The 1998 USISL A-League was an American Division II league run by the

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during the summer of 1998.

Regular season

Northeast Division

Atlantic Division

Central Division

Pacific Division

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference semifinal 1

''The Hershey Wildcats advance to the Eastern Conference final.''

Eastern Conference semifinal 2

Western Conference semifinal 1

''The Minnesota Thunder advanced 4-2 on aggregate.''

Western Conference semifinal 2

''The San Diego Flash advance to the Western Conference championship.''

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

''The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the finals.''

Western Conference

''The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the final.''

Final

MVP:

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Points leaders

Honors

* MVP: Mark Baena * Leading goal scorer: Mark Baena * Leading goalkeeper:

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* Defender of the Year:

Scott Schweitzer Scott Schweitzer (born August 12, 1971) is an American soccer coach and former player. He spent two years as the head coach of Carolina RailHawks FC. College soccer Schweitzer was born in Rahway, New Jersey. He was a four-year letter winner at N ...

* Rookie of the Year: Mike Burke * Coach of the Year:

Pat Ercoli Pat Ercoli (born 30 November 1957) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who works as President of the Rochester New York FC. Career Ercoli played club football for the Rochester Lancers and the Jacksonville Tea Men in the North A ...

*First Team All League **Goalkeeper:

**Defenders: Gabe Eastman,

, Craig Demmin **Midfielders: Yari Allnutt,

Mauro Biello Mauro Biello (born August 8, 1972) is a Canadian professional soccer assistant coach and former player who was the interim head coach of the Canada men's national team. He played as a forward for several Canadian and American lower division cl ...

, John Ball,

Lee Tschantret Lee Tschantret (born April 10, 1969) is a retired soccer defender. He spent most of his career in the National Professional Soccer League and its successor, the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also played outdoor soccer in the American Professio ...

**Forwards: Mark Baena,

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*Second Team All League **Goalkeeper: Joe Cannon **Defenders: Carl Fletcher, Steve MacDonald,

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**Midfielders: Kevin Anderson, Jason Cairns, Antonio Robles, Kirk Wilson **Forwards:

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, Mike Burke,

Josh Wolff Joshua David Wolff (born February 25, 1977) is an American soccer coach and former player. Playing career College Wolff was born in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He played three years of college soccer at the University of South Carolina, where he ...

* Organization of the Year:

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* Executive of the Year: Jim Harwood,

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* Fair Play Award:

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* Key Grip Award: Matthew Ford,

Hershey Wildcats Hershey Wildcats were a professional soccer team, based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, that played in the USL A-League between 1997 and 2001. The team was owned by Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company. The team played in Hershey ...

References

External links

The Year in American Soccer – 1998

{{DEFAULTSORT:A-League 1998 2 1998 in Canadian soccer

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