USA 1997



                         MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER (1st Division)

                           GP   W  WS  LS   L   GF  GA   Pts
	Eastern Conference
DC United                  32  17   4   4   7   70  53   55
Tampa Bay Mutiny           32  14   3   2  13   55  60   45
Columbus Crew              32  12   3   4  13   42  41   39
New England Revolution     32  11   4   4  13   40  53   37
NY/NJ MetroStars           32  11   2   2  17   43  53   35

	Western Conference
Kansas City Wizards        32  14   7   2   9   57  51   49
Los Angeles Galaxy         32  14   2   4  12   55  44   44
Dallas Burn                32  13   3   2  14   55  49   42
Colorado Rapids            32  12   2   3  15   50  59   38
San Jose Clash             32   9   3   6  14   55  59   30

Conference Semifinals:   D. C. United defeated New England, 4-1, 2-1(SO)
                         Columbus defeated Tampa Bay 2-1, 1-0
                         Colorado defeated Kansas City, 3-0, 3-2
                         Dallas defeated Los Angeles, 1-0(SO), 3-0
Conference Finals:       D. C. United defeated Columbus, 3-2, 1-0
                         Colorado defeated Dallas, 1-0, 2-1
MLS CUP '97              D. C. United defeated Colorado, 2-1


                          A-LEAGUE (2nd Division)

                               GP   W  SW  SL   L   GF  GA  Pts
     Northeast Division
Montreal Impact                28  20   1   1   6   58  19   61
Rochester Raging Rhinos        28  14   0   5   9   56  47   42
Long Island Rough Riders       28  13   3   2  10   44  36   42
Toronto Lynx                   28  12   2   0  14   44  43   38
Connecticut Wolves             28   8   4   1  15   31  45   28
Worcester Wildfire             28   6   1   2  19   26  61   19

     Atlantic Division
Hershey Wildcats               28  18   1   1   8   56  33   55
Carolina Dynamo                28  16   2   2   8   63  33   50
Richmond Kickers               28  15   0   2  11   41  35   45
Charleston Battery             28  10   2   3  13   39  50   32
Raleigh Flyers                 28   8   4   3  13   34  52   28
Jacksonville Cyclones          28   4   1   1  23   28  73  131

     Central Division
New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 28  13   3   2  10   45  42   42
Nashville Metros               28  10   7   2   9   42  34   37
Orlando Sundogs                28  12   0   4  12   39  40   36
Milwaukee Rampage              28  11   3   2  12   33  36   36
Minnesota Thunder              28  11   2   5  10   22  30   35
Atlanta Ruckus                 28   9   3   1  15   39  48   30

     Pacific Division
California Jaguars             28  17   1   0  10   48  34   52
Seattle Sounders               28  16   2   3   7   42  19   50
Vancouver 86ers                28  15   1   1  11   50  29   46
Colorado Foxes                 28  15   1   2  10   55  49   46
Orange County Zodiac           28  10   1   0  17   35  62   31
El Paso Patriots               28   5   3   3  17   30  50   18

Division Semi-finals: Long Island defeated Rochester 1-0 (SO), 2-1 (SO)
                      Montreal defeated Toronto 2-1, 4-0
                      Carolina defeated Richmond 2-1, 1-4, 1-0(MG-SO)
                      Charleston defeated Hershey 2-1(SO), 1-2(SO),1-0(MG-SO)
                      New Orleans defeated Orlando, 2-1, 6-2
                      Milwaukee defeated Nashville, 2-1, 3-0
                      Seattle defeated Colorado, 3-0, 2-0
                      Vancouver defeated California, 4-1, 3-2(SO)
Division Finals:      Long Island defeated Montreal 2-1, 0-2, 1-0(MG-SO)
                      Carolina defeated Charleston 3-4 (SO), 2-1, 1-0(MG-SO)
                      Milwaukee defeated New Orleans, 2-1 (OT), 4-3
                      Vancouver defeated Seattle, 3-0, 0-1(SO), 2-1 (MG-SO)
Conference Finals:    Carolina defeated Long Island 2-1, 2-0
                      Milwaukee defeated Vancouver 3-1, 0-1, 1-0(MG-SO)
CHAMPIONSHIP:         Milwaukee defeated Carolina 2-1(SO)


                     D3PRO LEAGUE (3rd Division)

                           GP   W   SW  SL  L   GF  GA  Pts
 	Northeast Division
North Jersey Imperials     18  10   1   0   7   39  23   31
Rhode Island Stingrays     18  10   1   1   6   32  25   31
Phantoms of New Hampshire  18   9   2   2   5   36  27   29
Central Jersey Riptide     18   8   2   3   5   26  24   26
Vermont Wanderers          18   6   1   1  10   21  39   19
N.Y.Capital Dist. Alleycats18   6   0   1  11   25  38   18
Cape Cod Crusaders         18   4   1   0  13   19  32   13

