| Club: | Fort Lauderdale Strikers |
| Season: | 1979 |
| Manager: | Ron Newman |
| Owner: |  Elizabeth Robbie |
| Chairman: | Beau Rodgers |
| Chrtitle: | General manager |
| Stadium: | Lockhart Stadium |
| League: | NASL |
| League Result: | Eastern Division: Second place Quartefinalist |
| League Topscorer: | Gerd Müller (19 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | Gerd Müller (19 goals) |
| Average Attendance: | 13,774 |
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| Prevseason: | 1979 Strikers (indoor) |
| Nextseason: | 1979–80 Strikers (indoor) |
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. The Strikers finished the regular season in second place in the Eastern Division of the North American Soccer League's American Conference, and qualified for the playoffs. They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18, 1979 | FIU Sunblazers | A | 0–3 | 1,100 | Gary Jones (2), Tibor Gemeri |
| February 25, 1979 | Washington Diplomats | H | 0–1 | 616 | |
| March 1, 1979 | Atlanta Chiefs | A | 2–3 | 1,049 | Denny Vaninger, Nico Bodonczy, Tibor Gemeri |
| March 4, 1979 | Memphis Rogues | H | 4–1 | 771 | David Irving, Gary Jones, Maurice Whittle, Nico Bodonczy |
| March 7, 1979 | Washington Diplomats | A | 3–0 | (played in Santo Domingo)  | |
| March 10, 1979 | Haitian All-Stars | A | 1–2 | David Irving, Al Njie | |
| March 12, 1979 | Don Bosco FC | A | 1–2 | Nico Bodonczy, David Irving | |
| March 14, 1979 | Memphis Rogues | H | 2–0 | 4,036 | Nico Bodonczy, David Irving |
| March 17, 1979 | Minnesota Kicks | H | 1–0 | 4,931 | Ray Hudson |
| May 2, 1979 | Miami Hurricanes | A | 0–12 | 1,068 | Irving (3), Müller (2), Njie (2), Jones, Cubillas, Best, Ortiz-Valez, Bodonczy |
| May 23, 1979 | Crystal Palace F.C. | H | 0–2 | 7,121 | |
| September 14, 1979 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 0–3 | 20,655 | (Rodney Marsh testimonial game) |
| September 14, 1979 | Miami Dade North Falcons | A | ? | ||
| October 2, 1979 | FCI Miami | A | 2–9 | (exhibition vs. inmates) | |
Regular seasonW = 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.
| 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 |
| width=180 | Lower seed | width=5 | width=180 | Higher seed | width=80 | Game 1 | width=80 | Game 2 | width=100 | Mini-game | width=270 | (lower seed hosts Game 1) | |
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| Chicago Sting | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2–0 | 1–0 | x | August 15 • Soldier Field • 10,019 August 18 • Lockhart Stadium • 13,691 |