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1988 Western Soccer Alliance

FieldValue
competitionWestern Soccer Alliance
-1988 Season-
season1988
num_teams6
winnersF.C. Seattle Storm
(1st title)
premiersF.C. Seattle Storm
(1st title)
league topscorerScott Benedetti
(8 goals)
prevseason1987
nextseason1989

-1988 Season- (1st title) (1st title) (8 goals) Final league standings for the 1988 Western Soccer Alliance season.

League standings

Playoffs

Bracket

| score-width=25 | team-width=195px | RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-team1=San Diego Nomads | RD1-score1=1*(5)* | RD1-seed2=3 | RD1-team2=San Jose Earthquakes | RD1-score2=1***(6)***

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=F.C. Seattle Storm | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=San Jose Earthquakes | RD2-score2=0

Semifinal

date = July 23, 1988 7:30 PM PST| team1 = San Diego Nomads (CA) | goals1 = Steve Boardman , Paul Dougherty Steve Black | goals2 = Tomás Boy Mike Whitlatch Joe Silveira Mike Getchell | score = 1–1 (aet)| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20080703160110/http://goalseattle.com/1988_wsa_official_press_releases.htm | team2 = San Jose Earthquakes (CA) | stadium = Southwestern College, San Diego, California Steve Boardman Jerome Watson Steve Black Mike Bradley Rene Ortiz Jeff Ward Greg Schwartz Brad Stratton Chris Dangerfield
Joe Silveira
John Nicholson Tomás Boy Frank Van Den Brand Horninge Chris Wentzien Mike Whitlatch Jacques LaDouceur

Final

date = July 30, 1988 7:30 PM PST| team1 = F.C. Seattle Storm (WA) | goals1 = Bobby Bruch
John Hamel , Bernie James Peter Hattrup , Chance Fry | goals2 = John Nicholson Mike Whitlatch Van Den Brand Horning | score = 5–0 | report = http://goalseattle.com/1988_wsa_press_release.htm | team2 = San Jose Earthquakes (CA) | stadium = Memorial Stadium, Seattle, Washington

Points leaders

RankScorerClubGoalsAssistsPoints
1Scott BenedettiF.C. Portland8016
2Justin FashanuLos Angeles Heat5414
3Eddie HendersonF.C. Seattle5414
4Jerome WatsonSan Diego Nomads6113
5Peter HattrupF.C. Seattle6113
6Billy ThompsonLos Angeles Heat5313
7Frank van den Brand HornigeSan Jose Earthquakes5111
8Chance FryF.C. Seattle339
9Brendan MurphyCalifornia Kickers408
10Mario GonzalezSan Diego Nomads408
11Grant GibbsF.C. Seattle408
11Dzung TranSan Jose Earthquakes248
11Ridal FernandezLos Angeles Heat317
11John SissonsSan Diego Nomads317
11Thor LeeCalifornia Kickers306
11Alex BassoSan Jose Earthquakes306
11Eric PhillippiF.C. Portland306

Honors

  • MVP: Marcelo Balboa

  • Leading goal scorer: Scott Benedetti

  • Leading goalkeeper: Jeff Koch

  • First Team All League :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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