1997 USISL D-3 Pro League
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
- 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
- Albuquerque gets a bye to the national semifinal as hosts.
Playoffs
Division Semi-finals
- Central Jersey defeated North Jersey 2–1
- New Hampshire defeated Rhode Island 2–1
- 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
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Division Finals
- New Hampshire defeated Central Jersey, 2–0
- Baltimore defeated New Jersey, 3–0
- Charlotte defeated Myrtle Beach, 3–3
- Indiana defeated Chicago, 1–0
- Houston defeated San Antonio, 2–0
- San Francisco defeated Chico, 2–0
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Quarterfinals/Inter Region Finals
- San Francisco Bay defeated Houston, 3–0
- New Hampshire defeated Baltimore 1–0
- Charlotte defeated Indiana, 6–0
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Semifinals
- Charlotte defeated San Francisco Bay, 4–2
- Albuquerque defeated New Hampshire 2–1
Championship
- Albuquerque defeated Charlotte, 4–1