1998 in American soccer

Association football-related events in the USA during the season of 1998

Soccer in the United States
Season1998
← 1997 United States 1999 →

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

United States  v  Sweden
January 24 International Friendly United States  1 – 0  Sweden Orlando, Florida
Wegerle 2' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 12,773
Referee: Richard Grady (United States)
United States  v  Cuba
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)
United States  v  Costa Rica
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)
United States  v  Brazil
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)
United States  v  Mexico
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)
Belgium  v  United States
February 25 International Friendly Belgium  2 – 0  United States Brussels, Belgium
Van Kerckhoven 23', 59' Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 15,894
Referee: Philippe Kalt (France)
United States  v  Paraguay
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
Referee: Luis Padro Borja (Mexico)
Austria  v  United States
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
United States  v  North Macedonia
May 16 International Friendly United States  0 – 0  North Macedonia San Jose, California
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 23,861
United States  v  Kuwait
May 24 International Friendly United States  2 – 0  Kuwait Portland, Oregon
Stewart 37'
Ramos 82'		 Stadium: Civic Stadium
Attendance: 25,343
Referee: Mario Ramírez (Guatemala)
United States  v  Scotland
May 30 International Friendly United States  0 – 0  Scotland Washington, D.C.
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 46,037
Germany  v  United States
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)
United States  v  Iran
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)
United States  v  Australia
November 6 International Friendly United States  0 – 0  Australia San Jose, California
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,074
Referee: Mike Siefert (Canada)

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

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

D.C. United0 – 2Chicago Fire
Podbrożny 29'
Gutiérrez 45'
Attendance: 51,350

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

D.C. United v Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public
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
D.C. United v Mexico León
August 14 Champions' Cup Semifinal D.C. United 2 – 0 Mexico León Washington, D.C.
Lassiter 12', 61' Stadium: RFK Stadium
D.C. United v Mexico Toluca
August 16 Champions' Cup Final D.C. United 1 – 0 Mexico Toluca Washington, D.C.
Pope 41' Stadium: RFK Stadium

Colorado Rapids

References

  • American competitions at RSSSF
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  • CONCACAF Champions' Cup at RSSSF
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