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1988 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

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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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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.

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 Yellow card 28'
Sylvanus Oriaikhi 44'
Kurt Dasbach 80'
report 17' Ray Hudson
65', 75', 85' Steve Kinsey
85' Ricardo Alonso


Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)6–0Maryland Bays (MD)
Steve Kinsey 5', 46', 88'
Ken Fogarty Yellow card 13'
Miljce Donev 44'
Ray Hudson 64'
Marcelo Carrera 69'
report Yellow card 90' Sylvanus Oriaikhi
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'


New Jersey Eagles (NJ)1–4Washington Diplomats (DC)
Mario Chavez 2' 11' Jean Harbor
13', 26' Marco Casas-Cordero
20' Fernando Iturbe
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)

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 soccer ball with red X Steve Wegerle
soccer ball with check mark ?
soccer ball with check mark Elvis Comrie
soccer ball with check mark ?
soccer ball with check mark 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.