The following are the results of the June, 1997 SA Online poll in which 470 fans voted for their MLS All-Star teams. Eric Wynalda was the top vote-getter , as he was named on 395 ballots.
Note: * denotes a starter by the fans' voting.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Goalkeeper
| Player (Team) | Votes |
| *Brad Friedel (Columbus) | 165 |
| Walter Zenga (New England) | 150 |
| Tony Meola (MetroStars) | 66 |
| Mark Simpson (D.C. United) | 63 |
| Mark Dougherty (Tampa Bay) | 16 |
| Zach Thornton (MetroStars) | 1 |
Defenders
| Player (Team) | Votes |
| *Eddie Pope (D.C. United) | 391 |
| *Jeff Agoos (D.C. United) | 261 |
| *Alexi Lalas (New England) | 178 |
| Thomas Dooley (Columbus) | 140 |
| Rhett Harty (MetroStars) | 87 |
| Cle Kooiman (Tampa Bay) | 66 |
| Frankie Hejduk (Tampa Bay) | 61 |
| Francis Okaroh (New England) | 55 |
| Mike Burns (New England) | 41 |
| Ben Iroha (D.C. United) | 33 |
| Todd Yeagley (Columbus) | 29 |
| Frank Yallop (Tampa Bay) | 15 |
| Joao Luiz (MetroStars) | 8 |
| Ansil Elcock (Columbus) | 6 |
| Andrew Lewis (MetroStars) | 4 |
Midfielders
| Player (Team) | Votes |
| *Carlos Valderrama (Tampa Bay) | 341 |
| *Marco Etcheverry (D.C. United) | 322 |
| *Roberto Donadoni (MetroStars) | 299 |
| *John Harkes (D.C. United) | 269 |
| Robert Warzycha (Columbus) | 88 |
| Tab Ramos (MetroStars) | 86 |
| Alberto Naveda (New England) | 72 |
| Doctor Khumalo (Columbus) | 64 |
| Mike Sorber (MetroStars) | 44 |
| Richie Williams (D.C. United) | 40 |
| Steve Ralston (Tampa Bay) | 39 |
| Imad Baba (New England) | 34 |
| Brian Maisonneuve (Columbus) | 23 |
| Tony Sanneh (D.C. United) | 23 |
| Alejandro Farias (New England) | 17 |
| Brian Bliss (Columbus) | 16 |
| Ted Chronopoulos (New England) | 16 |
| Martin Vasquez (Tampa Bay) | 7 |
| Guido (MetroStars) | 4 |
| Ivan McKinley (Tampa Bay) | 4 |
| Brian Kelly (MetroStars) | 1 |
Forwards
| Player (Team) | Votes |
| *Raul Diaz Arce (D.C. United) | 300 |
| *Jaime Moreno (D.C. United) | 289 |
| *Brian McBride (Columbus) | 220 |
| Roy Lassiter (Tampa Bay) | 148 |
| Giovanni Savarese (MetroStars) | 92 |
| Joe-Max Moore (New England) | 80 |
| Giuseppe Galderisi (Tampa Bay) | 69 |
| Chiquinho Conde (New England) | 62 |
| Steve Rammel (D.C. United) | 37 |
| A.J. Wood (MetroStars) | 26 |
| Pete Marino (Columbus) | 23 |
| Antony De Avila (MetroStars) | 23 |
| Marcelo Carrera (Columbus) | 9 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Goalkeeper
| Player (Team) | Votes |
| *Mark Dodd (Dallas) | 194 |
| Jorge Campos (Los Angeles) | 111 |
| Marcus Hahnemann (Colorado) | 105 |
| Mike Ammann (Kansas City) | 27 |
| Dave Salzwedel (San Jose) | 27 |
| Tom Liner (San Jose) | 6 |
| Kevin Hartman (Los Angeles) | 3 |
Defenders
| Player (Team) | Votes |
| *Marcelo Balboa (Colorado) | 367 |
| *John Doyle (San Jose) | 193 |
| *Richard Gough (Kansas City) | 174 |
| Dan Calichman (Los Angeles) | 96 |
| Diego Sonora (Dallas) | 84 |
| Matt McKeon (Kansas City) | 81 |
| Robin Fraser (Los Angeles) | 70 |
| Steve Trittschuh (Colorado) | 68 |
| Steve Pittman (Kansas City) | 60 |
| Eric Dade (Dallas) | 51 |
| Mark Semioli (Los Angeles/MetroStars) | 38 |
| Troy Dayak (San Jose) | 36 |
| Arnold Cruz (D.C. United/San Jose) | 21 |
| Matt Kmosko (Colorado) | 19 |
| Tom Soehn (Dallas) | 18 |
| Tahj Jakins (Colorado) | 1 |
Midfielders
| Player (Team) | Votes |
| *Preki (Kansas City) | 374 |
| *Alain Sutter (Dallas) | 306 |
| *Chris Henderson (Colorado) | 168 |
| *Mauricio Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) | 164 |
| Cobi Jones (Los Angeles) | 163 |
| Mark Chung (Kansas City | 120 |
| Jason Kreis (Dallas) | 120 |
| Adrian Paz (Colorado) | 90 |
| Dominic Kinnear (San Jose) | 42 |
| Ronald Cerritos (San Jose) | 41 |
| Paul Bravo (Colorado) | 40 |
| Martin Machon (Los Angeles) | 30 |
| Daniel Peinado (Dallas) | 24 |
| Chris Armas (Los Angeles) | 23 |
| Mark Santel (Dallas) | 20 |
| Michael Emenalo (San Jose) | 15 |
| Istvan Urbanyi (San Jose) | 15 |
| Tote Castaneda (Colorado) | 14 |
| Uche Okafor (Kansas City) | 10 |
| Ryan Tinsley (Kansas City) | 10 |
Forwards
| Player (Team) | Votes |
| *Eric Wynalda (San Jose) | 395 |
| *Dante Washington (Dallas) | 197 |
| *Damian Alvarez (Dallas) | 169 |
| Digital Takawira (Kansas City) | 160 |
| Eduardo Hurtado (Los Angeles) | 99 |
| Mo Johnston (Kansas City) | 72 |
| Welton (Los Angeles) | 47 |
| Gerell Elliott (Dallas) | 46 |
| David Patino (Colorado) | 39 |
| Wolde Harris (Colorado) | 37 |
| Paul Wright (Kansas City) | 32 |
| Shaun Bartlett (Colorado) | 28 |
| Jeff Baicher (San Jose) | 26 |
| Harut Karapetyan (Los Angeles) | 15 |
| Daniel Guzman (San Jose) | 8 |