1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

The 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the fifth season of the Fort Lauderdale Striker's team, and the club's fifteenth season in professional soccer. This year the team made it to semifinals of the North American Soccer League playoffs.

Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1981 season
OwnerUnited States Elizabeth Robbie
General managerUnited States Tim Robbie
ManagerGermany Eckhard Krautzun
StadiumLockhart Stadium
NASLSouthern Division: Second place
Semifinalist
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peru Teófilo Cubillas
(17 goals)

All:
Peru Teófilo Cubillas
(19 goals)
Average home league attendance13,345
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Competitions edit

NASL regular season edit

Results summaries edit

Results by round edit

Match reports edit

NASL Playoffs edit

First round edit

Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Fort Lauderdale Strikers - Calgary Boomers 3–1 #2–0 x August 23 • Lockhart Stadium • 12,196
#August 26 • Lockhart Stadium • 11,494

#Due to a scheduling conflict between the Calgary Boomers and the Billy Graham Crusade, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers hosted both Games 1 and 2 (instead of Game 1 only), there-by gaining home field advantage even though they were the lower seed.[1]

Quarterfinals edit

Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Fort Lauderdale Strikers - Minnesota Kicks 3–1 3–0 x September 2 • Lockhart Stadium • 11,918
September 6 • Memorial Stadium • 10,278

Semifinals edit

Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Fort Lauderdale Strikers - New York Cosmos 3–4 1–4 x September 12 • Lockhart Stadium • 18,814
September 16 • Giants Stadium • 31,172
[2]

Bracket edit

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Soccer Bowl '81
            
1 New York 2
14 Tampa Bay 1
3 Vancouver 0
14 Tampa Bay 2
1 New York 2
9 Fort Lauderdale 0
6 Minnesota 2
11 Tulsa 0
6 Minnesota 0
9 Fort Lauderdale 2
8 Calgary 0
9 Fort Lauderdale 2
1 New York 0
2 Chicago 1
2 Chicago 2
15 Seattle 1
2 Chicago 2
10 Montreal 1
7 Los Angeles 1
10 Montreal 2
2 Chicago 2
4 San Diego 1
4 San Diego 2
13 Portland 1
4 San Diego 2
12 Jacksonville 1
5 Atlanta 0
12 Jacksonville 2

Match reports edit

Statistics edit

Transfers edit

References edit

  1. ^ Scheiber, Dave (September 1, 1981). "Rowdies cashing in on their new underdog label". St. Petersburg Times. p. 3, sec. 4. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Bonapace, Ruth (September 17, 1981). "Chinaglia Pulls It Out Of The Hat For Cosmos". Evening Independent. p. 4, sec. C. Retrieved July 4, 2016.