| 5. Round | 11/04/1997 | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | - | FK Tyumen | 1:0 | ||||
| 6. Round | 18/04/1997 | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | - | Fakel Voronezh | 1:0 | ||||
| 7. Round | 22/04/1997 | Dinamo Moskva | - | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | 3:0 | ||||
| 9. Round | 09/05/1997 | Rotor Volgograd (1929-2005) | - | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | 2:0 |  |
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| 10. Round | 16/05/1997 | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | - | Zhemchuzhina Sochi | 1:0 | ||||
| 11. Round | 23/05/1997 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | - | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | 0:0 | ||||
| 12. Round | 30/05/1997 | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | - | Torpedo-Luzhniki | 1:0 | ||||
| 13. Round | 13/06/1997 | Spartak Moskva | - | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | 1:0 | ||||
| 14. Round | 17/06/1997 | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | - | Chernomorets Novorossisk | 2:3 | |
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| 15. Round | 24/06/1997 | KAMAZ-Chally | - | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | 1:1 | ||||
| 16. Round | 01/07/1997 | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | - | CSKA Moskva | 3:1 | ||||
| 17. Round | 08/07/1997 | Zenit St. Petersburg | - | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | 1:0 | ||||
| 18. Round | 15/07/1997 | Krylia Sovetov | - | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | 4:0 | ||||
| 21. Round | 01/08/1997 | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | - | Lokomotiv Moskva | 1:3 | ||||
| 22. Round | 08/08/1997 | FK Tyumen | - | Lok. Nizhni Novgorod | 2:1 |
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