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1997 USISL A-League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | USISL A-League |
| season | 1997 |
| winners | Milwaukee Rampage |
| (1st Title) | |
| premiers | Montreal Impact |
| (3rd Title) | |
| matches | 336 |
| best player | USA Doug Miller, Rochester Raging Rhinos |
| league topscorer | USA Doug Miller, Rochester Raging Rhinos |
| (23 goals) | |
| best goalkeeper | USA Dusty Hudock, Seattle Sounders |
| total goals | 1000 |
| prevseason | 1996 A-League |
| 1996 USISL Select League | |
| nextseason | 1998 |
(1st Title) (3rd Title) (23 goals) 1996 USISL Select League
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. 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
Atlantic Division
Central Division
Pacific Division
Division Semi-finals
Northeast Semifinal 1
Fuseini Dauda Andrew McKay Leon Minott Lenin Steenkamp Gustavo Villagra Daniel Leon Flávio Ferri Mike Kirmse Nate Daligcon Andrew McKay Doug Miller Fuseini Dauda Chris Kennell David Price Laurence Piturro Hector Wright Ernest Inneh Jim McElderry Sal Leanti Ernest Inneh Dahir Mohammed Travis Rinker Leon Minott Fuseini Dauda Nate Houser Jimmy Glenn Report 2 Hector Wright Daniel Leon Garth Miller Nate Houser Kevin Koetters Long Island advances to the Division final
Northeast Semifinal 2
8:00 PM (EST) Peyvand Mossavat Martin Dugas Franco Spadafina Paul Stalteri John Limniatis Onandi Lowe Mauro Biello Bill Sedgewick
Montreal advances to the Division final
Atlantic Semifinal 1
Yari Allnutt Brian Kamler Mario Lone Mac Cozier Carolina advances to the Division final
Atlantic Semifinal 2
7:30 PM (EST) Michael Anhaeuser Patrick Olalere 6:00 PM (EST) Patrick Olalere 8:55 PM (EST) Hershey advances to the Division final
Central Semifinal 1
7:45 PM (EST) Greg Brick 6:00 PM (EST) Stern John Louie Smothermon Mickey Trotman Sheldon Lee New Orleans advances to the Division final
Central Semifinal 2
David Marshall Dan Stebbins Milwaukee advances to the Division final
Pacific Semifinal 1
Erik Storkson Mike Gailey David Hoggan Vicente Figueroa Vicente Figueroa Esmundo Rodriguez Ray Tomlin Seattle advances to the Division final
Pacific Semifinal 2
Steve Kindel Rick Iversen Domenic Mobilio Vancouver advances to the Division final
Division Finals
Northeast Division final
Flavio Ferri Lyndon Hooper
Atlantic Division final
Juan Castillo Alvin Boisson John Ball Mike Saunders Yari Allnutt
Central Division final
Gabe Jones Mickey Trotman Dan Stebbins David Marshall
Pacific Division final
Domenic Mobilio Nico Berg Chris Clarke Kieran Barton Vicente Figueroa Henry Gutierrez Richie Sumner David Hoggan Henry Gutierrez Esmundo Rodriguez Ollie Heald Jason Jordan Paul Dailly Chris Franks David Hoggan Vicente Figueroa Esmundo Rodriguez Ian Clarke Steve Kindel Doug Muirhead
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
6:00 PM EST Laurence Piturro
The Carolina Dynamo advance.
Western Conference
5:00 PM 7:00 PM
Eddy Berdusco Nick Igel
The Milwaukee Rampage advance, winning two out of three games.
Final
8:30 PM Dan Stebbins Nick Igel Yari Allnutt Ed Radwanski
MVP: Carmine Isacco, Milwaukee Rampage
Points leaders
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Miller | Rochester Rhinos | 23 | 5 | 51 |
| 2 | Mark Baena | California Jaguars | 20 | 4 | 44 |
| 3 | Stern John | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | 16 | 5 | 37 |
| 4 | Steve Patterson | Colorado Foxes | 16 | 3 | 35 |
| 5 | Jamel Mitchell | Nashville Metros | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| Jimmy Glenn | Rochester Rhinos | 13 | 8 | 34 | |
| 7 | Yari Allnutt | Carolina Dynamo | 12 | 9 | 33 |
| Domenic Mobilio | Vancouver 86ers | 14 | 5 | 33 | |
| Darren Tilley | Montreal Impact | 13 | 7 | 33 | |
| Gustavo Leal | Orange County Zodiac | 16 | 1 | 33 | |
| 11 | Sebastian Barnes | Orlando Sundogs | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| 12 | Garret Kusch | Vancouver 86ers | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 13 | Mike Gailey | Seattle Sounders | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Rob Ukrop | Richmond Kickers | 12 | 3 | 27 |
Honors
- MVP: Doug Miller
- Leading goal scorer: Doug Miller
- Leading goalkeeper: Dusty Hudock
- Rookie of the Year: Stern John
- Coach of the Year: Bob Lilley
- First Team All League
- Goalkeeper: Dusty Hudock
- Defenders: John Limniatis, Scott Schweitzer, Mark Watson, Travis Rinker
- Midfielders: Yari Allnutt, Mauro Biello, Garret Kusch
- Forwards: Mark Baena, Doug Miller, Stern John
- Second Team All League
- Goalkeeper: Paolo Ceccarelli
- Defenders: Don Gramenz, Robert Rosario, Bill Sedgewick, Dian Anguelov
- Midfielders: John Smith, Nick DeSantis, Domenic Mobilio
- Forwards: Steve Patterson, Darren Tilley, Mike Gailey
- Organization of the Year: Rochester Raging Rhinos
- Executive of the Year: Todd Smith, Hershey Wildcats
- Fair Play Award: Colorado Foxes
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