1998 USISL D-3 Pro League

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.

• Vermont Wanderers rebranded as Vermont Voltage
• Baltimore Bays rebranded as Eastern Shore Sharks
• Dallas Toros rebranded as Texas Toros

No teams left the league nor folded.

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Higher seed/home team on the left.

{{football box

| date = August 1, 1998

| time =

| team1 = Texas Toros

| score = 3–4 (OT)

| report =

| team2 = San Antonio Pumas

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

• Martin Evans {{golden goal}}

| stadium = Old Panther Field

| location = Duncanville, Texas

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = August 1, 1998

| time =

| team1 = Austin Lone Stars

| score = 4–2

| report =

| team2 = Houston Hurricanes

| goals1 =

• Bryan Pearce {{goal|38}}
• Kerwin Johnson {{goal|26:45||62:34}}
• Judd Willmann {{goal|77:20}}

| goals2 =

• {{goal|52:05||62:34}} Gustavo Gongora

| stadium = House Park

| location = Austin, Texas

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = August 14, 1998

| time = 7:30 PM

| team1 = Roanoke Wrath

| score = 5–2

| report =

| team2 = South Carolina Shamrocks

| goals1 =

• Ian Spooner {{goal|45}}
• Patrick McSorley {{goal|45}} {{goal}}
• Joseph McGowan {{goal}} {{goal}}

| goals2 =

• {{goal|28}} Jerome Lee-Yaw
• {{goal|}} Adel LePal

| stadium = Victory Stadium

| location = Roanoke, Virginia

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = August 14, 1998

| time =

| team1 = Chicago Stingers

| score = 3–0

| report = https://dailyherald.newspaperarchive.com/arlington-heights-daily-herald-suburban-chicago/1998-08-15/page-114/

| team2 = Rockford Raptors

| goals1 =

• Mike Dunne {{goal|37}}
• Matt Hamnett {{goal|84||90}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Forest View Park

| location = Arlington Heights, Illinois

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = August 15, 1998

| time = 7:00 PM

| team1 = Rhode Island Stingrays

| score = 5–2

| report = https://providencejournal.newsbank.com/search?text=Revolution&pub%5B%5D=14728889532D3B69&date_from=august+16+1998&date_to=august+16+1998&content_added=

| team2 = Cape Cod Crusaders

| goals1 =

• Jose DaSilva {{yel|8}}
• Paulo Dos Santos {{goal|14}} {{yel|54}}
• Emanuel Brito {{yel|29}}
• Mark Manganelo {{goal|55||87}}
• Bjorn Hansen {{goal|63}}
• Paul deCastro {{sent off|0|83}}
• Centeno {{goal|89}}

| goals2 =

• Jeff Doyle {{goal|6||72}}
• Enzo Silva {{yel|25}}
• Kenneth Risley {{sent off|0|73}}

| stadium = Pierce Memorial Field

| location = East Providence, Rhode Island

| attendance = 600

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = August 15, 1998

| time =

| team1 = New Hampshire Phantoms

| score = 2–1 (OT)

| aet = yes

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20010508021833/http://www.nhphantoms.com/nhp5-98.htm#32 Report 1] [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1065206878/ Report 2]

| team2 = Western Mass Pioneers

| goals1 =

• Ron Murphy {{goal|29}}
• Marcelo Tapia {{golden goal|92}}

| goals2 =

• {{goal|7}} Chris Legowski

| stadium = Singer Family Park

| location = Manchester, New Hampshire

| attendance = 2000+ or 1,002

| referee = Chip Reid

}}

{{football box

| date = August 15, 1998

| time = 5:00 PM

| team1 = South Jersey Barons

| score = 2–3 (OT)

| aet = yes

| report = https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/924409486/

| team2 = Central Jersey Riptide

| goals1 =

• Michael Payne {{goal|2||50}}
• Matt Miles {{sent off|0}}

| goals2 =

• {{goal|55||90|pen.}} Gerson Echeverry
• {{golden goal|92:20}} Nansha Kalonji

| stadium = Carey Stadium

| location = Ocean City, New Jersey

| attendance = 1,168

| referee = Matt Lawlor

}}

{{football box

| date = August 15, 1998

| time =

| team1 = Charlotte Eagles

| score = 4–0

| report = https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/628929093/

| team2 = Wilmington Hammerheads

| goals1 =

• Ryan Leib {{goal|9}}
• Jon Payne {{goal|42}}
• Jamie Wellington {{goal|49}}
• Jason Webb {{goal}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Richardson Stadium

| location = Davidson, North Carolina

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = August 15, 1998

| time =

| team1 = Orlando Nighthawks

| score = 6–2

| report = https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/235386273/

| team2 = Southwest Florida Manatees

| goals1 =

• Jody DeBruin {{goal|68:47||70:08}}
• Steve Freeman {{goal|84:38|pen.|86:42|pen.}}
• David Mackey {{goal|87:40}}
• Matthew Froehle {{goal|89:48}}

