1997 Belarusian Premier League Teams and venues Teams and venues

| Team | Location_ | Venue | Capacity | Position_in_1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPKC | Mozyr | Yunost, Mozyr | 5500 | 1 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo, Minsk | 41040 | 2 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak, Bobruisk | 3550 | 3 |
| Dinamo-93 | Minsk | Dinamo, Minsk | 41040 | 4 |
| Lokomotiv-96 | Vitebsk | Central, Vitebsk | 8300 | 5 |
| Ataka | Minsk | Traktor | 17600 | 6 |
| Naftan-Devon | Novopolotsk | Atlant | 6500 | 7 |
| Molodechno | Molodechno | City Stadium | 5500 | 8 |
| Dnepr | Mogilev | Spartak, Mogilev | 11200 | 9 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | Dinamo, Brest | 10080 | 10 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel | 5000 | 11 |
| Torpedo | Minsk | Torpedo, Minsk | 5200 | 12 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman | 6300 | 13 |
| Torpedo-Kadino | Mogilev | Torpedo, Mogilev | 3500 | 14 |
| Transmash | Mogilev | Transmash | 7000 | First league , 1 |
| Kommunalnik | Slonim | Yunost, Slonim | 3000 | First league , 2 |