Allsvenskan 1997, part of the 1997 Swedish football season, was the 73rd Allsvenskan season played. Halmstads BK won the league ahead of runners-up IFK Göteborg, while Västerås SK, Degerfors IF and Panos Ljungskile SK were relegated.
| Season | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Halmstads BK |
| Relegated | Västerås SK (after play-offs) Degerfors IF Ljungskile SK |
| Champions League | Halmstads BK |
| UEFA Cup | IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Örebro SK |
| Top goalscorer | Mats Lilienberg, Halmstads BK Christer Mattiasson, IF Elfsborg Dan Sahlin, Örebro SK (14) |
| Average attendance | 5,570 |
← 1996 1998 → | |
League table
edit| 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 |
| 6 | Helsingborgs IF | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 41 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | IF Elfsborg | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 41 | |
| 8 | AIK | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 37 | |
| 9 | IFK Norrköping | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 28 | |
| 10 | Trelleborgs FF | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 28 | |
| 11 | Östers IF (O) | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 23 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Västerås SK (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 23 | |
| 13 | Degerfors IF (R) | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 20 | Relegation to Division 1 |
| 14 | Panos Ljungskile (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 20 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Helsingborg qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 1997–98.
Relegation play-offs
edit| Djurgårdens IF | 1–1 | Östers IF |
|---|---|---|
Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm
| Östers IF | 2–0 | Djurgårdens IF |
|---|---|---|
Värensvallen, Växjö
Östers IF won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Västerås SK | 2–4 | BK Häcken |
|---|---|---|
?, Västerås
BK Häcken won 5–3 on aggregate.
Results
editSeason statistics
editTop scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mats Lilienberg
|
Halmstads BK | 14 |
| Christer Mattiasson
|
IF Elfsborg | 14 | |
| Dan Sahlin
|
Örebro SK | 14 | |
| 4 | Andreas Andersson
|
IFK Göteborg | 13 |
| Andreas Hermansson
|
Trelleborgs FF | 13 | |
| 6 | Niclas Kindvall
|
Degerfors IF | 12 |
| 7 | Mattias Jonson
|
Helsingborgs IF | 11 |
| 8 | Hans Eklund
|
Östers IF | 10 |
| Yksel Osmanovski
|
Malmö FF | 10 | |
| Stefan Pettersson
|
IFK Göteborg | 10 |
References
edit- Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
- Glanell, Tomas; Havik, Göran; Lindberg, Thomas; Persson, Gunnar; Ågren, Bengt, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 1. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
- Nylin, Lars (2004). Den nödvändiga boken om Allsvenskan: svensk fotboll från 1896 till idag, statistik, höjdpunkter lag för lag, klassiska bilder. Sundbyberg: Semic. ISBN 91-552-3168-3.
- Online
- Glenning, Clas (2008). "Sweden final tables". Archived from the original on 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- "SFS-Bolletinen". Sveriges Fotbollshistoriker och Statistiker. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-16.