| goals2 =

• {{goal|26:40}} Neal Wolfrath
• {{goal|89:23|pen.}} Mendez

| stadium = Edgewater H.S. Stadium

| location = Orlando, Florida

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = August 15, 1998

| time =

| team1 = Arizona Sahuaros

| score = 3–0

| report = https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/124412928/

| team2 = Los Angeles Fireballs

| goals1 =

• Aaron Muth {{goal|47}}
• Harold Calvo {{goal|75}}
• Kenny Wright {{goal|79}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Scottsdale Stadium

| location = Scottsdale, Arizona

| attendance = 1,723

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = August 15, 1998

| time =

| team2 = Chico Rooks

| score = 3–2

| report =

| team1 = Stanislaus County Cruisers

| goals2 =

• {{sent off|2|22}} Jojo Stuart
• {{goal|59}} Felipe Ternero
• {{goal|76}} Joel Hurd

| goals1 =

• Curt Cox {{goal|49}}
• Joe Owen {{goal|66}}
• Marek Nowacki {{goal|79}}
• Mike Pepe {{yel}}

| stadium = Central Catholic High School

| location = Modesto, California

| attendance =2,140

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = August 16, 1998

| time =

| team1 = Reading Rage

| score = 5–2

| report =

| team2 = New Jersey Stallions

| goals1 =

• Steve Thomas {{goal|45||89:50}}
• Brent Fenstermacher {{goal|51}}
• George Crampton {{goal|80}}
• Drew Kauffmann {{goal|86}}

| goals2 =

• {{goal|18}} Peter Villegas
• {{goal|78}} Carlos Vasco

| stadium = Fleetwood H.S. Stadium

| location = Fleetwood, Pennsylvania

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

• 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

{{football box

|date = August 8, 1998

|time = 7:30 PM

|event= South Central Division Final

|team1 = Austin Lone Stars

|score = 1–0

|report= https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/357276273/

|team2 = Texas Toros

|goals1 =

• Gabe Jones {{goal|79}}

|goals2 =

|aet =

| stadium =House Park

| location =Austin, Texas

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date = August 20, 1998

|time = 7:30 PM

|event= Atlantic Division Final 1

|team1 = Myrtle Beach Seadawgs

|score = 3–8

|report= https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/808928839/

|team2 = Charlotte Eagles

|goals1 =

• Ryan Walker {{goal|45}}
• Jeremy Eason {{goal|60:50||63}}

|goals2 =

• {{goal|35||53||53||75}} Jamie Wellington
• {{goal|39||60}} Jon Payne
• {{goal|39}} Dustin Swincharr
• {{goal|79:30}} Jeremy Sorzano

|aet =

| stadium = Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium

| location =Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date = August 21, 1998

|time = 7:30 PM CDT

|event= North Central Division Final

|team1 = Indiana Blast

|score = 0–3

|report= https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/107263843/

|team2 = Chicago Stingers

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• {{goal|43:35}} Joe Carver
• {{goal|68:50}} Michael Richardson
• {{goal|83:50}} Jason Acres

|aet =

| stadium =Kuntz Stadium

| location =Indianapolis, Indiana

|attendance = 3,218

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date = August 22, 1998

|time = 7:30 PM

|event= Southeast Division Final

|team1 = Miami Breakers

|score = 0–1

|report= https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1998/08/23/nighthawks-beat-breakers/

|team2 = Orlando Nighthawks

|goals1 =

• Ted Storm {{sent off|2|1|33}}

|goals2 =

• {{goal|82}} Matthew Froehle
• {{sent off|0|89}} Elsherbini

|aet =

| stadium =Flamingo Park Memorial Stadium

| location =Miami Beach, Florida

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date = August 22, 1998

|time = 7:30 PM

|event= Mid-Atlantic Division Final

|team1 = Reading Rage

|score = 0–3

|report= [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/318743595/ Report 1] [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ZuSUVyMx-TgC&dat=19980823&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report 2]

|team2 = Central Jersey Riptide

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• {{goal|0:45||71}} Gerson Echeverry
• {{goal|68}} Nansha Kalonji

|aet =

| stadium =Central Catholic High School Stadium

| location =Reading, Pennsylvania

|attendance = 2,016

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date = August 22, 1998

|time = 7:30 PM

|event= Atlantic Division Final 2

|team1 = Delaware Wizards

|score = 2–1

|report= https://www.newspapers.com/image/159382493/?match=1&terms=Delaware%20Wizards

|team2 = Roanoke Wrath

|goals1 =

• Josh Quinter {{goal|86}}

|goals2 =

• {{goal|74}} Grayson Prillaman

|penalties1=

• Tarik Walker {{pengoal}}
• Todd Hicks {{pengoal}}
• Raul Ovalle {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore=3–2

