1998 USISL A-League

USISL A-League
Season1998
ChampionsRochester Raging Rhinos
(1st Title)
PremiersRochester Raging Rhinos
(1st Title)
Matches played392
Goals scored1,292 (3.3 per match)
Best Player Mark Baena, Seattle Sounders
Top goalscorer Mark Baena, Seattle Sounders
(24 goals)
Best goalkeeper Pat Onstad, Rochester Raging Rhinos
← 1997
1999 →

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
Source:

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
Source:

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
Source:

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
Source:

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Rochester Rhinos (NY)3–0Charleston Battery (SC)
Yari Allnutt 22:00' (Tanner, Tilley)
Jimmy Glenn 35:10' (McKay)
Mike Kirmse 81:20'		 Report  44' Robert Rosario
 66' Todd Miller
Attendance: 9,673
Hershey Wildcats (PA)1–1Hampton Roads Mariners (VA)
Kyle Swords 49' 18' Greg Richards
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 2,089
Montreal Impact (QC)3–1Staten Island Vipers (NY)
Giuliano Oliviero 3'
Kevin Lamey 66'
Kevin Wilson 90'		 2' Marvin Oliver
Attendance: 9,673
Richmond Kickers (VA)0–0Long Island Rough Riders (NY)
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 1,798

Western Conference

San Diego Flash (CA)3–1Vancouver 86ers (BC)
Nate Hetherington 22', 74'
Jamie Munro  41'
Carlos Farias 51'
Jerome Watson 90'		 Report 19' Jason Jordan
Devore Stadium, Chula Vista, California
Attendance: 4,178
Nashville Metros (TN)2–2New Orleans Storm (LA)
Vince Martinez  35'
Martin Reynders 41'
78' (pen.)		 23' Ricardo Blanchard
53' (pen.) Gabe Gentile
Penalties
2–4
Columbia/HCA Complex, Nashville, Tennessee
Attendance: 650
Seattle Sounders (WA)2–1Orange County Zodiac (CA)
Peter Hattrup 63'
Brandon Prideaux  73'
Dick McCormick 76' (pen.)		 Report 22' Eddie Soto
 60' Steve Patterson
 67' Ken Hesse
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Mohammed Sagakhaneh

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference semifinal 1

Hershey Wildcats (PA)0–0Richmond Kickers (VA)
Penalties
3–2
Attendance: 2,296
Richmond Kickers (VA)2–4Hershey Wildcats (PA)
Rob Johnson 82'
Tony Williams 84'		 15' Lee Tschantret
45' Don D'Ambra
81' Jamel Mitchell
90' Jakob Fenger
Attendance: 1,800

The Hershey Wildcats advance to the Eastern Conference final.

Eastern Conference semifinal 2

Montreal Impact (QC)2–2Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Elvis Thomas 42:29'
Patrick Diotte 54:41'
Nick De Santis  90'		 Report 15:24' Darren Tilley
20:09',  46' Tommy Tanner
 72' Nate Daligcon
 86' Tim Hardy
Penalties
Giuliano Oliviero
Nevio Pizzolitto
Patrick Diotte
Elvis Thomas
Onandi Lowe 		2–3 Carlos Zavala
Doug Miller
Patrick Diotte
Scott Schweitzer
Darren Tilley
Attendance: 4,360
Rochester Rhinos (NY)4–1Montreal Impact (QC)
Tim Hardy  36'
Lenin Steenkamp 44:02', 47:20'
Scott Schweitzer 60:45'
Yari Allnutt 67:50'
Mike Kirmse  84'		 Report 22:25' Elvis Thomas
 24' John Limniatis
 56' Nevio Pizzolitto
 59' Nick De Santis
Attendance: 7,529

Western Conference semifinal 1

Minnesota Thunder (MN)2–1Seattle Sounders (WA)
Stoian Mladenov 49'
Amos Magee 73'		 Report  2' Dick McCormick
 28' Scott Jenkins
61' Peter Hattrup
Attendance: 2,084
Seattle Sounders (WA)1–2Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Dick McCormick  13', 84'
Jason Annicchero  27'
Scott Jenkins  30'
David Hoggan  66'
Neil Megson  84'		 Report 19' Gerard Lagos
 25' Don Gramenz
 62' Morgan Zeba
73' (pen.) Kevin Anderson
Attendance: 3,579

The Minnesota Thunder advanced 4-2 on aggregate.

Western Conference semifinal 2

San Diego Flash (CA)2–1New Orleans Storm (LA)
Antonio Robles 18'
Carlos Farias 73'		 60' Glenn Benjamin
Devore Stadium, Chula Vista, California
Attendance: 4,043
New Orleans Storm (LA)3–3San Diego Flash (CA)
Gabe Gentile 46'
Chris Veselka 61', 89'
Colin Rocke  63'
Andrew Restrepo  69'		 7' Jerome Watson
53' Mauricio Alegre
75' Carlos Farias
Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 1,104

The San Diego Flash advance to the Western Conference championship.

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

Rochester Rhinos (NY)3–1Hershey Wildcats (PA)
Jimmy Glenn 2:30',  27'
Darren Tilley 60:20', 88:25'
Yari Allnutt  41'		 Report  18' Mike Williams
83:01' Lee Tschantret
Attendance: 8,212
Hershey Wildcats (PA)0–1Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Report 74:16' Darren Tilley
Attendance: 1,847

The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the finals.

Western Conference

Minnesota Thunder (MN)2–1San Diego Flash (CA)
John Coughlin 22'
Gabe Garcia 87'		 Report 55' Daniel Sinouhi
Attendance: 2,743
San Diego Flash (CA)1–2Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Jerome Watson 68' Report 18' Constantin Stănici
42' Morgan Zeba
Attendance: 3,183

The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the final.

Final

Rochester Rhinos (NY)3–1Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Darren Tilley 19:02', 22:55', 59:07'
Scott Schweitzer  51'
Tim Hardy  77'		 Report  1' Morgan Zeba
33:09' (o.g.) Tim Hardy
Attendance: 13,772

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
Gary Glasgow New Orleans Storm 15 4 34
Antonio Robles San Diego Flash 15 4 34
9 Yari Allnutt Rochester Rhinos 14 5 33
10 Jon Szczepanski Milwaukee Rampage 8 14 30
Jason Cairns Cincinnati Riverhawks 8 14 30
12 Luis Labastida Albuquerque Geckos 9 11 29
John Smith Nashville Metros 9 11 29
14 Patrick Beech Seattle Sounders 12 4 28
Steve Patterson Orange County Zodiac 11 6 28
Martin Reynders Nashville Metros 11 6 28
17 Giuliano Oliviero Montreal Impact 8 11 27
18 Gino DiFlorio Cincinnati Riverhawks 12 2 26
Jimmy Glenn Rochester Rhinos 10 6 26

Honors

References

  1. ^ "Blast Named Organization of the Year". Indiana Blast. November 13, 1998. Archived from the original on February 2, 1999. Retrieved May 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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