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USISL A-League
Season1998
Champions Rochester Rhinos
(1st title)
Premiers Rochester Rhinos
(1st title)
Top goalscorer Mark Baena
(24 goals)
1997
1999

The 1998 USISL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues during the summer of 1998.

Regular season

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rochester Rhinos 28 23 1 1 3 72 15 +57 70
2 Montreal Impact 28 13 8 2 5 47 33 +14 47
3 Staten Island Vipers 28 15 1 1 11 46 37 +9 46
4 Long Island Rough Riders 28 14 3 1 10 46 35 +11 45
5 Worcester Wildfire 28 10 2 2 14 37 50 −13 32
6 Toronto Lynx 28 8 1 2 17 27 42 −15 25
7 Connecticut Wolves 28 2 5 3 18 32 57 −25 11
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Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Richmond Kickers 28 18 3 2 5 48 22 +26 57
2 Hershey Wildcats 28 17 2 1 8 51 31 +20 53
3 Hampton Roads Mariners 28 15 1 3 9 44 39 +5 46
4 Charleston Battery 28 11 1 1 15 37 40 −3 34
5 Jacksonville Cyclones 28 10 0 2 16 36 53 −17 30
6 Atlanta Ruckus 28 7 0 1 20 31 67 −36 21
7 Raleigh Flyers 28 5 0 2 21 31 66 −35 15
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Central Division

Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Nashville Metros 28 18 2 1 7 70 31 +39 56
2 Minnesota Thunder 28 16 3 1 8 52 33 +19 51
3 Milwaukee Rampage 28 16 1 3 8 61 39 +22 49
4 New Orleans Storm 28 14 1 1 12 53 50 +3 43
5 Cincinnati Riverhawks 28 11 0 0 17 48 65 −17 33
6 El Paso Patriots 28 9 3 1 15 51 54 −3 30
7 Albuquerque Geckos 28 5 0 1 22 39 100 −61 15
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Pacific Division

Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts
1 San Diego Flash 28 20 1 1 6 58 23 +35 61
2 Seattle Sounders 28 17 1 0 10 63 28 +35 52
3 Orange County Zodiac 28 15 1 3 9 49 43 +6 46
4 Vancouver 86ers 28 13 2 1 12 55 42 +13 41
5 MLS Project 40 28 10 1 2 15 45 55 −10 31
6 San Francisco Bay Seals 28 9 1 5 13 31 47 −16 28
7 California Jaguars 28 6 0 1 21 32 95 −63 18
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Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Rochester Rhinos ( NY)3–0 Charleston Battery ( SC)
Yari Allnutt 22:00' (Tanner, Tilley)
Jimmy Glenn 35:10' (McKay)
Mike Kirmse 81:20'
Report Yellow card 44' Robert Rosario
Yellow card 66' Todd Miller
Hershey Wildcats ( PA)1–1 Hampton Roads Mariners ( VA)
Kyle Swords 49' 18' Greg Richards
Penalties
4–3
Richmond Kickers ( VA)0–0 Long Island Rough Riders ( NY)
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 1,798

Western Conference

San Diego Flash ( CA)3–1 Vancouver 86ers ( BC)
Nate Hetherington 22', 74'
Jamie Munro Red card 41'
Carlos Farias 51'
Jerome Watson 90'
Report 19' Jason Jordan
Devore Stadium, Chula Vista, California
Attendance: 4,178
Nashville Metros ( TN)2–2 New Orleans Storm ( LA)
Vince Martinez Red card 35'
Martin Reynders 41'
78' ( pen.)
23' Ricardo Blanchard
53' ( pen.) Gabe Gentile
Penalties
2–4
Attendance: 650
Seattle Sounders ( WA)2–1 Orange County Zodiac ( CA)
Peter Hattrup 63'
Brandon Prideaux Yellow card 73'
Dick McCormick 76' ( pen.)
Report 22' Eddie Soto
Yellow card 60' Steve Patterson
Yellow card 67' Ken Hesse
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Mohammed Sagakhaneh

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference semifinal 1

Hershey Wildcats ( PA)0–0 Richmond Kickers ( VA)
Penalties
3–2
Richmond Kickers ( VA)2–4 Hershey Wildcats ( PA)
Rob Johnson 82'
Tony Williams 84'
15' Lee Tschantret
45' Don D'Ambra
81' Jamel Mitchell
90' Jakob Fenger
Attendance: 9,147

The Hershey Wildcats advance to the Eastern Conference final.

