Season 1998 Goals scored 685 | Start date 1998 Matches played 192 | |
MLS Cup Chicago Fire (1st title) Supporters' Shield Los Angeles Galaxy (1st shield) Top goalscorer Stern John
Columbus Crew
Goals: 26 Longest winning run Chicago Fire
Games: 11
(05/16 – 07/09) Longest losing run N.E. Revolution
Games: 9
(05/13 – 07/04) Similar 1996 Major League Soccer se, 2008 Major League Soccer se, 2012 Major League Soccer se, 1999 CONCACAF Champio |
The 1998 Major League Soccer season was the third season of the league. Chicago Fire and 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.
Contents
Final standings
Western Conference
MLS Cup playoffs
Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
MLS Cup '98
Team Awards
International Competition
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Defeat Joe Public F.C. 8 – 0 in quarterfinals.
Defeat Deportivo Saprissa 2-0 in semifinals.
Defeat Toluca 1 – 0 in final.
Lose Club León 4 – 3 on aggregate in qualifying round.
Interamerican Cup
Defeat Vasco da Gama 2 – 1 on aggregate.
First leg played at RFK Stadium
Second leg played at Lockhart Stadium.
References
1998 Major League Soccer season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA