The 1997 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 6th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women.

It was held between 1–8 June 1997 in Berlin, Germany.

From this edition on a win was rewarded with three points instead of two, and a draw with one point.

Australia won the tournament for the fourth consecutive time after defeating Germany 2–1 in the final with a golden goal.

The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH): Head Coach: Ric Charlesworth Head Coach: Berti Rauth Head Coach: Tom van 't Hek Head Coach: Pam Hixon Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation: All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00) There were 56 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.11 goals per match.