1998 in American soccer

none August 2023 August 2024 the United States yes 1998 1997 1999 yes The 1998 season was the 86th year of competitive soccer in the United States. National team Record Competition GP Games played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against 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. #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA International Friendly January 24 USA 1 – 0 SWE Wegerle 2 Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 12,773 Richard Grady (United States) W Gold Cup Group Stage February 1 USA 3 – 0 CUB Wegerle 55 Wynalda 58 Moore 76 pen. Oakland Coliseum Oakland, California 11,234 Mourad Daami (Tunisia) W Gold Cup Group Stage February 7 USA 2 – 1 CRC Pope 7 Preki 78 Oviedo 56 Oakland Coliseum Oakland, California 36,240 Mohammed Nazri (Malaysia) W Gold Cup Semifinal February 10 USA 1 – 0 BRA Preki 65 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles 12,298 Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) W Gold Cup Final February 15 USA 0 – 1 MEX Hernández 43 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles 91,255 Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad & Tobago) L International Friendly February 21 USA 0 – 2 NED de Boer 1 Seedorf 46 Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 20,379 L International Friendly February 25 BEL 2 – 0 USA Van Kerckhoven 23 59 King Baudouin Stadium Brussels, Belgium 15,894 Philippe Kalt (France) L International Friendly March 14 USA 2 – 2 PAR Deering 21 Balboa 50 Caniza 15 Arce 75 pen. Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California 15,253 Luis Padro Borja (Mexico) D International Friendly April 22 AUT 0 – 3 USA Hejduk 54 McBride 89 Reyna 90+3 Ernst-Happel-Stadion Vienna, Austria 17,000 W International Friendly May 16 USA 0 – 0 MKD Spartan Stadium San Jose, California 23,861 D International Friendly May 24 USA 2 – 0 KUW Stewart 37 Ramos 82 Civic Stadium Portland, Oregon 25,343 Mario Ramírez (Guatemala) W International Friendly May 30 USA 0 – 0 SCO RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 46,037 D World Cup Group Stage June 15 21:00 UTC+01 GER 2 – 0 USA Möller 8 Klinsmann 65 Parc des Princes Paris, France 43,815 Said Belqola (Morocco) L World Cup Group Stage June 21 21:00 UTC+01 USA 1 – 2 IRN McBride 87 Estili 40 Mahdavikia 84 Stade Gerland Lyon, France 44,000 Urs Meier (Switzerland) L World Cup Group Stage June 25 21:00 UTC+01 USA 0 – 1 FRY Komljenović 4 Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes, France 39,500 Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) L International Friendly November 6 USA 0 – 0 AUS Spartan Stadium San Jose, California 15,074 Mike Siefert (Canada) D 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 1998 Major League Soccer season Standings Eastern Conference P Played W Total Wins SW Shootout Wins SL Shootout Losses L Total Losses WIR Wins in Regulation SO Shootouts (ties in regulation) LIR Losses in regulation GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference APts Adjusted points (WIR x 3 + SO) Pts Points (WIR x 3 + SW)D.C. United3224<73>8171058151306158Columbus Crew3215<05>1715512676165045MetroStars3215<34>17127135763-64339Miami Fusion3215<50>17105175168-173535x-Tampa Bay Mutiny3212<15>20116154762-153934x-New England Revolution3211<24>2196175370-153329 Western Conference P Played W Total Wins SW Shootout Wins SL Shootout Losses L Total Losses WIR Wins in Regulation SO Shootouts (ties in regulation) LIR Losses in regulation GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference APts Adjusted points (WIR x 3 + SO) Pts Points (WIR x 3 + SW)Los Angeles Galaxy3224<22>822468544417068Chicago Fire3220<21>12183116245175756Colorado Rapids3216<22>16144146269-74644Dallas Burn3215<42>17116154359-163937x-San Jose Clash3213<35>19108144860-123833x-Kansas City Wizards3212<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 Eastern Conference Western Conference 20px 260px 1 D.C. United (a.e.t.), (3 – 2 S.O.)* 2 1* x 4 Miami Fusion 1 0 x 2 Columbus Crew (a.e.t.), (3 – 2 S.O.)* 5 2* x 3 MetroStars 3 1 x 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 6 3 x 4 Dallas Burn 1 2 x 2 Chicago Fire 2 1 x 3 Colorado Rapids 1 0 x 1 D.C. United 2 2 3 2 Columbus Crew 0 4 0 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 0 1 x 2 Chicago Fire (a.e.t.), (2 – 1 S.O.)* 1 2* x E D.C. United     0 W Chicago Fire     2 Best of Three series winners will advance. MLS Cup MLS Cup '98 October 25 D.C. United 0 – 2 Chicago Fire Podbrożny 29 Gutiérrez 45 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California 51,350 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 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 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 Final October 30 Columbus Crew 1 – 2 ASDET Chicago Fire John 53 Podbrożny 45 pen. Klopas 99 Soldier Field, Chicago 18,615 Arturo Angeles American clubs in international competitions ClubCompetitionFinal 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 TRI Joe Public Olsen 13 44 Lassiter 22 29 67 72 Wood 75 90+2 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. W August 14 Champions' Cup Semifinal D.C. United 2 – 0 MEX León Lassiter 12 61 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. W August 16 Champions' Cup Final D.C. United 1 – 0 MEX Toluca Pope 41 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. W Colorado Rapids June 28 Champions' Cup qualifying round Colorado Rapids 1 – 0 MEX León Balboa 83 Mile High Stadium Denver, Colorado W July 15 Champions' Cup qualifying round León MEX 4 – 2 Colorado Rapids Bejines 30 Romero 38 Trittschuh 42 o.g. Cadena 53 Estadio Nou Camp León, Mexico L References American competitions at RSSSF American national team matches at RSSSF CONCACAF Champions' Cup at RSSSF Category:Seasons in American soccer Soccer