1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

The 1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the third season of the Fort Lauderdale Striker's team, and the club's thirteenth season in professional soccer. The Strikers finished the regular season in second place in the Eastern Division of the North American Soccer League's American Conference, and qualified for the playoffs. They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1979 season
OwnerUnited States Elizabeth Robbie
General managerUnited States Beau Rodgers
ManagerEngland Ron Newman
StadiumLockhart Stadium
NASLEastern Division: Second place
Quartefinalist
Top goalscorerLeague:
West Germany Gerd Müller
(19 goals)

All:
West Germany Gerd Müller
(19 goals)
Average home league attendance13,774
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Background

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Review

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Competitions

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Friendlies

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
February 18, 1979 FIU Sunblazers A 0–3 1,100 Gary Jones (2), Tibor Gemeri
February 25, 1979 Washington Diplomats H 0–1 616
March 1, 1979 Atlanta Chiefs A 2–3 1,049 Denny Vaninger, Nico Bodonczy, Tibor Gemeri
March 4, 1979 Memphis Rogues H 4–1 771 David Irving, Gary Jones, Maurice Whittle, Nico Bodonczy
March 7, 1979 Washington Diplomats A 3–0 (played in Santo Domingo)  
March 10, 1979   Haitian All-Stars A 1–2 David Irving, Al Njie
March 12, 1979   Don Bosco FC A 1–2 Nico Bodonczy, David Irving
March 14, 1979 Memphis Rogues H 2–0 4,036 Nico Bodonczy, David Irving
March 17, 1979 Minnesota Kicks H 1–0 4,931 Ray Hudson
May 2, 1979 Miami Hurricanes A 0–12 1,068 Irving (3), Müller (2), Njie (2), Jones, Cubillas, Best, Ortiz-Valez, Bodonczy
May 23, 1979   Crystal Palace F.C. H 0–2 7,121
September 14, 1979 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 0–3 20,655 (Rodney Marsh testimonial game)
September 14, 1979 Miami Dade North Falcons A ?
October 2, 1979 FCI Miami A 2–9 (exhibition vs. inmates)

NASL regular season

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Regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, Pts = Point System

6 points for a win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.

American Conference

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Eastern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
Tampa Bay Rowdies 19 11 67 46 55 169 14-1 5-10
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 17 13 75 64 63 165 9-6 8-7
Philadelphia Fury 10 20 55 60 51 111 10-5 0-15
New England Tea Men 12 18 41 56 41 110 8-7 4-11

Results summaries

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Results by round

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Match reports

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NASL Playoffs

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First round

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Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game (lower seed hosts Game 1)
Chicago Sting - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–0 1–0 x August 15 • Soldier Field • 10,019
August 18 • Lockhart Stadium • 13,691

Bracket

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Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Championships Soccer Bowl '79
                  
1 Houston Hurricane 1 1 -
16 Philadelphia Fury 2 2 -
Philadelphia Fury 2(0) 0 -
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3(2) 1 -
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 3 -
9 Detroit Express 0 1 -
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 3(3) 1
San Diego Sockers 2 2(0) 0
5 San Diego Sockers 4 7 -
12 California Surf 2 2 -
San Diego Sockers 2 1 -
Chicago Sting 0 0 -
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0 0 -
13 Chicago Sting 2 1 -
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
Vancouver Whitecaps 2
6 New York Cosmos 3 2 -
11 Toronto Blizzard 1 0 -
New York Cosmos 0 3 3
Tulsa Roughnecks 3 0 1
3 Minnesota Kicks 1 1 -
14 Tulsa Roughnecks 2 2 -
New York Cosmos 0 3(3) 0(2)
Vancouver Whitecaps 2 2(1) 1(3)
7 Vancouver Whitecaps 3 2 -
10 Dallas Tornado 2 1 -
Vancouver Whitecaps 2(1) 1 1
Los Angeles Aztecs 3(2) 0 0
2 Washington Diplomats 1 3 -
15 Los Angeles Aztecs 3 4 -

Match reports

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Statistics

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Transfers

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See also

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1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers

References

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