American Professional Soccer League · United States · level 2

1988

Honors
champion Washington Diplomats
mvp —
golden boot Acosta

106 games 2.83 goals / game 2,534 avg. attendance

Standings

team GP W L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
New Jersey Eagles 20 15 5 45 39 24 2.25 1.63
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 14 6 42 46 25 2.10 1.84
Maryland Bays 20 12 8 36 32 31 1.80 1.03
Baltimore Bays 20 11 9 33 31 28 1.65 1.11
Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 10 10 30 23 21 1.50 1.10
Washington Diplomats 20 10 10 30 27 30 1.50 0.90
Boston Bolts 20 9 11 27 31 33 1.35 0.94
Orlando Lions 20 8 12 24 21 31 1.20 0.68
Albany Capitals 20 7 13 21 26 35 1.05 0.74
Miami Sharks 20 4 16 12 24 42 0.60 0.57

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Acosta 14
  2. Kinsey 10
  3. Snyder 8
  4. Cubillas 7
  5. Lamb 7
  6. Antelo 6
  7. Mihaljevic 6
  8. Steve Kinsey 6
  9. Suazo 6
  10. Sweeney 6

Appearances

  1. Arnie Mausser 2
  2. Barry Wallace 2
  3. Claros 2
  4. Dennis Ponce 2
  5. Duncan Reynard 2
  6. Jean Harbor 2
  7. Joaquin Canales 2
  8. Keith Lenert 2
  9. Keith Trehy 2
  10. Ken Fogarty 2

Most recent games

all games

date season round team score team venue referee attendance sources
Aug. 27, 1988 1988 f Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 - 3 Washington Diplomats Lockhart Stadium 4257 1
Aug. 21, 1988 1988 f Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 - 4 Washington Diplomats RFK Stadium 5745 1
Aug. 14, 1988 1988 New Jersey Eagles 1 - 0 Washington Diplomats New Jersey 1531 1
Aug. 14, 1988 1988 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 6 - 0 Maryland Bays Fort Lauderdale, FL 1406 1
Aug. 13, 1988 1988 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 5 - 2 Maryland Bays Maryland 1808 1
Aug. 13, 1988 1988 New Jersey Eagles 1 - 4 Washington Diplomats Washington D.C. 2346 1
Aug. 7, 1988 1988 Albany Capitals 1 - 0 Boston Bolts Boston, MA 1438 1
Aug. 7, 1988 1988 Maryland Bays 3 - 0 Washington Darts Catonsville, MD 3162 1
Aug. 6, 1988 1988 Boston Bolts 1 - 2 New Jersey Eagles Hinchliffe Stadium 2121 1
Aug. 6, 1988 1988 Maryland Bays 1 - 2 Washington Diplomats Catonsville, MD 1782 1
Aug. 5, 1988 1988 Miami Sharks 4 - 2 Orlando Lions Orlando, FL 705 1
Aug. 5, 1988 1988 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 - 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL 3877 1
Aug. 3, 1988 1988 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4 - 0 Miami Sharks Miami, FL 3114 1
July 31, 1988 1988 New Jersey Eagles 1 - 1 Washington Darts Hinchliffe Stadium 1954 1
July 30, 1988 1988 Orlando Lions 0 - 4 Washington Darts Washington D.C. 1345 1
July 30, 1988 1988 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 - 1 Washington Diplomats Tampa, FL 4256 1
July 30, 1988 1988 Albany Capitals 1 - 2 Boston Bolts Boston, MA 2025 1
July 29, 1988 1988 Maryland Bays 1 - 1 Miami Sharks Miami, FL 510 1
July 29, 1988 1988 Orlando Lions 2 - 0 Washington Diplomats Orlando, FL 2918 1
July 24, 1988 1988 New Jersey Eagles 3 - 1 Washington Diplomats Hinchliffe Stadium 2054 1
July 24, 1988 1988 Maryland Bays 2 - 1 Orlando Lions Catonsville, MD 1685 1
July 24, 1988 1988 Albany Capitals 1 - 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Albany, NY 1011 1
July 23, 1988 1988 Boston Bolts 1 - 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Boston, MA 2639 1
July 20, 1988 1988 Washington Darts 3 - 3 Washington Diplomats Washington D.C. 1384 1
July 16, 1988 1988 Boston Bolts 2 - 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL — 1

Awards

award winner
All-Star Winston DuBose
All-Star Andy Harrison
All-Star Brian Ainscough
All-Star Dirceau Guimaraes
All-Star Elvis Comrie
All-Star George Lidster
All-Star Joaquin Canales
All-Star Jorge Acosta
All-Star Lou Karbiener
All-Star Ray Hudson
All-Star Rob Ryerson
All-Star Ross Irwin
All-Star Sonny Askew
All-Star Steve Powell
All-Star Steve Wegerle
All-Star Teófilo Cubillas
All-Star Troy Edwards
All-Star Alan Rough
Champion Washington Diplomats

Where the minutes came from

England: 527 minutes, 13.3%United States: 348 minutes, 8.8%United States: 348 minutes, 8.8%Peru: 225 minutes, 5.7%Argentina: 360 minutes, 9.1%South Africa: 180 minutes, 4.5%South Africa: 180 minutes, 4.5%Nigeria: 144 minutes, 3.6%Netherlands: 180 minutes, 4.5%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Minutes by country of birth. Each country is shaded by its share of the minutes; the bands are fixed, so one season can be compared with another. Hover or focus a country for its figures, and read the table below for all of them. A country too small to draw at this crop is marked with a dot.
minutes by country of birth
countryminutesshare
not recorded 1,996 50.4%
England 527 13.3%
Argentina 360 9.1%
United States 348 8.8%
Peru 225 5.7%
Netherlands 180 4.5%
South Africa 180 4.5%
Nigeria 144 3.6%