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.
Squad (players used in Allsvenskan)
Goalkeepers Jonnie Fedel
Defenders Mattias Thylander Jörgen Ohlsson Christian Karlsson Tommy Jönsson Brune Tavell Olof Persson Mike Owusu Jonas Wirmola
Midfielders Hasse Mattisson Daniel Andersson Goran Trpevski Anders Andersson Björn Enqvist Niklas Gudmundsson
Attackers Yksel Osmanovski Patrik Olsson Dejan Pavlović Greger Andrijevski Niclas Kindvall
Allsvenskan
Matches
Top scorers Niclas Kindvall 12 Yksel Osmanovski 10 Hasse Mattisson 4 Daniel Andersson 4
Sources Fotboll 1997 (Swedish football yearbook)