1985–86 Minnesota Strikers season

Minnesota Strikers

1985–86 season

Manager

Alan Merrick

Stadium

Met Center

MISL

Eastern Division: Second place
MISL Championship:Finalist

Top goalscorer

League:

Steve Zungul
(55 goals)
All:

Steve Zungul
(55 goals)

Home colors

Away colors

← 1984–85 Strikers (indoor)

1986–87 Strikers (indoor) →

The 1985-86 Minnesota Strikers season of the Major Indoor Soccer League was the second season of the team in the indoor league, and the club's nineteenth season in professional soccer. This year, the team finished second in the Eastern Division of the regular season. They made it to the playoffs and the MISL Championship Series. They were this year's Runners-up.

Competitions

MISL regular season

Playoff teams in bold.

Eastern Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	GF	GA	Home	Road
Cleveland Force	27	21	.563	--	252	212	15-9	12-12
Minnesota Strikers	26	22	.542	1	232	242	16-8	10-14
Dallas Sidekicks	25	23	.521	2	220	231	16-8	9-15
Baltimore Blast	24	24	.500	3	211	201	17-7	7-17
Chicago Sting	23	25	.479	4	196	196	14-10	9-15
Pittsburgh Spirit	23	25	.479	4	221	237	18-6	5-19

Western Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	GF	GA	Home	Road
San Diego Sockers	36	12	.750	--	308	195	21-3	15-9
Wichita Wings	27	21	.563	9	252	212	15-9	12-12
Tacoma Stars	23	25	.479	13	208	232	15-9	8-16
St. Louis Steamers	23	25	.479	13	223	233	16-8	7-17
Kansas City Comets	18	30	.375	18	217	268	12-12	6-18
Los Angeles Lazers	13	35	.271	23	197	270	9-15	4-20

MISL Playoffs

Division Semifinals

Division Finals

Championship Series

Quarterfinals

Cleveland vs. Baltimore
Date	Away	Home	Attendance
April 8	Baltimore 2	Cleveland 7	8,666
April 13	Baltimore 8	Cleveland 3	19,468
April 15	Cleveland 6	Baltimore 8	7,631
April 18	Cleveland 4	Baltimore 3	12,232
	Kai Haaskivi scored at 3:21 of overtime
April 20	Baltimore 1	Cleveland 5	16,626
Cleveland wins series 3-2

Minnesota vs. Dallas
Date	Away	Home	Attendance
April 12	Dallas 3	Minnesota 5	7,101
April 13	Dallas 2	Minnesota 7	5,151
April 16	Minnesota 3	Dallas 4	10,218
April 19	Minnesota 7	Dallas 4	13,908
Minnesota wins series 3-1

San Diego vs. St. Louis
Date	Away	Home	Attendance
April 10	St. Louis 6	San Diego 7	7,506
	Gary Collier scored at 11:31 of overtime
April 12	St. Louis 3	San Diego 5	10,123
April 16	San Diego 7	St. Louis 8	7,506
April 19	San Diego 10	St. Louis 4	9,464
San Diego wins series 3-1

Wichita vs. Tacoma
Date	Away	Home	Attendance
April 9	Tacoma 5	Wichita 6	7,382
April 12	Tacoma 5	Wichita 4	9,561
April 16	Wichita 4	Tacoma 5	14,162
	Fran O'Brien scored at 8:02 of overtime
April 18	Wichita 1	Tacoma 3	17,094
Tacoma wins series 3-1

Semifinals

Cleveland vs. Minnesota
Date	Away	Home	Attendance
April 25	Minnesota 2	Cleveland 5	18,797
April 27	Minnesota 6	Cleveland 2	16,877
May 2	Cleveland 5	Minnesota 6	10,254
	Thompson Usiyan scored at 2:08 of overtime
May 4	Cleveland 3	Minnesota 7	10,351
Minnesota wins series 3-1

San Diego vs. Tacoma
Date	Away	Home	Attendance
April 23	Tacoma 4	San Diego 10	8,308
April 29	Tacoma 2	San Diego 7	9,432
May 1	San Diego 3	Tacoma 4	15,290
May 7	San Diego 8	Tacoma 5	19,476
San Diego wins series 3-1

Championship Series

San Diego vs. Minnesota
Date	Away	Home	Attendance
May 9	Minnesota 2	San Diego 7	10,370
May 11	Minnesota 6	San Diego 1	9,172
May 16	San Diego 2	Minnesota 7	15,756
May 18	San Diego 3	Minnesota 4	15,849
May 21	Minnesota 4	San Diego 7	10,613
May 23	San Diego 6	Minnesota 3	15,944
May 26	Minnesota 3	San Diego 5	10,613
San Diego wins series 4-3

References

Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Formerly Miami FC Founded 2006 Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Stadiums	Tropical Park Stadium (2006–2008) Lockhart Stadium (2009–2016) Central Broward Regional Park (2016–present)

Rivalries	Coastal Cup

Affiliated clubs	Adelaide United FC Desportivo Brasil Estoril

Previous Clubs	Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–83) Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–94) Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1994–97)

Other topics	Related articles

Seasons

USL First Division	2006 2007 2008 2009

USSF D2 Pro League	2010

NASL	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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