1988–89 Major Indoor Soccer League season

August 2023 Major Indoor Soccer League 1988–89 San Diego Sockers (5th title) USA Preki (51 goals) 168 1452 7,805 1987–88 1989–90 The 1988–89 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the eleventh in league history and would end with the San Diego Sockers repeating as MISL champions. It was the Sockers' seventh indoor title in eight NASL and MISL seasons. The Sockers would win seventh games in both the semifinals and championship series. Recap The league very nearly did not make it to the fall of 1988 as both labor negotiations and rising costs threatened to fold the league. The St. Louis Steamers, Minnesota Strikers, Cleveland Force and Chicago Sting dropped out over the course of the summer.1989-90 MISL Official Guide 1989 49 Plans for a 60-game schedule were scrapped,http://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?p=531 It Was Twenty Years Ago Today... Kenn Tomasch January 19, 2012 and a new labor agreement was signed on July 16. The remaining seven teams would play a 48-game schedule that would see the top five teams qualify for the playoffs. The fourth and fifth-place teams would play each other, while the first-place team would play the winner in the league semifinals. The second and third-place teams played in the other semifinal, and the semifinal winners would play in the league championship series. After the season, the Los Angeles Lazers MISL Lazers Reportedly Fold June 22, 1989 Press-Courier https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xStLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UiMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3621,4081649&dq=lazers&hl=en 11 2012-01-19 folded and new franchises were placed in St. Louis and Cleveland for the 1989–90 season.1989-90 MISL Official Guide 1989 50 Teams TeamCity/AreaArenaBaltimore BlastBaltimore, MarylandBaltimore ArenaDallas SidekicksDallas, TexasReunion ArenaKansas City CometsKansas City, MissouriKemper ArenaLos Angeles LazersInglewood, CaliforniaThe ForumSan Diego SockersSan Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego Sports ArenaTacoma StarsTacoma, WashingtonTacoma DomeWichita WingsWichita, KansasKansas Coliseum Map of clubs left 10px Major Indoor Soccer League clubs 1090 500 300 425 355 North America 870 North America 39.29 -76.62 Black pog.svg 80 right Blast North America 32.77 -96.81 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Sidekicks North America 39.09 -94.61 Black pog.svg 80 top Comets North America 33.96 -118.34 Black pog.svg 80 left Lazers North America 32.76 -117.21 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Sockers North America 47.24 -122.43 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Stars North America 37.84 -97.32 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Wings Regular season schedule 1988–89 Major Soccer League regular season schedule The 1988–89 regular season schedule ran from November 4, 1988, to April 18, 1989. At 48 games, it was a decrease of eight games per team compared to the previous season.1989-90 MISL Official Guide 1989 46–47 Final standings main WLHA n Q % y y BAL Baltimore Blast 215 208 16 8 13 11 SDG San Diego Sockers 220 168 17 7 10 14 DAL Dallas Sidekicks 185 206 15 9 9 15 TAC Tacoma Stars 208 207 14 10 9 15 WIC Wichita Wings 212 208 15 9 8 16 KCC Kansas City Comets 218 222 12 12 9 15 LAL Los Angeles Lazers 194 233 14 10 7 17 Q Q Q Q Q #cfc Playoffs complete Playoffs Wildcard Series Semifinals Championship Series 4 Tacoma Stars 1 5 Wichita Wings 3 1 Baltimore Blast 4 5 Wichita Wings 2 2 San Diego Sockers 4 3 Dallas Sidekicks 3 1 Baltimore Blast 3 2 San Diego Sockers 4 Wildcard Series Tacoma vs. Wichita Date Away Home Attendance April 28 Wichita 4 Tacoma 1 4,193 April 29 Wichita 4 Tacoma 1 4,338 May 6 Tacoma 5 Wichita 4 9,320 May 8 Tacoma 2 Wichita 6 6,200 Wichita wins series 3-1 Semifinals auto Baltimore vs. Wichita Date Away Home Attendance May 13 Wichita 4 Baltimore 5 7,105 David Byrne scored at 5:20 of overtime May 16 Wichita 4 Baltimore 6 5,450 May 18 Baltimore 6 Wichita 4 6,027 May 19 Baltimore 3 Wichita 6 6,102 May 22 Baltimore 5 Wichita 7 6,187 May 24 Wichita 1 Baltimore 11 6,194 Baltimore wins series 4-2 1em San Diego