# Jeux sans frontières season 28

The 28th season of the international television game show Jeux 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.
The season was won by the team from Amadora, Portugal, being the runner-up the team from Val di Sole, Italy.

## Participants

| Country | Broadcasters | Code | Colour |
| France | France 2 | F | Light blue |
| Greece | ERT | GR | Dark blue |
| Hungary | MTV | H | Yellow |
| Italy | RAI | I | White |
| Netherlands | TROS | NL | Orange |
| Portugal | RTP | P | Green |
| Slovenia | RTVSLO | SLO | Pink |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR | CH | Red |

## Heats

All heats were hosted by MTV at the Óbuda Esplanade in Budapest, Hungary.

### Heat 1

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | H | Gyöngyös | 91 |
| 2 | CH | Vedeggio | 65 |
| 3 | SLO | Lasko | 64 |
| 4 | P | Aveiro | 58 |
| 5 | I | Castel Goffredo | 54 |
| 6 | NL | Maarssen | 40 |
| 7 | F | Lyon | 36 |
| 8 | GR | Tinos | 31 |

### Heat 2

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | P | Amadora | 72 |
| 2 | H | Pápa | 70 |
| 3 | SLO | Bovec | 63 |
| 4 | GR | Katastari–Zakynthos | 55 |
| 5 | F | Troyes | 51 |
| 6 | I | Otranto | 47 |
| 7 | NL | Almere | 45 |
| 8 | CH | Chiasso | 43 |

### Heat 3

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | SLO | Sentjernej | 80 |
| 2 | CH | Schattdorf | 75 |
| 3 | H | Belváros - Lipótváros | 64 |
| 4 | GR | Skiathos | 60 |
| 5 | P | Moura | 54 |
| 6 | NL | Loon op Zand | 50 |
| 7 | I | Laigueglia | 35 |
| 8 | F | Poitiers | 31 |

### Heat 4

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | H | Komárom | 67 |
| 2 | F | La Clusaz | 65 |
| 3 | P | Lamego | 58 |
| 3 | SLO | Vuzenica | 58 |
| 5 | GR | Hania | 56 |
| 6 | I | Portici | 52 |
| 7 | NL | Vlissingen | 51 |
| 8 | CH | Val Bregaglia | 48 |

### Heat 5

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | P | Vila Franca de Xira | 68 |
| 2 | SLO | Ormož | 67 |
| 3 | CH | Coldrerio | 60 |
| 4 | NL | Laarbeek | 57 |
| 5 | F | Biarritz | 54 |
| 6 | H | Gyula | 50 |
| 7 | GR | Agrinio | 48 |
| 8 | I | Belmonte Mezzagno | 41 |

### Heat 6

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | NL | Heerlen | 76 |
| 2 | H | Szarvas | 72 |
| 3 | I | Courmayeur | 64 |
| 4 | CH | Faido | 55 |
| 5 | SLO | Briše | 54 |
| 6 | P | Bragança | 53 |
| 7 | F | Avignon | 40 |
| 8 | GR | Leros | 35 |

### Heat 7

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | H | Érd | 72 |
| 2 | I | Val di Sole | 68 |
| 3 | P | Felgueiras | 64 |
| 4 | SLO | Trzic | 58 |
| 5 | GR | Patras | 51 |
| 6 | F | Orléans | 48 |
| 6 | NL | Raalte | 48 |
| 8 | CH | Lago di Lugano | 33 |

### Heat 8

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | NL | Zandvoort | 68 |
| 2 | GR | Xanthi | 65 |
| 3 | CH | Ticino | 60 |
| 3 | H | Tiszaújváros | 60 |
| 5 | F | Cannes | 52 |
| 6 | P | Viseu | 51 |
| 7 | SLO | Kranj | 46 |
| 8 | I | Arzachena | 32 |

### Heat 9

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | P | Paredes | 66 |
| 2 | I | Norcia | 65 |
| 3 | SLO | Majsperk | 59 |
| 4 | H | Eger | 58 |
| 5 | GR | Edessa | 55 |
| 6 | CH | Brissago | 52 |
| 7 | F | Strasbourg | 50 |
| 8 | NL | IJsselstein | 46 |

### Qualifiers

The teams which qualified from each country to the final were:
| Country | Town | Place won | Points won |
| F | La Clusaz | 2 | 65 |
| GR | Xanthi | 2 | 65 |
| H | Gyöngyös | 1 | 91 |
| I | Val di Sole | 2 | 68 |
| NL | Heerlen | 1 | 76 |
| P | Amadora | 1 | 72 |
| SLO | Sentjernej | 1 | 80 |
| CH | Schattdorf | 2 | 75 |

## Final

The final was hosted by RTP in Lisbon, Portugal.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | P | Amadora | 68 |
| 2 | I | Val di Sole | 66 |
| 3 | CH | Schattdorf | 65 |
| 4 | H | Gyöngyös | 64 |
| 5 | NL | Heerlen | 63 |
| 6 | GR | Xanthi | 40 |
| 7 | SLO | Sentjernej | 38 |
| 8 | F | La Clusaz | 34 |