# 1992 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks season

The 1992 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks season was the club's third in the American Professional Soccer League and their fourth season overall. The Blackhawks finished in third place, and were defeated, 2–1, by the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the playoff semifinals. They also made a strong run in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, defeating three opponents and reaching the Fifth round, where they fell to Mexico's Club América by an aggregate 4-3 score.

## Squad

The 1992 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | USA | Paul Bravo |
| — | GK | USA | Mark Dougherty |
| — | DF | USA | John Doyle |
| — | MF | USA | John Garvey |
| — | MF | USA | Paul Holocher |
| — | FW | JAM | Peter Isaacs |
| — | DF | USA | Rick Iversen |
| — | MF | USA | Dominic Kinnear |
| — | MF | USA | Joey Leonetti |
| — | MF | USA | Bernie Lilavois |
| — | MF | USA | Lawrence Lozzano |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Mariner |
| — | DF | USA | Tim Martin |
| — | FW | USA | Mike Masters |
| — | DF | USA | Danny Pena |
| — | MF | CHN | Townsend Qin |
| — | MF | SLV | Jorge Salazar |
| — | GK | USA | Dave Salzwedel |
| — | DF | USA | Mark Semioli |
| — | | | Anthony Silva |
| — | DF | USA | Derek Van Rheenen |
| — | FW | USA | Justin Wall |
| — | FW | USA | Eric Wynalda |

## Competitions
### APSL
#### Standings

| Place | Team | GP | W | L | WN | WE | WS | LN | LE | LS | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Colorado Foxes | 16 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 89 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 87 |
| 3 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 73 |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 61 |
| 5 | Miami Freedom | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 38 | -21 | 43 |

#### Season

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| May 9, 1992 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 1–1* | Isaacs |
| May 10, 1992 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 1–1* | Isaacs |
| May 13, 1992 | Colorado Foxes | H | 2–0 | Bravo, Lilavois |
| May 16, 1992 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | H | 4–2 | Masters (2), Isaacs, Lilavois |
| May 30, 1992 | Colorado Foxes | H | 3–0 | Wynalda, Masters, Isaacs |
| June 6, 1992 | Colorado Foxes | A | 1–3 | Van Rheenen |
| June 19, 1992 | Miami Freedom | A | 1–0 | Salazar |
| June 21, 1992 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 1–3 | Van Rheenen |
| June 25, 1992 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | H | 3–3* | Isaacs, Holocher, Leonetti |
| July 4, 1992 | Miami Freedom | H | 1–2 | Masters |
| July 18, 1992 | Colorado Foxes | A | 0–1 | |
| July 26, 1992 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | H | 2–2* | Leonetti, Van Rheenen |
| July 31, 1992 | Miami Freedom | A | 0–2 | |
| August 1, 1992 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 3–1 | Pena, Garvey, Salazar |
| August 23, 1992 | Miami Freedom | H | 0–1 | |
| August 29, 1992 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | H | 4–3 | Lozzano (2), Lilavois (2) |

#### Playoffs

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| September 11, 1992 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 1–2 | Kinnear |
* = Shootout Source:

### CONCACAF Champions Cup

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| March 27, 1992 | A.F.C. Euro Kickers | H | 10–0 | |
| March 29, 1992 | A.F.C. Euro Kickers | H | 1–0 | |
| April 18, 1992 | La Victoria F.C. | H | 3–2 | |
| May 2, 1992 | La Victoria F.C. | A | 2–0 | Wynalda, Salazar |
| June 14, 1992 | Real C.D. España | H | 3–0 | Leonetti, Masters |
| June 16, 1992 | Real C.D. España | H | 3–0 | Leonetti, Masters, Doyle |
| August 9, 1992 | Club América | A | 1–3 | Isaacs |
| August 16, 1992 | Club América | H | 2–1 | Leonetti, Martin |

### Professional Cup

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| July 22, 1992 | Chicago Power | H | 2–0 | Pena, Holocher |
| August 19, 1992 | Chicago Power | A | 3–2 | Leonetti, ?, ? |
| September 5, 1992 | Colorado Foxes | A | 0–1 | |
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