1989 Western Soccer League
Final league standings for the 1989 Western Soccer League season.
Season | 1989 |
---|---|
Champions | San Diego Nomads (2nd title) |
Premiers | San Diego Nomads (2nd title) |
Top goalscorer | Steve Corpening (11 goals) |
← 1988 |
League standings
North Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 16 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 27 | 98 |
2 | Portland Timbers | 16 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 21 | 92 |
3 | Seattle Storm | 16 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 21 | 87 |
4 | Sacramento Senators | 16 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 9 | 40 |
Source: [1]
South Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Diego Nomads | 16 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 23 | 99 |
2 | Los Angeles Heat | 16 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 15 | 81 |
3 | Real Santa Barbara | 16 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 10 | 51 |
4 | Arizona Condors | 16 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 9 | 50 |
5 | California Kickers | 16 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 1 | 42 |
Source: [1]
Playoffs
Bracket
Semifinals | 1989 WSL Final | ||||||||
1N | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 1(4) | |||||||
2S | Los Angeles Heat | 1(2) | |||||||
1N | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 0 | |||||||
1S | San Diego Nomads | 1 | |||||||
1S | San Diego Nomads | 2 | |||||||
2N | Portland Timbers | 1 | |||||||
Semifinal 1
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA) | 1–1 | Los Angeles Heat (CA) |
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Steve Corpening ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Dale Ervine ![]() |
Penalties | ||
? ![]() ? ![]() ? ![]() ? ![]() John Doyle ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Semifinal 2
San Diego Nomads (CA) | 2–1 | Portland Timbers (OR) |
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Waad Hirmez ![]() Wade Webber ![]() |
Report | John Bain ![]() |
Final
San Diego Nomads (CA) | 1–0 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA) |
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Paul Wright ![]() |
Report |
Points leaders
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Assists | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jerome Watson | San Diego Nomads | 10 | 7 | 27 |
2 | Steve Corpening | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 11 | 2 | 24 |
3 | Mark Kerlin | Arizona Condors | 9 | 4 | 22 |
4 | Wes Wade | Arizona Condors | 10 | 1 | 21 |
5 | Chance Fry | Seattle Storm | 8 | 4 | 20 |
6 | Jeff Hooker | Los Angeles Heat | 7 | 5 | 19 |
7 | Scott Benedetti | Portland Timbers | 8 | 1 | 17 |
Steve Boardman | San Diego Nomads | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
9 | Rob Baarts | Portland Timbers | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Robert Lang | San Diego Nomads | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
Eddie Henderson | Seattle Storm | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
12 | Dave Palic | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 6 | 1 | 13 |
Thien Nguyen | San Diego Nomads | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
14 | Brent Goulet | Seattle Storm | 6 | 0 | 12 |
Steve Petuskey | Sacramento Senators | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
Dominic Kinnear | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
17 | Chris John | F.C. Portland | 5 | 1 | 11 |
Billy Thompson | Los Angeles Heat | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
Peter Hattrup | Seattle Storm | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
Jim Webber | Portland Timbers | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
Jim Gabarra | Los Angeles Heat | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
22 | Cesar Plasencia | Sacramento Senators | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Townsend Qin | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Honors
- MVP: Kasey Keller
- Leading goal scorer: Steve Corpening
- Leading goalkeeper: Kasey Keller
- First Team All League
- Goalkeeper: Kasey Keller
- Defenders: Marcelo Balboa, John Doyle, Mike Lapper, Cle Kooiman
- Midfielders: Dominic Kinnear, John Bain, Chris Henderson
- Forwards: Scott Benedetti, Jeff Hooker, Mark Kerlin
- Second Team All League
- Goalkeeper: Todd Elias
- Defenders: Steve Boardman, Troy Dayak, Grant Gibbs, Arturo Velazco
- Midfielders: Jim Gabarra, Jerome Watson
- Forwards: Steve Corpening, Brent Goulet, Eddie Henderson, Wes Wade
1989 National Professional Soccer Championship
In anticipation of a proposed merger, which eventually took place the following year, the WSL champions faced off against the American Soccer League champions in the 1989 National Pro Soccer Championship on September 9 at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The matched marked the first time since 1984 that an undisputed national champion of professional soccer was crowned in the U.S.[3]
References
- "The Year in American Soccer – 1989". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- "1989 Points Leaders" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- Brents, Phillips (September 13, 1989). "Strikers down Nomads 3-1 for pro soccer title". The Star-News. Chula Vista, CA. p. D6. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
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