1987–88 Minnesota Strikers season
Appearance
1987–88 season | |||
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Owner | ![]() | ||
Manager | ![]() | ||
Stadium | Met Center | ||
MISL | Eastern Division: First place Semifinalist | ||
Top goalscorer | Erik Rasmussen | ||
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The 1987–88 Minnesota Strikers season of the Major Indoor Soccer League was the fourth season of the team in the indoor league, and the club's twenty-first season in professional soccer. This year, the team finished first in the Eastern Division of the regular season. They made it to the playoffs and were a semifinalist. This was the last year of the team as the club folded it and moved back to Fort Lauderdale. There, the club fielded a new outdoor team named the Fort Lauderdale Strikers for the 1988 season of the new American Soccer League.
Background
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Review
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Competitions
[edit]MISL regular season
[edit]Playoff teams in bold.
Eastern Division | W | L | Pct. | GB | GF | GA | Home | Road |
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Minnesota Strikers | 31 | 25 | .554 | - | 274 | 252 | ||
Cleveland Force | 30 | 26 | .536 | 1 | 242 | 219 | ||
Dallas Sidekicks | 28 | 28 | .500 | 3 | 200 | 204 | ||
Baltimore Blast | 25 | 31 | .446 | 6 | 235 | 249 | ||
Chicago Sting | 24 | 32 | .429 | 7 | 227 | 247 |
Western Division | W | L | Pct. | GB | GF | GA | Home | Road |
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San Diego Sockers | 42 | 14 | .750 | - | 277 | 189 | ||
Los Angeles Lazers | 31 | 25 | .554 | 11 | 291 | 266 | ||
Kansas City Comets | 29 | 27 | .518 | 13 | 294 | 290 | ||
Tacoma Stars | 27 | 29 | .482 | 15 | 259 | 285 | ||
Wichita Wings | 23 | 33 | .411 | 19 | 232 | 261 | ||
St. Louis Steamers | 18 | 38 | .321 | 24 | 214 | 280 |
Results summaries
[edit]Results by round
[edit]Match reports
[edit]MISL Playoffs
[edit]- QUARTER-FINALS:
- Minnesota defeated Baltimore, 5-3, 4-2, 1-5, 9-4
- Cleveland defeated Dallas, 3-2, 3-6, 5-4 (2OT), 5-2
- Kansas City defeated Los Angeles, 9-6, 4-2, 7-5
- San Diego defeated Tacoma, 6-2, 3-4 (OT), 7-2, 7-6
- SEMI-FINALS:
- Cleveland defeated Minnesota, 7-3, 0-7, 5-4, 5-2, 7-2
- San Diego defeated Kansas City, 4-5, 5-4, 6-7(OT), 3-7, 7-1, 6-1, 8-5
Bracket
[edit]Match reports
[edit]Statistics
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Transfers
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