| 1997 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Frans Thijssen |
| Allsvenskan | 3rd |
| Svenska Cupen | Preliminary rounds |
| UEFA Cup | 2nd qualifying round |
| Top goalscorer | Niclas Kindvall (12) |
| ← 19961998 → | |
Malmö FF were seriously involved in the 1997 chase for the Allsvenskan title, but fell short due to dropped points against bottom teams Degerfors and Öster in the 24th and 25th rounds out of 26. Having been unbeaten at home all season, playing decent possession football, the economic woes of the club forced them to sell Daniel Andersson and Yksel Osmanovski to Bari of Serie A the coming summer.
Squad (players used in Allsvenskan)
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Mattias Thylander- Jörgen Ohlsson
- Christian Karlsson
- Tommy Jönsson
- Brune Tavell
- Olof Persson
- Mike Owusu
- Jonas Wirmola
Midfielders
Attackers
Allsvenskan
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halmstads BK (C) | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 52 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | IFK Göteborg | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 49 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 46 | |
| 4 | Örebro SK | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 46 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Örgryte IS | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 43 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Matches
Malmö FF v Västerås SK| 6 April 1997 Round 1 | Malmö FF | 2 – 0 | Västerås SK | Malmö |
Jönsson  19' Mattisson 72' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
| 13 April 1997 Round 2 | Halmstads BK | 3 – 1 | Malmö FF | Halmstad |
| R. Andersson 53' Mattsson 65' Sakiri 90' |
A. Andersson 50' |
Stadium: Örjans Vall |
| 21 April 1997 Round 3 | Malmö FF | 2 – 0 | Degerfors IF | Malmö |
| Karlsson 72' D. Andersson 72' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
| 24 April 1997 Round 4 | IFK Norrköping | 2 – 2 | Malmö FF | Norrköping |
| Suominen 28' Saarenpää 84' |
Kindvall 4' D. Andersson 14' |
Stadium: Idrottsparken |
| 5 May 1997 Round 5 | IF Elfsborg | 1 – 1 | Malmö FF | Borås |
| Berglund 90' (pen.) |
Mattisson 9' |
Stadium: Ryavallen |
| 11 May 1997 Round 6 | Malmö FF | 3 – 0 | Örgryte IS | Malmö |
| Mattisson 10' Pavlović 36' Andrijevski 81' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
| 19 May 1997 Round 7 | AIK | 1 – 1 | Malmö FF | Solna |
| Nordin 65' |
Osmanovski 50' |
Stadium: Råsunda |
| 25 May 1997 Round 8 | Malmö FF | 1 – 1 | Östers IF | Malmö |
| Kindvall 47' |
Eklund 54' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
| 1 June 1997 Round 9 | Ljungskile SK | 1 – 2 | Malmö FF | Ljungskile |
| Gravem 17' |
Andrijevski 47, 64' |
Stadium: Skarsjövallen |
| 11 June 1997 Round 10 | Malmö FF | 1 – 1 | Örebro SK | Malmö |
| Andrijevski 70' |
Gawelin 47' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
| 16 June 1997 Round 11 | Helsingborgs IF | 2 – 1 | Malmö FF | Helsingborg |
| Jansson 12' Nilsson 41' (pen.) |
Kindvall 37' |
Stadium: Olympia |
| 23 June 1997 Round 12 | Malmö FF | 5 – 2 | Trelleborgs FF | Malmö |
| Kindvall 34' A. Andersson 47' P. Olsson 52' Osmanovski 57' D. Andersson 74' |
Hansson 15' Thylander 53' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
| 28 June 1997 Round 13 | IFK Göteborg | 1 – 1 | Malmö FF | Gothenburg |
| Lindqvist 44' |
Osmanovski 13' |
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 21 July 1997 Round 14 | Malmö FF | 1 – 1 | IFK Göteborg | Malmö |
| Thylander 30' |
Pettersson 74' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
| 30 July 1997 Round 15 | Trelleborgs FF | 2 – 1 | Malmö FF | Trelleborg |
| Hermansson 67, 90' |
Kindvall 86' |
Stadium: Vångavallen |
| 3 August 1997 Round 16 | Malmö FF | 4 – 2 | Helsingborgs IF | Malmö |
| Osmanovski 5, 85' D. Andersson 38' (pen.) Kindvall 40' |
Jonson 41' Wahlstedt 73' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
| 9 August 1997 Round 17 | Örebro SK | 0 – 5 | Malmö FF | Örebro |
| Gudmundsson 3, 22' Kindvall 8' Enqvist 14' Osmanovski 35' |
Stadium: Eyravallen |
| 16 August 1997 Round 18 | Malmö FF | 1 – 1 | Ljungskile SK | Malmö |
| Kindvall 52' |
B. Wålemark 90' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
| 23 August 1997 Round 19 | Örgryte IS | 0 – 2 | Malmö FF | Gothenburg |
| Kindvall 2, 84' |
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
| 31 August 1997 Round 20 | Malmö FF | 2 – 0 | IF Elfsborg | Malmö |
| Ohlsson 43' Gudmundsson 71' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
| 14 September 1997 Round 21 | Malmö FF | 2 – 1 | Halmstads BK | Malmö |
| Kindvall 4' Osmanovski 15' |
Ljungberg 38' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
| 21 September 1997 Round 22 | Västerås SK | 1 – 2 | Malmö FF | Västerås |
| J. Svensson 47' |
Enqvist 8' Mattisson 84' |
Stadium: Arosvallen |
| 29 September 1997 Round 23 | Malmö FF | 2 – 0 | IFK Norrköping | Malmö |
| Ohlsson 31' Osmanovski 36' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
| 5 October 1997 Round 24 | Degerfors IF | 3 – 1 | Malmö FF | Degerfors |
| Ottosson 22, 61' Radinović 74' (pen.) |
Osmanovski 10' |
Stadium: Stora Valla |
| 15 October 1997 Round 25 | Östers IF | 2 – 2 | Malmö FF | Växjö |
| Eklund 45' F. Bild 76' |
Osmanovski 11' Kindvall 35' |
Stadium: Värendsvallen |
| 26 October 1997 Round 26 | Malmö FF | 0 – 0 | AIK | Malmö |
| Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
Top scorers
Sources
- Fotboll 1997 (Swedish football yearbook)
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