1987–88 Dallas Sidekicks season

Dallas Sidekicks

1987–88 season
Owner	Sidekicks I, Ltd.
Head Coach	Gordon Jago
Stadium	Reunion Arena
MISL	3rd (Eastern Division)
MISL Playoffs	Lost Eastern Division Semifinals (vs. Cleveland Force, 1-3)
Average home league attendance	9,878
← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Dallas Sidekicks season was the fourth season of the Dallas Sidekicks indoor soccer club. The team entered the season as defending MISL champions. They made it back to the playoffs for the third consecutive year, but were unsuccessful in the defense of their title, losing in the first round. The team's average attendance for the season was 9,878, which is the franchise record to this day.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Joe Papaleo 2 DF David Stride 3 DF Victor Moreland 5 DF Mike Powers 6 MF Ed Radwanski 7 MF Scott Bell 8 MF Wes McLeod 9 FW Tatu 10 FW Kevin Smith 11 FW Godfrey Ingram 11 FW Pedro DeBrito

No. Position Player 14 FW Stuart Lee 15 MF Mark Lugris 16 DF Jorge Espinoza 17 MF Mike Jeffries 18 MF Mark Karpun 19 MF Mickey Kydes 20 MF Bruno Feretti 21 FW Willie Molano 22 FW Doc Lawson 25 MF Beto 31 GK Krys Sobieski

Schedule & Results

Preseason

Preseason (3-4)
#	Date	Away	Score	Home	Arena	Record	Attendance
1	October 10	Dallas Sidekicks	3-4	Kansas City Comets	Omaha Civic Center	0-1	4,011
2	October 16	Dallas Sidekicks	4-1	Wichita Wings	Kansas Coliseum	1-1	5,603
3	October 18	Kansas City Comets	7-4	Dallas Sidekicks	Cajundome	1-2	N/A
4	October 23	Dallas Sidekicks	4-2	Baltimore Blast	Richmond Coliseum	2-2	5,603
5	October 24	Dallas Sidekicks	5-9	Baltimore Blast	The Scope	2-3	3,645
6	October 27	Dallas Sidekicks	6-8	Cleveland Force	N/A (Richfield, Ohio)	2-4	12,619
7	October 31	Wichita Wings	2-5	Dallas Sidekicks	HemisFair Arena	3-4	2,146

