1998 Final Regular Season Standings

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

Conference champions (*) and playoff qualifiers (†) are noted. SOW refers to shootout wins. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a shootout win. SOW are included in W (win) column. The GF and GA columns refer to Goals For and Goals Against in regulation play. Number of seasons listed after each head coach refers to current tenure with club through the 1998 season.

Eastern Conference

TeamWLPtsGFGASOW
*D.C. United2485874487
Columbus15174567560
NY/NJ15173954633
Miami15173546685
Tampa Bay12203446571
New England11212953662
Head Coaches: DC— Bruce Arena (3rd season); Clb— Tim Hankinson (1st); NY/NJ— replaced Alfonso Mondelo (1st, 14-17) with Bora Multinovic on Sept. 21; TB— John Kowalski (1st); NE— replaced Tom Rongen (2nd, 8-18) with Walter Zenga on Aug. 24.

Western Conference

TeamWLPtsGFGASOW
*Los Angeles2486885442
Chicago20125662452
Colorado16164462692
Dallas15173743594
San Jose13193348603
Kansas City12203245502
Head Coaches: LA— Octavio Zambrano (2nd season); Chi— Bob Bradley (1st); Colo— Glenn Myernick (2nd); Dal— David Dir (3rd); SJ— Brian Quinn (2nd); KC— Ron Newman (3rd).

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Introduction to Major League Soccer Stats for the 1997-98 Season
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