# 1998 in Canadian soccer

This article is a summary of the 1998 season of competitive soccer in Canada.

## National teams

When available, 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

### Women
#### Senior
##### Friendlies
## Domestic leagues
### Men
#### United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues

Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx, and Vancouver 86ers) played in this league, which also contained twenty eight teams from the United States. It was considered a Division I league in the Canadian soccer league system, and a Division II league the United States soccer league system.

##### Regular season

Northeast Division :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
Pacific Division :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

##### Playoffs
###### Conference Semifinals
#### Canadian Professional Soccer League

Eight teams played in this league, all of which were based in Canada. It was considered a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Toronto Olympians (C) | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 6 | +67 | 40 | Playoffs |
| 2 | St. Catharines Wolves (O) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 27 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Glen Shields | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 21 | Playoffs |
| 4 | North York Astros | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 19 | Playoffs |
| 5 | York Region Shooters | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 17 | |
| 6 | London City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 15 | |
| 7 | Mississauga Eagles P.S.C. | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 10 | |
| 8 | Toronto Croatia | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 51 | −31 | 10 | |

#### Premier Development Soccer League

Three Canadian teams (Abbotsford Athletes In Action, Okanagan Valley Challenge, and Victoria Umbro Select) played in this league, which also contained 33 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 4 league in the Canadian soccer league system.
Northwest Division :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Spokane Shadow | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 15 | +47 | 39 |
| 2 | Yakima Reds | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 27 |
| 3 | Seattle BigFoot | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 27 |
| 4 | Cascade Surge | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 23 |
| 5 | Seattle Hibernian | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 6 |
| 6 | Okanagan Valley Challenge | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 6 |
| 7 | Victoria Umbro Select | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 3 |
| 8 | Abbotsford Athletes In Action | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 1 |
* ↑ Seattle BigFoot was penalized 3 points.
* ↑ Cascade was penalized 2 points.
* 1 2 3 4 Abbotsford, Okanagan Valley, Seattle Hibernian, and Victoria are all associate members and do not play a full schedule.
* ↑ Abbotsford was penalized 1 point.

## Domestic cups
### Men
#### CPSL League Cup

Toronto Olympians wins 3–0 on aggregate.

#### Challenge Trophy

The Challenge Trophy is a national cup contested by men's teams at the division 4 level and below.