The 1982 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the sixth season of the Fort Lauderdale Striker's team, and the club's sixteenth season in professional soccer. This year the team made it to semifinals of the North American Soccer League playoffs.
Background
Review
Competitions Sunshine International Series The Sunshine International Series was the first international competition to use the NASL's point system to determine the standings. As such, teams were awarded six points for wins in regulation or overtime, four points for a shoot–out win, and up to three bonus points for each goal scored in regulation. All four teams faced one another with Fort Lauderdale hosting games on July 24 and 28. On the final day of the competition a double header was played at Tampa Stadium with all four teams in action, followed by a concert featuring country-pop crossover singer, Crystal Gayle. São Paulo FC won the series with a perfect record. The Strikers netted four goals and won one match, finishing third.
Series standings SIS TeamsLeagueWLGFGAPTSSão Paulo FCSérie A306224Ipswich Town F.C. First Div.214215Fort Lauderdale StrikersNASL124410Tampa Bay RowdiesNASL03494
Series results DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersJuly 24, 1982São Paulo FCLockhart Stadium1–25,887Ray HudsonJuly 28, 1982Ipswich Town F.C.Lockhart Stadium0–1 (OT)7,535July 31, 1982Tampa Bay RowdiesTampa Stadium1–321,220Robert Meschbach, Bruce Miller, Edi Kirschner
NASL regular season
Regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system
6 points for a win in regulation and overtime, 4 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 bonus point for each regulation goal scored, up to three per game.
NASL Southern DivisionWLGFGAPTFort Lauderdale Strikers18146474163Tulsa Roughnecks16166957151Tampa Bay Rowdies12204777112Jacksonville Tea Men11214171105
Results summaries
Results by round
Match reports
NASL Playoffs
Quarterfinals Higher seedLower seedGame 1Game 2Game 3Fort Lauderdale Strikers - Montreal Manic *2–3 (OT) 1–0 (OT) 4–1 *August 25 • Olympic Stadium • 15,232August 29 • Lockhart Stadium • 10,696September 1 • Lockhart Stadium • 11,897*Montreal Manic hosted Game 1 (instead of Game 2) due to stadium conflicts with the Expos baseball club.
Semifinals Higher seedLower seedGame 1Game 2Game 3Seattle Sounders - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–0 3–4 (OT) 1–0 (OT) September 4 • Kingdome • 17,338September 8 • Lockhart Stadium • 15,196September 10 • Kingdome • 28,986
Bracket
Match reports
Statistics
Transfers
References