1998 USISL D-3 Pro League

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.

USISL D-3 Pro League
Season1998
ChampionsChicago Stingers
RelegatedCentral Jersey Riptide
Miami Breakers
NYCD Alleycats
Orlando Nighthawks
Vermont Voltage
← 1997
1999 →

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

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[lower-alpha 1] 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
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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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.

Rhode Island Stingrays 5 – 2 Cape Cod Crusaders East Providence, RI
Stadium: Pierce Memorial Field
New Hampshire Phantoms 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Western Mass Pioneers Amherst, NH
Stadium: Souhegan Stadium
South Jersey Barons 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Central Jersey Riptide West Windsor, NJ
Stadium: MCCC Stadium
Reading Rage 5 – 2 New Jersey Stallions Reading, PA
Stadium: Fleetwood H.S. Stadium
Roanoke Wrath 5 – 2 South Carolina Shamrocks Roanoke, VA
Stadium: Victory Stadium
Charlotte Eagles 4 – 0 Wilmington Hammerheads Charlotte, NC
Stadium: Patten Stadium
Orlando Nighthawks 6 – 2 Southwest Florida Manatees Orlando, FL
Stadium: Edgewater H.S. Stadium
Chicago Stingers 3 – 0 Rockford Raptors Schaumburg, IL
Stadium: Olympic Park
Austin Lone Stars 4 – 2 Houston Hurricanes Austin, TX
Stadium: House Park
Texas Toros 3 – 4 San Antonio Pumas Bedford, TX
Stadium: Pennington Field
Arizona Sahuaros 3 – 0 Los Angeles Fireballs Phoenix
Stadium: GCU Stadium
Chico Rooks 2 – 3 Stanislaus County Cruisers Chico, CA
Stadium: University Soccer Stadium

Division Finals

 
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

Quarterfinals

 
Quarterfinals:         New Hampshire defeated Central Jersey, 3-0
                      Chicago defeated Delaware 1-0
                      Orlando defeated Charlotte, 3-2
                      Austin defeated Arizona 1-0

Semifinals

 
Semi-finals:           Chicago defeated Orlando, 2-0
                      New Hampshire defeated Austin, 3-2 (OT)

Championship

 
CHAMPIONSHIP:          Chicago defeated New Hampshire, 3-2(OT)

References
Footnotes
A ^ : Deducted one point due to fielding ineligible players.[2]
General References
  1. United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
  2. "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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