1989 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks season

San Francisco Bay Blackhawks

1989 season
Owner	Dan Van Voorhis
Coach	Dean Wurzberger
Stadium	Spartan Stadium
Western Soccer League	Division: 1st Overall: 2nd
WSL Playoffs	Final
National Challenge Cup	Did not enter
Top goalscorer	Steve Corpening (11) [1]
1990  →

The 1989 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks season was the club's first overall, as they debuted in the Western Soccer League. The Blackhawks finished in first place in the North Division and reached the Final in the playoffs, getting past the Los Angeles Heat in the semis. The San Diego Nomads beat the Blackhawks in the final, 1–0. ^[2]

Squad

The 1989 squad ^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   USA Jeff Baicher — DF   USA Alan Bailey — DF   USA Alex Basso — MF   USA John Collins — FW   USA Steve Corpening — DF   USA Troy Dayak — GK   USA Mark Dougherty — DF   USA John Doyle — MF   USA Robert Gallo — DF   USA Rhett Harty — MF   USA Dominic Kinnear

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   Thomas Kuntz — DF   USA Tim Martin — MF   Ignacio Navarete — FW   USA Dave Palic — FW   USA George Pastor — MF   CHN Townsend Qin — FW   USA Derek Sanderson — DF   USA Mark Semioli — MF   USA Peter Woodring — FW   USA Scott Wulferdingen — GK   USA Eric Yamamoto

Competitions

Western Soccer League

Main article: 1989 Western Soccer League

Season

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
April 22, 1989	Los Angeles Heat	H	3–1	Corpening (2), Palic
April 29, 1989	San Diego Nomads	H	2–3	Navarete, Palic
May 5, 1989	Real Santa Barbara	A	2–1	Palic, Semioli
May 7, 1989	California Kickers	A	1–1*	Doyle
May 13, 1989	Portland Timbers	H	3–2 (aet)	Corpening (2), Palic
May 20, 1989	Real Santa Barbara	H	5–4	Qin, Kinnear, Collins, Corpening, Basso
May 27, 1989	Sacramento Senators	A	2–1	Kinnear, Doyle
June 3, 1989	Sacramento Senators	H	4–0	Basso (2), Corpening, Navarete
June 9, 1989	California Kickers	H	0–0*
June 24, 1989	Arizona Condors	A	1–1*	Corpening
July 1, 1989	San Diego Nomads	A	3–1	Corpening (2), Pastor
July 2, 1989	Los Angeles Heat	A	1–2	Corpening
July 8, 1989	Arizona Condors	H	3–1	Corpening, Kinnear (2)
July 14, 1989	Seattle Storm	A	2–4	Palic, Qin
July 15, 1989	Portland Timbers	A	0–0*
July 23, 1989	Seattle Storm	H	3–2	Palic, Navarete, Qin

Playoffs

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
July 29, 1989	Los Angeles Heat	H	1–1*	Corpening
August 12, 1989	San Diego Nomads	A	0–1

* = Penalty kicks
Source: ^[4]

Standings

North Division

Pos	Team v t e	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: ^[5]

References

1. "Western Soccer League 1989 Season". A-League Archives. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
2. "The Year in American Soccer 1989". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
3. "WSL 1989 Season Stats" . Retrieved March 20, 2014.
4. "Western Soccer League 1989 Season" . Retrieved March 27, 2014.
5. "The Year in American Soccer – 1989". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2011.

External links

• The Year in American Soccer – 1989 | WSL
• San Francisco Bay Blackhawks Game Results | Soccerstats.us