1987 Western Soccer Alliance
| Season | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Champions | San Diego Nomads (1st title) |
| Premiers | San Diego Nomads (1st title) |
| Top goalscorer | Joe Mihaljevic (7 goals) |
← 1986 1988 → | |
Final league standings for the 1987 Western Soccer Alliance season.
History
[edit]Prior to the season, the Edmonton Brick Men left the league to join the new Canadian Soccer League. This left the Alliance with six teams, which retained its regular season single table standings, but added a post-season playoff to determine the league champion for 1987. The San Diego Nomads won both the regular season and playoff titles.
League standings
[edit]| Place | Team | GP | W | L | OW | OL | PW | PL | GF | GA | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Nomads (C) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 31 | Playoff final |
| 2 | F.C. Seattle | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 31 | Playoff semifinal |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 31 | |
| 4 | F.C. Portland | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 24 | |
| 5 | Los Angeles Heat | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 24 | |
| 6 | California Kickers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 23 |
(C) Champion
Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Wild Card Semi-final | 1987 WSA Final | ||||||||
| 1 | San Diego Nomads | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | F.C. Seattle | 0 | 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | ||||
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | |||||||
Wild card
[edit]| F.C. Seattle (WA) | 0–3 | San Jose Earthquakes (CA) |
|---|---|---|
 4' Dave Palic Jadir Henrique George Pastor |
Referee: (USA)
Final
[edit]| San Diego Nomads (CA) | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes (CA) |
|---|---|---|
Paul Stumpf  31'Steve Black 53'Mario Gonzalez 62'Steve Black 85' |
Report | 31' Jadir Henrique |
Points leaders
[edit]| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Mihaljevic | San Jose Earthquakes | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Marcelo Balboa | San Diego Nomads | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Geoff Wall | F.C. Seattle | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Mike Enneking | F.C. Seattle | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | George Pastor | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | John Hamel | F.C. Seattle | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | John Gerrard | Los Angeles Heat | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Jadir Henrique | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Steve Boardman | San Diego Nomads | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | John Sissons | San Diego Nomads | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Amir Darabi | California Kickers | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Honors
[edit]- MVP: Brent Goulet
- Leading goal scorer: Joe Mihaljevic
- Leading goalkeeper: Anton Nistl
- First Team All League
- Goalkeeper: Anton Nistl
- Defenders: Steve Boardman, Barney Boyce, Daryl Green, Robbie Zipp
- Midfielders: Jadir Henrique, George Pastor, Geoff Wall
- Forwards: Brent Goulet, Tim Martin, Joe Mihaljevic
- Second Team All League
- Goalkeeper: Mike Lane
- Defenders: Marcelo Balboa, Arturo Velazco, Eric Biefeld, Chris Wentzien
- Midfielders: Steve Black, John Hamel, Richard Torres
- Forwards: Scott Benedetti, John Gerard, John Sissons