1997 USISL A-League

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USISL A-League
-1997 Season-
Season1997
ChampionsMilwaukee Rampage
(1st title)
PremiersMontreal Impact
(3rd title)
Top goalscorerDoug Miller
(23 goals)
1998 →

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[]

Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source:[citation needed]

Atlantic Division[]

Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
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 29 4 1 1 23 28 73 −45 13
Source:[citation needed]

Central Division[]

Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source:[citation needed]

Pacific Division[]

Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 California Jaguars 28 17 1 0 10 48 34 +14 52
2 Seattle Sounders 28 16 2 3 7 42 19 +23 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
Source:[citation needed]

Division Semi-finals[]

Northeast Semifinal 1[]

Rochester Raging Rhinos (NY)0–0Long Island Rough Riders (NY)
Kevin Koetters Yellow card
Fuseini Dauda Yellow card
Andrew McKay Yellow card
Yellow card
Lenin Steenkamp Yellow card
Gustavo Villagra Red card 78'		 Report Yellow card ?' Yellow-red card 78' Tom Lips
Yellow card Daniel Leon
Yellow card Flávio Ferri
Penalties
Mali Walton Penalty scored
Mike Kirmse Penalty scored
Nate Daligcon Penalty scored
Andrew McKay Penalty missed
Doug Miller Penalty missed
Fuseini Dauda Penalty missed
Penalty missed		 3–4 Penalty scored Daniel Leon
Penalty scored David Price
Penalty scored Laurence Piturro
Penalty missed Hector Wright
Penalty missed Ernest Inneh
Penalty missed Jim McElderry
Penalty scored Sal Leanti
Attendance: 5,160


Long Island Rough Riders (NY)1–1Rochester Raging Rhinos (NY)
Carlos Ledesma Goal 62:26' (pen.)
Ernest Inneh Red card 29'
Dahir Mohammed Yellow card ?' Yellow-red card 88'
Travis Rinker Yellow card		 Report 1
Report 2		 Goal 7:43' Nate Daligcon
Yellow card ?' Yellow-red card 82'
Yellow card Fuseini Dauda
Yellow card Nate Houser
Yellow card Jimmy Glenn
Penalties
Travis Rinker Penalty scored
Hector Wright Penalty scored
Daniel Leon Penalty scored		 3–1 Penalty scored Mali Walton
Penalty missed
Penalty missed Nate Houser
Penalty missed Kevin Koetters
James M. Shuart Stadium, Hempstead, New York
Attendance: 4,361

Long Island advances to the Division final

Northeast Semifinal 2[]

Toronto Lynx (ON)1–2Montreal Impact (QC)
Terry St. Louis Goal 13'
Peyvand Mossavat Yellow card 31'
Martin Dugas Yellow card 42'
Franco Spadafina Red card 43'
Paul Stalteri Yellow card 45'		 Report Goal 8' Onandi Lowe
Yellow card 13' John Limniatis
Red card 25' Onandi Lowe
Goal 62' Mauro Biello
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Tony Camacho (Canada)


Montreal Impact (QC)4–0Toronto Lynx (ON)
Darren Tilley Goal 17' (pen.), 25', 26'
Bill Sedgewick Goal 45'
Attendance: 4,138

Montreal advances to the Division final

Atlantic Semifinal 1[]

Richmond Kickers (VA)1–2Carolina Dynamo (NC)
Rob Ukrop Goal 63' Goal 23' Robert Rosario
Goal 31' Yari Allnutt
Attendance: 1,362


Carolina Dynamo (NC)1–4Richmond 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


Carolina Dynamo (NC)0–0Richmond Kickers (VA)
Penalties
3–1
Attendance: 4,562

Carolina advances to the Division final

Atlantic Semifinal 2[]

Charleston Battery (CA)1–1Hershey Wildcats (PA)
Juan Castillo Yellow card 38'
Michael Anhaeuser Yellow card 50'
Patrick Olalere Goal 85'		 Report Goal 78' Mark Waite
Penalties
1–3
Stoney Field, Charleston, South Carolina
Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Roger Sill


Hershey Wildcats (PA)1–1Charleston Battery (CA)
Lee Tschantret Goal 89' Report Yellow card Juan Castillo
Goal 75' Patrick Olalere
Penalties
0–1
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Yanich Wejlak


Hershey Wildcats (PA)0–0Charleston Battery (CA)
Report
Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Yanich Wejlak

Hershey advances to the Division final

Central Semifinal 1[]

Orlando Sundogs (FL)1–2New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA)
Dylan Lewis Yellow card ?' Yellow-red card 34'
Greg Brick Goal 54'		 Report Goal 12', 23' Stern John
Referee: Robert Mann (USA)


