1997 USISL A-League

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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.[1] 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

Place Team GP W SW SL L GF GA GD Points
1 Montreal Impact 28 20 1 1 6 58 19 +39 61
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 14 0 5 9 56 47 +9 42
3 Long Island Rough Riders 28 13 3 2 10 44 36 +8 42
4 Toronto Lynx 28 12 2 0 14 44 43 +1 38
5 Connecticut Wolves 28 8 4 1 15 31 45 -14 28
6 Worcester Wildfire 28 6 1 2 19 26 61 -35 19

Atlantic Division

Place Team GP W SW SL L GF GA GD Points
1 Hershey Wildcats 28 18 1 1 8 56 33 +23 55
2 Carolina Dynamo 28 16 2 2 8 63 33 +30 50
3 Richmond Kickers 28 15 0 2 11 41 35 +6 45
4 Charleston Battery 28 10 2 3 13 39 50 -11 32
5 Raleigh Flyers 28 8 4 3 13 34 52 -18 28
6 Jacksonville Cyclones 28 4 1 1 23 28 73 -45 13

Central Division

Place Team GP W SW SL L GF GA GD Points
1 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 28 13 3 2 10 45 42 +3 42
2 Nashville Metros 28 10 7 2 9 42 34 +8 37
3 Orlando Sundogs 28 12 0 4 12 39 40 -1 36
4 Milwaukee Rampage 28 11 3 2 12 33 36 -3 36
5 Minnesota Thunder 28 11 2 5 10 22 30 -8 35
6 Atlanta Ruckus 28 9 3 1 15 39 48 -9 30

Pacific Division

Place Team GP W SW SL L GF GA GD Points
1 California Jaguars 28 17 1 0 10 48 34 +14 52
2 Seattle Sounders 28 16 2 3 7 42 19 +33 50
3 Vancouver 86ers 28 15 1 1 11 50 29 +21 46
4 Colorado Foxes 28 15 1 2 10 55 49 +6 46
5 Orange County Zodiac 28 10 1 0 17 35 62 -27 31
6 El Paso Patriots 28 5 3 3 17 30 50 -20 18

Playoffs

Division Semi-finals

Northeast Semifinal 1

September 3, 1997
Rochester Raging Rhinos (NY) 0-0 Long Island Rough Riders (NY)
  Penalties  
3 – 4


September 6, 1997
Long Island Rough Riders (NY) 1-1 Rochester Raging Rhinos (NY)
Carlos Ledesma Goal 63' (pen.) (Report) Goal 8' Nate Daligcon
  Penalties  
Travis Rinker Penalty scored
Hector Wright Penalty scored
Daniel Leon Penalty scored		 3 – 1

Northeast Semifinal 2

September 5, 1997
8:00 PM (EST)
Toronto Lynx (ON) 1-2 Montreal Impact (QC)
Terry St. Louis Goal 13'
Peyvand Mossavat Booked 31'
Martin Dugas Booked 42'
Franco Spadafina Red card 43'
Paul Stalteri Booked 45'		 (Report) Goal 8' Onandi Lowe
Booked 13' John Limniatis
Red card 25' Onandi Lowe
Goal 62' Mauro Biello
Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Tony Camacho (Canada)


September 7, 1997
Montreal Impact (QC) 4-0 Toronto Lynx (ON)
Darren Tilley Goal 17' (pen.) Goal 25' Goal 26'
Bill Sedgewick Goal 45'

Montreal advances to the Division final

Atlantic Semifinal 1

September 5, 1997
Richmond Kickers (VA) 1-2 Carolina Dynamo (NC)
Rob Ukrop Goal 63' Goal 23' Robert Rosario
Goal 31' Yari Allnutt

Attendance: 1,362


September 6, 1997
Carolina Dynamo (NC) 1-4 Richmond Kickers (VA)
Keiran Breslin Goal 32' Goal 14' Dian Anguelov
Goal 72' Brian Kamler
Goal 75' Mario Lone
Goal 82' Mac Cozier

Attendance: 4,562


September 6, 1997
Carolina Dynamo (NC) 0-0 Richmond Kickers (VA)
  Penalties  
3 – 1

