Minnesota Strikers

Minnesota Strikers

Full name	Minnesota Strikers
Nickname(s)	Strikers
Founded	1984 (Previously Fort Lauderdale Strikers)
Dissolved	1988 (rebranded to Fort Lauderdale Strikers)
Stadium	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Met Center
Ground Capacity	62,000 15,000
Coach	David Chadwick 1984 NASL Alan Merrick1984–88 MISL
League	North American Soccer League Major Indoor Soccer League

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.

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