1998 MetroStars Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 12-17 (SO: 3-0) - 39 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Alfonso Mondelo (14-17)
Coach: Bora Milutinovic (0-0, SO: 1-0)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 264,316, Avg. 16,520 in 16 home dates
1998 MetroStars RosterTeam Record: 12-17 (SO: 3-0) - 39 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Alfonso Mondelo (14-17)
Coach: Bora Milutinovic (0-0, SO: 1-0)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 264,316, Avg. 16,520 in 16 home dates
The MetroStars of Major League Soccer ended the 1998 season with a record of 12 wins and 17 losses, with a 3-0 showing in shootouts for 39 points finishing third in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
The MetroStars recorded 57 goals and surrendered 63. Giovanni Savarese scored 14 goals for NY/NJ, while Eduardo Hurtado, Brian Kelly and Jim Rooney each netted five or more, too. Eduardo Hurtado recorded 14 assists. Tony Meola topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 1.33 goals against average, best among regular keepers.
Alfonso Mondelo and Bora Milutinovic coached the team. The 1998 MetroStars lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Savarese | F | 30 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 48 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 61 | 23.0 | 37 | 37.8 |
| Eduardo Hurtado | F | 27 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 97 | 10.3 | 45 | 22.2 |
| Jim Rooney | M | 28 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 68 | 11.8 | 28 | 28.6 |
| Brian Kelly | M | 29 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 12.5 | 18 | 33.3 |
| Paul Dougherty | F | 16 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9.7 | 12 | 25.0 |
| Diego Sonora | M-D | 30 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 12.0 | 8 | 37.5 |
| Miles Joseph | M | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 25.0 | 6 | 50.0 |
| Marcelo Vega | M | 17 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 2.6 | 19 | 5.3 |
| Tab Ramos | M | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 5.3 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Mike Sorber | M | 28 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Alexi Lalas | D | 25 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16.7 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Mike Duhaney | D | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Mike Petke | D | 27 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Billy Walsh | M | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kerry Zavagnin | M | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Ramiro Corrales | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Rhett Harty | D | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Arley Palacios | D | 24 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tony Meola | GK | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carlos Ledesma | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Howard | GK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wellington Sanchez | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Munoz | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Carlos Parra | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Swift | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cristian da Silva | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Zaun | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Matt Knowles | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mark Semioli | D | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 423 | 352 | 53 | 75 | 453 | 446 | 59 | 9 | 97 | 497 | 10.7 | 212 | 25.0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Howard | 1 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .625 |
| Tony Meola | 31 | 31 | 2790:00 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 2.00 | 5 | 5 | 234 | 164 | .701 |
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 2880:00 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 1.97 | 5 | 5 | 242 | 169 | .698 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Savarese | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Eduardo Hurtado | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Jim Rooney | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Kelly | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Diego Sonora | M-D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Miles Joseph | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Marcelo Vega | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Tab Ramos | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Mike Sorber | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Alexi Lalas | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Duhaney | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Petke | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Billy Walsh | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ramiro Corrales | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arley Palacios | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Meola | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 27 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14.3 | 9 | 44.4 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Meola | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .400 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .400 |
