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

League standings

Northeast Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 North Jersey Imperials 18 10 1 0 7 39 23 +16 31
2 Rhode Island Stingrays 18 10 1 1 6 32 25 +7 31
3 New Hampshire Phantoms 18 9 2 2 5 36 27 +9 29
4 Central Jersey Riptide 18 8 2 3 5 26 24 +2 26
5 Vermont Wanderers 18 6 1 1 10 21 39 −18 19
6 NYCD Alleycats 18 6 0 1 11 25 38 −13 18
7 Cape Cod Crusaders 18 4 1 0 13 19 32 −13 13
Source: rsssf.com
Mid-Atlantic Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Reading Rage 18 13 1 0 4 46 22 +24 40
2 Philadelphia Freedom 18 10 1 0 7 29 32 −3 31
3 Baltimore Bays 18 8 0 2 8 30 34 −4 24
4 New Jersey Stallions 18 7 2 1 8 25 26 −1 23
5 Delaware Wizards 18 7 0 2 9 23 32 −9 21
6 South Jersey Barons 18 4 1 3 10 22 28 −6 13
Source: rsssf.com
South Atlantic Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Myrtle Beach Seadawgs 18 14 1 0 3 40 19 +21 43
2 South Carolina Shamrocks 18 11 2 0 5 37 27 +10 35
3 Charlotte Eagles 18 10 2 1 5 38 21 +17 32
4 Florida Strikers 18 10 0 0 8 51 34 +17 30
5 Wilmington Hammerheads 18 8 1 1 8 37 24 +13 25
6 Mobile Revelers 18 4 0 0 14 25 54 −29 12
7 Daytona Tigers 18 3 0 1 14 14 61 −47 9
Source: rsssf.com
North Central Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chicago Stingers 18 12 1 0 5 32 19 +13 37
2 Indiana Blast 18 7 1 1 9 28 31 −3 22
3 Cleveland Caps 18 6 3 0 9 28 32 −4 21
4 Rockford Raptors 18 6 2 2 8 32 33 −1 20
Source: rsssf.com
South Central Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Albuquerque Geckos 18 13 2 1 2 51 15 +36 41
2 Austin Lone Stars 18 11 1 0 6 38 28 +10 34
3 Houston Hurricanes 18 9 0 2 7 35 30 +5 27
4 Tulsa Roughnecks 18 9 0 0 9 36 40 −4 27
5 San Antonio Pumas 18 5 0 2 11 23 45 −22 15
6 Dallas Toros 18 2 0 0 16 22 53 −31 6
Source: rsssf.com
  • Albuquerque gets a bye to the national semifinal as hosts.
West Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 San Francisco Bay Seals 18 13 2 0 3 41 16 +25 41
2 Sacramento Scorpions 18 11 0 0 7 39 36 +3 33
3 Chico Rooks 18 9 3 3 3 38 28 +10 30
4 San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles 18 9 2 0 7 30 31 −1 29
5 Stanislaus County Cruisers 18 8 0 3 7 31 27 +4 24
6 Arizona Sahuaros 18 6 1 1 10 39 40 −1 19
7 Hawaii Tsunamii 16 4 1 1 10 24 29 −5 13
8 Reno Rattlers 16 4 0 0 12 17 34 −17 12
9 Los Angeles Fireballs 18 3 0 2 13 22 40 −18 9
Source: rsssf.com

