1998 Kansas City Wizards season

The 1998 Kansas City Wizards season was the third MLS history. Played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. MLS did not allow matches to end in ties in 1998 and thus Shootouts were used to decide draws, the stats that follow do not include shootout goals scored and the teams actually point total in the regular season was 32 even though it is shown below as 36. Shootout win= 1 point, Shootout loss= 0 points.

Kansas City Wizards
1998 season
Head coachRon Newman
Major League SoccerWest: 6th
Overall: 11th
USOCThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mo Johnston (11)
All: Mo Johnston (11)
Average home league attendance8,073
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Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Mike Ammann
2 MF   USA Matt McKeon
3 FW   ENG Paul Wright
4 DF   USA Scott Uderitz
5 MF   CRO Goran Hunjak
6 DF   USA Sean Bowers
9 FW   USA Ryan Tinsley
10 FW   SCO Mo Johnston
11 MF   USA Preki
12 FW   ZIM Vitalis Takawira
13 MF   USA Mark Chung
14 FW   USA John DeBrito
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW   ENG Paul Rideout
15/19 FW   USA Scott Vermillion
16 MF   USA Jake Dancy
17 MF   USA Chris Klein
18 GK   USA Chris Snitko
20 DF   NGA Uche Okafor
21 DF   USA Brian Bliss
22 FW   USA Brian Johnson
23 FW   USA Nino DaSilva
24 FW   USA Pete Marino
25 DF   BIH Refik Sabanadzovic

Competitions

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 12 0 20 45 50  −5 36 10 0 6 26 14  +12 2 0 14 19 36  −17

Last updated: 1998.
Source: Major League Soccer

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance
March 21, 1998 D.C. United A 2–3 Johnston 2
April 4, 1998 MetroStars H 2–0 Rideout
Preki
April 8, 1998 Chicago Fire S.C. H 1–0 Marino
April 11, 1998 Miami Fusion A 1–1 (L) Wright
April 18, 1998 Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–2 Rideout
April 25, 1998 Dallas Burn A 1–3 Tinsley
April 29, 1998 Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–2
May 13, 1998 Tampa Bay Mutiny A 1–2 Johnston
May 16, 1998 New England Revolution A 3–1 Takawira 3
May 20, 1998 Dallas Burn A 1–1 (W) Own Goal
May 23, 1998 San Jose Earthquakes H 0–1
May 27, 1998 Columbus Crew H 1–1 (W) Rideout
May 31, 1998 Colorado Rapids A 1–2 Takawira
June 6, 1998 Tampa Bay Mutiny H 1–0 Johnston
June 24, 1998 Chicago Fire S.C. A 1–4 Johnston
July 1, 1998 New England Revolution H 1–0 Preki
July 4, 1998 Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–2
July 11, 1998 Dallas Burn H 2–0 Wright
Johnston
July 19, 1998 Colorado Rapids H 4–1 Preki
Tinsley
Wright
Takawira
July 25, 1998 San Jose Earthquakes A 1–1 (L) Johnston
July 29, 1998 MetroStars A 2–2 (L) Preki
Wright
August 8, 1998 Colorado Rapids H 3–1 Johnston 2
Wright
August 13, 1998 Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–3
August 16, 1998 Columbus Crew A 3–5 Preki 2
Rideout
August 23, 1998 Miami Fusion H 2–0 Takawira
Vermillion
August 26, 1998 D.C. United H 1–2 Preki
August 29, 1998 Chicago Fire S.C. H 2–2 (L) Chung
Johnston
September 2, 1998 Colorado Rapids A 2–3 Takawira
Chung
September 5, 1998 San Jose Earthquakes H 5–1 Johnston
Preki 3
Wright
September 17, 1998 Chicago Fire S.C. A 0–1
September 19, 1998 Dallas Burn H 0–1
September 27, 1998 San Jose Earthquakes A 0–2
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance
July 8, 1998 Third Round Nashville Metros A 1–3 Rideout

Squad statistics

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No. Pos. Name MLS USOC Total Minutes Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals League Total    
13 MF   Mark Chung 30 2 1 0 31 2 2551 2641 0 0
3 FW   Paul Wright 30 6 1 0 31 6 2060 2150 0 0
9 MF   Ryan Tinsley 30 2 0 0 30 2 2305 2305 0 0
6 DF   Sean Bowers 29 0 0 0 29 0 2565 2565 0 0
12 FW   Vitalis Takawira 29 7 0 0 29 7 1769 1769 0 0
0 GK   Mike Ammann 27 0 1 0 28 0 2430 2520 0 0
15 FW   Paul Rideout 27 4 1 1 28 5 2114 2204 0 0
10 FW   Mo Johnston 26 11 1 0 27 11 2080 2170 0 0
11 MF   Preki 25 10 1 0 26 10 2164 2254 0 0
20 DF   Uche Okafor 22 0 1 0 23 0 1967 2057 0 0
19 MF   Scott Vermillion 22 1 1 0 23 1 1955 2045 0 0
2 MF   Matt McKeon 22 0 1 0 23 0 1875 1965 0 0
4 DF   Scott Uderitz 22 0 1 0 23 0 1660 1750 0 0
25 DF   Refik Sabanadzovic 21 0 1 0 22 0 1644 1719 0 0
17 MF   Chris Klein 17 0 0 0 17 0 782 782 0 0
5 MF   Goran Hunjak 12 0 1 0 13 0 261 276 0 0
24 FW   Pete Marino 11 1 0 0 11 1 276 276 0 0
14 DF   John DeBrito 9 0 0 0 9 0 267 267 0 0
22 FW   Brian Johnson 6 0 0 0 6 0 140 140 0 0
18 GK   Chris Snitko 5 0 0 0 5 0 450 450 0 0
21 DF   Brian Bliss 3 0 0 0 3 0 106 106 0 0
16 MF   Jake Dancy 2 0 0 0 2 0 135 135 0 0
23 FW   Nino DaSilva 1 0 0 0 1 0 32 32 0 0

Final Statistics

References

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