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

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)