The 1997–98 Turkmenistan Higher League (Ýokary Liga) season was the sixth season of Turkmenistan's professional football league. Eight teams competed in 1997. Köpetdag Aşgabat won the championship with 4 matches to spare, having a 16-point lead over Nisa Aşgabat.
Results edit
Note: The final results are unavailable for this season; the table below may be missing data.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 105 | 20 | +85 | 75 |
| 2 | Dagdan Aşgabat | 28 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 63 | 24 | +39 | 64 |
| 3 | Nisa Aşgabat | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 77 | 17 | +60 | 60 |
| 4 | Nebitçi Nebit-Dag | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 41 |
| 5 | Jeykhun Çärjew | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 64 | −38 | 29 |
| 6 | Büzmeýin | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 26 |
| 7 | Merw Mary | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 24 |
| 8 | Şagadam Krasnovodsk | 27 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 97 | −87 | 5 |
Source: rsssf.com