1998 in Canadian soccer

The 1998 season was the 122nd season of competitive soccer in Canada.[1]

1998 in Canadian soccer

← 1997 · · 2000 → Men's Domestic Leagues Div League Season Cup/Playoffs I USISL A-League Montreal Impact (8th overall) Two teams (Montreal Impact & Vancouver 86ers) (Conference Semifinals, Conference Quarterfinals) III CPSL Toronto Olympians (1st overall) St. Catharines Wolves (Champions) IV PDSL Okanagan Valley Challenge (20th overall: Western Conference) One team (Okanagan Valley Challenge) (Northwest Finals) Men's Domestic Cups Div Name Champion Runner-Up III CPSL League Cup Toronto Olympians St. Catharines Wolves

National teams

When available, 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.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

18 May 1998 Friendly	Canada	1 - 0	Macedonia	Toronto, Canada
15:00 UTC−11:00	Thompson  6'	Report		Stadium: Varsity Stadium Attendance: 8,491

1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship

28 August 1998 Group Stage	Canada	21 - 0	Puerto Rico	Toronto, Canada
	Burtini  2', 7', 9', 15', 24', 26', 40', 43', Rosenow  12', 69', 70', 80', Franck  18', 62', Hooper  21', 38', Morneau  36', 44', Blaskovic  64', 73', Muir  75'	Report		Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 2,050

30 August 1998 Group Stage	Canada	14 - 0	Martinique	Toronto, Canada
	Burtini  3', 13', 26', Hooper  21', Muir  28', Rosenow  30', 38', 44', 55', Morneau  65', Blaskovic  72', 77', Harvey  81', Smith  85'	Report		Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 2,121

1 September 1998 Group Stage	Canada	4 - 0	Guatemala	Toronto, Canada
	Hooper  2', Burtini  23', 26', 53'	Report		Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 2,756

4 September 1998 Semifinal	Canada	2 - 0	Costa Rica	Toronto, Canada
20:00	Hooper  19', 39'	Report		Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 2,834

6 September 1998 Final	Canada	1 - 0	Mexico	Toronto, Canada
20:00	Smith  42'	Report		Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 4,971

Friendlies

19 July 1998 Friendly	Canada	1 - 2	China PR	Ottawa, Canada
	Rosenow  24'	Report	Jin  30' Liu  50'	Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium

21 July 1998 Friendly	Canada	0 - 4	China PR	Montreal, Canada
		Report	Sun  30',  28',  52' Qiu  33'	Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard

2 August 1998 Friendly	United States	4 - 0	Canada	Orlando, United States
	Keller  25',  37' Milbrett  58' Foudy  88'	Report		Attendance: 34,416

Domestic leagues

United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues

Three Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx, and Vancouver 86ers) played in this league, which also contained twenty eight teams from the United States. It was considered a Division I league in the Canadian soccer league system, and a Division II league the United States soccer league system.

Northeast Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rochester Rhinos	28	23	1	1	3	72	15	+57	70
2	Montreal Impact	28	13	8	2	5	47	33	+14	47
3	Staten Island Vipers	28	15	1	1	11	46	37	+9	46
4	Long Island Rough Riders	28	14	3	1	10	46	35	+11	45
5	Worcester Wildfire	28	10	2	2	14	37	50	−13	32
6	Toronto Lynx	28	8	1	2	17	27	42	−15	25
7	Connecticut Wolves	28	2	5	3	18	32	57	−25	11

Source:

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Richmond Kickers	28	18	3	2	5	48	22	+26	57
2	Hershey Wildcats	28	17	2	1	8	51	31	+20	53
3	Hampton Roads Mariners	28	15	1	3	9	44	39	+5	46
4	Charleston Battery	28	11	1	1	15	37	40	−3	34
5	Jacksonville Cyclones	28	10	0	2	16	36	53	−17	30
6	Atlanta Ruckus	28	7	0	1	20	31	67	−36	21
7	Raleigh Flyers	28	5	0	2	21	31	66	−35	15

