The D3 Pro League will kick off its 1999 season on April 10. The league will feature 27 teams (down from last year’s 39). New in the field are the California Jaguars (A-League in 1998), Carolina Dynamo and North Jersey Imperials (both on hiatus in 1998). The provisional Fresno Dragons will play an eight-game schedule. Gone are 15 teams: Vermont, N.Y. Capital District, Central Jersey, Orlando, Pensacola, Miami, SW Florida, Tallahassee, Shreveport-Bossier, San Antonio, Chicago, Indiana, Cleveland, Rockford and San Fernando Valley. Each team will play 22 regular-season games, including 18 league matches and four U.S. Open Cup qualifiers. Four teams from each of the league’s three nine-team conferences will qualify for the playoffs. The three winners join the overall regular-season champion in the national semifinals Sept. 10-12 at a site to be determined. Here is the alignment for the 1999 D3 Pro League: North Conference — Cape Cod Crusaders, Delaware Wizards, New Hampshire Phantoms, New Jersey Stallions, North Jersey Imperials, Reading Rage, Rhode Island Stingrays, South Jersey Barons, Western Mass. Pioneers. Atlantic Conference — Carolina Dynamo, Charlotte Eagles, Eastern Shore Sharks, Myrtle Beach SeaDawgs, Northern Virginia Royals, Roanoke Wrath, South Carolina Shamrocks, Wilmington Hammerheads. West Conference — Arizona Sahuaros, Austin Lone Stars, California Jaguars, Chico Rooks, Houston Hurricanes, Los Angeles Fireballs, Stanislaus County Cruisers, Texas Toros, Tulsa Roughnecks. Here is the 1999 D3 Pro League schedule: Saturday, April 10
| Texas at Houston |
| California at Chico |
| Stanislaus Cty. at Los Angeles |
Sunday, April 11 | San Fern. Valley (PDL) at Los Angeles |
Friday, April 16 | Arizona at Texas |
| Tulsa at Houston |
Saturday, April 17 | Carolina at Charlotte |
| Wilmington at Myrtle Beach |
| Arizona at Austin |
| Chico at Los Angeles |
Sunday, April 18 | Stanislaus Cty. at California |
| Chico at Los Angeles |
Friday, April 23 | New Hampshire at Western Mass. |
| Fresno (prov.) at Tulsa |
Saturday, April 24 | New Jersey at South Jersey |
| Reading at North Jersey |
| Delaware at Eastern Shore |
| Carolina at Wilmington |
| Charlotte at South Carolina |
| California at Arizona |
| Stanislaus Cty. at Chico |
Sunday, April 25 | Fresno (prov.) at Texas |
| California at Arizona |
Tuesday, April 27 Friday, April 30 | Rhode Island at Western Mass. |
| Chico at Stanislaus Cty. |
Saturday, May 1 | North Jersey at South Jersey |
| Houston at Texas |
| Cape Cod at New Hampshire |
| Eastern Shore at Delaware |
| Reading at New Jersey |
| No. Virginia at Roanoke |
| Charlotte at Myrtle Beach |
| Tulsa at Austin |
| Chico at California |
| Los Angeles at Arizona |
| South Carolina at Carolina |
Sunday, May 2 | Tulsa at Houston |
| New Jersey at North Jersey |
Friday, May 7 | Western Mass. at Cape Cod |
| South Carolina at Wilmington |
| Roanoke at No. Virginia |
| *Arizona at Stanislaus Cty. |
| Los Angeles at California |
Saturday, May 8 | New Hampshire at Rhode Island |
| North Jersey at Reading |
| No. Virginia at Delaware |
| South Jersey at New Jersey |
