Football league season
| Season | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Champions | San Diego Nomads (2nd title) |
| Premiers | San Diego Nomads (2nd title) |
| Top goalscorer | Steve Corpening (11 goals) |
| ← 1988 APSL 1990 → | |
Final league standings for the 1989 Western Soccer League season.
League standings
North Division
| 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 |
South Division
| 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 |
(C) Champions
Playoffs
Bracket
| 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
| San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA) | 1–1 | Los Angeles Heat (CA) |
|---|---|---|
Steve Corpening  55:09' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Dale Ervine 87:53' |
| Penalties | ||
?  ? ? ?  John Doyle |
4–2 | ? ? ? ? |
Semifinal 2
| San Diego Nomads (CA) | 2–1 | Portland Timbers (OR) |
|---|---|---|
| Waad Hirmez 10.51' (pen.) Wade Webber 50:10' (o.g.) |
Report | John Bain 40:15' |
Final
| San Diego Nomads (CA) | 1–0 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA) |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Wright 49:07' (Nguyen) |
Report |
Points leaders
| 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 |
Honors
- MVP: Kasey Keller
- Leading goal scorer: Steve Corpening
- Leading goalkeeper: Kasey Keller
- First Team All League
- 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
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.
Match report
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) |
References
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1989". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- "1989 Points Leaders" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- 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.