Goalkeeper
Brad Friedel (1) Columbus
Defender
Rhett Harty (1) MetroStars
John Doyle (1) San Jose
Cle Kooiman (1) Tampa Bay
Midfielders
Marco Etcheverry (2) D.C. United
John Harkes (1) D.C. United
Robert Warzycha (1) Columbus
Steve Ralston (1) Tampa Bay
Forwards
Raul Diaz Arce (1) D.C. United
Eric Wynalda (2) San Jose
Giovanni Savarese (1) MetroStars
In parentheses is the number of times a player has been named to the Team of the Week in 1997.