1998 in American soccer

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

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

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Standings

Eastern Conference P W SW SL L WIR SO LIR GF GA GD APts Pts
D.C. United 32 24 <7 3> 8 17 10 5 81 51 30 61 58
Columbus Crew 32 15 <0 5> 17 15 5 12 67 61 6 50 45
MetroStars 32 15 <3 4> 17 12 7 13 57 63 -6 43 39
Miami Fusion 32 15 <5 0> 17 10 5 17 51 68 -17 35 35
x-Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 12 <1 5> 20 11 6 15 47 62 -15 39 34
x-New England Revolution 32 11 <2 4> 21 9 6 17 53 70 -15 33 29
Western Conference P W SW SL L WIR SO LIR GF GA GD APts Pts
Los Angeles Galaxy 32 24 <2 2> 8 22 4 6 85 44 41 70 68
Chicago Fire 32 20 <2 1> 12 18 3 11 62 45 17 57 56
Colorado Rapids 32 16 <2 2> 16 14 4 14 62 69 -7 46 44
Dallas Burn 32 15 <4 2> 17 11 6 15 43 59 -16 39 37
x-San Jose Clash 32 13 <3 5> 19 10 8 14 48 60 -12 38 33
x-Kansas City Wizards 32 12 <2 4> 20 10 6 16 45 50 -5 36 32
  • The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs.

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  
  • Best of Three series winners will advance.

MLS Cup

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

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

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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
John Goal 53' Podbrożny Goal 45' (pen.)
Klopas Goal 99'
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,615
Referee: Arturo Angeles

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

References

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