Attendance: 4,562

Atlantic Semifinal 2

September 5, 1997
7:30 PM (EST)
Charleston Battery (CA) 1-1 Hershey Wildcats (PA)
Juan Castillo Booked 38'
Michael Anhaeuser Booked 50'
Patrick Olalere Goal 85'		 (Report) Goal 78' Mark Waite
  Penalties  
1 – 3
Stoney Field, Charleston, South Carolina
Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Roger Sill


September 7, 1997
6:00 PM (EST)
Hershey Wildcats (PA) 1-1 Charleston Battery (CA)
Lee Tschantret Goal 89' (Report) Booked Juan Castillo
Goal 75' Patrick Olalere
  Penalties  
0 – 1
Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Yanich Wejlak


September 7, 1997
8:55 PM (EST)
Hershey Wildcats (PA) 0-0 Charleston Battery (CA)
(Report)
  Penalties  
4 – 2
Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Yanich Wejlak

Central Semifinal 1

September 4, 1997
7:45 PM (EST)
Orlando Sundogs (FL) 1-2 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA)
Dylan Lewis Yellow cardRed card 34'
Greg Brick Goal 54'		 (Report) Goal 12' Goal 23' Stern John
Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
Referee: Robert Mann (USA)


September 7, 1997
6:00 PM (EST)
New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA) 6-2 Orlando Sundogs (FL)
Gabe Gentile Goal 2'
Stern John Goal 10'Goal 89'
Louie Smothermon Goal 23'
Mickey Trotman Goal 39'		 (Report) Goal 29' Sebastian Barnes
Goal 67' Sheldon Lee

Central Semifinal 2

September 4, 1997
Nashville Metros (TN) 1-2 Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Tim Geltz Goal 2' Goal 81' Nick Igel
Goal 85' David Marshall

Attendance: 550


September 7, 1997
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) 3-0 Nashville Metros (TN)

Attendance: 1,229

Pacific Semifinal 1

September 4, 1997
Colorado Foxes (CO) 0-3 Seattle Sounders (WA)
Rivers Guthrie Booked (Report) Booked Vicente Figueroa
Goal 20' Erik Storkson
Goal 26' Mike Gailey
Goal 84' (pen.) David Hoggan
Mile High Greyhound Park, Commerce City, Colorado
Attendance: 786
Referee: Rudy Bettmann (USA)


September 6, 1997
Seattle Sounders (WA) 2-0 Colorado Foxes (CO)
Henry Gutierrez Booked
Vicente Figueroa Booked
Vicente Figueroa Goal 70'
Esmundo Rodriguez Goal 89'		 (Report) Booked Chad Ashton
Booked 87' Ray Tomlin
Yellow cardRed card 88' Ray Tomlin
Memorial Stadium, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 6,927
Referee: Mohammad Zarrabi-Kashani (USA)

Pacific Semifinal 2

September 5, 1997
Vancouver 86ers (BC) 4-1 California Jaguars (CA)
Domenic Mobilio Goal 2' (pen.)
Goal 54' (pen.)
Steve Kindel Goal 35'		 Goal 86' Paul Holocher

Attendance: 2,716


September 7, 1997
California Jaguars (CA) 2-2 Vancouver 86ers (BC)
Mark Baena Goal 55'
Rick Iversen Goal 89'		 Goal 22' Steve Kindel
Goal 73' Domenic Mobilio
  Penalties  
1 – 2

Attendance: 1,859

Division Finals

Northeast Division final

September 12, 1997
Long Island Rough Riders (NY) 2-2 Montreal Impact (QC)
Hector Wright Goal 4'
Flavio Ferri Goal 55'		 Goal 5' Lloyd Barker


September 14, 1997
Montreal Impact (QC) 2-0 Long Island Rough Riders (NY)
Mauro Biello Goal 34'
Lyndon Hooper Goal 77'


September 14, 1997
Montreal Impact (QC) 0-0 Long Island Rough Riders (NY)
  Penalties  
1 – 4

Atlantic Division final

September 12, 1997
Charleston Battery (SC) 3-3 Carolina Dynamo (NC)
Todd Miller Goal 37'
Juan Castillo Goal 52' (pen.)
Alvin Boisson Goal 53'		 Goal 43' Danny Care
Goal 54' John Ball
Goal 81' Mike Saunders
  Penalties  
4 – 3
Stoney Field, Charleston, South Carolina
Attendance: 1,422


