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1 New clubs  




2 League standings  




3 Playoffs  


3.1  Division Semi-finals  




3.2  Division Finals  




3.3  Quarterfinals/Inter Region Finals  




3.4  Semifinals  




3.5  Third Place Match  




3.6  Championship  






4 Honors  




5 References  













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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.

New clubs

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League standings

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Northeast Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 North Jersey Imperials 18 10 1 0 7 39 23 +16 31
2 Rhode Island Stingrays 18 10 1 1 6 32 25 +7 31
3 New Hampshire Phantoms 18 9 2 2 5 36 27 +9 29
4 Central Jersey Riptide 18 8 2 3 5 26 24 +2 26
5 Vermont Wanderers 18 6 1 1 10 21 39 −18 19
6 NYCD Alleycats 18 6 0 1 11 25 38 −13 18
7 Cape Cod Crusaders 18 4 1 0 13 19 32 −13 13
Source: rsssf.com
Mid-Atlantic Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Reading Rage 18 13 1 0 4 46 22 +24 40
2 Philadelphia Freedom 18 10 1 0 7 29 32 −3 31
3 Baltimore Bays 18 8 0 2 8 30 34 −4 24
4 New Jersey Stallions 18 7 2 1 8 25 26 −1 23
5 Delaware Wizards 18 7 0 2 9 23 32 −9 21
6 South Jersey Barons 18 4 1 3 10 22 28 −6 13
Source: rsssf.com
South Atlantic Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Myrtle Beach Seadawgs 18 14 1 0 3 40 19 +21 43
2 South Carolina Shamrocks 18 11 2 0 5 37 27 +10 35
3 Charlotte Eagles 18 10 2 1 5 38 21 +17 32
4 Florida Strikers 18 10 0 0 8 51 34 +17 30
5 Wilmington Hammerheads 18 8 1 1 8 37 24 +13 25
6 Mobile Revelers 18 4 0 0 14 25 54 −29 12
7 Daytona Tigers 18 3 0 1 14 14 61 −47 9
Source: rsssf.com
North Central Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chicago Stingers 18 12 1 0 5 32 19 +13 37
2 Indiana Blast 18 7 1 1 9 28 31 −3 22
3 Cleveland Caps 18 6 3 0 9 28 32 −4 21
4 Rockford Raptors 18 6 2 2 8 32 33 −1 20
Source: rsssf.com
South Central Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Albuquerque Geckos 18 13 2 1 2 51 15 +36 41
2 Austin Lone Stars 18 11 1 0 6 38 28 +10 34
3 Houston Hurricanes 18 9 0 2 7 35 30 +5 27
4 Tulsa Roughnecks 18 9 0 0 9 36 40 −4 27
5 San Antonio Pumas 18 5 0 2 11 23 45 −22 15
6 Dallas Toros 18 2 0 0 16 22 53 −31 6
Source: rsssf.com
West Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 San Francisco Bay Seals 18 13 2 0 3 41 16 +25 41
2 Sacramento Scorpions 18 11 0 0 7 39 36 +3 33
3 Chico Rooks 18 9 3 3 3 38 28 +10 30
4 San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles 18 9 2 0 7 30 31 −1 29
5 Stanislaus County Cruisers 18 8 0 3 7 31 27 +4 24
6 Arizona Sahuaros 18 6 1 1 10 39 40 −1 19
7 Hawaii Tsunamii 16 4 1 1 10 24 29 −5 13
8 Reno Rattlers 16 4 0 0 12 17 34 −17 12
9 Los Angeles Fireballs 18 3 0 2 13 22 40 −18 9
Source: rsssf.com

Playoffs

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Division Semi-finals

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7:30 PM CDT
Austin Lone Stars2–4San Antonio Pumas
  • Willmann 30'
  • Jones 60'
    		•  Report
  • Ojeda 20'
  • Ayala 52'
  • Munoz 57'
    		•
    House Park, Austin, Texas

