1997 USISL D-3 Pro League

The 1997 USISL D-3 Pro League was the 11th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and was the first season of now-defunct USISL D-3 Pro League.

New clubs

• Indiana Blast
• Vermont Voltage
• South Jersey Barons
• Los Angeles Fireballs
• Stanislaus County Cruisers
• Myrtle Beach Seadawgs
• Cleveland Caps
• Tallahassee Tempest
• Daytona Tigers

League standings

                          GP   W   SW  SL  L   GF  GA  Pts
	Northeast Division
North Jersey Imperials     18  10   1   0   7   39  23   31
Rhode Island Stingrays     18  10   1   1   6   32  25   31
New Hampshire Phantoms     18   9   2   2   5   36  27   29
Central Jersey Riptide     18   8   2   3   5   26  24   26
Vermont Wanderers          18   6   1   1  10   21  39   19
NYCD Alleycats           18   6   0   1  11   25  38   18
Cape Cod Crusaders         18   4   1   0  13   19  32   13

Mid-Atlantic Division

Reading Rage               18  13   1   0   4   46  22   40
Philadelphia Freedom       18  10   1   0   7   29  32   31
Baltimore Bays             18   8   0   2   8   30  34   24
New Jersey Stallions       18   7   2   1   8   25  26   23
Delaware Wizards           18   7   0   2   9   23  32   21
South Jersey Barons        18   4   1   3  10   22  28   13

South Atlantic Division

Myrtle Beach Seadawgs      18  14   1   0   3   40  19   43
South Carolina Shamrocks   18  11   2   0   5   37  27   35
Charlotte Eagles           18  10   2   1   5   38  21   32
Florida Strikers           18  10   0   0   8   51  34   30
Wilmington Hammerheads     18   8   1   1   8   37  24   25
Mobile Revelers            18   4   0   0  14   25  54   12
Daytona Tigers             18   3   0   1  14   14  61    9

North Central Division

Chicago Stingers           18  12   1   0   5   32  19   37
Indiana Blast              18   7   1   1   9   28  31   22
Cleveland Caps             18   6   3   0   9   28  32   21
Rockford Raptors           18   6   2   2   8   32  33   20

South Central Division

Albuquerque Geckos         18  13   2   1   2   51  15   41
Austin Lone Stars          18  11   1   0   6   38  28   34
Houston Hurricanes         18   9   0   2   7   35  30   27
Tulsa Roughnecks           18   9   0   0   9   36  40   27
San Antonio Pumas          18   5   0   2  11   23  45   15
Dallas Toros               18   2   0   0  16   22  53    6

• Albuquerque gets a bye to the national semifinal as hosts.

West Division

San Francisco Bay Seals    18  13   2   0   3   41  16   41
Sacramento Scorpions       18  11   0   0   7   39  36   33
Chico Rooks                18   9   3   3   3   38  28   30
San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles 18   9   2   0   7   30  31   29
Stanislaus County Cruisers 18   8   0   3   7   31  27   24
Arizona Sahuaros           18   6   1   1  10   39  40   19
Hawaii Tsunamii            16   4   1   1  10   24  29   13
Reno Rattlers              16   4   0   0  12   17  34   12
Los Angeles Fireballs      18   3   0   2  13   22  40    9

Division Semi-finals:   Central Jersey defeated North Jersey 2-1 (SO)
                       New Hampshire defeated Rhode Island 2-1 (OT)
                       Baltimore defeated Philadelphia 2-1
                       New Jersey defeated Reading, 2-1

                       Myrtle Beach defeated Florida, 5-1
                       Charlotte defeated South Carolina 3-2
                       Indiana defeated Cleveland 3-2
                       San Antonio defeated Austin, 4-2
                       Houston defeated Tulsa, 4-1
                       San Francisco Bay defeated San Gabriel Valley, 5-0
                       Chico defeated Sacramento, 6-1
Division Finals:        New Hampshire defeated Central Jersey, 2-0
                       Baltimore defeated New Jersey, 3-0
                       Charlotte defeated Myrtle Beach, 3-3 (SO)
                       Indiana defeated Chicago, 1-0
                       Houston defeated San Antonio, 2-0
                       San Francisco defeated Chico, 2-0
Quarterfinals:          San Francisco Bay defeated Houston, 3-0
                       New Hampshire defeated Baltimore 1-0 (OT)
                       Charlotte defeated Indiana, 6-0
Semifinals:             Charlotte defeated San Francisco Bay, 4-2
                       Albuquerque defeated New Hampshire 2-1 (OT)
CHAMPIONSHIP:           Albuquerque defeated Charlotte, 4-1

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