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 186111021391819
6 NYCD Alleycats 186011125381318
7 Cape Cod Crusaders 184101319321313
Source: rsssf.com
Mid-Atlantic Division
PosTeamPldWSWSLLGFGAGDPts
1 Reading Rage 18131044622+2440
2 Philadelphia Freedom 18101072932331
3 Baltimore Bays 1880283034424
4 New Jersey Stallions 1872182526123
5 Delaware Wizards 1870292332921
6 South Jersey Barons 18413102228613
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 184001425542912
7 Daytona Tigers 18301141461479
Source: rsssf.com
North Central Division
PosTeamPldWSWSLLGFGAGDPts
1 Chicago Stingers 18121053219+1337
2 Indiana Blast 1871192831322
3 Cleveland Caps 1863092832421
4 Rockford Raptors 1862283233120
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 1890093640427
5 San Antonio Pumas 185021123452215
6 Dallas Toros 18200162253316
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 1892073031129
5 Stanislaus County Cruisers 1880373127+424
6 Arizona Sahuaros 18611103940119
7 Hawaii Tsunamii 16411102429513
8 Reno Rattlers 164001217341712
9 Los Angeles Fireballs 18302132240189
Source: rsssf.com

Playoffs

Division Semi-finals

Austin Lone Stars 2–4 San Antonio Pumas
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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


Sacramento Scorpions 1–6 Chico Rooks
Report 2



Reading Rage 1–2 New Jersey Stallions
Ray Buss Field, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania

Indiana Blast 3–2 Cleveland Caps
Report

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

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
Owl Stadium, Keene, New Hampshire

Mid-Atlantic Division Championship
Baltimore Bays 3–0 New Jersey Stallions

Quarterfinals/Inter Region Finals

West Region Final
San Francisco Bay Seals 3–0 Houston Hurricanes

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

Albuquerque Geckos 2–1 (OT) New Hampshire Phantoms
Report
UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Third Place Match

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

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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