1998 USISL D-3 Pro League

USISL D-3 Pro League
Season1998
ChampionsChicago Stingers (1st Title)
Regular Season titleMiami Breakers (1st Title)
RelegatedCentral Jersey Riptide
Miami Breakers
NYCD Alleycats
Orlando Nighthawks
Vermont Voltage
Best Player Luis Orellana Chico Rooks
Top goalscorer Michael Butler Western Mass Pioneers
Luis Orellana Chico Rooks (15 Goals Each)
Best goalkeeper Daniel Britton Roanoke Wrath
← 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
Miami Breakers South Florida Miami, FL promoted from PDSL
Northern Virginia Royals Northern Virginia Manassas, VA expansion
Pensacola Barracudas Pensacola area Pensacola, FL expansion
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:
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:

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:

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:

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:

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:
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.

Texas Toros3–4 (OT)San Antonio Pumas
  • Martin Evans
Austin Lone Stars4–2Houston Hurricanes
  • Bryan Pearce 38'
  • Kerwin Johnson 26:45', 62:34'
  • Judd Willmann 77:20'
  • 52:05', 62:34' Gustavo Gongora
Roanoke Wrath5–2South Carolina Shamrocks
  • 28' Jerome Lee-Yaw
  • Adel LePal
Chicago Stingers3–0Rockford Raptors
  • Mike Dunne 37'
  • Matt Hamnett 84', 90'
 Report
Forest View Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois
Rhode Island Stingrays5–2Cape Cod Crusaders
  • Jose DaSilva  8'
  • Paulo Dos Santos 14'  54'
  • Emanuel Brito  29'
  • Mark Manganelo 55', 87'
  • Bjorn Hansen 63'
  • Paul deCastro  83'
  • Centeno 89'
 Report
  • Jeff Doyle 6', 72'
  • Enzo Silva  25'
  • Kenneth Risley  73'
Attendance: 600
New Hampshire Phantoms2–1 (OT) (a.e.t.)Western Mass Pioneers
  • Ron Murphy 29'
  • Marcelo Tapia 92'
 Report 1 Report 2
  • 7' Chris Legowski
Singer Family Park, Manchester, New Hampshire
Attendance: 2000+ or 1,002
Referee: Chip Reid
South Jersey Barons2–3 (OT) (a.e.t.)Central Jersey Riptide
 Report
Attendance: 1,168
Referee: Matt Lawlor
Charlotte Eagles4–0Wilmington Hammerheads
  • Ryan Leib 9'
  • Jon Payne 42'
  • Jamie Wellington 49'
  • Jason Webb
Report
Orlando Nighthawks6–2Southwest Florida Manatees
  • Jody DeBruin 68:47', 70:08'
  • Steve Freeman 84:38' (pen.), 86:42' (pen.)
  • David Mackey 87:40'
  • Matthew Froehle 89:48'
 Report
  • 26:40' Neal Wolfrath
  • 89:23' (pen.) Mendez
Arizona Sahuaros3–0Los Angeles Fireballs
  • Aaron Muth 47'
  • Harold Calvo 75'
  • Kenny Wright 79'
 Report
Attendance: 1,723
Stanislaus County Cruisers3–2Chico Rooks
  • Curt Cox 49'
  • Joe Owen 66'
  • Marek Nowacki 79'
  • Mike Pepe
  •  22'  Jojo Stuart
  • 59' Felipe Ternero
  • 76' Joel Hurd
Attendance: 2,140
Reading Rage5–2New Jersey Stallions
  • Steve Thomas 45', 89:50'
  • Brent Fenstermacher 51'
  • George Crampton 80'
  • Drew Kauffmann 86'

