The 1998 USISL D-3 Pro League was the 12th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and was the second season of now-defunct USISL D-3 Pro League. The champions were the Chicago Stingers who beat the New Hampshire Phantoms in the final.

Changes from 1996

Before the season, Western Massachusetts, Northern Virginia, and Pensacola were added. Baltimore became Eastern Shore. Dallas became Texas. Vermont became the Voltage. Miami was promoted from PDSL.

Name Changes

Vermont Wanderers rebranded as Vermont Voltage Baltimore Bays rebranded as Eastern Shore Sharks Dallas Toros rebranded as Texas Toros

New Clubs

Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation Miami Breakers South Florida Miami, FL promoted from PDSL Northern Virginia Royals Northern Virginia Manassas, VA expansion Pensacola Barracudas Pensacola area Pensacola, FL expansion Western Mass Pioneers Springfield area Ludlow, MA expansion

Folding or Moving

No teams left the league nor folded.

Teams

Head coaching changes

Season Overview

Standings

Northeast Division

Mid-Atlantic Division

Atlantic Division

Southeast Division

North Central Division

South Central Division

West Division

Playoffs

Divisional Semifinals Higher seed/home team on the left.

Division Finals

Austin defeated Texas 1-0 Charlotte defeated Myrtle Beach, 8-3 Delaware defeated Roanoke, 2-1 New Hampshire defeated Rhode Island, 3-2 Chicago defeated Indiana, 3-0 Central Jersey defeated Reading, 3-0 Arizona defeated Stanislaus County 2-1

Quarterfinals/Regional Finals

New Hampshire defeated Central Jersey, 3-0 Chicago defeated Delaware 1-0 Orlando defeated Charlotte, 3-2 Austin defeated Arizona 1-0

Semifinals

Chicago defeated Orlando, 2-0 New Hampshire defeated Austin, 3-2 (OT)

Championship

Chicago defeated New Hampshire, 3-2 (OT)

Top goalscorers

Statistics

Honors Organization of the Year: Indiana Blast Executive of the Year: Gary Mack, Stanislaus County Cruisers Fair Play Award: Charlotte Eagles

References Footnotes A : Deducted one point due to fielding ineligible players. General References