    Attendance: 1,506

    Houston Hurricanes4–1Tulsa Roughnecks
  • Palomino 32', 37', 38'
    		•  Report
    Butler Stadium, Houston, Texas
    7:00 PM
    Philadelphia Freedom1–2Baltimore Bays
    Marple Newtown High School, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
    Myrtle Beach Seadawgs5–1Florida Strikers
    Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
    Sacramento Scorpions1–6Chico Rooks
    		 Report 2
  • Ceja 90'
    		•
    Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, California

    Attendance: 1,743

    5:00 PM
    North Jersey Imperials0–1Central Jersey Riptide
    Penalties
    		 1–2
    University Stadium, Teaneck, New Jersey
    Rhode Island Stingrays1–2 (OT)New Hampshire Phantoms
    Pierce Memorial Field, East Providence, Rhode Island
    Reading Rage1–2New Jersey Stallions
    Ray Buss Field, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
    Indiana Blast3–2Cleveland Caps
  • Weiger 59'
  • Swinehart 75'
    		•  Report
  • James 48'
    		•
    Kuntz Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Attendance: 3,047

    7:30 PM
    South Carolina Shamrocks2–3Charlotte Eagles
  • Ormondt 50' (pen.)
    		•  Report
  • Clare 66'
  • Farrar 77:35'
    		•
    Shamrock Stadium, Greer, South Carolina

    Attendance: 1,700

    San Francisco Bay Seals5–0San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles
  • Simpson pen.'
  • Folan
  • Cowell
    • Boxer Stadium, San Francisco, California

    Division Finals

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    South Central Division Championship
    Houston Hurricanes2–0San Antonio Pumas
  • Palomino 84'
    		•  Report
    Butler Stadium, Houston, Texas

    Attendance: 3,560

    South Atlantic Division Championship
    Myrtle Beach Seadawgs3–3 (a.e.t.)Charlotte Eagles
  • Eason 68:40'
    		•
  • Wellington 59'
    		•
    Penalties
  • Aponowicz soccer ball with red X
  • Walker soccer ball with red X
  • Richards soccer ball with red X
  • Bennett soccer ball with red X
    		•  1–2
  • Farrar soccer ball with red X
  • Wellington soccer ball with check mark
    		•
    Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

    Attendance: 1,000

    North Central Division Championship
    Chicago Stingers0–1Indiana Blast
    Forest View Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois
    West Division Championship
    2:30 PM PDT
    San Francisco Bay Seals2–0Chico Rooks
  • Cowell
    • Witter Field, Berkeley, California
    Northeast Division Championship
    7:30 PM EDT
    New Hampshire Phantoms2–0Central Jersey Riptide
  • Williams
    • Owl Stadium, Keene, New Hampshire
    Mid-Atlantic Division Championship
    7:30 PM EDT
    Baltimore Bays3–0New Jersey Stallions
  • Wnek
    • UMBC Stadium, Catonsville, Maryland

    Quarterfinals/Inter Region Finals

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    West Region Final
    2:30 PM PDT
    San Francisco Bay Seals3–0Houston Hurricanes
    Boxer Stadium, San Francisco, California
    East Region Final
    New Hampshire Phantoms1–0 (OT)Baltimore Bays
    		 Report
    Owl Stadium, Keene, New Hampshire

    Attendance: 2,830

    Central Region Final
    4:30 PM
    Charlotte Eagles6–0Indiana Blast
  • Wellington
  • Dakin 9'
  • Dresser
    • Charlotte Christian School, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Semifinals

    [edit]
    6:00 PM
    San Francisco Bay Seals2–4Charlotte Eagles
  • Simpson 85' (pen.)
    		•  Report
  • Dakin 81', 89'
    		•
    UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico
    8:00 PM
    Albuquerque Geckos2–1 (OT)New Hampshire Phantoms
  • Moore gold-colored soccer ball 96'
    		•  Report
    UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Third Place Match

    [edit]
    1:30 PM
    San Francisco Bay Seals1–0New Hampshire Phantoms
    		 Report
    UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Championship

    [edit]
    USISL D-3 Pro League Championship Game
    Albuquerque Geckos4–1Charlotte Eagles
  • Head 44'
  • Riddle 70'
  • Labastida 77'
    		•  Report 1 Report 2
    UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Attendance: 2,013

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    Honors

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    References

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    1. ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)

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