1998 D.C. United Statistics
Team Record: 17-5 (SO: 7-3) - 58 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 4-2
Lost MLS Cup
Coach: Bruce Arena (17-5, SO: 7-3)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 256,127, Avg. 16,008 in 16 home dates
The D.C. United of Major League Soccer ended the 1998 season with a record of 17 wins and 5 losses, with a 7-3 showing in shootouts for 58 points finishing first in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-2.
The United scored 81 goals and allowed 51. Roy Lassiter netted 18 goals for D.C., while Marco Etcheverry, John Harkes, Tony Sanneh and Jaime Moreno each contributed five or more as well. Marco Etcheverry recorded 19 assists. Scott Garlick topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 0.95 goals against average, best among keepers with significant playing time.
Bruce Arena coached the team. The 1998 D.C. United lost in the MLS Cup.
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Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaime Moreno | F | 31 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 42 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 87 | 18.4 | 48 | 33.3 |
Roy Lassiter | F | 25 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 85 | 21.2 | 46 | 39.1 |
Marco Etcheverry | M | 29 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 72 | 13.9 | 37 | 27.0 |
John Harkes | M | 29 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 12.0 | 21 | 28.6 |
Tony Sanneh | D | 17 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 15.2 | 17 | 29.4 |
Ben Olsen | M | 31 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 44 | 9.1 | 25 | 16.0 |
Richie Williams | M | 31 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 11.1 | 10 | 30.0 |
A.J. Wood | F | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 21.4 | 6 | 50.0 |
Jeff Agoos | D | 21 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 | 6 | 16.7 |
Brian Kamler | M | 22 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 4.3 | 9 | 11.1 |
Roy Wegerle | F | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 25.0 | 4 | 50.0 |
Eddie Pope | D | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 2 | 50.0 |
Geoff Aunger | D | 22 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Carey Talley | D | 29 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
Clint Peay | D | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Mike Slivinski | M | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Lyle Yorks | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Danny Care | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Judah Cooks | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Mark Simpson | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Curt Onalfo | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tom Presthus | GK | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mario Gori | D | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
Carlos Llamosa | D | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Scott Garlick | GK | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 427 | 352 | 70 | 74 | 453 | 413 | 54 | 5 | 99 | 505 | 13.9 | 248 | 28.2 |
Goalkeepers:
Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Garlick | 25 | 25 | 2205:00 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 1.43 | 3 | 3 | 129 | 88 | .682 |
Tom Presthus | 6 | 5 | 495:00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.45 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 19 | .679 |
Mark Simpson | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .375 |
Totals | 33 | 32 | 2880:00 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 1.50 | 4 | 4 | 165 | 110 | .667 |
Postseason - Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaime Moreno | F | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 4.8 | 8 | 12.5 |
Roy Lassiter | F | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 25.0 | 10 | 40.0 |
Marco Etcheverry | M | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
John Harkes | M | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Tony Sanneh | D | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | 4 | 50.0 |
Ben Olsen | M | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
Richie Williams | M | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
A.J. Wood | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Jeff Agoos | D | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
Eddie Pope | D | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Geoff Aunger | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Carey Talley | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Mike Slivinski | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Judah Cooks | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tom Presthus | GK | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mario Gori | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Carlos Llamosa | D | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 82 | 66 | 9 | 12 | 111 | 106 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 96 | 9.4 | 35 | 25.7 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Presthus | 6 | 6 | 540:00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | .692 |
Totals | 6 | 6 | 540:00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | .692 |