1988 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
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Joe Robbie Noel Lemon
| 1988 season | |||
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| Owner(s) | Joe Robbie Noel Lemon | ||
| Manager | Wim Suurbier | ||
| Stadium | Lockhart Stadium | ||
| ASL Southern Division | Champion | ||
| ASL Championship | Runner-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.
Review
Competitions
ASL regular season
Northern Division
| 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
| 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
Results by round
Match reports
ASL Playoffs
Bracket
| 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
Semifinal 1
| Maryland Bays (MD) | 2–5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) |
|---|---|---|
Vernon Skinner  28'Sylvanus Oriaikhi  44'Kurt Dasbach 80' |
report | 17' Ray Hudson 65', 75', 85' Steve Kinsey 85' Ricardo Alonso |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) | 6–0 | Maryland Bays (MD) |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Kinsey 5', 46', 88' Ken Fogarty 13'Miljce Donev 44'Ray Hudson 64'Marcelo Carrera 69' |
report | 90' Sylvanus Oriaikhi |
Semifinal 2
| Washington Diplomats (DC) | 4–1 | New Jersey Eagles (NJ) |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan Reynard 13' Jean Harbor 18', 65'Leonel Suazo 84' |
78' Mario Chavez |
| New Jersey Eagles (NJ) | 1–0 | Washington Diplomats (DC) |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Lolla 64' |
| New Jersey Eagles (NJ) | 1–4 | Washington Diplomats (DC) |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Chavez 2' |
11' Jean Harbor 13', 26' Marco Casas-Cordero 20' Fernando Iturbe |
Final
| Washington Diplomats (DC) | 4–3 | Fort 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' |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) | 2–3 | Washington 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
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 | 3–3 | ASL 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 | Steve Wegerle ? Elvis Comrie ? Dirceu Guimarães |
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