UPDATED - October 11, 2008
Western Soccer Alliance
1987 Season
California Kickers - FC Portland - Los Angeles Heat - San Diego Nomads - San Jose Earthquakes - Seattle Storm
1987 Home - 1987 Results - 1987 Stats
1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 : Playoffs : Other Results : ASL
(Home team listed first)
Matches drawn after 90 minutes are decided by two ten minute extra periods, then penalty kicks
March 1, 1987
California 2 Amir Darabi 7' 47'
Los Angeles 1 Ole Mikkelson 55'
March 15, 1987
California 2 Lewis Garcia 43', Scott Murray 90'
San Jose 3 Joe Mihaljevic 62', Jadir 77', Billy Wiskel 95'
asdet
March 21, 1987
San Jose 3 Billy Wiskel 34', David Palic 36', Jadir 48'
FC Seattle 1 Mike Enneking 20'
March 22, 1987
California 1 Amir Darabi 47'p
FC Seattle 1 Mike Enneking 38'
asdet
California win on penalties
March 26, 1987
FC Portland 2 Scott Benedetti 39' 50'
FC Seattle 1 John Hamel 31'
March 28, 1987
Los Angeles 1 Roland Schmid 80'
San Diego 2 Marcelo Balboa 66, Bo Kaemerle 77'
March 29, 1987
San Jose 1 Sean Blakeman 29'
California 2 Steve Ledezzma 8', Richard Torres 76'
April 3, 1987
FC Seattle 2 Mike Lane (og)46', Geoff Wall 63'
Los Angeles 0
April 4, 1987
San Jose 1 Joe Mihaljevic 76'
San Diego 2 Ken Boardman 50' 100'
asdet
FC Portland 0
Los Angeles 1 John Gerrard 58'
April 5, 1987
San Diego 0
California 0
asdet
California wins on penalties 4-2
April 10, 1987
Portland 1 Grant Gibbs 82'
California 0
April 11, 1987
Los Angeles 0
San Jose 2 George Pastor 45', Joe Mihaljevic 83'
Seattle 3 Mike Enneking 49' 69', Geoff Wall 84'
California 0
April 12, 1987
San Diego 0
San Jose 0
asdet
San Diego wins on penalties, 4-2
April 24, 1987
Los Angeles 1 Ole Mikkelson 94'
Seattle 0
asdet
California 1 Thor Lee 50'
Portland 2 Brent Goulet 77', Tony Hicker 85'
April 26, 1987
San Diego 6 Marcelo Balboa 28' 51' 72', Mario Gonzalez 41', Rick Blubaugh (og)58', Rob Paterson 79'
Seattle 1 Geoff Wall 82'
San Jose 5 Joe Mihaljevic 2' 60'p 86', Tim Martin 42', Robby Zipp 76'p
Portland 1 Garrett Smith 85'
May 1, 1987
Portland 1 Jason Russ 79'
San Diego 0
May 2, 1987
Seattle 3 John Hamel 42' 83', Geoff Wall 36'
San Diego 0
May 3, 1987
San Jose 6 George Pastor 19' 51' 60', Joe Mihaljevic 55', Sean Blakeman 61', Don Murphy 85'
Los Angeles 0
May 9, 1987
Seattle 1 Jeff Stock 102'
Portland 0
asdet
May 10, 1987
San Diego 0
Los Angeles 1 Forfeit
*Los Angeles awarded forfeit victory after San Diego fielded more
than the maximum two foreign players. San Diego won the match on
penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw.
May 16, 1987
Los Angeles 2 John Gerrard 35', Lucky Temisanren 100'
California 1 Steve Senglemann 53'
asdet
Portland 1 Brent Goulet 82'
San Jose 0
May 17, 1987
California
0
San Diego 2
Lucas Martin 15', John Sissons 72'
Seattle 3 Peter Fewing 7', Mike Enneking 28', Craig Beeson 81'
San Jose 0
May 22, 1987
San Diego 4 Marcelo Balboa 90' 90', Lucas Martin 11', John Sissons 39'
Portland 0
May 23, 1987
Los Angeles 2 John Gerrard 45'p, Milltello 76'
Portland 1 Jason Russ 13'
Semifinal
June 7, 1987
Seattle 0
San Jose 3 David Palic 5', Jadir 57', George Pastor 65'
1987 WSL Championship
June 14, 1987 - Southwestern Community College - Chula Vista, Calfiornia
San Diego 3 Steve Black 53' 85', Mario Gonzalez 62'
Lineup - Anton Nistl, Ken Boardman, Paul Stumpf, Mario Gonzalez(Pat Henderson 85'),
Marcelo Balboa, Mikal, Steve Black, Lucas Martin, Arturo Velazco, Paul Wright, John Sissons
San Jose 1 Jadir 32'
Lineup - Kurt Devlin, John Nicholson, Chris Wentzein, Robby Zipp, Tim Martin, Barney Boyce,
Jadir, Villa (Sean Blakeman 46'), George Pastor, David Palic, Alberto Luna (Ronnie Morriss 64')
Att-2,300
:::Other Results::
May 26, 1987
San Jose 1 Jadir 89'
Hearts (SCO) 4 Andy Watson 32' 39', John Colquhoun 30', John Robertson 67'
Att-1,200
May 24, 1987
San Diego 4
Hearts (SCO) 4
May 31, 1987
Seattle 1 Jeff Stock
Hearts (SCO) 1
June 5, 1987
Seattle 2 Craig Beeson, Jeff Stock
Norwich City (ENG) 0
July 7, 1987
Seattle 2 Tad Willoughby, John Hamel
Herfolge (DEN) 1
July 10, 1987
Seattle 0
Vancouver 1
July 27, 1987
Middlesbrough (ENG) 2
Seattle 1 Brent Goulet
July 29, 1987
Bournemouth (ENg) 1
Seattle 0
July 31, 1987
Queens Park Rangers (ENG) 2
Seattle 2 Scott Benedetti, John Hamel
August 4, 1987
Dundee (SCO) 3
Seattle 0
August 6, 1987
Portsmouth 3
Seattle 1 Brent Goulet
In 1987, the Washington Diplomats and Cosmopolitan Eagles (Who would later be the base for the New Jersey Eagles) played a handful of matches leading up to the formation of the American Soccer League in 1988
Ambassador Cup - Washington D.C.
June 7, 1987
U.S. U-20 2 Marcelo Balboa 18', Benedict 41'
Cosmopolitan Eagles 0
Washington Diplomats 1 Duncan Reynard 74'
Honduras 1 Leonel Suazo 16'
June 9, 1987
Washington Diplomats 3 Marcos Casas 21' 44', Phillip Gyau 78'
U.S. U-20 1 Benedict 68'
Honduras 3 Leonel Suazo 4' 5', Jorge Bennet 34'
Cosmopolitan Eagles 1 Bergstrom 28'
GP W T L GF GA
Pts
Washington Diplomats 2
1 1 0 4 2
3
Honduras 2 1 1 0 4 2 3
U.S. U-20 2 1 0 1 3 3 2
Cosmopolitan Eagles 2 0 0 2 1 5 0
May 31, 1987
Cosmopolitan Eagles 0
Millionaros (COL) 2
NOTE - The Washington Diplomats also participated in, and won, the 1987 U.S. Open Cup, under the name Club Espana
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