Dallas Sidekicks 1988–89 football season
Dallas Sidekicks 1988–89 season Owner Sidekicks I, Ltd. Head Coach Gordon Jago Billy Phillips (after March 2)Stadium Reunion Arena MISL 3rd MISL Playoffs Lost MISL Semifinals (vs. San Diego Sockers , 3-4)Average home league attendance 8,567
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 . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Schedule & Results [ ]
Preseason [ ]
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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