Minnesota Strikers
Full name | Minnesota Strikers | ||
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Nickname(s) | Strikers | ||
Founded | 1984 (Previously Fort Lauderdale Strikers) | ||
Dissolved | 1988 (rebranded to Fort Lauderdale Strikers) | ||
Ground | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Met Center | ||
Capacity | 62,000 15,000 | ||
Coach | David Chadwick 1984 NASL Alan Merrick1984–88 MISL | ||
League | North American Soccer League Major Indoor Soccer League | ||
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The Minnesota Strikers were an American professional soccer team located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. The team played one season (1984) in the North American Soccer League and 4 seasons (1984 to 1988) in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
The Minnesota Strikers' history begins on November 30, 1983, when the Fort Lauderdale Strikers announced they were relocating to Minnesota (three seasons after the Minnesota Kicks folded) for the 1984 NASL season. The team played that year in the North American Soccer League at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, but the league collapsed at the end of the season. The team survived, however, moving indoors and joining the Major Indoor Soccer League. The team played four seasons in the MISL, folding after the 1987–88 season. The team played at Met Center during the MISL years.
Contents
1 Year-by-year
2 International Friendlies
3 Honors
4 1984 (NASL)
5 1984–85 (MISL)
6 1985–86 (MISL)
7 1986–87 (MISL)
8 1987-88 (MISL)
9 NASL coach
10 Coach (MISL)
11 Strikers NASL Draft
12 Strikers MISL Drafts
13 Media
13.1 Radio
13.2 Television
14 See also
Year-by-year
Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup | Avg. Attend. |
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1984 | 1 | NASL | 3rd, Western | Did not qualify | Did not enter | 14,262 |
1984–85 | N/A | MISL | 4th, Eastern | Semifinals | N/A | 4,809 |
1985–86 | N/A | MISL | 2nd, Eastern | Runners-up | N/A | 6,503 |
1986–87 | N/A | MISL | 4th, Eastern | Division Semifinals | N/A | 6,977 |
1987–88 | N/A | MISL | 1st, Eastern | Division Finals | N/A | 5,930 |
International Friendlies
Date | Visitor | Score | Host | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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May 23, 1984 | AFC Ajax | 4–2 | Minnesota Strikers | Metrodome | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 6,079 |
June 13, 1984 | Glasgow Rangers | 2–5 | Minnesota Strikers | Metrodome | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 6,866 |
Honors
Championships
Division Titles
U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame
Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame
MISL All-Star Game participants
| Newcomer of the Year
League Leading Goal Scorer
League Leading Goaltender
All-League First Team Selections
All-League Second Team Selections
All-League Honorable Mentions
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1984 (NASL)
Ricardo Alonso , John Bain , Bob Bolitho , Ben Collins , Bill Crook , Peter Daniel , Gary Etherington , Ken Fogarty , Jan Goossens , Ray Hudson , Godfrey Ingram , Mike Jeffries , Brian Kidd , Tino Lettieri , Terry Leiendecker , Dwight Lodeweges , John McGrane , Robert Meschbach , Bruce Miller , Paul Price , Thomas Rongen , Craig Scarpelli , Carl Strong , Barry Wallace , Alan Willey
1984–85 (MISL)
Ricardo Alonso , John Bain , Ben Collins , Bill Crook , Chris Dangerfield , Drago Dumbović , Gary Etherington , Ken Fogarty , Jan Goossens , Ray Hudson , Mike Jeffries , Matt Kennedy , Tino Lettieri , Steve Litt , Dwight Lodeweges , John McGrane , Bruce Miller , Thomas Rongen , Craig Scarpelli , Gregg Thompson , Thompson Usiyan , Barry Wallace , Alan Willey
1985–86 (MISL)
Tony Bono , David Byrne , Dan Canter , Stan Cummins , Chris Dangerfield , Drago Dumbović , Gary Etherington , Ken Fogarty , Jan Goossens , Ray Hudson , Bill Irwin , Mike Jeffries , Matt Kennedy , Tasso Koutsoukos , Tino Lettieri , Dwight Lodeweges , Bruce Miller , Kazbek Tambi , Gregg Thompson , Thompson Usiyan , Alan Willey
1986–87 (MISL)
Tony Bono , David Byrne , Dan Canter , Stan Cummins , Chris Dangerfield , Enzo Di Pede , Helmut Dudek , Gary Etherington , Ken Fogarty , Ray Hudson , Greg Ion , Mike Jeffries , Matt Kennedy , Steve Kinsey , Tasso Koutsoukos , Tino Lettieri , Dwight Lodeweges , Hector Marinaro , John O'Hara , Gregg Thompson , Thompson Usiyan , Alan Willey ; Elizabeth Robbie, President; Chris Wright, General Manager, Tim Robbie, Executive Vice President; Alan Merrick, Head Coach; Bruce Miller, Assistant Coach.
1987-88 (MISL)
Jerry Adzic , Tony Bono , Alex Bunbury , David Byrne , Stan Cummins , Chris Dangerfield , Gary Etherington , George Gelnovatch , Tom Gleason , Tim Harris , Ray Hudson , Steve Kinsey , Tino Lettieri , Dwight Lodeweges , Hector Marinaro , John O'Hara , Neill Roberts , Troy Snyder , Mike Sweeney , Gregg Thompson , Alan Willey ; Elizabeth Robbie, President; Chris Wright, General Manager, Tim Robbie, Executive Vice President; Alan Merrick, Head Coach; Bruce Miller, Assistant Coach.
NASL coach
David Chadwick 1984
Coach (MISL)
Alan Merrick (1984–88)
Strikers NASL Draft
1984
Round | Player | School |
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1 | Greg Kennedy | Indiana |
2 | Ronil Dufrene | Florida International |
3 | David McDaniel | Duke |
Strikers MISL Drafts
1985
Round | Player | School |
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1 | Paul DiBernardo | Indiana University |
2 | Peter Sawkins | Yale University |
3 | Tony Bono | Drexel University |
4 | Bruce Bellinger | Southern Illinois-Edwardsville |
1986
Round | Player | School |
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2 | Peter Smith | University of Tampa |
3 | Paul Schojan | Rochester Institute of Technology |
4 | Andy Pantason | University of Connecticut |
4 | Tony Scheuerman | Stillwater High School |
1987
Round | Player | School |
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1 | Brent Goulet | Warner Pacific University |
3 | George Gelnovatch | University of Virginia |
4 | Troy Snyder | Penn State University |
Media
Radio
- 1984 (NASL) KRSI-950 AM
- 1984–85 (MISL) WWTC-1280 AM
- 1987–88 (MISL) KSNE-1280 AM
Television
- 1984 (NASL) KITN 29
See also
Washington Darts 1970–71
Miami Gatos 1972
Miami Toros 1973–76
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1977–83- 1984 Minnesota Strikers season
Minnesota Kicks (1976–81)
Minnesota Thunder (1990–2009)
Minnesota United FC (2010-pres.)