American Professional Soccer League

defunct United States second-division league

preceded by WSL · followed by USL1

recorded 1988–1996 most titles Colorado Foxes (2) attendance 4,194 avg data coverage

seasons
9
games
179
clubs
8

Seasons and totals are as recorded here.

Seasons

season champion golden boot goals/game avg. attendance
1996 Seattle Sounders Doug Miller 2.59 4,218 (98%)
1995 Seattle Sounders Lloyd Barker 2.69 4,162 (95%)
1994 Impact de Montréal 2.70
1993 Colorado Foxes Paulinho 3.32
1992 Colorado Foxes Jean Harbor 3.23
1991 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks Jean Harbor 2.88
1990 Maryland Bays 3.15
1989 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2.66
1988 Washington Diplomats 3.00

The percentage after an attendance average is the share of that season's games with a crowd on record. Seasons without one have a crowd for every game.

Clubs, season by season

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 rank by 1988rank by 1989rank by 1990rank by 1991rank by 1992rank by 1993rank by 1994rank by 1995rank by 1996 Atlanta SilverbacksAtlanta Silverbacks: 2 seasons, 1995-1996 Colorado FoxesColorado Foxes: 2 seasons, 1995-1996 Impact de MontréalImpact de Montréal: 2 seasons, 1995-1996 Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders: 2 seasons, 1995-1996 Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps: 2 seasons, 1995-1996 New York FeverNew York Fever: 1 season, 1996 Rochester RhinosRochester Rhinos: 1 season, 1996 New York CentaursNew York Centaurs: 1 season, 1995
Clubs by season. Ordered by last season, then by seasons played. A block marks a season the club played; a row with gaps is a club that left and came back. Where a final table is on record the block is shaded by the finish, bright green at the top of the table, dulling towards the middle, then deepening red at the bottom, and shows the record on hover; an outlined block is a season with no final table on file. Select a season at the top to rank the clubs by how they finished it, and again to restore the order.

