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'{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Use American English|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox football league season | season = '''1998''' | mlscup = [[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]] (1st title) | shield = [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] (1st shield) | league topscorer = [[Stern John]]<br>(26 goals) | matches = 192 | total goals = 701 | average goals = | biggest home win = | biggest away win = | highest scoring = | longest wins = [[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]<br>Games: 11<br>(05/16 – 07/09) | longest unbeaten = | longest losses = [[New England Revolution]]<br>Games: 9<br>(05/13 – 07/04) | highest attendance = [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]<br>Season: 348,549<br>Game Avg.: 21,784 | lowest attendance = [[Kansas City Wizards]]<br>Season: 129,163<br>Game Avg.: 8,073 | attendance = 2,747,897 | average attendance = 14,312 | prevseason = [[1997 Major League Soccer season|1997]] | nextseason = [[1999 Major League Soccer season|1999]] }} The '''1998 Major League Soccer season''' was the third season of [[Major League Soccer]]. [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] and [[Miami Fusion F.C.|Miami Fusion]] played their inaugural seasons as the first two MLS expansion teams. Chicago would become the first expansion team to win the MLS Cup and the first to win it in the inaugural year. ==Final standings== *3 points were awarded for a win. *1 point was awarded for a shootout win and considered a win in the standings. *No points were awarded for a loss or a shootout loss, with the latter being considered a loss in the standings *The top four teams in each conference advanced to the playoffs. ===Eastern Conference=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="170"|Eastern Conference !width="40"|{{Tooltip| P | Played}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| W | Total Wins}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| SW |Shootout Wins}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| SL |Shootout Losses}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| L | Total Losses}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| WIR | Wins in Regulation}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| SO | Shootouts (Ties in Regulation)}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| LIR | Losses in Regulation}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals For}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals Against}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal Difference}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| APts | Adjusted Points (WIR x 3 + SO)}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points (WIR x 3 + SW)}} |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|[[D.C. United]] |32||24||7||3||8||17||10||5||81||51||30||61||'''58''' |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|[[Columbus Crew]] |32||15||0||5||17||15||5||12||67||61||6||50||'''45''' |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|[[MetroStars]] |32||15||3||4||17||12||7||13||57||63||-6||43||'''39''' |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|[[Miami Fusion F.C.|Miami Fusion]] |32||15||5||0||17||10||5||17||51||68||-17||35||'''35''' |- |align=left|[[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] |32||12||1||5||20||11||6||15||47||62||-15||39||'''34''' |- |align=left|[[New England Revolution]] |32||11||2||4||21||9||6||17||53||66|66||-13||33 |'''29''' |} ===Western Conference=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="170"|Western Conference !width="40"|{{Tooltip| P | Played}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| W | Total Wins}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| SW |Shootout Wins}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| SL |Shootout Losses}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| L | Total Losses}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| WIR | Wins in Regulation}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| SO | Shootouts (Ties in Regulation)}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| LIR | Losses in Regulation}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals For}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals