1987–88 Minnesota Strikers season

Minnesota Strikers

1987–88 season
Owner	Elizabeth Robbie
Manager	Alan Merrick
Stadium	Met Center
MISL	Eastern Division: First place Semifinalist
Top goalscorer	Erik Rasmussen
Home colors Away colors

The 1987–88 Minnesota Strikers season of the Major Indoor Soccer League was the fourth season of the team in the indoor league, and the club's twenty-first season in professional soccer. This year, the team finished first in the Eastern Division of the regular season. They made it to the playoffs and were a semifinalist. This was the last year of the team as the club folded it and moved back to Fort Lauderdale. There, the club fielded a new outdoor team named the Fort Lauderdale Strikers for the 1988 season of the new American Soccer League.

Competitions

MISL regular season

Playoff teams in bold.

Eastern Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	GF	GA	Home	Road
Minnesota Strikers	31	25	.554	-	274	252
Cleveland Force	30	26	.536	1	242	219
Dallas Sidekicks	28	28	.500	3	200	204
Baltimore Blast	25	31	.446	6	235	249
Chicago Sting	24	32	.429	7	227	247

Western Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	GF	GA	Home	Road
San Diego Sockers	42	14	.750	-	277	189
Los Angeles Lazers	31	25	.554	11	291	266
Kansas City Comets	29	27	.518	13	294	290
Tacoma Stars	27	29	.482	15	259	285
Wichita Wings	23	33	.411	19	232	261
St. Louis Steamers	18	38	.321	24	214	280

MISL Playoffs

• QUARTER-FINALS:
  • Minnesota defeated Baltimore, 5-3, 4-2, 1-5, 9-4
  • Cleveland defeated Dallas, 3-2, 3-6, 5-4 (2OT), 5-2
  • Kansas City defeated Los Angeles, 9-6, 4-2, 7-5
  • San Diego defeated Tacoma, 6-2, 3-4 (OT), 7-2, 7-6
• SEMI-FINALS:
  • Cleveland defeated Minnesota, 7-3, 0-7, 5-4, 5-2, 7-2
  • San Diego defeated Kansas City, 4-5, 5-4, 6-7(OT), 3-7, 7-1, 6-1, 8-5