1988 Western Soccer Alliance

Final league standings for the 1988 Western Soccer Alliance season.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts	Qualification
1	F.C. Seattle Storm (C)	12	10	2	25	10	+15	21	83	WSA Playoff Final
2	San Diego Nomads	12	9	3	23	17	+6	19	76	WSA Playoff Semi-final
3	San Jose Earthquakes	12	7	5	20	19	+1	14	61	WSA Playoff Semi-final
4	Los Angeles Heat	12	7	5	20	17	+3	14	61
5	California Kickers	12	3	9	17	28	−11	8	35
6	F.C. Portland	12	1	11	16	32	−16	5	22

	Vancouver 86ers	6	3	3	12	7	+5	11	32	Not eligible for playoffs^[a]
	Calgary Kickers	6	2	4	8	11	−3	8	24	Not eligible for playoffs^[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Six points per win. One point per goal up to three points per game.
(C) Champions
Notes:

July 23, 1988
7:30 PM PST

San Diego Nomads (CA)	1–1 (aet)	San Jose Earthquakes (CA)
Steve Boardman 27', 90' Paul Dougherty 63' Steve Black 83'	Report	Tomás Boy 20' (pen.) Mike Whitlatch 63' Joe Silveira 63' Mike Getchell 63'
Penalties
Mario Gonzalez Steve Boardman Jerome Watson Steve Black Mike Bradley Rene Ortiz Jeff Ward Greg Schwartz Brad Stratton	5–6	Alex Basso Chris Dangerfield Joe Silveira John Nicholson Tomás Boy Frank Van Den Brand Horninge Chris Wentzien Mike Whitlatch Jacques LaDouceur

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Nabil Noujaim (USA)

July 30, 1988
7:30 PM PST

F.C. Seattle Storm (WA)	5–0	San Jose Earthquakes (CA)
Bobby Bruch 1', 8' John Hamel 27', 71' Bernie James 32' Peter Hattrup 46', 68' Chance Fry 63'	Report	John Nicholson 1' Mike Whitlatch 25' Van Den Brand Horning 68'

Attendance: 5,600

Referee: Rainier Graumann (USA)

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals	Assists	Points
1	Scott Benedetti	F.C. Portland	8	0	16
2	Justin Fashanu	Los Angeles Heat	5	4	14
3	Eddie Henderson	F.C. Seattle	5	4	14
4	Jerome Watson	San Diego Nomads	6	1	13
5	Peter Hattrup	F.C. Seattle	6	1	13
6	Billy Thompson	Los Angeles Heat	5	3	13
7	Frank van den Brand Hornige	San Jose Earthquakes	5	1	11
8	Chance Fry	F.C. Seattle	3	3	9
9	Brendan Murphy	California Kickers	4	0	8
10	Mario Gonzalez	San Diego Nomads	4	0	8
11	Grant Gibbs	F.C. Seattle	4	0	8
11	Dzung Tran	San Jose Earthquakes	2	4	8
11	Ridal Fernandez	Los Angeles Heat	3	1	7
11	John Sissons	San Diego Nomads	3	1	7
11	Thor Lee	California Kickers	3	0	6
11	Alex Basso	San Jose Earthquakes	3	0	6
11	Eric Phillippi	F.C. Portland	3	0	6