Against}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal Difference}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| APts | Adjusted Points (WIR x 3 + SO)}} !width="40"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points (WIR x 3 + SW)}} |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|[[LA Galaxy|Los Angeles Galaxy (SS)]] |32||24||2||2||8||22||4||6||85||44||41||70||'''68''' |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|[[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] |32||20||2||2||12||18||4||10||62||45||17||58||'''56''' |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|[[Colorado Rapids]] |32||16||2||2||16||14||4||14||62||69||-7||46||'''44''' |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|[[Dallas Burn]] |32||15||4||2||17||11||6||15||43||59||-16||39||'''37''' |- |align=left|[[San Jose Clash]] |32||13||3||5||19||10||8||14||48||60||-12||38||'''33''' |- |align=left|[[Kansas City Wizards]] |32||12||2||4||20||10||6||16||45||50||-5||36||'''32''' |} * Los Angeles Galaxy awarded qualifying playoff spot for the [[1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]. ==MLS Cup Playoffs== ===Bracket=== *The ties were a best of three series. {{8TeamBracket-MLS Divisional Version 1| RD1=Conference Semifinals | RD2=Conference Finals | RD3=[[MLS Cup 1998|MLS Cup '98]] | group1=Eastern Conference | group2=Western Conference | score-width=35px | team-width=150px | RD1-seed1=E1 | RD1-team1='''[[D.C. United|D.C.]]''' | RD1-score1-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=0 (3) | RD1-score1-3=x | RD1-seed2=E4 | RD1-team2=[[Miami Fusion|Miami]] | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score2-2=0 (2) | RD1-score2-3=x | RD1-seed3=E2 | RD1-team3='''[[Columbus Crew|Columbus]]''' | RD1-score3-1=5 | RD1-score3-2=1 (3) | RD1-score3-3=x | RD1-seed4=E3 | RD1-team4=[[New York/New Jersey MetroStars|New York/New Jersey]] | RD1-score4-1=3 | RD1-score4-2=1 (2) | RD1-score4-3=x | RD1-seed5=W1 | RD1-team5='''[[Los Angeles Galaxy|Los Angeles]]''' | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=3 | RD1-score5-3=x | RD1-seed6=W4 | RD1-team6=[[Dallas Burn|Dallas]] | RD1-score6-1=1 | RD1-score6-2=2 | RD1-score6-3=x | RD1-seed7=W2 | RD1-team7='''[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago]]''' | RD1-score7-1=2 | RD1-score7-2=1 | RD1-score7-3=x | RD1-seed8=W3 | RD1-team8=[[Colorado Rapids|Colorado]] | RD1-score8-1=1 | RD1-score8-2=0 | RD1-score8-3=x | RD2-seed1=E1 | RD2-team1='''[[D.C. United|D.C.]]''' | RD2-score1-1=2 | RD2-score1-2=2 | RD2-score1-3=3 | RD2-seed2=E2 | RD2-team2=[[Columbus Crew|Columbus]] | RD2-score2-1=0 | RD2-score2-2=4 | RD2-score2-3=0 | RD2-seed3=W1 | RD2-team3=[[Los Angeles Galaxy|Los Angeles]] | RD2-score3-1=0 | RD2-score3-2=1 (1) | RD2-score3-3=x | RD2-seed4=W2 | RD2-team4='''[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago]]''' | RD2-score4-1=1 | RD2-score4-2=1 (2) | RD2-score4-3=x | RD3-seed1=E1 | RD3-team1=[[D.C. United|D.C.]] | RD3-score1-1=0 | RD3-score1-2= | RD3-score1-3= | RD3-seed2=W2 | RD3-team2='''[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago]]''' | RD3-score2-1='''2''' | RD3-score2-2= | RD3-score2-3= }} ===Conference semifinals=== '''Eastern Conference''' {{Football box |date = September 30, 1998<br>Game 1 |team1 = [[Miami Fusion F.C.|Miami Fusion]] |score = 1–2 |team2 = [[D.C. United]] |goals1 = Roy Lassiter, Jamie Moreno |goals2 = Paulinho McLaren |stadium = [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium]]<br>Washington, D.C.<br>Attendance: 15,187 }} {{Football box| date = October 4, 1998<br>Game 2 | team1 = [[D.C. United]] | score = 0–0<br />3–2 (S.O.) | team2 = [[Miami Fusion F.C.|Miami Fusion]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Lockhart Stadium]]<br>[[Fort Lauderdale]], [[Florida]]<br>Attendance: 13,128 }} *D.C. United advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals. ---- {{Football box| date = September 30, 1998<br>Game 1 | team1 = [[MetroStars]] | score = 3–5| team2 = [[Columbus Crew]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Ohio Stadium]]<br>[[Columbus, Ohio]]<br>Attendance: 10,996 }} {{Football box| date = October 3, 1998<br>Game 2 | team1 = [[Columbus Crew]] | score = 1–1<br />3–2 (S.O.) | team2 = [[MetroStars]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Giants Stadium]]<br>[[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]<br>Attendance: 