1989 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

March 2026 August 2023 November 2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1989 Thomas Rongen Owner(s) USA Joe Robbie Noel Lemon Lockhart Stadium ASL Southern Division Second place ASL Championship Winner National Championship Winner shouldersonwhite shouldersonwhite shouldersonwhite shouldersonwhite shouldersonwhite FFFFFF FFFF99 FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF True 1988 Strikers 1990 Strikers The 1989 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the second season of the team in the new American Soccer League. It was the club's twenty-third season in professional soccer. The team finished in second place in the Southern Division, and made it through the playoffs and into the ASL Championship. They became the 1989 Champions. They also won the 1989 National Pro Soccer Championship which pitted the ASL Champions against the Western Soccer League Champions in a unification match to determine a national champion. Following the season, the American Soccer League merged with the WSL to form the American Professional Soccer League in 1990. The team would be absorbed into the new league and continue to play there. Competitions ASL regular season Southern Division Southern Division FLS Results summaries Results by round Match reports ASL Playoffs Bracket 25 150px SemifinalsBest-of-3 ASL ChampionshipBest-of-3 1 Washington Diplomats 1 1 - 4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 3 - 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 1 - 3 Boston Bolts 2 2 - 4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 0 1 3 Boston Bolts 0 2 0 Semifinal 1 August 12, 19898:00 PM EST Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) Ricardo Alonso 44:58 MorelandRicardo Alonso 62:49 DonevRicardo Alonso 69:40 Carrera, Magallanes Victor Moreland 81:14 Scott Snyder 30:50 Vaudrieul Dave Vaudrieul 35:30Doug Davies 81:14 3–1 report Washington Stars (DC) Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 4,784 Jack D'Aquin (USA) August 13, 19897:00 PM EST Washington Stars (DC) Scott Snyder 41:51 Stone, Maier Marcelo Carrera 20 Moreland Pedro Magallanes 53:29Pedro Magallanes 65:00 Moreland 1–3 report Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) W.T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, Virginia 3,287 Semifinal 2 August 12, 19897:30 EST Boston Bolts (MA) Steve Potter 54:14 Stan Koziol 76:09 Perry Van der Beck 29 2–0 report Tampa Bay Rowdies (FL) Nickerson Field, Boston, Massachusetts 1,951 Felix Fuksman (USA) August 13, 19897:00 EST Tampa Bay Rowdies (FL) Steve Wegerle 51:45 pen. Patrick Hughes 41:45 Steve Potter 85:30 Hughes 1–2 report Boston Bolts (MA) Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida 5,101 Final August 19, 19898:00 EST Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) Marcelo Carrera 4:38 44:40 Greg Kenney 1–0 report Boston Bolts (MA) Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 5,752 August 26, 19897:30 EST Boston Bolts (MA) Steve Potter 57:10 Donigan, George Paul Duffy 74:03 2–0 report Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) Nickerson Field, Boston, Massachusetts 5,730 August 26, 1989 mini-game Boston Bolts (MA) Marcelo Carrera 7:46 Eichmann, Alonso 0–1 report Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) Nickerson Field, Boston, Massachusetts 5,730 1989 National Professional Soccer Championship On September 9, 1989, the WSL (WSA) Champion San Diego Nomads played the ASL Champion Fort Lauderdale Strikers in order to crown a "national" champion for the first time since 1984. The game was played at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California before 8,632 fans. The match remained scoreless until the 74th minute when San Diego's Jerome Watson scored on a Thien Nguyen free kick. Just over a minute later, national team forward Eric Eichmann scored for Fort Lauderdale. Ten minutes later Troy Edwards put the Strikers ahead on a Marcelo Carrera assist in the 85th minute. Carrera got a goal of his own when he scored in the 90th minute on an assist from Victor Moreland. His efforts earned Carrera man-of-the-match honors.Brents Phillips Strikers down Nomads 3-1 for pro soccer title September 13, 1989 The Star-News Chula Vista, CA https://www.newspapers.com/image/116294849/?terms=Strikers%2BNomads D6 December 25, 2017 The game was televised live by Pacific Sports Network, with JP Dellacamera providing play-by-play and Rick Davis adding color commentary.The A-League Archive http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/ a-leaguearchive@lycos.com October 26, 2013 February 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120206080843/http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/ deadLazzarino Chris Strikers Meet Nomads In Final http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-09-09/sports/8903020215_1_arnie-mausser-nomads-strikers-coach SunSentinel 2013-10-26 2013-10-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192516/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-09-09/sports/8903020215_1_arnie-mausser-nomads-strikers-coach dead 1989 ASL/WSL Championship YearWinner Runners-upScoreVenueLocationAttendance1989Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1)San Diego Nomads3-1Spartan StadiumSan Jose, California8,632 Match report September 9, 19897:30 PST San Diego Nomads California Watson 73:13 Nguyen Ortiz 86:10 Moreland 44:40 Eichmann 74:24 Alonso Edwards 84:40 Carrera Carrera 89:00 Moreland 1–3 Report Florida Fort Lauderdale Strikers Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California 8,632 Levon Baladjanian References 1989 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Fort Lauderdale Strikers