1998 U.S. Open Cup

August 2023 U.S. Open Cup 1998 United States Chicago Fire(1st title) Columbus Crew Jason Acres(4 goals) 1997 1999 The 1998 U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 1998, open to all soccer teams in the United States. The first-year Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire won the Cup with a 2–1 overtime victory over the Columbus Crew at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. In the early rounds of the tournament, only one MLS team lost to a minor-league side, when the A-League's Nashville Metros beat the Kansas City Wizards 3–1. 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 A-L El Paso Patriots 9 PDL Arizona Sahuaros 1 A-L Orange County Zodiac 2 PDL Austin Lone Stars 1 A-L Nashville Metros 7 PDL Delaware Wizards 1 A-L Milwaukee Rampage 1 PDL Orlando Nighthawks 2 PDL Western Mass Pioneers 1 A-L Rochester Rhinos 3 A-L Hampton Roads Mariners (aet, PSO) 0 (3) PDL Central Jersey Riptide 0 (2) A-L Worcester Wildfire 2 PDL Charlotte Eagles 0 PDL Chicago Stingers 1 MLS Chicago Fire S.C. 3 A-L El Paso Patriots 0 MLS San Jose Clash 2 MLS Dallas Burn 4 A-L Orange County Zodiac 0 A-L Nashville Metros 3 MLS Kansas City Wizards 1 A-L Rochester Rhinos 1 MLS Columbus Crew (ASDET) 2 MLS Miami Fusion 3 PDL Orlando Nighthawks 0 MLS MetroStars (ASDET) 1 A-L Hampton Roads Mariners 0 MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET, PSO) 2 (5) PDL Worcester Wildfire 2 (4) MLS Chicago Fire (ASDET, PSO) 1 (4) MLS San Jose Clash 1 (3) MLS Dallas Burn 5 A-L Nashville Metros 1 MLS Columbus Crew 3 MLS Miami Fusion 0 MLS MetroStars 4 MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 0 MLS Chicago Fire S.C. 3 MLS Dallas Burn 2 MLS Columbus Crew 1 MLS MetroStars 0 MLS Chicago Fire S.C. (ASDET) 2 MLS Columbus Crew 1 First round Eight D3 Pro, four PDL, and four USASA teams start. June 9, 1998 San Nicholas S.C. (USASA Region IV) 1-2 (Report) Austin Lone Stars (USISL D3-Pro) May 58 Gabe Jones 23 Bryan Pearce 40 pen. House Park Austin, Texas 824 June 10, 1998 Detroit Dynamite (USISL PDSL) 1-2 yes (Report) Delaware Wizards (USISL D3-Pro) Dan Savich 8 Steve Slack 85 Sean Flanagan 99 Randy White Alumni Stadium Wilmington, Delaware June 11, 1998 S.A.C. Wisla (USASA Region II) 0-8 (Report) Chicago Stingers (USISL D3-Pro) Jason Acres ???, ???, ??? pen. ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Forest View Park Arlington Heights, Illinois June 12, 1998 Los Lobos (USASA Region III) 3-4 (Report) Charlotte Eagles (USISL D3-Pro) Richard Verge 52 Shane Schwab 74 Richard Archambeau 79 Jamie Wellington ???, ???, 59 Jon Payne 52 Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina June 12, 1998 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders (USISL PDSL) 1-2 (Report) Arizona Sahuaros (USISL D3-Pro) Sarkis Banyan 86 Edson Rico 20 Don Gaillard 33 Dobson High School Mesa, Arizona 5816 June 13, 1998 Kansas City Brass (USISL PDSL) 1–2 yes (Report) Central Jersey Riptide (USISL D3-Pro) Sean Walker 11 Dave Siljanovski 1 Andreas Maier 118 pen. Memorial Stadium New Brunswick, New Jersey June 16, 1998 Jackson Chargers (USISL PDSL) 1–2 (Report) Orlando Nighthawks (USISL D3-Pro) Jeremy Shortt 21 Rod Levy 75 Brian Person 87 o.g. Frank E. Lough Stadium Orlando, Florida 150 June 21, 1998 Western Massachusetts Pioneers (USISL D3-Pro) 2-0 (forfeit) (Report) New York Greek American Atlas (USASA Region I) New York Greek American Atlas was forced to forfeit the match (originally a 1-0) win due to the use of six players who had not obtained international clearance. Second round Eight A-League enter. June 23, 1998 Charlotte Eagles (USISL D3-Pro) 0–2 Worcester Wildfire (USISL A-League) Neil Ryan 13 Tony McPeak 88 Natick High SchoolNatick, Massachusetts June 23, 1998 Chicago Stingers (USISL D3-Pro) 3-2 yes (Report) Hershey Wildcats (USISL A-League) Matt Hamnett 37 Chris Jahr 63 Jason Acres 99 Kyle Swords 18 Danny Kelly 52 Hersheypark StadiumHershey, Pennsylvania Nate Clement June 23, 1998 Orlando Nighthawks (USISL D3-Pro) 2–1 (Report) Milwaukee Rampage (USISL A-League) Robin Chan ??? Jose Marcone DeOliveira ??? ??? June 23, 1998 Austin Lone Stars (USISL D3-Pro) 1–2 (Report) Orange County Zodiac (USISL A-League) Randy