vs. Dallas Date Away Home Attendance May 3 Dallas 4 San Diego 7 6,483 May 6 Dallas 5 San Diego 4 9,289 May 12 San Diego 5 Dallas 4 6,285 Steve Zungul scored at 11:12 of overtime May 13 San Diego 3 Dallas 7 7,015 May 16 San Diego 1 Dallas 4 5,407 May 18 Dallas 2 San Diego 8 7,664 May 20 Dallas 0 San Diego 1 11,604 San Diego wins series 4-3 Championship Series Baltimore vs. San Diego Date Away Home Attendance May 29 San Diego 3 Baltimore 4 6,539 Billy Ronson scored at 7:02 of overtime May 30 San Diego 5 Baltimore 4 6,280 Steve Zungul scored at 2:46 of overtime June 2 Baltimore 2 San Diego 5 11,484 June 4 Baltimore 3 San Diego 4 11,147 June 6 Baltimore 6 San Diego 3 12,884 June 8 San Diego 0 Baltimore 7 6,990 June 10 San Diego 6 Baltimore 5 11,220 San Diego wins series 4-3 Regular season player statistics 1989-90 MISL Official Guide 1989 35 Scoring leaders GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points Player Team GP G A Pts Preki Tacoma Stars 48 51 53 104 Chico Borja Wichita Wings 45 34 53 87 Dale Mitchell Kansas City Comets 47 46 36 82 Erik Rasmussen Wichita Wings 48 42 36 78 Hector Marinaro Los Angeles Lazers 44 47 28 75 Gary Heale Los Angeles Lazers 48 37 29 66 Tatu Dallas Sidekicks 43 35 29 64 Branko Segota San Diego Sockers 31 29 34 63 Peter Ward Tacoma Stars 47 41 19 60 Carl Valentine Baltimore Blast 46 31 26 57 Leading goalkeepers Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses Player Team GP Min GA GAA W LVictor Nogueira San Diego Sockers 33 1996 95 2.86 19 13 P.J. Johns Tacoma Stars 31 1946 114 3.51 18 13 Scott Manning Baltimore Blast 29 1596 102 3.83 17 9Joe Papaleo Dallas Sidekicks 24 1463 94 3.86 13 11Cris Vaccaro Wichita Wings 40 2298 154 4.02 22 14 Krys Sobieski Dallas Sidekicks 23 1415 98 4.16 11 12Slobo Ilijevski Baltimore Blast 23 1232 89 4.34 12 9Kris Peat Los Angeles Lazers 24 1273 94 4.43 14 8Mike Dowler Tacoma Stars 17 1068 82 4.60 5 12 Playoff Player Statistics 1989-90 MISL Official Guide 1989 88 Scoring leaders GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points Player Team GP G A Pts Billy Ronson Baltimore Blast 13 17 8 25 Domenic Mobilo Baltimore Blast 13 16 6 22 Branko Segota San Diego Sockers 12 12 10 22 Chico Borja Wichita Wings 10 10 9 19 David Byrne Baltimore Blast 13 10 7 17 Leading goalkeepers Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses Player Team GP Min GA GAA W LJoe Papaleo Dallas Sidekicks 4 237 9 2.28 3 1Victor Nogueira San Diego Sockers 14 829 52 3.76 8 6 P.J. Johns Tacoma Stars 3 171 11 3.86 1 2 Scott Manning Baltimore Blast 13 740 48 3.89 7 5Cris Vaccaro Wichita Wings 10 569 44 4.64 5 5 All-MISL Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Victor Nogueira, San Diego GScott Manning, BaltimoreKevin Crow, San Diego DTim Wittman, BaltimoreBruce Savage, Baltimore DChico Moreira, WichitaChico Borja, Wichita MBranko Segota, San DiegoPreki, Tacoma FHector Marinaro, Los AngelesDale Mitchell, Kansas City FErik Rasmussen, Wichita Honorable Mention   Position  P.J. Johns, Tacoma GFernando Clavijo, Los Angeles DMike Powers, Dallas DKai Haaskivi, Baltimore MTatu, Dallas FCarl Valentine, Baltimore F League awards Most Valuable Player: Preki, Tacoma Scoring Champion: Preki, Tacoma Pass Master: Preki, Tacoma/Chico Borja, Wichita Defender of the Year: Kevin Crow, San Diego Rookie of the Year: Rusty Troy, Baltimore Newcomer of the Year: Domenic Mobilio, Baltimore Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, San Diego Coach of the Year: Kenny Cooper, Baltimore Championship Series Most Valuable Player: Victor Nogueira, San Diego Championship Series Unsung Hero: Paul Daugherty, San Diego Team Attendance Totals ClubGamesTotalAverageKansas City Comets24221,4659,228Wichita Wings24207,4658,644Dallas Sidekicks24205,6078,567San Diego Sockers24201,1868,383Baltimore Blast24196,0688,170Tacoma Stars24162,7516,781Los Angeles Lazers24116,7744,866OVERALL1681,311,3167,805 References MISL Official Guide 1989-90 Griffin, John Major Indoor Soccer League Communications Department 1989 Overland Park, Kansas External links 1988-89 summary at The MISL: A Look Back 1989 page - Dallas Sidekicks Memorial Archive The Year in American Soccer - 1989 Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) seasons Major Major