1998 Major League Soccer season

1998 Major League Soccer season
Season 1998
MLS Cup Chicago Fire (1st title)
Supporters' Shield Los Angeles Galaxy (1st shield)
Matches played 192
Goals scored 701 (3.65 per match)
Top goalscorer Stern John
(26 goals)
Longest winning run Chicago Fire
Games: 11
(05/16 – 07/09)
Longest losing run New England Revolution
Games: 9
(05/13 – 07/04)
Highest attendance Los Angeles Galaxy
Season: 348,549
Game Avg.: 21,784
Lowest attendance Kansas City Wizards
Season: 129,163
Game Avg.: 8,073
Total attendance 2,747,897
Average attendance 14,312
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1999 →

The 1998 Major League Soccer season was the third season of Major League Soccer. Chicago Fire and Miami Fusion played their inaugural seasons as the first two MLS expansion teams. Chicago would become the first expansion team to win the MLS Cup and the first to win it in the inaugural year.

Final standings

  • 3 points were awarded for a win.
  • 1 point was awarded for a shootout win and considered a win in the standings.
  • No points were awarded for a loss or a shootout loss, with the latter being considered a loss in the standings
  • The top four teams in each conference advanced to the playoffs.

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference P W SW SL L WIR SO LIR GF GA GD APts Pts
D.C. United 3224738171057448266158
Columbus Crew 32150517155126756115045
MetroStars 32153417127135463-94339
Miami Fusion 32155017105174668-223535
Tampa Bay Mutiny 32121520116154657-113934
New England Revolution 3211242196175366-1333 29

Western Conference

Western Conference P W SW SL L WIR SO LIR GF GA GD APts Pts
Los Angeles Galaxy (SS) 322422822468544417068
Chicago Fire 32202212184106245175856
Colorado Rapids 32162216144146269-74644
Dallas Burn 32154217116154359-163937
San Jose Clash 32133519108144860-123833
Kansas City Wizards 32122420106164550-53632

MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket

  • The ties were a best of three series.
  Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup '98
                                   
  E1 D.C. 2 0 (3) x  
E4 Miami 1 0 (2) x  
  E1 D.C. 2 2 3  
Eastern Conference
  E2 Columbus 0 4 0  
E2 Columbus 5 1 (3) x
  E3 MetroStars 3 1 (2) x  
    E1 D.C. 0
  W2 Chicago 2
  W1 Los Angeles 6 3 x  
W4 Dallas 1 2 x  
  W1 Los Angeles 0 1 (1) x
Western Conference
  W2 Chicago 1 1 (2) x  
W2 Chicago 2 1 x
  W3 Colorado 1 0 x  

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

Miami Fusion 1–2 D.C. United
Paulinho McLaren Roy Lassiter, Jamie Moreno
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 15,187
D.C. United 0–0
3–2 (S.O.)		 Miami Fusion
  • D.C. United advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.
MetroStars 3–5 Columbus Crew
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 10,996
Columbus Crew 1–1
3–2 (S.O.)		 MetroStars
  • Columbus Crew advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

Western Conference

Dallas Burn 1–6 Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Dallas Burn
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 8,130
  • Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.
Colorado Rapids 1–2 Chicago Fire
Soldier Field
Chicago
Attendance: 12,610
Chicago Fire 1–0 Colorado Rapids
  • Chicago Fire advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

Columbus Crew 0–2 D.C. United
Sanneh  68'
Etcheverry  78'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 17,755
D.C. United 2–4 Columbus Crew
Sanneh  65'
Lassiter  77'		 McBride  8', 47'
Dooley  37'
John  81'
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 13,193
Columbus Crew 0–3 D.C. United
Agoos  12'
Lassiter  44', 79'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 21,453
  • D.C. United advance 2–1, to MLS Cup '98

Western Conference

Chicago Fire 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy
Marsch  86'
Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1
1–2 (SO)		 Chicago Fire
Pena  37' Nowak  31'
Soldier Field
Chicago
Attendance: 32,744
  • Chicago Fire advance 2–0, to MLS Cup '98

