1998 in American soccer

The 1998 season was the 86th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

Contents

National team

Record

Competition GP W D L GF GA
FIFA World Cup 3 0 0 3 1 5
CONCACAF Gold Cup 4 3 0 1 6 2
International Friendly 9 3 4 2 8 6
Total 16 6 4 6 15 13

Results

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

      Win       Draw       Loss

Goalscorers

Player Goals
Roy Wegerle 2
Preki 2
Brian McBride 2
Eric Wynalda 1
Joe-Max Moore 1
Eddie Pope 1
Chad Deering 1
Marcelo Balboa 1
Frankie Hejduk 1
Paul Bravo 1
Claudio Reyna 1
Ernie Stewart 1
Tab Ramos 1

Major League Soccer

Main article: 1998 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference P W (sw) (sl) L GF GA GD Pts
D.C. United 32 24 <7 3> 8 74 48 26 58
Columbus Crew 32 15 <0 5> 17 67 56 11 45
MetroStars 32 15 <3 4> 17 54 63 -9 39
Miami Fusion 32 15 <5 0> 17 46 68 -22 35
x-Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 12 <1 5> 20 46 57 -11 34
x-New England Revolution 32 11 <2 4> 21 53 66 -13 29
Western Conference P W (sw) (sl) L GF GA GD Pts
Los Angeles Galaxy 32 24 <2 2> 8 85 44 41 68
Chicago Fire 32 20 <2 1> 12 62 45 17 56
Colorado Rapids 32 16 <2 2> 16 62 69 -7 44
Dallas Burn 32 15 <4 2> 17 43 59 -16 37
x-San Jose Clash 32 13 <3 5> 19 48 60 -12 33
x-Kansas City Wizards 32 12 <2 4> 20 45 50 -5 32

Wins (W) are worth 3 points.
Shootout Wins (SW) are worth 1 point, and is considered a Win in the standings.
Shootout Loss (SL) are worth 0 points, and is considered a Loss in the standings.
Loss (L) are worth 0 points.

Playoffs

  Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup '98
                                       
  1  D.C. United (a.e.t.), (3 - 2 S.O.)* 2 1* x  
4  Miami Fusion 1 0 x  
  1  D.C. United 2 2 3  
Eastern Conference
  2  Columbus Crew 0 4 0  
2  Columbus Crew (a.e.t.), (3 - 2 S.O.)* 5 2* x
  3  MetroStars 3 1 x  
    E  D.C. United     0
  W  Chicago Fire     2
  1  Los Angeles Galaxy 6 3 x  
4  Dallas Burn 1 2 x  
  1  Los Angeles Galaxy 0 1 x
Western Conference
  2  Chicago Fire (a.e.t.), (2 - 1 S.O.)* 1 2* x  
2  Chicago Fire 2 1 x
  3  Colorado Rapids 1 0 x  

MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup '98
October 25
 D.C. United 0 – 2 Chicago Fire Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Attendance: 51,350
Podbrożny  29'
Gutiérrez  45'

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 1998 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

  Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                               
A-L  Hershey Wildcats 2  
PDL  Chicago Stingers 3  
  PDL  Chicago Stingers 1  
  MLS  Chicago Fire S.C. 3  
 
   
  MLS  Chicago Fire (ASDET, PSO) 1 (4)  
  MLS  San Jose Clash 1 (3)  
A-L  El Paso Patriots 9  
PDL  Arizona Sahuaros 1  
  A-L  El Paso Patriots 0
  MLS  San Jose Clash 2  
 
   
  MLS  Chicago Fire S.C. 3  
  MLS  Dallas Burn 2  
   
   
  MLS  Dallas Burn 4
  A-L  Orange County Zodiac 0  
A-L  Orange County Zodiac 2
PDL  Austin Lone Stars 1  
  MLS  Dallas Burn 5
  A-L  Nashville Metros 1  
A-L  Nashville Metros 7  
PDL  Delaware Wizards 1  
  A-L  Nashville Metros 3
  MLS  Kansas City Wizards 1  
 
   
MLS  Chicago Fire S.C. (ASDET) 2
MLS  Columbus Crew 1
   
   
  MLS  Miami Fusion 3  
  PDL  Orlando Nighthawks 0  
A-L  Milwaukee Rampage 1
PDL  Orlando Nighthawks 2  
  MLS  Columbus Crew 3  
  MLS  Miami Fusion 0  
PDL  Western Mass Pioneers 1  
A-L  Rochester Rhinos 3  
  A-L  Rochester Rhinos 1
  MLS  Columbus Crew (ASDET) 2  
 
   
  MLS  Columbus Crew 1
  MLS  MetroStars 0  
   
   
  MLS  MetroStars (ASDET) 1
  A-L  Hampton Roads Mariners 0  
A-L  Hampton Roads Mariners (aet, PSO) 0 (3)
PDL  Central Jersey Riptide 0 (2)  
  MLS  MetroStars 4
  MLS  Tampa Bay Mutiny 0  
   
   
  MLS  Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET, PSO) 2 (5)
  PDL  Worcester Wildfire 2 (4)  
A-L  Worcester Wildfire 2
PDL  Charlotte Eagles 0  

Final

October 30
 Columbus Crew 1 – 2 ASDET Chicago Fire Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,615
Referee: Arturo Angeles
John  53' Podbrożny  45' (pen.)
Klopas  99'

American clubs in international competitions

Club Competition Final round
D.C. United CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
Colorado Rapids CONCACAF Champions' Cup Qualifying Round

D.C. United

Colorado Rapids

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