American Soccer League (1988–1989)

American Soccer League
Founded	1988
Folded	1989
Country	United States
Promotion to	None
Relegation to	None

The American Soccer League has been a name used by four different professional soccer sports league in the United States. In 1988, the third American Soccer League was created as an East Coast counterpart to the West Coast-based Western Soccer Alliance. The third iteration of the ASL lasted only two seasons, merging with the WSA in 1990 to form the American Professional Soccer League.

History

The league comprised ten teams on the East Coast. During its second season, the league champion Fort Lauderdale Strikers played the San Diego Nomads, champions of the Western Soccer Alliance in the 1989 National Pro Soccer Championship. By 1990, the ASL and WSA had merged to form the American Professional Soccer League.

Complete team list

Albany Capitals (1988–89)
Boston Bolts (1988–89)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–89)
Maryland Bays (1988–89)
Miami Sharks (1988–89)

New Jersey Eagles (1988–89)
Orlando Lions (1988–89)
Tampa Bay Rowdies (1988–89)
Washington Diplomats (1988–89)
Washington Stars (1988–89)

Champions

Season	Winner	Runners-up	Top scorer
1988	Washington Diplomats	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Jorge Acosta
1989	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Boston Bolts	Ricardo Alonso Mirko Castillo

ASL/WSL Championship
Year	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Location	Attendance
1989	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	3–1	San Diego Nomads	Spartan Stadium	San Jose, California	8,632

References

External links

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v t e American Soccer League (1988–1989)
1988 1989
Teams	Albany Capitals Boston Bolts Fort Lauderdale Strikers Maryland Bays Miami Sharks New Jersey Eagles Orlando Lions Tampa Bay Rowdies Washington Diplomats Washington Stars

v t e Defunct soccer leagues in the United States
Outdoor	ALPF (1894–1895) NAFL (1895–1921) ASL (1921–1933) ASL (1933–1983) NASFL (1946–1947) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–1984) USL (1984–1985) WSA (1985–1989) LSSA (1987–1992) ASL (1988–1989) APSL (1990–1996) USL-2 (1995–2010) A-L (1996–2004) USL-1 (2005–2010) NASL (2011–2017) APSL (2015–2018)
Indoor/arena	MISL (1978–1992) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–1997) EISL (1997–1998) WISL (1998–2001) MISL (2001–2008) AISL (2002–2008) XSL (2008–2009) MISL (2008–2014)
Women's	WUSA (2001–2003) WPS (2009–2011) USL W-League (1995–2015)