1990 Southwest Independent Soccer League
# 1990 Southwest Independent Soccer League

The 1990 Southwest Independent Soccer League was an American outdoor soccer season run by the Southwest Independent Soccer League during the summer of 1990. This was the second outdoor and sixth overall season run by the league which would become known as the United Soccer League.

## Regular season

* Regulation win = 6 points
* Shootout win (SW) = 4 points
* Shootout loss (SL) = 2 points
* Bonus Points (BP): 1 point for each goal scored up to 3 per game.

### Eastern Conference

| Place | Team | GP | W | L | SW | SL | BP | GF | GA | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tulsa Renegades | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 45 | 17 | 106 |
| 2 | Austin Sockadillos | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 45 | 27 | 85 |
| 3 | San Antonio Generals | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 38 | 25 | 85 |
| 4 | Richardson Rockets | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 38 | 22 | 70 |
| 5 | North Texas United | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 30 | 68 |
| 6 | Arkansas Diamonds | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 60 |
| 7 | Waco Kickers | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 15 |
| 8 | Oklahoma City Warriors | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 13 |

### Western Conference

| Place | Team | GP | W | L | SW | SL | BP | GF | GA | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lubbock Lazers | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 52 | 28 | 101 |
| 2 | Colorado Comets | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 38 | 17 | 100 |
| 3 | Phoenix Hearts | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 39 | 29 | 76 |
| 4 | Tucson Amigos | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 68 |
| 5 | Albuquerque Gunners | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 35 |
| 6 | Permian Basin Shooting Stars | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 43 | 31 |

## Playoffs

### Quarterfinals

* Colorado Comets defeated Lubbock Lazers 5-1, 5-2
* Richardson Rockets defeated Tulsa Renegades 1-2, 1-0, 3-1
* Austin Sockadillos defeated San Antonio Generals 0-1, 4-1, 3-2
* Tucson Amigos defeated Phoenix Hearts 2-1, 2-1

### Semifinals

* Richardson Rockets defeated Austin Sockadillos 2-1, 5-1
* Colorado Comets defeated Tucson Amigos 2-0, 1-0

## Final

* Colorado Comets declared champion based on overall record.

## Points leaders

| Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marek Friederich | Lubbock Lazers | 13 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 | Chris Veselka | Austin Sockadillos | 10 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Derek Sholeen | Lubbock Lazers | 10 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 4 | Shane Schwab | Tulsa Renegades | 13 | 11 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Marcelo Draguicevich | Austin Sockadillos | 13 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Anthony Richardson | Tulsa Renegades | 13 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Gabe Garcia | San Antonio Generals | 13 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | S. Gallegos | Phoenix Hearts | 13 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Kevin Coughlin | North Texas United | 13 | 9 | 3 | 21 |

## Awards

* MVP: Craig Lammering, Colorado Comets
* Top Scorer: Marek Friederich, Lubbock Lazers (32 points)
   * Leading goal scorer: Chris Veselka, Derek Sholeen, Marcelo Draguicevich (12 goals each)
* Leading Assists: Marek Friederich (10)
* Top Goalkeeper: Craig Lammering, Colorado Comets
* Coach of the Year: Phil Jones, Richardson Rockets
