1980–81 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season

Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1980–81 soccer season

Fort Lauderdale Strikers

1980–81 season

Owner

Elizabeth Robbie

General manager

Tim Robbie

Manager

Cor van der Hart
(fired Dec. 22)^[1]

Eckhard Krautzun

Stadium

Hollywood Sportatorium

NASL

Eastern Division: Fourth place

Top goalscorer

League:

Jeff Cacciatore^[2]
(7 goals)
All:

Jeff Cacciatore
(7 goals)

Home colors

Away colors

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The 1980–81 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the second season of the team in the North American Soccer League indoor league. It was part of the club's fourteenth season in professional soccer. This year the team finished in fourth place of the Eastern Division and did not make the playoffs. Following this season, the team sat out the 1981–82 NASL Indoor season, and returned in the 1983 NASL Grand Prix of Indoor Soccer.

Background

Review

Competitions

NASL indoor regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind 1st Place, % = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Eastern Division	W	L	GB	%	GF	GA
Atlanta Chiefs	13	5	--	.722	97	75
Tampa Bay Rowdies	9	9	4	.500	126	120
Jacksonville Tea Men	8	10	5	.444	96	102
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1	17	12	.056	58	125

Central Division	W	L	GB	%	GF	GA
Chicago Sting	13	5	--	.722	146	103
Minnesota Kicks	12	6	1	.667	93	73
Detroit Express	7	11	6	.389	90	106

Southern Division	W	L	GB	%	GF	GA
California Surf	10	8	--	.556	91	96
Tulsa Roughnecks	9	9	1	.500	128	109
Dallas Tornado	7	11	3	.389	100	94
San Diego Sockers	6	12	4	.333	101	121

Northern Division	W	L	GB	%	GF	GA
Vancouver Whitecaps	11	7	--	.611	91	96
Edmonton Drillers	10	8	1	.556	128	109
Calgary Boomers	10	8	1	.556	100	94
Toronto Blizzard	5	13	6	.278	101	121

Western Division	W	L	GB	%	GF	GA
Los Angeles Aztecs	11	7	--	.611	118	99
Portland Timbers	10	8	1	.556	110	93
San Jose Earthquakes	10	8	1	.556	118	115
Seattle Sounders	9	9	2	.500	106	98

Results summaries

Results by round

Match reports

NASL indoor playoffs

did not qualify

Statistics

Transfers

References

^ "Van der Hart Fired by Fort Lauderdale". www.newspapers.com/image/134966621/?terms=van%2Bder%2BHart. December 23, 1980. p. D1.
^ "NASL Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Rosters".

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)
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