date	season	round	team	score	team	venue	referee	attendance	sources
June 18, 1997	1997	1	Austin Lone Stars	4 - 2	Tucson Amigos			—	1
June 20, 1997	1997	1	Central Coast Roadrunners	4 - 2	Albuquerque Geckos			—	1
June 20, 1997	1997	1	Brooklyn Italians	0 - 4	San Francisco Bay Seals			—	1
June 24, 1997	1997	1	Chicago Sockers	2 - 0	Mequon United			—	1
June 24, 1997	1997	1	Michigan Bucks	3 - 2	Wilmington Hammerheads			—	1
June 25, 1997	1997	1	Lincoln Brigade	1 - 1	Philadelphia Freedom			—	1
June 25, 1997	1997	1	Central Jersey Riptide	1 - 0	Los Lobos			—	1
June 26, 1997	1997	1	Bridgeport Italians	3 - 2	Rhode Island Stingrays			—	1
July 1, 1997	1997		Philadelphia Freedom	1 - 6	Richmond Kickers	Richmond, VA		1433	1
July 1, 1997	1997	2	Austin Lone Stars	0 - 1	New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers	Austin, TX		1427	3
July 2, 1997	1997	2	Philadelphia Freedom	1 - 6	Richmond Kickers			—	2
July 7, 1997	1997	2	California Jaguars	2 - 3	Central Coast Roadrunners	San Luis Obispo, CA		—	2
July 8, 1997	1997	2	Chicago Sockers	3 - 0	Orlando Sundogs	Chicago, IL		300	2
July 8, 1997	1997	2	Central Jersey Riptide	1 - 4	Hershey Wildcats	Hershey, PA		616	2
July 8, 1997	1997	2	Michigan Bucks	2 - 3	Rochester Rhinos	Frontier Field		616	2
July 8, 1997	1997	2	San Francisco Bay Seals	1 - 0	Seattle Sounders	San Francisco, CA		612	2
July 13, 1997	1997	2	Bridgeport Italians	0 - 1	Long Island Rough Riders			—	1
July 23, 1997	1997	3	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	3 - 0	Richmond Kickers			—	1
July 24, 1997	1997	3	San Francisco Bay Seals	2 - 1	Kansas City Wizards			—	1
July 27, 1997	1997	3	Central Coast Roadrunners	2 - 5	San Jose Clash			—	1
July 29, 1997	1997	3	Dallas Burn	3 - 0	New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers	Metairie, LA	Zim Boulos	6269	2
July 30, 1997	1997	3	Chicago Sockers	2 - 1	Colorado Rapids			—	1
Aug. 1, 1997	1997	3	Long Island Rough Riders	4 - 3	New England Revolution			—	1
Aug. 1, 1997	1997	3	Rochester Rhinos	0 - 1	Tampa Bay Mutiny			—	1
Aug. 6, 1997	1997	3	D.C. United	0 - 0	Hershey Wildcats	Hershey, PA	Paul Tamberino	5921	2
Aug. 10, 1997	1997	qf	Chicago Sockers	1 - 4	Dallas Burn			—	1
Aug. 19, 1997	1997	qf	D.C. United	2 - 0	Tampa Bay Mutiny			—	1
Aug. 20, 1997	1997	qf	San Francisco Bay Seals	2 - 1	San Jose Clash			—	1
Aug. 26, 1997	1997	qf	Long Island Rough Riders	0 - 1	New York/New Jersey MetroStars			—	1
Sept. 2, 1997	1997	sf	Dallas Burn	2 - 1	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	Baker Field	Rich Grady	1201	1
Sept. 3, 1997	1997	sf	D.C. United	2 - 1	San Francisco Bay Seals	Stagg Memorial Stadium		3470	1
Oct. 29, 1997	1997	f	D.C. United	0 - 0	Dallas Burn	Track & Field Stadium at IUPUI	Rich Grady	9766	1