This list of Dallas Sidekicks seasons includes all of the seasons played by the original Dallas Sidekicks based at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.
Year-by-year 1984–2004
editLeague Champions | Runners-Up | Division/League Champions* | Playoff Berth |
Year | League | Reg. Season | GF | GA | Pct | Finish | Playoffs | Owner(s) | Attendance Average | Slogan |
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1984–85 | MISL | 12-36 | 194 | 286 | .250 | 7th West | Did not qualify | Donald Carter | 4,969 | N/A |
1985–86 | MISL | 25-23 | 220 | 231 | .521 | 3rd East | Lost Eastern Division Semifinals vs. Minnesota Strikers, 1-3 | Donald Carter | 6,654 | It'll knock yer socks off! |
1986–87** | MISL | 28-24 | 209 | 197 | .538 | 3rd East | Won Eastern Division Semifinals vs. Baltimore Blast, 3-2 Won Eastern Division Finals vs. Cleveland Force, 4-1 Won MISL Finals vs. Tacoma Stars, 4-3 |
Stan Finney, Jan Rogers, Joe Shea | 8,637 | The wild side of soccer! |
1987–88 | MISL | 28-28 | 200 | 204 | .500 | 3rd East | Lost Eastern Division Semifinals vs. Cleveland Force, 1-3 | Stan Finney, Jan Rogers, Joe Shea | 9,878 | Never Say Die |
1988–89 | MISL | 24-24 | 185 | 206 | .500 | 3rd MISL | Lost Semifinals vs. San Diego Sockers, 3-4 | Stan Finney, Jan Rogers, Joe Shea | 8,567 | Get your kicks |
1989–90 | MISL | 31-21 | 217 | 190 | .596 | 1st West | Lost Western Division Finals vs. San Diego Sockers, 2-4 | David Paschal | 9,004 | N/A |
1990–91 | MSL | 20-32 | 257 | 294 | .385 | 4th West | Did not qualify | Phill Cobb | 6,920 | N/A |
1991–92 | MSL | 22-18 | 231 | 229 | .550 | 2nd MISL | Won Semifinals vs. Cleveland Crunch, 4-2 Lost MISL Finals vs. San Diego Sockers, 2-4 |
Donald Carter | 7,003 | N/A |
1993 | CISL | 23-5 | 230 | 150 | .821 | 1st CISL | Won Semifinal Game vs. Monterrey La Raza, 11-6 Won CISL Finals vs. San Diego Sockers, 2-1 |
Donald Carter | 5,800 | N/A |
1994 | CISL | 24-4 | 255 | 160 | .857 | 1st East | Won Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh Stingers, 2-0 Won Semifinals vs. Washington Warthogs, 2-0 Lost CISL Finals vs. Las Vegas Dustdevils, 1-2 |
Donald Carter | 7,310 | N/A |
1995 | CISL | 18-10 | 215 | 165 | .643 | 2nd East | Won Quarterfinals vs. Mexico Toros, 2-0 Lost Semifinals vs. Monterrey La Raza, 0-2 |
Donald Carter | 9,380 | N/A |
1996 | CISL | 16-12 | 186 | 167 | .571 | 3rd East | Won Quarterfinals vs. Anaheim Splash, 2-0 Lost Semifinals vs. Monterrey La Raza, 0-2 |
Sonny Willams, Donald Carter | 9,202 | Hot Soccer Cool Seat |
1997 | CISL | 13-15 | 165 | 160 | .464 | 4th East | Lost Quarterfinals vs. Monterrey La Raza, 1-2 | Sonny Willams, Donald Carter | 9,212 | Major League Fun |
1998 | PSA | 8-2 | N/A | N/A | .800 | 1st WISL | Won PSA Championship Game vs. Sacramento Knights, 6-2 | Sonny Willams, Donald Carter | 9,167 | N/A |
1999 | WISL | 17-5 | 127 | 88 | .773 | 2nd WISL | Won Semifinal Game vs. Monterrey La Raza, 4-3 Lost WISL Championship Game vs. Sacramento Knights, 6-7 |
Sonny Willams, Donald Carter | 8,860 | N/A |
2000 | WISL | 17-7 | 153 | 107 | .708 | 2nd WISL | Won Semifinal Game vs. Utah Freezz, 7-4 Lost WISL Championship Game vs. Monterrey La Raza, 5-6 |
Sonny Willams, Donald Carter | 7,482 | N/A |
2001 | WISL | 14-10 | 109 | 108 | .583 | 2nd WISL | Won Semifinals vs Sacramento Knights, 2-0 Won WISL Finals vs. San Diego Sockers, 2-1 |
Sonny Willams, Donald Carter | 8,640 | Not Your Ordinary Soccer |
2002–03 | MISL II | 9-27 | 342 | 427 | .250 | 4th West | Did not qualify | Sonny Willams | 7,851 | Fast and Furious |
2003–04 | MISL II | 21-15 | 213 | 167 | .583 | 1st West | Won Quarterfinal Game vs. Cleveland Force, 7-4 Lost Semifinal Game vs. Baltimore Blast, 1-6 |
Sonny Willams | 5,756 | N/A |
- *There were 7 seasons where the league the Sidekicks were competing in did not feature divisions, so there was a regular season number one seed, or league champion, before the playoffs began.
- **This 1986-87 Sidekicks team was inducted into the Pizza Hut Park Texans Credit Union Walk of Fame. Known forever in Dallas as the "Never Say Die" season, the Dallas Sidekicks defeated a heavily favored Tacoma Stars squad to win the 1987 MISL Championship. Down three games to two in a best-of-seven series, the Sidekicks won the final two games 5-4 and 4-3 respectively, both in overtime and both in front of sold-out arenas in Tacoma and Dallas.