1997–98 Vyshcha Liha
The 1997–98 Vyshcha Liha season was the 7th since its establishment. FC Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions.
Teams
Promotions
- Metalurh Donetsk, the champion of the 1996–97 Ukrainian First League – '
- Metalurh Mariupol, the third-place runner-up of the 1996–97 Ukrainian First League – '
Renamed
- In a winter break Zirka-NIBAS Kirovohrad changed its name to Zirka Kirovohrad.
Location
Final table
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Serhiy Rebrov | Dynamo Kyiv | 22 |
| 2 | Andriy Shevchenko | Dynamo Kyiv | 19 |
| 3 | Oleksandr Palyanytsia | Karpaty Lviv | 17 |
| 4 |  Avtandil Kapanadze | Nyva Ternopil | 15 |
| 5 | Oleksandr Haidash | Tavriya Simferopol | 14 |
| 6 | Hennady Shchekotylin | Chornomorets Odessa | 13 |
| 7 | Valeriy Kryventsov | Shakhtar Donetsk | 11 |
| 8 | Petro Rusak | Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk | 9 |
| 8 | Hennadiy Orbu | Shakhtar Donetsk | 9 |
| 10 | Valentyn Platonov | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 9 |
| 10 | Vitaliy Mintenko | Metalurh Donetsk | 9 |
| 10 | Volodymyr Haschyn | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 9 |
Managers
| Club | Coach | Replaced coach | Home stadium |
| FC Dynamo Kyiv | Valery Lobanovsky | Dynamo Stadium | |
| FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Valery Yaremchenko | Shakhtar Stadium | |
| FC Karpaty Lviv | Myron Markevych | Ukraina Stadium | |
| FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Vadym Tyschenko | Vyacheslav Hrozny 15 games | Meteor Stadium |
| FC Vorskla Poltava | Oleksandr Dovbiy | Viktor Pozhechevskyi 27 games | Vorskla Stadium |
| FC Metalurh Donetsk | Volodymyr Onyschenko | Avanhard Stadium Donetsk Metallurgical Factory Stadium | |
| FC Nyva Ternopil | Leonid Ischuk | Ihor Yavorskyi 29 games | City Stadium |
| FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Oleh Taran | Metalurh Stadium | |
| FC Metalurh Zaporizhia | Oleksandr Shtelin | Oleksandr Tomakh 17 games Leonid Kliuchyk 1 game | Metalurh Stadium |
| FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | Bohdan Blavatskiy | Ihor Yurchenko 15 games | Rukh Stadium |
| FC Zirka Kirovohrad | Oleksandr Ischenko | Oleksandr Dovbiy 27 games Serhiy Strashnenko 1 game | Zirka Stadium |
| FC Metalurh Mariupol | Mykola Pavlov | Volodymyr Kuzovlev 1 game Yuriy Pohrebniak 2 games | Azovstal Stadium |
| FC CSKA Kyiv | Serhiy Morozov | Volodymyr Bezsonov 15 games | CSK ZSU Stadium |
| SC Tavriya Simferopol | Viktor Hrachov | Ivan Balan 25 games | Lokomotyv Stadium |
| FC Chornomorets Odessa | Volodymyr Kozerenko | Leonid Buriak 22 games | Black Sea Shipping Stadium |
| FC Torpedo Zaporizhia | Leonid Koltun | Viktor Matvienko 18 games Vyacheslav Pershyn 4 games | AvtoZAZ Stadium |