1992 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks season

The 1992 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks season was the club's third in the American Professional Soccer League and their fourth season overall. The Blackhawks finished in third place, and were defeated, 2–1, by the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the playoff semifinals.[2] They also made a strong run in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, defeating three opponents and reaching the Fifth round, where they fell to Mexico's Club América by an aggregate 4-3 score.[3]

San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
1992 season
OwnerDan Van Voorhis
CoachEngland Laurie Calloway
StadiumSpartan Stadium
APSL3rd
APSL PlayoffsSemifinals
U. S. Open CupDid not enter
CONCACAFFifth Round
Professional CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerPeter Isaacs (5) [1]
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Squad edit

The 1992 squad[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   USA Paul Bravo
GK   USA Mark Dougherty
DF   USA John Doyle
MF   USA John Garvey
MF   USA Paul Holocher
FW   JAM Peter Isaacs
DF   USA Rick Iversen
MF   USA Dominic Kinnear
MF   USA Joey Leonetti
MF   USA Bernie Lilavois
MF   USA Lawrence Lozzano
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Paul Mariner
DF   USA Tim Martin
FW   USA Mike Masters
DF   USA Danny Pena
MF   CHN Townsend Qin
MF   SLV Jorge Salazar
GK   USA Dave Salzwedel
DF   USA Mark Semioli
   Anthony Silva
DF   USA Derek Van Rheenen
FW   USA Justin Wall
FW   USA Eric Wynalda

Competitions edit

APSL edit

Standings edit

Place Team GP W L WN WE WS LN LE LS GF GA GD Points
1 Colorado Foxes 16 11 5 10 0 1 5 0 0 26 18 +8 89
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 10 6 8 1 1 4 1 1 34 25 +9 87
3 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 16 8 8 6 0 2 6 0 2 27 25 +2 73
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 16 7 9 4 2 1 8 0 1 25 23 +2 61
5 Miami Freedom 16 4 12 4 0 0 9 2 1 17 38 -21 43

Match results edit

Season edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
May 9, 1992 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 1–1* Isaacs
May 10, 1992 Fort Lauderdale Strikers A 1–1* Isaacs
May 13, 1992 Colorado Foxes H 2–0 Bravo, Lilavois
May 16, 1992 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H 4–2 Masters (2), Isaacs, Lilavois
May 30, 1992 Colorado Foxes H 3–0 Wynalda, Masters, Isaacs
June 6, 1992 Colorado Foxes A 1–3 Van Rheenen
June 19, 1992 Miami Freedom A 1–0 Salazar
June 21, 1992 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 1–3 Van Rheenen
June 25, 1992 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 3–3* Isaacs, Holocher, Leonetti
July 4, 1992 Miami Freedom H 1–2 Masters
July 18, 1992 Colorado Foxes A 0–1
July 26, 1992 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H 2–2* Leonetti, Van Rheenen
July 31, 1992 Miami Freedom A 0–2
August 1, 1992 Fort Lauderdale Strikers A 3–1 Pena, Garvey, Salazar
August 23, 1992 Miami Freedom H 0–1
August 29, 1992 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 4–3[5] Lozzano (2), Lilavois (2)

Playoffs edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
September 11, 1992 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 1–2          Kinnear         

* = Shootout
Source:[6]

CONCACAF Champions Cup edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
March 27, 1992   A.F.C. Euro Kickers H 10–0
March 29, 1992   A.F.C. Euro Kickers H 1–0
April 18, 1992   La Victoria F.C. H 3–2
May 2, 1992   La Victoria F.C. A 2–0 Wynalda, Salazar
June 14, 1992   Real C.D. España H 3–0 Leonetti, Masters
June 16, 1992   Real C.D. España H 3–0 Leonetti, Masters, Doyle
August 9, 1992   Club América A 1–3 Isaacs
August 16, 1992   Club América H 2–1 Leonetti, Martin

Professional Cup edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
July 22, 1992   Chicago Power H 2–0 Pena, Holocher
August 19, 1992[7]   Chicago Power A 3–2 Leonetti, ?, ?[8]
September 5, 1992   Colorado Foxes A 0–1

Source:[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "APSL 1992 Season". A-League Archives. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "APSL 1992 Season". Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "CONCACAF Champions Cup 1992". Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "APSL 1992 Season". Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "SOCCER". The Star-News. September 2, 1992. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "APSL 1992 Season". Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  7. ^ Rosewater, Amy (August 19, 1992). "Power Battles San Francisco In Tourney". Chicago-Sun Times. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  8. ^ "Tournament Loss Closes Power's Outdoor Season". Chicago Tribune. August 20, 1992. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "APSL 1992 Season". Retrieved March 27, 2014.

External links edit