1989 Western Soccer League

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Western Soccer League
1989 season
Season1989
Champions San Diego Nomads
(2nd title)
Premiers San Diego Nomads
(2nd title)
Top goalscorer Steve Corpening
(11 goals)
1988
APSL 1990

Final league standings for the 1989 Western Soccer League season.

Contents

League standings

North Division

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDBPPtsQualification
1 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 161153726+112798Playoffs
2 Portland Timbers 161153225+72192
3 Seattle Storm 161063223+92187
4 Sacramento Senators 16313204323940
Source: [1]

South Division

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDBPPtsQualification
1 San Diego Nomads (C)161243018+122399Playoffs
2 Los Angeles Heat 161063519+161581
3 Real Santa Barbara 165112035151051
4 Arizona Condors 16511253914950
5 California Kickers 16511173013142
Source: [1]
(C) Champion

Playoffs

Bracket

Semifinals1989 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)
Steve Corpening Soccerball shade.svg55:09' Report 1
Report 2
Dale Ervine Soccerball shade.svg87:53'
Penalties
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John Doyle Soccerball shad check.svg
4–2Soccerball shad check.svg ?
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Newark Memorial Stadium, Newark, California
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: (USA)

Semifinal 2

San Diego Nomads (CA)2–1 Portland Timbers (OR)
Waad Hirmez Soccerball shade.svg10.51' (pen.)
Wade Webber Soccerball shade.svg50:10' (o.g.)
Report John Bain Soccerball shade.svg40:15'
Aztec Bowl, San Diego, California
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: (USA)

Final

San Diego Nomads (CA)1–0 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA)
Paul Wright Soccerball shade.svg49:07' (Nguyen) Report
Aztec Bowl, San Diego, California
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: (USA)

Points leaders

RankScorerClubGoalsAssistsPoints
1 Jerome Watson San Diego Nomads 10727
2 Steve Corpening San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 11224
3 Mark Kerlin Arizona Condors 9422
4 Wes Wade Arizona Condors 10121
5 Chance Fry Seattle Storm 8420
6 Jeff Hooker Los Angeles Heat 7519
7 Scott Benedetti Portland Timbers 8117
Steve Boardman San Diego Nomads 7317
9 Rob Baarts Portland Timbers 7014
Robert Lang San Diego Nomads 7014
Eddie Henderson Seattle Storm 5414
12 Dave Palic San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 6113
Thien Nguyen San Diego Nomads 3713
14 Brent Goulet Seattle Storm 6012
Steve Petuskey Sacramento Senators 5212
Dominic Kinnear San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 4412
17Chris John F.C. Portland 5111
Billy Thompson Los Angeles Heat 5111
Peter Hattrup Seattle Storm 4311
Jim Webber Portland Timbers 4311
Jim Gabarra Los Angeles Heat 4311
22 Cesar Plasencia Sacramento Senators 3410
Townsend Qin San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 3410

[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
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 Flag of California.svg 1–3 Flag of Florida.svg Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Watson Soccerball shade.svg73:13' (Nguyen)
Ortiz Yellow card.svg 86:10'
Report Moreland Yellow card.svg 44:40'
Eichmann Soccerball shade.svg74:24' (Alonso)
Edwards Soccerball shade.svg84:40' (Carrera)
Carrera Soccerball shade.svg89:00' (Moreland)
Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California
Attendance: 8,632
Referee: Levon Baladjanian

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References

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  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.