1985–86 Dallas Sidekicks season

The 1985–86 Dallas Sidekicks season was the second season of the Dallas Sidekicks indoor soccer club. It saw the team move to the Eastern Division and make the playoffs for the first time in franchise in history.

Dallas Sidekicks
1985–86 season
OwnerUnited States Don Carter
Head CoachEngland Gordon Jago
StadiumReunion Arena
MISL3rd (Eastern Division)
MISL PlayoffsLost Eastern Division Semifinals
Average home league attendance6,654

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
0 GK   USA Billy Phillips
1 GK   NED Jan van Beveren
2 DF   ENG David Stride
3 DF   IRL Victor Moreland
4 DF   CAN Mike Uremovich
5 DF   IRL Martin Donnelly
6 MF   USA Ed Radwanski
7 FW   USA Perry Van der Beck
8 MF   ENG Wes McLeod
9 FW   BRA Tatu
10 FW   USA Kevin Smith
11 MF   POR Pedro DeBrito
12 MF   IRL Billy Caskey
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF   YUG Louis Nanchoff
14 FW   USA Jeff Rogers
15 FW   USA Jim Gabarra
15 FW   ARG Oscar Fabbiani
16 FW   CHI Diego Castro
17 DF   USA Mark Evans
18 MF   CAN Mark Karpun
19 MF   SWE Rickard Strombeck
20 FW   ENG Steve Gardner
20 FW   SCO Charlie Cooke
22 FW   USA Doc Lawson
31 GK   POL Krys Sobieski

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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1985–86 Regular Season (25-23)

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-Cleveland Force 48 27 21 .563 -- 252 212
2 x-Minnesota Strikers 48 26 22 .542 1 232 242
3 x-Dallas Sidekicks 48 25 23 .521 2 220 231
4 x-Baltimore Blast 48 24 24 .500 3 211 201
5 Chicago Sting 48 23 25 .479 4 196 196
6 Pittsburgh Spirit 48 23 25 .479 4 221 237

y – division champions, x – clinched playoff berth

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