1997 USISL D-3 Pro League

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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

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League standings

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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

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Division Semi-finals

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  • 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
 Report
Attendance: 1,506
Houston Hurricanes4–1Tulsa Roughnecks
 Report
Butler Stadium, Houston, Texas
Philadelphia Freedom1–2Baltimore Bays
Marple Newtown High School, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Myrtle Beach Seadawgs5–1Florida Strikers
Sacramento Scorpions1–6Chico Rooks
 Report 2
Attendance: 1,743
North Jersey Imperials0–1Central Jersey Riptide
Penalties
 1–2
Rhode Island Stingrays1–2 (OT)New Hampshire Phantoms
Reading Rage1–2New Jersey Stallions
Ray Buss Field, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Indiana Blast3–2Cleveland Caps
 Report
Attendance: 3,047
South Carolina Shamrocks2–3Charlotte Eagles
 Report
Shamrock Stadium, Greer, South Carolina
Attendance: 1,700
San Francisco Bay Seals5–0San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles

Division Finals

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  • 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
 Report
Butler Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 3,560
South Atlantic Division Championship
Myrtle Beach Seadawgs3–3 (a.e.t.)Charlotte Eagles
Penalties
 1–2
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
Witter Field, Berkeley, California
Northeast Division Championship
New Hampshire Phantoms2–0Central Jersey Riptide
Mid-Atlantic Division Championship
Baltimore Bays3–0New Jersey Stallions

Quarterfinals/Inter Region Finals

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  • 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
 Report
Attendance: 2,830
Central Region Final
Charlotte Eagles6–0Indiana Blast

Semifinals

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  • Charlotte defeated San Francisco Bay, 4-2
  • Albuquerque defeated New Hampshire 2-1 (OT)
San Francisco Bay Seals2–4Charlotte Eagles
 Report
UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque Geckos2–1 (OT)New Hampshire Phantoms
 Report
UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Third Place Match

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San Francisco Bay Seals1–0New Hampshire Phantoms
 Report
UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Championship

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

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Honors

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References

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  1. ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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