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Nomads Soccer Club (formerly San Diego Nomads) is an American soccer club based in San Diego, California. From 1986 to 1990, the club fielded a professional senior team, but has since operated as an amateur and youth club.
The Nomads were founded in 1976. They added a senior team, the Western Soccer Alliance, in 1986. The club became not-for-profit in 1987. [1] In 1989, the WSA changed its name to the Western Soccer League and in 1990, the team joined the American Professional Soccer League. In 1990, the WSL merged with the American Soccer League. After winning the WSL championship in 1989, they lost to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the ASL in the 1989 National Pro Soccer Championship. After the 1990 season, the Nomads relinquished its senior team due to the financial demands of the American soccer league. The club continued as an amateur club, which still exists, in San Diego County.
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | N/A | WSA | 5th | No playoffs | Did not enter |
| 1987 | N/A | WSA | 1st | Champion | Did not enter |
| 1988 | N/A | WSA | 2nd | Semifinal | Did not enter |
| 1989 | N/A | WSL | 1st, South | Champion | Did not enter |
| 1990 | N/A | APSL | 4th, WSL South | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
Derek Armstrong: 1986–1990
Brian McManus (assistant): 1986–1990
Paul Caligiuri (1986) Rob Ryerson (1986) Brian McManus (1986, 1989) Jeff Duback (1986) Anton Nistl (1987–1990) Marcelo Balboa (1987–1989) Paul Dougherty (1988) Cle Kooiman (1990) Steve Boardman 1986-1990 Eric Wynalda 1988–1990 Frankie Hejduk (1989-1991) Jovan Kirovski (1991) Joe Corona (2006-2008) Earl Edwards Jr. (2009-2010) Christopher Jaime (until 2019) Eric Avila Joe Gallardo Chuy Sanchez Gabriel Farfán Luca de la Torre (2011–2012)Western Soccer Alliance was a professional soccer league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States and Western Canada. The league began in 1985 as the Western Alliance Challenge Series. In 1986, it became the Western Soccer Alliance. In 1989, it existed for a single year as the Western Soccer League before merging with the American Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League in 1990.
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