Season | 1997 |
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Champions | Milwaukee Rampage (1st title) |
Premiers | Montreal Impact (3rd title) |
Top goalscorer | Doug Miller (23 goals) |
← 1996 A-League 1998 → |
The 1997 USISL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues during the summer of 1997.
At the end of the 1996 A-League season, the U.S. second division A-League collapsed. Six of the seven teams in the A-League then joined the USISL which had three leagues in 1996, beginning with the third division USISL Select League.[1] With the collapse of the U.S. second division and the transfer of most of its teams to the USISL, the USISL reorganized its divisions to include the new teams. It moved most of the old second division USISL Select League, plus a few new teams, up to a second division level and merged the old A-League teams into this new U.S. second division which was renamed the USISL A-League.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 58 | 19 | +39 | 61 |
2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 42 |
3 | Long Island Rough Riders | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 42 |
4 | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 38 |
5 | Connecticut Wolves | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 28 |
6 | Worcester Wildfire | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 61 | −35 | 19 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Hershey Wildcats | 28 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 55 |
2 | Carolina Dynamo | 28 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 50 |
3 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 45 |
4 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 32 |
5 | Raleigh Flyers | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 28 |
6 | Jacksonville Cyclones | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 28 | 73 | −45 | 13 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 42 |
2 | Nashville Metros | 28 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 37 |
3 | Orlando Sundogs | 28 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 36 |
4 | Milwaukee Rampage | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 36 |
5 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 35 |
6 | Atlanta Ruckus | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 30 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | California Jaguars | 28 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 52 |
2 | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 50 |
3 | Vancouver 86ers | 28 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 46 |
4 | Colorado Foxes | 28 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 46 |
5 | Orange County Zodiac | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 31 |
6 | El Paso Patriots | 28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 18 |
Attendance: 5,160
Attendance: 4,361
Long Island advances to the Division final
Toronto Lynx (ON) | 1–2 | Montreal Impact (QC) |
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Terry St. Louis ![]() Peyvand Mossavat ![]() Martin Dugas ![]() Franco Spadafina ![]() Paul Stalteri ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Tony Camacho (Canada)
Montreal Impact (QC) | 4–0 | Toronto Lynx (ON) |
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Darren Tilley ![]() Bill Sedgewick ![]() |
Attendance: 4,138
Montreal advances to the Division final
Richmond Kickers (VA) | 1–2 | Carolina Dynamo (NC) |
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Rob Ukrop ![]() |
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Attendance: 1,362
Carolina Dynamo (NC) | 1–4 | Richmond Kickers (VA) |
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Keiran Breslin ![]() |
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Attendance: 4,562
Carolina Dynamo (NC) | 0–0 | Richmond Kickers (VA) |
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Penalties | ||
3–1 |
Attendance: 4,562
Carolina advances to the Division final
Charleston Battery (CA) | 1–1 | Hershey Wildcats (PA) |
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Juan Castillo ![]() Michael Anhaeuser ![]() Patrick Olalere ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Penalties | ||
1–3 |
Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Roger Sill
Hershey Wildcats (PA) | 1–1 | Charleston Battery (CA) |
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Lee Tschantret ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Penalties | ||
0–1 |
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Yanich Wejlak
Hershey Wildcats (PA) | 0–0 | Charleston Battery (CA) |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
4–2 |
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Yanich Wejlak
Hershey advances to the Division final
Orlando Sundogs (FL) | 1–2 | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA) |
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Dylan Lewis ![]() ![]() Greg Brick ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Referee: Robert Mann (USA)
New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA) | 6–2 | Orlando Sundogs (FL) |
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Gabe Gentile ![]() Stern John ![]() Louie Smothermon ![]() Mickey Trotman ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 653
New Orleans advances to the Division final
Nashville Metros (TN) | 1–2 | Milwaukee Rampage (WI) |
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Tim Geltz ![]() |
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Attendance: 550