September 14, 1997
Carolina Dynamo (NC) 2-1 Charleston Battery (SC)
Maher Atta Goal 29'
Yari Allnutt Goal 89'		 Goal 27' (pen.) Andy Schmetzer

Attendance: 1,506


September 14, 1997
Carolina Dynamo (NC) 1-0 Charleston Battery (SC)
Ed Radwanski Goal 12'

Attendance: 1,506

Central Division final

September 12, 1997
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) 2-1 (OT) New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA)
Nick Igel Goal 81' Goal 92' Goal 9' Ricardo Blanchard

Attendance: 2,818


September 14, 1997
New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA) 3-4 Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Stern John Goal 64' (pen.)
Gabe Jones Goal 67'
Mickey Trotman Goal 78'		 Goal 51' (pen.) Jon Szczepanski
Goal 78' (pen.)
Goal 60' Dan Stebbins
Goal 74' David Marshall

Attendance: 898

Pacific Division final

September 12, 1997
Vancouver 86ers (BC) 3-0 Seattle Sounders (WA)
Craig Dalrymple Booked
Domenic Mobilio Goal 62'
Nico Berg Goal 70'
Chris Clarke Goal 86'		 (Report) Booked Henry Gutierrez
Booked Kieran Barton
Booked Vicente Figueroa
Swangard Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance: 3,607
Referee: Rene Perott (Canada)


September 14, 1997
Seattle Sounders (WA) 0-0 OT Vancouver 86ers (BC)
Neil Megson Booked
Henry Gutierrez Booked		 (Report) Booked Chris Franks
Booked Richie Sumner
  Penalties  
Bernie James Penalty scored
David Hoggan Penalty missed
Henry Gutierrez Penalty missed
Esmundo Rodriguez Penalty missed		 1 – 0 Domenic Mobilio Penalty missed
Ollie Heald Penalty missed
Jason Jordan Penalty missed
Paul Dailly Penalty missed
Chris Franks Penalty missed


September 14, 1997
Seattle Sounders (WA) 1-1 OT Vancouver 86ers (BC)
Erik Storkson Goal 29' (Report) Goal 7' Domenic Mobilio
  Penalties  
Bernie James Penalty missed
David Hoggan Penalty missed
Vicente Figueroa Penalty scored
Esmundo Rodriguez Penalty missed		 1 – 3 Penalty scored Domenic Mobilio
Penalty scored Ian Clarke
Penalty scored Steve Kindel
Penalty missed Doug Muirhead

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

September 19, 1997
Long Island Rough Riders (NY) 1-2 Carolina Dynamo (NC)
Laurence Piturro Goal 71' Goal 72' Brian Loftin
Goal 89' (PK) Brian Loftin


September 21, 1997
6:00 PM EST
Carolina Dynamo (NC) 2-0 Long Island Rough Riders (NY)
Brian Loftin Goal 84'
Laurence Piturro Goal 86' (OG)

The Carolina Dynamo advance.

Western Conference

September 19, 1997
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) 3-1 Vancouver 86ers (BC)
Dan Stebbins Goal 65' Goal 82' Goal 87' Goal 51' Domenic Mobilio


September 21, 1997
5:00 PM
Vancouver 86ers (BC) 1-0 Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Domenic Mobilio Goal 63' (pen.)


September 21, 1997
7:00 PM
Vancouver 86ers (BC) 0-0 Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
  Penalties  
Penalty missed
Penalty missed
Penalty missed		 0 – 3 Penalty scored Dan Stebbins
Penalty scored Eddy Berdusco
Penalty scored Nick Igel

The Milwaukee Rampage advance, winning two out of three games.

Final

September 27, 1997
8:30 PM
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) 1-1 (OT) Carolina Dynamo (NC)
Dan Stebbins Goal 65' (Report) Goal 80' Brian Loftin
  Penalties  
Jon Szczepanski Penalty scored
Dan Stebbins Penalty scored
Nick Igel Penalty scored		 3 – 0 Penalty missed Maher Atta
Penalty missed Yari Allnutt
Penalty missed 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

References

  1. ↑ The Year in American Soccer - 1996

External links

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