The 1997–98 Vysshaya Liga season was the sixth season of the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Russia. 16 teams participated in the league. HC Lipetsk won the Western Conference, and Neftyanik Almetyevsk won the Eastern Conference
First round[]
Western Conference[]
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | HC Lipetsk | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 90 | 31 | 40 |
| 2. | HC Voronezh | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 87 | 43 | 33 |
| 3. | Izhorez St. Petersburg | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 52 | 28 |
| 4. | Torpedo Yaroslavl II | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 55 | 25 |
| 5. | Avangard Tambov | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 84 | 15 |
| 6. | Motor Zapolzhye | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 66 | 81 | 15 |
| 7 | HC Dynamo Moscow II | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 97 | 12 |
Eastern Conference[]
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 132 | 66 | 50 |
| 2. | Izhstal Izhevk | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 127 | 75 | 50 |
| 3. | URAL AZ Miass | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 121 | 61 | 43 |
| 4. | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 117 | 118 | 33 |
| 5. | Nosta Yuzhny Novotroitsk-Orsk | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 82 | 100 | 30 |
| 6. | Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 85 | 107 | 22 |
| 7 | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 105 | 21 |
| 8. | Kedr Novouralsk | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 86 | 119 | 21 |
| 9. | Metallurg Serov | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 83 | 147 | 18 |
Final round[]
Western Conference[]
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Torpedo Yaroslavl II | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 142 | 84 | 54 |
| 2. | Motor Zapolzhye | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 127 | 78 | 51 |
| 3. | HC Spartak Moscow II | 36 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 107 | 87 | 44 |
| 4. | Izhorez St. Petersburg | 36 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 102 | 90 | 44 |
| 5. | HC CSKA Moscow II | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 116 | 116 | 37 |
| 6. | THK Tver | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 142 | 153 | 35 |
| 7. | Avangard Tambov | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 106 | 101 | 28 |
| 8. | SKA St. Petersburg II | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 93 | 26 |
| 9. | HK Dynamo Moscow II | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 89 | 126 | 25 |
| 10. | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 36 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 95 | 167 | 16 |
Eastern Conference[]
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ural AZ Miass | 56 | 39 | 7 | 10 | 236 | 101 | 85 |
| 2. | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 56 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 208 | 181 | 67 |
| 3. | Nosta Juschny Novotroitsk-Orsk | 56 | 23 | 9 | 24 | 144 | 165 | 55 |
| 4. | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 56 | 15 | 11 | 30 | 127 | 201 | 41 |
| 5. | Metallurg Serov | 56 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 166 | 237 | 38 |
| 6. | Olimpija Kirovo-Chepetsk | 56 | 16 | 5 | 35 | 137 | 187 | 37 |
| 7. | Kedr Novouralsk | 56 | 14 | 5 | 37 | 155 | 210 | 33 |
External links[]
| Supreme Hockey League seasons |
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| Vysshaya Liga seasons (1992-2010)
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