Playoffs

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 Fernando Valley, 5-0
  • Chico defeated Sacramento, 6-1
Austin Lone Stars2–4San Antonio Pumas
  • Willmann 30'
  • Jones 60'
 Report
  • Millan 18'
  • Ojeda 20'
  • Ayala 52'
  • Munoz 57'
Attendance: 1,506
Houston Hurricanes4–1Tulsa Roughnecks
  • Gongora 6'
  • Palomino 32', 37', 38'
 Report
Butler Stadium, Houston, Texas
Philadelphia Freedom1–2Baltimore Bays
  • Santoro 87:30'
Marple Newtown High School, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Myrtle Beach Seadawgs5–1Florida Strikers
Sacramento Scorpions1–6Chico Rooks
  • Sweet 33'
 Report 2
  • Gwin 12', 22'
  • Ceja 90'
Attendance: 1,743
North Jersey Imperials0–1Central Jersey Riptide
Penalties
 1–2
  • DiCuollo soccer ball with check mark
Rhode Island Stingrays1–2 (OT)New Hampshire Phantoms
  • Williams gold-colored soccer ball 94:21'
Reading Rage1–2New Jersey Stallions
Ray Buss Field, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Indiana Blast3–2Cleveland Caps
 Report
  • Smith 33'
  • James 48'
Attendance: 3,047
South Carolina Shamrocks2–3Charlotte Eagles
  • Mcmahon 5'
  • Ormondt 50' (pen.)
 Report
  • Sorzano 39'
  • Clare 66'
  • Farrar 77:35'
Shamrock Stadium, Greer, South Carolina
Attendance: 1,700
San Francisco Bay Seals5–0San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles
  • Gallo
  • Simpson pen.'
  • Folan
  • Cowell

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
South Central Division Championship
Houston Hurricanes2–0San Antonio Pumas
  • Gongora 59'
  • Palomino 84'
 Report
Butler Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 3,560
South Atlantic Division Championship
Myrtle Beach Seadawgs3–3 (a.e.t.)Charlotte Eagles
  • Moore 36', 63'
  • Eason 68:40'
  • Dakin 27', 51'
  • Wellington 59'
Penalties
  • Jones soccer ball with check mark
  • Aponowicz soccer ball with red X
  • Walker soccer ball with red X
  • Richards soccer ball with red X
  • Bennett soccer ball with red X
 1–2
  • McGlaughlin soccer ball with check mark
  • Farrar soccer ball with red X
  • Wellington soccer ball with check mark
Attendance: 1,000
North Central Division Championship
Chicago Stingers0–1Indiana Blast
Forest View Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois
West Division Championship
San Francisco Bay Seals2–0Chico Rooks
  • Watkins
  • Cowell
Witter Field, Berkeley, California
Northeast Division Championship
New Hampshire Phantoms2–0Central Jersey Riptide
  • Murphy
  • Williams
Mid-Atlantic Division Championship
Baltimore Bays3–0New Jersey Stallions
  • Tirschman
  • Wnek

Quarterfinals/Inter Region Finals

  • San Francisco Bay defeated Houston, 3-0
  • New Hampshire defeated Baltimore 1-0 (OT)
  • Charlotte defeated Indiana, 6-0
West Region Final
San Francisco Bay Seals3–0Houston Hurricanes
East Region Final
New Hampshire Phantoms1–0 (OT)Baltimore Bays
  • Murphy gold-colored soccer ball 102'
Report
Attendance: 2,830
Central Region Final
Charlotte Eagles6–0Indiana Blast

Semifinals

  • Charlotte defeated San Francisco Bay, 4-2
  • Albuquerque defeated New Hampshire 2-1 (OT)
San Francisco Bay Seals2–4Charlotte Eagles
  • Watkins 77'
  • Simpson 85' (pen.)
 Report
  • Wellington 25', 61'
  • Dakin 81', 89'
UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque Geckos2–1 (OT)New Hampshire Phantoms
  • Chesire 14'
  • Moore gold-colored soccer ball 96'
Report
  • Williams 24'
UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Third Place Match

San Francisco Bay Seals1–0New Hampshire Phantoms
  • Geise 10:51'
 Report
UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Championship

  • Albuquerque defeated Charlotte, 4-1
USISL D-3 Pro League Championship Game
Albuquerque Geckos4–1Charlotte Eagles
 Report 1 Report 2
  • Payne 14'
UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Attendance: 2,013

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Honors

References

  1. ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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