# 1998 in American soccer

The 1998 season was the 86th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

## National team
### Record

| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| FIFA World Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| International Friendly | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 13 |

### Results

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Goalscorers

| Player | Goals |
| Roy Wegerle | 2 |
| Preki | 2 |
| Brian McBride | 2 |
| Eric Wynalda | 1 |
| Joe-Max Moore | 1 |
| Eddie Pope | 1 |
| Chad Deering | 1 |
| Marcelo Balboa | 1 |
| Frankie Hejduk | 1 |
| Paul Bravo | 1 |
| Claudio Reyna | 1 |
| Ernie Stewart | 1 |
| Tab Ramos | 1 |

## Major League Soccer
### Standings

| Eastern Conference | P | W | SW | SL | L | WIR | SO | LIR | GF | GA | GD | APts | Pts |
| D.C. United | 32 | 24 | <7 | 3> | 8 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 81 | 51 | 30 | 61 | 58 |
| Columbus Crew | 32 | 15 | <0 | 5> | 17 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 67 | 61 | 6 | 50 | 45 |
| MetroStars | 32 | 15 | <3 | 4> | 17 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 63 | -6 | 43 | 39 |
| Miami Fusion | 32 | 15 | <5 | 0> | 17 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 35 | 35 |
| x-Tampa Bay Mutiny | 32 | 12 | <1 | 5> | 20 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 62 | -15 | 39 | 34 |
| x-New England Revolution | 32 | 11 | <2 | 4> | 21 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 70 | -15 | 33 | 29 |
| Western Conference | P | W | SW | SL | L | WIR | SO | LIR | GF | GA | GD | APts | Pts |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 24 | <2 | 2> | 8 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 85 | 44 | 41 | 70 | 68 |
| Chicago Fire | 32 | 20 | <2 | 1> | 12 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 62 | 45 | 17 | 57 | 56 |
| Colorado Rapids | 32 | 16 | <2 | 2> | 16 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 62 | 69 | -7 | 46 | 44 |
| Dallas Burn | 32 | 15 | <4 | 2> | 17 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 39 | 37 |
| x-San Jose Clash | 32 | 13 | <3 | 5> | 19 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 38 | 33 |
| x-Kansas City Wizards | 32 | 12 | <2 | 4> | 20 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 50 | -5 | 36 | 32 |
* The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs.
Wins (W) are worth 3 points. Shootout Wins (SW) are worth 1 point, and is considered a Win in the standings. Shootout Loss (SL) are worth 0 points, and is considered a Loss in the standings. Loss (L) are worth 0 points.

### Playoffs

| Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup '98 | MLS Cup '98 | MLS Cup '98 |
| 1 | D.C. United (a.e.t.), (3 – 2 S.O.)* | 2 | 1* | x | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Miami Fusion | 1 | 0 | x | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Miami Fusion | 1 | 0 | x | 1 | D.C. United | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 1 | D.C. United | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 2 | Columbus Crew | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Columbus Crew (a.e.t.), (3 – 2 S.O.)* | 5 | 2* | x | 2 | Columbus Crew | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | |
| 3 | MetroStars | 3 | 1 | x | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | MetroStars | 3 | 1 | x | | | | | | E | D.C. United | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | W | Chicago Fire | 2 |
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 6 | 3 | x | | | | | | | | | W | Chicago Fire | 2 |
| 4 | Dallas Burn | 1 | 2 | x | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Dallas Burn | 1 | 2 | x | 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | 1 | x | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | 1 | x | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 2 | Chicago Fire (a.e.t.), (2 – 1 S.O.)* | 1 | 2* | x | | | |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 2 | 1 | x | 2 | Chicago Fire (a.e.t.), (2 – 1 S.O.)* | 1 | 2* | x | | | |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 1 | 0 | x | | | | | | | | |
* Best of Three series winners will advance.

### MLS Cup
## Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
### Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket
| Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A-L | Hershey Wildcats | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Chicago Stingers | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Chicago Stingers | 3 | PDL | Chicago Stingers | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Chicago Fire S.C. | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire (ASDET, PSO) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | San Jose Clash | 1 (3) | | | | | | | |
| A-L | El Paso Patriots | 9 | | | | | | | MLS | San Jose Clash | 1 (3) | | | | |
| PDL | Arizona Sahuaros | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Arizona Sahuaros | 1 | A-L | El Paso Patriots | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | San Jose Clash | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire S.C. | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Dallas Burn | 2 | | | |
| | | | MLS | Dallas Burn | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Orange County Zodiac | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Orange County Zodiac | 2 | A-L | Orange County Zodiac | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Austin Lone Stars | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Austin Lone Stars | 1 | | | | MLS | Dallas Burn | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A-L | Nashville Metros | 1 | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Nashville Metros | 7 | | | | | | | A-L | Nashville Metros | 1 | | | | |
| PDL | Delaware Wizards | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Delaware Wizards | 1 | A-L | Nashville Metros | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire S.C. (ASDET) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 |
| | | | MLS | Miami Fusion | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | PDL | Orlando Nighthawks | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Milwaukee Rampage | 1 | PDL | Orlando Nighthawks | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Orlando Nighthawks | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Orlando Nighthawks | 2 | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Miami Fusion | 0 | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Western Mass Pioneers | 1 | | | | | | | MLS | Miami Fusion | 0 | | | | |
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 3 | A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Columbus Crew (ASDET) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | MetroStars | 0 | | | |
| | | | MLS | MetroStars (ASDET) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Hampton Roads Mariners | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Hampton Roads Mariners (aet, PSO) | 0 (3) | A-L | Hampton Roads Mariners | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Central Jersey Riptide | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Central Jersey Riptide | 0 (2) | | | | MLS | MetroStars | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET, PSO) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | PDL | Worcester Wildfire | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Worcester Wildfire | 2 | PDL | Worcester Wildfire | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Charlotte Eagles | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final
## American clubs in international competitions

| Club | Competition | Final round |
| D.C. United | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Final |
| Colorado Rapids | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Qualifying Round |