| Competition: | Western Soccer League 1989 season |
| Season: | 1989 |
| Num Teams: | 9 |
| Winners: | San Diego Nomads (2nd title) |
| Premiers: | San Diego Nomads (2nd title) |
| League Topscorer: | Steve Corpening (11 goals) |
| Nextseason: | APSL 1990 |
Final league standings for the 1989 Western Soccer League season.
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| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerome Watson | San Diego Nomads | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Steve Corpening | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 3 | Mark Kerlin | Arizona Condors | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 4 | Wes Wade | Arizona Condors | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Chance Fry | 8 | 4 | 20 | |
| 6 | Jeff Hooker | Los Angeles Heat | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Scott Benedetti | Portland Timbers | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| Steve Boardman | San Diego Nomads | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| 9 | Rob Baarts | Portland Timbers | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Robert Lang | San Diego Nomads | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Eddie Henderson | 5 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 12 | Dave Palic | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| Thien Nguyen | San Diego Nomads | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| 14 | Brent Goulet | 6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Steve Petuskey | 5 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Dominic Kinnear | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 17 | Chris John | F.C. Portland | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Billy Thompson | Los Angeles Heat | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Peter Hattrup | Seattle Storm | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Jim Webber | Portland Timbers | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Jim Gabarra | Los Angeles Heat | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 22 | Cesar Plasencia | Sacramento Senators | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Townsend Qin | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Goalkeeper: Kasey Keller
Defenders: Marcelo Balboa, John Doyle, Mike Lapper, Cle Kooiman
Midfielders: Dominic Kinnear, John Bain, Chris Henderson
Forwards: Scott Benedetti, Jeff Hooker, Mark Kerlin
Goalkeeper: Todd Elias
Defenders: Steve Boardman, Troy Dayak, Grant Gibbs, Arturo Velazco
Midfielders: Jim Gabarra, Jerome Watson
Forwards: Steve Corpening, Brent Goulet, Eddie Henderson, Wes Wade
In anticipation of a proposed merger, which eventually took place the following year, the WSL champions faced off against the American Soccer League champions in the 1989 National Pro Soccer Championship on September 9 at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The matched marked the first time since 1984 that an undisputed national champion of professional soccer was crowned in the U.S.[2]