1997 Malmö FF season
| 1997 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Frans Thijssen |
| Allsvenskan | 3rd |
| Svenska Cupen | Preliminary rounds |
| UEFA Cup | 2nd qualifying round |
| Top goalscorer | Niclas Kindvall (12) |
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[]
- Hasse Mattisson
- Daniel Andersson
- Goran Trpevski
- Anders Andersson
- Björn Enqvist
- Niklas Gudmundsson
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 |
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Matches[]
| 6 April 1997 Round 1 | Malmö FF | 2 – 0 | Västerås SK | showMalmö |
19| 13 April 1997 Round 2 | Halmstads BK | 3 – 1 | Malmö FF | showHalmstad |
| 21 April 1997 Round 3 | Malmö FF | 2 – 0 | Degerfors IF | showMalmö |
| 24 April 1997 Round 4 | IFK Norrköping | 2 – 2 | Malmö FF | showNorrköping |
| 5 May 1997 Round 5 | IF Elfsborg | 1 – 1 | Malmö FF | showBorås |
| 11 May 1997 Round 6 | Malmö FF | 3 – 0 | Örgryte IS | showMalmö |
| 1 June 1997 Round 9 | Ljungskile SK | 1 – 2 | Malmö FF | showLjungskile |
| 16 June 1997 Round 11 | Helsingborgs IF | 2 – 1 | Malmö FF | showHelsingborg |
| 23 June 1997 Round 12 | Malmö FF | 5 – 2 | Trelleborgs FF | showMalmö |
| 28 June 1997 Round 13 | IFK Göteborg | 1 – 1 | Malmö FF | showGothenburg |
| 21 July 1997 Round 14 | Malmö FF | 1 – 1 | IFK Göteborg | showMalmö |
| 30 July 1997 Round 15 | Trelleborgs FF | 2 – 1 | Malmö FF | showTrelleborg |
| 3 August 1997 Round 16 | Malmö FF | 4 – 2 | Helsingborgs IF | showMalmö |
| 16 August 1997 Round 18 | Malmö FF | 1 – 1 | Ljungskile SK | showMalmö |
| 23 August 1997 Round 19 | Örgryte IS | 0 – 2 | Malmö FF | showGothenburg |
| 31 August 1997 Round 20 | Malmö FF | 2 – 0 | IF Elfsborg | showMalmö |
| 14 September 1997 Round 21 | Malmö FF | 2 – 1 | Halmstads BK | showMalmö |
| 21 September 1997 Round 22 | Västerås SK | 1 – 2 | Malmö FF | showVästerås |
| 29 September 1997 Round 23 | Malmö FF | 2 – 0 | IFK Norrköping | showMalmö |
| 5 October 1997 Round 24 | Degerfors IF | 3 – 1 | Malmö FF | showDegerfors |
Top scorers[]
- Niclas Kindvall 12
- Yksel Osmanovski 10
- Hasse Mattisson 4
- Daniel Andersson 4
Sources[]
- Fotboll 1997 (Swedish football yearbook)
Categories:
- Malmö FF seasons
- Swedish football clubs 1997 season