1987 Western Soccer Alliance
Introduction Final league standings for the 1987 Western Soccer Alliance season.
History Prior to the season, the Edmonton Brick Men left the league to join the new Canadian Soccer League. This left the Alliance with six teams, which retained its regular season single table standings, but added a post-season playoff to determine the league champion for 1987.The San Diego Nomads won both the regular season and playoff titles.
League standings PlaceTeamGPWLOWOLPWPLGFGAPointsQualification1 San Diego Nomads '''(C)'''10641011179'''31''' Playoff final2 F.C. Seattle105511011614'''31'''Playoff semifinal3 San Jose Earthquakes105511012113'''31'''4 F.C. Portland10550100915'''24''' 5 Los Angeles Heat10552000916'''24'''6 California Kickers104602201116'''23''''''(C)''' Champion
Playoffs ===Bracket======Wild card===----===Final===
Points leaders RankScorerClubGoalsAssistsPoints1 Joe Mihaljevic San Jose Earthquakes72162 Marcelo Balboa San Diego Nomads60123 Geoff Wall F.C. Seattle44124 Mike Enneking F.C. Seattle50105 George Pastor San Jose Earthquakes42106 John HamelF.C. Seattle3177 John GerrardLos Angeles Heat3178 Jadir Henrique San Jose Earthquakes2379 Steve BoardmanSan Diego Nomads23710 John SissonsSan Diego Nomads30611 Amir DarabiCalifornia Kickers306
Honors * '''MVP:''' Brent Goulet* '''Leading goal scorer:''' Joe Mihaljevic* '''Leading goalkeeper:''' Anton Nistl*'''First Team All League''':'''Goalkeeper:''' Anton Nistl:'''Defenders:''' Steve Boardman, Barney Boyce, Daryl Green, Robbie Zipp:'''Midfielders:''' Jadir Henrique, George Pastor, Geoff Wall:'''Forwards:''' Brent Goulet, Tim Martin, Joe Mihaljevic*'''Second Team All League''':'''Goalkeeper:''' Mike Lane:'''Defenders:''' Marcelo Balboa, Arturo Velazco, Eric Biefeld, Chris Wentzien:'''Midfielders:''' Steve Black, John Hamel, Richard Torres:'''Forwards:''' Scott Benedetti, John Gerard, John Sissons
References * The Year in American Soccer - 1987* 1987 Western Soccer Alliance