The 1996–97 DFB-Pokal was the 54th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 9 August 1996 and ended on 16 June 1997. In the final, VfB Stuttgart defeated third tier Energie Cottbus 2–0, thereby claiming their third title.^[1]

Matches

Times up to 26 October 1996 and from 30 March 1997 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 27 October 1996 to 29 March 1997 are CET (UTC+1).

First round

1. FC Nürnberg v Mainz 05

9 August 1996	1. FC Nürnberg	1–0	Mainz 05	Nuremberg
	Wiesinger 64'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 12,900 Referee: Bastian (Frankfurt)

Hamburger SV (A) v Arminia Bielefeld

10 August 1996	Hamburger SV (A)	1–3	Arminia Bielefeld	Hamburg
	Krausz 31' (pen.)	Report (in German)	Stratos 29' Meißner 40' Rauffmann 86'	Stadium: Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Bernd Hauer (Celle)

FC Bremerhaven v Karlsruher SC

10 August 1996	FC Bremerhaven	2–3	Karlsruher SC	Bremerhaven
	Schuster 11' (o.g.) Toborg 27'	Report (in German)	Reich 29' Häßler 57' Schroth 87'	Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Füllbrunn (Ihrhove)

FC Schweinfurt 05 v Hansa Rostock

10 August 1996	FC Schweinfurt 05	2–5	Hansa Rostock	Schweinfurt
	Lerch 23' Rögele 65'	Report (in German)	Ziemer 5', 30' Zallmann 8' Barbarez 56' Beinlich 72'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Müller (Dresden)

SV Bonlanden v VfL Bochum

10 August 1996	SV Bonlanden	2–4 (a.e.t.)	VfL Bochum	Bonlanden
	Schweizer 64' Frömmel 71'	Report (in German)	Kracht 73' Winkler 86' Peschel 119', 120'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jörg Friedrichs (Ilvesheim)

Rot-Weiss Oberhausen v FC St. Pauli

10 August 1996	Rot-Weiss Oberhausen	1–4	FC St. Pauli	Oberhausen
	T. Pröpper 25'	Report (in German)	Trulsen 57' Émerson 60' C. Pröpper 85' Sobotzik 88'	Stadium: Niederrheinstadion Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Christian Wack (Gersheim)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v Bayern Munich

10 August 1996	Tennis Borussia Berlin	0–3	Bayern Munich	Berlin
		Report (in German)	Nerlinger 49' Scholl 88' Strunz 90'	Attendance: 39,500 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Gelsenkirchen)

FV Donaueschingen v 1. FC Köln

10 August 1996	FV Donaueschingen	1–3	1. FC Köln	Donaueschingen
	Limberger 40'	Report (in German)	Munteanu 5' Baumann 50' Vladoiu	Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Kammerer (Karlsruhe)

Bayer Leverkusen (A) v MSV Duisburg

10 August 1996	Bayer Leverkusen (A)	1–3 (a.e.t.)	MSV Duisburg	Leverkusen
	Şimşek 39'	Report (in German)	Marin 70', 108' Löbe 92'	Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Schütz (Norken)

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

10 August 1996	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	1–0	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Fürth
	Lotter	Report (in German)		Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Norbert Dörr (Griesheim)

Kickers Emden v Fortuna Düsseldorf

10 August 1996	Kickers Emden	1–3	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Emden
	Mushangazhike 71'	Report (in German)	Seeliger 53' Katemann 75' Judt 80'	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Heinz-Dieter Casper (Dortmund)

VfR Mannheim v Borussia Mönchengladbach

10 August 1996	VfR Mannheim	0–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Mannheim
		Report (in German)	Pettersson 30', 89'	Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Burkhard Hufgard (Mömbris)

VfB Stuttgart v Fortuna Köln

10 August 1996	VfB Stuttgart	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p)	Fortuna Köln	Stuttgart
		Report (in German)		Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Ulm)
	Penalties
	Balakov Legat Soldo Verlaat		Lottner De Wit Hey

KFC Uerdingen v SC Freiburg

10 August 1996	KFC Uerdingen	0–2	SC Freiburg	Krefeld
		Report (in German)	Jurčević 37' Wassmer 81'	Stadium: Grotenburg-Stadion Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Georg Dardenne (Nettersheim)

Greifswalder SC v SpVgg Unterhaching

10 August 1996	Greifswalder SC	0–3	SpVgg Unterhaching	Greifswald
		Report (in German)	Radlspeck 20' Strehmel 42' García 88'	Stadium: Volksstadion Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Michael Wendorf (Berlin)