11,686 }} *Columbus Crew advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals. ---- '''Western Conference''' {{Football box| date = October 1, 1998<br>Game 1 | team1 = [[Dallas Burn]] | score = 1–6| team2 = [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]<br>[[Pasadena, California]]<br>Attendance: 10,047 }} {{Football box| date = October 4, 1998<br>Game 2 | team1 = [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] | score = 3–2 | team2 = [[Dallas Burn]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]<br>[[Dallas, Texas]]<br>Attendance: 8,130 }} *Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals. ---- {{Football box| date = October 1, 1998<br>Game 1 | team1 = [[Colorado Rapids]] | score = 1–2| team2 = [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Soldier Field]]<br>[[Chicago]]<br>Attendance: 12,610 }} {{Football box| date = October 5, 1998<br>Game 2 | team1 = [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] | score = 1–0 | team2 = [[Colorado Rapids]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Mile High Stadium]]<br>[[Denver, Colorado]]<br>Attendance: 6,582 }} *Chicago Fire advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals. ===Conference finals=== '''Eastern Conference''' {{Football box| date = October 11, 1998<br>Game 1 | team1 = [[Columbus Crew]] | score = 0–2| team2 = [[D.C. United]] | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Tony Sanneh|Sanneh]] {{goal|68}}<br />[[Marco Etcheverry|Etcheverry]] {{goal|78}}| stadium = [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium]]<br>Washington, D.C.<br>Attendance: 17,755 }} {{Football box| date = October 18, 1998<br>Game 2 | team1 = [[D.C. United]] | score = 2–4| team2 = [[Columbus Crew]] | goals1 = [[Tony Sanneh|Sanneh]] {{goal|65}}<br />[[Roy Lassiter|Lassiter]] {{goal|77}}| goals2 = [[Brian McBride|McBride]] {{goal|8',47}}<br />[[Thomas Dooley|Dooley]] {{goal|37}}<br />[[Stern John|John]] {{goal|81}}| stadium = [[Ohio Stadium]]<br>[[Columbus, Ohio]]<br>Attendance: 13,193 }} {{Football box| date = October 21, 1998<br>Game 3 | team1 = [[Columbus Crew]] | score = 0–3| team2 = [[D.C. United]] | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Jeff Agoos|Agoos]] {{goal|12}}<br />[[Roy Lassiter|Lassiter]] {{goal|44', 79}}| stadium = [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium]]<br>Washington, D.C.<br>Attendance: 21,453 }} *D.C. United advance 2–1, to MLS Cup '98 ---- '''Western Conference''' {{Football box| date = October 10, 1998<br>Game 1 | team1 = [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] | score = 1–0| team2 = [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] | goals1 = [[Jesse Marsch|Marsch]] {{goal|86}}| goals2 = | stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]<br>[[Pasadena, California]]<br>Attendance: 25,107 }} {{Football box| date = October 16, 1998<br>Game 2 | team1 = [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] | score = 1–1<br />1–2 (SO)| team2 = [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] | goals1 = [[Danny Pena|Pena]] {{goal|37}}| goals2 = [[Piotr Nowak|Nowak]] {{goal|31}}| stadium = [[Soldier Field]]<br>[[Chicago]]<br>Attendance: 32,744 }} *Chicago Fire advance 2–0, to MLS Cup '98 ===MLS Cup '98=== {{Main article|MLS Cup '98}} {{Football box| date = October 25, 1998 | team1 = [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] | score = 2–0 | team2 = [[D.C. United]] | goals1 = [[Jerzy Podbrozny|Podbrozny]] {{goal|29}}<br />[[Diego Gutiérrez (soccer)|Gutiérrez]] {{goal|45}}| goals2 = | stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]<br>[[Pasadena, California]]<br>Attendance: 51,350 | referee = [[Kevin Terry]] }} *Chicago Fire and D.C. United earn MLS berths to [[1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]. ==Player awards== ===Weekly award === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Week!!Player of the Week!!Team |- |Week 1|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Cobi Jones]]|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] |- |Week 2|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Cobi Jones]]|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] |- |Week 3|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Klopas]]|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] |- |Week 4|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Jason