| Season: | 1997 |
| Competition: | 1997 Lao League |
| Winners: | Sayaboury FC, Lao Army FC |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
The 1997 Lao League was the eighth season of top flight football in Laos. Sayaboury FC, from Luang Prabang, and Lao Army FC, from Vientiane, won the championship2.[1] The second championship in 1997, won by Lao Army, was the first official championship, played by 4 teams from Vientiane and 4 from the provinces. The championship won by Lao Army was their seventh league title in eight years.