1988–89 Major Indoor Soccer League season

Major Indoor Soccer League
Season 1988–89
Champions San Diego Sockers
(5th title)
Matches played 168
Top goalscorer Preki (51 goals)
Average attendance 7,805

The 1988–89 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the eleventh in league history and would end with the San Diego Sockers repeating as MISL champions. It was the Sockers' seventh indoor title in eight NASL and MISL seasons. The Sockers would win seventh games in both the semifinals and championship series.

Recap

The league very nearly did not make it to the fall of 1988 as both labor negotiations and rising costs threatened to fold the league. The St. Louis Steamers, Minnesota Strikers, Cleveland Force and Chicago Sting dropped out over the course of the summer.[1] Plans for a 60-game schedule were scrapped,[2] and a new labor agreement was signed on July 16.[1]

The remaining seven teams would play a 48-game schedule that would see the top five teams qualify for the playoffs. The fourth and fifth-place teams would play each other, while the first-place team would play the winner in the league semifinals. The second and third-place teams played in the other semifinal, and the semifinal winners would play in the league championship series.[1]

After the season, the Los Angeles Lazers [3] folded and new franchises were placed in St. Louis and Cleveland for the 1989-90 season.[4]

Teams

Team City/Area Arena
Baltimore Blast Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena
Dallas Sidekicks Dallas, Texas Reunion Arena
Kansas City Comets Kansas City, Missouri Kemper Arena
Los Angeles Lazers Inglewood, California The Forum
San Diego Sockers San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena
Tacoma Stars Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Dome
Wichita Wings Wichita, Kansas Kansas Coliseum

Regular Season Schedule

The 1988–89 regular season schedule ran from November 4, 1988, to April 18, 1989. At 48 games, it was a decrease of eight games per team compared to the previous season.[5]

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB GF GA Home Road
Baltimore Blast2919.604--21520816-813-11
San Diego Sockers2721.563221816817-710-14
Dallas Sidekicks2424.500518520615-99-15
Tacoma Stars2325.479620820714-109-15
Wichita Wings2325.479621320815-98-16
Kansas City Comets2127.438821822212-129-15
Los Angeles Lazers2127.438819423314-107-17

Playoffs

  Wildcard Series Semifinals Championship Series
                           
  4 Tacoma Stars 1  
5 Wichita Wings 3  
  1 Baltimore Blast 4  
    5 Wichita Wings 2  
     
         
    1 Baltimore Blast 3
  2 San Diego Sockers 4
         
       
2 San Diego Sockers 4
    3 Dallas Sidekicks 3  
     

Wildcard Series

Tacoma vs. Wichita
DateAwayHomeAttendance
April 28Wichita 4Tacoma 14,193
April 29Wichita 4Tacoma 14,338
May 6Tacoma 5Wichita 49,320
May 8Tacoma 2Wichita 66,200
Wichita wins series 3-1

Semifinals

Baltimore vs. Wichita
DateAwayHomeAttendance
May 13Wichita 4Baltimore 57,105
David Byrne scored at 5:20 of overtime
May 16Wichita 4Baltimore 65,450
May 18Baltimore 6Wichita 46,027
May 19Baltimore 3Wichita 66,102
May 22Baltimore 5Wichita 76,187
May 24Wichita 1Baltimore 116,194
Baltimore wins series 4-2
San Diego vs. Dallas
DateAwayHomeAttendance
May 3Dallas 4San Diego 76,483
May 6Dallas 5San Diego 49,289
May 12San Diego 5Dallas 46,285
Steve Zungul scored at 11:12 of overtime
May 13San Diego 3Dallas 77,015
May 16San Diego 1Dallas 45,407
May 18Dallas 2San Diego 87,664
May 20Dallas 0San Diego 111,604
San Diego wins series 4-3

Championship Series

Baltimore vs. San Diego
DateAwayHomeAttendance
May 29San Diego 3Baltimore 46,539
Billy Ronson scored at 7:02 of overtime
May 30San Diego 5Baltimore 46,280
Steve Zungul scored at 2:46 of overtime
June 2Baltimore 2San Diego 511,484
June 4Baltimore 3San Diego 411,147
June 6Baltimore 6San Diego 312,884
June 8San Diego 0Baltimore 76,990
June 10San Diego 6Baltimore 511,220
San Diego wins series 4-3

