| 1982 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner |  Elizabeth Robbie | ||
| General manager | Tim Robbie | ||
| Manager |  Eckhard Krautzun (fired Sept. 23) David Chadwick | ||
| Stadium | Lockhart Stadium | ||
| NASL | Southern Division: first place Semifinalist | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Brian Kidd (15 goals) All: Brian Kidd (16 goals) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 12,345 | ||
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The 1982 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the sixth season of the Fort Lauderdale Striker's team, and the club's sixteenth season in professional soccer. This year the team made it to semifinals of the North American Soccer League playoffs.
Background
Review
Competitions
Sunshine International Series
The Sunshine International Series was the first international competition to use the NASL's point system to determine the standings. As such, teams were awarded six points for wins in regulation or overtime, four points for a shoot–out win, and up to three bonus points for each goal scored in regulation. All four teams faced one another with Fort Lauderdale hosting games on July 24 and 28. On the final day of the competition a double header was played at Tampa Stadium with all four teams in action, followed by a concert featuring country-pop crossover singer, Crystal Gayle.[1] São Paulo FC won the series with a perfect record. The Strikers netted four goals and won one match, finishing third.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Series standings
| SIS Teams | League | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo FC | Série A | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| Ipswich Town F.C. | First Div. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | NASL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | NASL | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
Series results
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 24, 1982 | São Paulo FC | Lockhart Stadium | 1–2 | 5,887 | Ray Hudson |
| July 28, 1982 | Ipswich Town F.C. | Lockhart Stadium | 0–1 (OT) | 7,535 | |
| July 31, 1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Tampa Stadium | 1–3 | 21,220 | Robert Meschbach, Bruce Miller, Edi Kirschner |
NASL regular season
Regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system
6 points for a win in regulation and overtime, 4 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 bonus point for each regulation goal scored, up to three per game.[8]
| NASL Southern Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 18 | 14 | 64 | 74 | 163 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 16 | 16 | 69 | 57 | 151 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 12 | 20 | 47 | 77 | 112 |
| Jacksonville Tea Men | 11 | 21 | 41 | 71 | 105 |
Results summaries
Results by round
Match reports
NASL Playoffs
Quarterfinals
| Higher seed | Lower seed | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | - | Montreal Manic | *2–3 (OT) | 1–0 (OT) | 4–1 | *August 25 • Olympic Stadium • 15,232 August 29 • Lockhart Stadium • 10,696 September 1 • Lockhart Stadium • 11,897 |
*Montreal Manic hosted Game 1 (instead of Game 2) due to stadium conflicts with the Expos baseball club.
Semifinals
| Higher seed | Lower seed | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2–0 | 3–4 (OT) | 1–0 (OT) | September 4 • Kingdome • 17,338 September 8 • Lockhart Stadium • 15,196 September 10 • Kingdome • 28,986 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Soccer Bowl '83 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Cosmos | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Cosmos | 2 | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Diego Sockers | 1 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Diego Sockers | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Cosmos | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Montreal Manic | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Toronto Blizzard | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Match reports
Statistics
Transfers
References
- ↑ Okamoto, David (July 30, 1982). "Crystal Gayle Will Sing For Rowdie Crowd". Tampa Tribune. p. D1. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Strikers, Rowdies to host international soccer series". Miami News. January 28, 1982. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "The Rowdies could have been really embarrassed". Evening Independent. July 26, 1982. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Rowdies earn respect, show pride - Google News Archive Search". Evening Independent. July 29, 1982. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Strikers Clash With Rowdies - Google News Archive Search". Palm Beach Post. July 31, 1982. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search". google.com. August 2, 1982. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Strikers Whip Rowdies - Google News Archive Search". Lakeland Ledger. August 1, 1982. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Gainesville Sun - Google News Archive Search".