| Tourney Name: | IHF Super Globe |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Country: | Austria |
| Dates: | 3 – 8 January 1997 |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 4 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion Other: |  Caja Cantabria de Santander |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second Other: |  Drammen HK |
| Third Other: |  Doosan Kyung Wol Seoul |
| Fourth Other: |  HC Sparkasse Bruck |
| Matches: | 18 |
| Goals: | 918 |
| Next: | 2002 IHF Super Globe |
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]
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| 1 | Caja Cantabria de Santander | |
| 2 | Drammen HK | |
| 3 | Doosan Kyung Wol Seoul | |
| 4 | HC Sparkasse Bruck | |
| 5 |  Osaki Denki Tokyo | |
| 6 |  Metodista São Paulo | |
| 7 | MC Algier | |
| 8 |  KAC Marrakech |