1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1979 season
Manager England Ron Newman
Stadium Lockhart Stadium
NASL Eastern Division: Second place
Quartefinalist
Top goalscorer League:
Italy Giorgio Chinaglia
(26 goals)
All:
Italy Giorgio Chinaglia
(26 goals)
Average home league attendance 13,774
Home colors
Away colors

The 1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the third season of the Fort Lauderdale Striker's team, and the club's thirteenth season in professional soccer. This year the team were in second place for the Eastern Division of the North American Soccer League and made it to the American Conference Quarterfinals in the playoffs.

Competitions

NASL regular season

Regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, Pts = Point System

6 points for a win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.

American Conference

Eastern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
Tampa Bay Rowdies191167465516914-15-10
Fort Lauderdale Strikers17137564631659-68-7
Philadelphia Fury102055605111110-50-15
New England Tea Men12184156411108-74-11
Central Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
Houston Hurricane22861465518715-07-8
Chicago Sting16147061631599-67-8
Detroit Express141660564913210-54-11
Memphis Rogues624387437733-123-12
Western Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
San Diego Sockers*15155955501407-88-7
California Surf15155356501409-66-9
Edmonton Drillers 822437840887-81-14
San Jose Earthquakes822417438864-114-11

*San Diego and California finished the season with identical records and point totals. San Diego was awarded the division title due to a better goal differential.[1]

National Conference

Eastern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
New York Cosmos24684527221613-211-4
Washington Diplomats191168505917212-37-8
Toronto Blizzard14165265491339-65-10
Rochester Lancers151543574213211-44-11
Central Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
Minnesota Kicks21967485818414-17-8
Dallas Tornado17135351501529-68-7
Tulsa Roughnecks141661565513911-43-12
Atlanta Chiefs12185961491219-63-12
Western Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
Vancouver Whitecaps201054345217212-38-7
Los Angeles Aztecs181262475416210-58-7
Seattle Sounders13175852471259-64-11
Portland Timbers11195075461126-95-10

References

  1. "NASL sets playoff matchups". Edmonton Journal. August 13, 1979. p. D3. Retrieved 2013-07-31.

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