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.[1] 
  Teams
  Preliminary round
    | Legend  | 
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 Group A
    | Team  |  Pld  |  W  |  D  |  L  |  GF  |  GA  |  GD  |  Pts  | 
    Caja Cantabria  |  3  |  3  |  0  |  0  |  87  |  62  |  +25  |  6  | 
    Doosan Kyung Wol Seoul  |  3  |  2  |  0  |  1  |  71  |  72  |  −1  |  4  | 
    Metodista São Paulo  |  3  |  0  |  1  |  2  |  71  |  79  |  −8  |  1  | 
    KAC Marrakech  |  3  |  0  |  1  |  2  |  61  |  77  |  −16  |  1  | 
Source: 
    | 3 January 1997  |  Metodista São Paulo    |  25–26  |    Doosan K. W. Seoul  |  Wiener Neustadt  | 
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   Group B
    | Team  |  Pld  |  W  |  D  |  L  |  GF  |  GA  |  GD  |  Pts  | 
    Drammen HK  |  3  |  3  |  0  |  0  |  89  |  74  |  +15  |  6  | 
    HC Sparkasse Bruck  |  3  |  2  |  0  |  1  |  87  |  77  |  +10  |  4  | 
    Osaki Denki Tokyo  |  3  |  0  |  1  |  2  |  65  |  77  |  −12  |  1  | 
    MC Algier  |  3  |  0  |  1  |  2  |  63  |  76  |  −13  |  1  | 
Source: 
    | 3 January 1997  |  HC Sparkasse Bruck    |  30 – 20  |    Osaki Denki Tokyo  |  Wiener Neustadt  | 
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   Knockout stage
 Championship bracket
  7th–8th-place match
  5th–6th-place match
    | 7 January 1997  |  Osaki Denki Tokyo    |  27 – 22  |    Metodista São Paulo  |  Wiener Neustadt  | 
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 Semifinal matches
   Bronze-medal match
    | 8 January 1997  |  HC Sparkasse Bruck    |  27 – 33  |    Doosan K. W. Seoul  |  Wiener Neustadt  | 
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 Final match
  Final ranking
  References
  External links