1998 U.S. Open Cup

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1998 U.S. Open Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Final positions
Champions Chicago Fire
(1st title)
Runners-up Columbus Crew
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s) Jason Acres
(4 goals)
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The 1998 U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 1998, open to all soccer teams in the United States.

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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

Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
A-L Hershey Wildcats 2
PDL Chicago Stingers 3
PDL Chicago Stingers 1
MLS Chicago Fire S.C. 3
 
 
MLS Chicago Fire (ASDET, PSO) 1 (4)
MLS San Jose Clash 1 (3)
A-L El Paso Patriots 9
PDL Arizona Sahuaros 1
A-L El Paso Patriots 0
MLS San Jose Clash 2
 
 
MLS Chicago Fire S.C. 3
MLS Dallas Burn 2
 
 
MLS Dallas Burn 4
A-L Orange County Zodiac 0
A-L Orange County Zodiac 2
PDL Austin Lone Stars 1
MLS Dallas Burn 5
A-L Nashville Metros 1
A-L Nashville Metros 7
PDL Delaware Wizards 1
A-L Nashville Metros 3
MLS Kansas City Wizards 1
 
 
MLS Chicago Fire S.C. (ASDET)2
MLS Columbus Crew 1
 
 
MLS Miami Fusion 3
PDL Orlando Nighthawks 0
A-L Milwaukee Rampage 1
PDL Orlando Nighthawks 2
MLS Columbus Crew 3
MLS Miami Fusion 0
PDL Western Mass Pioneers 1
A-L Rochester Rhinos 3
A-L Rochester Rhinos 1
MLS Columbus Crew (ASDET) 2
 
 
MLS Columbus Crew 1
MLS MetroStars 0
 
 
MLS MetroStars (ASDET) 1
A-L Hampton Roads Mariners 0
A-L Hampton Roads Mariners (aet, PSO) 0 (3)
PDL Central Jersey Riptide 0 (2)
MLS MetroStars 4
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 0
 
 
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET, PSO) 2 (5)
PDL Worcester Wildfire 2 (4)
A-L Worcester Wildfire 2
PDL Charlotte Eagles 0

First round

Eight D3 Pro, four PDL, and four USASA teams start.

June 9, 1998 San Nicholas S.C. (USASA Region IV) 1-2 Austin Lone Stars (USISL D3-Pro) House Park
Austin, Texas
May Soccerball shade.svg58' (Report)
Attendance: 824
June 10, 1998 Detroit Dynamite (USISL PDSL) 1-2 (a.e.t.) Delaware Wizards (USISL D3-Pro) Randy White Alumni Stadium
Wilmington, Delaware
Dan Savich Soccerball shade.svg8' (Report)
  • Steve Slack Soccerball shade.svg85'
  • Sean Flanagan Soccerball shade.svg99'
June 11, 1998 S.A.C. Wisla (USASA Region II) 0-8 Chicago Stingers (USISL D3-Pro) Forest View Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois
(Report)
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June 12, 1998 Los Lobos (USASA Region III) 3-4 Charlotte Eagles (USISL D3-Pro) Davidson College
Davidson, North Carolina
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  • Shane Schwab Soccerball shade.svg74'
  • Richard Archambeau Soccerball shade.svg79'
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  • Jon Payne Soccerball shade.svg52'
June 12, 1998 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders (USISL PDSL) 1-2 Arizona Sahuaros (USISL D3-Pro) Dobson High School
Mesa, Arizona
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  • Edson Rico Soccerball shade.svg20'
  • Don Gaillard Soccerball shade.svg33'
Attendance: 5816
June 13, 1998 Kansas City Brass (USISL PDSL) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Central Jersey Riptide (USISL D3-Pro) Memorial Stadium
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Sean Walker Soccerball shade.svg11' (Report)
  • Dave Siljanovski Soccerball shade.svg1'
  • Andreas Maier Soccerball shade.svg118' (pen.)
June 16, 1998 Jackson Chargers (USISL PDSL) 1–2 Orlando Nighthawks (USISL D3-Pro) Frank E. Lough Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Jeremy Shortt Soccerball shade.svg21' (Report)
  • Rod Levy Soccerball shade.svg75'
  • Brian Person Soccerball shade.svg87' (o.g.)
Attendance: 150
June 21, 1998 Western Massachusetts Pioneers (USISL D3-Pro) 2-0 (forfeit) New York Greek American Atlas (USASA Region I)
(Report)
Note: New York Greek American Atlas was forced to forfeit the match (originally a 1-0) win due to the use of six players who had not obtained international clearance.

Second round

Eight A-League enter.