Borussia Neunkirchen v VfB Leipzig

10 August 1996	Borussia Neunkirchen	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	VfB Leipzig	Neunkirchen
	Seibert 44'	Report (in German)	Shala 90'	Stadium: Ellenfeldstadion Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Holger Dehmelt (Sabachwalden)
	Penalties
	Racanel Melunović Torunarigha Adeyemi Schäfer		Shala Schößler Heidrich Weichert Franklin

Wacker Nordhausen v 1860 Munich

10 August 1996	Wacker Nordhausen	1–5	1860 Munich	Nordhausen
	Gorges 38'	Report (in German)	Winkler 8', 76', 89' Walker 60' Schwabl 86'	Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Christian Schößling (Leipzig)

SSV Ulm 1846 v Schalke 04

10 August 1996	SSV Ulm 1846	0–2	Schalke 04	Ulm
		Report (in German)	Max 4' Linke 18'	Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Stark (Landshut)

SG Wattenscheid 09 v Borussia Dortmund

11 August 1996	SG Wattenscheid 09	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Borussia Dortmund	Wattenscheid
	Ristau 42' Dikhtyar 50' Skok 69' Bläker 115'	Report (in German)	Zorc 14' Herrlich 75' Reuter 88'	Stadium: Lohrheidestadion Attendance: 9,600 Referee: Michael Malbranc (Hamburg)

TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus v Hamburger SV

11 August 1996	TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus	1–3	Hamburger SV	Paderborn
	Ewen 70'	Report (in German)	Bäron 15' Dowe 20' Breitenreiter 60'	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jürgen Jansen (Essen)

Chemnitzer FC v Waldhof Mannheim

11 August 1996	Chemnitzer FC	0–1	Waldhof Mannheim	Chemnitz
		Report (in German)	Kobylański 67'	Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Peter Weise (Gera)

FSV Salmrohr v VfB Oldenburg

11 August 1996	FSV Salmrohr	1–3	VfB Oldenburg	Salmtal
	Thömmes 45'	Report (in German)	Szubert 78' Zierott 85' Janiak 87'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Christian Wack (Gersheim)

SV Wehen v VfB Lübeck

11 August 1996	SV Wehen	1–2	VfB Lübeck	Taunusstein
	Raab 53'	Report (in German)	Schwerinski 36' Hoffmann 59'	Stadium: Stadion am Halberg Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Manfred Isam (Köln)

VfB Leipzig (A) v VfL Wolfsburg

11 August 1996	VfB Leipzig (A)	0–4	VfL Wolfsburg	Leipzig
		Report (in German)	Meißner 24' Maucksch 40' (pen.) Probst 50' Präger 75'	Attendance: 800 Referee: Keßler (Jena)

Karlsruher SC (A) v Carl Zeiss Jena

11 August 1996	Karlsruher SC (A)	2–0	Carl Zeiss Jena	Nuremberg
	Kolinger 44' Hörner 64'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 12,900 Referee: Bastian (Frankfurt)

Holstein Kiel v Eintracht Frankfurt

11 August 1996	Holstein Kiel	2–4	Eintracht Frankfurt	Kiel
	Habermann 40' Bertermann 82'	Report (in German)	Tskhadadze 11' Ekström 33' Gaudino 47' Güntensperger 90'	Stadium: Holsteinstadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Carsten Byernetzki (Hamburg)

TSG Pfeddersheim v FSV Zwickau

11 August 1996	TSG Pfeddersheim	1–2	FSV Zwickau	Pfeddersheim
	Ritschel 82'	Report (in German)	Kirsten 48', 87'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Joachim Neis (Theley)

Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen

11 August 1996	Werder Bremen	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Bayer Leverkusen	Bremen
	Cardoso 103' (pen.)	Report (in German)	Rydlewicz 92'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 11,900 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Magdeburg)
	Penalties
	Herzog Cardoso Brand Bode Beschastnykh		Paulo Sérgio Heintze Happe Wörns

Energie Cottbus v Stuttgarter Kickers

11 August 1996	Energie Cottbus	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Stuttgarter Kickers	Cottbus
	Woltmann 114'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sather (Grimma)

SSV Vorsfelde v SV Meppen

11 August 1996	SSV Vorsfelde	0–2	SV Meppen	Wolfsburg
		Report (in German)	Vorholt 55' Lau 90'	Stadium: Drömlingstadion, A-Platz Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Hahne (Hannover)

