1998 in American soccer

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

Soccer in the United States
Season1998
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

January 24 International Friendly United States  1 – 0  Sweden Orlando, Florida
Wegerle 2' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 12,773
February 1 Gold Cup Group Stage United States  3 – 0  Cuba Oakland, California
Wegerle 55'
Wynalda 58'
Moore 76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 11,234
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
February 7 Gold Cup Group Stage United States  2 – 1  Costa Rica Oakland, California
Pope 7'
Preki 78'		 Oviedo 56' Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 36,240
Referee: Mohammed Nazri (Malaysia)
February 10 Gold Cup Semifinal United States  1 – 0  Brazil Los Angeles
Preki 65' Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 12,298
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
February 15 Gold Cup Final United States  0 – 1  Mexico Los Angeles
Hernández 43' Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 91,255
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad & Tobago)
February 21 International Friendly United States  0 – 2  Netherlands Miami, Florida
de Boer 1'
Seedorf 46'		 Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 20,379
February 25 International Friendly Belgium  2 – 0  United States Brussels, Belgium
Van Kerckhoven 23', 59' Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 15,894
March 14 International Friendly United States  2 – 2  Paraguay San Diego, California
Deering 21'
Balboa 50'		 Caniza 15'
Arce 75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium
Attendance: 15,253
April 22 International Friendly Austria  0 – 3  United States Vienna, Austria
Hejduk 54'
McBride 89'
Reyna 90+3'		 Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 17,000
May 16 International Friendly United States  0 – 0  North Macedonia San Jose, California
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 23,861
May 24 International Friendly United States  2 – 0  Kuwait Portland, Oregon
Stewart 37'
Ramos 82'		 Stadium: Civic Stadium
Attendance: 25,343
May 30 International Friendly United States  0 – 0  Scotland Washington, D.C.
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 46,037
June 15 World Cup Group Stage Germany  2 – 0  United States Paris, France
21:00 UTC+01 Möller 8'
Klinsmann 65'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,815
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
June 21 World Cup Group Stage United States  1 – 2  Iran Lyon, France
21:00 UTC+01 McBride 87' Estili 40'
Mahdavikia 84'		 Stadium: Stade Gerland
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
June 25 World Cup Group Stage United States  0 – 1  Yugoslavia Nantes, France
21:00 UTC+01 Komljenović 4' Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 39,500
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
November 6 International Friendly United States  0 – 0  Australia San Jose, California
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,074

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 WIR SO LIR GF GA GD APts Pts
D.C. United 3224<73>8171058151306158
Columbus Crew 3215<05>1715512676165045
MetroStars 3215<34>17127135763-64339
Miami Fusion 3215<50>17105175168-173535
x-Tampa Bay Mutiny 3212<15>20116154762-153934
x-New England Revolution 3211<24>2196175370-153329
Western Conference P W SW SL L WIR SO LIR GF GA GD APts Pts
Los Angeles Galaxy 3224<22>822468544417068
Chicago Fire 3220<21>12183116245175756
Colorado Rapids 3216<22>16144146269-74644
Dallas Burn 3215<42>17116154359-163937
x-San Jose Clash 3213<35>19108144860-123833
x-Kansas City Wizards 3212<24>20106164550-53632
  • 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
Main article: MLS Cup '98
D.C. United0 – 2Chicago Fire
Podbrożny 29'
Gutiérrez 45'
Attendance: 51,350

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
Columbus Crew1 – 2 ASDETChicago Fire
John 53' Podbrożny 45' (pen.)
Klopas 99'
Attendance: 18,615

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
August 11 Champions' Cup Quarterfinal D.C. United 8 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public Washington, D.C.
Olsen 13', 44'
Lassiter 22', 29', 67', 72'
Wood 75', 90+2'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
August 14 Champions' Cup Semifinal D.C. United 2 – 0 Mexico León Washington, D.C.
Lassiter 12', 61' Stadium: RFK Stadium
August 16 Champions' Cup Final D.C. United 1 – 0 Mexico Toluca Washington, D.C.
Pope 41' Stadium: RFK Stadium

Colorado Rapids
June 28 Champions' Cup qualifying round Colorado Rapids 1 – 0 Mexico León Denver, Colorado
Balboa 83' Stadium: Mile High Stadium
July 15 Champions' Cup qualifying round León Mexico 4 – 2 Colorado Rapids León, Mexico
Bejines 30'
Romero 38'
Trittschuh 42' (o.g.)
Cadena 53'		 Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp

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