Miami Fusion

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Miami Fusion
Miami Fusion logo
Full name Miami Fusion FC
place Fort Lauderdale , Florida , USA
Founded 1997
Dissolved 2001
Club colors
Stadion Lockhart Stadium
Top league Major League Soccer
successes MLS Supporters' Shield (2001)
home
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The Miami Fusion FC was a franchise of professional football - League Major League Soccer (MLS) from Fort Lauderdale , Florida . The team played in Major League Soccer (MLS) between 1998 and 2001.

history

The franchise was inducted into the MLS along with Chicago Fire in 1998. In the first two seasons they reached the playoffs , but were eliminated in the quarterfinals against DC United . In 2000 they missed the playoffs, but reached the final of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup . A year later, the Fusion was the team with the highest points in the regular season and won the MLS Supporters' Shield . In the semifinals you failed at the San José Earthquakes . For financial reasons they then withdrew from the league.

Stadion

Lockhart Stadium

The home games were played at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The 20,450-seat stadium was home to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League from 1977 to 1983 . Then played from 1988 to 1994 another team named Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the stadium. The team played in what was then the American Professional Soccer League.

successes

player

→ see main article: List of Miami Fusion Players

statistics

Seasonal balance

season Regular season Playoff Average attendance
regular season 		Average audience
play-off 		US Open Cup
1998 4th place (East) Quarter finals 10,284 not known Quarter finals
1999 4th place (East) Quarter finals 8,689 not known not participated
2000 3rd place (East) not qualified 7,460 not qualified final
2001 1st place (East) Semifinals 11,177 not known Round of 16

Club records

These records relate to the regular season :

Trainer