Vysshaya Liga 1997: final table of First division
| # | Club | M | W | D | L | Goal | Pts | GD | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spartak Moscow | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 67 - 30 | 73 | +37 |   Champion (Champions League) | |
| 2 | Rotor | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 54 - 27 | 68 | +27 | Vice-champion (UEFA Cup) | |
| 3 | Dynamo Moscow | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 50 - 20 | 68 | +30 | UEFA Cup | |
| 4 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 38 - 35 | 55 | +3 | ||
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 - 37 | 54 | +10 | ||
| 6 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 40 - 26 | 53 | +14 | ||
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 32 - 30 | 49 | +2 | ||
| 8 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 28 - 29 | 49 | -1 | ||
| 9 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 38 - 33 | 49 | +5 | ||
| 10 | Alania | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 52 - 42 | 46 | +10 | ||
| 11 | Torpedo-Luzhniki | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 50 - 46 | 45 | +4 | ||
| 12 | CSKA Moscow | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 31 - 42 | 42 | -11 | ||
| 13 | Rostselmash | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 34 - 38 | 41 | -4 | ||
| 14 | Zhemchuzhina Sochi | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 38 - 51 | 40 | -13 | ||
| 15 | Tyumen | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 28 - 46 | 34 | -18 | ||
| 16 | Fackel Voronezh | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 25 - 49 | 26 | -24 |  Relegated | |
| 18 | KamAZ | 34 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 38 - 75 | 21 | -37 | Relegated | |
| Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; | ||||||||||
Notes:
- Champion
 - national cup holder
- participation in European competition
 - promoted
- relegated
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