1989 American Soccer League

August 2023 March 2026 American Soccer League 1989 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1st title) Washington Stars (1st title) 100 Ricardo Alonso, Mirko Castillo (10 goals) 266 1988 APSL 1990 The 1989 American Soccer League was the second and final season of the American Soccer League. In 1990, the league merged to form the American Professional Soccer League. League standings Northern Division main WL PK Northern Division Q y WAS Washington Stars BOS Boston Bolts ALB Albany Capitals MAR Maryland Bays NJE New Jersey Eagles 7 7 2 4 19 14 8 5 3 4 27 19 10 1 4 5 29 19 4 5 5 6 28 32 5 1 4 10 21 35 green1 C blue1 Q complete Southern Division main WL PK Southern Division Q y TBR Tampa Bay Rowdies FLS Fort Lauderdale Strikers WAS Washington Diplomats ORL Orlando Lions MIA Miami Sharks 9 3 2 6 32 25 10 2 1 7 33 25 8 3 3 6 32 26 9 0 3 8 25 20 1 2 2 15 20 51 blue1 Q Q complete Playoffs Bracket 25 150px SemifinalsBest-of-3 1989 ASL ChampionshipBest-of-3 1 Washington Diplomats 1 1 - 4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 3 - 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 1 - 3 Boston Bolts 2 2 - 4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 0 1 3 Boston Bolts 0 2 0 Semifinal 1 August 12, 19898:00 PM EST Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) Ricardo Alonso 44:58 MorelandRicardo Alonso 62:49 DonevRicardo Alonso 69:40 Carrera, Magallanes Victor Moreland 81:14 Scott Snyder 30:50 Vaudrieul Dave Vaudrieul 35:30Doug Davies 81:14 3–1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/132540276/?terms=Strikers Washington Stars (DC) Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 4,784 Jack D'Aquin (USA) August 13, 19897:00 PM EST Washington Stars (DC) Scott Snyder 41:51 Stone, Maier Marcelo Carrera 20 Moreland Pedro Magallanes 53:29Pedro Magallanes 65:00 Moreland 1–3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/132541436/?terms=Strikers Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) W.T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, Virginia 3,287 Fort Lauderdale advances two games to none. Semifinal 2 August 12, 19897:30 EST Boston Bolts (MA) Steve Potter 54:14 Stan Koziol 76:09 Perry Van der Beck 29 2–0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/337818659/?terms=rowdies Tampa Bay Rowdies (FL) Nickerson Field, Boston, Massachusetts 1,951 Felix Fuksman (USA) August 13, 19897:00 EST Tampa Bay Rowdies (FL) Steve Wegerle 51:45 pen. Patrick Hughes 41:45 Steve Potter 85:30 Hughes 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/337775781/?terms=rowdies Boston Bolts (MA) Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida 5,101 Boston advances two games to none. ASL Championship Final Higher seedSeriesLower seedGame 1Game 2Mini-gameAttendanceBoston Bolts 1–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 2–0 1–0 August 19 • Lockhart Stadium • 5,752August 26 • Nickerson Field • 5,730 Game 1 August 19, 19898:00 EST Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) Marcelo Carrera 4:38 Greg Kenney 44:40 1–0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/132540528/?terms=Strikers Boston Bolts (MA) Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 5,752 Game 2 August 26, 19897:30 EST Boston Bolts (MA) Steve Potter 57:10 Donigan, George Paul Duffy 74:03 2–0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/132695802/?terms=Strikers Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) Nickerson Field, Boston, Massachusetts 5,730 Mini-game August 26, 1989 mini-game Boston Bolts (MA) Marcelo Carrera 7:46 Eichmann, Alonso 0–1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/132695802/?terms=Strikers Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) Nickerson Field, Boston, Massachusetts 5,730 Points leaders RankScorerClubGoalsAssistsPoints1 Ricardo Alonso Fort Lauderdale Strikers107272 Mirko Castillo Miami Sharks101213 Martin Hill