1998 USISL D-3 Pro League

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.

Standings

Northeast Division

Mid-Atlantic Division

Atlantic Division

Southeast Division

Miami Breakers              18  17   1   0   0   67  21  51
Orlando Nighthawks          18  12   6   0   0   62  33  36
Southwest Florida Manatees  18   8  10   0   1   34  57  24
Pensacola Barracudas        18   5  13   1   1   21  57  13
Tallahassee Tempest         18   2  16   0   0   12  41   6

North Central Division

Indiana Blast               18  15   3   0   0   57  24  45
Chicago Stingers            18  13   5   0   1   37  16  39
Rockford Raptors            18  10  18   1   2   31  25  28
Cleveland Caps              18  10   8   1   0   33  41  28

South Central Division

Austin Lone Stars           18  13   5   0   1   46  20  39
Texas Toros                 18  13   5   1   0   44  24  37
San Antonio Pumas           17   7  10   0   0   26  44  21
Tulsa Roughnecks            18   7  11   1   0   33  44  16[A]
Houston Hurricanes          18   6  11   2   2   25  36  14
Shreveport/Bossier Lions    18   4  14   0   0   24  50   6[A]

West Division

Arizona Sahuaros            18  14   4   0   0   67  28  42
Chico Rooks                 18  11   7   1   2   39  28  31
Stanislaus County Cruisers  18  13   5   1   0   51  25  37
Los Angeles Fireballs       18   6  12   1   1   21  37  16
San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles 18   5  13   0   1   29  51  15
Reno Rattlers               18   4  14   1   0   23  52  10

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Playoffs

Divisional Semifinals

Higher seed/home team on the left.

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)

References

Footnotes

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

General References