1984–85 Minnesota Strikers season

The 1984–85 Minnesota Strikers season of the Major Indoor Soccer League was the first season of the new team in the indoor league, and part of the club's eighteenth season in professional soccer. Previously, the club fielded an outdoor team in the North American Soccer League. This year, the team finished fourth in the Eastern Division of the regular season. They made it to the playoffs and were a Division Finalist.

Minnesota Strikers

1984–85 season
Owner	Elizabeth Robbie
Manager	Alan Merrick
Stadium	Met Center
MISL	Eastern Division: Fourth place Division Finalist
Top goalscorer	League: Steve Zungul (68 goals) All: Steve Zungul (68 goals)
Home colors Away colors

Competitions

MISL regular season

Playoff teams in bold.

Eastern Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	GF	GA	Home	Road
Baltimore Blast	32	16	.667	--	252	190	19-5	13-11
Chicago Sting	28	20	.583	4	261	223	20-4	8-16
Cleveland Force	27	21	.563	5	239	228	15-9	12-12
Minnesota Strikers	24	24	.500	8	224	226	16-8	8-16
St. Louis Steamers	24	24	.500	8	211	207	16-8	8-16
Pittsburgh Spirit	19	29	.396	13	217	256	16-8	3-21
New York Cosmos	11	22	.333	13½	137	285	7-9	4-13

Western Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	GF	GA	Home	Road
San Diego Sockers	37	11	.771	--	302	201	18-6	19-5
Las Vegas Americans	30	18	.625	7	269	214	18-6	12-12
Los Angeles Lazers	24	24	.500	13	232	230	14-10	10-14
Kansas City Comets	22	26	.458	15	216	221	13-11	9-15
Wichita Wings	21	26	.437	15½	202	233	14-10	7-16
Tacoma Stars	17	31	.354	20	207	263	11-13	6-18
Dallas Sidekicks	12	36	.333	25	194	286	8-16	4-20

MISL Playoffs

	Wildcard Series					Division Semifinals					Division Finals					Championship Series
	WC2	St. Louis Steamers	1
	WC3	Kansas City Comets	2
						1	San Diego Sockers	3
						8	Kansas City Comets	0
											1	San Diego Sockers	3
											6	Minnesota Strikers	2
	WC1	Minnesota Strikers	2
	WC4	Wichita Wings	1
						3	Las Vegas Americans	1
						6	Minnesota Strikers	3
																1	San Diego Sockers	4
																2	Baltimore Blast	1
						2	Baltimore Blast	3
						7	Los Angeles Lazers	0
											2	Baltimore Blast	3
											5	Cleveland Force	2
						4	Chicago Sting	2
						5	Cleveland Force	3

Wildcard Series

Minnesota vs. Wichita Date Away Home Attendance April 17 Wichita 1 Minnesota 2 4,233 April 19 Minnesota 3 Wichita 8 7,053 April 21 Wichita 2 Minnesota 3 4,032 Jan Goossens scored at 2:45 of overtime Minnesota wins series 2-1

St. Louis vs. Kansas City Date Away Home Attendance April 17 Kansas City 5 St. Louis 4 7,636 Damir Haramina scored at 8:14 of overtime April 19 St. Louis 3 Kansas City 2 10,241 Tasso Koutsoukos scored at 1:22 of overtime Kansas City wins series 2-0

Quarterfinals

San Diego vs. Kansas City Date Away Home Attendance April 24 Kansas City 3 San Diego 4 7,552 Brian Quinn scored at 11:45 of overtime April 26 Kansas City 7 San Diego 11 9,560 April 28 San Diego 3 Kansas City 2 10,458 San Diego wins series 3-0

Chicago vs. Cleveland Date Away Home Attendance April 19 Cleveland 5 Chicago 4 6,550 Peter Ward scored at 10:31 of overtime April 21 Cleveland 4 Chicago 8 5,005 April 24 Chicago 1 Cleveland 6 8,112 April 27 Chicago 4 Cleveland 5 11,248 Keith Furphy scored at 5:01 of overtime Cleveland wins series 3-1

Baltimore vs. Los Angeles Date Away Home Attendance April 24 Los Angeles 3 Baltimore 4 7,108 April 26 Los Angeles 3 Baltimore 11 9,493 April 28 Baltimore 5 Los Angeles 4 4,746 Baltimore wins series 3-0

Las Vegas vs. Minnesota Date Away Home Attendance April 24 Minnesota 6 Las Vegas 5 5,278 April 26 Minnesota 4 Las Vegas 6 6,016 April 28 Las Vegas 2 Minnesota 3 7,134 May 1 Las Vegas 1 Minnesota 4 5,094 Minnesota wins series 3-1

Semifinals

San Diego vs. Minnesota Date Away Home Attendance May 5 Minnesota 1 San Diego 8 8,494 May 8 Minnesota 5 San Diego 6 10,143 Jean Willrich scored at 1:15 of overtime May 10 San Diego 5 Minnesota 8 8,270 May 12 San Diego 3 Minnesota 3 7,871 Minnesota wins shootout 3-2** May 14 Minnesota 0 San Diego 7 10,059 San Diego wins series 3-2

Baltimore vs. Cleveland Date Away Home Attendance May 3 Cleveland 5 Baltimore 6 7,568 May 5 Cleveland 5 Baltimore 3 8,205 May 10 Baltimore 3 Cleveland 4 13,093 May 11 Baltimore 7 Cleveland 6 13,861 May 14 Cleveland 4 Baltimore 7 9,184 Baltimore wins series 3-2

**San Diego won the shootout 4-3, but Minnesota appealed the result, as the Sockers used an ineligible player. The Strikers were declared winners on May 13.