The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1997 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 11th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship.

It was the first FIFA tournament hosted by a Southeast Asian country.

The following 24 teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship squads The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams.

Adaílton of Brazil won the Golden Boot award for scoring ten goals.