1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season

March 2026 August 2023 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1983 ENG David Chadwick USA Elizabeth Robbie USA Tim Robbie General manager Tulsa Fairgrounds PavilionBayfront CenterMontreal Forum NASL indoor Grand Prix: Fourth place CAN Branko Šegota (10) CAN Branko Šegota (11) True _red_hoops _Fort12Home _red_hoops _udeg1718h _redstripe FFCC00 FFCC00 FFCC00 000000 000000 _redborder _horizontalonwhite _redborder _redbottom _redstripe FFFFFF FFFF99 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1982 Strikers 1983 Strikers The Fort Lauderdale Strikers played their third season of indoor soccer in the North American Soccer League in 1983. Club Roster No.PositionNationPlayer00 USA GK Craig Scarpelli 1 Netherlands GK Jan van Beveren 2 ROM DF Alexander Szatmari 4 ENG MF Ray Hudson 5 USA DF Bruce Savage 6 Netherlands MF Thomas Rongen 7 ENG DF Ken Fogarty 8 USA DF Colin Fowles 10 CHI MF Teófilo Cubillas 11 ENG FW Brian Kidd 12 USA MF Carl Strong 13 USA GK Jim Tietjens 14 ENG MF Keith Weller 14 RSA FW Steve Wegerle 16 USA DF Dan Canter 18 USA FW Robert Meschbach 20 CAN FW Branko Šegota 21 ENG DF Tony Whelan 24 CAN DF Bob Bolitho 25 CAN DF Bruce Miller Bruce Miller (soccer) unk USA FW Andrew Parkinson Andrew Parkinson (soccer) unk USA DF Charlie Kadupski Coaching staff Head Coach: ENG David Chadwick Asst. Coach: USA Bill Nuttall Background The 1983 indoor season was part of the club's seventeenth season in professional soccer. Previously, the NASL indoor season was played during the winter months and running through the new year, such as the 1981–82 season. This year, because five NASL teams elected not to play indoor while three others played in the MISL, the format changed to a round-robin tournament known as the 1983 NASL Grand Prix of Indoor Soccer. In addition to the Grand Prix, the Strikers played two friendlies, the first of which was a farewell of sorts from the briefly defunct Jacksonville Tea Men to their fans.Strikers win 4-3 on late Whelan goal January 15, 1983 Fort Lauderdale News https://www.newspapers.com/image/235545007/?terms=Strikers 3C July 23, 2017 Review The team's long history of poor showings indoors looked to change this time around, because unlike in previous years most of the Strikers' marquee players decided to participate.Sarni Jim Strikers cruising into Grand Prix January 11, 1983 Fort Lauderdale News https://www.newspapers.com/image/235528093/?terms=Strikers 3C July 23, 2017 The Grand Prix campaign started off ominously with the airline losing the team's uniforms in transit to Tulsa before their first game,Strikers top Roughnecks despite travel problems January 23, 1983 Fort Lauderdale News https://www.newspapers.com/image/235557553/?terms=Strikers 21C July 23, 2017 and forcing them to borrow kits from their opponents.Sarni Jim Strikers feels highs, lows in Grand Prix of Soccer January 24, 1983 South Florida Sun-Sentinel https://www.newspapers.com/image/235528093/?terms=Strikers 13D July 23, 2017 The bad luck continued. Going into the third round of the Grand Prix, a total of 10 players were unavailable for the match.Sarni Jim Strikers minus 10 equals headaches for Chadwick January 28, 1983 South Florida Sun-Sentinel https://www.newspapers.com/image/235533471/?terms=Strikers 10C July 23, 2017 Four (Canter, Fowles, Meschbach, Savage) were trying out for Team America.Marmor John Four Strikers Face Decisions As Team America Takes Off February 6, 1983 Palm Beach Post https://www.newspapers.com/image/135058571/?terms=Strikers E13 July 23, 2017 Tony Whelan and Brian Kidd were battling the flu. Ken Fogarty (hamstring) and Thomas Rongen (fractured iliac) were nursing injuries, while Branko Šegota was serving a one-game red card suspension for verbally abusing a referee. Finally, Ray Hudson was in the midst of missing at least five games with a case of the mumps. Most of this unfortunate situation happened to occur after they'd agreed to loan Keith Weller to the Roughnecks.Rosaforte Tim Strikers trade Weller to Tulsa – sort of February 5, 1983 Fort Lauderdale News https://www.newspapers.com/image/235581334/?terms=Strikers 3C July 23, 2017 To make matters worse, the 36 year-old Weller came alive with 8 goals and 7 assists in just six games with Tulsa. With so many line-up changes it made it nearly impossible to play with any kind of consistency.Rosaforte Tim 1–5 For struggling Strikers, Grand Prix of soccer is anything but grand February 17, 1983 South Florida Sun-Sentinel https://www.newspapers.com/image/230521910/?terms=Strikers 3C July 23, 2017 The Strikers finished the Grand Prix in fourth place. They did however reach the finals of the Molson $5,000 Shootout Challenge, which was a side competition held in conjunction with the Grand Prix.Beard Randy Championship effort carried Rowdies to title https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qcJaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HFkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2106,1706476&dq=championship+effort+carried+rowdies&hl=en The Evening Independent Google News Archive Search February 21, 1983 1-C 23 January 2014 Including friendlies, from 1977 