1997 Allsvenskan
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.
League table
Relegation play-offs
Östers IF won 3–1 on aggregate.----
BK Häcken won 5–3 on aggregate.
Attendances
| # | Club | Average | Highest |
| 1 | Helsingborgs IF | 9,159 | 14,301 |
| 2 | IFK Göteborg | 7,850 | 13,156 |
| 3 | IF Elfsborg | 7,507 | 16,232 |
| 4 | Örebro SK | 6,941 | 10,511 |
| 5 | Malmö FF | 6,820 | 17,704 |
| 6 | Halmstads BK | 6,736 | 14,184 |
| 7 | AIK | 6,733 | 13,422 |
| 8 | Degerfors IF | 5,176 | 8,799 |
| 9 | IFK Norrköping | 4,569 | 8,112 |
| 10 | Västerås SK FK | 4,308 | 10,034 |
| 11 | Östers IF | 3,773 | 7,212 |
| 12 | Ljungskile SK | 2,780 | 5,549 |
| 13 | Örgryte IS | 2,762 | 8,684 |
| 14 | Trelleborgs FF | 2,647 | 5,214 |
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