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History of Professional Soccer in Minnesota |
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United System of Independent Soccer Leagues (1986-Present) |
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Twin Cities Tornado - 1997 |
Premier Development Soccer League ("Division 4")
Before the season, Cincinnati, Puget Sound marged with the Everett
Bigfoot of D3Pro to become Puget Sound Bigfoot. Alabama, Southwest
Florida, Lincoln and San Bernardino were added.
GP W SW SL L F A Pts
Mid-South Division
Cincinnati Riverhawks 15 10 0 0 5 48 28 30
Jackson Chargers 16 10 1 0 6 50 25 28
Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 16 10 2 3 6 45 22 26
Alabama Saints 16 5 0 1 11 31 34 15
Chattanooga Express 16 5 1 1 11 18 54 13
Southeast Division
Cocoa Expos 16 12 1 2 4 46 23 34
South Florida Future 16 11 1 0 5 42 22 31
West Florida Fury 16 10 2 1 6 32 23 26
Miami Breakers 16 8 0 1 8 41 24 24
Southwest Florida Manatees 16 0 0 0 16 9 74 0
North Central Division
Mid-Michigan Bucks 16 12 0 1 4 41 24 36
Detroit Dynamite 16 10 1 2 6 41 20 28
Kalamazoo Kingdom 16 10 2 1 6 32 25 26
Grand Rapids Explosion 16 8 1 1 8 35 27 22
Michigan Madness 16 1 1 0 15 11 66 1
Central Division
Lincoln Brigade 16 12 2 0 4 34 23 32
Omaha Flames 16 9 0 1 7 39 28 27
Sioux City Breeze 16 8 0 0 8 26 38 24
Des Moines Menace 16 7 1 0 9 29 27 19
Colorado Springs Stampede 16 6 0 1 10 23 33 18
Twin Cities Tornado 16 5 2 1 11 29 39 11
Southwest Division
San Gabriel Val. Highlanders16 12 0 0 4 43 20 36
Central Coast Roadrunners* 16 11 1 2 5 34 17 31
Tucson Amigos 16 6 1 0 9 18 41 16
Southern California Chivas 16 4 1 0 16 16 32 10
Northwest Division
Spokane Shadow 16 14 0 0 2 37 16 42
Yakima Reds 16 7 0 1 9 31 31 21
Cascade Surge 16 8 2 1 8 28 23 20
Bellingham Orcas 16 6 0 1 10 26 40 18
Puget Sound BigFoot 16 5 1 0 11 27 39 13
Southeast Division playoffs:
Cocoa defeated Miami 5-2
West Florida defeated South Florida 4-0
Cocoa defeated West Florida 3-1
Mid-South Division playoffs:
Cincinnati defeated Alabama 7-4
Jackson defeated Lexington 1-0 (OT)
Jackson defeated Cincinnati 3-0
Central Division playoffs:
Des Moines defeated Lincoln, 4-0
Omaha defeated Sioux City, 5-3
Des Moines defeated Omaha, 6-0
North Central Division playoffs:
Kalamazoo defeated Detroit, 1-0 (OT)
Mid-Michigan defeated Grand Rapids, 403
Mid-Michigan defeated 0-0 (SO)
Southwest Division playoffs:
San Gabriel Valley defeated Tucson, 2-1
Northwest Division playoffs:
Spokane defeated Bellingham 4-4 (SO, 2-1)
Yakima defeated Cascade 1-0
Spokane defeated Yakima 2-0
Quarterfinals: Cocoa defeated Jackson, 2-1
Mid-Michigan defeated Des Moines 3-0
San Gabriel Valley defeated Spokane 1-0
Semifinals: Central Coast defeated Mid-Michigan, 2-0
Cocoa defeated San Gabriel Valley 0-0 (SO, 3-1)
Consolation: San Gabriel Valley defeated Mid-Michigan 3-2
CHAMPIONSHIP: Central Coast defeated Cocoa, 2-1
After the season, Bellingham West Florida, Southwest Florida, Michigan,
And Tucson folded.
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