| Club: | Florida Strikers |
| Season: | 1996 |
| League: | USISL Premier League |
| League Result: | Southern Division: Third place |
| Cup1: | USISL playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | did not qualify |
| Pattern B1: | _unknown |
| Pattern B2: | _unknown |
| American: | True |
| Prevseason: | 1995 Strikers |
| Nextseason: | 1997 Strikers |
The 1996 Florida Strikers season was the first season of the new team in the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues, playing in the USISL Premier League. It was also the thirtieth season of the club in professional soccer. Previously the club had been named Fort Lauderdale Strikers and fielded a team in the USISL Professional League. This year, the team finished in third place in the Southern Division, and did not make the playoffs.
Blue denotes team has won their division.
Green denotes team has won playoff spot.
Orange denotes team gets bye into semifinals as defending champion.
| Place | Team | P | W | L | SW | GF | GA | GD | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington Bluegrass Bandits | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 28 | |
| 2 | Michigan Madness | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 25 | |
| 3 | Detroit Dynamite | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 22 | |
| 4 | Mid-Michigan Bucks | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 22 | |
| 5 | Kalamazoo Kingdom | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 15 | |
| 6 | Grand Rapids Explosion | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 21 | +15 | 0 |
| Place | Team | P | W | L | SW | GF | GA | GD | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Lone Stars | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 30 | |
| 2 | Omaha Flames | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 24 | |
| 3 | Sioux City Breeze | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 23 | |
| 4 | Des Moines Menace | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 21 | |
| 5 | Oklahoma City Heat | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 21 | |
| 6 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 15 |
The game between Sioux City and Wichita was postponed and could not be rescheduled before end of the season. The game was cancelled because it had no effect on the playoffs.
| Place | Team | P | W | L | SW | GF | GA | GD | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roanoke River Dawgs | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 30 | |
| 2 | Jackson Chargers | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 22 | |
| 3 | Nashville Metros | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 17 | |
| 4 | Birmingham Grasshoppers | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 12 |
| Place | Team | P | W | L | SW | GF | GA | GD | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocoa Expos | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 28 | |
| 2 | Orlando Lions | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 25 | |
| 3 | Florida Strikers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 19 | |
| 4 | West Florida Fury | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 15 | |
| 5 | Miami Breakers | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 12 | |
| 6 | South Florida Future | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 63 | -46 | 0 |
| Place | Team | P | W | L | SW | GF | GA | GD | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spokane Shadow | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 34 | |
| 2 | San Francisco Bay Seals | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 30 | |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Stampede | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 25 | |
| 4 | Puget Sound Hammers | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 24 | |
| 5 | Willamette Valley Firebirds | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 15 | |
| 6 | Bellingham Orcas | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 50 | -33 | 9 |
| Place | Team | P | W | L | SW | GF | GA | GD | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Coast Roadrunners | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 34 | |
| 2 | San Diego Top Guns | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 25 | |
| 3 | Arizona Phoenix | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 21 | |
| 4 | Tucson Amigos | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 21 | |
| 5 | Fontana Falcons | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 15 | |
| 6 | Southern California Gunners | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 9 |