1989 Western Soccer League

Western Soccer League
1989 season
Season1989
ChampionsSan Diego Nomads
(2nd title)
PremiersSan Diego Nomads
(2nd title)
Top goalscorerSteve Corpening
(11 goals)
← 1988

Final league standings for the 1989 Western Soccer League season.

League standings

North Division

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 16 11 5 37 26 +11 27 98 Playoffs
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 Qualification
1 San Diego Nomads (C) 16 12 4 30 18 +12 23 99 Playoffs
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]
(C) Champions

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)1–1Los Angeles Heat (CA)
Steve Corpening 55:09' Report 1
Report 2		 Dale Ervine 87:53'
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Attendance: 3,500
Referee: (USA)

Semifinal 2

San Diego Nomads (CA)2–1Portland Timbers (OR)
Waad Hirmez 10.51' (pen.)
Wade Webber 50:10' (o.g.)		 Report John Bain 40:15'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: (USA)

Final

San Diego Nomads (CA)1–0San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA)
Paul Wright 49:07' (Nguyen) Report
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: (USA)

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

[2]

Honors

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]

Match report

San Diego Nomads California1–3Florida Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Watson 73:13' (Nguyen)
Ortiz Yellow card 86:10'		 Report Moreland Yellow card 44:40'
Eichmann 74:24' (Alonso)
Edwards 84:40' (Carrera)
Carrera 89:00' (Moreland)
Attendance: 8,632
Referee: Levon Baladjanian

References

  1. ^ a b "The Year in American Soccer – 1989". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "1989 Points Leaders" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  3. ^ 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.