The ** Asian Men's Volleyball Championship** was the ninth staging of the** Asian Men's Volleyball Championship**, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA). The tournament was held in Doha, Qatar from 3 to 11 September 1997.

Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1995 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Quarterfinals

Pool E

Pool F

Pool G

Pool H

Final round

Classification 9th–12th

Classification 5th–8th

Championship

Final standing