The club compete in 2016 Allsvenskan, 2015–16 Svenska Cupen (group stage and onwards), 2016–17 Svenska Cupen (qualifying rounds) and 2016–17 UEFA Champions League (entering in the second qualifying round as winners of 2015 Allsvenskan).

IFK Norrköping are the defending league champions after they won the 2015 Allsvenskan in the last match of the season.

IFK Norrköping were placed in group 1, as champions and winners of 2015 Allsvenskan, together with winners of 2015 Superettan (second tier), Jönköpings Södra IF, based on teams positions in the Swedish league system after 2015 season.

In the quarter-finals they were drawn against seeded Malmö FF who had the advantage of playing at home.

The winning team qualified for the group stage to be played in the beginning of the following season.

The draw was held on 7 July 2016 with IFK Norrköping being drawn against Västerås SK from Division 1 (3rd tier).

[11][12] The match was played on 24 August in Västerås (since the lower-tier team has home advantage in second round), and Norrköping advanced to the group stage after winning 4–0.

If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves.

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 20 June 2016, and IFK Norrköping was drawn against Norwegian champions Rosenborg.