| 1996 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Anders Grönhagen |
| Stadium | Stockholms Stadion |
| Allsvenskan | 13th (relegated) |
| Svenska Cupen | Group stage |
| Intertoto Cup | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Fredrik Dahlström Zoran Stojcevski (5) All: Kaj Eskelinen (15) |
| Highest home attendance | 11,020 (18 September vs AIK, Allsvenskan) |
| Lowest home attendance | 0 (15 September vs Halmstads BK, Allsvenskan) |
Appearances for competitive matches only
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Allsvenskan | 1995–96 Svenska Cupen 1996–97 Svenska Cupen | Intertoto Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | Magnus Lindblad | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Carlos Banda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Kaj Eskelinen | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | Kenneth Bergqvist | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | Johan Andersson | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | Jesper Jansson | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | Fred Persson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Zoran Stojcevski | 22 | 5 | 22 | 5 | ||||||
| 9 | Fredrik Dahlström | 19 | 5 | 19 | 5 | ||||||
| 10 | Nebojsa Novakovic | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | ||||||
| 11 | Bo Andersson | 19 | 4 | 19 | 4 | ||||||
| 12 | Markus Karlsson | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | Christian Gröning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | Peter Langemar | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | ||||||
| 15 | Thor André Olsen | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | Stefan Alvén | 25 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | Magnus Pehrsson | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | Martin Åslund | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | Klebér Saarenpää | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | Anders Bengtsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | Lucas Nilsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | Mustafa Dimirtas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | Tony Löfholm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | Andreas Öhman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | Sharbel Touma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen
| Intertoto Cup
| Friendlies |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Örgryte IS | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 31 | |
| 11 | Umeå FC (R) | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 30 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Trelleborgs FF (O) | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 30 | |
| 13 | Djurgårdens IF (R) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 27 | Relegation to Division 1 |
| 14 | IK Oddevold (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 19 |
| 21 April 1996 | Halmstads BK | 1 – 0 | Djurgårdens IF | Halmstad |
| Smith | Report | Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 6,476 |
| 29 April 1996 | Djurgårdens IF | 1 – 1 | IFK Norrköping | Stockholm |
| B. Andersson | Report | Gustafsson | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 4,522 |
| 2 May 1996 | Örgryte IS | 3 – 0 | Djurgårdens IF | Gothenburg |
| Bertilsson Allbäck Kristinsson | Report | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 1,439 |
| 5 May 1996 | Helsingborgs IF | 2 – 1 | Djurgårdens IF | Helsingborg |
| Powell | Report | Eskelinen | Stadium: Olympia Attendance: 10,278 |
| 13 May 1996 | Djurgårdens IF | 2 – 1 | IK Oddevold | Stockholm |
| Bergqvist B. Andersson | Report | Vennberg | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 2,520 |
| 19 May 1996 | Degerfors IF | 0 – 2 | Djurgårdens IF | Degerfors |
| Report | Novakovic Stojcevski | Stadium: Stora Valla Attendance: 4,039 |
| 27 May 1996 | Djurgårdens IF | 1 – 0 | Trelleborgs FF | Stockholm |
| Alvén | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 3,948 |
| 5 June 1996 | AIK | 1 – 0 | Djurgårdens IF | Solna |
| Englund | Report | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 15,371 |
| 10 June 1996 | Djurgårdens IF | 0 – 1 | IFK Göteborg | Stockholm |
| Report | Andersson | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 6,034 |
| 16 June 1996 | Östers IF | 2 – 0 | Djurgårdens IF | Växjö |
| o.g. Ernstsson | Report | Stadium: Värendsvallen Attendance: 2,204 |
| 19 June 1996 | Djurgårdens IF | 2 – 1 | Örebro SK | Stockholm |