Source:

Central Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nashville Metros	28	18	2	1	7	70	31	+39	56
2	Minnesota Thunder	28	16	3	1	8	52	33	+19	51
3	Milwaukee Rampage	28	16	1	3	8	61	39	+22	49
4	New Orleans Storm	28	14	1	1	12	53	50	+3	43
5	Cincinnati Riverhawks	28	11	0	0	17	48	65	−17	33
6	El Paso Patriots	28	9	3	1	15	51	54	−3	30
7	Albuquerque Geckos	28	5	0	1	22	39	100	−61	15

Source:

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	San Diego Flash	28	20	1	1	6	58	23	+35	61
2	Seattle Sounders	28	17	1	0	10	63	28	+35	52
3	Orange County Zodiac	28	15	1	3	9	49	43	+6	46
4	Vancouver 86ers	28	13	2	1	12	55	42	+13	41
5	MLS Project 40	28	10	1	2	15	45	55	−10	31
6	San Francisco Bay Seals	28	9	1	5	13	31	47	−16	28
7	California Jaguars	28	6	0	1	21	32	95	−63	18

Source:

Canadian Professional Soccer League

Eight teams played in this league, all of which were based in Canada. It was considered a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toronto Olympians (C)	14	13	1	0	73	6	+67	40	Playoffs
2	St. Catharines Wolves (O)	14	8	3	3	31	26	+5	27
3	Glen Shields	14	6	3	5	26	27	−1	21
4	North York Astros	14	6	1	7	34	30	+4	19
5	York Region Shooters	14	5	2	7	30	44	−14	17
6	London City	14	4	3	7	27	42	−15	15
7	Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.	14	3	1	10	29	44	−15	10
8	Toronto Croatia	14	2	4	8	20	51	−31	10

Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 1998. Source: rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

Premier Development Soccer League

Three Canadian teams (Abbotsford Athletes In Action, Okanagan Valley Challenge, and Victoria Umbro Select) played in this league, which also contained 33 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 4 league in the Canadian soccer league system.

Northwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Spokane Shadow	16	13	0	0	3	62	15	+47	39
2	Yakima Reds	16	9	0	0	7	40	28	+12	27
3	Seattle BigFoot	16	8	3	0	5	28	32	−4	27[lower-alpha 1]
4	Cascade Surge	16	7	2	2	5	28	28	0	23[lower-alpha 2]
5	Seattle Hibernian[lower-alpha 3]	8	2	0	1	5	5	16	−11	6
6	Okanagan Valley Challenge[lower-alpha 3]	8	2	0	1	5	6	23	−17	6
7	Victoria Umbro Select[lower-alpha 3]	8	1	0	2	5	11	19	−8	3
8	Abbotsford Athletes In Action[lower-alpha 3]	8	0	1	0	7	9	28	−19	1[lower-alpha 4]

Source: RSSSF
Notes:

1. Seattle BigFoot was penalized 3 points.
2. Cascade was penalized 2 points.
3. Abbotsford, Okanagan Valley, Seattle Hibernian, and Victoria are all associate members and do not play a full schedule.
4. Abbotsford was penalized 1 point.

Domestic cups

CPSL League Cup

September 16, 1998	St. Catharines Roma Wolves	0 - 0	Toronto Olympians	St. Catharines, Ontario
20:15 pm		Report		Stadium: Club Roma Stadium Referee: Gord Arrowsmith

September 27, 1998	Toronto Olympians	3 - 0	St. Catharines Roma Wolves	Toronto, Ontario
20:00 pm	Gus Kouzmanis  44',  66' Berdusco  63'	Report		Stadium: Birchmount Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Frank Marciello

Toronto Olympians wins 3–0 on aggregate.

Challenge Trophy

The Challenge Trophy is a national cup contested by men's teams at the division 4 level and below.

October 10, 1998

RDP Concordes Quebec

1 - 0

Hamilton Serbians

Fredericton, New Brunswick

References

1. "History". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

External links

• Canadian Soccer Association