Western Soccer League

United States third-division league

followed by APSL

recorded 1985–1990 most titles San Diego Nomads (2) data coverage

seasons
6

Seasons and totals are as recorded here.

Seasons

season champion golden boot goals/game
1990 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
1989 San Diego Nomads 3.44
1988 Seattle Sounders 3.36
1987 San Diego Nomads 2.77
1986 Hollywood United 2.73
1985 San Jose Earthquakes 3.36

League positions

1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 San Diego Nomads, 1986: 5th of 7; 5.0 over 1986San Diego Nomads, 1987: 1st of 6; 3.0 over 1986-1987San Diego Nomads, 1988: 2nd of 6; 2.7 over 1986-1988San Diego Nomads, 1989: 1st of 9; 1.3 over 1987-1989 San Diego Nomads San Francisco Bay Blackhawks, 1989: 2nd of 9; 2.0 over 1989 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks Portland Timbers, 1985: 4th of 4; 4.0 over 1985Portland Timbers, 1986: 2nd of 7; 3.0 over 1985-1986Portland Timbers, 1987: 5th of 6; 3.7 over 1985-1987Portland Timbers, 1988: 6th of 6; 4.3 over 1986-1988Portland Timbers, 1989: 3rd of 9; 4.7 over 1987-1989 Portland Timbers Seattle Storm, 1986: 3rd of 7; 3.0 over 1986Seattle Storm, 1987: 3rd of 6; 3.0 over 1986-1987Seattle Storm, 1988: 1st of 6; 2.3 over 1986-1988Seattle Storm, 1989: 4th of 9; 2.7 over 1987-1989 Seattle Storm Los Angeles Heat, 1986: 4th of 7; 4.0 over 1986Los Angeles Heat, 1987: 4th of 6; 4.0 over 1986-1987Los Angeles Heat, 1988: 3rd of 6; 3.7 over 1986-1988Los Angeles Heat, 1989: 5th of 9; 4.0 over 1987-1989 Los Angeles Heat Real Santa Barbara, 1989: 6th of 9; 6.0 over 1989 Real Santa Barbara Arizona Condors, 1989: 7th of 9; 7.0 over 1989 Arizona Condors California Kickers, 1986: 1st of 7; 1.0 over 1986California Kickers, 1987: 6th of 6; 3.5 over 1986-1987California Kickers, 1988: 5th of 6; 4.0 over 1986-1988California Kickers, 1989: 8th of 9; 6.3 over 1987-1989 California Kickers Sacramento Senators, 1989: 9th of 9; 9.0 over 1989 Sacramento Senators San Jose Earthquakes, 1985: 1st of 4; 1.0 over 1985San Jose Earthquakes, 1986: 6th of 7; 3.5 over 1985-1986San Jose Earthquakes, 1987: 2nd of 6; 3.0 over 1985-1987San Jose Earthquakes, 1988: 4th of 6; 4.0 over 1986-1988 San Jose Earthquakes 1988 Edmonton Brickmen, 1986: 7th of 7; 7.0 over 1986 Edmonton Brickmen 1986 FC Seattle, 1985: 2nd of 4; 2.0 over 1985 FC Seattle 1985 Victoria Riptides, 1985: 3rd of 4; 3.0 over 1985 Victoria Riptides 1985
League position by season, averaged over three seasons, 1985 to 1989. 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.

All-time club records

team GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Seattle Storm 52 31 2 19 221 92 69 4.25 1.33
San Diego Nomads 52 31 4 17 222 88 64 4.27 1.38
Los Angeles Heat 52 26 5 21 183 79 65 3.52 1.22
Portland Timbers 59 24 4 31 163 85 108 2.76 0.79
California Kickers 52 20 4 28 128 66 87 2.46 0.76
San Jose Earthquakes 43 19 5 19 118 74 73 2.74 1.01
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 16 11 — 5 98 37 26 6.13 1.42
Real Santa Barbara 16 5 — 11 51 20 35 3.19 0.57
Arizona Condors 16 5 — 11 50 25 39 3.13 0.64
FC Seattle 7 3 1 3 10 13 13 1.43 1.00
Edmonton Brickmen 14 3 3 8 12 18 28 0.86 0.64
Victoria Riptides 7 3 1 3 10 16 11 1.43 1.45
Sacramento Senators 16 3 — 13 40 20 43 2.50 0.47

Final games

date season team score team venue sources

all WSL games →

Awards

award seasons winners most recent
Champion 1985–1990 6 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 1990
MVP 1986–1990 5 Mark Dodd 1990
Best XI 1988–1989 22