Goalkeeper Tony Meola (3) MetroStars Defenders Eddie Pope (6) D.C. United Brandon Pollard (2) Dallas Cle Kooiman (4) Tampa Bay Midfielders Marco Etcheverry (7) D.C. United Carlos Valderrama (5) Tampa Bay Robert Warzycha (2) Columbus Roberto Donadoni (5) MetroStars Forwards Giovanni Savarese (4) MetroStars Dante Washington (4) Dallas Jaime Moreno (7) D.C. United In parentheses is the number of times a player has been named to the Team of the Week in 1997.