The 1997–98 Danish 1st Division season was the 53rd season of the Danish 1st Division league championship and the 12th consecutive as a second tier competition governed by the Danish Football Association.
The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the 1998–99 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 13th to 16th spots relegated to the 1998–99 Danish 2nd Division.
| Position | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Ambrosius | Herning Fremad | 17 | |
| - | Abdul Sule | Herning Fremad | 17 | |
| 3 | Thomas Maale | Ølstykke FC | 15 | |
| - | 15 | |||
| 5 | 14 | |||
| - | 14 |