The winners of the competition will earn a place in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, unless they have already qualified for European competition in the 2017–18 season, in which case the qualification spot will go to fourth-placed team of the 2016 Allsvenskan.
64 teams from the third tier or lower of the Swedish league system will compete in this round.
[1] The draw for the second round was held on 7 July 2016,[4][7] and the matches will be played on 24 and 25 August 2016, but some matches may be moved to a later date depending on participation in 2016–17 UEFA Champions League and 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
[1][2][6] The number in brackets indicates what tier of Swedish football each team competed in during the 2016 season.
[nb 1] If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria will be applied to determine the rankings[1]
The quarter-finals consists of the eight teams that won their respective group in the previous round.