| Roanoke at Eastern Shore |
| Houston at Austin |
| Texas at Tulsa |
| Arizona at Chico |
| Myrtle Beach at Carolina |
Sunday, May 9 | California at San Fernando Valley (PDL) |
Friday, May 14 | Austin at Texas |
| Rhode Island at Cape Cod |
| Carolina at South Carolina |
| Delaware at Charlotte |
Saturday, May 15 | Reading at South Jersey |
| Western Mass. at New Hampshire |
| New Jersey at North Jersey |
| Delaware at Roanoke |
| Charlotte at Wilmington |
| Eastern Shore at No. Virginia |
| Myrtle Beach at South Carolina |
| Austin at Tulsa |
| Texas at Houston |
| Los Angeles at Stanislaus Cty. |
| Arizona at San Gabriel Valley (PDL) |
Friday, May 21 | Houston at Texas |
| Cape Cod at Rhode Island |
| New Hampshire at North Jersey |
| San Gabriel Valley (PDL) at Los Angeles |
| Silicon Valley (PDL) at Stanislaus Cty. |
Saturday, May 22 | New Hampshire at South Jersey |
| Vermont (PDL) at Western Mass. |
| Charlotte at No. Virginia |
| Roanoke at Wilmington |
| Myrtle Beach at Eastern Shore |
| Texas at Austin |
| Houston at Tulsa |
| California at Nevada (PDL) |
| Chico at Tucson (PDL) |
| Los Angeles at Central Coast (PDL) |
| Stanislaus Cty. at Fresno (prov.) |
| South Carolina at Carolina |
Sunday, May 23 | Chico at Arizona |
| South Jersey at Reading |
| Cape Cod at Westchester (PDL) |
| New Jersey at Delaware |
Friday, May 28 | Western Mass. at Rhode Island |
| Myrtle Beach at South Carolina |
| No. Virginia at Delaware |
| Houston at Jackson (PDL) |
| Arizona at Stanislaus Cty. |
Saturday, May 29 | Tulsa at Texas |
| Vermont (PDL) at New Hampshire |
| No. Virginia at North Jersey |
| Reading at Delaware |
| New Jersey at Central Jersey (PDL) |
| South Jersey at Westchester (PDL) |
| Carolina at Roanoke |
| Wilmington at Eastern Shore |
| Houston at Clarksville (PDL) |
| Arizona at California |
Sunday, May 30 | Western Mass. at Cape Cod |
| Chico at California |
| Tulsa at Austin |
| Reading at New Jersey |
Tuesday, June 1 | South Carolina at Charlotte |
Friday, June 4 | No. Virginia at Charlotte |
| Texas at Houston |
Saturday, June 5 | Western Mass at Vermont (PDL) |
| Delaware at South Jersey |
| Cape Cod at North Jersey |
| Rhode Island at New Hampshire |
| Carolina at Eastern Shore |
| No. Virginia at South Carolina |
| Roanoke at Myrtle Beach |
| Austin at Tulsa |
| Stanislaus Cty. at California |
| Los Angeles at Arizona |
| San Fernando Valley (PDL) at Chico |
Sunday, June 6 | South Jersey at Central Jersey (PDL) |
| Los Angeles at Tucson (PDL) |
| San Gabriel Valley (PDL) at California |
| Cape Cod at New Jersey |
Friday, June 11 | Carolina at Charlotte |
| Eastern Shore at Wilmington |
| South Jersey at Western Mass. |
| South Carolina at Roanoke |
| Myrtle Beach at No. Virginia |
| Houston at Austin |
| Texas at California |
| Chico at Silicon Valley (PDL) |
Saturday, June 12 | South Jersey at New Hampshire |
| Rhode Island at North Jersey |
| Reading at New Jersey |
| Charlotte at Roanoke |
| Tulsa at Houston |
| Los Angeles at Chico |
| Texas at Stanislaus Cty. |
| Nevada (PDL) at Arizona |
| Myrtle Beach at Carolina |
