Fort Lauderdale Strikers

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers are an American football team from Fort Lauderdale, FL. The club was founded in 2006 and plays in the North American Soccer League, the second highest league in North American football.

Owner of the club is the company Traffic Sports USA, the U.S. subsidiary of the Brazilian company Traffic Sports, the South American football competitions like the Copa America or the Copa Sudamericana organized.

Until the 2010 season called the team Miami FC.

History

On 16 April 2006, the club wore out his first game against the Jamaican champions Portmore United, which won Miami 1-0. The goal came from Mario Rafael Rodríguez, the template was provided by the former Brazilian international Zinho. Previously the club had the Brazilian striker Romario committed, but who moved to the Australian first division club Adelaide United after a short time.

The Miami FC participated in the USL -1 season 2006 season on. This was completed with the fifth in the regular season. In the subsequent quarter-finals of the play-offs, the team lost against the Vancouver Whitecaps. In the following three years sic could no longer qualify for the play- offs Miami.

Wanting In November 2009, the team announced no longer in a league of the United Soccer Leagues play. Miami was co-founder of the North American Soccer League, which should open in 2010 their league play. Due to a dispute between USL and NASL new, the USSF Division 2 Professional League was called into life for the 2010 season. There, the team played in the NASL Conference, but finished only fourth place and thus failed to qualify for the play- offs.

In summer 2010, Miami FC announced to want to use the additional Strikers from 2011 the team name to want the former NASL team Fort Lauderdale Strikers honor. On 17 February 2011, the franchise in Fort Lauderdale Strikers called to.

Stadium

Since 2009, the Miami FC and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers carrying out their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. The stadium holds 20,450 spectators was opened in 1959. It was originally built as Leichtahtletikplatz for local high schools. It is part of a sports complex which includes the Fort Lauderdale Stadium is one which The New York Yankees had used more than 40 years as a training ground for their pre-season preparations. Owner of Lockhart Stadium is the School Board of Broward County.

In addition to the Strikers which also uses the football team the Florida Atlantic University Stadium.

Statistics

Record this season

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