1989 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks season

San Francisco Bay Blackhawks

1989 season
Owner	Dan Van Voorhis
Coach	Dean Wurzberger
Stadium	Spartan Stadium
Western Soccer League	Division: 1st Overall: 2nd
WSL Playoffs	Final
National Challenge Cup	Did not enter
Top goalscorer	Steve Corpening (11) [1]
1990 →

The 1989 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks season was the club's first overall, as they debuted in the Western Soccer League. The Blackhawks finished in first place in the North Division and reached the Final in the playoffs, getting past the Los Angeles Heat in the semis. The San Diego Nomads beat the Blackhawks in the final, 1-0.^[2]

Squad

The 1989 squad ^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player MF Jeff Baicher DF Alan Bailey DF Alex Basso MF John Collins FW Steve Corpening DF Troy Dayak GK Mark Dougherty DF John Doyle MF Robert Gallo DF Rhett Harty MF Dominic Kinnear

No. Position Player MF Thomas Kuntz DF Tim Martin MF Ignacio Navarete FW Dave Palic FW George Pastor MF Townsend Qin FW Derek Sanderson DF Mark Semioli MF Peter Woodring FW Scott Wulferdingen GK Eric Yamamoto

Competitions

Western Soccer League

Season

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
April 22, 1989	Los Angeles Heat	H	3–1	Corpening (2), Palic
April 29, 1989	San Diego Nomads	H	2–3	Navarete, Palic
May 5, 1989	Real Santa Barbara	A	2–1	Palic, Semioli
May 7, 1989	California Kickers	A	1–1*	Doyle
May 13, 1989	Portland Timbers	H	3–2 (aet)	Corpening (2), Palic
May 20, 1989	Real Santa Barbara	H	5–4	Qin, Kinnear, Collins, Corpening, Basso
May 27, 1989	Sacramento Senators	A	2–1	Kinnear, Doyle
June 3, 1989	Sacramento Senators	H	4–0	Basso (2), Corpening, Navarete
June 9, 1989	California Kickers	H	0–0*
June 24, 1989	Arizona Condors	A	1–1*	Corpening
July 1, 1989	San Diego Nomads	A	3–1	Corpening (2), Pastor
July 2, 1989	Los Angeles Heat	A	1–2	Corpening
July 8, 1989	Arizona Condors	H	3–1	Corpening, Kinnear (2)
July 14, 1989	Seattle Storm	A	2–4	Palic, Qin
July 15, 1989	Portland Timbers	A	0–0*
July 23, 1989	Seattle Storm	H	3–2	Palic, Navarete, Qin

Playoffs

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
July 29, 1989	Los Angeles Heat	H	1–1*	Corpening
August 12, 1989	San Diego Nomads	A	0–1

* = Penalty kicks
Source:^[4]

North Division

Place	Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Points
1	San Francisco Bay Blackhawks	16	11	5	37	26	98
2	Portland Timbers	16	11	5	32	25	92
3	Seattle Storm	16	10	6	32	23	87
4	Sacramento Senators	16	3	13	20	43	40

References

1. "Western Soccer League 1989 Season". A-League Archives. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
2. "The Year in American Soccer 1989". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
3. "WSL 1989 Season Stats". Retrieved March 20, 2014.
4. "Western Soccer League 1989 Season". Retrieved March 27, 2014.

External links

• The Year in American Soccer – 1989 | WSL
• San Francisco Bay Blackhawks Game Results | Soccerstats.us