Bay Rowdies
* Team America
* Team Hawaii
* Toronto Blizzard
* Toronto City†
* Toronto Metros
* Toronto Metros-Croatia
* Tulsa Roughnecks
* Vancouver Royals
* Vancouver Whitecaps
* Washington Darts
* Washington Diplomats
* Washington Whips

† United Soccer Association team that did not join NASL upon merger with NPSL
‡ National Professional Soccer League team that did not join NASL upon merger with USA

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Cups|

* National Challenge Cup
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International

Club competitions|

* CONCACAF Champions Cup

National teams|

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Team seasons

NASL|

* Fort Lauderdale Strikers
* New York Cosmos
* Portland Timbers
* San Jose Earthquakes

NASL Indoor|

1979 invitational
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Tampa Bay Rowdies
1979–80
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College|

* South Carolina Gamecocks

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