1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
| 1981 season | |||
| Manager |
 Eckhard Krautzun | ||
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| Stadium | Lockhart Stadium | ||
| NASL |
Southern Division: Second place Semifinalist | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League:  Giorgio Chinaglia (29 goals) All: Giorgio Chinaglia (29 goals) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 13,345 | ||
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← 1980–81 Strikers (indoor) 1982 Strikers → | |||
The 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the fifth season of the Fort Lauderdale Striker's team, and the club's fifteenth season in professional soccer. This year the team made it to semifinals of the North American Soccer League playoffs.
Competitions
NASL Playoffs
First round
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Roughnecks | - | Minnesota Kicks | 1 - 3 | 0 - 1 (SO, 4–5) | August 22 -16,205 • August 26 -10,722 | |
| Portland Timbers | - | San Diego Sockers | 2 - 1 | 1 - 5 | 0 - 2 | August 22 -16,003 • August 26 -12,039 • August 30 -15,244 |
| Jacksonville Tea Men | - | Atlanta Chiefs | 3 - 2 (OT) | 2 - 1 | August 23 -9,287 • August 25 -6,572 | |
| Calgary Boomers | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 - 3 | 0 - 2 | August 23 -12,196 • August 26 -11,494 | |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | - | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 - 1 | 1 - 0 | August 23 -21,192 • August 26–28,896 | |
| Seattle Sounders | - | Chicago Sting | 2 - 3 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 3 | August 23 -14,643 • August 26 -15,176 • August 30 -24,080 |
| Montreal Manic | - | Los Angeles Aztecs | 5 - 3 | 2 - 3 | 2 - 1 (OT) | August 24 -46,682 • August 27 -7,529 • August 30 -8,812 |
Quarterfinals
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | - | New York Cosmos | 3 - 6 | 3 - 2 (SO, 4–2) | 0 - 2 | September 2–29,224 • September 5–38,691 • September 9–33,754 |
| Montreal Manic | - | Chicago Sting | 3 - 2 | 2 - 4 | 2 - 4 | September 2 -58,542 • September 5–24,648 • September 10–27,489 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | - | Minnesota Kicks | 3 - 1 | 3 - 0 | September 2–11,918 • September 6–10,278 | |
| Jacksonville Tea Men | - | San Diego Sockers | 2 - 1 (OT) | 1 - 2 | 1 - 3 | September 2–12,252 • September 6–14,428 • September 9–14,015 |
Semifinals
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | - | New York Cosmos | 3 - 4 | 1 - 4 | September 12–18,814 • September 16–31,112 | |
| San Diego Sockers | - | Chicago Sting | 2 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 1 (SO, 2–3) | September 12–18,192 • September 16–21,760 • September 21–39,623 |
References
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