1998 USISL D-3 Pro League

USISL D-3 Pro League
Season	1998
Champions	Chicago Stingers
Relegated	Central Jersey Riptide; Miami Breakers; NYCD Alleycats; Orlando Nighthawks; Vermont Voltage
	← 1997 1999 →

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.

Teams[]

Head coaching changes[]

Season Overview[]

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
3	Western Mass Pioneers	18	10	0	1	7	45	34	+11	30
4	Cape Cod Crusaders	18	7	0	0	11	23	28	−5	21
5	Vermont Voltage	18	2	1	1	14	15	43	−28	6^[a]	Relegation to the 1999 PDSL

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 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

8

41

29

+12

30

3

New Jersey Stallions

18

10

0

1

7

37

24

+13

30

4

Central Jersey Riptide

18

8

3

1

6

33

19

+14

27

USISL Divisional Semifinals

Relegation to the 1999 PDSL

5

NYCD Alleycats

18

5

0

13

19

36

−17

15

Relegation to the 1999 PDSL

Source:^{[citation needed]}

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
5	South Carolina Shamrocks	18	8	1	1	8	34	32	+2	25
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

Source:^{[citation needed]}

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

Source:^{[citation needed]}

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

Source:^{[citation needed]}

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^[a]
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^[b]

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 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

Source: ^[1]

Playoffs[]

Divisional Semifinals[]

Higher seed/home team on the left.

	Rhode Island Stingrays	5 – 2	Cape Cod Crusaders	showEast Providence, RI
				Stadium: Pierce Memorial Field

	New Hampshire Phantoms	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Western Mass Pioneers	showAmherst, NH
				Stadium: Souhegan Stadium

	South Jersey Barons	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Central Jersey Riptide	showWest Windsor, NJ
				Stadium: MCCC Stadium

	Reading Rage	5 – 2	New Jersey Stallions	showReading, PA
				Stadium: Fleetwood H.S. Stadium

	Roanoke Wrath	5 – 2	South Carolina Shamrocks	showRoanoke, VA
				Stadium: Victory Stadium

	Charlotte Eagles	4 – 0	Wilmington Hammerheads	showCharlotte, NC
				Stadium: Patten Stadium

	Orlando Nighthawks	6 – 2	Southwest Florida Manatees	showOrlando, FL
				Stadium: Edgewater H.S. Stadium

	Chicago Stingers	3 – 0	Rockford Raptors	showSchaumburg, IL
				Stadium: Olympic Park

	Austin Lone Stars	4 – 2	Houston Hurricanes	showAustin, TX
				Stadium: House Park

	Texas Toros	3 – 4	San Antonio Pumas	showBedford, TX
				Stadium: Pennington Field

	Arizona Sahuaros	3 – 0	Los Angeles Fireballs	showPhoenix
				Stadium: GCU Stadium

	Chico Rooks	2 – 3	Stanislaus County Cruisers	showChico, CA
				Stadium: University Soccer Stadium

Division Finals[]

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[]

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

Semifinals[]

Semi-finals:           Chicago defeated Orlando, 2-0
                      New Hampshire defeated Austin, 3-2 (OT)

Championship[]

CHAMPIONSHIP:          Chicago defeated New Hampshire, 3-2(OT)

Top goalscorers[]

Statistics[]

References[]

Footnotes: A ^ : Deducted one point due to fielding ineligible players.^[2]
General References

^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
^ "The Year in American Soccer, 1998: USISL D3-Pro League (Division 3)". The American Soccer History Archives. April 11, 2010. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2011.

[table_hth_VER0.46222221453778-1] 1 point deduction

[table_hth_TUL0.81979900450436-2] 3 point deduction

[table_hth_SBL0.81979900450436-3] 6 point deduction

[4] United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)

[American_Soccer_Archives-5] "The Year in American Soccer, 1998: USISL D3-Pro League (Division 3)". The American Soccer History Archives. April 11, 2010. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2011.

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