The 1997 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in the province Guangdong, China between 5 and 14 December 1997.

It was the 11th staging of the AFC Women's Championship.

The 1997 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of eleven teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Asia's three berths were given to the two finalists - China and Korea DPR - and the winner of the third place play-off, Japan.

Winners qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Winner qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World CupThere were 132 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 6.95 goals per match.