1997 USISL A-League

January 2018 March 2026 USISL A-League 1997 Milwaukee Rampage (1st Title) Montreal Impact (3rd Title) 336 USA Doug Miller, Rochester Raging Rhinos USA Doug Miller, Rochester Raging Rhinos (23 goals) USA Dusty Hudock, Seattle Sounders 1000 1996 A-League1996 USISL Select 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. Overview 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.http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1996.html#USISL The Year in American Soccer – 1996 August 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20130713140634/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1996.html#USISL July 13, 2013 dead 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. Regular season Northeast Division main WL PK SW Shootout win SL Shootout loss 1 0 Q MTL Montreal Impact RRR Rochester Raging Rhinos LIR Long Island Rough Riders TOR Toronto Lynx CON Connecticut Wolves WOR Worcester Wildfire 20 1 1 6 58 19 14 0 5 9 56 47 13 3 2 10 44 36 12 2 0 14 44 43 8 4 1 15 31 45 6 1 2 19 26 61 green2 Q Q Q Q complete Atlantic Division main WL PK SW Shootout win SL Shootout loss 1 0 Q HER Hershey Wildcats CAR Carolina Dynamo RIC Richmond Kickers CHA Charleston Battery RAL Raleigh Flyers JAC Jacksonville Cyclones 18 1 1 8 56 33 16 2 2 8 63 33 15 0 2 11 41 35 10 2 3 13 39 50 8 4 3 13 34 52 4 1 1 23 28 73 green2 Q Q Q Q complete Central Division main WL PK SW Shootout win SL Shootout loss 1 0 Q NOL New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers NAS Nashville Metros ORL Orlando Sundogs MIL Milwaukee Rampage MIN Minnesota Thunder ATL Atlanta Ruckus 13 3 2 10 45 42 10 7 2 9 42 34 12 0 4 12 39 40 11 3 2 12 33 36 11 2 5 10 22 30 9 3 1 15 39 48 green2 Q Q Q Q complete Pacific Division main WL PK SW Shootout win SL Shootout loss 1 0 Q CAL California Jaguars SEA Seattle Sounders VAN Vancouver 86ers COL Colorado Foxes OCZ Orange County Zodiac ELP El Paso Patriots 17 1 0 10 48 34 16 2 3 7 42 19 15 1 1 11 50 29 15 1 2 10 55 49 10 1 0 17 35 62 5 3 3 17 30 50 green2 Q Q Q Q complete Division Semi-finals Northeast Semifinal 1 September 3, 1997 Rochester Raging Rhinos (NY) Kevin Koetters Fuseini Dauda Andrew McKay Leon Minott Lenin Steenkamp Gustavo Villagra 0 78 2 ? 78 Tom Lips Daniel Leon Flávio Ferri 0–0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/136223977/?terms=Rhinos Long Island Rough Riders (NY) Frontier Field, Rochester, New York 5,160 Mali Walton Mike Kirmse Nate Daligcon Andrew McKay Doug Miller Fuseini Dauda Chris Kennell 3–4 Daniel Leon David Price Laurence Piturro Hector Wright Ernest Inneh Jim McElderry Sal Leanti September 6, 1997 Long Island Rough Riders (NY) Carlos Ledesma 62:26 pen.Ernest Inneh 0 29Dahir Mohammed 2 ? 88Travis Rinker 7:43 Nate Daligcon2 ? 82 Leon Minott Fuseini Dauda Nate Houser Jimmy Glenn 1–1 Report 1Report 2 Rochester Raging Rhinos (NY) James M. Shuart Stadium, Hempstead, New York 4,361 Travis Rinker Hector Wright Daniel Leon 3–1 Mali Walton Garth Miller Nate Houser Kevin Koetters Long Island advances to the Division final Northeast Semifinal 2 September 5, 19978:00 PM (EST) Toronto Lynx (ON) Terry St Louis 13Peyvand Mossavat 31Martin Dugas 42Franco Spadafina 0 43Paul Stalteri 45 8 Onandi Lowe13 John Limniatis0 25 Onandi Lowe62 Mauro Biello 1–2 http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/lynx0049.htm Montreal Impact (QC) Varsity Stadium, Toronto 1,254 Tony Camacho (Canada) September 7, 1997 Montreal Impact (QC) Tommy Moreland 17 pen. 25 26Bill Sedgewick 45 4–0 Toronto Lynx (ON) Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal 4,138 Montreal advances to the Division final Atlantic Semifinal 1 September 5, 1997 Richmond Kickers (VA) Rob Ukrop 63 23 Robert Rosario31 Yari Allnutt 1–2 Carolina Dynamo (NC) University of Richmond Stadium, Richmond, Virginia 1,362 September 6, 1997 Carolina Dynamo (NC) Keiran Breslin 32 14 Dian Anguelov72 Brian Kamler75 Mario Lone82 Mac Cozier 1–4 Richmond Kickers (VA) Simeon Stadium, High Point, North Carolina 1,560 September 6, 1997 Carolina Dynamo (NC) 0–0 Richmond Kickers (VA) Simeon Stadium, High Point, North Carolina 1,560 3–1 Carolina advances to the Division final Atlantic Semifinal 2 September 5, 19977:30 PM (EST) Charleston Battery (CA) Juan Castillo 38Michael Anhaeuser 50Patrick Olalere 85 78 Mark Waite 1–1 