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USISL D-3 Pro League
Season1998
Champions Chicago Stingers
Relegated Central Jersey Riptide
Miami Breakers
NYCD Alleycats
Orlando Nighthawks
Vermont Voltage
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 USISL D-3 Pro League was the 12th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and was the second season of now-defunct USISL D-3 Pro League. The champions were the Chicago Stingers who beat the New Hampshire Phantoms in the final.

Changes from 1996

Before the season, Western Massachusetts, Northern Virginia, and Pensacola were added. Baltimore became Eastern Shore. Dallas became Texas. Vermont became the Voltage. Miami was promoted from PDSL.

Name Changes

New Clubs

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Florida Miami Breakers South Florida Miami, FL promoted from PDSL
Virginia Northern Virginia Royals Northern Virginia Manassas, VA expansion
Florida Pensacola Barracudas Pensacola area Pensacola, FL expansion
Massachusetts Western Mass Pioneers Springfield area Ludlow, MA expansion

Folding or Moving

No teams left the league nor folded.

Teams

Head coaching changes

Season Overview

Standings

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rhode Island Stingrays 18 11 0 0 7 39 33 +6 33 USISL Divisional Semifinals
2 New Hampshire Phantoms 18 10 2 0 6 36 24 +12 32
3 Western Mass Pioneers 18 10 0 1 7 45 34 +11 30
4 Cape Cod Crusaders 18 7 0 0 11 23 28 −5 21
5 Vermont Voltage 18 2 1 1 14 15 43 −28 6 [a] Relegation to the 1999 PDSL
Source: [ citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 point deduction

Mid-Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 South Jersey Barons 18 12 0 2 4 40 20 +20 36 USISL Divisional Semifinals
2 Reading Rage 18 10 0 0 8 41 29 +12 30
3 New Jersey Stallions 18 10 0 1 7 37 24 +13 30
4 Central Jersey Riptide 18 8 3 1 6 33 19 +14 27 USISL Divisional Semifinals and relegation to the 1999 PDSL
5 NYCD Alleycats 18 5 0 0 13 19 36 −17 15 Relegation to the 1999 PDSL
Source: [ citation needed]

Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Delaware Wizards 18 13 1 2 2 43 16 +27 40 USISL Divisional Finals
2 Myrtle Beach Seadawgs 18 12 1 0 5 42 26 +16 37
3 Charlotte Eagles 18 10 1 1 6 47 31 +16 31 USISL Divisional Semifinals
4 Roanoke Wrath 18 10 0 2 6 36 19 +17 30
5 South Carolina Shamrocks 18 8 1 1 8 34 32 +2 25
6 Wilmington Hammerheads 18 8 0 0 10 33 34 −1 24
7 Northern Virginia Royals 18 5 1 0 12 28 46 −18 16
8 Eastern Shore Sharks 18 0 0 0 18 16 90 −74 0
Source: [ citation needed]

Southeast Division

Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Miami Breakers 18 17 0 0 1 67 21 +46 51
2 Orlando Nighthawks 18 12 0 0 6 62 33 +29 36
3 Southwest Florida Manatees 18 8 0 1 9 34 57 −23 24
4 Pensacola Barracudas 18 4 1 1 12 21 57 −36 13
5 Tallahassee Tempest 18 2 0 0 16 12 41 −29 6
Source: [ citation needed]

North Central Division

Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Indiana Blast 18 15 0 0 3 57 24 +33 45
2 Chicago Stingers 18 13 0 1 4 37 16 +21 39
3 Rockford Raptors 28 9 1 2 16 31 25 +6 28
4 Cleveland Caps 18 9 1 0 8 33 41 −8 28
Source: [ citation needed]

South Central Division

Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Austin Lone Stars 18 13 0 1 4 46 20 +26 39
2 Texas Toros 18 12 1 0 5 44 24 +20 37
3 San Antonio Pumas 17 7 0 0 10 26 44 −18 21
4 Tulsa Roughnecks 18 6 1 0 11 33 44 −11 16 [a]
5 Houston Hurricanes 17 4 2 2 9 25 36 −11 14
6 Shreveport/Bossier Lions 18 4 0 0 14 24 50 −26 6 [b]
Source: [ citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 point deduction
  2. ^ 6 point deduction

West Division

Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arizona Sahuaros 18 14 0 0 4 67 28 +39 42
2 Chico Rooks 18 10 1 2 5 39 28 +11 31
3 Stanislaus County Cruisers 18 12 1 0 5 51 25 +26 37
4 Los Angeles Fireballs 18 5 1 1 11 21 37 −16 16
5 San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles 18 5 0 1 12 29 51 −22 15
6 Reno Rattlers 18 3 1 0 14 23 52 −29 10
Source: [1]

Playoffs

Divisional Semifinals

Higher seed/home team on the left.

