1988 Western Soccer Alliance
Season | 1988 |
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Champions | F.C. Seattle Storm (1st title) |
Premiers | F.C. Seattle Storm (1st title) |
Top goalscorer | Scott Benedetti (8 goals) |
← 1987 1989 → |
Final league standings for the 1988 Western Soccer Alliance season.
League standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | F.C. Seattle Storm | 12 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 21 | 83 |
2 | San Diego Nomads | 12 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 19 | 76 |
3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 12 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 14 | 61 |
4 | Los Angeles Heat | 12 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 14 | 61 |
5 | California Kickers | 12 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 8 | 35 |
6 | F.C. Portland | 12 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 5 | 22 |
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Six points per win. One point per goal up to three points per game.
Rules for classification: Six points per win. One point per goal up to three points per game.
Playoffs[]
Bracket[]
Wild Card Semi-final | 1988 WSA Final | ||||||||
1 | F.C. Seattle Storm | 5 | |||||||
3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | |||||||
2 | San Diego Nomads | 1(5) | |||||||
3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1(6) |
Semifinal[]
San Diego Nomads (CA) | 1–1 (aet) | San Jose Earthquakes (CA) |
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Steve Boardman ![]() ![]() Paul Dougherty ![]() Steve Black ![]() |
Report | Tomás Boy ![]() Mike Whitlatch ![]() Joe Silveira ![]() Mike Getchell ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Mario Gonzalez ![]() Steve Boardman ![]() Jerome Watson ![]() Steve Black ![]() Mike Bradley ![]() Rene Ortiz ![]() Jeff Ward ![]() Greg Schwartz ![]() Brad Stratton ![]() |
5–6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Final[]
F.C. Seattle Storm (WA) | 5–0 | San Jose Earthquakes (CA) |
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Bobby Bruch ![]() John Hamel ![]() ![]() Bernie James ![]() Peter Hattrup ![]() ![]() Chance Fry ![]() |
Report | John Nicholson ![]() Mike Whitlatch ![]() Van Den Brand Horning ![]() |
Points leaders[]
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Assists | Points |
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1 | Scott Benedetti | F.C. Portland | 8 | 0 | 16 |
2 | Justin Fashanu | Los Angeles Heat | 5 | 4 | 14 |
3 | Eddie Henderson | F.C. Seattle | 5 | 4 | 14 |
4 | Jerome Watson | San Diego Nomads | 6 | 1 | 13 |
5 | Peter Hattrup | F.C. Seattle | 6 | 1 | 13 |
6 | Billy Thompson | Los Angeles Heat | 5 | 3 | 13 |
7 | Frank van den Brand Hornige | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | 1 | 11 |
8 | Chance Fry | F.C. Seattle | 3 | 3 | 9 |
9 | Brendan Murphy | California Kickers | 4 | 0 | 8 |
10 | Mario Gonzalez | San Diego Nomads | 4 | 0 | 8 |
11 | Grant Gibbs | F.C. Seattle | 4 | 0 | 8 |
11 | Dzung Tran | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | 4 | 8 |
11 | Ridal Fernandez | Los Angeles Heat | 3 | 1 | 7 |
11 | John Sissons | San Diego Nomads | 3 | 1 | 7 |
11 | Thor Lee | California Kickers | 3 | 0 | 6 |
11 | Alex Basso | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | 0 | 6 |
11 | Eric Phillippi | F.C. Portland | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Honors[]
- MVP: Marcelo Balboa
- Leading goal scorer: Scott Benedetti
- Leading goalkeeper: Jeff Koch
- First Team All League
- Goalkeeper: Todd Strobeck
- Defenders: Marcelo Balboa, Grant Gibbs, Arturo Velazco, Jeff Stock
- Midfielders: Peter Hattrup, Billy Thompson, Tomás Boy
- Forwards: Justin Fashanu, Eddie Henderson, Abuelo Cruz
- Second Team All League
- Goalkeeper: Bob Ammann
- Defenders: Mario Gonzalez, Daryl Green, Danny Pena, Martín Vásquez
- Midfielders: Chris Dangerfield, Dzung Tran, Jerome Watson
- Forwards: Scott Benedetti, Chance Fry, John Sissons
External links[]
Categories:
- Western Soccer Alliance seasons
- 1988 in American soccer leagues