1990 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
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| 1990 season | |||
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| Owner |  Joe Robbie Noel Lemon | ||
| Manager | Thomas Rongen | ||
| Stadium | Lockhart Stadium | ||
| APSL East, South Div. | First place | ||
| APSL playoffs | Semi-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
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Competitions
APSL regular season
East (American Soccer League) Conference
Points:
- Win: 3
- Shoot out win: 2
- Shoot out loss: 1
North Division
| 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
| 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
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
| 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
| 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
Results by round
Match reports
APSL Eastern Conference Playoffs
Semifinal 1
| Albany Capitals (NY) | 2–3 | Fort 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) |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) | 2–0 | Albany Capitals (NY) |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Alonso 37:41' (Magallanes, McGeough) Alvin James 85:00'Arnie Mausser  89' |
report | Bobby Cumming 22' Steve Stokoe 42' |
Semifinal 2
| Tampa Bay Rowdies (FL) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Maryland Bays (MD) |
|---|---|---|
| Perry Van der Beck 21:21' Mark Wright 80:54' (Hooper, Byrne) |
report | Kurt Dasbach 34:01' (Ryerson, Nattans) Jean Harbor  96:27' (Abe) |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies (FL) | 1–4 | Maryland 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) |
Final
| Maryland Bays (MD) | 3–2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) |
|---|---|---|
| John Abe 13:57' (Barger, Namazi) Jean Harbor 71:29' (Gee)Joe Barger 87:28' (Ryerson)Darryl Gee  |
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Pedro Magallanes 49:57' (Donev) Marcelo Carrera 52:00'Troy Edwards |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) | 0–2 | Maryland Bays (MD) |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Moreland 49:14' Ricardo Alonso 65:50' |
report | Philip Gyau 1:32' (Ryerson) Rob Ryerson 13:38'Scott Cook 16:08', 30:10'Omid Namazi 22:45'Jean Harbor 43:15' |
Bracket
Match reports
Statistics
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Transfers
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References
- ^ Jackson, James H. (August 13, 1990). "Bays rout Rowdies, win series". Baltimore Sun. p. 2C. Retrieved March 3, 2018.