1988 Western Soccer Alliance

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Western Soccer Alliance
-1988 Season-
Season1988
ChampionsF.C. Seattle Storm
(1st title)
PremiersF.C. Seattle Storm
(1st title)
Top goalscorerScott 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
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.

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)
Steve Boardman Yellow card 27', Goal 90'
Paul Dougherty Yellow card 63'
Steve Black Yellow card 83'		 Report Tomás Boy Goal 20' (pen.)
Mike Whitlatch Yellow card 63'
Joe Silveira Yellow card 63'
Mike Getchell Red card 63'
Penalties
Mario Gonzalez Penalty missed
Steve Boardman Penalty missed
Jerome Watson Penalty scored
Steve Black Penalty missed
Mike Bradley Penalty scored
Rene Ortiz Penalty scored
Jeff Ward Penalty scored
Greg Schwartz Penalty scored
Brad Stratton Penalty missed		 5–6 Penalty missed Alex Basso
Penalty scored Chris Dangerfield
Penalty missed Joe Silveira
Penalty missed John Nicholson
Penalty scored Tomás Boy
Penalty scored Frank Van Den Brand Horninge
Penalty scored Chris Wentzien
Penalty scored Mike Whitlatch
Penalty scored Jacques LaDouceur
Southwestern College, San Diego, California
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nabil Noujaim (USA)

Final[]

F.C. Seattle Storm (WA)5–0San Jose Earthquakes (CA)
Bobby Bruch Goal 1', 8'
John Hamel Goal 27', Red card 71'
Bernie James Yellow card 32'
Peter Hattrup Goal 46', Yellow card 68'
Chance Fry Goal 63'		 Report John Nicholson Yellow card 1'
Mike Whitlatch Yellow card 25'
Van Den Brand Horning Yellow card 68'
Memorial Stadium, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Rainier Graumann (USA)

Points leaders[]

Rank Scorer Club Goals Assists Points
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[]

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

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