1998 New England Revolution season

New England Revolution

1998 season
Owner	Robert Kraft (The Kraft Group)
Head coach	Thomas Rongen (until August 24) Walter Zenga (from August 24, player/coach from October 28)
Stadium	Foxboro Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts
MLS	Conference: 6th Overall: 12th

The 1998 New England Revolution season was the third season for the New England Revolution both as a club and in Major League Soccer (MLS). As the club did not participate in the 1998 U.S. Open Cup, and did not qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, they participated only in the MLS regular season.

Transfers

Draft results

College draft

See also: 1998 MLS College Draft

On January 31st, 1998, the Revolution drafted Johnny Torres, Jesse Van Saun, Kevin Coye, and Tom McLaughlin in the 1998 MLS College Draft.

New England Revolution – 1998 MLS College Draft
Round	Overall	Name	Position	Previous Club
1	5	Johnny Torres	M	Creighton University
2	17	Jesse Van Saun	M	St. John's University
3	29	Kevin Coye	D	UCLA
3	36	Tom McLaughlin	F	Harvard University

Supplemental draft

See also: 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft

On February 1st, 1998, the Revolution drafted Dahir Mohammed, Doug Neely, and Dave Salzwedel in the MLS Supplemental Draft.

Additionally, the Dallas Burn drafted Revolution player Darren Sawatzky in the 3rd round as the 34th overall pick.

New England Revolution – 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft
Round	Overall	Name	Position	Previous Club
1	5	Dahir Mohammed	D	C.W. Post College, Long Island Rough Riders
2	17	Doug Neely	M	Chapman University, Anaheim Splash
3	29	Dave Salzwedel	GK	Cal Lutheran, San Jose Clash

Club

Team Management

Position	Staff
General Manager	Brian O'Donovan
Head Coach	Thomas Rongen

Source: [1]

Competitive

Major League Soccer

See also: 1998 Major League Soccer season

Conference standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SOW	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D.C. United	32	17	7	8	74	48	+26	58	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Columbus Crew	32	15	0	17	67	56	+11	45
3	MetroStars	32	12	3	17	54	63	−9	39
4	Miami Fusion	32	10	5	17	46	68	−22	35
5	Tampa Bay Mutiny	32	11	1	20	46	57	−11	34
6	New England Revolution	32	9	2	21	53	66	−13	29

Source: MLS

Overall standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SOW	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles Galaxy (S)	32	22	2	8	85	44	+41	68	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2	D.C. United	32	17	7	8	74	48	+26	58
3	Chicago Fire (C)	32	18	2	12	62	45	+17	56
4	Columbus Crew	32	15	0	17	67	56	+11	45
5	Colorado Rapids	32	14	2	16	62	69	−7	44
6	MetroStars	32	12	3	17	54	63	−9	39
7	Dallas Burn	32	11	4	17	43	59	−16	37
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

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Matches

Updated as of March 29, 1998.

DC United v New England Revolution

March 29 1	DC United	1–1	New England Revolution	Washington DC
		Report		Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 22,263 Referee: Noel Kenny Assistant referees: George Vergara, Lorenzo Sanz Fourth official: Kenneth Kapla