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Minnesota Strikers
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Full nameMinnesota Strikers
Nickname(s)Strikers
Founded1984
(Previously Fort Lauderdale Strikers)
Dissolved1988
(rebranded to Fort Lauderdale Strikers)
GroundHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Met Center
Capacity62,000
15,000
CoachDavid Chadwick 1984 NASL
Alan Merrick1984–88 MISL
LeagueNorth American Soccer League
Major Indoor Soccer League

The Minnesota Strikers were an American professional soccer team located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. The team played one season (1984) in the North American Soccer League and 4 seasons (1984 to 1988) in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

The Minnesota Strikers' history begins on November 30, 1983, when the Fort Lauderdale Strikers announced they were relocating to Minnesota (three seasons after the Minnesota Kicks folded) for the 1984 NASL season.[1] The team played that year in the North American Soccer League at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, but the league collapsed at the end of the season. The team survived, however, moving indoors and joining the Major Indoor Soccer League.[2] The team played four seasons in the MISL, folding after the 1987–88 season. The team played at Met Center during the MISL years.

Year-by-year

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup Avg. Attend.
1984 1 NASL 3rd, Western Did not qualify Did not enter 14,262
1984–85 N/A MISL 4th, Eastern Semifinals N/A 4,809
1985–86 N/A MISL 2nd, Eastern Runners-up N/A 6,503
1986–87 N/A MISL 4th, Eastern Division Semifinals N/A 6,977
1987–88 N/A MISL 1st, Eastern Division Finals N/A 5,930

International Friendlies

Date Visitor Score Host Venue Location Attendance
May 23, 1984 Netherlands AFC Ajax 4–2 United States Minnesota Strikers Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota 6,079[3]
June 13, 1984 Scotland Glasgow Rangers 2–5 United States Minnesota Strikers Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota 6,866[4]

Honors

1984 (NASL)

Ricardo Alonso Argentina, John Bain Scotland, Bob Bolitho Canada, Ben Collins United States, Bill Crook United States, Peter Daniel England, Gary Etherington United StatesEngland, Ken Fogarty England, Jan Goossens Netherlands, Ray Hudson England, Godfrey Ingram England, Mike Jeffries United States, Brian Kidd England, Tino Lettieri Canada, Terry Leiendecker United States, Dwight Lodeweges CanadaNetherlands, John McGrane Canada, Robert Meschbach Canada, Bruce Miller Canada, Paul Price England, Thomas Rongen Netherlands, Craig Scarpelli United States, Carl Strong United States, Barry Wallace England, Alan Willey England

1984–85 (MISL)

Ricardo Alonso Argentina, John Bain Scotland, Ben Collins United States, Bill Crook United States, Chris Dangerfield England, Drago Dumbović Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Gary Etherington United StatesEngland, Ken Fogarty England, Jan Goossens Netherlands, Ray Hudson England, Mike Jeffries United States, Matt Kennedy United States, Tino Lettieri Canada, Steve Litt England, Dwight Lodeweges CanadaNetherlands, John McGrane Canada, Bruce Miller Canada, Thomas Rongen Netherlands, Craig Scarpelli United States, Gregg Thompson United States, Thompson Usiyan Nigeria, Barry Wallace England, Alan Willey England

1985–86 (MISL)

Tony Bono United States, David Byrne England, Dan Canter United States, Stan Cummins England, Chris Dangerfield England, Drago Dumbović Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Gary Etherington United StatesEngland, Ken Fogarty England, Jan Goossens Netherlands, Ray Hudson England, Bill Irwin Northern Ireland, Mike Jeffries United States, Matt Kennedy United States, Tasso Koutsoukos Canada, Tino Lettieri Canada, Dwight Lodeweges CanadaNetherlands, Bruce Miller Canada, Kazbek Tambi United States, Gregg Thompson United States, Thompson Usiyan Nigeria, Alan Willey England

1986–87 (MISL)

Tony Bono United States, David Byrne England, Dan Canter United States, Stan Cummins England, Chris Dangerfield England, Enzo Di Pede Canada, Helmut Dudek West Germany, Gary Etherington United StatesEngland, Ken Fogarty England, Ray Hudson England, Greg Ion Canada, Mike Jeffries United States, Matt Kennedy United States, Steve Kinsey England, Tasso Koutsoukos Canada, Tino Lettieri Canada, Dwight Lodeweges CanadaNetherlands, Hector Marinaro Canada, John O'Hara United States, Gregg Thompson United States, Thompson Usiyan Nigeria, Alan Willey England; Elizabeth Robbie, President; Chris Wright, General Manager, Tim Robbie, Executive Vice President; Alan Merrick, Head Coach; Bruce Miller, Assistant Coach.

1987-88 (MISL)

Jerry Adzic Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Tony Bono United States, Alex Bunbury Canada, David Byrne England, Stan Cummins England, Chris Dangerfield England, Gary Etherington United StatesEngland, George Gelnovatch United States, Tom Gleason United States, Tim Harris United States, Ray Hudson England, Steve Kinsey England, Tino Lettieri Canada, Dwight Lodeweges CanadaNetherlands, Hector Marinaro Canada, John O'Hara United States, Neill Roberts South Africa, Troy Snyder United States, Mike Sweeney Canada, Gregg Thompson United States, Alan Willey England; Elizabeth Robbie, President; Chris Wright, General Manager, Tim Robbie, Executive Vice President; Alan Merrick, Head Coach; Bruce Miller, Assistant Coach.

NASL coach

Coach (MISL)

Strikers NASL Draft

1984

Round Player School
1 Greg Kennedy Indiana
2 Ronil Dufrene Florida International
3 David McDaniel Duke

Strikers MISL Drafts

1985

Round Player School
1 Paul DiBernardo Indiana University
2 Peter Sawkins Yale University
3 Tony Bono Drexel University
4 Bruce Bellinger Southern Illinois-Edwardsville

1986

Round Player School
2 Peter Smith University of Tampa
3 Paul Schojan Rochester Institute of Technology
4 Andy Pantason University of Connecticut
4 Tony Scheuerman Stillwater High School

1987

Round Player School
1 Brent Goulet Warner Pacific University
3 George Gelnovatch University of Virginia
4 Troy Snyder Penn State University

Media

Radio

  • 1984 (NASL) KRSI-950 AM
  • 1984–85 (MISL) WWTC-1280 AM
  • 1987–88 (MISL) KSNE-1280 AM

Television

  • 1984 (NASL) KITN 29

See also

References

  1. ^ Newman, Mark (December 1, 1983). "Striker era softly ends". Miami Herald. p. 1D. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  2. ^ "Striker to play indoors in MISL". St. Could Times. August 31, 1984. p. 1D. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. ^ McKenna, Charley (May 24, 1984). "Strikers get scrubbing by Ajax visitors". Minneapolis Star and Tribune. p. 2D. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  4. ^ Killeen, Mike (June 14, 1984). "Triumphant Strikers defend NASL". St. Cloud Times. p. 2D. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  5. ^ "Hall of Famers". indoorsoccerhall.com. September 1, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
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