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Dallas Sidekicks 1988–89 football season
Dallas Sidekicks
1988–89 season
OwnerSidekicks I, Ltd.
Head CoachEngland Gordon Jago
United States Billy Phillips (after March 2)
StadiumReunion Arena
MISL3rd
MISL PlayoffsLost MISL Semifinals (vs. San Diego Sockers, 3-4)
Average home league attendance8,567
← 1987–881989–90 →

The 1988–89 Dallas Sidekicks season was the fifth season of the Dallas Sidekicks indoor soccer club. The season saw the team make the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. The team hosted the 1989 Major Indoor Soccer League All-Star Game at Reunion Arena, losing to the MISL All–Stars, 8-1. The team also hosted an international exhibition against the Russian team Lokomotiv Moscow. The Sidekicks won 6-2 and the attendance of 12,111 was the second highest that year for the team. Long–time head coach Gordon Jago was promoted to General Manager on March 2. Assistant coach Billy Phillips was promoted into Jago’s position.

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Hank Henry
2 MF England ENG Terry Woodberry
3 DF United States USA Troy Snyder
4 FW Colombia COL Jorge Acosta
5 DF United States USA Mike Powers
7 MF Italy ITA Gino DiFlorio
8 MF England ENG Wes McLeod
9 FW Brazil BRA Tatu
10 FW United States USA Kevin Smith
11 FW England ENG Godfrey Ingram
11 FW Netherlands NED Marcel Loosveld
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF England ENG Michael King
14 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Richard Chinapoo
15 FW Brazil BRA Marco Leite
16 FW United States USA Eloy Salgado
18 MF Canada CAN Mark Karpun
20 MF Brazil BRA Bruno Feretti
21 FW Colombia COL Willie Molano
22 FW United States USA Doc Lawson
25 MF Brazil BRA Beto
31 GK Poland POL Krys Sobieski
32 GK United States USA Joe Papaleo

Schedule and results

Preseason

Preseason (2-3)
# Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance
1 October 8 Dallas Sidekicks 15-1 Houston Express Houston Indoor Soccer Center 1-0 N/A
2 October 14 Dallas Sidekicks 3-4 (OT) Baltimore Blast N/A (Richfield, Ohio) 1-1 N/A
3 October 16 Dallas Sidekicks 3-0 SMU Mustangs Ownby Stadium 2-1 4,135
4 October 22 Wichita Wings 8-5 Dallas Sidekicks N/A Nashville, Texas 2-2 N/A
5 October 29 Dallas Sidekicks 2-3 Wichita Wings Kansas Coliseum 2-3 N/A