|penalties2=

• {{pengoal}} Patrick McSorley
• {{pengoal}}

|aet = y

| stadium = Randy White Alumni Field

| location = New Castle, Delaware

|attendance = 1,000+

|referee = Craig Lowery

}}

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{{football box

|date = August 22, 1998

|time = 7:30 PM

|event= Northeast Division Final

|team1 = Rhode Island Stingrays

|score = 2–3

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20010508021833/http://www.nhphantoms.com/nhp5-98.htm#33

|team2 = New Hampshire Phantoms

|goals1 =

• Javier Centeno {{yel|22}}
• Mark Manganello {{yel|38}}
• David Demello {{yel|48}}
• Jose DaSilva {{yel|52}}
• Bjørn Hansen {{goal|74}}
• Cecilio Rodrigues {{goal|78}}

|goals2 =

• {{yel|19}} Keiran O'Brien
• {{yel|38}} James DeDeus
• {{goal|41}} {{yel|46}} Ron Murphy
• {{goal|58}} Richard Fleming
• {{goal|72}} Marcelo Tapia

|aet =

| stadium = Pierce Memorial Field

| location =East Providence, Rhode Island

|attendance = 2,135

|referee = Ed Resendes

}}

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{{football box

|date = August 22, 1998

|time = 7:30 PM

|event= West Division Final

|team1 = Arizona Sahuaros

|score = 2–1

|report= https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/124144946/

|team2 = Stanislaus County Cruisers

|goals1 =

• Alex Pogman {{goal|59}}
• Harold Calvo {{goal|85}}

|goals2 =

• {{goal|79}} Kurt Cox

|aet =

| stadium =Scottsdale Stadium

| location =Scottsdale, Arizona

|attendance = 1,000

|referee =

}}

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

{{football box

|date = August 28, 1998

|time =

|team1 = Arizona Sahuaros

|score = 0–1

|report=

|team2 = Austin Lone Stars

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• {{goal|65}} Gabe Jones

|aet =

| stadium = Scottsdale Stadium

| location =Scottsdale, Arizona

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date = August 29, 1998

|time = 4:30 PM

|team1 = Chicago Stingers

|score = 1–0

|report= https://dailyherald.newspaperarchive.com/arlington-heights-daily-herald-suburban-chicago/1998-08-30/page-246/

|team2 = Delaware Wizards

|goals1 =

• Joe Carver {{goal|59}}

|goals2 =

|aet =

|stadium = Forest View Park

| location =Arlington Heights, Illinois

|attendance = 2,029

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date = August 29, 1998

|time = 5:30 PM

|team1 = Charlotte Eagles

|score = 2–3 (OT)

|report= https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/628830720/

|team2 = Orlando Nighthawks

|goals1 =

• Jamie Wellington {{goal|13||62}}

|goals2 =

• {{goal|19}} Rod Levy
• {{golden goal|92}} Matthew Froehle

|aet =

|stadium = Richardson Stadium

| location = Davidson, North Carolina

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date = August 29, 1998

|time = 7:30 PM

|event= East Regional Final

|team1 = New Hampshire Phantoms

|score = 3–0

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20010508021833/http://www.nhphantoms.com/nhp5-98.htm#34

|team2 = Central Jersey Riptide

|goals1 =

• Willy Schweitzer {{yel|4}}
• Marcelo Tapia {{goal|20}}
• Joe Ogbunamiri {{goal|42|pen.}} {{yel|68}}
• Thomas Dempsey {{yel|78}}
• Rich Fleming {{yel|86}}
• Jamie Williams {{goal|87}}

|goals2 =

|aet =

|stadium = Owl Stadium

| location = Keene, New Hampshire

|attendance = 3,185{{cite web|url= http://www.nhsoccer.com/phantoms/nhp2-98.htm|title= 1998 New Hampshire Phantoms Schedule|website= New Hampshire Soccer|access-date= July 24, 2023|archive-date= February 10, 1999|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/19990210183337/http://www.nhsoccer.com/phantoms/nhp2-98.htm|url-status= bot: unknown}}

|referee = Richard Eddy

}}

• Chicago defeated Orlando, 2-0
• New Hampshire defeated Austin, 3-2 (OT)

{{football box

|date = September 12, 1998

|time = 5:30 PM CDT

|team1 = Chicago Stingers

|score = 2–0

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20230723173415/https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/21806/d3-pro-league-stingers-win-title-in-ot-thriller.html

|team2 = Orlando Nighthawks

|goals1 =

• Mike Richardson {{goal|70}}
• Max Stoka {{goal|89}}

|goals2 =

• {{sent off|0|9}} Frank Bresk

|aet =

| stadium = Del Valle Stadium

| location =Del Valle, Texas

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

----

{{football box

|date = September 12, 1998

|time = 8:00 PM CDT

|team1 = Austin Lone Stars

|score = 2–3 (OT)

