| Competition: | American Soccer League 1989 season |
| Season: | 1989 |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Winners: | Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1st title) |
| Premiers: | Washington Stars (1st title) |
| League Topscorer: | Ricardo Alonso, Mirko Castillo (10 goals) |
| Nextseason: | APSL 1990 2014–15 (4th ASL) |
The 1989 American Soccer League was the second season of the third American Soccer League.
Fort Lauderdale advances two games to none.----
Boston advances two games to none.
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| Boston Bolts | 1–2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | August 19 • Lockhart Stadium • 5,752 August 26 • Nickerson Field • 5,730 |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Assists | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Alonso | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 10 | 7 | 27 | |
| 2 | Mirko Castillo | Miami Sharks | 10 | 1 | 21 | |
| 3 | Martin Hill | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7 | 6 | 20 | |
| Leonel Suazo | Washington Diplomats | 7 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 5 | Jean Harbor | Washington Diplomats | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
| 6 | Marcello Bauza | Washington Diplomats | 9 | 0 | 18 | |
| 7 | Marcelo Carrera | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 4 | 10 | 18 | |
| Steve Wegerle | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 9 | Rod Castro | Orlando Lions | 8 | 1 | 17 | |
| 10 | Scott Snyder | Washington Stars | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| 11 | Steve Kinsey | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 6 | 5 | 17 | |
| 12 | Elvis Comrie | Albany Capitals | 7 | 2 | 16 | |
| 13 | Jorge Acosta | New Jersey Eagles | 7 | 1 | 15 | |
| 14 | Sadri Gjonbalaj | New Jersey Eagles | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| Paul Rutenis | Maryland Bays | 6 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 15 | Dan Donigan | Boston Bolts | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| 16 | Pedro Magallanes | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| 17 | Franklin McIntosh | Orlando Lions | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| 18 | Chico Borja | Albany Capitals | 1 | 12 | 14 | |
| 19 | Patrick Hughes | Boston Bolts | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 20 | Paul Duffy | Boston Bolts | 4 | 4 | 13 |
The ASL All-Star game was hosted by the Washington Diplomats at RFK Stadium. Players that were unable to play due to injury, as well as any Dips selected to the squad were replaced, since the All-Stars' opponent was the Dips.
| All-Stars[1] | Position | Alternates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston DuBose, Tampa Bay | align=center | G | Neil Cowley, Washington • Greg Kenney, Boston | |
| Mike Windischmann, Albany | align=center | D | Dehinde Akiniotan, Boston | |
| Steve Trittschuh, Tampa Bay | align=center | D | - | |
| Ronald Simmons, Albany | align=center | D | - | |
| Ricardo Alonso, Fort Lauderdale | align=center | D | - | |
| Tab Ramos, Miami | align=center | M | Steve Wegerle, Tampa Bay | |
| John Harkes, Albany | align=center | M | Paul Riley, New Jersey | |
| Michael Brady, Washington | align=center | M | Osvaldo Ardiles, Fort Lauderdale | |
| Jean Harbor, Washington | align=center | F | Steve Kinsey, Fort Lauderdale | |
| Phillip Gyau, Maryland | align=center | F | - | |
| Rod Castro, Orlando | align=center | F | - | |
| Lincoln Phillips, Maryland | align=center | Coach | - |
In anticipation of a proposed merger (which took place the following year) the ASL champions faced off against the Western Soccer League champions in the 1989 National Pro Soccer Championship on September 9 in San Jose, California's Spartan Stadium. This would be the first time since 1984 that an undisputed national champion of professional soccer was crowned in the United States.[3]