| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 May – 11 October 1997 |
| Teams | 19 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Cork (2nd win) |
| Captain | Pat Mulcahy[1] |
| Manager | Ted O'Mahony |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Captain | Noel Power |
| Manager | Micheál Linnane |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 19 |
| Total Goals | 60 (3.15 per game) |
| Total Points | 451 (23.73 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Ollie O'Connor (4-26) |
← 1973 1998 → | |
The 1997 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 14th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. It was the first championship to be staged in 24 years. The championship ran from 25 May to 11 October 1997.
The All-Ireland final was played at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick on 11 October 1997 between Cork and Galway, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 2-11 to 1-12 to claim a second All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 32 years.[2][3]
Kilenny's Ollie O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 4-26.
- ^ "Pat Mulcahy: Cork hurler". Irish Independent. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 July 2010.