1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1980 soccer season
The 1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the fourth season of the Fort Lauderdale Striker's team, and the club's fourteenth season in professional soccer. This year the team made it to the finals of North American Soccer League by reaching the Soccer Bowl . They were this year's Runners-up.
Background
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(November 2013 )
Review
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(November 2013 )
Competitions
Friendlies
Fort Lauderdale finished their preseason exhibition schedule with one victory over an NCAA Division II squad, and two draws versus Peruvian First Division teams, three losses against NASL clubs and one loss to an NCAA Division II team.[ 2] [ 3] In April after the NASL season had begun, the Strikers easily handled the Miami Hurricanes and the junior side, Calry Bohemian FC , of Sligo , Ireland .[ 4] [ 5] They later fell to visiting Sunderland A.F.C. in a midseason friendly in May.
Results summaries
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
March 2, 1980
FIU Sunblazers
FIU South Campus
2–3
???, ???
March 9, 1980
Miami Dade North Falcons
Dade North Stadium
8–0
Müller (3), Bonvallet (3), Cubillas, Cacciatore
March 12, 1980
Detroit Express
Leonard High School
0–1
March 16, 1980
Detroit Express
Bryant Stadium
1–2(SO)
Nico Bodonczy
March 19, 1980
Minnesota Kicks
Coral Springs High School
0–1
March 21, 1980
Atlanta Chiefs
Lockhart Stadium
–
–
MATCH CANCELED
March 22, 1980
Alianza Lima
Estadio Alianza
1–1
35,000
David Irving
March 24, 1980
Club Universitario
Estadio Alianza
1–1
35,000
Gerd Müller
April 14, 1980
Miami Hurricanes
Mark Light Stadium
6–1
David Irving
April 16, 1980
Calry Bohemian FC
Strikers practice facility
8–0
David Irving (3), Nico Bodonczy (2), Mike Ortiz-Velez (2)
May 14, 1980
Sunderland A.F.C.
Lockhart Stadium
1–2
4,649[ 6]
Ray Hudson (pk)
NASL regular season
Results summaries
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(November 2013 )
Results by round
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(November 2013 )
Match reports
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(November 2013 )
NASL Playoffs
Playoffs
In 1979 and 1980, if a playoff series was tied at one victory each, a full 30 minute mini-game was played. If neither team held an advantage after the 30 minutes, the teams would then move on to a shoot-out to determine a series winner. [ 7]
First round
Conference semifinals
Conference Championship
Bracket
Match reports
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(November 2013 )
Statistics
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(November 2013 )
Transfers
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(November 2013 )
References
^ Suarez, Leo (October 15, 1980). "Robbie relieving Lemieux, Strikers winning manager" . Miami News . p. 3B. Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
^ "Strikers to begin 6 game exhibition season against Florida International" . Fort Lauderdale News . February 17, 1980. p. 6C. Retrieved September 18, 2017 .
^ "Strikers tie last exhibition" . Fort Lauderdale News . March 25, 1980. p. 6E. Retrieved September 18, 2017 .
^ Smith, Mike (April 15, 1980). "The U-M athletic team nobody knows" . Miami News . p. 1C. Retrieved March 31, 2018 .
^ Wieczorek, Dave (April 17, 1980). "Dutchman Pot prefers Strikers guard duty" . Fort Lauderdale News . p. 3D. Retrieved March 31, 2018 .
^ "15 May 1980, Page 72 - The Palm Beach Post at" . Newspapers.com. May 15, 1980. Retrieved June 5, 2022 .
^ "The Hour - Google News Archive Search" .
^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search" .
^ "Cosmos regain soccer title" . Christian Science Monitor . September 23, 1980.
^ "The Evening News - Google News Archive Search" .
^ "Past Winners | North American Soccer League" . Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013 .
Stadiums Rivalries Affiliated clubs Previous Clubs Other topics
Seasons Soccer Bowls Predecessors Indoor seasons Conferences Related Clubs
International
National teams
Team seasons
NASL ASL
California Sunshine
Columbus Magic
Cleveland Cobras
Golden Gate Gales
Miami Americans
New York United
Pennsylvania Stoners
Sacramento Gold
NASL Indoor