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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.

USISL A-League
Season1998
ChampionsRochester Rhinos
(1st title)
PremiersRochester Rhinos
(1st title)
Top goalscorerMark Baena
(24 goals)
← 1997
1999 →

Regular season edit

Northeast Division edit

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: [citation needed]

Atlantic Division edit

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: [citation needed]

Central Division edit

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: [citation needed]

Pacific Division edit

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: [citation needed]

Conference Quarterfinals edit

Eastern Conference edit

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 edit

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
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 edit

Eastern Conference semifinal 1 edit

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: 9,147

The Hershey Wildcats advance to the Eastern Conference final.

Eastern Conference semifinal 2 edit

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 edit

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 edit

San Diego Flash (CA)2–1New Orleans Storm (LA)
Antonio Robles   18'
Carlos Farias   73'		   60' Glenn Benjamin
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: 3,183

The San Diego Flash advance to the Western Conference championship.

Conference finals edit

Eastern Conference edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  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)

External links edit

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