1989–90 Dallas Sidekicks season

The 1989–90 Dallas Sidekicks season was the sixth season of the Dallas Sidekicks indoor soccer club. The season saw the team win their first division title in franchise history and make the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. Not only was the team the best in the Western Division, it was the only team above .500. However, they were shockingly upset in the Division Finals by the eventual champion San Diego Sockers, the second consecutive year they eliminated the Sidekicks. On January 25, the team hosted the “Australian Select,” Australia’s best players in indoor soccer. The Sidekicks defeated them 7–3. The team’s 31 regular season wins were the most in a single season in franchise history.

Dallas Sidekicks
1989–90 season
OwnerSidekicks I, Ltd.
Head CoachUnited States Billy Phillips
StadiumReunion Arena
MISL1st (Western Division)
MISL PlayoffsLost Western Division Finals (vs. San Diego Sockers, 2–4)
Average home league attendance9,004

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Hank Henry
2 MF   ENG Terry Woodberry
3 DF   USA Troy Snyder
5 DF   USA Mike Powers
6 MF   YUG Dali
7 FW   CAN Roderick Scott
8 MF   ENG Wes McLeod
9 FW   BRA Tatu
10 FW   USA Kevin Smith
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW   ENG Steve Kinsey
16 FW   USA Eloy Salgado
18 MF   CAN Mark Karpun
20 MF   BRA Bruno Feretti
21 FW   COL Willie Molano
22 FW   USA Doc Lawson
24 GK   USA Joe Papaleo
25 MF   BRA Beto
31 GK   POL Krys Sobieski

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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Regular season

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1986–87 Regular Season (31–21)

Legend:   Win   Loss

Postseason

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Final standings

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Western Division
GP W L Pct GB GF GA
1 y-Dallas Sidekicks 52 31 21 .596 217 190
2 x-San Diego Sockers 52 25 27 .481 6 217 204
3 St. Louis Storm 52 24 28 .462 7 202 205
4 Tacoma Stars 52 20 32 .385 11 191 217

y – division champions, x – clinched playoff berth

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