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| History of Professional Soccer in Minnesota |
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| North American Soccer League - 1976-1984 |
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| Minnesota Kicks - 1984 |
| Before the season, Ft. Lauderdale moved to Minnesota and became the Minnesota Strikers. |
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G |
W |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
% |
Att. |
| Eastern Division |
| Chicago Sting
| 24
| 13
| 11
| 50
| 49
| 120
| .541
| 8,376
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| Toronto Blizzard
| 24
| 14
| 10
| 46
| 33
| 117
| .583
| 11,452
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| New York Cosmos
| 24
| 13
| 11
| 43
| 42
| 115
| .541
| 12,817
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| Tampa Bay Rowdies
| 24
| 9
| 15
| 43
| 61
| 87
| .375
| 10,932
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| Western Division |
| San Diego Sockers
| 24
| 14
| 10
| 51
| 42
| 118
| .583
| 5,702
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| Vancouver Whitecaps
| 24
| 13
| 11
| 51
| 48
| 117
| .541
| 13,924
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| Minnesota Strikers
| 24
| 14
| 10
| 40
| 44
| 115
| .583
| 14,263
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| Tulsa Roughnecks
| 24
| 10
| 14
| 42
| 46
| 98
| .416
| 7,797
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| Golden Bay Earthquakes
| 24
| 8
| 16
| 61
| 62
| 95
| .333
| 10,676
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| Playoffs:
| Chicago defeated Vancouver 0-1(OT),3-1,4-3,
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Toronto defeated San Diego 2-1,1-0.
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| CHAMPIONSHIP:
| Chicago defeated Toronto 2-0.
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| After the season, Tulsa folded. During the fall, San Diego, Chicago, New York, and Minnesota joined the MISL for the indoor season. In March, the league folded, along with Toronto, Tampa Bay, Vancouver and Golden Bay. The Cosmos played exhibition games during 1985 before folding. San Diego, Chicago and Minnesota remained with the MISL. |
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