1997 USISL D-3 Pro League

August 2023 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. USISL D-3 Pro League 1997 Regular Season title Albuquerque Geckos (1st Title) Albuquerque Geckos (1st Title) 349 1221 JAM Orett Prendergast Florida Strikers JAM Orett Prendergast Florida Strikers (29 Goals) USA J. J. Wozniak San Francisco Bay Seals 1996 1998 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 main WL PK 3 1 0 0 SW Shootout win SL Shootout loss Q Northeast Division NJI North Jersey Imperials RIS Rhode Island Stingrays NHP New Hampshire Phantoms CJR Central Jersey Riptide VER Vermont Wanderers NYC NYCD Alleycats CCC Cape Cod Crusaders 10 1 0 7 39 23 10 1 1 6 32 25 9 2 2 5 36 27 8 2 3 5 26 24 6 1 1 10 21 39 6 0 1 11 25 38 4 1 0 13 19 32 complete rsssf.com main WL PK 3 1 0 0 SW Shootout win SL Shootout loss Q Mid-Atlantic Division REA Reading Rage PHI Philadelphia Freedom BAL Baltimore Bays NJS New Jersey Stallions DEL Delaware Wizards SJB South Jersey Barons 13 1 0 4 46 22 10 1 0 7 29 32 8 0 2 8 30 34 7 2 1 8 25 26 7 0 2 9 23 32 4 1 3 10 22 28 complete rsssf.com main WL PK 3 1 0 0 SW Shootout win SL Shootout loss Q South Atlantic Division MBS Myrtle Beach Seadawgs SCS South Carolina Shamrocks CHE Charlotte Eagles FLO Florida Strikers WIL Wilmington Hammerheads MOB Mobile Revelers DAY Daytona Tigers 14 1 0 3 40 19 11 2 0 5 37 27 10 2 1 5 38 21 10 0 0 8 51 34 8 1 1 8 37 24 4 0 0 14 25 54 3 0 1 14 14 61 complete rsssf.com main WL PK 3 1 0 0 SW Shootout win SL Shootout loss Q North Central Division CHI Chicago Stingers IND Indiana Blast CLE Cleveland Caps ROC Rockford Raptors 12 1 0 5 32 19 7 1 1 9 28 31 6 3 0 9 28 32 6 2 2 8 32 33 complete rsssf.com main WL PK 3 1 0 0 SW Shootout win SL Shootout loss Q South Central Division ABQ Albuquerque Geckos ALS Austin Lone Stars HOU Houston Hurricanes TUL Tulsa Roughnecks SAP San Antonio Pumas DAL Dallas Toros 13 2 1 2 51 15 11 1 0 6 38 28 9 0 2 7 35 30 9 0 0 9 36 40 5 0 2 11 23 45 2 0 0 16 22 53 complete rsssf.com Albuquerque gets a bye to the national semifinal as hosts. main WL PK 3 1 0 0 SW Shootout win SL Shootout loss Q West Division SFB San Francisco Bay Seals SAC Sacramento Scorpions CHC Chico Rooks SFV San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles SCC Stanislaus County Cruisers ARZ Arizona Sahuaros HWI Hawaii Tsunamii REN Reno Rattlers LAF Los Angeles Fireballs 13 2 0 3 41 16 11 0 0 7 39 36 9 3 3 3 38 28 9 2 0 7 30 31 8 0 3 7 31 27 6 1 1 10 39 40 4 1 1 10 24 29 4 0 0 12 17 34 3 0 2 13 22 40 complete rsssf.com 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 August 2, 1997 7:30 PM CDT Austin Lone Stars 2–4 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/366558824/ San Antonio Pumas Judd Willmann 30 Gabe Jones 60 18 Omar Millan 20 Alejandro Ojeda 52 Americo Ayala 57 Oscar Munoz House Park Austin, Texas 1,506 August 2, 1997 Houston Hurricanes 4–1 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/894402403/ Tulsa Roughnecks Gustavo Gongora 6 Marco Palomino 32 37 38 37 o.g. Butler Stadium Houston, Texas August 15, 1997 7:00 PM Philadelphia Freedom 1–2 Baltimore Bays 87:30 Dan Santoro Marple Newtown High School Newtown Square, Pennsylvania August 15, 1997 Myrtle Beach Seadawgs 5–1 Florida Strikers Ryan Walker 28 Eric Schmitt 36 Jeremy Eason 22:15 Rodolfo Orellana Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium Myrtle Beach, South Carolina August 15, 1997 Sacramento Scorpions 1–6 Report 2 Chico Rooks Jeremy Sweet 33 12 22 Jake Gwin 90 Armando Ceja Cosumnes River College Sacramento, California 1,743 August 16, 1997 5:00 PM North Jersey Imperials 0–1 Central Jersey Riptide Howard 1–2 DiCuollo University Stadium Teaneck, New Jersey August 16, 1997 Rhode Island Stingrays 1–2 (OT) https://web.archive.org/web/20010304153156/http://www.nhphantoms.com/nhp5-97.htm New Hampshire Phantoms Bjorn Hansen 16:47 0:23 Rich Fleming 58 Willy Schweitzer 94:21 Jamie Williams Pierce Memorial Field East Providence, Rhode Island 1,505 August 16, 1997 Reading Rage 1–2 New Jersey Stallions Ray Buss Field Fleetwood, Pennsylvania August 16, 1997 Indiana Blast 3–2 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/107656417/ Cleveland Caps Mark Phillips 57 Steve Weiger 59 Dustin Swinehart 75 33 Freddie Smith 48 Chad James Kuntz Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana 3,047 August 16, 1997 7:30 PM South Carolina Shamrocks 2–3 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/195916109/ Charlotte Eagles David Mcmahon 5 Nate Ormondt 50 pen. 39 Jeremy Sorzano 66 John Clare 77:35 Joshua Farrar Shamrock Stadium Greer, South Carolina 1,700 August 16, 1997 San Francisco Bay Seals 5–0 San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles Gallo Simpson pen. Folan Cowell Boxer Stadium San Francisco, California 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 August 9, 1997 South Central Division Championship Houston Hurricanes 2–0 https://www.newslibrary.com/newspapers?sort=dsc&formType=advanced&advanced-1=San+Antonio+pumas&inType-1=alltext&andornot-2=And&advanced-2=&inType-2=alltext&andornot-3=And&advanced-3=&inType-3=alltext&andornot-4=And&advanced-4=&inType-4=alltext&YMD_date=august+1997 San Antonio Pumas Gongora 59 Palomino 84 Butler Stadium Houston, Texas 3,560 August 22, 1997 South Atlantic Division Championship Myrtle Beach Seadawgs 3–3 Charlotte Eagles Moore 36 63 Eason 68:40 27 51 Dakin 59 Wellington y Jones Aponowicz Walker Richards Bennett 1–2 McGlaughlin Farrar Wellington Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 1,000 August 22, 1997 North Central Division Championship Chicago Stingers 0–1 Indiana Blast 88 Dustin Swinehart Forest View Park Arlington Heights, Illinois August 23, 1997 2:30 PM PDT West Division Championship San Francisco Bay Seals 2–0 Chico Rooks Shane Watkins Troya Cowell Witter Field Berkeley, California August 23, 1997 7:30 PM EDT Northeast Division Championship New Hampshire Phantoms 2–0 Report 1 Report 2 Central Jersey Riptide Thomas Dempsey 9 Ron Murphy 13 Richard Flemming 35 Jamie Williams 85 31 Radnessa 71 Javier Velazquez 85 Ideahl Owl Stadium Keene, New Hampshire 2,623 August 23, 1997 7:30 PM EDT Mid-Atlantic Division Championship Baltimore Bays 3–0 New Jersey Stallions Matt Tirschman Bill Wnek UMBC Stadium Catonsville, Maryland Quarterfinals/Inter Region Finals San Francisco Bay defeated Houston, 3–0 New Hampshire defeated Baltimore 1–0 (OT) Charlotte defeated Indiana, 6–0 August 30, 1997 2:30 PM PDT West Region Final San Francisco Bay Seals 3–0 Houston Hurricanes Boxer Stadium San Francisco, California August 30, 1997 East Region Final New Hampshire Phantoms 1–0 (OT) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/926630575/ Baltimore Bays Donnelly 81 Murphy 102 Owl Stadium Keene, New Hampshire 2,830 August 30, 1997 4:30 PM Central Region Final Charlotte Eagles 6–0 Indiana Blast Clare Wellington Dakin 9 26 Dresser Charlotte Christian School Charlotte, North Carolina Semifinals Charlotte defeated San Francisco Bay, 4–2 Albuquerque defeated New Hampshire 2–1 (OT) September 5, 1997 6:00 PM San Francisco Bay Seals 2–4 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/785250598/ Charlotte Eagles Shane Watkins 77 Shani Simpson 85 pen. 25 61 Jamie Wellington 81 89 Keith Dakin UNM Soccer Complex Albuquerque, New Mexico 1,500 September 5, 1997 8:00 PM Albuquerque Geckos 2–1 (OT) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/785250598/ New Hampshire Phantoms Colin Cheshire 14 Brad Moore 96 24 Jamie Williams UNM Soccer Complex Albuquerque, New Mexico 1,145 Third Place Match September 7, 1997 1:30 PM San Francisco Bay Seals 1–0 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/925187076/ New Hampshire Phantoms Geise 10:51 UNM Soccer Complex Albuquerque, New Mexico 2,013 Championship Albuquerque defeated Charlotte, 4–1 September 7, 1997 USISL D-3 Pro League Championship Game Albuquerque Geckos 4–1 Report 1 Report 2 Charlotte Eagles Jake Joy 13 Justin Head 44 Steve Riddle 70 Luis Labastida 77 14 Jon Payne UNM Soccer Complex Albuquerque, New Mexico 2,013 United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF) Honors Organization of the Year: Cleveland Caps Executive of the Year: Monika Suhnholz, Austin Lone Stars Fair Play Award: Charlotte Eagles References defunct 1997 3