Holland 62 David Gilliam 18 o.g. Gustavo Leal 42 Anteater StadiumIrvine, California June 24, 1998 Arizona Sahuaros (USISL D3-Pro) 1–9 El Paso Patriots (USISL A-League) SISD Student Activities ComplexSocorro, Texas 921 June 24, 1998 Delaware Wizards (USISL D3-Pro) 1–7 (Report) Nashville Metros (USISL A-League) Tarik Walker 68 John Smith 22 Kevin Quigley 42 62 Kalin Bankov 43 76 pen. John Jones 52 Martin Reynders 60 HCA Columbia Soccer StadiumNashville, Tennessee 469 June 30, 1998 Central Jersey Riptide (USISL D3-Pro) 0–0 yes 2-3 Hampton Roads Mariners (USISL A-League) July 1, 1998 Rochester Raging Rhinos (USISL A-League) 3–1 (Report) Western Massachusetts Pioneers (USISL D3-Pro) Doug Miller 41 Yari Allnutt ??? o.g. Mike Butler 62 Lusitano Stadium Ludlow, Massachusetts 2156 Third round Eight MLS enter. July 6, 1998 Chicago Fire (MLS) 3–1 (Report) Chicago Stingers (USISL D3-Pro) Frank Klopas 80 Diego Gutierrez 83 Josh Wolff 87 Joe Carver 22 Forest View Park Stadium Arlington Heights, Illinois 4216 July 7, 1998 Columbus Crew (MLS) 2-1 yes (Report) Rochester Raging Rhinos (USISL A-League) Brian McBride 13 pen. Todd Yeagley 103 Darren Tilley 60 Frontier Field Rochester, New York 9287 July 7, 1998 San Jose Clash (MLS) 2-0 (Report) El Paso Patriots (USISL A-League) John Doyle 38 78 SISD Student Activities Complex Socorro, Texas 3275 July 8, 1998 Hampton Roads Mariners (USISL A-League) 0–1 yes (Report) MetroStars (MLS) Eduardo Hurtado 98 Kean Alumni Stadium Union, New Jersey 462 July 8, 1998 Orlando Nighthawks (USISL D3-Pro) 0–3 (Report) Miami Fusion F.C. (MLS) Diego Serna 17 Dan Stebbins 36 39 Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida July 8, 1998 Worcester Wildfire (USISL A-League) 2-2 yes 4-5 (Report) Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) James Proctor ??? Neil Ryan ??? Mauricio Ramos ??? 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USF Soccer and Track Stadium Tampa, Florida July 8, 1998 Orange County Zodiac (USISL A-League) 0-4 Dallas Burn (MLS) Old Panther Field Duncanville, Texas July 8, 1998 Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 1-3 (Report) Nashville Metros (USISL A-League) Paul Rideout 24 Chris McDonald 62 Martin Reynders 79 John Smith 89 HCA Columbia Soccer Stadium Nashville, Tennessee 1248 Quarterfinals July 22, 1998 Columbus Crew (MLS) 3–0 (Report) Miami Fusion (MLS) Jeff Cunningham 12'Brian McBride 36', 44' Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 3,757 Sandra Hunt (USA) July 22, 1998 MetroStars (MLS) 4–0 (Report) Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) Giovanni Savarese 33', 35'Jim Rooney 75'Mike Sorber 77' Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee 3,757 Kevin Stott (USA) July 22, 1998 Chicago Fire (MLS) 1–1 (AET)4-3 PSO (Report) San Jose Clash (MLS) Lubos Kubik 55' Jeff Baicher 65' Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 3,812 Kevin Terry (USA) July 22, 1998 Nashville Metros (A-League) 1–5 (Report) Dallas Burn (MLS) John Jones 87' Dante Washington 9', 53'Mickey Trotman 48'Temoc Suarez 78'Richard Farrer 81' Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 3,812 Gerry Corrie (USA) Semifinals August 4, 1998 Chicago Fire (MLS) 3–2 (Report) Dallas Burn (MLS) Ante Razov 11'Roman Kosecki 56'Lubos Kubik 74' Mickey Trotman 23'Leonel Álvarez 83' (pen) Zephyr Field New Orleans, Louisiana 6,514 Rich Grady (USA) August 4, 1998 Columbus Crew (MLS) 1–0 (Report) MetroStars (MLS) Ricardo Iribarren 5' Zephyr Field New Orleans, Louisiana 6,514 Tim Weyland (USA) Final 1998 U.S. Open Cup final Top scorers Position Player Club Goals 1Jason AcresChicago Stingers 4 2Kirk WilsonEl Paso Patriots 3 Brian McBrideColumbus Crew 3 Joe CarverChicago Stingers 3 James WellingtonCharlotte Eagles 3 See also United States Soccer Federation U.S. Open Cup Major League Soccer United Soccer Leagues USASA National Premier Soccer League 1998 National Amateur Cup External links U.S. Open Cup 1998 at TheCup.us 1998 Open Cup United States United States Category:June 1998 sports events in the United States Category:July 1998 sports events in the United States Category:August 1998 sports events in the United States Category:October 1998 sports events in the United States