1988 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

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Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1988 season
Owner Flag of the United States.svg Joe Robbie
Noel Lemon
Manager Wim Suurbier
Stadium Lockhart Stadium
ASL Southern Division Champion
ASL Championship Runner-up
  1987–88 Strikers (indoor)
1989 Strikers 

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.

Contents

Background

Review

Competitions

ASL regular season

Northern Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAPoints
1 New Jersey Eagles 20155392445
2 Maryland Bays 20128323136
3 Washington Stars 20119312833
4 Boston Bolts 20911313327
5 Albany Capitals 20713263521

Southern Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAPoints
1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20146462542
2 Washington Diplomats 201010273030
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 201010232130
4 Orlando Lions 20812213124
5 Miami Sharks 20416244212

Results summaries

Results by round

Match reports

ASL Playoffs

Bracket

Semifinals
Best-of-3
ASL Championship
Best-of-3
          
1 New Jersey Eagles 1 11
4 Washington Diplomats 40 4
4 Washington Diplomats 43-
2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 2 -
2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 56-
3 Maryland Bays 2 0 -

Match reports

Semifinal 1
Maryland Bays (MD)2–5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)
Vernon Skinner Yellow card.svg 28'
Sylvanus Oriaikhi Soccerball shade.svg44'
Kurt Dasbach Soccerball shade.svg80'
report Soccerball shade.svg17' Ray Hudson
Soccerball shade.svg65', 75', 85' Steve Kinsey
Soccerball shade.svg85' Ricardo Alonso
Attendance: 1,808


Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)6–0 Maryland Bays (MD)
Steve Kinsey Soccerball shade.svg5', 46', 88'
Ken Fogarty Yellow card.svg 13'
Miljce Donev Soccerball shade.svg44'
Ray Hudson Soccerball shade.svg64'
Marcelo Carrera Soccerball shade.svg69'
report Yellow card.svg 90' Sylvanus Oriaikhi
Semifinal 2
Washington Diplomats (DC)4–1 New Jersey Eagles (NJ)
Duncan Reynard Soccerball shade.svg13'
Jean Harbor Soccerball shade.svg18', 65'
Leonel Suazo Soccerball shade.svg84'
Soccerball shade.svg78' Mario Chavez
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 2,346


New Jersey Eagles (NJ)1–0 Washington Diplomats (DC)
Ken Lolla Soccerball shade.svg64'


New Jersey Eagles (NJ)1–4 Washington Diplomats (DC)
Mario Chavez Soccerball shade.svg2'Soccerball shade.svg11' Jean Harbor
Soccerball shade.svg13', 26' Marco Casas-Cordero
Soccerball shade.svg20' Fernando Iturbe
Final
Washington Diplomats (DC)4–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)
Michael Brady Soccerball shade.svg17:26', 21:43'
Joaquin Canales Soccerball shade.svg54:29' (Harbor, Simmons)
Ronald Simmons Soccerball shade.svg89:30' (pen.)
report Ricardo Alonso Soccerball shade.svg56:50' (Carrera, Hudson)
Mark Schwartz Soccerball shade.svg57:11' (Hudson)
Thomas Rongen Soccerball shade.svg86:36'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 5,745


Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)2–3 Washington Diplomats (DC)
Ricardo Alonso Soccerball shade.svg27:57'
Ricardo Alonso Soccerball shade.svg33:20' (Carrera)
Report Leonel Suazo Soccerball shade.svg29:40' (Canales)
Keith Trehy Soccerball shade.svg30:50'
Michael Brady Soccerball shade.svg35:30' (Hong)

1988 ASL All-Star game

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

Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–3ASL All-Stars
Miljce Donev Soccerball shade.svg14:00' (Cubillas, Carrera)
Ray Hudson Soccerball shade.svg36:00' (Carrera)
Marcelo Carrera Soccerball shade.svg44:28' (Hudson)
Report 1
Report 2
Report 3
Dirceu Guimarães Soccerball shade.svg53:00' (pen.)
Dirceu Guimarães Soccerball shade.svg57:10' (Alonso)
Elvis Comrie Soccerball shade.svg60:00' (Acosta, Canales)
Penalties
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4 – 4Soccerball shade cross.svg Steve Wegerle
Soccerball shad check.svg ?
Soccerball shad check.svg Elvis Comrie
Soccerball shad check.svg ?
Soccerball shad check.svg Dirceu Guimarães
Attendance: 3,179
Referee: Ed Bellion

Statistics

Transfers

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References

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