Final league standings for the 1987

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season.

History

Prior to the season, the

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left the league to join the new

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. This left the Alliance with six teams, which retained its regular season single table standings, but added a post-season playoff to determine the league champion for 1987. The

San Diego Nomads Nomads Soccer Club (formerly San Diego Nomads) is an American soccer club based in San Diego, California. From 1986 to 1990, the club fielded a professional senior team, but has since operated as an amateur and youth club. History The Nomads wer ...

won both the regular season and playoff titles.

League standings

Playoffs

Bracket

Wild Card

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Final

Points leaders

Honors

* MVP:

Brent Goulet Brent Goulet (born June 19, 1964) is a retired American soccer forward who later coached SV Elversberg from 2004 to 2008. He began his career in the United States before moving to England and Germany, and also earned eight caps with the U.S. nat ...

* Leading goal scorer: Joe Mihaljevic * Leading goalkeeper:

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*First Team All League :Goalkeeper:

:Defenders: Steve Boardman,

Barney Boyce Barney Boyce (born November 2, 1960) is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer Alliance. He coached the San Jose Earthquakes in the Wester ...

, Daryl Green,

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:Midfielders: Jadir Henrique, George Pastor, Geoff Wall :Forwards:

, Tim Martin, Joe Mihaljevic *Second Team All League :Goalkeeper: Mike Lane :Defenders:

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Arturo Velazco Arturo Velazco is an American former soccer defender. He played four seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance, five in the American Professional Soccer League, at least three in the National Professional Soccer League and one in the Continental Ind ...

Eric Biefeld Eric Biefeld is a former U.S. soccer defender. He played three seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance and one season in the American Professional Soccer League. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1986. Youth and college Bi ...

, Chris Wentzien :Midfielders: Steve Black, John Hamel, Richard Torres :Forwards:

Scott Benedetti Scott "Benny" Benedetti (born November 13, 1966 in Portland, Oregon) is an American retired soccer player. He began his professional career with the semi-professional F.C. Portland in 1986 and ended it with the U.S. second division club Portland ...

, John Gerard, John Sissons

References

The Year in American Soccer - 1987
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