1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
| 1979 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner |
 Elizabeth Robbie | ||
| General Manager |
Beau Rodgers | ||
| Manager |
 Ron Newman | ||
| Stadium | Lockhart Stadium | ||
| NASL |
Eastern Division: Second place Quartefinalist | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League:  Gerd Müller (19 goals) All: Gerd Müller (19 goals) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 13,774 | ||
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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. The Strikers finished the regular season in second place in the Eastern Division of the North American Soccer League's American Conference, and qualified for the playoffs. They were eliminated in the first round of 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 Rowdies | 19 | 11 | 67 | 46 | 55 | 169 | 14-1 | 5-10 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 17 | 13 | 75 | 64 | 63 | 165 | 9-6 | 8-7 |
| Philadelphia Fury | 10 | 20 | 55 | 60 | 51 | 111 | 10-5 | 0-15 |
| New England Tea Men | 12 | 18 | 41 | 56 | 41 | 110 | 8-7 | 4-11 |
NASL Playoffs
First round
| Lower seed | Higher seed | Game 1 | Game 2 | Mini-game | (lower seed hosts Game 1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Sting | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2–0 | 1–0 | x | August 15 • Soldier Field • 10,019 August 18 • Lockhart Stadium • 13,691 |
See also
References
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