| J. Andersson Eskelinen | Report | Gudjohnsen | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 1,951 |
| 26 June 1996 | Djurgårdens IF | 2 – 2 | Umeå FC | Stockholm |
| Dahlström | Report | Galloway | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 1,500 |
| 3 July 1996 | Djurgårdens IF | 0 – 1 | Malmö FF | Stockholm |
| Report | Wirmola | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 3,721 |
| 1 August 1996 | Malmö FF | 2 – 0 | Djurgårdens IF | Malmö |
| Andersson Fjellström | Report | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 2,483 |
| 11 August 1996 | Örebro SK | 3 – 0 | Djurgårdens IF | Örebro |
| Wahlqvist Sahlin Zetterlund | Report | Stadium: Eyravallen Attendance: 5,789 |
| 19 August 1996 | Djurgårdens IF | 4 – 0 | Örgryte IS | Stockholm |
| Stojcevski Eskelinen Pehrsson | Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 3,548 |
| 26 August 1996 | IFK Göteborg | 3 – 0 | Djurgårdens IF | Gothenburg |
| Alexandersson Erlingmark Andersson | Report | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 6,122 |
| 9 September 1996 | IFK Norrköping | 2 – 1 | Djurgårdens IF | Norrköping |
| Samuelsson Steiner | Report | Langemar | Stadium: Idrottsparken Attendance: 3,381 |
| 15 September 1996 | Djurgårdens IF | 1 – 1 | Halmstads BK | Stockholm |
| Novakovic | Report | Ljungberg | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 18 September 1996 | Djurgårdens IF | 0 – 2 | AIK | Solna |
| Report | Nordin Simpson | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 11,020 |
| 22 September 1996 | Trelleborgs FF | 3 – 1 | Djurgårdens IF | Trelleborg |
| Hansson Karlsson Sandell | Report | Stojcevski | Stadium: Vångavallen Attendance: 1,802 |
| 30 September 1996 | Djurgårdens IF | 3 – 2 | Degerfors IF | Stockholm |
| Jansson Dahlström Stojcevski | Report | Radinovic Rahmberg | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 2,055 |
| 3 October 1996 | IK Oddevold | 1 – 2 | Djurgårdens IF | Uddevalla |
| Larsson | Report | B. Andersson Stojcevski | Stadium: Rimnersvallen Attendance: 2,681 |
| 12 October 1996 | Djurgårdens IF | 3 – 1 | Helsingborgs IF | Stockholm |
| Åslund Langemar B. Andersson | Report | Wibrån | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 3,874 |
| 21 October 1996 | Umeå FC | 4 – 0 | Djurgårdens IF | Umeå |
| Galloway Petrovic J. Lundgren K. Lundgren | Report | Stadium: Gammliavallen Attendance: 7,263 |
| 26 October 1996 | Djurgårdens IF | 2 – 3 | Östers IF | Stockholm |
| Dahlström | Report | Eklund Ernstsson | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 4,263 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IF Brommapojkarna | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Djurgårdens IF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Spånga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Forssa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| 3 February 1996Matchday 1 | Spånga IS | 0 – 1 | Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm |
| Eskelinen | Referee: Gert Nilsson |
| 24 February 1996Matchday 2 | Djurgårdens IF | 0 – 2 | IF Brommapojkarna | Stockholm |
| Johansson Svensson |
| 22 August 1996Round 1 | Delsbo IF | 1 – 14 | Djurgårdens IF | |
| Jonsson | Report | Eskelinen Karlsson Langemar Gröning Stojcevski Jansson | Attendance: 1,425 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIN | BRE | DJU | APO | B68 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 12 | Advanced to semi-finals | — | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | |
| 2 | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | — | — | ||
| 3 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 6 | — | — | — | 8–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 4 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 4–1 | ||
| 5 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
| 22 June 1996Marchday 1 | LASK Linz | 2 – 0 | Djurgårdens IF | Wels |
| Westerthaler | Report [ usurped ] | Stadium: Union-Stadion |
| 29 June 1996Matchday 2 | Djurgårdens IF | 8 – 0 | Apollon Limassol | Stockholm |
| Eskelinen Dahlström B. Andersson Banda | Report [ usurped ] | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 650 |
| 7 July 1996Matchday 3 | Werder Bremen | 3 – 2 | Djurgårdens IF | Bremen |
| Brand Hobsch Pfeifenberger | Report [ usurped ] | B. Andersson Júnior Baiano | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 19,800 |
| 20 July 1996Matchday 5 | Djurgårdens IF | 5 – 1 | B68 Toftir | Stockholm |
| Dahlström (2) Eskelinen (2) Stojcevski | Report [ usurped ] | Højgaard | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium |