| Previous: | 1996 |
| Weather: | Fine |
| Referee: | Kim Dae-hyung (South Korea) |
| City: | Jakarta |
| Stadium: | Gelora Senayan Main Stadium |
| Date: | 28 July 1997 |
| Team2score: | 1 |
| Team2: | Bandung Raya |
| Team1score: | 3 |
| Team1: | Persebaya Surabaya |
| Event: | 1996–97 Liga Indonesia Premier Division |
| Next: | 1999 |
The 1997 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Final was a football match which was played on 28 July 1997 at Gelora Senayan Main Stadium in Jakarta. It was contested by Persebaya Surabaya and Bandung Raya to determine the winner of the 1996–97 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. Persebaya won the match 3–1 to claim their first-ever professional title.[1] [2]
| Persebaya Surabaya | Round | Bandung Raya | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First stage | |||||
| Second stage | |||||
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | |
| PSM Makassar | 3–2 | Semifinals | Mitra Surabaya | 1–0 | |
| Persebaya Surabaya: | ||||
| GK | 21 | |||
| CB | 17 | Khairil Anwar | ||
| CB | 5 | |||
| CB | 16 |  Justinho Pinhiero | ||
| RWB | 2 | |||
| LWB | 3 | Aji Santoso (c) | ||
| CM | 8 | |||
| CM | 12 | |||
| CM | 9 | |||
| CF | 7 |  Reinald Pieters | ||
| CF | 18 | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 20 | Dedi Siswanto | ||
| MF | 11 | Jatmiko | ||
| MF | 6 | |||
| FW | 23 | Sutaji | ||
| Head Coach: | ||||
| Rusdy Bahalwan | ||||
| Bandung Raya: | ||||
| GK | 1 | Hermansyah | ||
| CB | 20 |  Olinga Atangana | ||
| CB | 19 | |||
| CB | 15 | |||
| RWB | 11 | |||
| LWB | 22 | Budiman Yunus | ||
| CM | 16 |  Dahiru Ibrahim | ||
| CM | 2 | Muhammad Ramdan | ||
| CM | 17 | |||
| CF | 12 | |||
| CF | 8 | Peri Sandria (c) | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 20 | Udin Rafiudin | ||
| DF | 19 | Makmun Adnan | ||
| MF | 6 | Rehmalem Perangin-Angin | ||
| MF | 12 | Hendriawan | ||
| FW | 24 |  Stephen Weah | ||
| Head Coach: | ||||
 Ab Fafié | ||||