Regular Season Player Statistics

[6]

Scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player Team GP G A Pts
Preki Tacoma Stars485153104
Chico Borja Wichita Wings45345387
Dale Mitchell Kansas City Comets47463682
Erik Rasmussen Wichita Wings48423678
Hector Marinaro Los Angeles Lazers44472875
Gary Heale Los Angeles Lazers48372966
Tatu Dallas Sidekicks43352964
Branko Segota San Diego Sockers31293463
Peter Ward Tacoma Stars47411960
Carl Valentine Baltimore Blast46312657

Leading goalkeepers

Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses

Player Team GP Min GA GAA W L
Victor NogueiraSan Diego Sockers331996952.861913
P.J. JohnsTacoma Stars3119461143.511813
Scott ManningBaltimore Blast2915961023.83179
Joe PapaleoDallas Sidekicks241463943.861311
Cris VaccaroWichita Wings4022981544.022214
Krys SobieskiDallas Sidekicks231415984.161112
Slobo IlijevskiBaltimore Blast231232894.34129
Kris PeatLos Angeles Lazers241273944.43148
Mike DowlerTacoma Stars171068824.60512

Playoff Player Statistics

[7]

Scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player Team GP G A Pts
Billy Ronson Baltimore Blast1317825
Domenic Mobilo Baltimore Blast1316622
Branko Segota San Diego Sockers12121022
Chico Borja Wichita Wings1010919
David Byrne Baltimore Blast1310717

Leading goalkeepers

Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses

Player Team GP Min GA GAA W L
Joe PapaleoDallas Sidekicks423792.2831
Victor NogueiraSan Diego Sockers14829523.7686
P.J. JohnsTacoma Stars3171113.8612
Scott ManningBaltimore Blast13740483.8975
Cris VaccaroWichita Wings10569444.6455

All-MISL Teams

First Team  Position  Second Team
Victor Nogueira, San Diego G Scott Manning, Baltimore
Kevin Crow, San Diego D Tim Wittman, Baltimore
Bruce Savage, Baltimore D Chico Moreira, Wichita
Chico Borja, Wichita M Branko Segota, San Diego
Preki, Tacoma F Hector Marinaro, Los Angeles
Dale Mitchell, Kansas City F Erik Rasmussen, Wichita
Honorable Mention  Position  
P.J. Johns, Tacoma G
Fernando Clavijo, Los Angeles D
Mike Powers, Dallas D
Kai Haaskivi, Baltimore M
Tatu, Dallas F
Carl Valentine, Baltimore F

League Awards

Most Valuable Player: Preki, Tacoma

Scoring Champion: Preki, Tacoma

Pass Master: Preki, Tacoma/Chico Borja, Wichita

Defender of the Year: Kevin Crow, San Diego

Rookie of the Year: Rusty Troy, Baltimore

Newcomer of the Year: Domenic Mobilio, Baltimore

Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, San Diego

Coach of the Year: Kenny Cooper, Baltimore

Championship Series Most Valuable Player: Victor Nogueira, San Diego

Championship Series Unsung Hero: Paul Daugherty, San Diego

Team Attendance Totals

Club Games Total Average
Kansas City Comets 24 221,465 9,228
Wichita Wings 24 207,465 8,644
Dallas Sidekicks 24 205,607 8,567
San Diego Sockers 24 201,186 8,383
Baltimore Blast 24 196,068 8,170
Tacoma Stars 24 162,751 6,781
Los Angeles Lazers 24 116,774 4,866
OVERALL 168 1,311,316 7,805

References

  1. 1 2 3 1989-90 MISL Official Guide. 1989. p. 49.
  2. ↑ "It Was Twenty Years Ago Today..." Kenn Tomasch. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ "MISL Lazers Reportedly Fold". Press-Courier. June 22, 1989. p. 11. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  4. ↑ 1989-90 MISL Official Guide. 1989. p. 50.
  5. ↑ 1989-90 MISL Official Guide. 1989. pp. 46–47.
  6. ↑ 1989-90 MISL Official Guide. 1989. p. 35.
  7. ↑ 1989-90 MISL Official Guide. 1989. p. 88.

Griffin, John, ed. (1989). MISL Official Guide 1989-90. Overland Park, Kansas: Major Indoor Soccer League Communications Department.

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