Contrary to the league season, the competition has been conducted in a fall-spring rhythm.
It began on 2 August 1997 with the first of five rounds and ended on 26 May 1998 with the final at the Dinamo Stadium in Minsk.
FC Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk won the final against FC Dinamo Minsk after extra time to win their first title.
The final match was played on 26 May 1998 at the Dinamo Stadium in Minsk.
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