Regular season

1987–88 Regular Season (28-28)
November (4-5) # Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance 1 November 4 Dallas Sidekicks 4-3 Tacoma Stars Tacoma Dome 1-0 13,452 2 November 7 Chicago Sting 2-5 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 2-0 16,115 3 November 12 Wichita Wings 1-3 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 3-0 5,767 4 November 13 Dallas Sidekicks 4-7 St. Louis Steamers St. Louis Arena 3-1 12,102 5 November 17 Dallas Sidekicks 3-6 Baltimore Blast Baltimore Arena 3-2 7,135 6 November 18 Dallas Sidekicks 1-3 Cleveland Force Richfield Coliseum 3-3 6,604 7 November 20 San Diego Sockers 4-3 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 3-4 12,368 8 November 25 Dallas Sidekicks 4-3 (OT) Kansas City Comets Kemper Arena 4-4 10,048 9 November 28 Baltimore Blast 2-1 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 4-5 12,107
December (4-5) # Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance 10 December 2 Los Angeles Lazers 4-6 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 5-5 6,107 11 December 4 Dallas Sidekicks 3-4 (OT) Chicago Sting Rosemont Horizon 5-6 9,176 12 December 6 Kansas City Comets 7-6 (3OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 5-7 7,517 13 December 12 San Diego Sockers 0-3 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 6-7 9,277 14 December 18 Dallas Sidekicks 5-7 Wichita Wings Kansas Coliseum 6-8 7,826 15 December 19 Wichita Wings 0-2 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 7-8 8,770 16 December 26 Dallas Sidekicks 1-5 San Diego Sockers San Diego Sports Arena 7-9 8,905 17 December 27 Dallas Sidekicks 4-3 (OT) Los Angeles Lazers The Forum 8-9 7,044 18 December 30 Cleveland Force 5-2 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 8-10 9,170
January (5-6) # Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance 19 January 2 Baltimore Blast 1-2 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 9-10 11,507 20 January 5 Dallas Sidekicks 6-7 (OT) Minnesota Strikers Met Center 9-11 2,984 21 January 8 St. Louis Steamers 4-6 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 10-11 9,277 22 January 15 Dallas Sidekicks 1-3 Chicago Sting Rosemont Horizon 10-12 4,235 23 January 17 Cleveland Force 3-2 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 10-13 9,407 24 January 21 Baltimore Blast 4-5 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 11-13 7,239 25 January 22 Dallas Sidekicks 1-2 Cleveland Force Richfield Coliseum 11-14 15,106 26 January 24 Minnesota Strikers 3-6 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 12-14 10,107 27 January 26 Dallas Sidekicks 2-7 Minnesota Strikers Met Center 12-15 3,032 28 January 29 Dallas Sidekicks 3-4 Tacoma Stars Tacoma Dome 12-16 10,172 29 January 30 Dallas Sidekicks 4-2 Chicago Sting Rosemont Horizon 13-16 8,857
February (6-4) # Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance 30 February 5 Dallas Sidekicks 4-5 Baltimore Blast Baltimore Arena 13-17 8,821 31 February 7 Chicago Sting 2-4 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 14-17 10,105 32 February 10 Minnesota Strikers 2-3 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 15-17 7,117 33 February 12 Dallas Sidekicks 2-5 Wichita Wings Kansas Coliseum 15-18 9,674 34 February 14 St. Louis Steamers 2-7 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 16-18 11,720 35 February 19 Dallas Sidekicks 7-8 (3OT) Minnesota Strikers Met Center 16-19 4,886 36 February 20 Cleveland Force 1-3 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 17-19 11,817 37 February 23 Baltimore Blast 1-4 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 18-19 6,057 38 February 26 Chicago Sting 4-5 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 19-19 12,378 39 February 27 Dallas Sidekicks 3-4 Baltimore Blast Baltimore Arena 19-20 10,284
March (7-3) # Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance 40 March 1 Tacoma Stars 1-6 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 20-20 6,877 41 March 5 Los Angeles Lazers 2-4 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 21-20 11,877 42 March 9 Minnesota Strikers 4-5 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 22-20 7,197 43 March 12 Dallas Sidekicks 1-2 San Diego Sockers San Diego Sports Arena 22-21 9,693 44 March 13 Dallas Sidekicks 2-7 Los Angeles Lazers The Forum 22-22 5,111 45 March 19 Kansas City Comets 3-4 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 23-22 13,030 46 March 20 Tacoma Stars 3-4 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 24-22 10,131 47 March 23 Cleveland Force 5-2 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 24-23 7,576 48 March 27 Dallas Sidekicks 5-3 St. Louis Steamers St. Louis Arena 25-23 3,857 49 March 30 Dallas Sidekicks 5-4 Cleveland Force Richfield Coliseum 26-23 13,053
April (2-5) # Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance 50 April 2 Dallas Sidekicks 3-8 Chicago Sting Rosemont Horizon 26-24 3,287 51 April 5 Dallas Sidekicks 2-5 Minnesota Strikers Met Center 26-25 4,879 52 April 7 Chicago Sting 3-4 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 27-25 10,771 53 April 8 Dallas Sidekicks 2-3 Kansas City Comets Kemper Arena 27-26 14,415 54 April 10 Minnesota Strikers 2-4 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 28-26 15,198 55 April 15 Dallas Sidekicks 2-6 Baltimore Blast Baltimore Arena 28-27 9,060 56 April 16 Dallas Sidekicks 3-5 Cleveland Force Richfield Coliseum 28-28 18,364
Legend:   Win   Loss

Postseason

Eastern Division Semifinals (1-3)
#	Date	Away	Score	Home	Arena	Series	Attendance
1	April 22	Dallas Sidekicks	2-3	Cleveland Force	Richfield Coliseum	0-1	5,651
2	April 24	Dallas Sidekicks	6-3	Cleveland Force	Richfield Coliseum	1-1	5,690
3	April 29	Cleveland Force	5-4 (2OT)	Dallas Sidekicks	Reunion Arena	1-2	10,517
4	May 1	Cleveland Force	5-2	Dallas Sidekicks	Reunion Arena	1-3	8,600

Final standings

Eastern Division

		GP	W	L	Pct	GB	GF	GA
1	y-Minnesota Strikers	56	31	25	.554	--	274	252
2	x-Cleveland Force	56	30	26	.536	1	242	219
3	x-Dallas Sidekicks	56	28	28	.500	3	200	204
4	x-Baltimore Blast	56	25	31	.446	6	235	249
5	Chicago Sting	56	24	32	.429	7	227	247

y – division champions, x – clinched playoff berth

External links

• 1987-88 Dallas Sidekicks season statistics at Kicks Fan fansite