http://www.charlestonbattery.com/1997/Hershey_1.htm Hershey Wildcats (PA) Stoney Field, Charleston, South Carolina 2,024 Roger Sill 1–3 September 7, 19976:00 PM (EST) Hershey Wildcats (PA) Lee Tschantret 89 Juan Castillo75 Patrick Olalere 1–1 http://www.charlestonbattery.com/1997/Hershey_2.htm Charleston Battery (CA) Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, Pennsylvania 2,104 Yanich Wejlak 0–1 September 7, 19978:55 PM (EST) Hershey Wildcats (PA) 0–0 http://www.charlestonbattery.com/1997/Hershey_3.htm Charleston Battery (CA) Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, Pennsylvania 2,104 Yanich Wejlak 4–2 Hershey advances to the Division final Central Semifinal 1 September 4, 19977:45 PM (EST) Orlando Sundogs (FL) Dylan Lewis 2 ? 34Greg Brick 54 12 23 Stern John 1–2 http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1997-09-05/sports/9709050243_1_sundogs-new-orleans-lewis New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA) Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida Robert Mann (USA) September 7, 19976:00 PM (EST) New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA) Gabe Gentile 2Stern John 10 89Louie Smothermon 23Mickey Trotman 39 29 Sebastian Barnes67 Sheldon Lee 6–2 http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1997-09-08/sports/9709080204_1_sundogs-soccer-new-orleans Orlando Sundogs (FL) Tad Gormley Stadium, New Orleans 653 New Orleans advances to the Division final Central Semifinal 2 September 4, 1997 Nashville Metros (TN) Tim Geltz 2 81 Nick Igel85 David Marshall 1–2 Milwaukee Rampage (WI) Columbia Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee 550 or 1,500 September 7, 1997 Milwaukee Rampage (WI) Travis Roy 27Dan Stebbins 81 83 3–0 Nashville Metros (TN) Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1,229 Milwaukee advances to the Division final Pacific Semifinal 1 September 4, 1997 Colorado Foxes (CO) Rivers Guthrie Vicente Figueroa20 Erik Storkson26 Mike Gailey84 pen. David Hoggan 0–3 http://seattlepitch.tripod.com/matches/97/september4.html Seattle Sounders (WA) Mile High Greyhound Park, Commerce City, Colorado 786 Rudy Bettmann (USA) September 6, 1997 Seattle Sounders (WA) Henry Gutierrez Vicente Figueroa Vicente Figueroa 70Esmundo Rodriguez 89 Chad Ashton2 87 88 Ray Tomlin 2–0 http://seattlepitch.tripod.com/matches/97/september6.html Colorado Foxes (CO) Memorial Stadium, Seattle 6,927 Mohammad Zarrabi-Kashani (USA) Seattle advances to the Division final Pacific Semifinal 2 September 5, 1997 Vancouver 86ers (BC) Domenic Mobilio 2 pen.54 pen.Steve Kindel 35 86 Paul Holocher 4–1 California Jaguars (CA) Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia 2,716 September 7, 1997 California Jaguars (CA) Mark Baena 55Rick Iversen 89 22 Steve Kindel73 Domenic Mobilio 2–2 Vancouver 86ers (BC) Salinas Sports Complex, Salinas, California 1,859 1–2 Vancouver advances to the Division final Division Finals Northeast Division final September 12, 1997 Long Island Rough Riders (NY) Hector Wright 4Flavio Ferri 55 5 Lloyd Barker 2–1 Montreal Impact (QC) James M. Shuart Stadium, Hempstead, New York 3,585 September 14, 1997 Montreal Impact (QC) Mauro Biello 34Lyndon Hooper 77 2–0 Long Island Rough Riders (NY) Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal 6,679 September 14, 1997 Montreal Impact (QC) 0–0 Long Island Rough Riders (NY) Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal 6,679 1–4 Atlantic Division final September 12, 1997 Charleston Battery (SC) Todd Miller 37Juan Castillo 52 pen. Alvin Boisson 53 43 Danny Care54 John Ball81 Mike Saunders 3–3 Carolina Dynamo (NC) Stoney Field, Charleston, South Carolina 1,422 4–3 September 14, 1997 Carolina Dynamo (NC) Maher Atta 29Yari Allnutt 89 27 pen. Andy Schmetzer 2–1 Charleston Battery (SC) A.J. Simeon Stadium, High Point, North Carolina 1,506 September 14, 1997 Carolina Dynamo (NC) Ed Radwanski 12 1–0 Charleston Battery (SC) A.J. Simeon Stadium, High Point, North Carolina 1,506 Central Division final September 12, 1997 Milwaukee Rampage (WI) Nick Igel 81, 92 9 Ricardo Blanchard 2–1 (OT) New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA) Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2,818 September 14, 1997 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA) Stern John 64 pen.Gabe Jones 67Mickey Trotman 78 51 pen. 78 pen. Jon Szczepanski60 