June 23, 1998 Charlotte Eagles (USISL D3-Pro) 0–2 Worcester Wildfire (USISL A-League) Natick High School
Natick, Massachusetts
June 23, 1998 Chicago Stingers (USISL D3-Pro) 3-2 (a.e.t.) Hershey Wildcats (USISL A-League) Hersheypark Stadium
Hershey, Pennsylvania
  • Matt Hamnett Soccerball shade.svg37'
  • Chris Jahr Soccerball shade.svg63'
  • Jason Acres Soccerball shade.svg99'
 (Report)
Referee: Nate Clement
June 23, 1998 Orlando Nighthawks (USISL D3-Pro) 2–1 Milwaukee Rampage (USISL A-League)
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June 23, 1998 Austin Lone Stars (USISL D3-Pro) 1–2 Orange County Zodiac (USISL A-League) Anteater Stadium
Irvine, California
Randy Holland Soccerball shade.svg62' (Report)
June 24, 1998 Arizona Sahuaros (USISL D3-Pro) 1–9 El Paso Patriots (USISL A-League) SISD Student Activities Complex
Socorro, Texas
Attendance: 921
June 24, 1998 Delaware Wizards (USISL D3-Pro) 1–7 Nashville Metros (USISL A-League) HCA Columbia Soccer Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
Tarik Walker Soccerball shade.svg68' (Report)
Attendance: 469
June 30, 1998 Central Jersey Riptide (USISL D3-Pro) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2-3 p)		 Hampton Roads Mariners (USISL A-League)
July 1, 1998 Rochester Raging Rhinos (USISL A-League) 3–1 Western Massachusetts Pioneers (USISL D3-Pro) Lusitano Stadium
Ludlow, Massachusetts
(Report) Mike Butler Soccerball shade.svg62'Attendance: 2156

Third round

Eight MLS enter.

July 6, 1998 Chicago Fire (MLS) 3–1 Chicago Stingers (USISL D3-Pro) Forest View Park Stadium
Arlington Heights, Illinois
(Report) Joe Carver Soccerball shade.svg22'Attendance: 4216
July 7, 1998 Columbus Crew (MLS) 2-1 (a.e.t.) Rochester Raging Rhinos (USISL A-League) Frontier Field
Rochester, New York
(Report) Darren Tilley Soccerball shade.svg60'Attendance: 9287
July 7, 1998 San Jose Clash (MLS) 2-0 El Paso Patriots (USISL A-League) SISD Student Activities Complex
Socorro, Texas
John Doyle Soccerball shade.svg38', 78' (Report) Attendance: 3275
July 8, 1998 Hampton Roads Mariners (USISL A-League) 0–1 (a.e.t.) MetroStars (MLS) Kean Alumni Stadium
Union, New Jersey
(Report) Eduardo Hurtado Soccerball shade.svg98'Attendance: 462
July 8, 1998 Orlando Nighthawks (USISL D3-Pro) 0–3 Miami Fusion F.C. (MLS) Lockhart Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
(Report)
July 8, 1998 Worcester Wildfire (USISL A-League) 2-2 (a.e.t.)
(4-5 p)		 Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) USF Soccer and Track Stadium
Tampa, Florida
(Report)
July 8, 1998 Orange County Zodiac (USISL A-League) 0-4 Dallas Burn (MLS) Old Panther Field
Duncanville, Texas
July 8, 1998 Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 1-3 Nashville Metros (USISL A-League) HCA Columbia Soccer Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
Paul Rideout Soccerball shade.svg24' (Report)
Attendance: 1248

Quarterfinals

Columbus Crew (MLS)3–0 Miami Fusion (MLS)
Jeff Cunningham 12'
Brian McBride 36', 44'		 (Report)
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Attendance: 3,757
Referee: Sandra Hunt (USA)
MetroStars (MLS)4–0 Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS)
Giovanni Savarese 33', 35'
Jim Rooney 75'
Mike Sorber 77'		 (Report)
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Attendance: 3,757
Referee: Kevin Stott (USA)
Chicago Fire (MLS)1–1 (AET)
4-3 PSO 		San Jose Clash (MLS)
Lubos Kubik 55' (Report) Jeff Baicher 65'
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 3,812
Referee: Kevin Terry (USA)
Nashville Metros (A-League)1–5 Dallas Burn (MLS)
John Jones 87' (Report) Dante Washington 9', 53'
Mickey Trotman 48'
Temoc Suarez 78'
Richard Farrer 81'
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 3,812
Referee: Gerry Corrie (USA)

Semifinals

Chicago Fire (MLS)3–2 Dallas Burn (MLS)
Ante Razov 11'
Roman Kosecki 56'
Lubos Kubik 74'		 (Report) Mickey Trotman 23'
Leonel Álvarez 83' (pen)
Zephyr Field
New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Rich Grady (USA)
Columbus Crew (MLS)1–0 MetroStars (MLS)
Ricardo Iribarren 5' (Report)
Zephyr Field
New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Tim Weyland (USA)

Final

Chicago Fire 2–1 (a.e.t.) Columbus Crew
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Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,615
Referee: Arturo Angeles
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Top scorers

PositionPlayerClubGoals
1Jason 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

See also

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