Tampa Bay Rowdies7620 Leonel Suazo Washington Diplomats76205 Jean Harbor Washington Diplomats75196 Marcello BauzaWashington Diplomats90187 Marcelo Carrera Fort Lauderdale Strikers41018 Steve Wegerle Tampa Bay Rowdies410189 Rod CastroOrlando Lions811710 Scott SnyderWashington Stars731711 Steve KinseyFort Lauderdale Strikers651712 Elvis ComrieAlbany Capitals721613 Jorge AcostaNew Jersey Eagles711514 Sadri GjonbalajNew Jersey Eagles6315 Paul RutenisMaryland Bays631515 Dan DoniganBoston Bolts471516 Pedro MagallanesFort Lauderdale Strikers541417 Franklin McIntoshOrlando Lions461418 Chico BorjaAlbany Capitals1121419 Patrick HughesBoston Bolts451320 Paul DuffyBoston Bolts4413 1989 ASL All-Star game The ASL All-Star game was hosted by the Washington Diplomats at RFK Stadium. Players that were unable to play due to injury, as well as any Dips selected to the squad were replaced, since the All-Stars' opponent was the Dips. All-Star selections All-Starshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/238338661 1989 ASL All-Stars June 17, 1989 Sun Sentinel 7C 17 January 2016   Position   Alternates Winston DuBose, Tampa Bay GNeil Cowley, Washington • Greg Kenney, BostonMike Windischmann, Albany DDehinde Akinlotan, Boston Steve Trittschuh, Tampa Bay D -Ronald Simmons, Albany D - Ricardo Alonso, Fort Lauderdale D -Tab Ramos, Miami MSteve Wegerle, Tampa Bay John Harkes, Albany MPaul Riley, New JerseyMichael Brady, Washington MOsvaldo Ardiles, Fort LauderdaleJean Harbor, Washington FSteve Kinsey, Fort Lauderdale Phillip Gyau, Maryland F -Rod Castro, Orlando F -Lincoln Phillips, Maryland Coach - Match summary June 29, 1989 7:30 PM EDT Washington Diplomats Suazo 69:46 Melendez, Perez Gyau 24:41 Riley, KinseyRod Castro 27:22 Alonso 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/237261050/?terms=ASL%2BAll%2Bstar ASL All-Stars RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 4,375 All-Star game MVP: Osvaldo Ardileshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/237261050/?terms=ASL%2BAll%2Bstar Ardiles named MVP in All-Star victory June 30, 1989 Sun Sentinel 5C December 30, 2017 Post-season honors All A-League Team Goalkeeper: Neil Cowley, Winston DuBose Defenders: Dehinde Akinlotan, Ricardo Alonso, Eric Hawkes, Ronald Simmons, Steve Trittschuh Midfielders: Osvaldo Ardiles, John Harkes, Willington Ortiz, Tab Ramos, Paul Riley Forwards: Chico Borja, Michael Brady, John Kerr, Jr., Steve Kinsey, Steve Wegerle 1989 National Professional Soccer Championship In anticipation of a proposed merger (which took place the following year) the ASL champions faced off against the Western Soccer League champions in the 1989 National Pro Soccer Championship on September 9 in San Jose, California's Spartan Stadium. This would be the first time since 1984 that an undisputed national champion of professional soccer was crowned in the United States.Brents Phillips Strikers down Nomads 3-1 for pro soccer title September 13, 1989 The Star-News Chula Vista, CA https://www.newspapers.com/image/116294849/?terms=Strikers%2BNomads D6 December 25, 2017 Match report September 9, 19897:30 PST San Diego Nomads California Watson 73:13 Nguyen Ortiz 86:10 Moreland 44:40 Eichmann 74:24 Alonso Edwards 84:40 Carrera Carrera 89:00 Moreland 1–3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/116294848/?terms=Strikers%2BNomads Florida Fort Lauderdale Strikers Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California 8,632 Levon Baladjanian See also 1989 Western Soccer League 1989 Southwest Outdoor Soccer League season References External links AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE III (RSSSF) The Year in American Soccer – 1989 1989 American Soccer League https://web.archive.org/web/20110723104255/http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1989/1989asl.htm July 23, 2011 ASL Category:American Soccer League (1988–89) seasons Category:Soccer competitions in Florida