Category: North American Soccer League 2011

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers of 2011-2016 were the latest in a series of nostalgic revivals of the original Strikers (1977-1983) of the old North American Soccer League. The franchise started out in 2006 as Miami FC in the lower-division United Soccer Leagues (USL). In 2011, the club joined a new version of the North American Soccer League (itself an exercise in nostalgia), took back the old Strikers name and colors, and moved into Lockhart Stadium, the home of the original Strikers in the 1970’s and 80’s. Though initially successful on the pitch, ownership turmoil roiled the club’s final seasons and the team shutdown without so much as an announcement in late 2016.