| Country: | the United States |
| Soccer: | yes |
| Season: | 1998 |
| Prevseason: | 1997 |
| Nextseason: | 1999 |
| Flagicon: | yes |
The 1998 season was the 86th year of competitive soccer in the United States.
| width=250 | Competition | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| International Friendly | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |||||||
| Total | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 13 |
The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.
| Player | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| Roy Wegerle | 2 | |
| Preki | 2 | |
| Brian McBride | 2 | |
| Eric Wynalda | 1 | |
| Joe-Max Moore | 1 | |
| Eddie Pope | 1 | |
| Chad Deering | 1 | |
| Marcelo Balboa | 1 | |
| Frankie Hejduk | 1 | |
| Paul Bravo | 1 | |
| Claudio Reyna | 1 | |
| Ernie Stewart | 1 | |
| Tab Ramos | 1 |
See main article: article and 1998 Major League Soccer season.
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.C. United | 32 | 24 | <7 | 3> | 8 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 81 | 51 | 30 | 61 | 58 | |
| Columbus Crew | 32 | 15 | <0 | 5> | 17 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 67 | 61 | 6 | 50 | 45 | |
| MetroStars | 32 | 15 | <3 | 4> | 17 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 63 | -6 | 43 | 39 | |
| Miami Fusion | 32 | 15 | <5 | 0> | 17 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 35 | 35 | |
| x-Tampa Bay Mutiny | 32 | 12 | <1 | 5> | 20 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 62 | -15 | 39 | 34 | |
| x-New England Revolution | 32 | 11 | <2 | 4> | 21 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 70 | -15 | 33 | 29 |
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 24 | <2 | 2> | 8 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 85 | 44 | 41 | 70 | 68 | |
| Chicago Fire | 32 | 20 | <2 | 1> | 12 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 62 | 45 | 17 | 57 | 56 | |
| Colorado Rapids | 32 | 16 | <2 | 2> | 16 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 62 | 69 | -7 | 46 | 44 | |
| Dallas Burn | 32 | 15 | <4 | 2> | 17 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 39 | 37 | |
| x-San Jose Clash | 32 | 13 | <3 | 5> | 19 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 38 | 33 | |
| x-Kansas City Wizards | 32 | 12 | <2 | 4> | 20 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 50 | -5 | 36 | 32 |
Wins (W) are worth 3 points.
Shootout Wins (SW) are worth 1 point, and is considered a Win in the standings.
Shootout Loss (SL) are worth 0 points, and is considered a Loss in the standings.
Loss (L) are worth 0 points.
See main article: article and MLS Cup '98.
See main article: article and 1998 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Home teams listed on top of bracket
| Club | Competition | Final round |
|---|---|---|
| D.C. United | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Final |
| Colorado Rapids | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Qualifying Round |