The 28th season of the international television game showJeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1997. Broadcasters from France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Switzerland participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). MTV hosted all heats at the Óbuda Esplanade in Budapest (Hungary). RTP hosted the final in Lisbon, Portugal. The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition was Denis Pettiaux.[1][2]
The season was won by the team from Amadora, Portugal, being the runner-up the team from Val di Sole, Italy.[3]