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1989 Western Soccer League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Western Soccer League |
| 1989 season | |
| season | 1989 |
| num_teams | 9 |
| winners | San Diego Nomads |
| (2nd title) | |
| premiers | San Diego Nomads |
| (2nd title) | |
| league topscorer | Steve Corpening |
| (11 goals) | |
| prevseason | [1988](1988-western-soccer-alliance) |
| nextseason | [APSL 1990](1990-american-professional-soccer-league) |
1989 season (2nd title) (2nd title) (11 goals)
Final league standings for the 1989 Western Soccer League season.
League standings
North Division
South Division
Playoffs
Bracket
| score-width=25 | team-width=199px | RD1-seed1=1N | RD1-team1=San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | RD1-score1=1***(4)*** | RD1-seed2=2S | RD1-team2=Los Angeles Heat | RD1-score2=1*(2)*
| RD1-seed3=1S | RD1-team3=San Diego Nomads | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=2N | RD1-team4=Portland Timbers | RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1=1N | RD2-team1=San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2=1S | RD2-team2=San Diego Nomads | RD2-score2=1
Semifinal 1
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John Doyle
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Semifinal 2
Wade Webber
Final
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
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MVP: Kasey Keller
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Leading goal scorer: Steve Corpening
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Leading goalkeeper: Kasey Keller
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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
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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
7:30 PST Ortiz Eichmann Edwards Carrera
References
References
- "The Year in American Soccer – 1989". American Soccer History Archives.
- "1989 Points Leaders".
- Brents, Phillips. (September 13, 1989). "Strikers down Nomads 3-1 for pro soccer title". The Star-News.
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