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1987–88 Dallas Sidekicks season

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Dallas Sidekicks
1987–88 season
OwnerSidekicks I, Ltd.
Head CoachEngland Gordon Jago
StadiumReunion Arena
MISL3rd (Eastern Division)
MISL PlayoffsLost Eastern Division Semifinals (vs. Cleveland Force, 1-3)
Average home league attendance9,878

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.[when?]

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Joe Papaleo
2 DF England ENG David Stride
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Victor Moreland
5 DF United States USA Mike Powers
6 MF United States USA Ed Radwanski
7 MF Canada CAN Scott Bell
8 MF England ENG Wes McLeod
9 FW Brazil BRA Tatu
10 FW United States USA Kevin Smith
11 FW England ENG Godfrey Ingram
11 FW United States USA Pedro DeBrito
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW England ENG Stuart Lee
15 MF United States USA Mark Lugris
16 DF Chile CHI Jorge Espinoza
17 MF United States USA Mike Jeffries
18 MF Canada CAN Mark Karpun
19 MF United States USA Mickey Kydes
20 MF Brazil BRA Bruno Feretti
21 FW Colombia COL Willie Molano
22 FW United States USA Doc Lawson
25 MF Brazil BRA Beto
31 GK Poland POL Krys Sobieski

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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Regular season

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1987–88 Regular Season (28-28)

Legend:   Win   Loss

Postseason

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Final standings

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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

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