| Competition: | Allsvenskan |
| Season: | 1996 |
| Winners: | IFK Göteborg |
| Relegated: | Umeå FC (after play-offs) Djurgårdens IF IK Oddevold |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | IFK Göteborg |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF Örebro SK |
| League Topscorer: | Andreas Andersson, IFK Göteborg (19) |
| Average Attendance: | 4,989 |
| Prevseason: | 1995 |
| Nextseason: | 1997 |
Allsvenskan 1996, part of the 1996 Swedish football season, was the 72nd Allsvenskan season played. IFK Göteborg won the league ahead of runners-up Malmö FF, while Umeå FC, Djurgårdens IF and IK Oddevold were relegated.
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andreas Andersson | IFK Göteborg | 19 |
| 2 | Marino Rahmberg | Degerfors IF | 13 |
| 4 | Steve Galloway | Umeå FC | 12 |
| Hans Eklund | Östers IF | 12 | |
| Robert Steiner | IFK Norrköping | 12 | |
| 6 | Dan Sahlin | Örebro SK | 11 |
| 7 | Magnus Gustafsson | IFK Norrköping | 10 |
| 8 | Milenko Vukčević | Degerfors IF | 9 |
| 9 | Pascal Simpson | AIK | 8 |
| Marcus Allbäck | Örgryte IS | 8 | |
| Jonas Axeldal | Östers IF | 8 | |