| Competition: | Mars superliga |
| Season: | 1997–98 |
| Dates: | 2 August 1997 – 3 June 1998 |
| Winners: | 1.FC Košice |
| Relegated: | FC Lokomotíva Košice DAC Dunajská Streda |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | 1.FC Košice |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Inter Bratislava FC Spartak Trnava |
| Continentalcup3: | Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Ozeta Dukla Trenčín |
| League Topscorer: | Ľubomír Luhový (17 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Košice 5:0 Tatran Košice 5:0 Prievidza Trnava 5:0 Ružomberok |
| Biggest Away Win: | Ružomberok 0:5 Inter |
| Highest Scoring: | Trenčín 5:3 Lokomotíva |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 615 |
| Average Attendance: | 4,096 |
| Prevseason: | 1996–97 |
| Nextseason: | 1998–99 |
The 1997–98 Slovak First Football League (known as the Mars superliga for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. It began on 1 August 1997 and ended on 3 June 1998. 1. FC Košice were the defending champions.
A total of 16 teams was contested in the league, including 14 sides from the 1996–97 season and two promoted from the 2. Liga.
FC Nitra and ZTS Kerametal Dubnica was relegated to the 1997–98 2. Liga. The two relegated teams were replaced by MŠK SCP Ružomberok and Ozeta Dukla Trenčín.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ľubomír Luhový | Trnava | 17 |
| 2 | Martin Fabuš | Trenčín | 16 |
| 3 | Jozef Kožlej | 1.FC Košice | 14 |
| 4 | Szilárd Németh | 1.FC Košice | 13 |
| 5 | Marek Ujlaky | Trnava | 10 |
| Peter Babnič | Banská Bystrica(1)/Inter(9) | ||
| Tomáš Medveď | Lokomotiva(2)/Slovan(8) | ||
| 8 | Juraj Czinege | Inter | 9 |
| Dušan Tittel | Slovan | ||
| Ľubomír Mati | Humenne | ||
| Jaroslav Timko | Trnava |