1997 W-League Divisional Alignment
Northeast Division — Boston Renegades, Buffalo Ffillies, Connecticut Lady Wolves, Long Island Lady Riders, New York Magic, Rhode Island Rays, Rochester Ravens. Mid-Atlantic Division — Central Jersey Splash, Delaware Genies, Hampton Roads Piranhas, Maryland Pride, New Jersey Wildcats, Philadelphia Frenzy. South Division — Alabama Angels, Atlanta Classics, Carolina Speed, Dallas Lightning, Jackson Calypso, Mississipi Gulf Coast Chaos, Tampa Bay Extreme. Midwest Division — Chicago Cobras, Cleveland Eclipse, Columbus Ziggx, Indiana Blaze, Madison Freeze, Rockford Dactyls. West Division — California Storm, Denver Diamonds, Fort Collins Force, NorCal Shockwaves, San Francisco Nighthawks, Silicon Valley Red Devils.1997 Schedule
Note: * denotes a non-league game.| Saturday, May 17 | ||
| Boston | at | New York |
| Rhode Island | at | Long Island |
| Sunday, May 18 | ||
| *Boston | at | Philadelphia |
| Friday, May 23 | ||
| New Jersey | at | Central Jersey |
| *NorCal | at | San Francisco |
| Saturday, May 24 | ||
| Long Island | at | Buffalo |
| *Carolina | at | Maryland |
| *Philadelphia | at | New Jersey |
| Sunday, May 25 | ||
| Long Island | at | Rochester |
| Alabama | at | Tampa |
| Monday, May 26 | ||
| Jackson | at | Tampa |
| Fort Collins | at | Denver |
| Saturday, May 31 | ||
| Boston | at | Rhode Island |
| Buffalo | at | Rochester |
| Connecticut | at | New York |
| New Jersey | at | Hampton Roads |
| Delaware | at | Maryland |
| Chicago | at | Madison |
| Cleveland | at | Indiana |
| Mississippi | at | Jackson |
| Tampa | at | Atlanta |
| Dallas | at | Alabama |
| Silicon Valley | at | California |
| Sunday, June 1 | ||
| New Jersey | at | Maryland |
| Central Jersey | at | Philadelphia |
| Cleveland | at | Columbus |
| Dallas | at | Jackson |
| Tampa | at | Carolina |
| Mississippi | at | Alabama |
| Friday, June 6 | ||
| Delaware | at | Central Jersey |
| Columbus | at | Cleveland |
| *Indiana | at | Rockford |
| Atlanta | at | Carolina |
| Saturday, June 7 | ||
| ‘Long Island | at | Boston |
| New York | at | Buffalo |
| Philadelphia | at | Hampton Roads |
| Delaware | at | New Jersey |
| Chicago | vs. | Columbus (at Cleveland) |
| Jackson | at | Atlanta |
| Rockford | at | Madison |
| Alabama | at | Dallas |
| Mississippi | at | Tampa |
| San Francisco | at | Fort Collins |
| NorCal | at | California |
| Sunday, June 8 | ||
| New York | at | Rochester |
| Chicago | at | Cleveland |
| Indiana | at | Madison |
| Jackson | at | Carolina |
| *Alabama | at | Dallas |
| San Francisco | at | Denver |
| Silicon Valley | at | NorCal |
| Wednesday, June 11 | ||
| *Atlanta | at | Alabama |
| Friday, June 13 | ||
| *New York | at | New Jersey |
| Saturday, June 14 | ||
| Boston | at | Buffalo |
| Long Island | at | Connecticut |
| Rhode Island | at | Rochester |
| Philadelphia | at | New Jersey |
| Maryland | at | Delaware |
| Madison | at | Cleveland |
| Rockford | at | Columbus |
| Jackson | at | Mississippi |
| Atlanta | at | Dallas |
| Denver | at | Silicon Valley |
| California | at | NorCal |
| Sunday, June 15 | ||
| Boston | at | Rochester |
| Connecticut | at | Long Island |
| Rhode Island | at | Buffalo |
| New Jersey | at | Philadelphia |
| Maryland | at | Central Jersey |
| Chicago | at | Indiana |
| Rockford | at | Cleveland |
| Madison | at | Columbus |
| *Hampton Roads | at | Carolina |
| Denver | at | NorCal |
| California | at | Silicon Valley |
| Friday, June 20 | ||
| New York | at | Connecticut |
| Buffalo | at | Rhode Island |
| *Long Island | at | New Jersey |
| Dallas | at | Tampa |
| Saturday, June 21 | ||
| Buffalo | at | Boston |
