Dallas Sidekicks 1989–90 football season
The 1989–90 Dallas Sidekicks season was the sixth season of the Dallas Sidekicks indoor soccer club. The season saw the team win their first division title in franchise history and make the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. Not only was the team the best in the Western Division, it was the only team above .500. However, they were shockingly upset in the Division Finals by the eventual champion San Diego Sockers, the second consecutive year they eliminated the Sidekicks. On January 25, the team hosted the “Australian Select,” Australia’s best players in indoor soccer. The Sidekicks defeated them 7–3. The team’s 31 regular season wins were the most in a single season in franchise history.
Roster [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Schedule & Results [ ]
Preseason [ ]
Preseason (2–1–1)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Record
Attendance
1
September 24
Dallas Sidekicks
2–2
SMU Mustangs
Ownby Stadium
0–0–1
N/A
2
N/A
Dallas Sidekicks
–
Richardson Rockets
N/A
1–0–1
N/A
3
October 13
Dallas Sidekicks
–
Houston Express
N/A Houston, Texas
2–0–1
N/A
4
October 21
Dallas Sidekicks
4–6
Wichita Wings
Kansas Coliseum
2–1–1
N/A
Regular season [ ]
1986–87 Regular Season (31–21)
October (1–0)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Record
Attendance
1
October 28
San Diego Sockers
3–9
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
1–0
10,782
November (5–3)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Record
Attendance
2
November 4
St. Louis Storm
4–5 (OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
2–0
9,419
3
November 11
Kansas City Comets
4–5 (OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
3–0
9,889
4
November 12
Dallas Sidekicks
2–6
San Diego Sockers
San Diego Sports Arena
3–1
6,772
5
November 17
Dallas Sidekicks
3–0
Wichita Wings
Kansas Coliseum
4–1
7,025
6
November 19
St. Louis Storm
4–3 (2OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
4–2
7,094
7
November 21
Dallas Sidekicks
7–3
Baltimore Blast
Baltimore Arena
5–2
5,560
8
November 24
Dallas Sidekicks
8–3
Cleveland Crunch
Richfield Coliseum
5–3
6,723
9
November 26
Baltimore Blast
2–3
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
6–3
6,672
December (4–5)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Record
Attendance
10
December 1
Dallas Sidekicks
3–4
Wichita Wings
Kansas Coliseum
6–4
7,059
11
December 2
Kansas City Comets
4–6
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
7–4
9,911
12
December 8
Dallas Sidekicks
1–3
Kansas City Comets
Kemper Arena
7–5
11,539
13
December 9
San Diego Sockers
1–4
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
8–5
8,640
14
December 16
Tacoma Stars
4–5 (OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
9–5
8,296
15
December 22
Dallas Sidekicks
5–3
Cleveland Crunch
Richfield Coliseum
10–5
4,971
16
December 23
Dallas Sidekicks
3–4
St. Louis Storm
St. Louis Arena
10–6
5,421
17
December 28
Baltimore Blast
5–1
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
10–7
9,035
18
December 30
Dallas Sidekicks
3–4 (OT)
Tacoma Stars
Tacoma Dome
10–8
5,761
January (6–2)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Record
Attendance
19
January 5
Dallas Sidekicks
2–1
St. Louis Storm
St. Louis Arena
11–8
9,052
20
January 6
Tacoma Stars
2–5
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
12–8
10,006
21
January 12
Kansas City Comets
4–5 (OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
13–8
8,214
22
January 14
Dallas Sidekicks
8–2
Kansas City Comets
Kemper Arena
14–8
8,204
23
January 17
Dallas Sidekicks
4–5
Cleveland Crunch
Richfield Coliseum
14–9
3,406
24
January 19
Dallas Sidekicks
6–7
Baltimore Blast
Baltimore Arena
14–10
9,087
25
January 21
