| 1998 season | |
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| Owner | Major League Soccer |
| Coach | Brian Quinn |
| Stadium | Spartan Stadium |
| Major League Soccer | Division: 5th Overall: 10th |
| MLS Cup | Did not qualify |
| U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinals |
| California Clásico | 2nd |
| Top goalscorer | Ronald Cerritos (13) |
The 1998 San Jose Clash season was the third season of the team's existence.
The 1998 season was one of excitement tempered by frustration. Quinn led the team to a 13–19 record, good for 33 points in MLS. San Jose was forced to play the first three home games of the season at Stanford University after winter rains delayed the renovation on Spartan Stadium. When the club returned to Spartan, they faced the New England Revolution May 3, 1998 on a newly widened field that was 70 yards wide and 110 yards long.
Ronald Cerritos again led the team, putting in 13 goals to finish the season as the eighth leading goal-scorer in the league. During the 1998 season the pieces of the eventual 2001 MLS Cup Champions began to form at Spartan Stadium. San Jose drafted eventual 2002 MLS all-star Wade Barrett was drafted in the first round of the 1998 College Draft, along with Alberto Montoya and Caleb Porter. Ben Parry was the 3rd overall selection in the 1998 College Draft but was forced into an early retirement with a rare stomach virus. San Jose picked up Francisco Uribe, Harut Karapetyan, and Brian Sebapole hoping to boost the Clash offense that already had Eddie Lewis, Jeff Baicher, Ronald Cerritos and Eric Wynalda, but failed to help lead the team to the playoffs. Karapetyan would return in 2000. Troy Dayak was shelved most of the season with a herniated disc in his neck and would be forced into retirement until 2001. Joe Cannon was called to the club from the A-League to serve as a backup for ten days before returning to soccer's minor leagues, he played the final 45 minutes against Toluca yielding 1 goal in an exhibition. Defender Richard Gough enjoyed an all-star season in 1998, as he was the only member of the team selected to play in the mid-season classic. The club was forced to play through May and June without forward Eric Wynalda, who was with the United States National Team at the World Cup in France. Wynalda appeared in two matches for the U.S. during the World Cup. John Doyle continued to be a dominant defender and captained the squad in 1998. Caleb Porter had to miss the entire 1998 season with a knee injury but would return for 1999. He eventually went on to lead the Portland Timbers to an MLS Cup Championship.
[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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See also: 1998 Major League Soccer season |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 85 | 44 | +41 | 68 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 32 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 56 | |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 62 | 69 | −7 | 44 | |
| 4 | Dallas Burn | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 37 | |
| 5 | San Jose Clash | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 33 | |
| 6 | Kansas City Wizards | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 32 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Miami Fusion | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 35 |
| 9 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 32 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 34 |
| 10 | San Jose Clash | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 33 |
| 11 | Kansas City Wizards | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 32 |
| 12 | New England Revolution | 32 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 29 |
| March 21, 1998 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–3 (SO) | San Jose Clash | Pasadena, California |
Machón  17'Hurtado 27'Wélton 48' |
Report | Lozzano 43' Mella 61'Wynalda 78' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 36,281 |
| March 28, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 2–2 (SO) | Colorado Rapids | Stanford, California |
| Wynalda 74' Lozzano 87' |
Report | Sáenz 11' White 64' |
Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 15,028 |
| April 5, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 2–2 (SO) | Dallas Burn | Stanford, California |
| Wynalda 13' Mella 83' |
Report | Eck 5' Kreis 48' |
Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 10,069 |
| April 11, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Stanford, California |
| Cerritos 37' |
Report | Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 9,937 |
| April 18, 1998 | Dallas Burn | 1–2 | San Jose Clash | Dallas, Texas |
| Elliott 52' |
Report | Mella 71' Lozzano 76' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 12,939 |
| April 25, 1998 | MetroStars | 4–3 | San Jose Clash | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Rooney 26' Savarese 66'Hurtado 69'Lalas 90' |
Report | Lewis 10' Cerritos 16'Lewis 77' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 17,380 |
| April 29, 1998 | D.C. United | 3–1 | San Jose Clash | Washington, D.C. |
| Harkes 11' Harkes 59'Lassiter 70' |
Report | Lozzano 25' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 9,755 |
| May 3, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 1–3 | New England Revolution | San Jose, California |
| Barrett 36' |
Report | Baba 21' Goulooze 41'Gorter 63' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,563 |
| May 9, 1998 | Colorado Rapids | 2–3 | San Jose Clash | Denver, Colorado |
