1998 Miami Fusion Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 10-17 (SO: 5-0) - 35 points
Finishing 4th in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Carlos Cordoba (5-11, SO: 3-0)
Coach: Ivo Wortmann (5-6, SO: 2-0)
Location: Miami, Florida
Attendance: 164,548, Avg. 10,284 in 16 home dates
1998 Miami Fusion RosterTeam Record: 10-17 (SO: 5-0) - 35 points
Finishing 4th in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Carlos Cordoba (5-11, SO: 3-0)
Coach: Ivo Wortmann (5-6, SO: 2-0)
Location: Miami, Florida
Attendance: 164,548, Avg. 10,284 in 16 home dates
The Miami Fusion of Major League Soccer ended the 1998 season with a record of 10 wins and 17 losses, with a 5-0 showing in shootouts for 35 points finishing fourth in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
The Fusion scored 51 goals and conceded 68. Diego Serna netted 11 goals for Miami, while Dan Stebbins, Paulinho McLaren, Henry Gutierrez and Marcelo Herrera each tallied five or more also. Carlos Valderrama recorded 12 assists. Jeff Cassar topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 1.3 goals against average, best among keepers with significant playing time.
Carlos Cordoba and Ivo Wortmann coached the team. The 1998 Miami Fusion 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Serna | F | 26 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 89 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 77 | 14.3 | 38 | 28.9 |
| Paulinho McLaren | F | 16 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 30 | 16.7 | 13 | 38.5 |
| Carlos Valderrama | M | 18 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12.5 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Dan Stebbins | F | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 24.0 | 13 | 46.2 |
| Marcelo Herrera | M-F | 17 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 17.2 | 14 | 35.7 |
| Henry Gutierrez | M | 26 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 14.7 | 16 | 31.3 |
| David Vaudreuil | D | 20 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 15.0 | 11 | 27.3 |
| Nelson Vargas | M | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14.3 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Jerry Tamashiro | F | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 15.8 | 12 | 25.0 |
| Leo Cullen | M | 31 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Kris Kelderman | M | 21 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Pablo Mastroeni | M | 23 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Roger Thomas | M | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11.1 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Tyrone Marshall | D | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7.7 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Carlos Parra | M | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Matt Kmosko | D | 27 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jason Boyce | F | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Brian Taylor | M | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Maessner | M-D | 27 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Wade Webber | D | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Bill Andracki | GK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ramiro Corrales | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Alen Kozic | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Matt Knowles | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Winner | GK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Budnick | GK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Matt Napoleon | GK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joey Martinez | D | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Cle Kooiman | D | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Cassar | GK | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 432 | 352 | 45 | 64 | 459 | 447 | 66 | 6 | 117 | 384 | 11.7 | 176 | 25.6 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Andracki | 1 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .833 |
| Jeff Cassar | 21 | 21 | 1890:00 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 1.95 | 2 | 4 | 151 | 107 | .709 |
| David Winner | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | .696 |
| Scott Budnick | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | .667 |
| Matt Napoleon | 4 | 4 | 360:00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 32 | .711 |
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 2880:00 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 2.13 | 2 | 5 | 249 | 176 | .707 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Serna | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Paulinho McLaren | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Carlos Valderrama | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Henry Gutierrez | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Nelson Vargas | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Leo Cullen | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Kris Kelderman | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Pablo Mastroeni | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Carlos Parra | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Matt Kmosko | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jason Boyce | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Maessner | M-D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Wade Webber | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joey Martinez | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Cassar | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 27 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 4.5 | 6 | 16.7 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Cassar | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .429 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .429 |
