1998 USISL D-3 Pro League explained

Competition:	USISL D-3 Pro League
Season:	1998
Winners:	Chicago Stingers
Relegated:	Central Jersey Riptide Miami Breakers NYCD Alleycats Orlando Nighthawks Vermont Voltage
Prevseason:	1997
Nextseason:	1999

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.

Teams

Head coaching changes

Standings

West Division

Playoffs

Divisional Semifinals

Higher seed/home team on the left.

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

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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

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Semifinals

Chicago defeated Orlando, 2-0
New Hampshire defeated Austin, 3-2 (OT)

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Championship

Chicago defeated New Hampshire, 3-2 (OT)----

Honors

Organization of the Year:^[1] 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.^[2]

General References

Notes and References

Web site: Blast Named Organization of the Year . November 13, 1998 . Indiana Blast . May 19, 2023 . February 2, 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/19990202064249/http://indianablast.com/news/r-111398.html . bot: unknown .
Web site: The Year in American Soccer, 1998: USISL D3-Pro League (Division 3). The American Soccer History Archives. October 17, 2011. April 11, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20151105073631/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1998.html#d3pro. November 5, 2015. dead.