1984 Minnesota Strikers season
The 1984 Minnesota Strikers season of the North American Soccer League was the first season of the new team, and the club's eighteenth season in professional soccer. It is also the first ever incarnation of the club's new name. Previously, they were known as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. This was the first time the club played in the Western Division. They finished in third place and did not make the playoffs that year. After the league ended in 1984, the club folded the outdoor team and placed an indoor team in the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 1984–85 season, and continued to do so until 1988.
| 1984 season | |||
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| Owner |  Elizabeth Robbie | ||
| Manager |  David Chadwick | ||
| Stadium | The Metrodome | ||
| NASL | Western Division: third place | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Steve Zungul (20 goals) All: Steve Zungul (20 goals) | ||
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Competitions
NASL regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, Pts= point system
6 points for a win, 4 points for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.
| Eastern Division | W | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Sting | 13 | 11 | 50 | 49 | 44 | 120 | 6-6 | 7-5 |
| Toronto Blizzard | 14 | 10 | 46 | 33 | 35 | 117 | 9-3 | 5-7 |
| New York Cosmos | 13 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 115 | 9-3 | 4-8 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | 15 | 43 | 61 | 35 | 87 | 9-3 | 0-12 |
| Western Division | W | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Sockers | 14 | 10 | 51 | 42 | 40 | 118 | 9-3 | 5-7 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 13 | 11 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 117 | 10-2 | 3-9 |
| Minnesota Strikers | 14 | 10 | 40 | 44 | 35 | 115 | 8-4 | 6-6 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 10 | 14 | 42 | 46 | 38 | 98 | 8-4 | 2-10 |
| Golden Bay Earthquakes | 8 | 16 | 61 | 62 | 49 | 95 | 4-8 | 4-8 |
Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Zungul | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 24 | 20 | 10 | 50 |
| Branko Šegota | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 24 | 18 | 11 | 47 |
| Ron Futcher | Tulsa Roughnecks | 23 | 18 | 8 | 44 |
| Karl-Heinz Granitza | Chicago Sting | 24 | 16 | 12 | 44 |
| Peter Ward | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | 16 | 10 | 42 |
| Ade Coker | San Diego Sockers | 22 | 16 | 7 | 39 |
| David Byrne | Toronto Blizzard | 20 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| Alan Willey | Minnesota Strikers | 24 | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| Jean Willrich | San Diego Sockers | 22 | 5 | 20 | 30 |
| Roberto Bettega | Toronto Blizzard | 23 | 8 | 13 | 29 |
Leading Goalkeepers
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shutouts
| Player | Team | GP | Min | GA | GAA | W | L | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hammond | Toronto Blizzard | 21 | 1937 | 25 | 1.16 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Hubert Birkenmeier | New York Cosmos | 22 | 2007 | 34 | 1.50 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| Tino Lettieri | Minnesota Strikers | 18 | 1622 | 28 | 1.55 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| Victor Nogueira | Chicago Sting | 18 | 1663 | 30 | 1.62 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Winston DuBose | Tulsa Roughnecks | 22 | 1931 | 38 | 1.77 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| Paul Bradshaw | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | 2161 | 46 | 1.92 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| Jim Gorsek | San Diego Sockers | 15 | 1369 | 32 | 2.10 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Arnie Mausser | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 23 | 2100 | 57 | 2.44 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| Bill Irwin | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 21 | 1964 | 54 | 2.48 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
NASL Playoffs
Did not qualify