Dan Stebbins74 David Marshall 3–4 Milwaukee Rampage (WI) Tad Gormley Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana 898 Pacific Division final September 12, 1997 Vancouver 86ers (BC) Craig Dalrymple Domenic Mobilio 62Nico Berg 70Chris Clarke 86 Henry Gutierrez Kieran Barton Vicente Figueroa 3–0 http://seattlepitch.tripod.com/matches/97/september12.html Seattle Sounders (WA) Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia 3,607 Rene Perott (Canada) September 14, 1997 Seattle Sounders (WA) Neil Megson Henry Gutierrez Chris Franks Richie Sumner 0–0 yes Report 1 Report 2 Vancouver 86ers (BC) Memorial Stadium, Seattle, Washington 4,820 Bernie James David Hoggan Henry Gutierrez Esmundo Rodriguez 1–0 Domenic Mobilio Ollie Heald Jason Jordan Paul Dailly Chris Franks September 14, 1997 Seattle Sounders (WA) Erik Storkson 29 7 Domenic Mobilio 1–1 yes Report 1 Report 2 Vancouver 86ers (BC) Memorial Stadium, Seattle, Washington 4,820 Bernie James David Hoggan Vicente Figueroa Esmundo Rodriguez 1–3 Domenic Mobilio Ian Clarke Steve Kindel Doug Muirhead Conference finals Eastern Conference September 19, 1997 Long Island Rough Riders (NY) Laurence Piturro 71 72 89 pen. Brian Loftin 1–2 Carolina Dynamo (NC) Hofstra Stadium, Hempstead, New York 1,044 September 21, 19976:00 PM EST Carolina Dynamo (NC) Brian Loftin 84Laurence Piturro 86 o.g. 2–0 Long Island Rough Riders (NY) A.J. Simeon Stadium, High Point, North Carolina 2,105 The Carolina Dynamo advance. Western Conference September 19, 1997 Milwaukee Rampage (WI) Dan Stebbins 65 82 87 51 Domenic Mobilio 3–1 Vancouver 86ers (BC) Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2,888 September 21, 19975:00 PM Vancouver 86ers (BC) Domenic Mobilio 63 pen. 1–0 Milwaukee Rampage (WI) Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia 4,323 September 21, 19977:00 PM Vancouver 86ers (BC) 0–0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/503365009/?match=1&terms=Vancouver%2086ers Milwaukee Rampage (WI) Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia 4,323 Kevin Skinner 0–3 Dan Stebbins Eddy Berdusco Nick Igel The Milwaukee Rampage advance, winning two out of three games. Final September 27, 19978:30 PM Milwaukee Rampage (WI) Dan Stebbins 65 80 Brian Loftin 1–1 yes http://www.socceramerica.com/article/17785/rampage-does-it.html Carolina Dynamo (NC) Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee 6,381 Jon Szczepanski Dan Stebbins Nick Igel 3–0 Maher Atta Yari Allnutt Ed Radwanski MVP: Carmine Isacco, Milwaukee Rampage Points leaders RankScorerClubGoalsAssistsPoints1 USA Doug Miller Rochester Rhinos235512 USA Mark Baena California Jaguars204443 TRI Stern John New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers165374 USA Steve Patterson Colorado Foxes163355 USA Jamel Mitchell Nashville Metros17034 USA Jimmy Glenn Rochester Rhinos138347 USA Yari Allnutt Carolina Dynamo12933 CAN Domenic Mobilio Vancouver 86ers14533 ENG Darren TilleyMontreal Impact13733 ARG Gustavo LealOrange County Zodiac1613311 GHA Sebastian BarnesOrlando Sundogs1433112 CAN Garret KuschVancouver 86ers10103013 USA Mike GaileySeattle Sounders10727 USA Rob UkropRichmond Kickers12327 Honors MVP: USA Doug Miller Leading goal scorer: USA Doug Miller Leading goalkeeper: USA Dusty Hudock Rookie of the Year: TRI Stern John Coach of the Year: USA Bob Lilley First Team All League Goalkeeper: USA Dusty Hudock Defenders: CAN John Limniatis, USA Scott Schweitzer, CAN Mark Watson, USA Travis Rinker Midfielders: USA Yari Allnutt, CAN Mauro Biello, CAN Garret Kusch Forwards: USA Mark Baena, USA Doug Miller, TRI Stern John Second Team All League Goalkeeper: CAN Paolo Ceccarelli Defenders: USA Don Gramenz, ENG Robert Rosario, USA Bill Sedgewick, BUL Dian Anguelov Midfielders: ENG John Smith, CAN Nick DeSantis, CAN Domenic Mobilio Forwards: USA Steve Patterson, ENG Darren Tilley, USA Mike Gailey Organization of the Year: Rochester Raging Rhinos Executive of the Year: USA Todd Smith, Hershey Wildcats Fair Play Award: Colorado Foxes References External links A-League 1997 Season https://web.archive.org/web/20120327115421/http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1997/results97.htm March 27, 2012 The Year in American Soccer – 1997 United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF) defunct 1997 2 Category:1997 in Canadian soccer