Real Santa Barbara was a soccer team. The name real, meaning royal, came from Spanish teams (as in Real Madrid ), just like current MLS club Real Salt Lake. The club played in the city of Santa Barbara, California. It was active for the 1989 season in the Western Soccer League and the 1990 season in the American Professional Soccer League.
Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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1989 | N/A | WSL | 3rd, South | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
1990 | N/A | APSL | 4th, WSL South | WSL 1st Round | Did not enter |
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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