August 1, 1998 Texas Toros 1–0 San Antonio Pumas Duncanville, Texas
Stadium: Old Panther Field
August 1, 1998 Austin Lone Stars 4–2 Houston Hurricanes Austin, Texas
Stadium: House Park
August 14, 1998 Roanoke Wrath 5–2 South Carolina Shamrocks Roanoke, Virginia
7:30 PM
Stadium: Victory Stadium
August 14, 1998 Chicago Stingers 3–0 Rockford Raptors Arlington Heights, Illinois
 Report Stadium: Forest View Park
August 15, 1998 Rhode Island Stingrays 5–2 Cape Cod Crusaders East Providence, Rhode Island
7:00 PM Stadium: Pierce Memorial Field
August 15, 1998 New Hampshire Phantoms 2–1 ( OT) ( a.e.t.) Western Mass Pioneers Manchester, New Hampshire
Stadium: Singer Family Park
August 15, 1998 South Jersey Barons 2–3 ( OT) ( a.e.t.) Central Jersey Riptide Ocean City, New Jersey
5:00 PM
Report
Stadium: Carey Stadium
Attendance: 1,168
Referee: Matt Lawlor
August 15, 1998 Reading Rage 5–2 New Jersey Stallions Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Stadium: Fleetwood H.S. Stadium
August 15, 1998 Charlotte Eagles 4–0 Wilmington Hammerheads Davidson, North Carolina
 Report Stadium: Richardson Stadium
August 15, 1998 Orlando Nighthawks 6–2 Southwest Florida Manatees Orlando, Florida
Report Stadium: Edgewater H.S. Stadium
August 15, 1998 Arizona Sahuaros 3–0 Los Angeles Fireballs Scottsdale, Arizona
 Report Stadium: Scottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 1,723
August 15, 1998 Stanislaus County Cruisers 3–2 Chico Rooks Modesto, California
Stadium: Central Catholic High School
Attendance: 2,140

Division Finals

  • Austin defeated Texas 1-0
  • Charlotte defeated Myrtle Beach, 8-3
  • Delaware defeated Roanoke, 2-1
  • New Hampshire defeated Rhode Island, 3-2
  • Chicago defeated Indiana, 3-0
  • Central Jersey defeated Reading, 3-0
  • Arizona defeated Stanislaus County 2-1
South Central Division Final
Austin Lone Stars1–0 Texas Toros
 Report
Atlantic Division Final 1
Myrtle Beach Seadawgs3–8 Charlotte Eagles
 Report
North Central Division Final
Indiana Blast0–3 Chicago Stingers
Report
Attendance: 3,218
Southeast Division Final
Miami Breakers0–1 Orlando Nighthawks
 Report
Mid-Atlantic Division Final
Reading Rage0–3 Central Jersey Riptide
Report
Atlantic Division Final 2
Delaware Wizards2–1 ( a.e.t.) Roanoke Wrath
Penalties
 3–2
Referee: Craig Lowery
Northeast Division Final
Rhode Island Stingrays2–3 New Hampshire Phantoms
West Division Final
Arizona Sahuaros2–1 Stanislaus County Cruisers
 Report
Attendance: 1,000

Quarterfinals/Regional Finals

  • New Hampshire defeated Central Jersey, 3-0
  • Chicago defeated Delaware 1-0
  • Orlando defeated Charlotte, 3-2
  • Austin defeated Arizona 1-0
Arizona Sahuaros0–1 Austin Lone Stars
Chicago Stingers1–0 Delaware Wizards
 Report
Forest View Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois
Attendance: 2,029
Charlotte Eagles2–3 ( OT) Orlando Nighthawks
 Report
East Regional Final
New Hampshire Phantoms3–0 Central Jersey Riptide
 Report
Attendance: 3,185 [2]

Semifinals

  • Chicago defeated Orlando, 2-0
  • New Hampshire defeated Austin, 3-2 (OT)
Chicago Stingers2–0 Orlando Nighthawks
 Report
Del Valle Stadium, Del Valle, Texas
Austin Lone Stars2–3 ( OT) New Hampshire Phantoms
 Report
Del Valle Stadium
Attendance: Del Valle, Texas
Referee: 1,763 [3]

Championship

Chicago defeated New Hampshire, 3-2 (OT)

Third Place Match
Austin Lone Stars2–3 Orlando Nighthawks
 Report
Del Valle Stadium, Del Valle, Texas
Attendance: 863
USISL D-3 Pro League Championship Game
Chicago Stingers3–2 ( OT) New Hampshire Phantoms
 Report
Del Valle Stadium, Del Valle, Texas
Attendance: 897 [4]

Top goalscorers

Statistics

Honors

References

Footnotes
A ^ : Deducted one point due to fielding ineligible players. [6]
General References
  1. ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
  2. ^ "1998 New Hampshire Phantoms Schedule". New Hampshire Soccer. Archived from the original on February 10, 1999. Retrieved July 24, 2023.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  3. ^ "1998 New Hampshire Phantoms Schedule". New Hampshire Soccer. Archived from the original on February 10, 1999. Retrieved July 24, 2023.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  4. ^ "1998 New Hampshire Phantoms Schedule". New Hampshire Soccer. Archived from the original on February 10, 1999. Retrieved July 24, 2023.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  5. ^ "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)
  6. ^ "The Year in American Soccer, 1998: USISL D3-Pro League (Division 3)". The American Soccer History Archives. April 11, 2010. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
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