Eastern Conference semifinal 2

Rochester Rhinos ( NY)4–1 Montreal Impact ( QC)
Tim Hardy Yellow card 36'
Lenin Steenkamp 44:02', 47:20'
Scott Schweitzer 60:45'
Yari Allnutt 67:50'
Mike Kirmse Yellow card 84'
Report 22:25' Elvis Thomas
Yellow card 24' John Limniatis
Yellow card 56' Nevio Pizzolitto
Yellow card 59' Nick De Santis

Western Conference semifinal 1

The Minnesota Thunder advanced 4-2 on aggregate.

Western Conference semifinal 2

San Diego Flash ( CA)2–1 New Orleans Storm ( LA)
Antonio Robles 18'
Carlos Farias 73'
60' Glenn Benjamin
Attendance: 4,043
New Orleans Storm ( LA)3–3 San Diego Flash ( CA)
Gabe Gentile 46'
Chris Veselka 61', 89'
Colin Rocke Red card 63'
Andrew Restrepo Red card 69'
7' Jerome Watson
53' Mauricio Alegre
75' Carlos Farias
Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 3,183

The San Diego Flash advance to the Western Conference championship.

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

Rochester Rhinos ( NY)3–1 Hershey Wildcats ( PA)
Jimmy Glenn 2:30', Yellow card 27'
Darren Tilley 60:20', 88:25'
Yari Allnutt Yellow card 41'
Report Yellow card 18' Mike Williams
83:01' Lee Tschantret
Hershey Wildcats ( PA)0–1 Rochester Rhinos ( NY)
Report 74:16' Darren Tilley

The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the finals.

Western Conference

Minnesota Thunder ( MN)2–1 San Diego Flash ( CA)
John Coughlin 22'
Gabe Garcia 87'
Report 55' Daniel Sinouhi

The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the final.

Final

Rochester Rhinos ( NY)3–1 Minnesota Thunder ( MN)
Darren Tilley 19:02', 22:55', 59:07'
Scott Schweitzer Yellow card 51'
Tim Hardy Yellow card 77'
Report Yellow card 1' Morgan Zeba
33:09' ( o.g.) Tim Hardy

MVP: Darren Tilley

Points leaders

Rank Scorer Club Goals Assists Points
1 Mark Baena Seattle Sounders 24 5 53
2 Darren Tilley Rochester Rhinos 21 6 48
3 Amos Magee Minnesota Thunder 15 10 40
4 Kirk Wilson El Paso Patriots 15 7 37
5 Mauro Biello Montreal Impact 11 13 35
6 Mike Burke Charleston Battery 16 2 34
Gary Glasgow New Orleans Storm 15 4 34
Antonio Robles San Diego Flash 15 4 34
9 Yari Allnutt Rochester Rhinos 14 5 33
10 Jon Szczepanski Milwaukee Rampage 8 14 30
Jason Cairns Cincinnati Riverhawks 8 14 30
12 Luis Labastida Albuquerque Geckos 9 11 29
John Smith Nashville Metros 9 11 29
14 Patrick Beech Seattle Sounders 12 4 28
Steve Patterson Orange County Zodiac 11 6 28
Martin Reynders Nashville Metros 11 6 28
17 Giuliano Oliviero Montreal Impact 8 11 27
18 Gino DiFlorio Cincinnati Riverhawks 12 2 26
Jimmy Glenn Rochester Rhinos 10 6 26

Honors

References

  1. ^ "Blast Named Organization of the Year". Indiana Blast. November 13, 1998. Archived from the original on February 2, 1999. Retrieved May 19, 2023.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)

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