| Season | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 7 |
| Champions | Hollywood Kickers (1st title) |
| Top goalscorer | Brent Goulet (9 goals) |
←1985 1987 → | |
History of the 1986Western Soccer Alliance season.
After the success of the1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series, three of the teams from that series,F.C. Seattle,F.C. Portland and theSan Jose Earthquakes established theWestern Soccer Alliance. TheVictoria Riptide, a participant in 1985, did not return but was replaced by theEdmonton Brick Men which had played games against the series team in 1985. These teams were joined by theHollywood Kickers,Los Angeles Heat andSan Diego Nomads expanded the alliance from its Northwest Pacific roots into southern California. The Alliance played a regular season schedule only.
Continuing the previous season's tradition of playing with a guest team - in that year, theEdmonton Brick Men, who had subsequently joined the league proper for 1986 - the Western Soccer Alliance this time sought two guest teams, turning this time to theUnited Kingdom. The two teams recruited were the EnglishFootball League First Division sideManchester City and ScottishPremier Division sideDundee, who each played one away match against each team and played no home fixtures. In the event, F.C. Portland were unable to play their game against Manchester City, instead rescheduling their game for later in the season, and replacing City - who had returned to England for the start of their own season - with a team composed of formerPortland Timbers players.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollywood Kickers(C) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 28 |
| 2 | F.C. Seattle | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 20 |
| 3 | F.C. Portland | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 20 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Heat | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 17 |
| 5 | San Diego Nomads | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 16 |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 13 |
| 7 | Edmonton Brick Men | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | EDM | POR | SEA | HOL | LAH | SDN | SJE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Brick Men | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | |
| F.C. Portland | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| F.C. Seattle | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Hollywood Kickers | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Los Angeles Heat | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| San Diego Nomads | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent Goulet | F.C. Portland | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | Mark Miller | F.C. Portland | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Chance Fry | San Jose Earthquakes | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Dennis Gunnell | F.C. Seattle | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Vilmar Marquez | Edmonton Brick Men | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Rob Ryerson | San Diego Nomads | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Derek Sanderson | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Michael Brady | Los Angeles Heat | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Norm Odinga | Edmonton Brick Men | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Steve McCargo | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | 0 | 10 |