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

Arizona Sahuaros Sporting Arizona FC is an American soccer team based in Arizona. Founded in 1989, Sporting Arizona FC is Arizona's professional development club. The foundation of Sporting's development model is to bring international talent to play in Arizona, ...

Cleveland Caps The Cleveland Caps were an American soccer team that played in Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of t ...

* Daytona Tigers *

Indiana Blast Indiana Blast was an American soccer team, founded in 1996. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues, played in the USISL and A-League (1997–2004) until folding at the end of the 2004 season. The Blast played their home games at K ...

Los Angeles Fireballs LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...

* Myrtle Beach Seadawgs * South Jersey Barons *

Stanislaus County Cruisers California Gold was an American soccer team which began playing under the Gold moniker in 2002. The club was founded in 1997 as the Stanislaus County Cruisers. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), ...

* Tallahassee Tempest *

Vermont Voltage Vermont Voltage was an American soccer team based in St. Albans, Vermont, United States. Founded in 1997, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of t ...

League standings

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

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 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

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/Inter Region Finals

* 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) ----

Third Place Match

Championship

* Albuquerque defeated Charlotte, 4-1 United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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Honors

* Organization of the Year:

* Executive of the Year: Monika Suhnholz,

Austin Lone Stars The Austin Lone Stars were a soccer club that competed in the SISL, USISL and United Soccer Leagues from 1987 to 2000. The club originally started in 1987/88 as the Austin Sockadillos in the original indoor SISL league. They became the Austin Lone ...

* Fair Play Award:

Charlotte Eagles The Charlotte Eagles are an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games a ...

References

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