The 1997 IHF Super Globe was the first edition of the tournament. It was held in Wiener Neustadt, Austria at from 3 – 8 January 1997.
Caja Cantabria de Santander defeated Drammen HK in an all-European final by 30–29.
Teams Group AGroup B Metodista São Paulo Doosan Kyung Wol Seoul Caja Cantabria de Santander KAC Marrakech HC Sparkasse Bruck Osaki Denki Tokyo MC Algier Drammen HK
Preliminary round LegendQualified for the semifinals Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
7th–8th-place match
5th–6th-place match
Semifinal matches
Bronze-medal match
Final match
Final ranking 1 Caja Cantabria de Santander2 Drammen HK3 Doosan Kyung Wol Seoul4 HC Sparkasse Bruck5 Osaki Denki Tokyo6 Metodista São Paulo7 MC Algier8 KAC Marrakech References
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