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in the final.

Changes from 1996

Before the season, Western Massachusetts, Northern Virginia, and Pensacola were added. Baltimore became Eastern Shore. Dallas became Texas. Vermont became the Voltage. Miami was promoted from PDSL.

Name Changes

* Vermont Wanderers rebranded as

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* Baltimore Bays rebranded as Eastern Shore Sharks * Dallas Toros rebranded as Texas Toros

New Clubs

Folding or Moving

No teams left the league nor folded.

Teams

Head coaching changes

Season Overview

Standings

Northeast Division

Mid-Atlantic Division

Atlantic Division

Southeast Division

North Central Division

South Central Division

West Division

Playoffs

Divisional Semifinals

Higher seed/home team on the left.

Division Finals

* Austin defeated Texas 1-0 * Charlotte defeated Myrtle Beach, 8-3 * Delaware defeated Roanoke, 2-1 * New Hampshire defeated Rhode Island, 3-2 * Chicago defeated Indiana, 3-0 * Central Jersey defeated Reading, 3-0 * Arizona defeated Stanislaus County 2-1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Quarterfinals/Regional Finals

* New Hampshire defeated Central Jersey, 3-0 * Chicago defeated Delaware 1-0 * Orlando defeated Charlotte, 3-2 * Austin defeated Arizona 1-0 ---- ---- ----

Semifinals

* Chicago defeated Orlando, 2-0 * New Hampshire defeated Austin, 3-2 (OT) ----

Championship

Chicago defeated New Hampshire, 3-2 (OT) ----

Top goalscorers

Statistics

Honors

* Organization of the Year:

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* Executive of the Year: Gary Mack,

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* Fair Play Award:

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References

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