The 1997 Major League Soccer season was the second season of

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Stadiums

Standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Overall standings

MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket

*The ties were a best-of-three series.

Conference Semi-finals

Eastern Conference *D.C. United advance to the Conference Finals. ---- *Columbus Crew advance to the Conference Finals. ---- Western Conference *Dallas Burn advance to the Conference Finals. ---- *Colorado Rapids advance to the Conference Finals.

Conference finals

Western Conference *Colorado Rapids advance to MLS Cup '97. ---- Eastern Conference *D.C. United advance to MLS Cup '97.

MLS Cup '97

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Player awards

Weekly awards

Monthly awards

End-of-season awards

Player statistics

Top goal scorers

Goalkeeping leaders

(Minimum 1,000 minutes) Played for more than one team – Most Recent Team Listed*

Attendance

Coaches

Eastern Conference

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Western Conference

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: Dave Dir *

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* San Jose Clash: Brian Quinn

References

MLS Site
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