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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|Inaugural season
|1997
|[[1998 Women's National Basketball Association season|1998]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Conference
|Charlotte Sting
|Charlotte Coliseum
|Charlotte, North Carolina
|-
|Cleveland Rockers
|Rocket Arena
|Cleveland
|-
|Houston Comets
|The Summit
|Houston
|-
|New York Liberty
|Madison Square Garden
|Manhattan, New York
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Conference
|Los Angeles Sparks
|Kia Forum
|Inglewood, California
|-
|Phoenix Mercury
|Mortgage Matchup Center
|Phoenix
|-
|Sacramento Monarchs
|ARCO Arena (1988)
|Sacramento, California
|-
|Utah Starzz
|Delta Center
|Salt Lake City
|}

=== Changes ===

* League established and aligned into Eastern Conference and Western Conference.
* Charlotte Sting enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
* Cleveland Rockers enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
* Houston Comets enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at The Summit in Houston.
* Los Angeles Sparks enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.
* New York Liberty enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York.
* Phoenix Mercury enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix.
* Sacramento Monarchs enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at ARCO Arena (1988) in Sacramento, California.
* Utah Starzz enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Conference
|'''Houston Comets'''
|'''18'''
|'''10'''
|
|-
|'''New York Liberty'''
|'''17'''
|'''11'''
|'''1'''
|-
|'''Charlotte Sting'''
|'''15'''
|'''13'''
|'''3'''
|-
|Cleveland Rockers
|15
|13
|3
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Conference
|'''Phoenix Mercury'''
|'''16'''
|'''12'''
|
|-
|Los Angeles Sparks
|14
|14
|2
|-
|Sacramento Monarchs
|10
|18
|6
|-
|Utah Starzz
|7
|21
|9
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
!Champions
|-
|'''Houston Comets'''
|'''70'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Houston Comets'''
| rowspan="2" |'''65'''
| rowspan="4" |'''Houston Comets'''
|-
|Charlotte Sting
|54
|-
|'''New York Liberty'''
|'''59'''
| rowspan="2" |New York Liberty
| rowspan="2" |51
|-
|Phoenix Mercury
|41
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
|Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Ara
|Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
|Charlotte, North Carolina
|Charlotte Coliseum
|Charlotte Sting
|14
|
|14
|-
|Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Cuyahoga County, Ohio
|Cleveland
|Rocket Arena
|Cleveland Rockers
|14
|
|14
|-
|Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Harris County, Texas
|Houston
|The Summit
|Houston Comets
|14
|Two
|16
|-
|Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
|Los Angeles County, California
|Inglewood, California
|Kia Forum
|Los Angeles Sparks
|14
|
|14
|-
|New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
|New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
|New York County, New York
|Manhattan, New York
|Madison Square Garden
|New York Liberty
|14
|
|14
|-
|Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Maricopa County, Arizona
|Phoenix
|Mortgage Matchup Center
|Phoenix Mercury
|14
|One
|15
|-
|Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Sacramento County, California
|Sacramento, California
|ARCO Arena (1988)
|Sacramento Monarchs
|14
|
|14
|-
|Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Salt Lake County, Utah
|Salt Lake City
|Delta Center
|Utah Starzz
|14
|
|14
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''112'''
|'''Three'''
|'''115'''
|}
[[Category:1997]]
[[Category:Women's National Basketball Association seasons]]

1997 Women's National Basketball Association season - Revision history

Jackson Scofield at 04:11, 6 October 2026