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.

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

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/Inter Region Finals

 * 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

Honors

 * Organization of the Year: Cleveland Caps
 * Executive of the Year: Monika Suhnholz, Austin Lone Stars
 * Fair Play Award: Charlotte Eagles