1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

Fort Lauderdale Strikers

1979 season
Manager	Ron Newman
Stadium	Lockhart Stadium
NASL	Eastern Division: Second place Quartefinalist
Top goalscorer	League: Giorgio Chinaglia (26 goals) All: Giorgio Chinaglia (26 goals)
Average home league attendance	13,774
Home colors Away colors
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The 1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the third season of the Fort Lauderdale Striker's team, and the club's thirteenth season in professional soccer. This year the team were in second place for the Eastern Division of the North American Soccer League and made it to the American Conference Quarterfinals in the playoffs.

Competitions

NASL regular season

Regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, Pts = Point System

6 points for a win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.

American Conference

Eastern Division	W	L	GF	GA	BP	Pts	Home	Road
Tampa Bay Rowdies	19	11	67	46	55	169	14-1	5-10
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	17	13	75	64	63	165	9-6	8-7
Philadelphia Fury	10	20	55	60	51	111	10-5	0-15
New England Tea Men	12	18	41	56	41	110	8-7	4-11

Central Division	W	L	GF	GA	BP	Pts	Home	Road
Houston Hurricane	22	8	61	46	55	187	15-0	7-8
Chicago Sting	16	14	70	61	63	159	9-6	7-8
Detroit Express	14	16	60	56	49	132	10-5	4-11
Memphis Rogues	6	24	38	74	37	73	3-12	3-12

Western Division	W	L	GF	GA	BP	Pts	Home	Road
San Diego Sockers*	15	15	59	55	50	140	7-8	8-7
California Surf	15	15	53	56	50	140	9-6	6-9
Edmonton Drillers	8	22	43	78	40	88	7-8	1-14
San Jose Earthquakes	8	22	41	74	38	86	4-11	4-11

*San Diego and California finished the season with identical records and point totals. San Diego was awarded the division title due to a better goal differential.^[1]

National Conference

Eastern Division	W	L	GF	GA	BP	Pts	Home	Road
New York Cosmos	24	6	84	52	72	216	13-2	11-4
Washington Diplomats	19	11	68	50	59	172	12-3	7-8
Toronto Blizzard	14	16	52	65	49	133	9-6	5-10
Rochester Lancers	15	15	43	57	42	132	11-4	4-11

Central Division	W	L	GF	GA	BP	Pts	Home	Road
Minnesota Kicks	21	9	67	48	58	184	14-1	7-8
Dallas Tornado	17	13	53	51	50	152	9-6	8-7
Tulsa Roughnecks	14	16	61	56	55	139	11-4	3-12
Atlanta Chiefs	12	18	59	61	49	121	9-6	3-12

Western Division	W	L	GF	GA	BP	Pts	Home	Road
Vancouver Whitecaps	20	10	54	34	52	172	12-3	8-7
Los Angeles Aztecs	18	12	62	47	54	162	10-5	8-7
Seattle Sounders	13	17	58	52	47	125	9-6	4-11
Portland Timbers	11	19	50	75	46	112	6-9	5-10

References

1. "NASL sets playoff matchups". Edmonton Journal. August 13, 1979. p. D3. Retrieved 2013-07-31.

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