The 1989 Southwest Outdoor Soccer League season was the first outdoor and fourth overall season of the
Southwest Indoor Soccer League
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Overview
After running three winter indoor seasons beginning in 1986, the Southwest Indoor Soccer League added its first summer outdoor season in 1989. With the move outdoors, the league added the
Colorado Comets and
Tulsa Renegades who quickly proved their worth when they finished at the top of the standing. The move outdoor brought a short-lived name change as the league rebranded itself as the Southwest Outdoor Soccer League. The season began on May 27, 1989.
[''Soccer Opener May 27'' The Daily Oklahoman - Friday, April 28, 1989]
League standings
Semifinal
* The Addison Arrows defeated the Tulsa Renegades: 1-1 (PK), 1-4, 0-0 (PK)
Final
Honors
* Most Valuable Player:
Kelvin Norman
Kelvin Norman was an American soccer defender who played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and SISL. He was the 1989 Southwest Outdoor Soccer League MVP and coached the Colorado Comets in the SISL and USISL.
In ...
, Colorado Comets
* Top Scorer: Don Gallegos, Colorado Comets (13 goals)
* Assist Leader: Chino Melendez, Colorado Comets;
Steve Hayes, Tulsa Renegades (8 assists each)
* Top Goalkeeper: Craig Lemmering, Colorado Comets
* Coach of the Year: Ed Eid, Colorado Comets
References
External links
The Year in American Soccer - 1989
{{SISL/USISL seasons
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USISL outdoor seasons (1989–1994)