Lokomotive Altmark Stendal v Hertha BSC

11 August 1996	Lokomotive Altmark Stendal	1–5	Hertha BSC	Stendal
	Wiedemann 41' (pen.)	Report (in German)	Fährmann 23' Kruse 30' Preetz 51' Mazingu-Dinzey 62' Čović 85'	Stadium: Stadion am Hölzchen Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Carsten Kadach (Suderburg)

Hannover 96 v FC Gütersloh

11 August 1996	Hannover 96	1–0	FC Gütersloh	Hannover
	Ostermann 14'	Report (in German)		Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Scheibel (Calbe)

Second round

Karlsruher SC v Hansa Rostock

31 August 1996	Karlsruher SC	2–0	Hansa Rostock	Karlsruhe
	Keller 71' Dundee 85'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Magdeburg)

MSV Duisburg v VfB Lübeck

31 August 1996	MSV Duisburg	1–0 (a.e.t.)	VfB Lübeck	Duisburg
	Hopp 113'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Wedaustadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bernhard Zerr (Ottersweier)

Borussia Neunkirchen v FC St. Pauli

31 August 1996	Borussia Neunkirchen	1–3	FC St. Pauli	Neunkirchen
	Hummel 47'	Report (in German)	Sobotzik 77', 89' Schweißing 78'	Stadium: Ellenfeldstadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Torsten Koop (Lüttermark)

SV Meppen v Eintracht Frankfurt

31 August 1996	SV Meppen	6–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Meppen
	Ukrow 1' Helmer 5' Claaßen 37' Lau 48' Bujan 58' Winter 59'	Report (in German)	Ekström 17'	Stadium: Emslandstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jürgen Jansen (Essen)

Energie Cottbus v VfL Wolfsburg

31 August 1996	Energie Cottbus	1–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Cottbus
	Seifert 87'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Heinz-Dieter Casper (Dortmund)

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v 1. FC Nürnberg

31 August 1996	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Fürth
	Lotter 27' Dumpert 63'	Report (in German)	Radoki 50' (o.g.)	Attendance: 44,200 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Gelsenkirchen)

FSV Zwickau v 1. FC Köln

1 September 1996	FSV Zwickau	3–1 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Köln	Zwickau
	Günther 70' Kirsten 118' Klee 120'	Report (in German)	Gaißmayer 17'	Stadium: Westsachsenstadion Attendance: 11,400 Referee: Franz-Xaver Wack (Biberbach)

SG Wattenscheid 09 v Karlsruher SC (A)

1 September 1996	SG Wattenscheid 09	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Karlsruher SC (A)	Karlsruhe
		Report (in German)		Stadium: Wildparkstadion, Platz 2 Referee: Ralf Hilmes (Nordhorn)
	Penalties
	Ristau Süs Gumprecht Balzis		Kolinger Hurle Streichsbier Süngül

VfB Oldenburg v Werder Bremen

17 September 1996	VfB Oldenburg	1–2	Werder Bremen	Oldenburg
	Elberfeld 38'	Report (in German)	Brand 71' Labbadia 81'	Stadium: Marschwegstadion Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Markus Merk (Otterbach)

Arminia Bielefeld v SpVgg Unterhaching

18 September 1996	Arminia Bielefeld	0–1	SpVgg Unterhaching	Bielefeld
		Report (in German)	Radlspeck 75'	Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Uwe Kemmling (Kleinburgwedel)

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Hamburger SV

1 October 1996	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1–4	Hamburger SV	Düsseldorf
	Nielsen 89'	Report (in German)	Spörl 16' Breitenreiter 32' Schupp 50' Salihamidžić 86'	Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Sinzig)

Schalke 04 v VfL Bochum

1 October 1996	Schalke 04	2–3	VfL Bochum	Gelsenkirchen
	Wilmots 35' Held 47'	Report (in German)	Guðjónsson 1', 30' Bałuszyński 60'	Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 20,200 Referee: Michael Malbranc (Hamburg)

Waldhof Mannheim v SC Freiburg

1 October 1996	Waldhof Mannheim	0–1	SC Freiburg	Mannheim
		Report (in German)	Spanring 71'	Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Alfons Berg (Konz)

Hannover 96 v 1860 Munich

1 October 1996	Hannover 96	2–4	1860 Munich	Hannover
	Milovanović 20' (pen.) Kovacec 31'	Report (in German)	Nowak 15' Winkler 30' Borimirov 69' Cerny 84'	Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Frank Fleske (Eisenhüttenstadt)

