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1998 U.S. Open Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | U.S. Open Cup |
| year | 1998 |
| country | United States |
| winners | Chicago Fire |
| (1st title) | |
| second | Columbus Crew |
| scoring_leader | Jason Acres |
| (4 goals) | |
| prev_season | 1997 |
| next_season | 1999 |
(1st title) (4 goals) The 1998 U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 1998, open to all soccer teams in the United States.
The first-year Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire won the Cup with a 2–1 overtime victory over the Columbus Crew at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.
In the early rounds of the tournament, only one MLS team lost to a minor-league side, when the A-League's Nashville Metros beat the Kansas City Wizards 3–1.
Open Cup Bracket
Home teams listed on top of bracket | RD1-seed01=A-L | RD1-team01=Hershey Wildcats | RD1-score01=2 | RD1-seed02=PDL | RD1-team02=Chicago Stingers | RD1-score02=3 | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03= | RD1-score03= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04= | RD1-seed05=A-L | RD1-team05=El Paso Patriots | RD1-score05=9 | RD1-seed06=PDL | RD1-team06=Arizona Sahuaros | RD1-score06=1 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07= | RD1-score07= | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08= | RD1-score08= | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09= | RD1-score09= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10= | RD1-seed11=A-L | RD1-team11=Orange County Zodiac | RD1-score11=2 | RD1-seed12=PDL | RD1-team12=Austin Lone Stars | RD1-score12=1 | RD1-seed13=A-L | RD1-team13=Nashville Metros | RD1-score13=7 | RD1-seed14=PDL | RD1-team14=Delaware Wizards | RD1-score14=1 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16= | RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17= | RD1-score17= | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18= | RD1-score18= | RD1-seed19=A-L | RD1-team19=Milwaukee Rampage | RD1-score19=1 | RD1-seed20=PDL | RD1-team20=Orlando Nighthawks | RD1-score20=2 | RD1-seed21=PDL | RD1-team21=Western Mass Pioneers | RD1-score21=1 | RD1-seed22=A-L | RD1-team22=Rochester Rhinos | RD1-score22=3 | RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23= | RD1-score23= | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24= | RD1-score24= | RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25= | RD1-score25= | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26= | RD1-score26= | RD1-seed27=A-L | RD1-team27=Hampton Roads Mariners (aet, PSO) | RD1-score27=0 (3) | RD1-seed28=PDL | RD1-team28=Central Jersey Riptide | RD1-score28=0 (2) | RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29= | RD1-score29= | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30= | RD1-score30= | RD1-seed31=A-L | RD1-team31=Worcester Wildfire | RD1-score31=2 | RD1-seed32=PDL | RD1-team32=Charlotte Eagles | RD1-score32=0 | RD2-seed01=PDL | RD2-team01=Chicago Stingers | RD2-score01=1 | RD2-seed02=MLS | RD2-team02=Chicago Fire S.C. | RD2-score02=3 | RD2-seed03=A-L | RD2-team03=El Paso Patriots | RD2-score03=0 | RD2-seed04=MLS | RD2-team04=San Jose Clash | RD2-score04=2 | RD2-seed05=MLS | RD2-team05=Dallas Burn | RD2-score05=4 | RD2-seed06=A-L | RD2-team06=Orange County Zodiac | RD2-score06=0 | RD2-seed07=A-L | RD2-team07=Nashville Metros | RD2-score07=3 | RD2-seed08=MLS | RD2-team08=Kansas City Wizards | RD2-score08=1 | RD2-seed11=A-L | RD2-team11=Rochester Rhinos | RD2-score11=1 | RD2-seed12=MLS | RD2-team12=Columbus Crew (ASDET) | RD2-score12=2 | RD2-seed09=MLS | RD2-team09=Miami Fusion | RD2-score09=3 | RD2-seed10=PDL | RD2-team10=Orlando Nighthawks | RD2-score10=0 | RD2-seed13=MLS | RD2-team13=MetroStars (ASDET) | RD2-score13=1 | RD2-seed14=A-L | RD2-team14=Hampton Roads Mariners | RD2-score14=0 | RD2-seed15=MLS | RD2-team15=Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET, PSO) | RD2-score15=2 (5) | RD2-seed16=PDL | RD2-team16=Worcester Wildfire | RD2-score16=2 (4) | RD3-seed01=MLS | RD3-team01=Chicago Fire (ASDET, PSO) | RD3-score01=1 (4) | RD3-seed02=MLS | RD3-team02=San Jose Clash | RD3-score02=1 (3) | RD3-seed03=MLS | RD3-team03=Dallas Burn | RD3-score03=5 | RD3-seed04=A-L | RD3-team04=Nashville Metros | RD3-score04=1 | RD3-seed05=MLS | RD3-team05=Columbus Crew | RD3-score05=3 | RD3-seed06=MLS | RD3-team06=Miami Fusion | RD3-score06=0 | RD3-seed07=MLS | RD3-team07=MetroStars | RD3-score07=4 | RD3-seed08=MLS | RD3-team08=Tampa Bay Mutiny | RD3-score08=0 | RD4-seed01=MLS | RD4-team01=Chicago Fire S.C. | RD4-score01=3 | RD4-seed02=MLS | RD4-team02=Dallas Burn | RD4-score02=2 | RD4-seed03=MLS | RD4-team03=Columbus Crew | RD4-score03=1 | RD4-seed04=MLS | RD4-team04=MetroStars | RD4-score04=0 | RD5-seed01=MLS | RD5-team01=Chicago Fire S.C. (ASDET) | RD5-score01=2 | RD5-seed02=MLS | RD5-team02=Columbus Crew | RD5-score02=1
First round
Eight D3 Pro, four PDL, and four USASA teams start.