MLS Cup '98

Chicago Fire 2–0 D.C. United
Podbrozny  29'
Gutiérrez  45'
Referee: Kevin Terry

Player awards

Weekly award

WeekPlayer of the WeekTeam
Week 1United States Cobi JonesLos Angeles Galaxy
Week 2United States Cobi JonesLos Angeles Galaxy
Week 3United States Frank KlopasChicago Fire
Week 4United States Jason FarrellColumbus Crew
Week 5Trinidad and Tobago Stern JohnColumbus Crew
Week 6United States Paul BravoColorado Rapids
Week 7United States Tony MeolaMetroStars
Week 8United States Cobi JonesLos Angeles Galaxy
Week 9Zimbabwe Vitalis TakawiraKansas City Wizards
Week 10Poland Peter NowakChicago Fire
Week 11Trinidad and Tobago Stern JohnColumbus Crew
Week 12Poland Jerzy PodbrożnyChicago Fire
Week 13United States Zach ThorntonChicago Fire
Week 14Poland Roman KoseckiChicago Fire
Week 15Czech Republic Luboš KubíkChicago Fire
Week 16United States John HarkesD.C. United
Week 17United States Roy LassiterD.C. United
Week 18Bolivia Marco EtcheverryD.C. United
Week 19United States Cobi JonesLos Angeles Galaxy
Week 20Trinidad and Tobago Stern JohnColumbus Crew
Week 21United States Cobi JonesLos Angeles Galaxy
Week 22Colombia Diego SernaMiami Fusion
Week 23Mexico Carlos HermosilloLos Angeles Galaxy
Week 24United States Josh WolffChicago Fire
Week 25Colombia Diego SernaMiami Fusion

Monthly awards

MonthPlayer of the MonthTeam
MarchUnited States Cobi JonesLos Angeles Galaxy
AprilUnited States Juergen SommerColumbus Crew
MayPoland Peter NowakChicago Fire
JuneUnited States Ross PauleColorado Rapids
JulyUnited States Roy LassiterD.C. United
AugustTrinidad and Tobago Stern JohnColumbus Crew
SeptemberColombia Diego SernaMiami Fusion

End of year awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable PlayerBolivia Marco EtcheverryD.C. United
Scoring ChampionTrinidad and Tobago Stern John – (57 Pts.)Columbus Crew
Defender of the YearCzech Republic Lubos KubikChicago Fire
Goalkeeper of the YearUnited States Zach ThorntonChicago Fire
Rookie of the YearUnited States Ben OlsenD.C. United
Coach of the YearUnited States Bob BradleyChicago Fire
Goal of the YearUnited States Brian McBrideColumbus Crew
Fair Play AwardUnited States Thomas DooleyColumbus Crew

Player statistics

Top goal scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Trinidad and Tobago Stern John Columbus Crew 26
2 United States Cobi Jones Los Angeles Galaxy 19
3 United States Roy Lassiter D.C. United 18
El Salvador Raúl Díaz Arce New England Revolution 18
5 Brazil Welton Los Angeles Galaxy 17
6 Bolivia Jaime Moreno D.C. United 16
7 Venezuela Giovanni Savarese MetroStars 14
8 Jamaica Wolde Harris Colorado Rapids 13
El Salvador Mauricio Cienfuegos Los Angeles Galaxy 13
El Salvador Ronald Cerritos San Jose Clash 13

Attendance

Club Games Home Total Home Average
Los Angeles Galaxy 16 348,549 21,784
New England Revolution 16 307,004 19,187
Chicago Fire 16 286,190 17,886
MetroStars 16 264,316 16,519
D.C. United 16 256,127 16,007
Colorado Rapids 16 236,995 14,812
San Jose Clash 16 218,450 13,653
Columbus Crew 16 196,394 12,274
Dallas Burn 16 175,162 10,947
Tampa Bay Mutiny 16 164,999 10,312
Miami Fusion 16 164,548 10,284
Kansas City Wizards 16 129,163 8,072
OVERALL 192 2,747,897 14,311

International Competition

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Interamerican Cup

First leg played at RFK Stadium
Second leg played at Lockhart Stadium.

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

References

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