1990 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

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Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1990 season
OwnerUnited States Joe Robbie
Noel Lemon
ManagerThomas Rongen
StadiumLockhart Stadium
APSL East, South Div.First place
APSL playoffsSemi-finalist
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The 1990 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the first season of the team in the new American Professional Soccer League. It was the club's twenty-fourth season in professional soccer. In the previous year, the club fielded the team in the American Soccer League which then merged with the Western Soccer Alliance to form the new APSL. In the inaugural year of the new league, the team finished in first place in the South Division of the East (American Soccer League) Conference. They went to the playoffs and made it to the finals of the East (American Soccer League) Conference being that year's Runners-up. At the end of the year, the team would merge with the league's Orlando Lions, creating a new unified team and club.

Background[edit]

Review[edit]

Competitions[edit]

APSL regular season[edit]

East (American Soccer League) Conference[edit]

Points:

  • Win: 3
  • Shoot out win: 2
  • Shoot out loss: 1
North Division[edit]
Place Team GP W SW SL L GF GA Points
1 Maryland Bays 20 14 1 0 5 42 29 44
2 Albany Capitals 20 13 1 1 5 35 22 42
3 Penn-Jersey Spirit 20 12 1 1 6 34 23 39
4 Boston Bolts 20 8 1 2 9 27 27 28
5 Washington Stars 20 7 0 0 13 24 28 22
6 New Jersey Eagles 20 5 1 0 14 21 38 17
South Division[edit]
Place Team GP W SW SL L GF GA Points
1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 14 1 1 4 38 22 45
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 9 1 0 10 32 39 29
3 Orlando Lions 20 8 0 0 12 25 30 24
4 Miami Freedom 20 7 1 1 11 27 29 24
5 Washington Diplomats 20 4 1 2 13 22 40 16

West (Western Soccer League) Conference[edit]

Points:

  • Win: 6
  • Shoot out win: 4
  • Shoot out loss: 2
  • 1 bonus point per goal scored in regulation, maximum of 3 per game
North Division[edit]
Place Team GP W SW SL L GF GA Points
1 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 20 9 4 1 6 39 30 104
2 Salt Lake Sting 20 11 1 1 7 39 34 104
3 Colorado Foxes 20 10 4 3 3 22 12 100
4 Portland Timbers 20 8 2 3 7 42 36 99
5 Seattle Storm 20 9 1 3 7 42 35 93
South Division[edit]
Place Team GP W SW SL L GF GA Points
1 California Emperors 20 8 2 3 7 35 32 89
2 Real Santa Barbara 20 9 1 3 7 33 35 87
3 Los Angeles Heat 20 8 3 1 8 39 39 85
4 San Diego Nomads 20 5 3 3 9 22 28 67
5 New Mexico Chilies 20 5 2 1 12 25 45 61
6 Arizona Condors 20 5 0 1 14 29 51 59

Results summaries[edit]

Results by round[edit]

Match reports[edit]

APSL Eastern Conference Playoffs[edit]

Semifinal 1[edit]

Albany Capitals (NY)2–3Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)
Chris Szanto 6:10' (Chinapoo, Masters)
Paul Mariner 45:00' (Masters, Smyth)
report Ricardo Alonso 117:15' (Carrera, Donev)
Jimmy McGeough, Jr. 73:05' (James, Carrera)
Pedro Magallanes 77:45' (James, Alonso)
Attendance: 750
Referee: (USA)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)2–0Albany Capitals (NY)
Ricardo Alonso 37:41' (Magallanes, McGeough)
Alvin James 85:00'
Arnie Mausser Yellow card 89'
report Bobby Cumming Yellow card 22'
Steve Stokoe Yellow card 42'
Royal Palm Polo Club, Boca Raton, Florida
Attendance: 2,483
Referee: (USA)

Semifinal 2[edit]

Tampa Bay Rowdies (FL)1–2 (a.e.t.)Maryland Bays (MD)
Perry Van der Beck Yellow card 21:21'
Mark Wright 80:54' (Hooper, Byrne)
report Kurt Dasbach 34:01' (Ryerson, Nattans)
Jean Harbor gold-colored soccer ball 96:27'  (Abe)
Attendance: 2,411
Referee: (USA)
Tampa Bay Rowdies (FL)1–4Maryland Bays (MD)
Jeff Jones 7:35' (Hill) [1] Jean Harbor 4:30' (Abe)
Philip Gyau 18:45' (Harbor, Sloan)
Jean Harbor 45:38' (Abe, Barger)
John Abe 72:36' (Nattans)
Cedar Lane Park, Maryland
Attendance: 2,953
Referee: (USA)

Final[edit]

Maryland Bays (MD)3–2Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)
John Abe 13:57' (Barger, Namazi)
Jean Harbor 71:29' (Gee)
Joe Barger 87:28' (Ryerson)
Darryl Gee Red card
report 1
report 2
Pedro Magallanes 49:57' (Donev)
Marcelo Carrera 52:00'
Troy Edwards Red card
Cedar Lane Park
Attendance: 3,116
Referee: (USA)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)0–2Maryland Bays (MD)
Victor Moreland Yellow card 49:14'
Ricardo Alonso Yellow card 65:50'
report Philip Gyau 1:32' (Ryerson)
Rob Ryerson Yellow card 13:38'
Scott Cook 16:08', Yellow card 30:10'
Omid Namazi Yellow card 22:45'
Jean Harbor Yellow card 43:15'
Royal Palm Polo Club, Boca Raton, Florida
Attendance: 2,527
Referee: (USA)

Bracket[edit]

Match reports[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Transfers[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jackson, James H. (August 13, 1990). "Bays rout Rowdies, win series". Baltimore Sun. p. 2C. Retrieved March 3, 2018.