1989 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

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.

Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1989 season
OwnerUnited States Joe Robbie
Noel Lemon
ManagerThomas Rongen
StadiumLockhart Stadium
ASL Southern DivisionSecond place
ASL ChampionshipWinner
National ChampionshipWinner

Competitions

ASL regular season

Southern Division
Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 9 3 2 6 32 25 +7 35
2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 10 2 1 7 33 25 +8 35
3 Washington Diplomats 20 8 3 3 6 32 26 +6 33
4 Orlando Lions 20 9 0 3 8 25 20 +5 30
5 Miami Sharks 20 1 2 2 15 20 51 −31 9
Source:

Bracket
Semifinals
Best-of-3 		ASL Championship
Best-of-3
          
1 Washington Diplomats 1 1 -
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 3 -
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 0 1
3 Boston Bolts 0 2 0
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 1 -
3 Boston Bolts 2 2 -

Semifinal 1
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)3–1Washington Stars (DC)
Ricardo Alonso 44:58' (Moreland)
Ricardo Alonso 62:49' (Donev)
Ricardo Alonso 69:40' (Carrera, Magallanes)
Victor Moreland Yellow card 81:14'		 report Scott Snyder 30:50' (Vaudrieul)
Dave Vaudrieul Yellow card 35:30'
Doug Davies Yellow card 81:14'
Attendance: 4,784
Referee: Jack D'Aquin (USA)


Washington Stars (DC)1–3Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)
Scott Snyder 41:51' (Stone, Maier) report Marcelo Carrera 20' (Moreland)
Pedro Magallanes 53:29'
Pedro Magallanes 65:00' (Moreland)
Attendance: 3,287

Semifinal 2
Boston Bolts (MA)2–0Tampa Bay Rowdies (FL)
Steve Potter 54:14'
Stan Koziol 76:09'		 report Perry Van der Beck Yellow card 29'
Attendance: 1,951
Referee: Felix Fuksman (USA)


Tampa Bay Rowdies (FL)1–2Boston Bolts (MA)
Steve Wegerle 51:45' (pen.) report Patrick Hughes 41:45'
Steve Potter 85:30' (Hughes)
Attendance: 5,101

Final
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)1–0Boston Bolts (MA)
Marcelo Carrera 4:38' report Yellow card 44:40' Greg Kenney
Attendance: 5,752


Boston Bolts (MA)2–0Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)
Steve Potter 57:10' (Donigan, George)
Paul Duffy 74:03'		 report
Attendance: 5,730


Boston Bolts (MA)0–1Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)
report Marcelo Carrera 7:46' (Eichmann, Alonso)
Attendance: 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.[1] The game was televised live by Pacific Sports Network, with JP Dellacamera providing play-by-play and Rick Davis adding color commentary.[2][3]

1989 ASL/WSL Championship
Year Winner Runners-up Score Venue Location Attendance
1989 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1) San Diego Nomads 3-1 Spartan Stadium San Jose, California 8,632

Match report
San Diego Nomads California1–3Florida Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Watson 73:13' (Nguyen)
Ortiz Yellow card 86:10'		 Report Moreland Yellow card 44:40'
Eichmann 74:24' (Alonso)
Edwards 84:40' (Carrera)
Carrera 89:00' (Moreland)
Attendance: 8,632
Referee: Levon Baladjanian

References
  1. Brents, Phillips (September 13, 1989). "Strikers down Nomads 3-1 for pro soccer title". The Star-News. Chula Vista, CA. p. D6. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  2. "The A-League Archive". a-leaguearchive@lycos.com.
  3. Lazzarino, Chris. "Strikers Meet Nomads In Final". SunSentinel. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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