# 1991 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks season

The 1991 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks season was the club's second in the American Professional Soccer League and their third season overall. The Blackhawks finished with the second-best overall record and went on to win the championship, beating the Albany Capitals in the finals.

## Squad

The 1991 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | USA | Jeff Baicher |
| — | DF | USA | Marcelo Balboa |
| — | FW | USA | Paul Bravo |
| — | FW | USA | Steve Corpening |
| — | DF | USA | Troy Dayak |
| — | GK | USA | Mark Dougherty |
| — | FW | USA | Chance Fry |
| — | MF | USA | Paul Holocher |
| — | FW | JAM | Peter Isaacs |
| — | FW | USA | Mark Kerlin |
| — | MF | USA | Dominic Kinnear |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | USA | Bernie Lilavois |
| — | MF | USA | Lawrence Lozzano |
| — | DF | USA | Tim Martin |
| — | DF | USA | Danny Pena |
| — | MF | CHN | Townsend Qin |
| — | MF | SLV | Jorge Salazar |
| — | DF | USA | Mark Semioli |
| — | DF | | Joe Silva |
| — | FW | VIE | Dzung Tran |
| — | DF | USA | Derek Van Rheenen |
| — | FW | USA | Scott Wulferdingen |
| — | FW | USA | Eric Wynalda |

## Competitions
### APSL
#### Season

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| May 4, 1991 | Salt Lake Sting | H | 1–0 (aet) | |
| May 15, 1991 | Vancouver 86ers (CSL) | H | 1–0 | Qin |
| May 26, 1991 | Miami Freedom | H | 4–0 | Baicher, Salazar, Kinnear, Fry |
| June 1, 1991 | Penn-Jersey Spirit | H | 4–1 | Holocher, Martin, Qin (2) |
| June 7, 1991 | Salt Lake Sting | A | 0–0* | |
| June 9, 1991 | Colorado Foxes | A | 2–1 | Bravo, Baicher |
| June 15, 1991 | Colorado Foxes | A | 3–1 | Bravo, Van Rheenen, Lilavois |
| June 21, 1991 | Albany Capitals | H | 1–0 | Wynalda |
| June 28, 1991 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 2–1 | Qin, Holocher |
| June 29, 1991 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 1–1* | Isaacs |
| July 3, 1991 | Albany Capitals | A | 1–2 | Salazar |
| July 6, 1991 | Maryland Bays | H | 3–1 | Fry (2), Baicher |
| July 12, 1991 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | H | 1–0 | Fry |
| July 20, 1991 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | H | 0–0* | |
| July 27, 1991 | Penn-Jersey Spirit | A | 1–1* | Qin |
| July 30, 1991 | Salt Lake Sting | H | 1–0@ | |
| August 10, 1991 | Maryland Bays | A | 1–2 | Balboa |
| August 11, 1991 | Miami Freedom | A | 2–1 | Balboa (2) |
| August 18, 1991 | Colorado Foxes | H | 1–2 (aet) | Fry |
| August 23, 1991 | Salt Lake Sting | A | 1–0@ | |
| August 26, 1991 | Colorado Foxes | H | 2–2* | Qin, Salazar |

#### Playoffs

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| September 7, 1991 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | H | 1–0 (aet) | Kinnear |
| September 14, 1991 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 1–0 (aet) | |
| September 22, 1991 | Albany Capitals | A | 1–3 | Van Rheenen |
| September 28, 1991 | Albany Capitals | H | 2–0 | Qin, Balboa |
| September 28, 1991 | Albany Capitals | H | 1–0# | |
* = Shootout @ = Forfeit # = Series tied, 1-1. S. F. Bay wins mini-game Source:

#### Standings
### Western Conference

| Place | Team | GP | W | L | WN | WE | WS | LN | LE | LS | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Maryland Bays | 21 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 158 |
| 2 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 21 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 126 |
| 3 | Colorado Foxes | 21 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 111 |
| 4 | Salt Lake Sting | 20 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 33 |