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| Full name | Minnesota Strikers | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Strikers | ||
| Founded | 1984 (Previously Fort Lauderdale Strikers) | ||
| Dissolved | 1988 (rebranded to Fort Lauderdale Strikers) | ||
| Stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Met Center | ||
| Capacity | 62,000 15,000 | ||
| Coach | David Chadwick 1984 NASL Alan Merrick1984–88 MISL | ||
| League | North American Soccer League Major Indoor Soccer League | ||
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The Minnesota Strikers were an American soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) for the 1984 season and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1984 through 1988. The team was based in Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area and played their outdoor home games at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the Met Center for indoor games. Founded in 1967 as the Washington Darts and playing in Miami as the Gatos and the Toros before playing seven season as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers the team left Florida following the 1983 North American Soccer League season. After the 1987–88 season and playing four seasons in the MISL the team ceased operations.