1998 U.S. Open Cup

1998 U.S. Open Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Final positions
ChampionsChicago Fire
(1st title)
Runner-upColumbus Crew
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Jason Acres
(4 goals)
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The 1998 U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 1998, open to all soccer teams in the United States.

The first-year Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire won the Cup with a 2–1 overtime victory over the Columbus Crew at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.

In the early rounds of the tournament, only one MLS team lost to a minor-league side, when the A-League's Nashville Metros beat the Kansas City Wizards 3–1.

Open Cup Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
A-L Hershey Wildcats 2
PDL Chicago Stingers 3
PDL Chicago Stingers 1
MLS Chicago Fire S.C. 3
 
 
MLS Chicago Fire (ASDET, PSO) 1 (4)
MLS San Jose Clash 1 (3)
A-L El Paso Patriots 9
PDL Arizona Sahuaros 1
A-L El Paso Patriots 0
MLS San Jose Clash 2
 
 
MLS Chicago Fire S.C. 3
MLS Dallas Burn 2
 
 
MLS Dallas Burn 4
A-L Orange County Zodiac 0
A-L Orange County Zodiac 2
PDL Austin Lone Stars 1
MLS Dallas Burn 5
A-L Nashville Metros 1
A-L Nashville Metros 7
PDL Delaware Wizards 1
A-L Nashville Metros 3
MLS Kansas City Wizards 1
 
 
MLS Chicago Fire S.C. (ASDET) 2
MLS Columbus Crew 1
 
 
MLS Miami Fusion 3
PDL Orlando Nighthawks 0
A-L Milwaukee Rampage 1
PDL Orlando Nighthawks 2
MLS Columbus Crew 3
MLS Miami Fusion 0
PDL Western Mass Pioneers 1
A-L Rochester Rhinos 3
A-L Rochester Rhinos 1
MLS Columbus Crew (ASDET) 2
 
 
MLS Columbus Crew 1
MLS MetroStars 0
 
 
MLS MetroStars (ASDET) 1
A-L Hampton Roads Mariners 0
A-L Hampton Roads Mariners (aet, PSO) 0 (3)
PDL Central Jersey Riptide 0 (2)
MLS MetroStars 4
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 0
 
 
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET, PSO) 2 (5)
PDL Worcester Wildfire 2 (4)
A-L Worcester Wildfire 2
PDL Charlotte Eagles 0

First round

Eight D3 Pro, four PDL, and four USASA teams start.

June 9, 1998 San Nicholas S.C. (USASA Region IV) 1-2 Austin Lone Stars (USISL D3-Pro) House Park
Austin, Texas
  • Preciado Yellow card 5'
  • Lopez Yellow card 55'
  • Gabriel Hernandez Yellow card 57'
  • May 58'
  • Oscar Hernandez Yellow card 72'
  • Oscar Hernandez Red card 85'
 (Report)
Attendance: 824
June 10, 1998 Detroit Dynamite (USISL PDSL) 1-2 (a.e.t.) Delaware Wizards (USISL D3-Pro) Randy White Alumni Stadium
Wilmington, Delaware
Dan Savich 8' (Report)
  • Steve Slack 85'
  • Sean Flanagan 99'
June 11, 1998 S.A.C. Wisla (USASA Region II) 0-8 Chicago Stingers (USISL D3-Pro) Forest View Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois
(Report)
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June 12, 1998 Los Lobos (USASA Region III) 3-4 Charlotte Eagles (USISL D3-Pro) Davidson College
Davidson, North Carolina
  • Richard Verge 52'
  • Shane Schwab 74'
  • Richard Archambeau 79'
 (Report)
  • Jamie Wellington ???', ???', 59'
  • Jon Payne 52'
June 12, 1998 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders (USISL PDSL) 1-2 Arizona Sahuaros (USISL D3-Pro) Dobson High School
Mesa, Arizona
Sarkis Banyan 86' (Report)
  • Edson Rico 20'
  • Don Gaillard 33'
 Attendance: 5816
June 13, 1998 Kansas City Brass (USISL PDSL) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Central Jersey Riptide (USISL D3-Pro) Memorial Stadium
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Sean Walker 11' (Report)
  • Dave Siljanovski 1'
  • Andreas Maier 118' (pen.)
June 16, 1998 Jackson Chargers (USISL PDSL) 1–2 Orlando Nighthawks (USISL D3-Pro) Frank E. Lough Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Jeremy Shortt 21' (Report)
  • Rod Levy 75'
  • Brian Person 87' (own goal)
  • David Mackey Red card 89'
 Attendance: 150
June 21, 1998 Western Massachusetts Pioneers (USISL D3-Pro) 2-0 (forfeit) New York Greek American Atlas (USASA Region I)
(Report)
Note: New York Greek American Atlas was forced to forfeit the match (originally a 1-0) win due to the use of six players who had not obtained international clearance.

Second round

Eight A-League enter.

