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1988 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

The 1988 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the first season of the new team in the new American Soccer League. It was the first outdoor team to be fielded by the club in a professional league in four years, since the original North American Soccer League. It was the club's twenty-second season in professional soccer. This also marked the return of the Fort Lauderale Striker's name after moving the club back from Minnesota to Florida. Previously, the club had been represented as the Minnesota Strikers. During their inaugural year in the ASL, the team won the Southern Division and made it through the playoffs and into the ASL Championship. They were this year's Runner's-up.

Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1988 season
OwnerUnited States Joe Robbie
Noel Lemon
ManagerWim Suurbier
StadiumLockhart Stadium
ASL Southern DivisionChampion
ASL ChampionshipRunner-up
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Background

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Review

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Competitions

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ASL regular season

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Northern Division

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Place Team GP W L GF GA Points
1 New Jersey Eagles 20 15 5 39 24 45
2 Maryland Bays 20 12 8 32 31 36
3 Washington Stars 20 11 9 31 28 33
4 Boston Bolts 20 9 11 31 33 27
5 Albany Capitals 20 7 13 26 35 21

Southern Division

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Place Team GP W L GF GA Points
1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 14 6 46 25 42
2 Washington Diplomats 20 10 10 27 30 30
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 10 10 23 21 30
4 Orlando Lions 20 8 12 21 31 24
5 Miami Sharks 20 4 16 24 42 12

Results summaries

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Results by round

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Match reports

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ASL Playoffs

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Bracket

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Semifinals
Best-of-3 		ASL Championship
Best-of-3
          
1 New Jersey Eagles 1 1 1
4 Washington Diplomats 4 0 4
4 Washington Diplomats 4 3 -
2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 2 -
2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 5 6 -
3 Maryland Bays 2 0 -

Match reports

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Semifinal 1
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Maryland Bays (MD)2–5Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)
Vernon Skinner   28'
Sylvanus Oriaikhi   44'
Kurt Dasbach   80'		 report   17' Ray Hudson
  65', 75', 85' Steve Kinsey
  85' Ricardo Alonso
Attendance: 1,808


Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)6–0Maryland Bays (MD)
Steve Kinsey   5', 46', 88'
Ken Fogarty   13'
Miljce Donev   44'
Ray Hudson   64'
Marcelo Carrera   69'		 report   90' Sylvanus Oriaikhi
Attendance: 1,406
Semifinal 2
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Washington Diplomats (DC)4–1New Jersey Eagles (NJ)
Duncan Reynard   13'
Jean Harbor   18', 65'
Leonel Suazo   84'		   78' Mario Chavez
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 2,346


New Jersey Eagles (NJ)1–0Washington Diplomats (DC)
Ken Lolla   64'
Attendance: 1,531


New Jersey Eagles (NJ)1–4Washington Diplomats (DC)
Mario Chavez   2'   11' Jean Harbor
  13', 26' Marco Casas-Cordero
  20' Fernando Iturbe
Attendance: 1,531
Final
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Washington Diplomats (DC)4–3Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)
Michael Brady   17:26', 21:43'
Joaquin Canales   54:29' (Harbor, Simmons)
Ronald Simmons   89:30' (pen.)		 report Ricardo Alonso   56:50' (Carrera, Hudson)
Mark Schwartz   57:11' (Hudson)
Thomas Rongen   86:36'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 5,745


Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)2–3Washington Diplomats (DC)
Ricardo Alonso   27:57'
Ricardo Alonso   33:20' (Carrera)		 Report Leonel Suazo   29:40' (Canales)
Keith Trehy   30:50'
Michael Brady   35:30' (Hong)
Attendance: 4,257

1988 ASL All-Star game

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The ASL All-Star game was hosted by the Fort Lauderdale Strikers at Lockhart Stadium. Players that were unable to play due to injury, as well as any Strikers selected to the squad were replaced, since the All-Stars' opponent was the Strikers. George Best also suited up for the Strikers in the match.[1] The match ended in a 3–3 draw after 90 minutes, and moved directly to a penalty shootout. Both teams converted four of five attempts, and in an unusual move agreed to end it there with the consent of the referees.

Match summary

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Fort Lauderdale Strikers3–3ASL All-Stars
Miljce Donev   14:00' (Cubillas, Carrera)
Ray Hudson   36:00' (Carrera)
Marcelo Carrera   44:28' (Hudson)		 Report 1
Report 2
Report 3		 Dirceu Guimarães   53:00' (pen.)
Dirceu Guimarães   57:10' (Alonso)
Elvis Comrie   60:00' (Acosta, Canales)
Penalties
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?  		 4 – 4   Steve Wegerle
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  Elvis Comrie
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  Dirceu Guimarães
Attendance: 3,179
Referee: Ed Bellion

Statistics

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Transfers

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References

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  1. ^ "1988 ASL All-Star Game At A Glance". Palm Beach Post. June 16, 1988. p. 7C. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
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