| Season: | 1997 |
| Winners: | Milwaukee Rampage (1st title) |
| Premiers: | Montreal Impact (3rd title) |
| League Topscorer: | Doug Miller (23 goals) |
| Nextseason: | 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.
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.
Long Island advances to the Division final
Montreal advances to the Division final----
Carolina advances to the Division final
Hershey advances to the Division final----
New Orleans advances to the Division final
Milwaukee advances to the Division final----
Seattle advances to the Division final
Vancouver advances to the Division final
The Carolina Dynamo advance.
The Milwaukee Rampage advance, winning two out of three games.
MVP: Carmine Isacco, Milwaukee Rampage
| 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 |