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 Stars1–0Texas Toros
 Report
Atlantic Division Final 1
Myrtle Beach Seadawgs3–8Charlotte Eagles
 Report
  • 35', 53', 53', 75' Jamie Wellington
  • 39', 60' Jon Payne
  • 39' Dustin Swincharr
  • 79:30' Jeremy Sorzano
North Central Division Final
Indiana Blast0–3Chicago Stingers
Report
  • 43:35' Joe Carver
  • 68:50' Michael Richardson
  • 83:50' Jason Acres
Attendance: 3,218
Southeast Division Final
Miami Breakers0–1Orlando Nighthawks
  • Ted Storm  1'  33'
 Report
  • 82' Matthew Froehle
  •  89' Elsherbini
Mid-Atlantic Division Final
Reading Rage0–3Central Jersey Riptide
Report 1 Report 2
Attendance: 2,016
Atlantic Division Final 2
Delaware Wizards2–1 (a.e.t.)Roanoke Wrath
  • Josh Quinter 86'
 Report
  • 74' Grayson Prillaman
Penalties
 3–2
  • Patrick McSorley
Attendance: 1,000+
Referee: Craig Lowery
Northeast Division Final
Rhode Island Stingrays2–3New Hampshire Phantoms
  • Javier Centeno  22'
  • Mark Manganello  38'
  • David Demello  48'
  • Jose DaSilva  52'
  • Bjørn Hansen 74'
  • Cecilio Rodrigues 78'
 Report
  •  19' Keiran O'Brien
  •  38' James DeDeus
  • 41'  46' Ron Murphy
  • 58' Richard Fleming
  • 72' Marcelo Tapia
Attendance: 2,135
Referee: Ed Resendes
West Division Final
Arizona Sahuaros2–1Stanislaus County Cruisers
  • Alex Pogman 59'
  • Harold Calvo 85'
 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 Sahuaros0–1Austin Lone Stars
Chicago Stingers1–0Delaware Wizards
  • Joe Carver 59'
 Report
Forest View Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois
Attendance: 2,029
Charlotte Eagles2–3 (OT)Orlando Nighthawks
  • Jamie Wellington 13', 62'
 Report
  • 19' Rod Levy
  • 92' Matthew Froehle
East Regional Final
New Hampshire Phantoms3–0Central Jersey Riptide
  • Willy Schweitzer  4'
  • Marcelo Tapia 20'
  • Joe Ogbunamiri 42' (pen.)  68'
  • Thomas Dempsey  78'
  • Rich Fleming  86'
  • Jamie Williams 87'
 Report
Attendance: 3,185[2]
Referee: Richard Eddy

Semifinals

  • Chicago defeated Orlando, 2-0
  • New Hampshire defeated Austin, 3-2 (OT)
Chicago Stingers2–0Orlando Nighthawks
  • Mike Richardson 70'
  • Max Stoka 89'
 Report
  •  9' Frank Bresk
Del Valle Stadium, Del Valle, Texas
Austin Lone Stars2–3 (OT)New Hampshire Phantoms
  • Bryan Pearce  21'
  • Gabe Jones  31'
  • Judd Willmann 36'
  • David Gilliam  44'  77'
  • Michael 'Scott' Champ  61'
  • Dennis Bryan  65'
  • Kerwin Johnson 79'
 Report 1 Report 2
  • 2:34' Rich Fleming
  •  6' Liam Lochhead
  •  31'  83' Thomas Dempsey
  •  34' Willy Schweitzer
  •  36' Suleyman Doenmez
  • 63' (pen.) Joel Ogbunamiri
  • 99:49' Jamie Williams
Del Valle Stadium, Del Valle, Texas
Attendance: 1,763 [3]
Referee: Shane Moody

Championship

Chicago defeated New Hampshire, 3-2 (OT)

Third Place Match
Austin Lone Stars2–3Orlando Nighthawks
  • Kerwin Johnson 19'
  • Judd Willman 70'
 Report
Del Valle Stadium, Del Valle, Texas
Attendance: 863
USISL D-3 Pro League Championship Game
Chicago Stingers3–2 (OT)New Hampshire Phantoms
  • Matt Hamnett 49' 94'
  • Chuck Codd 71'
  • Iain Williams  91'
 Report 1 Report 2
  • 2' Marcelo Tavilo Tapia
  • 10'  49' Ron Murphy
  •  48' Joel Ogbunamiri
  •  82' Thomas Dempsey
Del Valle Stadium, Del Valle, Texas
Attendance: 897 [4]
Referee: Misail Tsapos

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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.