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The '''1991 [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–94)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]] season''' was the second season of the team in the [[American Professional Soccer League]]. It was the club's twenty-fifth season in professional soccer. The team finished in first place in the American Conference, went to the playoffs, and made it to the semifinals. |
The '''1991 [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–94)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]] season''' was the second season of the team in the [[American Professional Soccer League]]. It was the club's twenty-fifth season in professional soccer. The team finished in first place in the American Conference, went to the playoffs, and made it to the semifinals. |
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[[Thomas Rongen]] was a [[player-coach]] for the Strikers.<ref name="Sun">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-florida-sun-sentinel-strikers-ship/159695526/|title=Strikers shipshape; Rongen trying to be|first=Jeff|last=Rusnak|work=[[South Florida Sun Sentinel]]|date=August 3, 1991|access-date=November 24, 2024|page=39|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> When asked why he was playing, team president Noel Lemon replied, "Because we want to win."<ref name=Sun/> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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| 1991 season | |||
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| Owner |  Joe Robbie Noel Lemon | ||
| Manager | Thomas Rongen | ||
| Stadium | Lockhart Stadium | ||
| APSL American Conference | First place | ||
| APSL playoffs | Semifinalist | ||
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The 1991 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the second season of the team in the American Professional Soccer League. It was the club's twenty-fifth season in professional soccer. The team finished in first place in the American Conference, went to the playoffs, and made it to the semifinals.
Thomas Rongen was a player-coach for the Strikers.[1] When asked why he was playing, team president Noel Lemon replied, "Because we want to win."[1]
Background
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Review
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Competitions
[edit]APSL regular season
[edit]American Conference
[edit]| Place | Team | GP | W | L | WN | WE | WS | LN | LE | LS | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 21 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 117 |
| 2 | Albany Capitals | 21 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 92 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 21 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 69 |
| 4 | Penn-Jersey Spirit | 21 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 61 |
| 5 | Miami Freedom | 21 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 53 | −34 | 52 |
Western Conference
[edit]| Place | Team | GP | W | L | WN | WE | WS | LN | LE | LS | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland Bays | 21 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 158 |
| 2 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 21 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 126 |
| 3 | Colorado Foxes | 21 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 111 |
| 4 | Salt Lake Sting | 20 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 33 |
Results summaries
[edit]Results by round
[edit]Match reports
[edit]APSL Playoffs
[edit]Semifinal 1
[edit]| Albany Capitals (NY) | 2–1 (OT) | Maryland Bays (MD) |
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Dave Smyth  2'Lee Tschantret  101' |
77' Kevin Sloan |
Attendance: 1,809
| Maryland Bays (MD) | 2–1 | Albany Capitals (NY) |
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| Philip Gyau 20' Kevin Sloan 69'Kevin Sloan  |
89' Chris Szanto |
Cedar Lane Park, Maryland
Attendance: 2,741
| Maryland Bays (MD) | 0–0 | Albany Capitals (NY) |
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| report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Jean Harbor  Brian Haynes Omid Namazi John Abe  Scott Cook |
4–5 | John Garvey Scott Cannon Zoran Savic Mike Masters Lee Tschantret |
The Albany Capitals advanced to the final.
Semifinal 2
[edit]| San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA) | 1–0 (OT) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) |
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| Eric Wynalda 89:59' Dominic Kinnear 96:33' (Qin, Salazar) |
report | Adrian Gaiten 79:31' |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) | 0–1 (OT) | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA) |
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| John Clare 24:25' |
report | Lawrence Lozzano 83:00' Eric Wynalda 95:56' (Isaacs) |
The San Francisco Bay Blackhawks advanced to the final.
Statistics
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Transfers
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Rusnak, Jeff (August 3, 1991). "Strikers shipshape; Rongen trying to be". South Florida Sun Sentinel. p. 39. Retrieved November 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.