| Competition: | Allsvenskan |
| Season: | 1997 |
| Winners: | Halmstads BK |
| Relegated: | Västerås SK (after play-offs) Degerfors IF Ljungskile SK |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Halmstads BK |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Örebro SK |
| League Topscorer: | Mats Lilienberg, Halmstads BK Christer Mattiasson, IF Elfsborg Dan Sahlin, Örebro SK (14) |
| Average Attendance: | 5,570 |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
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.
Östers IF won 3–1 on aggregate.----BK Häcken won 5–3 on aggregate.
