Fort Lauderdale Sun

Fort Lauderdale Sun

The Fort Lauderdale Sun was a U.S. soccer team which played two seasons in the United Soccer League. In 1983, the team was known as the Fort Lauderdale Sun, but in 1985, changed its name to the South Florida Sun.

Origins

The United Soccer League (USL) was formed after the second American Soccer League (ASL) folded in 1983. The ASL had served as the de-facto U.S. second division for decades, but collapsed due to overexpansion and financial insolvency. The USL intended to avoid this fate by creating a lean, financially responsible league. In 1984, the league began play with nine teams in three regional divisions. The Fort Lauderdale Sun joined the Charlotte Gold and Jacksonville Tea Men in the Southern Division. Both of the Suns' opponents came to the USL from the ASL. Additionally, the Tea Men had played several seasons in the first division North American Soccer League until 1982.

1984: Champions

The Suns gained a significant boost when it signed former Peruvian great Teofilo Cubillas. Cubillas joined several other NASL veterans on the Sun, giving the team one of the most talented rosters in the new league. This paid dividends as they played to a 15-9 record, scoring fifty-three goals and giving up only thirty-four. After making the playoffs, the Sun crushed the Buffalo Storm in the semi-finals, then defeated the Houston Dynamo to take the league title.

1985: League collapses

Despite the league’s financial austerity, it lost most of its teams during the off season. Only four remained to begin the 1985 season, and the league folded after only six games. The Sun, renamed the South Florida Sun, led the league standings with a 4-2 record when the league collapsed.

Honors

Champion
* 1985

Rookie of the Year
* Mark Schwartz 1984

Top Goalkeeper
* Jim Tietjens 1984

Year-by-year

Notable players

* Boris Bandov
* Tony Crescitelli
* Teofilo Cubillas
* Colin Fowles
* Asa Hartford (1984-85)
* Ernst Jean-Baptiste
* Jim Tietjens
* Geoff Wall
*flagicon|England Dave Watson (1984)
*flagicon|England Keith Weller (1984)

External links

[http://mywebpages.comcast.net/dulyjs/strikers/strikers_history.html Overview of Fort Lauderdale soccer]


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