1980–81 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season

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.

Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1980–81 season
OwnerUnited States Elizabeth Robbie
General managerUnited States Tim Robbie
ManagerNetherlands Cor van der Hart
(fired Dec. 22)[1]

Germany Eckhard Krautzun
StadiumHollywood Sportatorium
NASLEastern Division: Fourth place
Top goalscorerLeague:
United States Jeff Cacciatore[2]
(7 goals)

All:
United States Jeff Cacciatore
(7 goals)
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Background

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Review

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Competitions

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NASL indoor regular season

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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

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Results by round

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Match reports

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NASL indoor playoffs

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did not qualify

Statistics

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Transfers

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References

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