USISL A-League
Season1998
ChampionsRochester Rhinos
(1st title)
PremiersRochester Rhinos
(1st title)
Top goalscorerMark 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
Source:

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
Source:

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
Source:

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
Source:

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Rochester Rhinos (NY)3–0Charleston 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)1–1Hampton Roads Mariners (VA)
Kyle Swords 49' 18' Greg Richards
Penalties
4–3
Richmond Kickers (VA)0–0Long Island Rough Riders (NY)
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 1,798

Western Conference

San Diego Flash (CA)3–1Vancouver 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)2–2New 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)2–1Orange 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)0–0Richmond Kickers (VA)
Penalties
3–2
Richmond Kickers (VA)2–4Hershey 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

Western Conference semifinal 1

The Minnesota Thunder advanced 4-2 on aggregate.

Western Conference semifinal 2

San Diego Flash (CA)2–1New Orleans Storm (LA)
Antonio Robles 18'
Carlos Farias 73'
60' Glenn Benjamin
Attendance: 4,043
New Orleans Storm (LA)3–3San 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)3–1Hershey 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

The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the finals.

Western Conference

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

The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the final.

Final

Rochester Rhinos (NY)3–1Minnesota 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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