1991 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season explained

Club:Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Season:1991
Manager:Thomas Rongen
Owntitle:Owner(s)
Owner: Joe Robbie
Noel Lemon
Stadium:Lockhart Stadium
League:APSL American Conference
League Result:First place
Cup1:APSL playoffs
Cup1 Result:Semifinalist
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American:True
Prevseason:1990 Strikers
1990 Lions
Nextseason:1992 Strikers

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]

Competitions

APSL regular season

American Conference

PlaceTeamGPWLWNWEWSLNLELSGFGAGDPoints
1Fort Lauderdale Strikers2115611043123921+18117
2Albany Capitals2110119107132729−292
3Tampa Bay Rowdies2181371013002627−169
42161540213022550−2561
52161550114101953−3452

Western Conference

PlaceTeamGPWLWNWEWSLNLELSGFGAGDPoints
1Maryland Bays2119217112005423+31158
2San Francisco Bay Blackhawks2117412142113316+17126
32113811117013627+9111
42031730014121222−1033

Match reports

APSL Playoffs

Semifinal 1



The Albany Capitals advanced to the final.----

Semifinal 2

The San Francisco Bay Blackhawks advanced to the final.

Notes and References

  1. News: Strikers shipshape; Rongen trying to be. Jeff. Rusnak. South Florida Sun Sentinel. August 3, 1991. November 24, 2024. 39. Newspapers.com.