# 1998–99 National Professional Soccer League season

The 1998–99 National Professional Soccer League season was the fifteenth season for the league.

## League standings
### American Conference
#### East Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Philadelphia KiXX | 40 | 23 | 17 | 492 | 444 | +48 | .575 | — |
| 2 | Harrisburg Heat | 40 | 21 | 19 | 498 | 478 | +20 | .525 | 2 |
| 3 | Baltimore Blast | 40 | 19 | 21 | 519 | 579 | −60 | .475 | 4 |
| 4 | Florida ThunderCats | 40 | 12 | 28 | 351 | 527 | −176 | .300 | 11 |

#### Central Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Cleveland Crunch | 40 | 26 | 14 | 637 | 539 | +98 | .650 | — |
| 2 | Milwaukee Wave | 40 | 25 | 15 | 518 | 428 | +90 | .625 | 1 |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 40 | 19 | 21 | 439 | 437 | +2 | .475 | 7 |

### National Conference
#### North Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Edmonton Drillers | 40 | 23 | 17 | 497 | 439 | +58 | .575 | — |
| 2 | Buffalo Blizzard | 40 | 22 | 18 | 573 | 560 | +13 | .550 | 1 |
| 3 | Detroit Rockers | 40 | 12 | 28 | 430 | 510 | −80 | .300 | 11 |

#### Midwest Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | GB |
| 1 | St. Louis Ambush | 40 | 21 | 19 | 595 | 533 | +62 | .525 | — |
| 2 | Kansas City Attack | 40 | 19 | 21 | 527 | 539 | −12 | .475 | 2 |
| 3 | Wichita Wings | 40 | 18 | 22 | 538 | 601 | −63 | .450 | 3 |

## Playoffs

| Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | | | A1 | Cleveland Crunch | 9 | 28 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | Harrisburg Heat | 10 | 8 | – | A5 | Montreal Impact | 10 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A5 | Montreal Impact | 16 | 10 | – | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | A1 | Cleveland Crunch | 15 | 30 | – | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | A2 | Philadelphia KiXX | 0 | 15 | – | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | A2 | Philadelphia KiXX | 9 | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | A3 | Milwaukee Wave | 11 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A1 | Cleveland Crunch | 20 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N2 | St. Louis Ambush | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
| | | | | | N1 | Edmonton Drillers | 12 | 22 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N4 | Kansas City Attack | 18 | 14 | 21 | N4 | Kansas City Attack | 16 | 8 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N5 | Wichita Wings | 10 | 16 | 10 | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | N1 | Edmonton Drillers | 8 | 10 | – | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | N2 | St. Louis Ambush | 16 | 16 | – | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | N2 | St. Louis Ambush | 13 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | N3 | Buffalo Blizzard | 16 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Hector Marinaro | Cleveland | 34 | 84 | 38 | 195 |
| Doug Miller | Buffalo | 40 | 82 | 23 | 194 |
| Erik Rasmussen | Wichita | 34 | 72 | 54 | 184 |
| Gino DiFlorio | Harrisburg | 40 | 56 | 52 | 159 |
| Ken Snow | Philadelphia | 41 | 74 | 18 | 155 |
| Zoran Karić | Cleveland | 28 | 49 | 59 | 150 |
| Franklin McIntosh | Cincinnati | 36 | 48 | 65 | 161 |
| Joe Reiniger | St. Louis | 40 | 55 | 32 | 148 |
| Mauro Biello | Montreal | 40 | 53 | 37 | 135 |
| Bojan Vučković | Detroit | 38 | 49 | 24 | 118 |

## League awards

* Most Valuable Player: Hector Marinaro, Cleveland
* Defender of the Year: Kevin Hundelt, St. Louis
* Rookie of the Year: Martin Nash, Edmonton
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee
* Coach of the Year: Ross Ongaro, Edmonton
* Playoffs MVP: Hector Marinaro, Cleveland

## All-NPSL Teams

| First Team | Position | Second Team | Third Team |
| Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee | G | Pat Onstad, Edmonton | Paolo Ceccarelli, Philadelphia |
| Kevin Hundelt, St. Louis | D | Genoni Martinez, Wichita | Glenn Carbonara, Milwaukee |
| Matt Knowles, Philadelphia | D | Todd Rattee, Edmonton | Droo Callahan, Detroit |
| Erik Rasmussen, Wichita | M | Zoran Karić, Cleveland | Mauro Biello, Montreal |
| Hector Marinaro, Cleveland | F | Gino DiFlorio, Harrisburg | Ken Snow, Philadelphia |
| Doug Miller, Buffalo | F | Joe Reiniger, St. Louis | Michael King, Milwaukee |

## All-NPSL Rookie Teams

| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| Nando Hernandez, St. Louis | G | Paul Shepherd, Edmonton |
| Nevio Pizzolitto, Montreal | D | Nicola Corneli, Montreal |
| Josh Timbers, Milwaukee | D | C.W. Raines, Wichita |
| Martin Nash, Edmonton | M | Lester Felician, Cleveland |
| Gerson Echeverry, Harrisburg | F | Tim Leonard, St. Louis |
| Ian Clarke, Milwaukee | F | Chris Stathopoulos, Montreal |