The 1997 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the sixth Asian Championship, which took place from 4 to 9 June 1997 in Amman, Jordan. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	4	4	0	0	156	71	+85	8
China	4	3	0	1	115	89	+26	6
Japan	4	2	0	2	88	91	−3	4
Uzbekistan	4	1	0	3	74	105	−31	2
Chinese Taipei	4	0	0	4	46	123	−77	0

4 June 1997	China	27–22	Japan	Amman
		(11–13)

4 June 1997	South Korea	41–16	Uzbekistan	Amman

5 June 1997	Chinese Taipei	12–25	Japan	Amman
		(7–12)

5 June 1997	China	29–21	Uzbekistan	Amman

6 June 1997	Uzbekistan	21–12	Chinese Taipei	Amman

6 June 1997	South Korea	34–27	China	Amman

7 June 1997	South Korea	45–10	Chinese Taipei	Amman

7 June 1997	Japan	23–16	Uzbekistan	Amman
		(8–10)

8 June 1997	China	32–12	Chinese Taipei	Amman

8 June 1997	South Korea	36–18	Japan	Amman
		(15–7)

Rank	Team
	South Korea
	China
	Japan
4	Uzbekistan
5	Chinese Taipei

• Results

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