Hertha BSC v VfB Stuttgart

1 October 1996	Hertha BSC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	VfB Stuttgart	Berlin
	Mazingu-Dinzey 3'	Report (in German)	Hagner 13'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 37,400 Referee: Wagner (Hofheim)
	Penalties
	Karl Preetz Kober Mazingu-Dinzey Kruse Arnold		Berthold Legat Gilewicz Verlaat Wohlfahrt Herzog

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayern Munich

2 October 1996	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–2	Bayern Munich	Mönchengladbach
	Neun 9'	Report (in German)	Strunz 28' Zickler 85'	Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Handorf)

Round of 16

1860 Munich v Hamburger SV

22 October 1996	1860 Munich	1–2	Hamburger SV	Munich
	Borimirov 68'	Report (in German)	Schopp 65' Schupp 80'	Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Magdeburg)

FC St. Pauli v SpVgg Unterhaching

22 October 1996	FC St. Pauli	1–0	SpVgg Unterhaching	Hamburg
	Pisarev 73'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Stadion am Millerntor Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Wolfgang Friedrichs (Lennestadt)

SC Freiburg v SV Meppen

22 October 1996	SC Freiburg	2–1	SV Meppen	Freiburg
	Decheiver 72' (pen.) Spanring 86'	Report (in German)	Thoben 53'	Stadium: Dreisamstadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Wagner (Hofheim)

Karlsruher SC (A) v VfL Bochum

22 October 1996	Karlsruher SC (A)	0–1	VfL Bochum	Karlsruhe
		Report (in German)	Közle 66'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion, Platz 2 Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Christian Wack (Gersheim)

Energie Cottbus v MSV Duisburg

23 October 1996	Energie Cottbus	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	MSV Duisburg	Cottbus
	Konetzke 67' Melzig 96'	Report (in German)	Wohlert 89' Bičanić 99'	Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Uwe Kemmling (Kleinburgwedel)
	Penalties
	Jesse Benken Zöphel Kronhardt Woltmann		Hirsch Bičanić Anders Marin Kienle

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v Karlsruher SC

23 October 1996	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	1–3	Karlsruher SC	Fürth
	Dürr 89' (pen.)	Report (in German)	Reich 2' Dundee 14' Probst 65' (o.g.)	Attendance: 11,800 Referee: Lutz Pohlmann (Felde)

VfB Stuttgart v FSV Zwickau

23 October 1996	VfB Stuttgart	2–0	FSV Zwickau	Stuttgart
	Giovane Élber 36' Bobic 81'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Jürgen Jansen (Essen)

Bayern Munich v Werder Bremen

12 November 1996	Bayern Munich	3–1	Werder Bremen	Munich
	Klinsmann 45', 89' Ziege 65'	Report (in German)	Bode 13'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Georg Dardenne (Nettersheim)

Quarter-finals

Energie Cottbus v FC St. Pauli

12 November 1996	Energie Cottbus	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	FC St. Pauli	Cottbus
		Report (in German)		Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 12,400 Referee: Jürgen Jansen (Essen)
	Penalties
	Wenschlag Zöphel Benken Woltmann Zimmerling Jesse		Scharping Springer Trulsen Sobotzik Bochtler Scherz

Hamburger SV v VfL Bochum

13 November 1996	Hamburger SV	2–1	VfL Bochum	Hamburg
	Schopp 39' Cardoso 82'	Report (in German)	Közle 63'	Attendance: 17,200 Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Berlin)

SC Freiburg v VfB Stuttgart

13 November 1996	SC Freiburg	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	VfB Stuttgart	Freiburg
	Spanring 62'	Report (in German)	Bobic 48'	Stadium: Dreisamstadion Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg)
	Penalties
	Schmadtke Spanring Decheiver Sutter		Verlaat Soldo Foda Wohlfahrt

Karlsruher SC v Bayern Munich

19 February 1997	Karlsruher SC	1–0	Bayern Munich	Karlsruhe
	Fink 21'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Essen)

Semi-finals

Energie Cottbus v Karlsruher SC

15 April 1997	Energie Cottbus	3–0	Karlsruher SC	Cottbus
	Kronhardt 64' Irrgang 68' Konetzke 82'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Alfons Berg (Konz)

VfB Stuttgart v Hamburger SV

16 April 1997	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Hamburger SV	Stuttgart
	Balakov 15' Schneider 60'	Report (in German)	Hartmann 19'	Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Georg Dardenne (Nettersheim)

Final

Main article: 1997 DFB-Pokal Final

14 June 1997 (1997-06-14)

19:00 CEST

VfB Stuttgart	2–0	Energie Cottbus
Élber 18', 52'	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 76,400

Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Sinzig)

References

External links

• Official site of the DFB (in German)
• Kicker.de (in German)