1988 Western Soccer Alliance

Final league standings for the 1988 Western Soccer Alliance season.

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 →

League standings
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 F.C. Seattle Storm (C) 12 10 2 25 10 +15 21 83 WSA Playoff Final
2 San Diego Nomads 12 9 3 23 17 +6 19 76 WSA Playoff Semi-final
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
Canada Vancouver 86ers 6 3 3 12 7 +5 11 32 Not eligible for playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
Canada Calgary Kickers 6 2 4 8 11 −3 8 24
Source:
Rules for classification: Six points per win. One point per goal up to three points per game.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Canadian clubs played league matches, which did have implications on their opponents' standings, but were not actually included in the official standings.

Playoffs

Bracket
Wild Card Semi-final 1988 WSA Final
1 F.C. Seattle Storm 5
2 San Diego Nomads 1(5) 3 San Jose Earthquakes 0
3 San Jose Earthquakes 1(6)

Semifinal
San Diego Nomads (CA)1–1 (aet)San Jose Earthquakes (CA)
Steve Boardman Yellow card 27', 90'
Paul Dougherty Yellow card 63'
Steve Black Yellow card 83'		 Report Tomás Boy 20' (pen.)
Mike Whitlatch Yellow card 63'
Joe Silveira Yellow card 63'
Mike Getchell Red card 63'
Penalties
Mario Gonzalez soccer ball with red X
Steve Boardman soccer ball with red X
Jerome Watson soccer ball with check mark
Steve Black soccer ball with red X
Mike Bradley soccer ball with check mark
Rene Ortiz soccer ball with check mark
Jeff Ward soccer ball with check mark
Greg Schwartz soccer ball with check mark
Brad Stratton soccer ball with red X		 5–6 soccer ball with red X Alex Basso
soccer ball with check mark Chris Dangerfield
soccer ball with red X Joe Silveira
soccer ball with red X John Nicholson
soccer ball with check mark Tomás Boy
soccer ball with check mark Frank Van Den Brand Horninge
soccer ball with check mark Chris Wentzien
soccer ball with check mark Mike Whitlatch
soccer ball with check mark Jacques LaDouceur
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nabil Noujaim (USA)

Final
F.C. Seattle Storm (WA)5–0San Jose Earthquakes (CA)
Bobby Bruch 1', 8'
John Hamel 27', Red card 71'
Bernie James Yellow card 32'
Peter Hattrup 46', Yellow card 68'
Chance Fry 63'		 Report John Nicholson Yellow card 1'
Mike Whitlatch Yellow card 25'
Van Den Brand Horning Yellow card 68'
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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