1997 Heineken Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1997 Heineken Cup Final

| image =

| event = 1996–97 Heineken Cup

| team1 = Brive

| team1association = {{flagicon|FRA|rugby union|size=30px}}

| team1score = 28

| team2 = Leicester Tigers

| team2association = {{flagicon|ENG|size=30px}}

| team2score = 9

| details =

| date = 25 January 1997

| stadium = Cardiff Arms Park

| city = Cardiff

| man_of_the_match1a =

| referee = Derek Bevan (Wales)

| attendance = 41,664

| weather =

| previous = 1996

| next = 1998

}}

The 1997 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 1996–97 Heineken Cup, the second season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 25 January 1997 at the Arms Park in Cardiff. The match was contested by Brive of France and Leicester of England. Brive won the match 28–9; they took the lead early on through a fourth-minute penalty from Christophe Lamaison, and Sébastien Viars extended that lead with an unconverted try two minutes later. Leicester responded with three penalties from John Liley, but Brive finally made their pressure show with three second-half tries, one of which was converted, before Lamaison added a drop goal to seal a 19-point victory.{{cite book|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98|year=1997|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|location=London|isbn=0-7472-7732-X|editor=Mick Cleary and John Griffiths}}