| Tourney Name: | Commonwealth of Independent States Cup |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Other Titles: | CIS Cup, Кубок Содружества 1997 |
| Country: | Russia |
| Dates: | 25 January – 3 February 1997 |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Venues: | 3 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion Other: |  Dynamo Kyiv |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 31 |
| Goals: | 123 |
| Top Scorer: | Andriy Shevchenko Andrey Tikhonov(6 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
The 1997 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the fifth edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won by Dynamo Kyiv second time in a row.
| Team | Qualification | Participation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartak Moscow | 1996 Russian Top League champions | 4th | |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1995–96 Vyshcha Liha champions | 2nd | |
 MPKC Mozyr | 1996 Belarusian Premier League champions | 1st | |
| Kareda Šiauliai | 1995–96 A Lyga champions | 1st | |
 Skonto Riga | 1996 Latvian Higher League champions | 5th | |
 Lantana Tallinn | 1995–96 Meistriliiga champions | 1st | |
 Zimbru Chișinău | 1995–96 Moldovan National Division champions | 5th | |
 Dinamo Tbilisi | 1995–96 Umaglesi Liga champions | 5th | |
 Neftchi Baku | 1995–96 Azerbaijan Top League champions | 3rd | |
 Pyunik Yerevan | 1995–96 Armenian Premier League champions | 2nd | |
 Taraz | 1996 Kazakhstan Premier League champions | 1st | |
 Navbahor Namangan | 1996 Uzbek League champions | 1st | |
 Dynamo Dushanbe | 1996 Tajik League champions | 1st | |
 Metallurg Kadamjay | 1996 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 1st | |
 Köpetdag Aşgabat | 1996 Ýokary Liga runners-up 1 | 5th | |
| Russia XI | Unofficial entry, not eligible to advance past group stage 2 | 1st |
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| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan="2" | 1 | Andriy Shevchenko | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 |
| Andrey Tikhonov | Spartak Moscow | 6 | ||
| 3 | Sergei Bragin | Lantana Tallinn | 5 | |
| align=center rowspan="3" | 4 | Yegor Titov | Spartak Moscow | 4 |
| Valyantsin Byalkevich | Dynamo Kyiv | 4 | ||
| Maksim Buznikin | Russia XI | 4 |