1998 in Canadian soccer

Soccer in Canada
Season1998
Men's soccer
United States USISL A-LeagueRochester Rhinos[n 1]
Canada CPSLSt. Catharines Wolves
United States PDSL San Gabriel Valley Highlanders[n 2]
Canada Challenge TrophyRDP Concordes Quebec
Canada CPSL League CupToronto Olympians
Women's soccer
Jubilee TrophyNepean United
← 1997 Canada 1999 →

This article is a summary of the 1998 season of competitive soccer in Canada.

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

Men

Senior

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

Women

Senior

1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship
Main article: 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', 38', 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

Men

United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues

Main article: 1998 USISL A-League

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.

Regular season

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: [citation needed]

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: [citation needed]
Playoffs
Conference Quarterfinals
September 12, 1998 Montreal Impact (QC) 3–1 Staten Island Vipers (NY) Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Quebec
Giuliano Oliviero 3'
Kevin Lamey 66'
Kevin Wilson 90'		 2' Marvin Oliver Attendance: 9,673
September 12, 1998
7:30 PM (PDT) 		San Diego Flash (CA) 3–1 Vancouver 86ers (BC) Devore Stadium, Chula Vista, California
Nate Hetherington 22', 74'
Jamie Munro Red card 41'
Carlos Farias 51'
Jerome Watson 90'		 Report 19' Jason Jordan Attendance: 4,178
Conference Semifinals
September 20, 1998
7:30 PM EST Leg 1		 Montreal Impact (QC) 2–2
(2–3 p)		 Rochester Rhinos (NY) Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Quebec
Elvis Thomas 42:29'
Patrick Diotte 54:41'
Nick De Santis Yellow card 90'		 Report 15:24' Darren Tilley
20:09', Yellow card 46' Tommy Tanner
Yellow card 72' Nate Daligcon
Yellow card 86' Tim Hardy		 Attendance: 4,360
Penalties
Giuliano Oliviero soccer ball with check mark
Nevio Pizzolitto soccer ball with check mark
Patrick Diotte soccer ball with red X
Elvis Thomas soccer ball with red X
Onandi Lowe soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Carlos Zavala
soccer ball with red X Doug Miller
soccer ball with red X Patrick Diotte
soccer ball with check mark Scott Schweitzer
soccer ball with check mark Darren Tilley
September 23, 1998
7:35 PM EST Leg 2		 Rochester Rhinos (NY) 4–1 Montreal Impact (QC) Frontier Field, Rochester, New York
Tim Hardy Yellow card 36'
Lenin Steenkamp 44:02', 47:20'
Scott Schweitzer 60:45'
Yari Allnutt 67:50'
Mike Kirmse Yellow card 84'		 Report 22:25' Elvis Thomas
Yellow card 24' John Limniatis
Yellow card 56' Nevio Pizzolitto
Yellow card 59' Nick De Santis		 Attendance: 7,529


Canadian Professional Soccer League

Main article: 1998 Canadian Professional Soccer League season

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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Premier Development Soccer League

Main article: 1998 PDSL season § Northwest Division

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[a]
4 Cascade Surge 16 7 2 2 5 28 28 0 23[b]
5 Seattle Hibernian[c] 8 2 0 1 5 5 16 −11 6
6 Okanagan Valley Challenge[c] 8 2 0 1 5 6 23 −17 6
7 Victoria Umbro Select[c] 8 1 0 2 5 11 19 −8 3
8 Abbotsford Athletes In Action[c] 8 0 1 0 7 9 28 −19 1[d]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ Seattle BigFoot was penalized 3 points.
  2. ^ Cascade was penalized 2 points.
  3. ^ a b c d 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

Men

CPSL League Cup

Main article: 1998 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 Quebec 1–0 Ontario Hamilton Serbians Fredericton, New Brunswick

References

  1. ^ The Montreal Impact were the best Canadian club, reaching the Conference Semifinals of the USISL A-League playoffs.
  2. ^ The Okanagan Valley Challenge were the best Canadian club, reaching the Division Finals of the PDSL playoffs.