| Club: | Fort Lauderdale Strikers |
| Season: | 1980–81 |
| Manager: |  Cor van der Hart (fired Dec. 22)[1]  Eckhard Krautzun |
| Owner: |  Elizabeth Robbie |
| Chairman: | Tim Robbie |
| Chrtitle: | General manager |
| Stadium: | Hollywood Sportatorium |
| League: | NASL |
| League Result: | Eastern Division: Fourth place |
| League Topscorer: | Jeff Cacciatore[2] (7 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jeff Cacciatore (7 goals) |
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| Prevseason: | 1980 Strikers |
| Nextseason: | 1981 Strikers |
The 1980–81 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the second season of the team in the North American Soccer League indoor league. It was part of the club's fourteenth season in professional soccer. This year the team finished in fourth place of the Eastern Division and did not make the playoffs. Following this season, the team sat out the 1981–82 NASL Indoor season, and returned in the 1983 NASL Grand Prix of Indoor Soccer.
W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind 1st Place, % = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
| Eastern Division | W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Atlanta Chiefs | 13 | 5 | -- | .722 | 97 | 75 | |
| align=left | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | 9 | 4 | .500 | 126 | 120 | |
| align=left | Jacksonville Tea Men | 8 | 10 | 5 | .444 | 96 | 102 | |
| align=left | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 | 17 | 12 | .056 | 58 | 125 |
| Central Division | W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Chicago Sting | 13 | 5 | -- | .722 | 146 | 103 | |
| align=left | Minnesota Kicks | 12 | 6 | 1 | .667 | 93 | 73 | |
| align=left | Detroit Express | 7 | 11 | 6 | .389 | 90 | 106 |
| Southern Division | W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 10 | 8 | -- | .556 | 91 | 96 | ||
| align=left | Tulsa Roughnecks | 9 | 9 | 1 | .500 | 128 | 109 | |
| align=left | 7 | 11 | 3 | .389 | 100 | 94 | ||
| align=left | San Diego Sockers | 6 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 101 | 121 |
| Northern Division | W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Vancouver Whitecaps | 11 | 7 | -- | .611 | 91 | 96 | |
| align=left | 10 | 8 | 1 | .556 | 128 | 109 | ||
| align=left | Calgary Boomers | 10 | 8 | 1 | .556 | 100 | 94 | |
| align=left | Toronto Blizzard | 5 | 13 | 6 | .278 | 101 | 121 |
| Western Division | W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 11 | 7 | -- | .611 | 118 | 99 | ||
| align=left | Portland Timbers | 10 | 8 | 1 | .556 | 110 | 93 | |
| align=left | San Jose Earthquakes | 10 | 8 | 1 | .556 | 118 | 115 | |
| align=left | Seattle Sounders | 9 | 9 | 2 | .500 | 106 | 98 |
did not qualify