through 1983 the Strikers posted an indoor record of 6–39, losing the final eight in a row. This would be the final year of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers as an indoor team. They sat out the 1983–84 NASL Indoor season and the club moved to Minnesota. Statistics Goals (worth 2 points), Assists (worth 1 point) Leading scorers*GoalsAssistsPointsBranko Šegota11931Teófilo Cubillas91028Steve Wegerle7620Tony Whelan4210Robert Meschbach419Brian Kidd328Bob Bolitho306Bruce Miller306Andrew Parkinson306Colin Fowles102Alexander Szatmari102Charlie Kadupski022Carl Strong011*includes Grand Prix and friendlies Competitions $5,000 Shootout Challenge Semi-finals: Tampa Bay 3–1 Tulsa • Fort Lauderdale 3–1 Montreal Finals: Tampa Bay 2–0 Fort Lauderdale Grand Prix preliminary round results Round 1 played at Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahomahttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8sJaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3587,1993858&dq=rowdies+win+grand+prix&hl=en The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search January 21Fort Lauderdale Strikers8–4Tulsa Roughnecks Attendance: 3,522 January 22Montreal Manic8–6Fort Lauderdale Strikers Attendance: 4,341 Round 2 played at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Floridahttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G6pOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dfsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5178,2386478&dq=rowdies+win+grand+prix&hl=en Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search February 4Montreal Manic6–3Fort Lauderdale Strikers Attendance: 4,450 February 5Tampa Bay Rowdies10–6Fort Lauderdale Strikers Attendance: 5,545 Round 3 played at the Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma February 11Tampa Bay Rowdies7–5Fort Lauderdale Strikers Attendance: 2,064 February 12Tulsa Roughnecks5–4 (OT)Fort Lauderdale Strikers Attendance: 3,245 Standings G = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, GD = Goal Differential, PTS= point system 6 points awarded for a win. Beginning with the fourth goal, 1 bonus point awarded for each goal scored. Maximum of 5 bonus points per game. PosTeamGWLGFGAGDPTS1*Montreal Manic6423631+5422Tampa Bay Rowdies6423831+7423Tulsa Roughnecks6333337-4334Fort Lauderdale Strikers6153240-820 *Montreal wins top seed based on 2-0 head-to-head edge over Tampa Bay Match reports November 2013 Playoffs rounds Semifinals Championship Third place match 25 1 Montreal Manic 11 4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4 3 Tulsa Roughnecks 6 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 8 1 Montreal Manic 4 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 5 3 Tulsa Roughnecks 9 4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4 Semi-finals played at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec February 18Montreal Manic11–4Fort Lauderdale StrikersAttendance: 6,049https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qMJaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HFkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4630,1434887&dq=power+play+went+rowdies&hl=en The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search Third place match played at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec (1:30 PM EDT) February 20Tulsa Roughnecks9–4Fort Lauderdale Strikers Attendance: 7,895 Final Grand Prix rankings PosTeamGWLGFGAGD1Tampa Bay Rowdies8625141+102Montreal Manic8535140+113Tulsa Roughnecks8444849-14Fort Lauderdale Strikers8174060-20 Transfers DatePositionPlayerFrom club4 February 1983GKUSA Craig ScarpelliWeller Transferred To Tulsa Roughnecks https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=mq6pegT_rlEC&dat=19830205&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 9 August 2015 Palm Beach PostSt. Louis Steamers DatePositionPlayerTo club4 February 1983MFENG Keith WellerWeller Transferred To Tulsa Roughnecks https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=mq6pegT_rlEC&dat=19830205&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 9 August 2015 Palm Beach PostTulsa Roughnecks Non-grand prix matches Before the Grand Prix began the Strikers helped the defunct Jacksonville Tea Men say thanks and goodbye to 5,000 loyal fans in a match at the Jacksonville Coliseum. Five days after the Grand Prix concluded, the Strikers played the Tampa Bay Rowdies in an indoor friendly, in Lakeland, Florida. Match reports 1 January 14, 1983 Tea Men All-Stars 3–4 Report Fort Lauderdale Strikers Zec Whelan , 59:22Bolitho Šegota Jacksonville Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida 5,000 W 2 February 25, 1979 8:00 PM (EST) Tampa Bay Rowdies 8–5 Report p. 2-C Fort Lauderdale Strikers Tatu 6:15 Gruber, EastonKarpun 13:04Miller 22:55 Pérez, KozicKarpun 31:35 FallGruber 44:42 FallMolina 46:43 ThompsonBates 53:38 Molina, McLeodOliveira 57:51 Pérez, Molina Kidd 13:26 SegotaCubillas 23:55 KiddKidd 36:14 WhelanMeschbach 39:31 Kadupski, CubillasKidd 54:16 Kadupski Lakeland Civic Center Lakeland, Florida 3,506 L References 1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor Fort Lauderdale Strikers Category:1983 North American Soccer League season