# 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.

## 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

* Vermont Wanderers rebranded as Vermont Voltage
* Baltimore Bays rebranded as Eastern Shore Sharks
* Dallas Toros rebranded as Texas Toros

### 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.

## 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 | USISL Divisional Semifinals |
| 3 | Western Mass Pioneers | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 30 | USISL Divisional Semifinals |
| 4 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 21 | USISL Divisional Semifinals |
| 5 | Vermont Voltage | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 43 | −28 | 6 | Relegation to the 1999 PDSL |
* ↑ 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 | USISL Divisional Semifinals |
| 3 | New Jersey Stallions | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 30 | USISL Divisional Semifinals |
| 4 | Central Jersey Riptide | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 27 | USISL Divisional Semifinals and relegation to the 1999 PDSL |
| 5 | NYCD Alleycats | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 15 | Relegation to the 1999 PDSL |

### 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 | USISL Divisional Finals |
| 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 | USISL Divisional Semifinals |
| 5 | South Carolina Shamrocks | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 25 | USISL Divisional Semifinals |
| 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 | |

### 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 |

### 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 |

### 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 |
| 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 |
* ↑ 3 point deduction
* ↑ 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 |

## Playoffs
### Divisional Semifinals

Higher seed/home team on the left.

### 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/Regional Finals

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

### Semifinals

* Chicago defeated Orlando, 2-0
* New Hampshire defeated Austin, 3-2 (OT)

### Championship

Chicago defeated New Hampshire, 3-2 (OT)

## Honors

* Organization of the Year: Indiana Blast
* Executive of the Year: Gary Mack, Stanislaus County Cruisers
* Fair Play Award: Charlotte Eagles