1996–97 Svenska Cupen

The 1996–97 Svenska Cupen was the 42nd season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition was concluded on 29 May 1997 with the final held in Borås. AIK won 2–1 against IF Elfsborg before an attendance of 9,547 spectators. Group matches introduced in the previous year's competition were abandoned and Division 4 clubs again entered the competition in large numbers.

1996–97 Svenska Cupen

Tournament details
Country	Sweden
Teams	554
Final positions
Champions	AIK
Runner-up	IF Elfsborg
Tournament statistics
Matches played	553

Preliminary round 1

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	Heds IF (WC)	2–6	IK Sturehov (D4)

For other results see SFS-Bolletinen - Matcher i Svenska Cupen.

Preliminary round 2

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	IK Sturehov (D4)	4–2	Skogstorps GoIF (D4)

For other results see SFS-Bolletinen - Matcher i Svenska Cupen.

First round

Delsbo IF v Djurgårdens IF

22 August 1996

Delsbo IF

1 – 14

Djurgårdens IF

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	Eskilstuna Södra FF (D4)	1–2	IK Sturehov (D4)

For other results see SFS-Bolletinen - Matcher i Svenska Cupen.

Second round

Piteå IF v Djurgårdens IF

25 September 1996

Piteå IF

v

Djurgårdens IF

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	IK Sturehov (D4)	1–0 (gg)	Gideonsbergs IF (D3)

For other results see SFS-Bolletinen - Matcher i Svenska Cupen.

Third round

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	IK Sturehov (D4)	2–1 (gg)	Hertzöga BK (D1)	400

For other results see SFS-Bolletinen - Matcher i Svenska Cupen.

Fourth round

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	IK Sturehov (D4)	1–5	AIK (A)	1,148

For other results see SFS-Bolletinen - Matcher i Svenska Cupen.

Fifth round

The 8 matches in this round were played between 10 April and 24 April 1997.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	Kalmar FF (D1)	0–1	IF Elfsborg (D1)	423
2	AIK (A)	3–0	IFK Norrköping (A)	2,244
3	IFK Karlshamn (D2)	1–7	Hammarby IF (D1)	1,200
4	Örgryte IS (A)	2–0	Mjällby AIF (D1)	331
5	Kalmar AIK (D2)	3–2 (gg)	BK Häcken (D1)	221
6	Gefle IF (D1)	0–0 (p. 4–2)	IFK Göteborg (A)	4,726
7	Umeå FC (A)	0–0 (p. 3–5)	Örebro SK (A)	1,514
8	Spårvägens FF (D1)	0–0 (p. 4–5)	Motala AIF (D1)	38

Quarter-finals

The 4 matches in this round were played on 8 May 1997.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	Hammarby IF (D1)	0–2	AIK (A)	8,543
2	Gefle IF (D1)	2–1	Örebro SK (A)	3,512
3	Kalmar AIK (D2)	1–6	Örgryte IS (A)	815
4	IF Elfsborg (D1)	2–0	Motala AIF (D1)	971

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 15 May 1997.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
1	Örgryte IS (A)	0–0 (p. 5–6)	AIK (A)	1,215
2	IF Elfsborg (D1)	3–0	Gefle IF (D1)	1,510

Final

The final was played on 29 May 1997 in Borås.

Tie no	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Attendance
1	IF Elfsborg (D1)	1–2	AIK (A)	9,547

References

• Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken [100 years: Swedish Football Association's centenary 1904-2004, part 2: statistics] (in Swedish). Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
• Fotbollboken 1998 - Svenska fotbollsförbundets officiella kalender. 1998.
• "SFS-Bolletinen". Sveriges Fotbollshistoriker och Statistiker. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
• "svenskfotboll.se". Swedish Football Association. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-08.