| Central Jersey | at | New Jersey |
| Hampton Roads | at | Maryland |
| Columbus | at | Rockford |
| Madison | at | Indiana |
| Carolina | at | Dallas |
| *Rochester | at | Philadelphia |
| Silicon Valley | at | San Francisco |
| Fort Collins | at | NorCal |
| Atlanta | at | Mississippi |
| Sunday, June 22 | ||
| Long Island | at | New York |
| Rochester | at | Connecticut |
| Maryland | at | Philadelphia |
| Rockford | at | Chicago |
| Atlanta | at | Jackson |
| Carolina | at | Tampa |
| San Francisco | at | NorCal |
| Fort Collins | at | Silicon Valley |
| Alabama | at | Mississippi |
| Wednesday, June 25 | ||
| Alabama | at | Jackson |
| Friday, June 27 | ||
| Madison | at | Rockford |
| Saturday, June 28 | ||
| Rochester | at | Rhode Island |
| New York | at | Long Island |
| Central Jersey | at | Delaware |
| Hampton Roads | at | New Jersey |
| *Philadelphia | at | Boston |
| Columbus | at | Chicago |
| Indiana | at | Cleveland |
| Dallas | at | Atlanta |
| Tampa | at | Mississippi |
| NorCal | at | San Francisco |
| California | at | Fort Collins |
| Alabama | at | Carolina |
| Sunday, June 29 | ||
| Rochester | at | Boston |
| Rhode Island | at | Connecticut |
| Hampton Roads | at | Delaware |
| Columbus | at | Madison |
| San Francisco | at | Silicon Valley |
| California | at | Denver |
| Alabama | at | Atlanta |
| Dallas | at | Mississippi |
| Friday, July 4 | ||
| Philadelphia | at | Delaware |
| Carolina | at | Atlanta |
| Californiat | at | San Francisco |
| NorCal | at | Denver |
| *Madison | at | Fort Collins |
| Saturday, July 5 | ||
| Connecticut | at | Boston |
| *New Jersey | at | Long Island |
| Rochester | at | Buffalo |
| Cleveland | at | Rockford |
| Indiana | at | Chicago |
| Central Jersey | at | Hampton Roads |
| Jackson | at | Dallas |
| Mississippi | at | Carolina |
| *Madison | at | Denver |
| San Francisco | at | California |
| Silicon Valley | at | Fort Collins |
| Sunday, July 6 | ||
| *New Jersey | at | New York |
| Central Jersey | at | Maryland |
| Delaware | at | Philadelphia |
| Indiana | at | Rockford |
| *Mississippi | at | Atlanta |
| NorCal | at | Fort Collins |
| Silicon Valley | at | Denver |
| Wednesday, July 9 | ||
| Alabama | at | Atlanta |
| Friday, July 11 | ||
| Cleveland | at | Madison |
| Tampa | at | Alabama |
| Saturday, July 12 | ||
| Buffalo | at | Long Island |
| New York | at | Rhode Island |
| New Jersey | at | Delaware |
| Hampton Roads | at | Philadelphia |
| Indiana | at | Columbus |
| Cleveland | at | Chicago |
| *Madison | at | Rockford |
| Tampa | vs. | Atlanta (at Alabama) |
| Sunday, July 13 | ||
| Buffalo | at | Connecticut |
| New York | at | Boston |
| Hampton Roads | at | Central Jersey |
| Tampa | at | Jackson |
| Atlanta | at | Alabama |
| Denver | at | Fort Collins |
| Thursday, July 17 | ||
| Rhode Island | at | Boston |
| Friday, July 18 | ||
| Chicago | at | Rockford |
| Jackson | at | Alabama |
| Fort Collins | at | San Francisco |
| Saturday, July 19 | ||
| Connecticut | at | Rhode Island |
| Rochester | at | Long Island |
| *Buffalo | at | Cleveland |
| Philadelphia | at | Central Jersey |
| Maryland | at | New Jersey |
| Delaware | at | Hampton Roads |
| Columbus | at | Indiana |
| Carolina | at | Alabama |
| Mississippi | at | Dallas |
| Denver | at | San Francisco |
| Fort Collins | at | California |
| NorCal | at | Silicon Valley |
| Sunday, July 20 | ||
| Boston | at | Connecticut |
| Maryland | at | Hampton Roads |
| Rochester | at | New York |
| *Columbus | at | Cleveland |
| Rockford | at | Indiana |
| Madison | at | Chicago |
| Carolina | at | Jackson |
| Denver | at | California |