Clubs by season

League positions

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Impact de Montréal, 1993: 7th of 7; 7.0 over 1993Impact de Montréal, 1994: 3rd of 7; 5.0 over 1993-1994Impact de Montréal, 1995: 1st of 6; 3.7 over 1993-1995Impact de Montréal, 1996: 1st of 7; 1.7 over 1994-1996 Impact de Montréal Colorado Foxes, 1990: 3rd of 22; 3.0 over 1990Colorado Foxes, 1991: 4th of 9; 3.5 over 1990-1991Colorado Foxes, 1992: 1st of 5; 2.7 over 1990-1992Colorado Foxes, 1993: 2nd of 7; 2.3 over 1991-1993Colorado Foxes, 1994: 4th of 7; 2.3 over 1992-1994Colorado Foxes, 1995: 5th of 6; 3.7 over 1993-1995Colorado Foxes, 1996: 2nd of 7; 3.7 over 1994-1996 Colorado Foxes Seattle Sounders, 1994: 1st of 7; 1.0 over 1994Seattle Sounders, 1995: 2nd of 6; 1.5 over 1994-1995Seattle Sounders, 1996: 3rd of 7; 2.0 over 1994-1996 Seattle Sounders Rochester Rhinos, 1996: 4th of 7; 4.0 over 1996 Rochester Rhinos Vancouver Whitecaps, 1993: 1st of 7; 1.0 over 1993Vancouver Whitecaps, 1994: 6th of 7; 3.5 over 1993-1994Vancouver Whitecaps, 1995: 3rd of 6; 3.3 over 1993-1995Vancouver Whitecaps, 1996: 5th of 7; 4.7 over 1994-1996 Vancouver Whitecaps New York Fever, 1996: 6th of 7; 6.0 over 1996 New York Fever Atlanta Silverbacks, 1995: 4th of 6; 4.0 over 1995Atlanta Silverbacks, 1996: 7th of 7; 5.5 over 1995-1996 Atlanta Silverbacks New York Centaurs, 1995: 6th of 6; 6.0 over 1995 New York Centaurs 1995 Los Angeles Salsa, 1993: 4th of 7; 4.0 over 1993Los Angeles Salsa, 1994: 2nd of 7; 3.0 over 1993-1994 Los Angeles Salsa 1994 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 1988: 2nd of 10; 2.0 over 1988Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 1989: 4th of 10; 3.0 over 1988-1989Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 1990: 12th of 22; 6.0 over 1988-1990Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 1991: 3rd of 9; 6.3 over 1989-1991Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 1992: 4th of 5; 6.3 over 1990-1992Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 1993: 6th of 7; 4.3 over 1991-1993Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 1994: 5th of 7; 5.0 over 1992-1994 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1994 Toronto Rockets, 1994: 7th of 7; 7.0 over 1994 Toronto Rockets 1994 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1988: 5th of 10; 5.0 over 1988Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1989: 5th of 10; 5.0 over 1988-1989Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1990: 16th of 22; 8.7 over 1988-1990Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1991: 6th of 9; 9.0 over 1989-1991Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1992: 2nd of 5; 8.0 over 1990-1992Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1993: 3rd of 7; 3.7 over 1991-1993 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1993 Toronto Blizzard, 1993: 5th of 7; 5.0 over 1993 Toronto Blizzard 1993 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks, 1990: 1st of 22; 1.0 over 1990San Francisco Bay Blackhawks, 1991: 2nd of 9; 1.5 over 1990-1991San Francisco Bay Blackhawks, 1992: 3rd of 5; 2.0 over 1990-1992 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 1992 Miami Sharks, 1988: 10th of 10; 10.0 over 1988Miami Sharks, 1989: 10th of 10; 10.0 over 1988-1989Miami Sharks, 1990: 18th of 22; 12.7 over 1988-1990Miami Sharks, 1991: 8th of 9; 12.0 over 1989-1991Miami Sharks, 1992: 5th of 5; 10.3 over 1990-1992 Miami Sharks 1992 Maryland Bays, 1988: 3rd of 10; 3.0 over 1988Maryland Bays, 1989: 8th of 10; 5.5 over 1988-1989Maryland Bays, 1990: 13th of 22; 8.0 over 1988-1990Maryland Bays, 1991: 1st of 9; 7.3 over 1989-1991 Maryland Bays 1991 Albany Capitals, 1988: 9th of 10; 9.0 over 1988Albany Capitals, 1989: 3rd of 10; 6.0 over 1988-1989Albany Capitals, 1990: 14th of 22; 8.7 over 1988-1990Albany Capitals, 1991: 5th of 9; 7.3 over 1989-1991 Albany Capitals 1991 Penn-Jersey Spirit, 1990: 15th of 22; 15.0 over 1990Penn-Jersey Spirit, 1991: 7th of 9; 11.0 over 1990-1991 Penn-Jersey Spirit 1991 Salt Lake Sting, 1990: 2nd of 22; 2.0 over 1990Salt Lake Sting, 1991: 9th of 9; 5.5 over 1990-1991 Salt Lake Sting 1991 Portland Timbers, 1990: 4th of 22; 4.0 over 1990 Portland Timbers 1990 Seattle Storm, 1990: 5th of 22; 5.0 over 1990 Seattle Storm 1990 California Kickers, 1990: 6th of 22; 6.0 over 1990 California Kickers 1990 Los Angeles Heat, 1990: 7th of 22; 7.0 over 1990 Los Angeles Heat 1990 Real Santa Barbara, 1990: 8th of 22; 8.0 over 1990 Real Santa Barbara 1990 San Diego Nomads, 1990: 9th of 22; 9.0 over 1990 San Diego Nomads 1990 New Mexico Chiles, 1990: 10th of 22; 10.0 over 1990 New Mexico Chiles 1990 Arizona Condors, 1990: 11th of 22; 11.0 over 1990 Arizona Condors 1990 Boston Bolts, 1988: 7th of 10; 7.0 over 1988Boston Bolts, 1989: 2nd of 10; 4.5 over 1988-1989Boston Bolts, 1990: 17th of 22; 8.7 over 1988-1990 Boston Bolts 1990 Orlando Lions, 1988: 8th of 10; 8.0 over 1988Orlando Lions, 1989: 7th of 10; 7.5 over 1988-1989Orlando Lions, 1990: 19th of 22; 11.3 over 1988-1990 Orlando Lions 1990 Baltimore Bays, 1988: 4th of 10; 4.0 over 1988Baltimore Bays, 1989: 1st of 10; 2.5 over 1988-1989Baltimore Bays, 1990: 20th of 22; 8.3 over 1988-1990 Baltimore Bays 1990 New Jersey Eagles, 1988: 1st of 10; 1.0 over 1988New Jersey Eagles, 1989: 9th of 10; 5.0 over 1988-1989New Jersey Eagles, 1990: 21st of 22; 10.3 over 1988-1990 New Jersey Eagles 1990 Washington Diplomats, 1988: 6th of 10; 6.0 over 1988Washington Diplomats, 1989: 6th of 10; 6.0 over 1988-1989Washington Diplomats, 1990: 22nd of 22; 11.3 over 1988-1990 Washington Diplomats 1990
League position by season, averaged over three seasons, 1988 to 1996. Each point is the club's mean finish over that season and the two before it, in the overall table: points, then wins. A break in a line is a season out of the league, and the count starts again after it; a season with no final table on file is left out. Names are in the order the lines end; clubs no longer in the league are listed below the current ones with their last season, most recent first. Line patterns repeat every five clubs and only tell neighbours apart; a lifted line takes the club's own color where one is on record.

