Goalkeeper Tony Meola (2) MetroStars
Defenders Matt McKeon (2) Kansas City Ansil Elcock (2) Colombus Alexi Lalas (2) New England
Midfielders Preki (4)
Kansas City Todd Yeagley (1) Columbus Miles Joseph (1) MetroStars Roberto Donadoni (4) MetroStars Ivan McKinley (1) New England
Forwards Giovanni
Savarese (3) MetroStars A.J. Wood (1) Columbus
In parentheses is the number of times a player has been named to the Team of the Week in 1997.