This was the 1997-98 Alpenliga season, the seventh season of the multi-national ice hockey league. Nine teams participated in the league, and VEU Feldkirch of Austria won the championship by defeating EC KAC in the final.
Regular season
edit| Place | Team | GP | Pts | W | T | L | GF:GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria VEU Feldkirch |
16 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 68:33 | +35 |
| 2 | Austria EC KAC |
16 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 69:41 | +28 |
| 3 | Austria Wiener EV |
16 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 61:33 | +28 |
| 4 | Austria EC VSV |
16 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 67:48 | +19 |
| 5 | Austria Kapfenberger SV |
16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 40:47 | -7 |
| 6 | Austria EC Graz |
16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 62:77 | -15 |
| 7 |  Slovenia Jesenice |
16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 54:65 | -11 |
| 8 | Slovenia Bled |
16 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 45:76 | -31 |
| 9 | Slovenia Olimpija |
16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 38:84 | -46 |
Playoffs
editGroup phase
edit| Group A | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Team | GP | Pts | W | T | L | GF:GA | GD |
| 1 | Austria VEU Feldkirch |
3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:6 | +6 |
| 2 | Austria EC VSV |
3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:5 | +6 |
| 3 | Austria Kapfenberger SV |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6:11 | -5 |
| 4 | Slovenia HK Bled |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7:14 | -7 |
| Group B | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Team | GP | Pts | W | T | L | GF:GA | GD |
| 1 | Austria EC KAC |
3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:9 | +6 |
| 2 | Austria Wiener EV |
3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:11 | +11 |
| 3 | Austria EC Graz |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10:15 | -5 |
| 4 | Slovenia HK Jesenice |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6:18 | -12 |
Final
edit- Game 1 (4. December 1997), EC KAC – VEU Feldkirch: 3:5 (1:3, 2:0, 0:2)
- Game 2 (6. December 1997), VEU Feldkirch – EC KAC: 4:4 (3:2, 0:2, 1:0)