Farrell]]|| [[Columbus Crew]] |- |Week 5|| {{Flagicon|TRI}} [[Stern John]]|| [[Columbus Crew]] |- |Week 6|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Bravo]]|| [[Colorado Rapids]] |- |Week 7|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Meola]]|| [[MetroStars]] |- |Week 8|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Cobi Jones]]|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] |- |Week 9|| {{Flagicon|ZIM}} [[Vitalis Takawira]]|| [[Kansas City Wizards]] |- |Week 10|| {{Flagicon|POL}} [[Peter Nowak]]|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] |- |Week 11|| {{Flagicon|TRI}} [[Stern John]]|| [[Columbus Crew]] |- |Week 12|| {{Flagicon|POL}} [[Jerzy Podbrożny]]|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] |- |Week 13|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Zach Thornton]]|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] |- |Week 14|| {{Flagicon|POL}} [[Roman Kosecki]]|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] |- |Week 15|| {{Flagicon|CZE}} [[Luboš Kubík]]|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] |- |Week 16|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[John Harkes]]|| [[D.C. United]] |- |Week 17|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Roy Lassiter]]|| [[D.C. United]] |- |Week 18|| {{Flagicon|BOL}} [[Marco Etcheverry]]|| [[D.C. United]] |- |Week 19|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Cobi Jones]]|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] |- |Week 20|| {{Flagicon|TRI}} [[Stern John]]|| [[Columbus Crew]] |- |Week 21|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Cobi Jones]]|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] |- |Week 22|| {{Flagicon|COL}} [[Diego Serna]]|| [[Miami Fusion]] |- |Week 23|| {{Flagicon|MEX}} [[Carlos Hermosillo]]|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] |- |Week 24|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Josh Wolff]]|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] |- |Week 25|| {{Flagicon|COL}} [[Diego Serna]]|| [[Miami Fusion F.C.|Miami Fusion]] |} === Monthly awards === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Month!!Player of the Month!!Team |- |March|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Cobi Jones]]|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] |- |April|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Juergen Sommer]]|| [[Columbus Crew]] |- |May|| {{Flagicon|POL}} [[Peter Nowak]]|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] |- |June|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Ross Paule]]|| [[Colorado Rapids]] |- |July|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Roy Lassiter]]|| [[D.C. United]] |- |August|| {{Flagicon|TRI}} [[Stern John]]|| [[Columbus Crew]] |- |September|| {{Flagicon|COL}} [[Diego Serna]]|| [[Miami Fusion F.C.|Miami Fusion]] |} ===End of year awards=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%";|"text-align: center;" !Award!!Player!!Team |- |Most Valuable Player||{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Marco Etcheverry]]||[[D.C. United]] |- |Scoring Champion||{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Stern John]] – (57 Pts.)||[[Columbus Crew]] |- |Defender of the Year||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lubos Kubik]]||[[Chicago Fire SC|Chicago Fire]] |- |Goalkeeper of the Year||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Zach Thornton]]||[[Chicago Fire SC|Chicago Fire]] |- |Rookie of the Year||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Olsen]]||[[D.C. United]] |- |Coach of the Year||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bradley]]||[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]] |- |Goal of the Year||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian McBride]]||[[Columbus Crew]] |- |Fair Play Award||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Thomas Dooley]]||[[Columbus Crew]] |} ==Player statistics== === Top goal scorers === {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="50px" |'''Rank''' ! '''Player''' ! '''Club''' ! width="50px" | '''Goals''' |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | '''1''' | align="left"|{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Stern John]] | align="left"| [[Columbus Crew]] | '''26''' |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | '''2''' | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cobi