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1998 USISL D-3 Pro League

Field	Value
competition	USISL D-3 Pro League
season	1998
shieldtitle	Regular Season title
shield	Miami Breakers (1st Title)
winners	Chicago Stingers (1st Title)
best player	NIC Luis Orellana Chico Rooks
league topscorer	LBR Michael Butler Western Mass Pioneers
NIC Luis Orellana Chico Rooks (15 Goals Each)
best goalkeeper	USA Daniel Britton Roanoke Wrath
relegated	Central Jersey Riptide
Miami Breakers
NYCD Alleycats
Orlando Nighthawks
Vermont Voltage
prevseason	1997
nextseason	1999

NIC Luis Orellana Chico Rooks (15 Goals Each) Miami Breakers NYCD Alleycats Orlando Nighthawks Vermont Voltage

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
Florida Miami Breakers	South Florida	Miami, FL	promoted from PDSL
Virginia Northern Virginia Royals	Northern Virginia	Manassas, VA	expansion
Florida Pensacola Barracudas	Pensacola area	Pensacola, FL	expansion
Massachusetts Western Mass Pioneers	Springfield area	Ludlow, MA	expansion

Folding or Moving

No teams left the league nor folded.

Teams

Head coaching changes

Season Overview

Standings

Northeast Division

Mid-Atlantic Division

Atlantic Division

Southeast Division

North Central Division

South Central Division

West Division

Playoffs

Divisional Semifinals

Higher seed/home team on the left.

Martin Evans
Bryan Pearce
Kerwin Johnson
Judd Willmann
Gustavo Gongora
Ian Spooner
Patrick McSorley
Joseph McGowan
Jerome Lee-Yaw
Adel LePal
Mike Dunne
Matt Hamnett
Jose DaSilva
Paulo Dos Santos
Emanuel Brito
Mark Manganelo
Bjorn Hansen
Paul deCastro
Centeno
Jeff Doyle
Enzo Silva
Kenneth Risley
Ron Murphy
Marcelo Tapia
Chris Legowski
Michael Payne
Matt Miles
Gerson Echeverry
Nansha Kalonji
Ryan Leib
Jon Payne
Jamie Wellington
Jason Webb
Jody DeBruin
Steve Freeman
David Mackey
Matthew Froehle
Neal Wolfrath
Mendez
Aaron Muth
Harold Calvo
Kenny Wright
Jojo Stuart
Felipe Ternero
Joel Hurd
Curt Cox
Joe Owen
Marek Nowacki
Mike Pepe
Steve Thomas
Brent Fenstermacher
George Crampton
Drew Kauffmann
Peter Villegas
Carlos Vasco

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
Gabe Jones

Ryan Walker
Jeremy Eason
Jamie Wellington
Jon Payne
Dustin Swincharr
Jeremy Sorzano

Joe Carver
Michael Richardson
Jason Acres

Ted Storm
Matthew Froehle
Elsherbini

Gerson Echeverry
Nansha Kalonji

Josh Quinter
Grayson Prillaman
Tarik Walker
Todd Hicks
Raul Ovalle
Patrick McSorley

Javier Centeno
Mark Manganello
David Demello
Jose DaSilva
Bjørn Hansen
Cecilio Rodrigues
Keiran O'Brien
James DeDeus
Ron Murphy
Richard Fleming
Marcelo Tapia

Alex Pogman
Harold Calvo
Kurt Cox

Quarterfinals/Regional Finals

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

Joe Carver

Jamie Wellington
Rod Levy
Matthew Froehle

Willy Schweitzer
Marcelo Tapia
Joe Ogbunamiri
Thomas Dempsey
Rich Fleming
Jamie Williams

Semifinals

Chicago defeated Orlando, 2-0
New Hampshire defeated Austin, 3-2 (OT)
Mike Richardson
Max Stoka
Frank Bresk

Bryan Pearce
Gabe Jones
Judd Willmann
David Gilliam
Michael 'Scott' Champ
Dennis Bryan
Kerwin Johnson
Rich Fleming
Liam Lochhead
Thomas Dempsey
Willy Schweitzer
Suleyman Doenmez
Joel Ogbunamiri
Jamie Williams

Championship

Chicago defeated New Hampshire, 3-2 (OT)

Kerwin Johnson
Judd Willman
Robin Chan
Jose DeOlivera

Matt Hamnett
Chuck Codd
Iain Williams
Marcelo Tavilo Tapia
Ron Murphy
Joel Ogbunamiri
Thomas Dempsey

Top goalscorers

Statistics

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Honors

Organization of the Year: Indiana Blast
Executive of the Year: Gary Mack, Stanislaus County Cruisers
Fair Play Award: Charlotte Eagles

References

;Footnotes :A : Deducted one point due to fielding ineligible players. ;General References

References

[https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/usisl.html United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)]
"1998 New Hampshire Phantoms Schedule".
"1998 New Hampshire Phantoms Schedule".
"1998 New Hampshire Phantoms Schedule".
(November 13, 1998). "Blast Named Organization of the Year".
(April 11, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer, 1998: USISL D3-Pro League (Division 3)". The American Soccer History Archives.

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