Jeux sans frontières (English: Games Without Frontiers or Games Without Borders) was a Europe-wide television game show. The 1997 edition was won by the team from Amadora in Portugal.
Participating countries and cities
| Colour | Country | Code | 
|---|---|---|
| Light blue |  France | F | 
| Dark blue |  Greece | GR | 
| Yellow |  Hungary | H | 
| White |  Italy | I | 
| Orange |  Netherlands | NL | 
| Green |  Portugal | P | 
| Pink |  Slovenia | SLO | 
| Red | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | CH | 
Heat 1
Broadcast Date (Europe): Monday 30 June 1997; Venue: Óbuda Esplanade, Budapest, Hungary
| 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
Broadcast Date (Europe): Monday 7 July 1997; Venue: Óbuda Esplanade, Budapest, Hungary
| 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
Broadcast Date (Europe): Monday 14 July 1997; Venue: Óbuda Esplanade, Budapest, Hungary
| 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
Broadcast Date (Europe): Monday 21 July 1997; Venue: Óbuda Esplanade, Budapest, Hungary
| 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
Broadcast Date (Europe): Monday 28 July 1997; Venue: Óbuda Esplanade, Budapest, Hungary
| 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
Broadcast Date (Europe): Monday 4 August 1997; Venue: Óbuda Esplanade, Budapest, Hungary
| 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
Broadcast Date (Europe): Monday 11 August 1997; Venue: Óbuda Esplanade, Budapest, Hungary
| 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
Broadcast Date (Europe): Monday 18 August 1997; Venue: Óbuda Esplanade, Budapest, Hungary
| 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
Broadcast Date (Europe): Monday 25 August 1997; Venue: Óbuda Esplanade, Budapest, Hungary
| 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 | 
Final
Broadcast Date (Europe): Monday 1 September 1997; Venue: Lisbon, Portugal; 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 table
| 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 |