- Gabe Jones
- Bryan Pearce Austin, Texas
- Steve Slack
- Sean Flanagan Wilmington, Delaware
- Jason Acres , ,
Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Richard Verge
- Shane Schwab
- Richard Archambeau
- Jamie Wellington , ,
- Jon Payne Davidson, North Carolina
- Edson Rico
- Don Gaillard Mesa, Arizona
- Dave Siljanovski
- Andreas Maier New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Rod Levy
- Brian Person Orlando, Florida
Second round
Eight A-League enter.
- Neil Ryan
- Tony McPeak Natick, Massachusetts
- Matt Hamnett
- Chris Jahr
- Jason Acres
- Kyle Swords
- Danny Kelly Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Robin Chan
- Jose Marcone DeOliveira
- David Gilliam
- Gustavo Leal Irvine, California Socorro, Texas
- John Smith
- Kevin Quigley
- Kalin Bankov
- John Jones
- Martin Reynders Nashville, Tennessee
- Doug Miller
- Yari Allnutt Ludlow, Massachusetts
Third round
Eight MLS enter.
- Frank Klopas
- Diego Gutierrez
- Josh Wolff Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Brian McBride
- Todd Yeagley Rochester, New York Socorro, Texas Union, New Jersey
- Diego Serna
- Dan Stebbins Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- James Proctor
- Neil Ryan
- Mauricio Ramos
- Frankie Hejduk Tampa, Florida Duncanville, Texas
- Chris McDonald
- Martin Reynders
- John Smith Nashville, Tennessee
Quarterfinals
date = July 22, 1998| team1 = Columbus Crew (MLS) | score = 3–0| report = (Report)| team2 = Miami Fusion (MLS) | goals1 = Jeff Cunningham 12' Brian McBride 36', 44'| goals2 = | stadium = Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee | attendance = 3,757 | referee = Sandra Hunt (USA)}}
date = July 22, 1998| team1 = MetroStars (MLS) | score = 4–0| report = (Report)| team2 = Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) | goals1 = Giovanni Savarese 33', 35' Jim Rooney 75' Mike Sorber 77'| goals2 = | stadium = Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee | attendance = 3,757 | referee = Kevin Stott (USA)}}
date = July 22, 1998| team1 = Chicago Fire (MLS) | score = 1–1 (AET) 4-3 PSO| report = (Report)| team2 = San Jose Clash (MLS) | goals1 = Lubos Kubik 55'| goals2 = Jeff Baicher 65'| stadium = Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas | attendance = 3,812 | referee = Kevin Terry (USA)}}
date = July 22, 1998| team1 = Nashville Metros (A-League) | score = 1–5| report = (Report)| team2 = Dallas Burn (MLS) | goals1 = John Jones 87'| goals2 = Dante Washington 9', 53' Mickey Trotman 48' Temoc Suarez 78' Richard Farrer 81'| stadium = Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas | attendance = 3,812 | referee = Gerry Corrie (USA)}}
Semifinals
date = August 4, 1998| team1 = Chicago Fire (MLS) | score = 3–2| report = (Report)| team2 = Dallas Burn (MLS) | goals1 = Ante Razov 11' Roman Kosecki 56' Lubos Kubik 74'| goals2 = Mickey Trotman 23' Leonel Álvarez 83' (pen)| stadium = Zephyr Field New Orleans, Louisiana | attendance = 6,514 | referee = Rich Grady (USA)}}
date = August 4, 1998| team1 = Columbus Crew (MLS) | score = 1–0| report = (Report)| team2 = MetroStars (MLS) | goals1 = Ricardo Iribarren 5'| goals2 = | stadium = Zephyr Field New Orleans, Louisiana | attendance = 6,514 | referee = Tim Weyland (USA)}}
Final
Main article: 1998 U.S. Open Cup final
Top scorers
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Acres | Chicago Stingers | 4 |
| 2 | Kirk Wilson | El Paso Patriots | 3 |
| Brian McBride | Columbus Crew | 3 | |
| Joe Carver | Chicago Stingers | 3 | |
| James Wellington | Charlotte Eagles | 3 |
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