Miami Toros

The Miami Toros were a professional soccer team in the North American Soccer League from 1972 to 1976. The club was founded in 1967 as the Washington Darts, and moved to Miami, where they played the 1972 season in the NASL's Southern Division as the Miami Gatos. In 1973, the club rebranded as the Miami Toros. Their home field was at times the Miami Orange Bowl, Tamiami Field and Miami Dade College's North Campus Stadium.
After the 1976 season, the team moved to Fort Lauderdale and became known as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and later moved to Minnesota and became known as the Minnesota Strikers.
Prominent players included 1973 league MVP Warren Archibald who was from Point Fortin, the smallest borough in Trinidad and Tobago, and 1975 league MVP Juan Carlos Moramarco who was from Rosario, Argentina.
Beginning in 1975, the Toros had a rivalry with the Tampa Bay Rowdies that grew even fiercer after the Toros moved to Ft. Lauderdale and became the Strikers.

Year-by-year

Year	League	W	L	T	Pts	Reg. season	Playoffs	Attendance
1972	NASL	3	8	3	44	4th, Southern Division	did not qualify	2,112
1973	NASL	8	5	6	88	3rd, Eastern Division	did not qualify	5,479
1974	NASL	9	5	6	107	1st, Eastern Division	Won Semifinal Lost Championship	7,340
1975	NASL indoor	2	0	—	4	2nd, Region 3	did not qualify	N/A
1975	NASL	14	8	—	123	2nd, Eastern Division	Won Quarterfinal Lost Semifinal	4,921
1976	NASL indoor	1	1	—	2	3rd, Eastern Regional	did not qualify	N/A
1976	NASL	6	18	—	63	4th, Atlantic Conference, Eastern Division	did not qualify	3,070

NASL championships

Division titles

League MVP

League scoring champion

League goal scoring champion

Coach of the Year

All-Star first team selections

All-Star second team selections

All-Star honorable mentions

U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame