1998 USISL D 3 Pro League

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

North Central Division

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

South Central Division

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

West Division

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