USL Second Division · United States · level 3
1997
| champion | Sacramento Geckos |
|---|---|
| mvp | Orrett Prendergast |
| golden boot | Orrett Prendergast |
Standings
| team | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | pts | gf | ga | ppg | gf/ga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach Seadawgs | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 40 | 19 | 2.39 | 2.11 |
| Sacramento Geckos | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 51 | 15 | 2.28 | 3.40 |
| San Francisco Bay Seals | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 2.28 | 2.56 |
| Reading United AC | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 46 | 22 | 2.22 | 2.09 |
| Chicago Sockers | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 32 | 19 | 2.06 | 1.68 |
| South Carolina Shamrocks | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 37 | 27 | 1.94 | 1.37 |
| Austin Lone Stars | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 38 | 28 | 1.89 | 1.36 |
| Sacramento Scorpions | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 39 | 36 | 1.83 | 1.08 |
| Charlotte Eagles | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 38 | 21 | 1.78 | 1.81 |
| North Jersey Imperials | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 39 | 23 | 1.72 | 1.70 |
| Philadelphia Freedom | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 1.72 | 0.91 |
| Rhode Island Stingrays | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 1.72 | 1.28 |
| Florida Strikers | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 51 | 34 | 1.67 | 1.50 |
| Chico Rooks | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 38 | 28 | 1.67 | 1.36 |
| Los Angeles Heroes | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1.61 | 0.97 |
| Seacoast United Phantoms | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 36 | 27 | 1.61 | 1.33 |
| Houston Hurricanes | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 30 | 1.50 | 1.17 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 40 | 1.50 | 0.90 |
| Central Jersey Riptide | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 1.44 | 1.08 |
| Wilmington Hammerheads | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 24 | 1.39 | 1.54 |
| Baltimore Bays | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 1.33 | 0.88 |
| Stanislaus County Cruisers | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 27 | 1.33 | 1.15 |
| New Jersey Stallions | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 1.28 | 0.96 |
| Indiana Blast | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 1.22 | 0.90 |
| Delaware Wizards | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 1.17 | 0.72 |
| Cleveland Caps | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 1.17 | 0.88 |
| Rockford Raptors | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 33 | 1.11 | 0.97 |
| Arizona Sahuaros | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 40 | 1.06 | 0.98 |
| Vermont Voltage | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 39 | 1.06 | 0.54 |
| Albany Alleycats | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 38 | 1.00 | 0.66 |
| San Antonio Pumas | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 45 | 0.83 | 0.51 |
| Cape Cod Crusaders | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 0.72 | 0.59 |
| Hawaii Tsunami | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 29 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| Ocean City Nor'easters | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 0.72 | 0.79 |
| Mobile Revelers | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 0.67 | 0.46 |
| Reno Rattlers | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 0.75 | 0.50 |
| Orlando Nighthawks | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 0.50 | 0.23 |
| Tucson Fireballs | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 40 | 0.50 | 0.55 |
| DFW Tornados | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 53 | 0.33 | 0.42 |
Season leaders
Goals
- Orrett Prendergast 29
- Luis Labastida 20
- Ron Murphy 19
- Kerwin Johnson 17
- Jerome Lee Yaw 16
- Luis Orellana 16
- Kobie Washington 15
- Rogel Galo 13
- Daniel Ugbah 12
- Jeremy Eason 12