Career leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Jean Harbor 35
  2. Zico Doe 28
  3. Domenic Mobilio 25
  4. Paul Dougherty 25
  5. Kevin Sloan 24
  6. Chance Fry 22
  7. Lloyd Barker 22
  8. Paulinho 22
  9. Lenin Steenkamp 20
  10. Taifour Diané 20

Assists

  1. Jason Farrell 8
  2. Jason Dunn 7
  3. Lee Tschantret 7
  4. Lloyd Barker 7
  5. Wolde Harris 7
  6. Hector Marinaro 6
  7. Stoner Tadlock 6
  8. Thomas Tanner 6
  9. Walter Boyd 6
  10. Carsten Siersbaek 5

Appearances

  1. Andrew McKay 70
  2. Brian Haynes 58
  3. Perry Van der Beck 58
  4. Zico Doe 56
  5. Arturo Velazco 55
  6. Chad Ashton 54
  7. Philip Gyau 51
  8. Derek Backman 49
  9. Jean Harbor 49
  10. Kevin Holness 49

All-time club records

team GP W SOW SOL L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Colorado Foxes 152 86 3 6 57 586 240 191 3.86 1.26
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 141 80 61 466 243 201 3.30 1.21
Tampa Bay Rowdies 121 62 59 368 200 184 3.04 1.09
Impact de Montréal 95 56 5 1 33 289 142 96 3.04 1.48
Maryland Bays 81 55 26 265 156 115 3.27 1.36
Vancouver Whitecaps 95 42 3 3 47 257 149 157 2.71 0.95
Albany Capitals 81 42 39 191 117 105 2.36 1.11
Seattle Sounders 71 39 9 2 21 212 113 65 2.99 1.74
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 57 38 19 303 99 71 5.32 1.39
Baltimore Bays 60 32 28 92 74 70 1.53 1.06
Boston Bolts 60 31 29 92 85 79 1.53 1.08
New Jersey Eagles 60 27 33 83 81 97 1.38 0.84
Washington Diplomats 60 26 34 79 81 96 1.32 0.84
Miami Sharks 97 25 72 140 107 213 1.44 0.50
Orlando Lions 60 25 35 78 71 81 1.30 0.88
Los Angeles Salsa 44 24 20 215 77 59 4.89 1.31
Penn-Jersey Spirit 41 19 22 100 59 73 2.44 0.81
Salt Lake Sting 40 15 25 137 51 56 3.43 0.91
Los Angeles Heat 20 11 9 87 39 39 4.35 1.00
Rochester Rhinos 27 11 3 13 36 44 42 1.33 1.05
California Kickers 20 10 10 89 35 32 4.45 1.09
Seattle Storm 20 10 10 93 42 35 4.65 1.20
Portland Timbers 20 10 10 99 42 36 4.95 1.17
Real Santa Barbara 20 10 10 85 33 35 4.25 0.94
Toronto Blizzard 24 10 14 97 35 41 4.04 0.85
San Diego Nomads 20 8 12 67 22 28 3.35 0.79
Atlanta Silverbacks 46 8 8 1 29 41 43 101 0.89 0.43
New Mexico Chiles 20 7 13 61 25 45 3.05 0.56
New York Fever 27 6 3 18 21 30 40 0.78 0.75
Toronto Rockets 20 5 15 44 14 33 2.20 0.42
New York Centaurs 24 5 1 3 15 20 21 39 0.83 0.54
Arizona Condors 20 5 15 59 29 51 2.95 0.57

