1997 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 1997 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 14th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961 [All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship|1961]. It was the first championship to be staged in 24 years. The championship ran from 25 May to 11 October 1997.
The All-Ireland final was played at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick on 11 October 1997 between Cork and Galway, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 2-11 to 1-12 to claim a second All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 32 years.
Kilenny's Ollie O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 4-26.
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Ollie O'Connor | Kilkenny | 4-26 | 38 | 4 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Rory Gantley | Galway | 2-21 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 3 | Basil Larkin | Galway | 7-03 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Jimmy Smiddy | Cork | 0-24 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 5 | Michael Connolly | Galway | 2-14 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 5 | Maurice Roche | Limerick | 1-17 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 7 | Donal Ryan | Limerick | 4-05 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 8 | Fergal Healy | Galway | 2-10 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Nicky Horan | Meath | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Dermot Fennelly | Kilkenny | 3-03 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 10 | Mark Mullins | Carlow | 0-12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
;In a single game
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Ollie O'Connor | Kilkenny | 1-11 | 14 | Dublin |
| 2 | Basil Larkin | Galway | 3-02 | 11 | Derry |
| 2 | Ollie O'Connor | Kilkenny | 2-05 | 11 | Carlow |
| 2 | Timmy Moloney | London | 0-11 | 11 | Galway |
| 5 | Basil Larkin | Galway | 3-01 | 10 | Roscommon |
| 5 | Maurice Roche | Limerick | 1-07 | 10 | Tipperary |
| 5 | Jimmy Smiddy | Cork | 0-10 | 10 | Roscommon |
| 8 | Donal Ryan | Limerick | 3-00 | 9 | Waterford |
| 8 | Gary Biggs | Derry | 2-03 | 9 | Armagh |
| 8 | Michael Collins | Derry | 1-06 | 9 | Armagh |
| 8 | Rory Gantley | Galway | 1-06 | 9 | Derry |
| 8 | Nicky Horan | Meath | 0-09 | 9 | Carlow |