1989 Western Soccer League

Final league standings for the 1989 Western Soccer League season.

Western Soccer League
1989 season
Season1989
ChampionsSan Diego Nomads
(2nd title)
PremiersSan Diego Nomads
(2nd title)
Top goalscorerSteve Corpening
(11 goals)
1988

League standings

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North Division

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Pos Team 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: [1]

South Division

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 San Diego Nomads (C) 16 12 4 30 18 +12 23 99 Playoffs
2 Los Angeles Heat 16 10 6 35 19 +16 15 81
3 Real Santa Barbara 16 5 11 20 35 −15 10 51
4 Arizona Condors 16 5 11 25 39 −14 9 50
5 California Kickers 16 5 11 17 30 −13 1 42
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Semifinals 1989 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

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San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA)1–1Los Angeles Heat (CA)
Steve Corpening   55:09' Report 1
Report 2
Dale Ervine   87:53'
Penalties
?  
?  
?  
?  
John Doyle  
4–2   ?
  ?
  ?
  ?
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: (USA)

Semifinal 2

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San Diego Nomads (CA)2–1Portland Timbers (OR)
Waad Hirmez   10.51' (pen.)
Wade Webber   50:10' (o.g.)
Report John Bain   40:15'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: (USA)

Final

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San Diego Nomads (CA)1–0San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA)
Paul Wright   49:07' (Nguyen) Report
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: (USA)

Points leaders

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Rank Scorer Club Goals Assists Points
1 Jerome Watson San Diego Nomads 10 7 27
2 Steve Corpening San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 11 2 24
3 Mark Kerlin Arizona Condors 9 4 22
4 Wes Wade Arizona Condors 10 1 21
5 Chance Fry Seattle Storm 8 4 20
6 Jeff Hooker Los Angeles Heat 7 5 19
7 Scott Benedetti Portland Timbers 8 1 17
Steve Boardman San Diego Nomads 7 3 17
9 Rob Baarts Portland Timbers 7 0 14
Robert Lang San Diego Nomads 7 0 14
Eddie Henderson Seattle Storm 5 4 14
12 Dave Palic San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 6 1 13
Thien Nguyen San Diego Nomads 3 7 13
14 Brent Goulet Seattle Storm 6 0 12
Steve Petuskey Sacramento Senators 5 2 12
Dominic Kinnear San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 4 4 12
17 Chris John F.C. Portland 5 1 11
Billy Thompson Los Angeles Heat 5 1 11
Peter Hattrup Seattle Storm 4 3 11
Jim Webber Portland Timbers 4 3 11
Jim Gabarra Los Angeles Heat 4 3 11
22 Cesar Plasencia Sacramento Senators 3 4 10
Townsend Qin San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 3 4 10

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Honors

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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
  • Second Team All League
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

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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

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San Diego Nomads  1–3  Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Watson   73:13' (Nguyen)
Ortiz   86:10'
Report Moreland   44:40'
Eichmann   74:24' (Alonso)
Edwards   84:40' (Carrera)
Carrera   89:00' (Moreland)
Attendance: 8,632
Referee: Levon Baladjanian

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Year in American Soccer – 1989". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  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.
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