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.

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New clubs

League standings

Northeast Division
PosTeamPldWSWSLLGFGAGDPts
1 North Jersey Imperials 18101073923+1631
2 Rhode Island Stingrays 18101163225+731
3 New Hampshire Phantoms 1892253627+929
4 Central Jersey Riptide 1882352624+226
5 Vermont Wanderers 18611102139−1819
6 NYCD Alleycats 18601112538−1318
7 Cape Cod Crusaders 18410131932−1313
Source: rsssf.com
Mid-Atlantic Division
PosTeamPldWSWSLLGFGAGDPts
1 Reading Rage 18131044622+2440
2 Philadelphia Freedom 18101072932−331
3 Baltimore Bays 1880283034−424
4 New Jersey Stallions 1872182526−123
5 Delaware Wizards 1870292332−921
6 South Jersey Barons 18413102228−613
Source: rsssf.com
South Atlantic Division
PosTeamPldWSWSLLGFGAGDPts
1 Myrtle Beach Seadawgs 18141034019+2143
2 South Carolina Shamrocks 18112053727+1035
3 Charlotte Eagles 18102153821+1732
4 Florida Strikers 18100085134+1730
5 Wilmington Hammerheads 1881183724+1325
6 Mobile Revelers 18400142554−2912
7 Daytona Tigers 18301141461−479
Source: rsssf.com
North Central Division
PosTeamPldWSWSLLGFGAGDPts
1 Chicago Stingers 18121053219+1337
2 Indiana Blast 1871192831−322
3 Cleveland Caps 1863092832−421
4 Rockford Raptors 1862283233−120
Source: rsssf.com
South Central Division
PosTeamPldWSWSLLGFGAGDPts
1 Albuquerque Geckos 18132125115+3641
2 Austin Lone Stars 18111063828+1034
3 Houston Hurricanes 1890273530+527
4 Tulsa Roughnecks 1890093640−427
5 San Antonio Pumas 18502112345−2215
6 Dallas Toros 18200162253−316
Source: rsssf.com
West Division
PosTeamPldWSWSLLGFGAGDPts
1 San Francisco Bay Seals 18132034116+2541
2 Sacramento Scorpions 18110073936+333
3 Chico Rooks 1893333828+1030
4 San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles 1892073031−129
5 Stanislaus County Cruisers 1880373127+424
6 Arizona Sahuaros 18611103940−119
7 Hawaii Tsunamii 16411102429−513
8 Reno Rattlers 16400121734−1712
9 Los Angeles Fireballs 18302132240−189
Source: rsssf.com

Playoffs

Division Semi-finals

Austin Lone Stars 2–4 San Antonio Pumas
Report
House Park , Austin, Texas
Attendance: 1,506
Houston Hurricanes 4–1 Tulsa Roughnecks
Report
Butler Stadium, Houston, Texas
Philadelphia Freedom 1–2 Baltimore Bays
Marple Newtown High School, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Reading Rage 1–2 New Jersey Stallions
Ray Buss Field, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
South Carolina Shamrocks 2–3 Charlotte Eagles
Report
Shamrock Stadium, Greer, South Carolina
Attendance: 1,700

Division Finals

South Central Division Championship
Houston Hurricanes 2–0 San Antonio Pumas
Report
Butler Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 3,560
South Atlantic Division Championship
Myrtle Beach Seadawgs 3–3 (a.e.t.) Charlotte Eagles
Penalties
1–2
Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium , Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Attendance: 1,000
North Central Division Championship
Chicago Stingers 0–1 Indiana Blast
Forest View Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois
West Division Championship
San Francisco Bay Seals 2–0 Chico Rooks
Witter Field, Berkeley, California
Northeast Division Championship
New Hampshire Phantoms 2–0 Central Jersey Riptide
Report 1 Report 2
Owl Stadium, Keene, New Hampshire
Attendance: 2,623
Mid-Atlantic Division Championship
Baltimore Bays 3–0 New Jersey Stallions
UMBC Stadium , Catonsville, Maryland

Quarterfinals/Inter Region Finals

West Region Final
San Francisco Bay Seals 3–0 Houston Hurricanes
Boxer Stadium , San Francisco, California
East Region Final
New Hampshire Phantoms 1–0 (OT) Baltimore Bays
Report
Owl Stadium, Keene, New Hampshire
Attendance: 2,830

Semifinals

San Francisco Bay Seals 2–4 Charlotte Eagles
Report
UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Attendance: 1,500
Albuquerque Geckos 2–1 (OT) New Hampshire Phantoms
Report
UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Attendance: 1,145

Third Place Match

San Francisco Bay Seals 1–0 New Hampshire Phantoms
Report
UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Attendance: 2,013

Championship

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

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