MLS: Top 25 Goalscorers History - 1998

1998 was the first expansion year in MLS, and also the league's highest scoring year. 3.57 goals were scored per match. LA and DC dominated as the two best goal scoring teams in league history, while the Fire were solid and won when it mattered most. 5 newcomers to the list, while 6 drop off. 1) Raul Diaz Arce, NE - 56 Both he and Lassiter moved on to new teams in 1998, but kept up the scoring. Each man had 18 goals to keep Diaz Arce's lead at 1. 2) Roy Lassiter, TB/DC - 55 Worst trade in league history, bar none. 3) Giovanni Savarese, MET - 41 4) Eduardo Hurtado, LA/MET - 40 4) Preki, KC - 40 6) Jaime Moreno, DC - 35 7) Cobi Jones, LA - 33 19 goals in one year from Cobi, on the highest scoring and best overall team in league history. His second highest total is 8. Overall, the team was 22-6-4 counting shootouts as draws. Chivas really should've hired Zambrano. 7) Brian McBride, CLB - 33 9) Paul Bravo, COL - 32 10) Welton, LA - 31 11) Jason Kreis, DAL - 30 12) Vitalis Takawira, KC - 28 13) Stern John, CLB - 26 26 goals in one year, from 27 games. Amazing stuff. Highest single season goals per game average of anyone with more than 4 games played. 14) Ronald Cerritos, SJ - 25 15) Mauricio Cienfuegos, LA -24 Along with fellow foreign #10 Marco Etcheverry, makes his top 25 debut here. 16) Mo Johnston, KC - 23 Never a profilic scorer in MLS, this is as high as it gets for the future Red Bull manager. 17) Joe-Max Moore, NE - 22 18) Eric Wynalda, SJ - 21 19) Mark Chung, KC - 20 19) Pete Marino, KC - 20 19) Dante Washington, DAL - 20 22) Wolde Harris, COL - 18 Looks to have been cut from the Rapids roster this year. 22) Harut Karapetyan, LA/SJ - 18 24) Jeff Baicher, SJ - 17 24) Marco Etcheverry, DC - 17 24) Alex Prampin, TB - 17 24) Steve Ralston, TB - 17 Falling off the list Antony De Avila (13, tie) Steve Rammel (13, tie) Alberto Naveda (20, tie) Gerell Elliot (23, tie) Giuseppe Galderisi (23, tie) Lawrence Lozzano (23, tie)