	Mid-Atlantic Division
Reading Rage               18  13   1   0   4   46  22   40
Philadelphia Freedom       18  10   1   0   7   29  32   31
Baltimore Bays             18   8   0   2   8   30  34   24
New Jersey Stallions       18   7   2   1   8   25  26   23
Delaware Wizards           18   7   0   2   9   23  32   21
South Jersey Barons        18   4   1   3  10   22  28   13

	South Atlantic Division
Myrtle Beach Seadawgs      18  14   1   0   3   40  19   43
South Carolina Shamrocks   18  11   2   0   5   37  27   35
Charlotte Eagles           18  10   2   1   5   38  21   32
Florida Strikers           18  10   0   0   8   51  34   30
Wilmington Hammerheads     18   8   1   1   8   37  24   25
Mobile Revelers            18   4   0   0  14   25  54   12
Daytona Tigers             18   3   0   1  14   14  61    9

	North Central Division
Chicago Stingers           18  12   1   0   5   32  19   37
Indiana Blast              18   7   1   1   9   28  31   22
Cleveland Caps             18   6   3   0   9   28  32   21
Rockford Raptors           18   6   2   2   8   32  33   20

	South Central Division
Albuquerque Geckos*        18  13   2   1   2   51  15   41
Austin Lone Stars          18  11   1   0   6   38  28   34
Houston Hurricanes         18   9   0   2   7   35  30   27
Tulsa Roughnecks           18   9   0   0   9   36  40   27
San Antonio Pumas          18   5   0   2  11   23  45   15
Dallas Toros               18   2   0   0  16   22  53    6

*Albuquerque gets a bye to the national semifinal as hosts.

	West Division
San Francisco Bay Seals    18  13   2   0   3   41  16   41
Sacramento Scorpions       18  11   0   0   7   39  36   33
Chico Rooks                18   9   3   3   3   38  28   30
San Fern. Val. Gldn Eagles 18   9   2   0   7   30  31   29
Stanislaus County Cruisers 18   8   0   3   7   31  27   24
Arizona Sahuaros           18   6   1   1  10   39  40   19
Hawaii Tsunamii            16   4   1   1  10   24  29   13
Reno Rattlers              16   4   0   0  12   17  34   12
Los Angeles Fireballs      18   3   0   2  13   22  40    9

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 Gabriel 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:          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)
CHAMPIONSHIP:           Albuquerque defeated Charlotte, 4-1


             PREMIER DEVELOPMENT SOCCER LEAGUE ("4TH Division")

                            GP   W   SW  SL  L   GF  GA  Pts
	Mid-South Division
Cincinnati Riverhawks       15  10   0   0   5   48  28   30
Jackson Chargers            16  10   1   0   6   50  25   28
Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 16  10   2   3   6   45  22   26
Alabama Saints              16   5   0   1  11   31  34   15
Chattanooga Express         16   5   1   1  11   18  54   13

	Southeast Division
Cocoa Expos                 16  12   1   2   4   46  23   34
South Florida Future        16  11   1   0   5   42  22   31
West Florida Fury           16  10   2   1   6   32  23   26
Miami Breakers              16   8   0   1   8   41  24   24
Southwest Florida Manatees  16   0   0   0  16    9  74    0

	North Central Division
Mid-Michigan Bucks          16  12   0   1   4   41  24   36
Detroit Dynamite            16  10   1   2   6   41  20   28
Kalamazoo Kingdom           16  10   2   1   6   32  25   26
Grand Rapids Explosion      16   8   1   1   8   35  27   22
Michigan Madness            16   1   1   0  15   11  66    1

	Central Division
Lincoln Brigade             16  12   2   0   4   34  23   32
Omaha Flames                16   9   0   1   7   39  28   27
Sioux City Breeze           16   8   0   0   8   26  38   24
Des Moines Menace           16   7   1   0   9   29  27   19
Colorado Springs Stampede   16   6   0   1  10   23  33   18
Twin Cities Tornado         16   5   2   1  11   29  39   11

	Southwest Division
San Gabriel Val. Highlanders16  12   0   0   4   43  20   36
Central Coast Roadrunners*  16  11   1   2   5   34  17   31
Tucson Amigos               16   6   1   0   9   18  41   16
Southern California Chivas  16   4   1   0  16   16  32   10

	Northwest Division
Spokane Shadow              16  14   0   0   2   37  16   42
Yakima Reds                 16   7   0   1   9   31  31   21
Cascade Surge               16   8   2   1   8   28  23   20
Bellingham Orcas            16   6   0   1  10   26  40   18
Puget Sound BigFoot         16   5   1   0  11   27  39   13

