1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
| 1981 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner |
 Elizabeth Robbie | ||
| General Manager |
Tim Robbie | ||
| Manager |
 Eckhard Krautzun | ||
| Stadium | Lockhart Stadium | ||
| NASL |
Southern Division: Second place Semifinalist | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League:  Teófilo Cubillas (17 goals) All: Teófilo Cubillas (19 goals) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 13,345 | ||
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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
| Lower seed | Higher seed | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | - | Calgary Boomers | 3–1 | #2–0 | x | August 23 • Lockhart Stadium • 12,196 #August 26 • Lockhart Stadium • 11,494 |
#Due to a scheduling conflict between the Calgary Boomers and the Billy Graham Crusade, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers hosted both Games 1 and 2 (instead of Game 1 only), there-by gaining home field advantage even though they were the lower seed.[1]
Quarterfinals
| Lower seed | Higher seed | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | - | Minnesota Kicks | 3–1 | 3–0 | x | September 2 • Lockhart Stadium • 11,918 September 6 • Memorial Stadium • 10,278 |
Semifinals
| Lower seed | Higher seed | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | - | New York Cosmos | 3–4 | 1–4 | x | September 12 • Lockhart Stadium • 18,814 September 16 • Giants Stadium • 31,172[2] |
References
- ↑ Scheiber, Dave (September 1, 1981). "Rowdies cashing in on their new underdog label". St. Petersburg Times. p. 3, sec. 4. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ↑ Bonapace, Ruth (September 17, 1981). "Chinaglia Pulls It Out Of The Hat For Cosmos". Evening Independent. p. 4, sec. C. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
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