Jones]] | align="left"| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] | '''19''' |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | '''3''' | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Roy Lassiter]] | align="left"| [[D.C. United]] | '''18''' |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | align="left"|{{flagicon|SLV}} [[Raúl Díaz Arce]] | align="left"| [[New England Revolution]] | '''18''' |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | '''5''' | align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Welton Melo|Welton]] | align="left"| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] | '''17''' |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | '''6''' | align="left"|{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Jaime Moreno]] | align="left"| [[D.C. United]] | '''16''' |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | '''7''' | align="left"|{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Giovanni Savarese]] | align="left"| [[MetroStars]] | '''14''' |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | '''8''' | align="left"|{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Wolde Harris]] | align="left"| [[Colorado Rapids]] | '''13''' |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | align="left"|{{flagicon|SLV}} [[Mauricio Cienfuegos]] | align="left"| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] | '''13''' |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | align="left"|{{flagicon|SLV}} [[Ronald Cerritos]] | align="left"| [[San Jose Clash]] | '''13''' |} ==Attendance== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%";|"text-align: center;" !Club !Games !Home Total !Home Average |- |[[Los Angeles Galaxy]] |align=center|16 |align=center|348,549 |align=center|21,784 |- |[[New England Revolution]] |align=center|16 |align=center|307,004 |align=center|19,187 |- |[[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] |align=center|16 |align=center|286,190 |align=center|17,886 |- |[[MetroStars]] |align=center|16 |align=center|264,316 |align=center|16,519 |- |[[D.C. United]] |align=center|16 |align=center|256,127 |align=center|16,007 |- |[[Colorado Rapids]] |align=center|16 |align=center|236,995 |align=center|14,812 |- |[[San Jose Clash]] |align=center|16 |align=center|218,450 |align=center|13,653 |- |[[Columbus Crew]] |align=center|16 |align=center|196,394 |align=center|12,274 |- |[[Dallas Burn]] |align=center|16 |align=center|175,162 |align=center|10,947 |- |[[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] |align=center|16 |align=center|164,999 |align=center|10,312 |- |[[Miami Fusion F.C.|Miami Fusion]] |align=center|16 |align=center|164,548 |align=center|10,284 |- |[[Kansas City Wizards]] |align=center|16 |align=center|129,163 |align=center|8,072 |- |'''OVERALL''' |align=center|'''192''' |align=center|'''2,747,897''' |align=center|'''14,311''' |} == International Competition == '''[[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]''' *{{flagicon|USA}} [[D.C. United]]<br>Defeat {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Joe Public F.C.]] 8–0 in quarterfinals.<br>Defeat {{flagicon|CRC}} [[Deportivo Saprissa]] 2-0 in semifinals.<br>Defeat {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca]] 1–0 in final. *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Colorado Rapids]]<br>Lose {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Club León]] 4–3 on aggregate in qualifying round. '''[[Interamerican Cup]]''' *{{flagicon|USA}} [[D.C. United]]<br>Defeat {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]] 2–1 on aggregate. First leg played at [[RFK Stadium]]<br>Second leg played at [[Lockhart Stadium]]. ==Coaches== ===Eastern Conference=== *[[D.C. United]]: [[Bruce Arena]] *[[New York/New Jersey MetroStars]]: [[Carlos Alberto Parreira]] ===Western Conference=== *[[Dallas Burn]]: [[Dave Dir]] *[[Kansas City Wiz]]: [[Ron Newman]] *[[San Jose Clash]]: [[Brian Quinn (soccer)|Brian Quinn]] ==References== *[http://www.mlssoccer.com/stats/1998/reg MLS Site] {{Major League Soccer}} {{1998 MLS season by team}} {{Major League Soccer seasons}} {{1998 in American soccer}} {{DEFAULTSORT:1998 Major League Soccer Season}} [[Category:1998 Major League Soccer season| ]] [[Category:1998 in American soccer leagues]] [[Category:Major League Soccer seasons]]'