| Club: | Malmö FF |
| Season: | 1997 |
| Manager: | Frans Thijssen |
| League: | Allsvenskan |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1: | Svenska Cupen |
| Cup1 Result: | Preliminary rounds |
| Cup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | 2nd qualifying round |
| League Topscorer: | Niclas Kindvall (12) |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 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.
Mattias Thylander Jörgen Ohlsson Christian Karlsson Tommy Jönsson Brune Tavell Olof Persson Mike Owusu Jonas Wirmola Hasse Mattisson Daniel Andersson Goran Trpevski Anders Andersson Björn Enqvist Niklas Gudmundsson Yksel Osmanovski Patrik Olsson Dejan Pavlović Greger Andrijevski Niclas Kindvall