The American Soccer League has been a name used by four different professional
soccer sports league in the United States. In 1988, the third American Soccer League was created as an East Coast counterpart to the West Coast-based
Western Soccer Alliance
Western Soccer Alliance was a professional soccer league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States and Western Canada. The league began in 1985 as the Western Alliance Challenge Series. In 1986, it became the Western Soccer Alli ...
. The third iteration of the ASL lasted only two seasons, merging with the WSA in 1990 to form the
American Professional Soccer League.
History
The league comprised ten teams on the
East Coast. During its second season, the league champion
Fort Lauderdale Strikers played the
San Diego Nomads, champions of the
Western Soccer Alliance
Western Soccer Alliance was a professional soccer league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States and Western Canada. The league began in 1985 as the Western Alliance Challenge Series. In 1986, it became the Western Soccer Alli ...
in the
1989 National Pro Soccer Championship
1989 National Pro Soccer Championship was the championship final for professional soccer in the U.S. in 1989. The match was contested on September 9, 1989. The WSL Champion, San Diego Nomads took on the ASL Champion, Fort Lauderdale Strikers in ...
. By 1990, the ASL and WSA had merged to form the
American Professional Soccer League.
Complete team list
Champions
References
External links
Historical overview of the Soccer Wars
Defunct soccer leagues in the United States
Former summer association football leagues
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