Final games

date season team score team venue sources
Oct. 6, 1996 1996 Rochester Rhinos 0 - 2 Seattle Sounders Seattle, WA 1
Sept. 25, 1996 1996 Impact de Montréal 1 - 2 Rochester Rhinos Complexe Sportif Claude-Robil… 1
Sept. 25, 1996 1996 Colorado Foxes 0 - 3 Seattle Sounders Commerce City, CO 1
Sept. 22, 1996 1996 Colorado Foxes 2 - 0 Seattle Sounders Seattle, WA 1
Sept. 21, 1996 1996 Impact de Montréal 3 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Fauver Stadium 1
Sept. 19, 1996 1996 Colorado Foxes 0 - 1 Seattle Sounders Commerce City, CO 1
Sept. 19, 1996 1996 Impact de Montréal 2 - 3 Rochester Rhinos Complexe Sportif Claude-Robil… 1
Sept. 14, 1996 1996 Atlanta Ruckus 1 - 2 Seattle Sounders Seattle, WA 1
Sept. 14, 1996 1996 New York Fever 0 - 3 Rochester Rhinos New York, NY 1
Sept. 13, 1996 1996 Atlanta Ruckus 0 - 5 Vancouver 86ers Vancouver, BC 1
Sept. 13, 1996 1996 Colorado Foxes 1 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Fauver Stadium 1
Sept. 11, 1996 1996 Impact de Montréal 0 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Fauver Stadium 1
Sept. 11, 1996 1996 Atlanta Ruckus 0 - 3 Colorado Foxes Atlanta, GA 1
Sept. 7, 1996 1996 New York Fever 0 - 3 Seattle Sounders Seattle, WA 1
Sept. 6, 1996 1996 Colorado Foxes 2 - 2 Vancouver 86ers Vancouver, BC 1
Sept. 4, 1996 1996 Impact de Montréal 2 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Complexe Sportif Claude-Robil… 1
Sept. 4, 1996 1996 New York Fever 0 - 3 Vancouver 86ers Vancouver, BC 1
Sept. 1, 1996 1996 Atlanta Ruckus 0 - 4 Rochester Rhinos Atlanta, GA 1
Sept. 1, 1996 1996 Colorado Foxes 2 - 0 Seattle Sounders Commerce City, CO 1
Sept. 1, 1996 1996 Impact de Montréal 2 - 0 New York Fever New York, NY 1
Aug. 30, 1996 1996 Seattle Sounders 4 - 1 Vancouver 86ers Vancouver, BC 1
Aug. 30, 1996 1996 Atlanta Ruckus 2 - 8 Rochester Rhinos Fauver Stadium 1
Aug. 30, 1996 1996 Impact de Montréal 1 - 0 New York Fever Complexe Sportif Claude-Robil… 1
Aug. 25, 1996 1996 New York Fever 2 - 3 Rochester Rhinos Fauver Stadium 1
Aug. 25, 1996 1996 Colorado Foxes 2 - 1 Vancouver 86ers Commerce City, CO 1

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Awards

award seasons winners most recent
All-Star 1988–1996 111
Champion 1988–1996 9 Seattle Sounders 1996
MVP 1990–1996 8 Wolde Harris 1996
Coach of the Year 1990–1996 7 Lorne Donaldson 1996
Rookie of the Year 1990–1996 7 Wolde Harris 1996
Defender of the Year 1995–1996 2 John Kimniatis 1996