San Diego Sockers
2–4
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
15–10
8,495
26
January 27
Wichita Wings
3–4 (OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
16–10
14,861
February (5–4)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Record
Attendance
27
February 4
Cleveland Crunch
4–5 (OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
17–10
5,003
28
February 2
Dallas Sidekicks
4–5 (OT)
Wichita Wings
Kansas Coliseum
17–11
8,047
29
February 1
Dallas Sidekicks
2–6
San Diego Sockers
San Diego Sports Arena
17–12
7,487
30
February 9
Baltimore Blast
4–3
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
17–13
8,877
31
February 11
Dallas Sidekicks
2–1 (OT)
Tacoma Stars
Tacoma Dome
18–13
5,237
32
February 16
Tacoma Stars
5–7
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
19–13
8,687
33
February 18
Cleveland Crunch
0–8
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
20–13
8,618
34
February 24
Dallas Sidekicks
4–3
Cleveland Crunch
Richfield Coliseum
21–13
4,401
35
February 28
San Diego Sockers
9–5
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
21–14
5,787
March (6–4)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Record
Attendance
36
March 3
Wichita Wings
6–7 (OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
22–14
10,445
37
March 4
Baltimore Blast
5–4 (2OT)
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
22–15
9,444
38
March 9
Dallas Sidekicks
8–4
St. Louis Storm
St. Louis Arena
23–15
8,001
39
March 14
Dallas Sidekicks
4–3
Baltimore Blast
Baltimore Arena
24–15
5,868
40
March 16
Dallas Sidekicks
4–3 (OT)
Tacoma Stars
Tacoma Dome
25–15
5,066
41
March 18
Wichita Wings
3–2
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
25–16
8,328
42
March 25
Dallas Sidekicks
3–4
Kansas City Comets
Kemper Arena
25–17
10,688
43
March 27
Dallas Sidekicks
3–1
Wichita Wings
Kansas Coliseum
26–17
6,283
44
March 29
Tacoma Stars
4–6
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
27–17
6,557
45
March 30
Dallas Sidekicks
2–3
San Diego Sockers
San Diego Sports Arena
27–18
8,195
April (4–3)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Record
Attendance
46
April 6
Kansas City Comets
2–4
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
28–18
10,603
47
April 8
St. Louis Storm
2–4
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
29–18
10,033
48
April 13
Dallas Sidekicks
3–4
San Diego Sockers
San Diego Sports Arena
29–19
9,008
49
April 14
Dallas Sidekicks
5–4 (OT)
Tacoma Stars
Tacoma Dome
30–19
7,129
50
April 18
Cleveland Crunch
3–2
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
30–20
6,629
51
April 19
Dallas Sidekicks
1–6
St. Louis Storm
St. Louis Arena
30–21
4,547
52
April 21
St. Louis Storm
3–6
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
31–21
13,740
Legend :
Win
Loss
Postseason [ ]
Western Division Finals (2–4)
#
Date
Away
Score
Home
Arena
Series
Attendance
1
May 11
San Diego Sockers
4–2
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
0–1
8,061
2
May 12
San Diego Sockers
1–6
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
1–1
10,105
3
May 18
Dallas Sidekicks
4–1
San Diego Sockers
San Diego Sports Arena
2–1
9,009
4
May 20
Dallas Sidekicks
2–4
San Diego Sockers
San Diego Sports Arena
2–2
6,422
5
May 22
Dallas Sidekicks
0–4
San Diego Sockers
San Diego Sports Arena
2–3
7,678
6
May 24
San Diego Sockers
3–1
Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena
2–4
7,664
Final standings [ ]
Western Division
GP
W
L
Pct
GB
GF
GA
1
y-Dallas Sidekicks
52
31
21
.596
–
217
190
2
x-San Diego Sockers
52
25
27
.481
6
217
204
3
St. Louis Storm
52
24
28
.462
7
202
205
4
Tacoma Stars
52
20
32
.385
11
191
217
y – division champions, x – clinched playoff berth
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