1997 Malmö FF season
Malmö FF 1997 football season
1997 season | |
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Manager | Frans Thijssen |
Allsvenskan | 3rd |
Svenska Cupen | Preliminary rounds |
UEFA Cup | 2nd qualifying round |
Top goalscorer | Niclas Kindvall (12) |
← 1996 1998 → |
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
Jonnie Fedel
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
Yksel Osmanovski
Patrik Olsson
Dejan Pavlović
Greger Andrijevski
Niclas Kindvall
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) Champions
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 ![]() Mattisson ![]() | Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
Halmstads BK v Malmö FF
13 April 1997 Round 2 | Halmstads BK | 3 – 1 | Malmö FF | Halmstad |
R. Andersson ![]() Mattsson ![]() Sakiri ![]() | A. Andersson ![]() | Stadium: Örjans Vall |
Malmö FF v Degerfors IF
21 April 1997 Round 3 | Malmö FF | 2 – 0 | Degerfors IF | Malmö |
Karlsson ![]() D. Andersson ![]() | Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
IFK Norrköping v Malmö FF
24 April 1997 Round 4 | IFK Norrköping | 2 – 2 | Malmö FF | Norrköping |
Suominen ![]() Saarenpää ![]() | Kindvall ![]() D. Andersson ![]() | Stadium: Idrottsparken |
IF Elfsborg v Malmö FF
5 May 1997 Round 5 | IF Elfsborg | 1 – 1 | Malmö FF | Borås |
Berglund ![]() | Mattisson ![]() | Stadium: Ryavallen |
Malmö FF v Örgryte IS
11 May 1997 Round 6 | Malmö FF | 3 – 0 | Örgryte IS | Malmö |
Mattisson ![]() Pavlović ![]() Andrijevski ![]() | Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
AIK v Malmö FF
19 May 1997 Round 7 | AIK | 1 – 1 | Malmö FF | Solna |
Nordin ![]() | Osmanovski ![]() | Stadium: Råsunda |
Malmö FF v Östers IF
25 May 1997 Round 8 | Malmö FF | 1 – 1 | Östers IF | Malmö |
Kindvall ![]() | Eklund ![]() | Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
Ljungskile SK v Malmö FF
1 June 1997 Round 9 | Ljungskile SK | 1 – 2 | Malmö FF | Ljungskile |
Gravem ![]() | Andrijevski ![]() | Stadium: Skarsjövallen |
Malmö FF v Örebro SK
11 June 1997 Round 10 | Malmö FF | 1 – 1 | Örebro SK | Malmö |
Andrijevski ![]() | Gawelin ![]() | Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
Helsingborgs IF v Malmö FF
16 June 1997 Round 11 | Helsingborgs IF | 2 – 1 | Malmö FF | Helsingborg |
Jansson ![]() Nilsson ![]() | Kindvall ![]() | Stadium: Olympia |
Malmö FF v Trelleborgs FF
23 June 1997 Round 12 | Malmö FF | 5 – 2 | Trelleborgs FF | Malmö |
Kindvall ![]() A. Andersson ![]() P. Olsson ![]() Osmanovski ![]() D. Andersson ![]() | Hansson ![]() Thylander ![]() | Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
IFK Göteborg v Malmö FF
28 June 1997 Round 13 | IFK Göteborg | 1 – 1 | Malmö FF | Gothenburg |
Lindqvist ![]() | Osmanovski ![]() | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
Malmö FF v IFK Göteborg
21 July 1997 Round 14 | Malmö FF | 1 – 1 | IFK Göteborg | Malmö |
Thylander ![]() | Pettersson ![]() | Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
Trelleborgs FF v Malmö FF
30 July 1997 Round 15 | Trelleborgs FF | 2 – 1 | Malmö FF | Trelleborg |
Hermansson ![]() | Kindvall ![]() | Stadium: Vångavallen |
Malmö FF v Helsingborgs IF
3 August 1997 Round 16 | Malmö FF | 4 – 2 | Helsingborgs IF | Malmö |
Osmanovski ![]() D. Andersson ![]() Kindvall ![]() | Jonson ![]() Wahlstedt ![]() | Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
Örebro SK v Malmö FF
9 August 1997 Round 17 | Örebro SK | 0 – 5 | Malmö FF | Örebro |
Gudmundsson ![]() Kindvall ![]() Enqvist ![]() Osmanovski ![]() | Stadium: Eyravallen |
Malmö FF v Ljungskile SK
16 August 1997 Round 18 | Malmö FF | 1 – 1 | Ljungskile SK | Malmö |
Kindvall ![]() | B. Wålemark ![]() | Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
Örgryte IS v Malmö FF
23 August 1997 Round 19 | Örgryte IS | 0 – 2 | Malmö FF | Gothenburg |
Kindvall ![]() | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
Malmö FF v IF Elfsborg
31 August 1997 Round 20 | Malmö FF | 2 – 0 | IF Elfsborg | Malmö |
Ohlsson ![]() Gudmundsson ![]() | Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
Malmö FF v Halmstads BK
14 September 1997 Round 21 | Malmö FF | 2 – 1 | Halmstads BK | Malmö |
Kindvall ![]() Osmanovski ![]() | Ljungberg ![]() | Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
Västerås SK v Malmö FF
21 September 1997 Round 22 | Västerås SK | 1 – 2 | Malmö FF | Västerås |
J. Svensson ![]() | Enqvist ![]() Mattisson ![]() | Stadium: Arosvallen |
Malmö FF v IFK Norrköping
29 September 1997 Round 23 | Malmö FF | 2 – 0 | IFK Norrköping | Malmö |
Ohlsson ![]() Osmanovski ![]() | Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
Degerfors IF v Malmö FF
5 October 1997 Round 24 | Degerfors IF | 3 – 1 | Malmö FF | Degerfors |
Ottosson ![]() Radinović ![]() | Osmanovski ![]() | Stadium: Stora Valla |
Östers IF v Malmö FF
15 October 1997 Round 25 | Östers IF | 2 – 2 | Malmö FF | Växjö |
Eklund ![]() F. Bild ![]() | Osmanovski ![]() Kindvall ![]() | Stadium: Värendsvallen |
Top scorers
- Niclas Kindvall 12
- Yksel Osmanovski 10
- Hasse Mattisson 4
- Daniel Andersson 4
Sources
- Fotboll 1997 (Swedish football yearbook)