June 23, 1998 Charlotte Eagles (USISL D3-Pro) 0–2 Worcester Wildfire (USISL A-League) Natick High School
Natick, Massachusetts
June 23, 1998 Chicago Stingers (USISL D3-Pro) 3-2 (a.e.t.) Hershey Wildcats (USISL A-League) Hersheypark Stadium
Hershey, Pennsylvania
  • Lovelace Ackah Yellow card 32'
  • Matt Hamnett 37'
  • Lovelace Ackah Red card 58'
  • Chris Jahr 63'
  • Jimmy Harkness Yellow card 74'
  • Jason Acres 99'
 (Report)
Referee: Nate Clement
June 23, 1998 Orlando Nighthawks (USISL D3-Pro) 2–1 Milwaukee Rampage (USISL A-League)
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June 23, 1998 Austin Lone Stars (USISL D3-Pro) 1–2 Orange County Zodiac (USISL A-League) Anteater Stadium
Irvine, California
Randy Holland 62' (Report)
June 24, 1998 Arizona Sahuaros (USISL D3-Pro) 1–9 El Paso Patriots (USISL A-League) SISD Student Activities Complex
Socorro, Texas
Attendance: 921
June 24, 1998 Delaware Wizards (USISL D3-Pro) 1–7 Nashville Metros (USISL A-League) HCA Columbia Soccer Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
Tarik Walker 68' (Report)
Attendance: 469
June 30, 1998 Central Jersey Riptide (USISL D3-Pro) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2-3 p)		 Hampton Roads Mariners (USISL A-League)
July 1, 1998 Rochester Raging Rhinos (USISL A-League) 3–1 Western Massachusetts Pioneers (USISL D3-Pro) Lusitano Stadium
Ludlow, Massachusetts
 (Report) Mike Butler 62' Attendance: 2156

Third round

Eight MLS enter.

July 6, 1998 Chicago Fire (MLS) 3–1 Chicago Stingers (USISL D3-Pro) Forest View Park Stadium
Arlington Heights, Illinois
 (Report) Joe Carver 22' Attendance: 4216
July 7, 1998 Columbus Crew (MLS) 2-1 (a.e.t.) Rochester Raging Rhinos (USISL A-League) Frontier Field
Rochester, New York
 (Report)
Attendance: 9287
July 7, 1998 San Jose Clash (MLS) 2-0 El Paso Patriots (USISL A-League) SISD Student Activities Complex
Socorro, Texas
John Doyle 38', 78' (Report) Attendance: 3275
July 8, 1998 Hampton Roads Mariners (USISL A-League) 0–1 (a.e.t.) MetroStars (MLS) Kean Alumni Stadium
Union, New Jersey
(Report) Eduardo Hurtado 98' Attendance: 462
July 8, 1998 Orlando Nighthawks (USISL D3-Pro) 0–3 Miami Fusion F.C. (MLS) Lockhart Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Ian Gill Yellow card 19'
  • James Phillips Yellow card 77'
 (Report)
July 8, 1998 Worcester Wildfire (USISL A-League) 2-2 (a.e.t.)
(4-5 p)		 Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) USF Soccer and Track Stadium
Tampa, Florida
 (Report)
July 8, 1998 Orange County Zodiac (USISL A-League) 0-4 Dallas Burn (MLS) Old Panther Field
Duncanville, Texas
July 8, 1998 Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 1-3 Nashville Metros (USISL A-League) HCA Columbia Soccer Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
Paul Rideout 24' (Report)
Attendance: 1248

Quarterfinals

Columbus Crew (MLS)3–0Miami Fusion (MLS)
Jeff Cunningham 12'
Brian McBride 36', 44'		 (Report)
Attendance: 3,757
Referee: Sandra Hunt (USA)
MetroStars (MLS)4–0Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS)
Giovanni Savarese 33', 35'
Jim Rooney 75'
Mike Sorber 77'		 (Report)
Attendance: 3,757
Referee: Kevin Stott (USA)
Chicago Fire (MLS)1–1 (AET)
4-3 PSO		San Jose Clash (MLS)
Lubos Kubik 55' (Report) Jeff Baicher 65'
Attendance: 3,812
Referee: Kevin Terry (USA)
Nashville Metros (A-League)1–5Dallas Burn (MLS)
John Jones 87' (Report) Dante Washington 9', 53'
Mickey Trotman 48'
Temoc Suarez 78'
Richard Farrer 81'
Attendance: 3,812
Referee: Gerry Corrie (USA)

Semifinals

Chicago Fire (MLS)3–2Dallas Burn (MLS)
Ante Razov 11'
Roman Kosecki 56'
Lubos Kubik 74'		 (Report) Mickey Trotman 23'
Leonel Álvarez 83' (pen)
Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Rich Grady (USA)
Columbus Crew (MLS)1–0MetroStars (MLS)
Ricardo Iribarren 5' (Report)
Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Tim Weyland (USA)

Final

Main article: 1998 U.S. Open Cup final
Chicago Fire2–1 (a.e.t.)Columbus Crew
Podbrożny 45' (pen.)
Klopas 99'		 Report John 53'
Attendance: 18,615
Chicago Fire
Columbus Crew


Top scorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Jason Acres Chicago Stingers 4
2 Kirk Wilson El Paso Patriots 3
Brian McBride Columbus Crew 3
Joe Carver Chicago Stingers 3
James Wellington Charlotte Eagles 3

See also