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20230723173415/https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/21806/d3-pro-league-stingers-win-title-in-ot-thriller.html Report 1] [https://web.archive.org/web/20010508021833/http://www.nhphantoms.com/nhp5-98.htm#35 Report 2]

|team2 = New Hampshire Phantoms

|goals1 =

• Bryan Pearce {{yel|21}}
• Gabe Jones {{yel|31}}
• Judd Willmann {{goal|36}}
• David Gilliam {{sent off|2|44|77}}
• Michael 'Scott' Champ {{yel|61}}
• Dennis Bryan {{yel|65}}
• Kerwin Johnson {{goal|79}}

|goals2 =

• {{goal|2:34}} Rich Fleming
• {{yel|6}} Liam Lochhead
• {{sent off|2|31|83}} Thomas Dempsey
• {{sent off|0|34}} Willy Schweitzer
• {{sent off|0|36}} Suleyman Doenmez
• {{goal|63|pen.}} Joel Ogbunamiri
• {{golden goal|99:49}} Jamie Williams

|aet =

|stadium = Del Valle Stadium, Del Valle, Texas

|attendance = 1,763 {{cite web|url= http://www.nhsoccer.com/phantoms/nhp2-98.htm|title= 1998 New Hampshire Phantoms Schedule|website= New Hampshire Soccer|access-date= July 24, 2023|archive-date= February 10, 1999|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/19990210183337/http://www.nhsoccer.com/phantoms/nhp2-98.htm|url-status= bot: unknown}}

|referee = Shane Moody

}}

Chicago defeated New Hampshire, 3-2 (OT)

{{football box

|date = September 13, 1998

|time = 4:30 PM CDT

|event= Third Place Match

|team1 = Austin Lone Stars

|score = 2–3

|report= https://web.archive.org/web/20230723173415/https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/21806/d3-pro-league-stingers-win-title-in-ot-thriller.html

|team2 = Orlando Nighthawks

|goals1 =

• Kerwin Johnson {{goal|19}}
• Judd Willman {{goal|70}}

|goals2 =

• {{goal|25}} Robin Chan
• {{goal|53||75}} Jose DeOlivera

|aet =

| stadium = Del Valle Stadium

| location =Del Valle, Texas

|attendance = 863

|referee =

}}

----

{{football box

|date = September 13, 1998

|time = 7:00 PM CDT

|event= USISL D-3 Pro League Championship Game

|team1 = Chicago Stingers

|score = 3–2 (OT)

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20230723173415/https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/21806/d3-pro-league-stingers-win-title-in-ot-thriller.html Report 1] [https://web.archive.org/web/20010508021833/http://www.nhphantoms.com/nhp5-98.htm#36 Report 2]

|team2 = New Hampshire Phantoms

|goals1 =

• Matt Hamnett {{goal|49}} {{golden goal|94}}
• Chuck Codd {{goal|71}}
• Iain Williams {{yel|91}}

|goals2 =

• {{goal|2}} Marcelo Tavilo Tapia
• {{goal|10}} {{yel|49}} Ron Murphy
• {{yel|48}} Joel Ogbunamiri
• {{yel|82}} Thomas Dempsey

|aet =

| stadium = Del Valle Stadium

| location =Del Valle, Texas

|attendance = 897 {{cite web|url= http://www.nhsoccer.com/phantoms/nhp2-98.htm|title= 1998 New Hampshire Phantoms Schedule|website= New Hampshire Soccer|access-date= July 24, 2023|archive-date= February 10, 1999|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/19990210183337/http://www.nhsoccer.com/phantoms/nhp2-98.htm|url-status= bot: unknown}}

|referee = Misail Tsapos

}}

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• Organization of the Year:{{cite web |url = http://indianablast.com/news/r-111398.html |title = Blast Named Organization of the Year |date = November 13, 1998 |website = Indiana Blast |access-date = May 19, 2023 |archive-date = February 2, 1999 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/19990202064249/http://indianablast.com/news/r-111398.html |url-status = bot: unknown }} Indiana Blast
• Executive of the Year: Gary Mack, Stanislaus County Cruisers
• Fair Play Award: Charlotte Eagles

;Footnotes

:A {{note|Point deduction}}: Deducted one point due to fielding ineligible players.{{cite web|title=The Year in American Soccer, 1998: USISL D3-Pro League (Division 3)|url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1998.html#d3pro|work=The American Soccer History Archives|accessdate=October 17, 2011|date=April 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105073631/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1998.html#d3pro|archive-date=November 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}

;General References

{{Reflist}}

{{USL seasons|defunct}}

{{USSF D3 soccer seasons}}

{{1998 in American soccer}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Usisl D-3 Pro League 1998}}

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