Category: American Professional Soccer League

1989 Seattle Storm Media Guide from the Western Soccer League

FC Seattle / Seattle Storm

January 1, 2024

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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Patrice Ferri on the cover of a 1994 Montreal Impact program from the American Professional Soccer League

Montreal Impact

May 16, 2023

American Professional Soccer League (1993-1994) A-League (1995-1996) USISL A-League (1997-1998) National Professional Soccer League (1997-2000) USL A-League (2000-2004) USL First Division (2005-2009) USSF Division 2

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1990 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks Program from the American Professional Soccer League

San Francisco Bay Blackhawks

March 12, 2022

The Blackhawks were a top-flight Bay Area pro soccer club during the early 1990s, appearing in three straight league title games between 1989 and 1991 and winning the championship of the American Professional Soccer League in 1991. The ‘Hawks featured a number of top American players of the era, including Eric Wynalda, Marcelo Balboa, John Doyle, Dominic Kinnear and Troy Dayak.

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1990 California Emperors program from the American Professional Soccer League

California Emperors

March 11, 2022

The California Emperors were a One-Year Wonder pro soccer club that at Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus in 1990. After a dreadful 0-6 start, the Emperors found their form and won their division with a record of 8 wins, 7 losses and 5 shootout decisions. The Emperors fell to the Los Angeles Heat in a single-leg playoff at the end of August. This proved to be the club’s final match. The APSL’s Western Conference disintegrated during the following winter, shedding eight of its eleven clubs, including the Emperors.

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New Mexico Chiles American Professional Soccer League

New Mexico Chiles

August 10, 2020

The New Mexico Chiles were an Albuquerque-based pro soccer outfit during the early 1990’s. The original Chiles were an expansion franchise in the American Professional Soccer League during the summer of 1990. At the time the APSL was the highest level of professional soccer in the United States. In subsequent seasons, the Chiles self-relegated to lower-budget, lower-division leagues. In their best year, 1991, the Chiles advanced to the U.S. Open Cup semi-final. The club closed following the 1996 season.

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