| Team: | Amsterdam Admirals |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Record: | 5–5 |
| Division Place: | 4th |
| Coach: | Al Luginbill |
| General Manager: | Bill Peterson |
| Stadium: | Amsterdam ArenA |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Other seasons |
The 1997 Amsterdam Admirals season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill in his third year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of five wins and five losses.
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | ||||
| 1 | 4 | Brent Moss | RB | Wisconsin | |
| 2 | 10 | Trevor Wilmot | LB | Indiana | |
| 3 | 15 | Bronzell Miller | DE | Utah | |
| 4 | 22 | Larry McSeed | LB | Delaware | |
| 5 | 27 | Curtis Caesar | WR | Grambling | |
| 6 | 34 | Bryan Dickerson | RB | Eastern Kentucky | |
| 7 | 39 | Ronnie Woolfork | LB | Colorado | |
| 8 | 46 | Dion Lambert | CB | UCLA | |
| 9 | 51 | Roosevelt Collins | LB | Texas Christian | |
| 10 | 58 | Jon Heidenreich | G | Northeast Louisiana | |
| 11 | 63 | Lamar Mills | DE | Indiana | |
| 12 | 70 | Charles Gordon | CB | Eastern Michigan | |
| 13 | 75 | Bryan Reeves | WR | Nevada | |
| 14 | 82 | Ron Lewis | G | Washington State | |
| 15 | 87 | Rich Yurkiewicz | LB | Kent State | |
| 16 | 94 | Robert Hall | QB | Texas Tech | |
| 17 | 99 | Ray Forsythe | G | Central Florida | |
| 18 | 106 | Earl Scott | G | Arkansas | |
| 19 | 111 | Steve Hendrickson | LB | California | |
| 20 | 118 | Damon Thomas | WR | Wayne State | |
| 21 | 122 | Reggie Barnes | LB | Oklahoma | |
| 22 | 126 | Jim Ward | DT | Slippery Rock | |
| 23 | 129 | Joe Montford | LB | South Carolina State | |
| 24 | 130 | Richard Fall | K | None | |
| 25 | 132 | Steve Brannon | DE | Hampton | |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, April 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | L 3–16 | 0–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 16,185 | |
| 2 | Saturday, April 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 10–19 | 0–2 | Waldstadion | 31,729 | |
| 3 | Saturday, April 26 | 7:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | W 34–6 | 1–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 13,767 | |
| 4 | Saturday, May 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 23–20 | 2–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,698 | |
| 5 | Sunday, May 11 | 7:30 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 21–28 | 2–3 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 14,152 | |
| 6 | Sunday, May 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 6–10 | 2–4 | Murrayfield Stadium | 9,021 | |
| 7 | Saturday, May 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 21–26 | 3–4 | Amsterdam ArenA | 13,289 | |
| 8 | Sunday, June 1 | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | W 13–9 | 4–4 | Stamford Bridge | 9,150 | |
| 9 | Saturday, June 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 0–24 | 4–5 | Rheinstadion | 23,697 | |
| 10 | Saturday, June 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 20–7 | 5–5 | Amsterdam ArenA | 19,486 | |
After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media.[7] Amsterdam had only one player selected, defensive tackle Troy Ridgley.[7]