Category: Western Soccer Alliance

1989 Seattle Storm Media Guide from the Western Soccer League

FC Seattle / Seattle Storm

FC Seattle was a semi-pro (and later professional) soccer club that formed in 1983 following the financial implosion and closure of the popular Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League (NASL). The club was originally known simply as Football Club (“FC”) Seattle in 1984 and 1985. By 1985, the fledgling club was arguably the best American outdoor soccer team left standing following the demise of the NASL earlier that year. The Storm would soon join the Western Soccer Alliance and win the championship of that regional league in 1988. The club disbanded following the 1990 season.

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Portland Timbers Western Soccer League

Portland Timbers (1989-1990)

The 1989-1990 Portland Timbers of the Western Soccer League were the first of several efforts to revive the name, logo and colors of the original Timbers (1975-1982) of the North American Soccer League. The club’s top player was 19-year old goalkeeper Kasey Keller, who won the Western Soccer League’s Most Valuable Player Award as a teenager on an amateur contract during the 1989 season. This version of the Timbers went out of business in 1990 after two seasons of play.

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George Best of the San Jose Earthquakes on the cover of a 1981 New York Cosmos program from the North American Soccer League

San Jose Earthquakes (1974-1988)

The original ‘Quakes were part of a major expansion of the NASL in 1974 that also saw the formation of the Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps clubs. The ‘Quakes were the toast of the league that summer. English forward Paul Child won the golden boot with 15 goals and 6 assists. At the box office, San Jose set a new league attendance record.

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Edmonton Brickmen Soccer

Edmonton Brickmen

Western Soccer Alliance (1986) Canadian Soccer League (1987-1990) Born: 1985 Folded: Postseason 1990 First Game: Last Game: Western Soccer Alliance Championships: None Canadian Soccer League Championships: None Clarke Stadium

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San Diego Nomads Soccer

San Diego Nomads

The San Diego Nomads were a low-budget semi-pro/pro soccer club that competed during the late 1980’s, a period viewed as the Dark Ages for outdoor professional soccer in the United States. From 1986 to 1989, U.S. National Team players like Marcelo Balboa and Paul Caligiuri played for the Nomads alongside high school players and moonlighting San Diego Sockers indoor players such as Paul Dougherty and Paul Wright.

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