Major League Soccer Qualifying
8 Teams qualify
Automatically qualified
Chicago Fire (1998 Open Cup Champion)
Columbus Crew (1998 Open Cup Runner-up)
Dallas Burn (1997 Open Cup Champion)
D.C. United (1996 Open Cup Champion)
Remaining teams determined by three regular season MLS matches
The three winners qualify, as well as the loser with the best league points percentage on June 1
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4/17/99
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Colorado
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1
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1 |
Kansas City |
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Colorado qualify for 1999 US Open Cup |
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| 5/15/99 |
MetroStars |
3 |
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2 |
Miami |
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MetroStars qualify for 1999 US Open Cup |
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| 5/15/99 |
Los Angeles |
0 |
SO> |
0 |
Tampa Bay |
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Tampa Bay qualify for 1999 US Open Cup |
| Qualifying Losers |
Pts |
PPG |
GP |
W |
L |
SO |
GF |
GA |
| Los Angeles Galaxy |
9 |
0.82 |
11 |
5 |
6 |
3-4 |
7 |
7 |
| Miami Fusion |
8 |
0.667 |
12 |
4 |
8 |
2-2 |
14 |
23 |
| Kansas City Wizards |
3 |
0.3 |
10 |
1 |
9 |
0-3 |
8 |
19 |
| Los Angeles qualify for 1999 U.S. Open Cup |
Scoring- 3pts for a regulation of extra time win, 1 pt for a shootout win