| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Laois (2nd win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Tyrone |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Laois |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Mayo |
The 1997 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 66th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
Laois entered the championship as defending champions.
On 28 September 1997, Laois won the championship following a 3-11 to 1-14 defeat of Tyrone in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their second title in succession.<ref>"All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
Results
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Quarter-Final
| June 1997 Quarter-Final | Mayo | 0-9 - 0-6 | Galway | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Semi-Finals
| 29 June 1997 Semi-Final | Mayo | 2-15 - 1-9 | Leitrim | McHale Park, Castlebar |
| 6 July 1997 Semi-Final | Sligo | 1-8 - 2-7 | Roscommon | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
Final
| 3 August 1997 Final | Mayo | 0-13 - 0-9 | Roscommon | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
Leinster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
| May 1997 Preliminary Round | Kildare | 0-13 - 0-8 | Louth | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| May 1997 Preliminary Round | Longford | 0-16 - 1-7 | Westmeath | Pearse Park, Longford |
| May 1997 Preliminary Round | Laois | 0-9 - 0-8 | Offaly | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
Quarter-Finals
| June 1997 Quarter-Final | Wicklow | 2-9 - 0-5 | Carlow | Aughrim Park, Aughrim |
| June 1997 Quarter-Final | Kildare | 0-13 - 2-8 | Dublin | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| June 1997 Quarter-Final | Meath | 1-16 - 0-9 | Longford | Pearse Park, Longford |
| June 1997 Quarter-Final | Laois | 2-14 - 4-5 | Kilkenny | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
Semi-Finals
| July 1997 Semi-Final | Dublin | 0-10 - 2-6 | Wicklow | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| July 1997 Semi-Final | Laois | 1-12 - 0-7 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 16 August 1997 Final | Laois | 4-12 - 1-7 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin |
Munster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
| May 1997 Preliminary Round | Waterford | 1-4 - 2-16 | Tipperary | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
Quarter-Final
| May 1997 Quarter-Final | Limerick | 3-9 - 3-7 | Tipperary | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
Semi-Finals
| June 1997 Semi-Final | Kerry | 0-12 - 0-5 | Cork | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| June 1997 Semi-Final | Clare | 0-7 - 1-6 | Limerick | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Final
| 20 July 1997 Final | Kerry | 4-12 - 1-7 | Limerick | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Preliminary Round
| May 1997 Preliminary Round | Tyrone | 2-10 - 1-8 | Down | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Quarter-Finals
| June 1997 Quarter-Final | Donegal | 0-14 - 4-3 | Antrim | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
| June 1997 Quarter-Final | Monaghan | 2-10 - 2-6 | Derry | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| June 1997 Quarter-Final | Cavan | 3-16 - 2-5 | Fermanagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| June 1997 Quarter-Final | Tyrone | 1-10 - 0-9 | Armagh | Healy Park, Omagh |
Semi-Finals
| June 1997 Semi-Final | Antrim | 1-9 - 0-9 | Cavan | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| June 1997 Semi-Final | Monaghan | 3-7 - 4-14 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Final
| 20 July 1997 Final | Antrim | 2-10 - 3-13 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-Finals
| 24 August 1997 Semi-Final | Kerry | 1-11 - 1-11 | Tyrone | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 31 August 1997 Semi-Final | Laois | 3-8 - 1-9 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 6 September 1997 Semi-Final Replay | Kerry | 0-21 - 0-23 | Tyrone | Parnell Park, Dublin |
Final
| 28 September 1997 Final | Laois | 3-11 - 1-14 | Tyrone | Croke Park, Dublin |