1997 USISL D-3 Pro League
Introduction 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* Cleveland Caps* Daytona Tigers* Indiana Blast* Los Angeles Fireballs* Myrtle Beach Seadawgs* South Jersey Barons* Stanislaus County Cruisers* Tallahassee Tempest* Vermont Voltage
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
Honors * '''Organization of the Year:''' Cleveland Caps* '''Executive of the Year:''' Monika Suhnholz, Austin Lone Stars* '''Fair Play Award:''' Charlotte Eagles
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