1998 Los Angeles Galaxy Statistics
Team Record: 22-6 (SO: 2-2) - 68 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-2
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Octavio Zambrano (22-6, SO: 2-2)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 348,549, Avg. 21,784 in 16 home dates
The Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer ended the 1998 season with a record of 22 wins and 6 losses, with a 2-2 showing in shootouts for 68 points finishing first in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-2.
The Galaxy netted 87 goals, tops in the circuit. Los Angeles yielded 46 goals, fewest in the league. Cobi Jones scored 19 goals for the team, while Ezra Hendrickson, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Martin Machon, Welton, Carlos Hermosillo and Clint Mathis each contributed five or more also. Mauricio Cienfuegos recorded 16 assists. Kevin Hartman topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 0.92 goals against average, pacing regular keepers.
Octavio Zambrano coached the team. The 1998 Los Angeles Galaxy lost in the Conference Final.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobi Jones | M | 24 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 63 | 30.2 | 41 | 46.3 |
| Welton | F | 31 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 45 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 63 | 27.0 | 37 | 45.9 |
| Mauricio Cienfuegos | M | 30 | 30 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 36.1 | 25 | 52.0 |
| Martin Machon | M | 31 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 14.3 | 18 | 33.3 |
| Carlos Hermosillo | F | 18 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 39 | 15.4 | 22 | 27.3 |
| Clint Mathis | M | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 10.0 | 14 | 35.7 |
| Ezra Hendrickson | D | 27 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 20.8 | 14 | 35.7 |
| Greg Vanney | D | 31 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10.7 | 13 | 23.1 |
| Harut Karapetyan | F | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 25.0 | 9 | 44.4 |
| Steve Jolley | D | 28 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Wellington Sanchez | M | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6.7 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Joe Franchino | M | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Eduardo Hurtado | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Paul Caligiuri | D | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Jose Vasquez | D | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Danny Pena | D | 25 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Guillermo Jara | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Daniel Hernandez | M | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Hartman | GK | 29 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lawrence Lozzano | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Quesada | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jose Botello | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Matt Reis | GK | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Calichman | D | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robin Fraser | D | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 439 | 352 | 84 | 104 | 464 | 378 | 48 | 7 | 105 | 440 | 19.1 | 231 | 36.4 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Reis | 5 | 4 | 336:00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.34 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | .750 |
| Kevin Hartman | 29 | 28 | 2544:00 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 1.38 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 103 | .720 |
| Totals | 34 | 32 | 2880:00 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1.38 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 121 | .725 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobi Jones | M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Welton | F | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Mauricio Cienfuegos | M | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Martin Machon | M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Carlos Hermosillo | F | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22.2 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Clint Mathis | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Ezra Hendrickson | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Greg Vanney | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Jolley | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Wellington Sanchez | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Joe Franchino | M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Caligiuri | D | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Danny Pena | D | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60.0 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Daniel Hernandez | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Hartman | GK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Calichman | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robin Fraser | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 56 | 44 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 19.2 | 26 | 38.5 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hartman | 4 | 4 | 360:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | .714 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 360:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | .714 |