Regular season

1988–89 Regular Season (24-24)
November (5-3)
# Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance
1 November 4 Dallas Sidekicks 6-5 (3OT) Tacoma Stars Tacoma Dome 1-0 12,218
2 November 6 Baltimore Blast 6-3 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 1-1 15,077
3 November 12 Dallas Sidekicks 2-5 Wichita Wings Kansas Coliseum 1-2 9,520
4 November 13 Tacoma Stars 3-6 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 2-2 7,117
5 November 18 Wichita Wings 5-8 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 3-2 9,110
6 November 19 San Diego Sockers 2-1 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 3-3 10,885
7 November 25 Dallas Sidekicks 8-6 Los Angeles Lazers The Forum 4-3 5,182
8 November 27 Los Angeles Lazers 4-7 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 5-3 7,101
December (5-3)
# Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance
9 December 2 Dallas Sidekicks 4-3 Kansas City Comets Kemper Arena 6-3 7,275
10 December 4 Baltimore Blast 3-2 (2OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 6-4 8,577
11 December 9 Kansas City Comets 2-6 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 7-4 7,096
12 December 16 Tacoma Stars 5-6 (3OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 8-4 7,877
13 December 17 Dallas Sidekicks 3-7 Tacoma Stars Tacoma Dome 8-5 5,796
14 December 27 Dallas Sidekicks 2-6 Wichita Wings Kansas Coliseum 8-6 9,688
15 December 28 Los Angeles Lazers 4-5 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 9-6 9,199
16 December 30 Dallas Sidekicks 6-5 Baltimore Blast Baltimore Arena 10-6 10,118
January (3-4)
# Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance
17 January 6 Tacoma Stars 4-6 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 11-6 9,559
18 January 7 Kansas City Comets 4-7 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 12-6 12,197
19 January 13 San Diego Sockers 7-1 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 12-7 10,006
20 January 15 Dallas Sidekicks 2-7 Kansas City Comets Kemper Arena 12-8 8,530
21 January 21 Los Angeles Lazers 4-3 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 12-9 12,106
22 January 24 Wichita Wings 4-3 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 12-10 6,024
23 January 28 San Diego Sockers 3-4 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 13-10 10,991
February (3-6)
# Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance
24 February 3 Dallas Sidekicks 4-6 Baltimore Blast Baltimore Arena 13-11 10,057
25 February 4 Wichita Wings 3-5 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 14-11 9,118
26 February 7 Dallas Sidekicks 1-3 Wichita Wings Kansas Coliseum 14-12 7,306
27 February 8 Dallas Sidekicks 0-4 San Diego Sockers San Diego Sports Arena 14-13 6,486
28 February 15 Dallas Sidekicks 1-4 Baltimore Blast Baltimore Arena 14-14 6,418
29 February 17 Baltimore Blast 3-2 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 14-15 10,830
30 February 19 Dallas Sidekicks 4-3 (2OT) Kansas City Comets Kemper Arena 15-15 11,696
31 February 24 Dallas Sidekicks 2-8 San Diego Sockers San Diego Sports Arena 15-16 8,845
32 February 25 Dallas Sidekicks 4-2 Los Angeles Lazers The Forum 16-16 6,135
March (5-4)
# Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance
33 March 4 Dallas Sidekicks 4-2 Los Angeles Lazers The Forum 17-16 4,341
34 March 7 Wichita Wings 6-8 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 18-16 5,377
35 March 15 Kansas City Comets 6-3 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 18-17 5,719
36 March 17 Dallas Sidekicks 2-7 Wichita Wings Kansas Coliseum 18-18 8,452
37 March 19 Dallas Sidekicks 3-4 San Diego Sockers San Diego Sports Arena 18-19 6,830
38 March 23 San Diego Sockers 3-5 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 19-19 6,868
39 March 25 Los Angeles Lazers 1-7 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 20-19 7,064
40 March 29 Dallas Sidekicks 4-8 Tacoma Stars Tacoma Dome 20-20 4,314
41 March 31 Dallas Sidekicks 4-3 Los Angeles Lazers The Forum 21-20 5,533
April (3-4)
# Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance
42 April 1 Dallas Sidekicks 3-4 San Diego Sockers San Diego Sports Arena 21-21 9,136
43 April 6 Tacoma Stars 1-0 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 21-22 3,227
44 April 8 Dallas Sidekicks 6-2 Baltimore Blast Baltimore Arena 22-22 9,677
45 April 9 Kansas City Comets 1-2 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 23-22 5,776
46 April 14 Baltimore Blast 3-4 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 24-22 8,646
47 April 15 Dallas Sidekicks 2-5 Tacoma Stars Tacoma Dome 24-23 9,295
48 April 18 Dallas Sidekicks 3-8 Kansas City Comets Kemper Arena 24-24 7,216

Legend:   Win   Loss

Postseason

MISL Semifinals (3-4)
# Date Away Score Home Arena Series Attendance
1 May 3 Dallas Sidekicks 4-7 San Diego Sockers San Diego Sports Arena 0-1 12,218
2 May 6 Dallas Sidekicks 5-4 San Diego Sockers San Diego Sports Arena 1-1 9,289
3 May 12 San Diego Sockers 5-4 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 1-2 6,285
4 May 13 San Diego Sockers 3-7 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 2-2 7,015
5 May 16 San Diego Sockers 1-4 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 3-2 5,407
6 May 18 Dallas Sidekicks 2-7 San Diego Sockers San Diego Sports Arena 3-3 7,664
7 May 20 Dallas Sidekicks 0-1 San Diego Sockers San Diego Sports Arena 3-4 11,604

Final standings

MISL
GP W L Pct GB GF GA
1 x-Baltimore Blast 48 29 19 .604 -- 215 208
2 x-San Diego Sockers 48 27 21 .563 2 218 168
3 x-Dallas Sidekicks 48 24 24 .500 5 185 206
4 x-Tacoma Stars 48 23 25 .479 6 208 207
5 x-Wichita Wings 48 23 25 .479 6 213 208
6 Kansas City Comets 48 21 27 .438 8 218 222
7 Los Angeles Lazers 48 21 27 .438 8 194 233

x – clinched playoff berth

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