The 2016–17 Handbollsligan is the 83rd season of the Handbollsligan, Swedish's top-tier handball league. A total of fourteen teams contest this season's league, which began on 13 September 2016 and is scheduled to conclude on 27 May 2017. IFK Kristianstad are the defending champions, having beaten Alingsås HK 27–18 in the previous season's final.