MLS Cup Playoffs · United States · level 1

1998

Honors
champion Chicago Fire
mvp —
golden boot Brian McBride

14 games 3.14 goals / game 17,854 avg. attendance closest-club map

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Brian McBride 4
  2. Roy Lassiter 4
  3. Danny Pena 3
  4. Stern John 3
  5. Carlos Hermosillo 2
  6. Luboš Kubík 2
  7. Tony Sanneh 2
  8. Brian Haynes 1
  9. Clint Mathis 1
  10. Dante Washington 1

Assists

  1. Mauricio Cienfuegos 5
  2. Andy Williams 4
  3. Ansil Elcock 3
  4. Jaime Moreno 3
  5. Jeff Agoos 3
  6. Martín Machón 3
  7. Ante Razov 2
  8. Marco Etcheverry 2
  9. Mike Sorber 2
  10. Piotr Nowak 2

Appearances

  1. Ben Olsen 6
  2. Carlos Llamosa 6
  3. Eddie Pope 6
  4. Jaime Moreno 6
  5. Jeff Agoos 6
  6. John Harkes 6
  7. Richie Williams 6
  8. Tom Presthus 6
  9. Ansil Elcock 5
  10. Ante Razov 5

Most recent games

all games

date season group team score team venue referee attendance sources
Oct. 25, 1998 1998 Chicago Fire 2 - 0 D.C. United Rose Bowl Kevin Terry 51350 0
Oct. 21, 1998 1998 Eastern Columbus Crew 0 - 3 D.C. United RFK Stadium 21453 0
Oct. 18, 1998 1998 Eastern Columbus Crew 4 - 2 D.C. United Ohio Stadium 13193 0
Oct. 16, 1998 1998 Western Chicago Fire 1 - 1 Los Angeles Galaxy Soldier Field 32744 0
Oct. 11, 1998 1998 Eastern Columbus Crew 0 - 2 D.C. United RFK Stadium 17755 0
Oct. 10, 1998 1998 Western Chicago Fire 1 - 0 Los Angeles Galaxy Rose Bowl 25107 0
Oct. 5, 1998 1998 Western Chicago Fire 1 - 0 Colorado Rapids Mile High Stadium 6582 0
Oct. 4, 1998 1998 Eastern D.C. United 0 - 0 Miami Fusion Lockhart Stadium 13128 0
Oct. 4, 1998 1998 Western Dallas Burn 2 - 3 Los Angeles Galaxy Cotton Bowl 8130 0
Oct. 3, 1998 1998 Eastern Columbus Crew 1 - 1 MetroStars Giants Stadium 11686 0
Oct. 1, 1998 1998 Western Dallas Burn 1 - 6 Los Angeles Galaxy Rose Bowl 10047 0
Oct. 1, 1998 1998 Western Chicago Fire 1 - 1 Colorado Rapids Soldier Field 12610 0
Sept. 30, 1998 1998 Eastern Columbus Crew 5 - 3 MetroStars Ohio Stadium 10996 0
Sept. 30, 1998 1998 Eastern D.C. United 2 - 1 Miami Fusion RFK Stadium 15187 0

Awards

award winner
MLS Cup Chicago Fire

Where the minutes came from

United States: 16,697 minutes, 60.4%United States: 16,697 minutes, 60.4%Trinidad and Tobago: 1,071 minutes, 3.9%Trinidad and Tobago: 1,071 minutes, 3.9%Poland: 561 minutes, 2.0%Colombia: 1,359 minutes, 4.9%Bolivia: 977 minutes, 3.5%Argentina: 678 minutes, 2.5%Venezuela: 49 minutes, 0.2%Uruguay: 180 minutes, 0.7%Switzerland: 540 minutes, 2.0%South Africa: 180 minutes, 0.7%South Africa: 180 minutes, 0.7%Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 145 minutes, 0.5%Peru: 104 minutes, 0.4%Nigeria: 450 minutes, 1.6%Mexico: 329 minutes, 1.2%Jamaica: 343 minutes, 1.2%Guatemala: 327 minutes, 1.2%Greece: 102 minutes, 0.4%Germany: 450 minutes, 1.6%El Salvador: 527 minutes, 1.9%Ecuador: 248 minutes, 0.9%Ecuador: 248 minutes, 0.9%Czech Republic: 450 minutes, 1.6%Canada: 273 minutes, 1.0%Brazil: 447 minutes, 1.6%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Minutes by country of origin. Each country is shaded by its share of the minutes; the bands are fixed, so one season can be compared with another. Hover or focus a country for its figures, and read the table below for all of them. A country too small to draw at this crop is marked with a dot.
minutes by country of origin
countryminutesshare
United States 16,697 60.4%
Colombia 1,359 4.9%
not recorded 1,144 4.1%
Trinidad and Tobago 1,071 3.9%
Bolivia 977 3.5%
Argentina 678 2.5%
Poland 561 2.0%
Switzerland 540 2.0%
El Salvador 527 1.9%
Czech Republic 450 1.6%
Germany 450 1.6%
Nigeria 450 1.6%
Brazil 447 1.6%
Jamaica 343 1.2%
Mexico 329 1.2%
Guatemala 327 1.2%
Canada 273 1.0%
Ecuador 248 0.9%
South Africa 180 0.7%
Uruguay 180 0.7%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 145 0.5%
Peru 104 0.4%
Greece 102 0.4%
Venezuela 49 0.2%

No birthplace is on record for 23,000 of these minutes, so they go by the player's recorded nationality instead.

Totals are summed from what the record holds — see the coverage note.