1996–97 Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen 1996–97 was the forty-second 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.| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | Heds IF ' | 2–6 | IK Sturehov ' | |
For other results see - .| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | IK Sturehov ' | 4–2 | Skogstorps GoIF ' | |
For other results see - .
For other results see - .Second round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | IK Sturehov ' | 1–0
| Gideonsbergs IF ' | |
For other results see - .Third round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | IK Sturehov ' | 2–1
| Hertzöga BK ' | 400 |
For other results see - .Fourth round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | IK Sturehov ' | 1–5 | AIK ' | 1,148 |
For other results see - .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 ' | 0–1 | IF Elfsborg ' | 423 |
| 2 | AIK ' | 3–0 | IFK Norrköping ' | 2,244 |
| 3 | IFK Karlshamn ' | 1–7 | Hammarby IF ' | 1,200 |
| 4 | Örgryte IS ' | 2–0 | Mjällby AIF ' | 331 |
| 5 | Kalmar AIK ' | 3–2 | BK Häcken ' | 221 |
| 6 | Gefle IF ' | 0–0
| IFK Göteborg ' | 4,726 |
| 7 | Umeå FC ' | 0–0
| Örebro SK ' | 1,514 |
| 8 | Spårvägens FF ' | 0–0
| Motala AIF ' | 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 ' | 0–2 | AIK ' | 8,543 |
| 2 | Gefle IF ' | 2–1 | Örebro SK ' | 3,512 |
| 3 | Kalmar AIK ' | 1–6 | Örgryte IS ' | 815 |
| 4 | IF Elfsborg ' | 2–0 | Motala AIF ' | 971 |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on 15 May 1997.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | Örgryte IS ' | 0–0
| AIK ' | 1,215 |
| 2 | IF Elfsborg ' | 3–0 | Gefle IF | 1,510 |
Final
The final was played on 29 May 1997 in Borås.
| Tie no | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Attendance |
| 1 | IF Elfsborg ' | 1–2 | AIK | 9,547 |
Footnotes
