The Florida Strikers were a soccer team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 1994, they began play in the United States Interregional Soccer League as the Fort Lauderdale Kicks. The next year, with the folding of the American Professional Soccer League Strikers, the Kicks took the name Fort Lauderdale Strikers for themselves. This only lasted one year as the team changed names again, becoming the Florida Strikers before the 1996 season. The team folded in 1997.
| Full name | Fort Lauderdale Kicks (1994) Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1995) Florida Strikers (1996–1997) | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Kicks, Strikers | ||
| Founded | 1994 1995 (rebranded following previous Strikers) 1996 | ||
| Dissolved | 1997 (later succeeded by Fort Lauderdale Strikers) | ||
| League | USISL (1994–1997) | ||
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Year-by-year
edit| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 1994 | 3 | USISL | 6th, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
| 1995 | 3 | USISL Pro League | 4th, Southeast | Divisional Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | 4 | USISL PDSL | 3rd, Southern | Division Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | 3 | USISL D-3 Pro League | 4th, South Atlantic | Division Semifinals | Did not qualify |
See also
edit- Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977-1983)
- Fort Lauderdale Sun Division 2 team of the short-lived USL (1984–85)
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988-1994)
- Miami Fusion Now defunct MLS team (1997–2001)
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016) (formerly Miami FC) former Division 2 team which competed in the NASL