1997 Latvian Higher League

Latvian Higher League
Season1997
ChampionsSkonto FC
UEFA Champions LeagueSkonto FC
UEFA CupTorpedo Riga
Cup Winners' CupFK Liepajas Metalurgs
UEFA Intertoto CupDinaburg FC
Top goalscorer David Chaladze (25 goals)
1996
1998

The 1997 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the seventh domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Ninth teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.