New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA)6–2Orlando Sundogs (FL)
Gabe Gentile Goal 2'
Stern John Goal 10', 89'
Louie Smothermon Goal 23'
Mickey Trotman Goal 39'		 Report Goal 29' Sebastian Barnes
Goal 67' Sheldon Lee
Tad Gormley Stadium, New Orleans
Attendance: 653

New Orleans advances to the Division final

Central Semifinal 2[]

Nashville Metros (TN)1–2Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Tim Geltz Goal 2' Goal 81' Nick Igel
Goal 85'
Attendance: 550


Milwaukee Rampage (WI)3–0Nashville Metros (TN)
Travis Roy Goal 27'
Dan Stebbins Goal 81', 83'
Attendance: 1,229

Milwaukee advances to the Division final

Pacific Semifinal 1[]

Colorado Foxes (CO)0–3Seattle Sounders (WA)
Rivers Guthrie Yellow card Report Yellow card 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)


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

Seattle advances to the Division final

Pacific Semifinal 2[]

Vancouver 86ers (BC)4–1California Jaguars (CA)
Domenic Mobilio Goal 2' (pen.)
Goal 54' (pen.)
Steve Kindel Goal 35'		 Goal 86' Paul Holocher
Attendance: 2,716


California Jaguars (CA)2–2Vancouver 86ers (BC)
Mark Baena Goal 55'
Rick Iversen Goal 89'		 Goal 22' Steve Kindel
Goal 73' Domenic Mobilio
Penalties
1–2
Attendance: 1,859

Vancouver advances to the Division final

Division Finals[]

Northeast Division final[]

Long Island Rough Riders (NY)2–1Montreal Impact (QC)
Hector Wright Goal 4'
Flavio Ferri Goal 55'		 Goal 5' Lloyd Barker
James M. Shuart Stadium, Hempstead, New York
Attendance: 3,585


Montreal Impact (QC)2–0Long Island Rough Riders (NY)
Mauro Biello Goal 34'
Lyndon Hooper Goal 77'
Attendance: 6,679


Montreal Impact (QC)0–0Long Island Rough Riders (NY)
Penalties
1–4
Attendance: 6,679

Atlantic Division final[]

Charleston Battery (SC)3–3Carolina 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


Carolina Dynamo (NC)2–1Charleston Battery (SC)
Maher Atta Goal 29'
Yari Allnutt Goal 89'		 Goal 27' (pen.) Andy Schmetzer
Attendance: 1,506


Carolina Dynamo (NC)1–0Charleston Battery (SC)
Ed Radwanski Goal 12'
Attendance: 1,506

Central Division final[]

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)2–1 (OT)New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA)
Nick Igel Goal 81'
Nick Igel Golden goal 92' 		Goal 9' Ricardo Blanchard
Attendance: 2,818


New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA)3–4Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Stern John Goal 64' (pen.)
Gabe Jones Goal 67'
Mickey Trotman Goal 78'		 Goal 51' (pen.), 78' (pen.) Jon Szczepanski
Goal 60' Dan Stebbins
Goal 74'
Attendance: 898

Pacific Division final[]

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


Seattle Sounders (WA)0–0 (a.e.t.)Vancouver 86ers (BC)
Neil Megson Yellow card
Henry Gutierrez Yellow card		 Report Yellow card Chris Franks
Yellow card Richie Sumner
Penalties
Bernie James Penalty scored
David Hoggan Penalty missed
Henry Gutierrez Penalty missed
Esmundo Rodriguez Penalty missed		 1–0 Penalty missed Domenic Mobilio
Penalty missed Ollie Heald
Penalty missed Jason Jordan
Penalty missed Paul Dailly
Penalty missed Chris Franks


Seattle Sounders (WA)1–1 (a.e.t.)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[]

Long Island Rough Riders (NY)1–2Carolina Dynamo (NC)
Laurence Piturro Goal 71' Goal 72', 89' (pen.) Brian Loftin
Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, New York
Attendance: 1,044


Carolina Dynamo (NC)2–0Long Island Rough Riders (NY)
Brian Loftin Goal 84'
Laurence Piturro Goal 86' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,105

The Carolina Dynamo advance.

Western Conference[]

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)3–1Vancouver 86ers (BC)
Dan Stebbins Goal 65', 82', 87' Goal 51' Domenic Mobilio
Attendance: 2,888


Vancouver 86ers (BC)1–0Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Domenic Mobilio Goal 63' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,323


Vancouver 86ers (BC)0–0Milwaukee 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[]

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)1–1 (a.e.t.)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
Attendance: 6,381

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". Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2011.

External links[]

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