The 1991 American Professional Soccer League season was the 2nd season of the American Professional Soccer League. Only 9 out of 22 teams that competed in 1990 returned for a second season.
Regular season The point system used by the Western Conference (and previously the Western Soccer Alliance) was adopted league-wide this season: 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
American Conference PlaceTeamGPWLWNWEWSLNLELSGFGAGDPts 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 21 15 6 11 0 4 3 1 2 39 21 +18 117 2 Albany Capitals 21 10 11 9 1 0 7 1 3 27 29 −2 92 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 21 8 13 7 1 0 13 0 0 26 27 −1 694 Penn-Jersey Spirit 2161540213022550 −25615 Miami Freedom 2161550114101953 −3452
Western Conference PlaceTeamGPWLWNWEWSLNLELSGFGAGDPts1 Maryland Bays2119217112005423 +311582 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks2117412142113316 +171263 Colorado Foxes 2113811117013627 +91114 Salt Lake Sting 2031730014121222 −1033
Playoffs Bracket
Semifinal 1
The Albany Capitals advanced to the final.
Semifinal 2
The San Francisco Bay Blackhawks advanced to the final.
Final
The San Francisco Bay Blackhawks win the APSL Championship.
Points leaders RankScorerClubGoalsAssistsPoints1 Jean Harbor Maryland Bays1711452 Kevin Sloan Maryland Bays144323 Zico Doe Colorado Foxes122264 Derek Sanderson Fort Lauderdale Strikers10323 Bryan Haynes Maryland Bays 95236 Andrew McKay Fort Lauderdale Strikers68207 Paul Dougherty Fort Lauderdale Strikers7519 Mike Masters Albany Capitals75199 Townsend QinSan Francisco Bay Blackhawks 661810 Ramiro BorjaAlbany Capitals731711 Scott BenedettiColorado Foxes 561612 Chance FrySan Francisco Bay Blackhawks621413 Dzung TranSan Francisco Bay Blackhawks5313 Chad AshtonColorado Foxes 371315 Philip GyauMaryland Bays 361216 Ken SnowMiami Freedom5111
Honors MVP: Jean Harbor Leading goal scorer: Jean Harbor Leading goalkeeper: Mark Dougherty Rookie of the Year: Zico Doe Coach of the Year: Gary Hindley First Team All League Goalkeeper: Mark Dougherty Defenders: Marcelo Balboa, Troy Dayak, Danny Pena, Derek Van Rheenen Midfielders: Townsend Qin, Ramiro Borja, Kevin Sloan Forwards: Zico Doe, Jean Harbor, Derek Sanderson Second Team All League Goalkeeper: Scoop Stanisic Defenders: Robin Fraser, Paul Mariner, Jimmy McGeough, Jr., Chris Reif Midfielders: Marcelo Carrera, Paul Dougherty, Dominic Kinnear Forwards: Chance Fry, Bryan Haynes, Mike Masters Honorable Mention All League Goalkeeper: Arnie Mausser Defenders: Steve Pittman, Jeff Agoos, George Gelnovatch, Steve Eise Midfielders: John Garvey, Jeff Baicher, Chad Ashton Forwards: Ken Snow, Scott Benedetti, Eric Wynalda
External links The Year in American Soccer – 1991 USA – A-League (American Professional Soccer League) (RSSSF)