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1998 USISL D 3 Pro League

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Season
  
1998

Start date
  
1998

Champions
  
Chicago Stingers

Champion
  
Chicago Sockers

Relegated
  
Central Jersey Riptide, Miami Tango, Albany Alleycats, Orlando Nighthawks, Vermont Voltage

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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.

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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
  • Folding or Moving

    No teams left the league nor folded.

    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 16Houston Hurricanes 18 6 11 2 2 25 36 14 Shreveport/Bossier Lions 18 4 14 0 0 24 50 6

    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

    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

    1998 USISL D-3 Pro League Wikipedia