1989 Southwest Outdoor Soccer League
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Overview
After running two indoor seasons, the Southwest Indoor Soccer League added an outdoor season in 1989. With the move outdoors, the league added the Colorado CometsColorado Comets
The Colorado Comets were an American soccer club based in Denver, Colorado founded in 1985 which later competed in the SISL and USISL.-History:...
and Tulsa Renegades
Tulsa Renegades
The Tulsa Renegades were a soccer club based in Tulsa, Oklahoma that competed in the SISL and USISL.-Year-by-year:...
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 first games began on May 27, 1989.
League standings
Place | Team | P | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Colorado Comets Colorado Comets The Colorado Comets were an American soccer club based in Denver, Colorado founded in 1985 which later competed in the SISL and USISL.-History:... |
12 | 11 | 1 | 49 | 12 | +37 | 98 |
2 | Tulsa Renegades Tulsa Renegades The Tulsa Renegades were a soccer club based in Tulsa, Oklahoma that competed in the SISL and USISL.-Year-by-year:... |
20 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 90 |
3 | Addison Arrows | 12 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 68 |
4 | Austin Sockadillos | 12 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 57 |
5 | Albuquerque Gunners | 12 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 52 |
6 | San Antonio Heat | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 33 |
7 | Lubbock Lazers Lubbock Lazers The Lubbock Lazers were a soccer club based in Lubbock, Texas that competed in the SISL and USISL. For the 1991/92 indoor season, the team was named the Lubbock Tornado, but returned as the Lazers after that season.-Year-by-year:... |
12 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 43 | -18 | 27 |
8 | Oklahoma City Warriors Oklahoma City Warriors The Oklahoma Warriors were a soccer club based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that competed in the SISL and USISL.Before the 1993 outdoor season, the club was renamed the Oklahoma City Slickers.-Year-by-year:... |
12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 36 | -27 | 21 |
- Semifinal: Addison defeated Tulsa 1-1 (PK), 1-4, 0-0 (PK)
- FINAL: Colorado 3-1 Addison
Honors
- Most Valuable Player: Kelvin NormanKelvin NormanKelvin Norman is a deceased 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....
, Colorado Comets - Top Scorer: Don Gallegos, Colorado Comets (13 goals)
- Assist Leader: Chino Melendez, Colorado Comets; Steve Hayes, Tulsa Roughnecks (8 assists each)
- Top Goalkeeper: Craig Lemmering, Colorado Comets
- Coach of the Year: Ed Eid, Colorado Comets