Division Semi-finals:   Cocoa defeated Miami 5-2
                        West Florida defeated South Florida 4-0
                        Cincinnati defeated Alabama 7-4
                        Jackson defeated Lexington 1-0 (OT)
                        Des Moines defeated Lincoln, 4-0
                        Omaha defeated Sioux City, 5-3
                        Kalamazoo defeated Detroit, 1-0 (OT)
                        Mid-Michigan defeated Grand Rapids, 4-3
                        Spokane defeated Bellingham 5-4 (SO)
                        Yakima defeated Cascade 1-0
Division Finals:        Cocoa defeated West Florida 3-1
                        Jackson defeated Cincinnati 3-0
                        Des Moines defeated Omaha, 6-0
                        Mid-Michigan defeated 1-0 (SO)
                        San Gabriel Valley defeated Tucson, 2-1
                        Spokane defeated Yakima 2-0
Quarterfinals:          Cocoa defeated Jackson, 2-1
                        Mid-Michigan defeated Des Moines 3-0
                        San Gabriel Valley defeated Spokane 1-0
Semifinals:             Central Coast defeated Mid-Michigan, 2-0
                        Cocoa defeated San Gabriel Valley 1-0 (SO)
Consolation:            San Gabriel Valley defeated Mid-Michigan 3-2
CHAMPIONSHIP:           Central Coast defeated Cocoa, 2-1


                         CONTINENTAL INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE

                          GP   W   L  Pct.  GF  GA  GB
	Eastern Division
Monterrey La Raza         28  20   8  .714 190 166  ---
Indiana Twisters          28  17  11  .607 194 177  3.0
Houston Hotshots          28  17  11  .607 199 157  3.0
Dallas Sidekicks          28  13  15  .464 165 160  7.0
Washington Warthogs       28  12  16  .429 170 178  8.0
Detroit Safari            28   3  25  .107 134 217 17.0

	Western Division
Seattle SeaDogs           28  21   7  .750 170 128  ---
Anaheim Splash            28  16  12  .571 165 134  5.0
Sacramento Knights        28  14  14  .500 146 148  7.0
Portland Pride            28  13  15  .464 144 158  8.0
Arizona Sandsharks        28   8  20  .286 135 189 13.0

First Round Series:     Seattle defeated Portland, 8-2, 6-5
                        Houston defeated Indiana, ?-?, 4-7, 2-1 (MG)
Second round series:    Monterrey defeated Dallas, 7-3, 5-10, 2-1 (MG)
                        Sacramento defeated Anaheim, 7-3, 6-3
                        Seattle defeated Sacramento, ?-?, 4-3
                        Monterrey defeated Houston, 7-6, 2-3, 4-3 (MG)
CHAMPIONSHIP:           Seattle defeated Houston, 6-5, 7-1


                        W-LEAGUE (Women)

                                 GP   W  SW SL L   GF  GA  Pts
     Northeast Division 
Long Island Lady Riders          10   9  1  1  1   19   5   25
Rochester Ravens                  9   7  0  0  2   20  10   21
Boston Renegades                  9   6  0  0  3   21  13   18
Connecticut Lady Wolves           9   4  0  0  5   26  17   12
New York Magic                    9   3  0  1  6   13  15    9
Buffalo Ffillies                 10   3  0  0  7   14  26    9
Rhode Island Rays                10   1  0  0  9    7  33    3

     Central Atlantic Division 
Maryland Pride                    9   8  1  0  1   24  12   22
Hampton Roads Piranhas           10   7  0  0  3   20  14   21
Delaware Genies                  10   6  0  0  4   19  15   18
Central Jersey Splash             8   3  0  1  5   20  15    9
Philadelphia Frenzy               9   3  0  0  6   12  21    9
New Jersey Wildcats               9   1  0  0  8   12  29    5

     South Division 
Atlanta Classics                 10   7  0  2  3   30   8   21
Carolina Speed                   10   7  1  0  3   20  10   19
Dallas Lightning                  9   6  1  0  3   25  14   16
Tampa Bay Extreme                10   5  0  0  5   17  15   15
Jackson Calypso                  10   5  0  0  5   17  24   15
Mississipi Gulf Coast Chaos       9   3  1  1  6    8  15    7
Alabama Angels                   10   2  0  0  8   12  28    6

     Midwest Division 
Chicago Cobras                   10   9  0  0  1   24   8   27
Columbus Ziggx                   10   6  1  0  4   26  22   16
Indiana Blaze                    10   5  0  1  5   28  20   15
Rockford Dactyls                 10   5  0  0  5   21  16   15
Cleveland Eclipse                10   4  0  0  6   17  27   12
Madison Freeze                   10   1  0  0  9   13  36    3

