# 1998 USISL A-League

The 1998 USISL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues during the summer of 1998.

## Regular season
### Northeast Division

| Pos | Team | 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 |

### Atlantic Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 57 |
| 2 | Hershey Wildcats | 28 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 53 |
| 3 | Hampton Roads Mariners | 28 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 46 |
| 4 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 34 |
| 5 | Jacksonville Cyclones | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 30 |
| 6 | Atlanta Ruckus | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 67 | −36 | 21 |
| 7 | Raleigh Flyers | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 31 | 66 | −35 | 15 |

### Central Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Nashville Metros | 28 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 70 | 31 | +39 | 56 |
| 2 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 51 |
| 3 | Milwaukee Rampage | 28 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 49 |
| 4 | New Orleans Storm | 28 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 43 |
| 5 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 33 |
| 6 | El Paso Patriots | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 30 |
| 7 | Albuquerque Geckos | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 39 | 100 | −61 | 15 |

### Pacific Division

| Pos | Team | 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 |

## Conference semifinals
### Eastern Conference semifinal 1

The Hershey Wildcats advance to the Eastern Conference final.

### Western Conference semifinal 1

The Minnesota Thunder advanced 4-2 on aggregate.

### Western Conference semifinal 2

The San Diego Flash advance to the Western Conference championship.

## Conference finals
### Eastern Conference

The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the finals.

### Western Conference

The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the final.

## Final

MVP: Darren Tilley

## Points leaders

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1 | Mark Baena | Seattle Sounders | 24 | 5 | 53 |
| 2 | Darren Tilley | Rochester Rhinos | 21 | 6 | 48 |
| 3 | Amos Magee | Minnesota Thunder | 15 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Kirk Wilson | El Paso Patriots | 15 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | Mauro Biello | Montreal Impact | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| 6 | Mike Burke | Charleston Battery | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | Gary Glasgow | New Orleans Storm | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Antonio Robles | San Diego Flash | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| 9 | Yari Allnutt | Rochester Rhinos | 14 | 5 | 33 |
| 10 | Jon Szczepanski | Milwaukee Rampage | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 10 | Jason Cairns | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 12 | Luis Labastida | Albuquerque Geckos | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 12 | John Smith | Nashville Metros | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 14 | Patrick Beech | Seattle Sounders | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 14 | Steve Patterson | Orange County Zodiac | 11 | 6 | 28 |
| 14 | Martin Reynders | Nashville Metros | 11 | 6 | 28 |
| 17 | Giuliano Oliviero | Montreal Impact | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 18 | Gino DiFlorio | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 18 | Jimmy Glenn | Rochester Rhinos | 10 | 6 | 26 |

## Honors

* MVP: Mark Baena
* Leading goal scorer: Mark Baena
* Leading goalkeeper: Pat Onstad
* Defender of the Year: Scott Schweitzer
* Rookie of the Year: Mike Burke
* Coach of the Year: Pat Ercoli
* First Team All League
** Goalkeeper: Pat Onstad
** Defenders: Gabe Eastman, Scott Schweitzer, Craig Demmin
** Midfielders: Yari Allnutt, Mauro Biello, John Ball, Lee Tschantret
** Forwards: Mark Baena, Darren Tilley, Amos Magee
* Second Team All League
** Goalkeeper: Joe Cannon
** Defenders: Carl Fletcher, Steve MacDonald, Omid Namazi
** Midfielders: Kevin Anderson, Jason Cairns, Antonio Robles, Kirk Wilson
** Forwards: Gary Glasgow, Mike Burke, Josh Wolff
* Organization of the Year: Vancouver 86ers
* Executive of the Year: Jim Harwood, Milwaukee Rampage
* Fair Play Award: Rochester Raging Rhinos
* Key Grip Award: Matthew Ford, Hershey Wildcats