1992 American Professional Soccer League
| Season | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Colorado Foxes (1st Title) |
| Premiers | Colorado Foxes (1st Title) |
| Matches | 40 |
| Goals | 129 (3.23 per match) |
| Best player |  Taifour Diané, Colorado Foxes |
| Top goalscorer |  Jean Harbor, Tampa Bay Rowdies (13 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Mark Dodd, Colorado Foxes |
← 1991 1993 → | |
The 1992 American Professional Soccer League season was the 3rd season of the American Professional Soccer League. Only five out of nine teams that competed in 1991 returned for this season.
Regular season
Teams played four games against each opponent for a total of 16 games. The following point system was used:
- Win: 6 points
- Shoot out win: 4 points
- Shoot out loss: 2 points
- 1 bonus point per goal scored in regulation, maximum of 3 per game
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | WN | WE | WS | LN | LE | LS | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Playoffs
Bracket
| Semifinals | 1992 APSL Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Colorado Foxes | 2(2) | |||||||
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2(1) | |||||||
| 1 | Colorado Foxes | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 1 | |||||||
Semifinal 1
| Tampa Bay Rowdies (FL) | 2–1 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (CA) |
|---|---|---|
Chris Charles  34:51'Jean Harbor  (53:34)Kevin Sloan 75:48'Jean Harbor (75:48) |
Report | (32:35) Dominic Kinnear 78:58' Lawrence Lozzano |
Semifinal 2
| Colorado Foxes (CO) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL) |
|---|---|---|
| Shawn Medved (5:11) Jeff Hooker (52:30) |
Report | (44:30) Eric Eichmann (72:15) Miguel Muchotrigo (Gregoire) |
| Penalties | ||
?  ? ? ? Kim Roentved  Tom Soehn |
2–1 | ? ? ? Eric Eichmann Gerard Gregorie Jean Derivois |
Final
| Colorado Foxes (CO) | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (FL) |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Ashton (33:42) |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Terry Rowe 17:55' Tommy Reasoner 44:05' |
         Colorado
|
 Tampa Bay[2]
|
Match statistics
| Statistic[3] | Colorado | Tampa Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
| Total shots | 20 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 4 |
| Saves | 4 | 5 |
| Corner kicks | 7 | 2 |
| Fouls | 10 | 11 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Professional Cup
All five APSL teams took part in the Professional Cup, along with two teams from the Canadian Soccer League and one from the National Professional Soccer League. Just as they would in the APSL Final a week later, Colorado defeated Tampa Bay.[4] This combination, along with winning the 1992 APSL regular season, gave the Foxes a treble.[5][6]
Professional Cup Final
| Colorado Foxes | 4–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
|---|---|---|
| Hooker (12:01) Haynes (15:48)Diané (39:30)Eck (89:25) |
Report 1 Report 2 Report 3 |
Harbor (77:48) |
Attendance: 3,507
Points leaders
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Harbor |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 2 | Taifour Diané |
Colorado Foxes | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | Kevin Sloan |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Eric Eichmann |
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | Philip Gyau |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 |  Steve Kinsey |
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Chad Ashton |
Colorado Foxes | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 |  Peter Isaacs |
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 |  Zico Doe |
Miami Freedom | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Mike Masters |
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 |  Brian Haynes |
Colorado Foxes | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Honors
- MVP: Taifour Diané
- Leading goal scorer: Jean Harbor
- Leading goalkeeper: Mark Dodd
- Rookie of the Year: Taifour Diané
- Coach of the Year: Ricky Hill
All-League Best XI
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Andracki, Tampa Bay |
G | Mark Dodd, Colorado |
| Steve Pittman, Fort Lauderdale |
D | John Doyle, San Francisco |
| Robin Fraser, Colorado |
D | Troy Edwards, Fort Lauderdale |
| Steve Trittschuh, Tampa Bay |
D |  Derek Van Rheenen, San Francisco |
| Danny Pena, San Francisco |
D | Arturo Velazco, Miami |
| Ricky Hill, Tampa Bay |
M | Chad Ashton, Colorado |
 Jorge Salazar,[8] San Francisco |
M |  Diego Mandagaran, Miami |
| Dominic Kinnear, San Francisco |
M |  Kim Roentved, Colorado |
| Kevin Sloan, Tampa Bay |
M | Ted Eck, Colorado |
| Taifour Diané, Colorado |
F | Zico Doe, Miami |
| Jean Harbor, Tampa Bay |
F | Peter Isaacs, San Francisco |
References
- ↑ Brackman, Dave (September 12, 1992). "Rowdies reach APSL final". St. Petersburg Times. p. 3C.
- ↑ "TAMPA BAY ROWDIES APPRECIATION BLOG (1975 to 1993)".
- ↑ Mudry, Richard (September 27, 1992). "Sluggish Rowdies lose APSL final to Colorado, 1–0". Tampa Tribune. p. Sports-3. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Soccerr". St. Petersburg Times. September 20, 1992. p. 2C. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ↑ Pearce, Alan (September 27, 1992). "Colorado blanks Rowdies for league championship". St. Petersburg Times. p. 3C. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Colorado wins APSL championship". Palm Beach Post. September 28, 1992. p. 2C. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ↑ Orazi, Deborah (September 19, 1992). "Tourney Action Precedes Start of Regular Season". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 6C. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ↑ "ASL-Jorge Salazar".