| Marquinho 32' Bravo 73' |
Report | Baicher 20' Lewis 46'Cerritos 80' |
Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 11,543 |
| May 16, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 2–0 | Miami Fusion | San Jose, California |
| Cerritos 34' Cerritos 81' |
Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 23,861 |
| May 23, 1998 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–1 | San Jose Clash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Report | Cerritos 1' |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 10,333 |
| May 30, 1998 | Columbus Crew | 4–1 | San Jose Clash | Columbus, Ohio |
| Cunningham 27' John 62'John 72'John 80' |
Report | Baicher 31' |
Stadium: Ohio Stadium Attendance: 10,903 |
| June 3, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 0–4 | D.C. United | San Jose, California |
| Report | Moreno 41' Olsen 54'Williams 65'Sanneh 76' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,191 |
| June 6, 1998 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | San Jose Clash | Denver, Colorado |
| Paule 50' Henderson 56' |
Report | Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 18,473 |
| June 11, 1998 | Chicago Fire | 5–2 | San Jose Clash | Chicago |
| Razov 4' Nowak 33'Nowak 49'Kotschau 52'Wolff 74' |
Report | Uribe[2] 76' Cerritos 80' |
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 7,598 |
| June 27, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 1–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| Gough 15' |
Report | Caligiuri 64' Karapetyan 85' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 22,694 |
| July 3, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 1–1 (SO) | Columbus Crew | San Jose, California |
| Cerritos 84' |
Report | Maisonneuve 39' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,326 |
| July 15, 1998 | Miami Fusion | 2–2 (SO) | San Jose Clash | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Stebbins 32' Cullen 47' |
Report | Baicher 20' Gough 78' |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 8,078 |
| July 18, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | San Jose, California |
| Report | Ramos 86' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,136 |
| July 25, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 1–1 (SO) | Kansas City Wizards | San Jose, California |
| Wynalda 42' |
Report | Johnston 45' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,182 |
| July 29, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 3–0 | Chicago Fire | San Jose, California |
| Cloutier 32' Baicher 70'Wynalda 77' |
Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 12,299 |
| August 5, 1998 | New England Revolution | 3–0 | San Jose Clash | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| McKinley 13' Moore 42'Díaz Arce 89' |
Report | Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 14,163 |
| August 9, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 5–1 | MetroStars | San Jose, California |
| Doyle 20' Cloutier 60'Draguicevich 73'Wynalda 76'Mella 85' |
Report | Soñora 39' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 9,102 |
| August 15, 1998 | Chicago Fire | 2–1 | San Jose Clash | Chicago |
| Kosecki 15' Wolff 80' |
Report | Cerritos 7' |
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 16,610 |
| August 22, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 1–1 (SO) | Dallas Burn | San Jose, California |
| Cerritos 32' |
Report | Haynes 76' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 11,706 |
| August 29, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 1–3 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
| Uribe[3] 75' |
Report | Paule 23' Vermes 25'White 46' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 15,101 |
| September 3, 1998 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 2–1 | San Jose Clash | Tampa, Florida |
| Ramos 33' Wegerle 85' |
Report | Cerritos 80' |
Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 5,880 |
| September 5, 1998 | Kansas City Wizards | 5–1 | San Jose Clash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Johnston 12' Preki 18'Preki 48'Wright 59'Preki 80' |
Report | Cerritos 7' |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 6,755 |
| September 13, 1998 | Dallas Burn | 1–3 | San Jose Clash | Dallas, Texas |
| Deering 19' |
Report | Barrett 25' Draguicevich 67'Draguicevich 73' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 10,325 |
| September 16, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 0–0 (SO) | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 15,893 |
| September 20, 1998 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–1 | San Jose Clash | Pasadena, California |
| Report | Cerritos 41' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 11,123 |
| September 27, 1998 | San Jose Clash | 2–0 | Kansas City Wizards | San Jose, California |
| Cloutier 27' Draguicevich 84' |
Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 18,362 |
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See also: 1998 U.S. Open Cup |
| July 7, 1998 Third Round | El Paso Patriots | 0–2 | San Jose Clash | El Paso, Texas |
| Report | Doyle 38' Doyle 78' |
Attendance: 3,175 |
| July 22, 1998 Quarterfinal | San Jose Clash | 1–1 (asdet) (3–4 p) | Chicago Fire | Dallas, Texas |
| Baicher 65' |
Report | Kubík 55' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 3,812 | |
| Penalties | ||||
Medved  Wynalda  Mella Cerritos Gough |
Kubík Wolff Razov Kuhn Gutiérrez |
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