     West Division 
California Storm                  9   9  0  0  0   27   9   27
Denver Diamonds                   9   8  1  0  1   22   5   22
Norcal Shockwaves                10   5  1  1  5   20  17   13
Silicon Valley Red Devils        10   4  0  2  6   15  17   12
San Francisco Nighthawks         10   2  0  0  8   14  23    6
Fort Collins Force               10   1  1  0  9   10  37    1

Divisional playoffs:  Long Island defeated Boston 1-0 (SO)
                      Maryland defeated Hampton Roads, 7-0
                      Atlanta defeated Carolina, 1-0
                      Chicago defeated Columbus 2-1 (OT)
                      California defeated NorCal 5-1*
   * - Norcal replaced Denver which was unable to field a full team.
Playoff Tournament:   California defeated Atlanta 2-0
                      Long Island defeated Maryland 2-0
                      Chicago defeated Rochester 5-0
                      Maryland defeated Chicago 3-2
                      California defeated Long Island 3-2 (SO)
                      Rochester defeated Atlanta 1-0
Third-Place Game:     Maryland defeated California 4-3
CHAMPIONSHIP:         Long Island defeated Chicago 2-1 (SO)


                      EASTERN INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE

                           GP   W SOW SOL   L   GF   GA Pts
Lafayette SwampCats        24  18   2   0   6  324  251  52
Baton Rouge Bombers        24  16   0   1   8  354  305  49
Tallahassee Scorpions      24  15   1   0   9  370  316  44
Huntsville Fire            24  13   1   0  11  467  355  38
Tupelo Hound Dogs          24  12   1   0  12  354  380  35
Savannah Rug Ratz          24   7   1   2  17  292  386  22
Columbus Comets            24   3   0   3  21  250  414  12

Huntsville began the season as the Daytona Beach SpeedKings.

CHAMPIONSHIP:              Lafayette defeated Baton Rouge, 12-9.


                        US OPEN CUP 1997

Round One
Wednesday, June 18
     Austin Lone Stars 4 - 2 Tucson Amigos
Friday, June 20
     Central Coast Roadrunners 4 - 2 Albuquerque Geckos
     Inter FC 0 - 4 San Francisco Bay Seals
Tuesday, June 24
     Wilmington Hammerheads 2 - 3 Mid-Michigan Bucks
     Chicago Stingers 2 - 0 Mequon United
Wednesday, June 25
     Los Lobos 0 - 1 Central Jersey Riptide
     Philadelphia Freedom 1 - 1 Lincoln Brigade, Philadelphia wins on PKs
Thursday, June 26
     Rhode Island Stingrays 2 - 3 Bridgeport Italians

Round Two
Tuesday, July 1
Austin Lone Stars 0 - 1 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers OT
Wednesday, July 2
Richmond Kickers 6 - 1 Philadelphia Freedom
Monday, July 7
Central Coast Roadrunners 3 - 2 California Jaguars OT
Tuesday, July 8
San Francisco Bay Seals 1 - 0 Seattle Sounders
Chicago Stingers 3 - 0 Orlando SunDogs
Rochester Raging Rhinos 3 - 2 Mid-Michigan Bucks OT
Hershey Wildcats 4 - 1 Central Jersey Riptide
Sunday, July 13
Long Island Rough Riders 1 - 0 Bridgeport Italians

Round Three
Wednesday, July 23
Richmond Kickers 0 - 3 MetroStars
Thursday, July 24
San Franciso Bay Seals 2 - 1 Kansas City Wizards
Sunday, July 27
Central Coast Roadrunners 2 - 5 San Jose Clash
Tuesday, July 29
New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 0 - 3 Dallas Burn
Wednesday, July 30
Chicago Stingers 2 - 1 Colorado
Friday, August 1
Rochester Raging Rhinos 0 - 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny
New England Revolution 3 - 4 Long Island Rough Riders
Wednesday, August 6
Hershey Wildcats 0 - 0 DC United (PK, 2-3)

Quarterfinals
Sunday, August 10
Chicago Stingers 1 - 4 Dallas Burn
Tuesday, August 19
DC United 2 - 0 Tampa Bay Mutiny
Wednesday, August 20
San Jose Clash 1 - 2 San Francisco Bay Seals
Tuesday, August 26
Long Island Rough Riders 0 - 1 MetroStars OT

Semifinals
Tuesday, September 2
MetroStars 1 - 2 Dallas Burn OT
Wednesday, September 3
DC United 2 - 1 San Francisco Bay Seals

FINAL
Wednesday, October 29
Dallas Burn 0 - 0 DC United (5-3)



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Author: Dave Litterer (spectrum@sover.net)
Last updated: 25 Oct 2003

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