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 3–0 | Nashville Metros (TN) |
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Travis Roy ![]() Dan Stebbins ![]() |
Attendance: 1,229
Milwaukee advances to the Division final
Colorado Foxes (CO) | 0–3 | Seattle Sounders (WA) |
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Rivers Guthrie ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 786
Referee: Rudy Bettmann (USA)
Seattle Sounders (WA) | 2–0 | Colorado Foxes (CO) |
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Henry Gutierrez ![]() Vicente Figueroa ![]() Vicente Figueroa ![]() Esmundo Rodriguez ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,927
Referee: Mohammad Zarrabi-Kashani (USA)
Seattle advances to the Division final
Vancouver 86ers (BC) | 4–1 | California Jaguars (CA) |
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Domenic Mobilio ![]() ![]() Steve Kindel ![]() |
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Attendance: 2,716
California Jaguars (CA) | 2–2 | Vancouver 86ers (BC) |
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Mark Baena ![]() Rick Iversen ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
1–2 |
Attendance: 1,859
Vancouver advances to the Division final
Long Island Rough Riders (NY) | 2–1 | Montreal Impact (QC) |
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Hector Wright ![]() Flavio Ferri ![]() |
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Attendance: 3,585
Montreal Impact (QC) | 2–0 | Long Island Rough Riders (NY) |
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Mauro Biello ![]() Lyndon Hooper ![]() |
Attendance: 6,679
Montreal Impact (QC) | 0–0 | Long Island Rough Riders (NY) |
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Penalties | ||
1–4 |
Attendance: 6,679
Charleston Battery (SC) | 3–3 | Carolina Dynamo (NC) |
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Todd Miller ![]() Juan Castillo ![]() Alvin Boisson ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
4–3 |
Attendance: 1,422
Carolina Dynamo (NC) | 2–1 | Charleston Battery (SC) |
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Maher Atta ![]() Yari Allnutt ![]() |
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Attendance: 1,506
Carolina Dynamo (NC) | 1–0 | Charleston Battery (SC) |
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Ed Radwanski ![]() |
Attendance: 1,506
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 2–1 (OT) | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA) |
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Nick Igel ![]() ![]() |
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Attendance: 2,818
New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA) | 3–4 | Milwaukee Rampage (WI) |
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Stern John ![]() Gabe Jones ![]() Mickey Trotman ![]() |
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Attendance: 898
Vancouver 86ers (BC) | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders (WA) |
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Craig Dalrymple ![]() Domenic Mobilio ![]() Nico Berg ![]() Chris Clarke ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,607
Referee: Rene Perott (Canada)
Long Island Rough Riders (NY) | 1–2 | Carolina Dynamo (NC) |
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Laurence Piturro ![]() |
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Attendance: 1,044
Carolina Dynamo (NC) | 2–0 | Long Island Rough Riders (NY) |
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Brian Loftin ![]() Laurence Piturro ![]() |
Attendance: 2,105
The Carolina Dynamo advance.
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 3–1 | Vancouver 86ers (BC) |
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Dan Stebbins ![]() |
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Attendance: 2,888
Vancouver 86ers (BC) | 1–0 | Milwaukee Rampage (WI) |
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Domenic Mobilio ![]() |
Attendance: 4,323
Vancouver 86ers (BC) | 0–0 | Milwaukee Rampage (WI) |
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Penalties | ||
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0–3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Milwaukee Rampage advance, winning two out of three games.
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Carolina Dynamo (NC) |
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Dan Stebbins ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Jon Szczepanski ![]() Dan Stebbins ![]() Nick Igel ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,381
MVP: Carmine Isacco, Milwaukee Rampage
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Assists | Points |
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1 | Doug Miller | Rochester Rhinos | 23 | 5 | 51 |
2 | Mark Baena | California Jaguars | 20 | 4 | 44 |
3 | Stern John | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | 16 | 5 | 37 |
4 | Steve Patterson | Colorado Foxes | 16 | 3 | 35 |
5 | Jamel Mitchell | Nashville Metros | 17 | 0 | 34 |
Jimmy Glenn | Rochester Rhinos | 13 | 8 | 34 | |
7 | Yari Allnutt | Carolina Dynamo | 12 | 9 | 33 |
Domenic Mobilio | Vancouver 86ers | 14 | 5 | 33 | |
Darren Tilley | Montreal Impact | 13 | 7 | 33 | |
Gustavo Leal | Orange County Zodiac | 16 | 1 | 33 | |
11 | Sebastian Barnes | Orlando Sundogs | 14 | 3 | 31 |
12 | Garret Kusch | Vancouver 86ers | 10 | 10 | 30 |
13 | Mike Gailey | Seattle Sounders | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Rob Ukrop | Richmond Kickers | 12 | 3 | 27 |
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