Sunday, June 13 Thursday, June 17 Friday, June 18 | Central Jersey (PDL) at Reading |
| South Carolina at Eastern Shore |
| Fresno (prov.) at Chico |
| Austin at Tucson (PDL) |
Saturday, June 19 | Westchester (PDL) at South Jersey |
| Vermont (PDL) at Rhode Island |
| Cape Cod at Western Mass. |
| New Hampshire at Reading |
| New Jersey at Delaware |
| Charlotte at Eastern Shore |
| Myrtle Beach at Wilmington |
| Texas at Tulsa |
| Nevada (PDL) at California |
| Los Angeles at Stanislaus Cty. |
| Austin at Arizona |
| Roanoke at Carolina |
Sunday, June 20 | Los Angeles at Silicon Valley (PDL) |
| South Jersey at Delaware |
| Brooklyn (PDL) at North Jersey |
| NY Freedom (PDL) at New Jersey |
Friday, June 25 | Brooklyn (PDL) at Cape Cod |
| Carolina at South Carolina |
| New Hampshire at Western Mass. |
| Rhode Island at NY Capital Dist. (PDL) |
| Myrtle Beach at Roanoke |
| Houston at Texas |
| Austin at Stanislaus Cty. |
Saturday, June 26 | New Hampshire at Cape Cod |
| North Jersey at NY Freedom (PDL) |
| Rhode Island at Vermont (PDL) |
| Delaware at Reading |
| Central Jersey (PDL) at New Jersey |
| Myrtle Beach at Charlotte |
| Eastern Shore at Roanoke |
| South Carolina at Wilmington |
| Houston at Tulsa |
| Silicon Valley (PDL) at Chico |
| Austin at Fresno (prov.) |
| No. Virginia at Carolina |
Sunday, June 27 | Central Coast (PDL) at California |
| Reading at Central Jersey (PDL) |
| North Jersey at Brooklyn (PDL) |
Wednesday, June 30 | Charlotte at New Hampshire |
Thursday, July 1 | Wilmington at Myrtle Beach |
Friday, July 2 | Roanoke at Delaware |
| Myrtle Beach at Wilmington |
| Rhode Island at Western Mass. |
| Clarksville (PDL) at Tulsa |
| Jackson (PDL) at Houston |
| California at Stanislaus Cty. |
Saturday, July 3 | Reading at Brooklyn (PDL) |
| New Jersey at South Jersey |
| Chico at Nevada (PDL) |
| Clarksville (PDL) at Texas |
| Charlotte at Cape Cod |
| North Jersey at No. Virginia |
| Roanoke at Eastern Shore |
| Jackson (PDL) at Austin |
Wednesday, July 7 | Cape Cod at Western Mass. |
Thursday, July 8 | South Carolina at Myrtle Beach |
Friday, July 9 | NY Capital Dist. (PDL) at Rhode Island |
| Austin at Texas |
| Eastern Shore at Charlotte |
| Wilmington at Carolina |
| No. Virginia at Roanoke |
| Stanislaus Cty. at Arizona |
| Los Angeles at San Gabriel Valley (PDL) |
| Central Coast (PDL) at Fresno (prov.) |
Saturday, July 10 | Central Jersey (PDL) at South Jersey |
| New Hampshire at Rhode Island |
| North Jersey at Cape Cod |
| Western Mass. at Reading |
| Delaware at New Jersey |
| No. Virginia at Wilmington |
| Myrtle Beach at South Carolina |
| Austin at Tulsa |
| Texas at Houston |
| Stanislaus Cty. at Tucson (PDL) |
| Silicon Valley (PDL) at Los Angeles |
| California at Chico |
| Eastern Shore at Carolina |
Sunday, July 11 | Western Mass. at North Jersey |
Wednesday, July 14 | New Hampshire at NY Capital Dist. (PDL) |
Friday, July 16 | North Jersey at Rhode Island |
| Westchester (PDL) at Delaware |
| Wilmington at South Carolina |
| NY Capital Dist (PDL) at Western Mass. |
| Eastern Shore at No. Virginia |
| Roanoke at Myrtle Beach |
| Austin at Houston |
| Colorado at Arizona |
