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1991 American Professional Soccer League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | American Professional Soccer League |
| season | 1991 |
| winners | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks |
| (1st Title) | |
| premiers | Maryland Bays |
| (1st Title) | |
| continentalcup1 | [1992 CONCACAF Champions' Cup](1992-concacaf-champions-cup) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks |
| matches | 94 |
| best player | USA Jean Harbor, Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| league topscorer | USA Jean Harbor, Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| (17 goals) | |
| best goalkeeper | USA Mark Dougherty, San Francisco Bay Blackhawks |
| total goals | 271 |
| prevseason | [1990](1990-american-professional-soccer-league) |
| nextseason | [1992](1992-american-professional-soccer-league) |
(1st Title) (1st Title) (17 goals)
The 1991 American Professional Soccer League season was the 2nd season of the American Professional Soccer League. Only 9 out of 22 teams that competed in 1990 returned for a second season.
Regular season
The point system used by the Western Conference (and previously the Western Soccer Alliance) was adopted league-wide this season:
- Win: 6 points
- Shoot out win: 4 points
- Shoot out loss: 2 points
- 1 bonus point per goal scored in regulation, maximum of 3 per game
American Conference
| Place | Team | GP | W | L | WN | WE | WS | LN | LE | LS | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 21 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 21 | +18 | **117** |
| 2 | Albany Capitals | 21 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 29 | −2 | **92** |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 21 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 | −1 | **69** |
| 4 | Penn-Jersey Spirit | 21 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 50 | −25 | **61** |
| 5 | Miami Freedom | 21 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 53 | −34 | **52** |
Western Conference
| Place | Team | GP | W | L | WN | WE | WS | LN | LE | LS | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland Bays | 21 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 23 | +31 | **158** |
| 2 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 21 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 16 | +17 | **126** |
| 3 | Colorado Foxes | 21 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 27 | +9 | **111** |
| 4 | Salt Lake Sting | 20 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 22 | −10 | **33** |
Playoffs
Bracket
| score-width=25 | team-width=150px Best-of-3 Best-of-3 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Maryland Bays | RD1-score1-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=1 | RD1-score1-3=0*(4)* | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Albany Capitals | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-score2-3=0***(5)*** | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Fort Lauderdale Strikers | RD1-score3-1=0 | RD1-score3-2=0 | RD1-score3-3= - | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4=San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=1 | RD1-score4-3= - | RD2-seed1=4 | RD2-team1=Albany Capitals | RD2-score1-1=3 | RD2-score1-2=0 | RD2-score1-3=0*(3)* | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | RD2-score2-1=1 | RD2-score2-2=2 | RD2-score2-3=0***(4)***
Semifinal 1
date = September 6, 1991 7:35 PM EST| team1 = Albany Capitals (NY) | goals1 = Dave Smyth Lee Tschantret | goals2 = Kevin Sloan| score = 2–1 (OT) | report = https://www.newspapers.com/image/375937786/?terms=Maryland%2BBays | team2 = Maryland Bays (MD) | stadium = Bleecker Stadium, Albany, New York date = September 14, 1991| team1 = Maryland Bays (MD) | goals1 = Philip Gyau Kevin Sloan , | goals2 = Chris Szanto | score = 2–1 | report = https://www.newspapers.com/image/375935274/?terms=Maryland%2BBays | team2 = Albany Capitals (NY) | stadium = Cedar Lane Park, Maryland date = September 14, 1991| team1 = Maryland Bays (MD) | goals1 = | goals2 = | score = 0–0 | report = https://www.newspapers.com/image/375935274/?terms=Bays | team2 = Albany Capitals (NY) | stadium = Cedar Lane Park, Maryland Brian Haynes Omid Namazi John Abe Scott Cook Scott Cannon Zoran Savic Mike Masters Lee Tschantret
The Albany Capitals advanced to the final.
Semifinal 2
date = September 8, 1991 10:30 PM EST| team1 = San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA) | goals1 = Eric Wynalda Dominic Kinnear | goals2 = Adrian Gaiten | score = 1–0 (OT) | report = https://www.newspapers.com/image/238002080/?terms=Strikers | team2 = Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) | stadium = Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California date = September 14, 1991 7:30 PM EST| team1 = Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) | goals1 = John Clare | goals2 = Lawrence Lozzano Eric Wynalda | score = 0–1 (OT) | report = https://www.newspapers.com/image/237949166/?terms=Strikers | team2 = San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA) | stadium = Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The San Francisco Bay Blackhawks advanced to the final.
Final
date = September 22, 1991
3:50 PM EST|
team1 = Albany Capitals (NY) |
goals1 = Mark Dougherty
Ramiro Borja
Mike Masters
Paul Mariner
Lee Tschantret |
goals2 = Derek Van Rheenen |
score = 3–1 |
report = Report 1
Report 2|
team2 = San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA) |
stadium = Bleecker Stadium, Albany, New York
date = September 28, 1991
7:35 PM PST|
team1 = San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA) |
goals1 = Townsend Qin
Marcelo Balboa |
goals2 = |
score = 2–0 |
report = https://www.newspapers.com/image/238010326/?terms=APSL |
team2 = Albany Capitals (NY) |
stadium = Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California
date = September 28, 1991|
team1 = San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA) |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
score = 0–0 |
report = Report 1
Report 2 |
team2 = Albany Capitals (NY) |
stadium = Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California
Townsend Qin
Jorge Salazar
Peter Isaacs
Chance Fry
Todd Jackson
?
Mike Masters
Jimmy McGeough, Jr.
The San Francisco Bay Blackhawks win the APSL Championship.
Points leaders
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Harbor | Maryland Bays | 17 | 11 | 45 |
| 2 | Kevin Sloan | Maryland Bays | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 3 | Zico Doe | Colorado Foxes | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | Derek Sanderson | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Bryan Haynes | Maryland Bays | 9 | 5 | 23 | |
| 6 | Andrew McKay | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 7 | Paul Dougherty | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| Mike Masters | Albany Capitals | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
| 9 | Townsend Qin | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 10 | Ramiro Borja | Albany Capitals | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | Scott Benedetti | Colorado Foxes | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 12 | Chance Fry | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 13 | Dzung Tran | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| Chad Ashton | Colorado Foxes | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| 15 | Philip Gyau | Maryland Bays | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 16 | Ken Snow | Miami Freedom | 5 | 1 | 11 |
Honors
- MVP: Jean Harbor
- Leading goal scorer: Jean Harbor
- Leading goalkeeper: Mark Dougherty
- Rookie of the Year: Zico Doe
- Coach of the Year: Gary Hindley
- First Team All League
- Goalkeeper: Mark Dougherty
- Defenders: Marcelo Balboa, Troy Dayak, Danny Pena, Derek Van Rheenen
- Midfielders: Townsend Qin, Ramiro Borja, Kevin Sloan
- Forwards: Zico Doe, Jean Harbor, Derek Sanderson
- Second Team All League
- Goalkeeper: Scoop Stanisic
- Defenders: Robin Fraser, Paul Mariner, Jimmy McGeough, Jr., Chris Reif
- Midfielders: Marcelo Carrera, Paul Dougherty, Dominic Kinnear
- Forwards: Chance Fry, Bryan Haynes, Mike Masters
- Honorable Mention All League
- Goalkeeper: Arnie Mausser
- Defenders: Steve Pittman, Jeff Agoos, George Gelnovatch, Steve Eise
- Midfielders: John Garvey, Jeff Baicher, Chad Ashton
- Forwards: Ken Snow, Scott Benedetti, Eric Wynalda
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