| Competition: | Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco del Estado |
| Dates: | 15 February – 10 July 1997 |
| Winners: | Universidad Católica (7th title) |
| Matches: | 122 |
| Total Goals: | 362 |
| Continentalcup1: | 1998 Copa Libertadores |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Universidad Católica |
| Continentalcup2: | 1997 Copa CONMEBOL |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Universidad de Chile (Apertura 3rd place) |
| League Topscorer: | David Bisconti (15) |
| Highest Attendance: | 44,798 |
| Attendance: | 912,824 |
| Average Attendance: | 7,482 |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 1997-C |
The 1997 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco del Estado was the 65th Chilean League top flight tournament, and its champion was Universidad Católica which won its seventh title after defeating Colo-Colo in the championship playoffs final.[1]
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| Pos | Name | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  David Bisconti | Universidad Católica | 15 | |
| 2 | Walter Otta | Deportes Puerto Montt | 11 | |
| 3 | Alberto Acosta | Universidad Católica | 10 | |
| 4 | Sergio Gioino | Provincial Osorno | 9 | |
| Rodrigo Barrera | Universidad de Chile | 9 |