Fort Lauderdale Sun / South Florida Sun
June 8, 2013
The Fort Lauderdale Sun were an oddball pro soccer entry during the dark years of the mid-1980’s for the outdoor game in the United States. The team formed in February 1984 to replaced the recently departed Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the NASL at Lockhart Stadium. The Sun played in the newly formed United Soccer League (USL) and won the league championship in their 1984 debut season, despite the team’s owner getting indicted midway through the season in a marijuana smuggling conspiracy. The United Soccer League disbanded partway into its sophomore campaign in June 1985, bringing about the end of the Sun.