| Tulsa at Tucson (PDL) |
Saturday, July 17 | Cape Cod at Brooklyn (PDL) |
| North Jersey at New Hampshire |
| New Jersey at Reading |
| South Jersey at Eastern Shore |
| Houston at Austin |
| California at Los Angeles |
| Chico at Fresno (prov.) |
| San Fernando Valley (PDL) at Stanislaus Cty. |
| Tulsa at Arizona |
| Charlotte at Carolina |
Sunday, July 18 | California at Los Angeles |
| Stanislaus Cty. at Silicon Valley (PDL) |
| Cape Cod at NY Freedom (PDL)s |
Wednesday, July 21 | Western Mass. at NY Capital Dist. (PDL) |
Thursday, July 22 | Wilmington at Myrtle Beach |
Friday, July 23 | Westchester (PDL) at Cape Cod |
| Reading at Western Mass. |
| South Carolina at No. Virginia |
| California at Austin |
| Tulsa at Clarksville (PDL) |
| Los Angeles at San Fernando Valley (PDL) |
Saturday, July 24 | Austin at Texas |
| Reading at New Hampshire |
| South Jersey at North Jersey |
| Rhode Island at New Jersey |
| South Carolina at Delaware |
| Carolina at No. Virginia |
| Wilmington at Charlotte |
| Eastern Shore at Roanoke |
| California at Houston |
| Tulsa at Jackson (PDL) |
| Central Coast (PDL) at Chico |
| Fresno (prov.) at Stanislaus Cty. |
Sunday, July 25 | Rhode Island at Delaware |
| New Jersey at NY Freedom (PDL) |
| New Hampshire at Vermont (PDL) |
Thursday, July 29 Friday, July 30 | Carolina at Wilmington |
| Delaware at Eastern Shore |
| San Gabriel Valley (PDL) at Los Angeles |
| Tucson (PDL) at Arizona |
Saturday, July 31 | Western Mass. at South Jersey |
| New Jersey at Rhode Island |
| NY Capital Dist. (PDL) at New Hampshire |
| NY Freedom (PDL) at North Jersey |
| Delaware at No. Virginia |
| Brooklyn (PDL) at Reading |
| Charlotte at Myrtle Beach |
| Roanoke at South Carolina |
| Stanislaus Cty. at Houston |
| Texas at Tulsa |
| Arizona at Tucson (PDL) |
| Nevada (PDL) at Chico |
Sunday, August 1 | San Fernando Valley (PDL) at Los Angeles |
| Stanislaus Cty. at Austin |
| New Jersey at Cape Cod |
Tuesday, August 3 Wednesday, August 4 | Western Mass. at New Hampshire |
Friday, August 6 | Delaware at Wilmington |
| South Jersey at Reading |
| No. Virginia at Myrtle Beach |
Saturday, August 7 | Eastern Shore at South Jersey |
| Reading at Rhode Island |
| New Hampshire at Cape Cod |
| North Jersey at New Jersey |
| Delaware at Roanoke |
| Charlotte at South Carolina |
| Texas at Austin |
| Houston at Tulsa |
| Stanislaus Cty. at Chico |
| Arizona at Los Angeles |
| Wilmington at Carolina |
Sunday, August 8 | No. Virginia at Eastern Shore |
Wednesday, August 11 Thursday, August 12 | Rhode Island at Cape Cod |
| Carolina at Myrtle Beach |
Friday, August 13 | Eastern Shore at South Carolina |
| North Jersey at Western Mass. |
Saturday, August 14 | North Jersey at South Jersey |
| Western Mass. at Rhode Island |
| Tulsa at Texas |
| Cape Cod at New Hampshire |
| Wilmington at No. Virginia |
| Delaware at Reading |
| Roanoke at Charlotte |
| Eastern Shore at Myrtle Beach |
| Chico at California |
| South Carolina at Carolina |
Sunday, August 15 | South Jersey at New Jersey |
*Game counts as regular season and Open Cup qualifier for Arizona only.
