1998 in Canadian soccer
Season | 1998 | |||
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Men's soccer | ||||
![]() | Rochester Rhinos[n 1] | |||
![]() | St. Catharines Wolves | |||
![]() | San Gabriel Valley Highlanders[n 2] | |||
![]() | RDP Concordes Quebec | |||
![]() | Toronto Olympians | |||
Women's soccer | ||||
Jubilee Trophy | Nepean United | |||
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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 ![]() | Report | Stadium: Varsity Stadium Attendance: 8,491 |
Women
Senior
1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship
28 August 1998 Group Stage | Canada | 21–0 | Puerto Rico | Toronto, Canada |
Burtini ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 2,050 |
30 August 1998 Group Stage | Canada | 14–0 | Martinique | Toronto, Canada |
Burtini ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 2,121 |
1 September 1998 Group Stage | Canada | 4–0 | Guatemala | Toronto, Canada |
Hooper ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 2,756 |
4 September 1998 Semifinal | Canada | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Toronto, Canada |
20:00 | Hooper ![]() | Report | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 2,834 |
6 September 1998 Final | Canada | 1–0 | Mexico | Toronto, Canada |
20:00 | Smith ![]() | Report | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 4,971 |
Friendlies
19 July 1998 Friendly | Canada | 1–2 | China PR | Ottawa, Canada |
Rosenow ![]() | Report | Jin ![]() Liu ![]() | Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium |
21 July 1998 Friendly | Canada | 0–4 | China PR | Montreal, Canada |
Report | Sun ![]() ![]() ![]() Qiu ![]() | Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard |
2 August 1998 Friendly | United States | 4–0 | Canada | Orlando, United States |
Keller ![]() ![]() Milbrett ![]() Foudy ![]() | Report | Attendance: 34,416 |
Domestic leagues
Men
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.
Regular season
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 |
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 |
Playoffs
Conference Quarterfinals
September 12, 1998 | Montreal Impact (QC) | 3–1 | Staten Island Vipers (NY) | Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Quebec |
Giuliano Oliviero ![]() Kevin Lamey ![]() Kevin Wilson ![]() | ![]() | 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 ![]() Jamie Munro ![]() Carlos Farias ![]() Jerome Watson ![]() | Report | ![]() | 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 ![]() Patrick Diotte ![]() Nick De Santis ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,360 | |
Penalties | ||||
Giuliano Oliviero ![]() Nevio Pizzolitto ![]() Patrick Diotte ![]() Elvis Thomas ![]() Onandi Lowe ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
September 23, 1998 7:35 PM EST Leg 2 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 4–1 | Montreal Impact (QC) | Frontier Field, Rochester, New York |
Tim Hardy ![]() Lenin Steenkamp ![]() Scott Schweitzer ![]() Yari Allnutt ![]() Mike Kirmse ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 7,529 |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
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.
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] |
Notes:
Domestic cups
Men
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 ![]() ![]() Berdusco ![]() | 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.
![Quebec](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/23px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png)
![Ontario](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png)
October 10, 1998 | RDP Concordes Quebec ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
References
- ^ The Montreal Impact were the best Canadian club, reaching the Conference Semifinals of the USISL A-League playoffs.
- ^ The Okanagan Valley Challenge were the best Canadian club, reaching the Division Finals of the PDSL playoffs.
External links
- Canadian Soccer Association