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]

1996–97 DFB-Pokal
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Teams64
Defending champions1. FC Kaiserslautern
Final positions
ChampionsVfB Stuttgart
Runner-upEnergie Cottbus
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Top goal scorer(s)Bernhard Winkler (4)

Matches

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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

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9 August 1996 1. FC Nürnberg 1–0Mainz 05Nuremberg
Wiesinger   64' Report
(in German)
Stadium: Frankenstadion
Attendance: 12,900
Referee: Bastian (Frankfurt)
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)
10 August 1996 FC Bremerhaven2–3 Karlsruher SC Bremerhaven
Schuster   11' (o.g.)
Toborg   27'
Report
(in German)
Reich   29'
Häßler   57'
Schroth   87'
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Füllbrunn (Ihrhove)
10 August 1996 FC Schweinfurt 052–5 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)
10 August 1996 SV Bonlanden2–4 (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)
10 August 1996 Rot-Weiss Oberhausen1–4 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)
10 August 1996 Tennis Borussia Berlin0–3 Bayern Munich Berlin
Report
(in German)
Nerlinger   49'
Scholl   88'
Strunz   90'
Attendance: 39,500
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Gelsenkirchen)
10 August 1996 FV Donaueschingen1–3 1. FC Köln Donaueschingen
Limberger   40' Report
(in German)
Munteanu   5'
Baumann   50'
Vladoiu  
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Kammerer (Karlsruhe)
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)
10 August 1996 Kickers Emden1–3 Fortuna Düsseldorf Emden
Mushangazhike   71' Report
(in German)
Seeliger   53'
Katemann   75'
Judt   80'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Heinz-Dieter Casper (Dortmund)
10 August 1996 VfR Mannheim0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Mannheim
Report
(in German)
Pettersson   30', 89' Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Burkhard Hufgard (Mömbris)
10 August 1996 VfB Stuttgart 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
Fortuna KölnStuttgart
Report
(in German)
Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Ulm)
Penalties
Balakov  
Legat  
Soldo  
Verlaat  
Lottner  
De Wit  
Hey  
10 August 1996 KFC Uerdingen0–2 SC Freiburg Krefeld
Report
(in German)
Jurčević   37'
Wassmer   81'
Stadium: Grotenburg-Stadion
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Georg Dardenne (Nettersheim)
10 August 1996 Greifswalder SC0–3 SpVgg Unterhaching Greifswald
Report
(in German)
Radlspeck   20'
Strehmel   42'
García   88'
Stadium: Volksstadion
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Michael Wendorf (Berlin)
10 August 1996 Wacker Nordhausen1–5 1860 Munich Nordhausen
Gorges   38' Report
(in German)
Winkler   8', 76', 89'
Walker   60'
Schwabl   86'
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Christian Schößling (Leipzig)
10 August 1996 SSV Ulm 18460–2 Schalke 04 Ulm
Report
(in German)
Max   4'
Linke   18'
Stadium: Donaustadion
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Stark (Landshut)
11 August 1996 SG Wattenscheid 09 4–3 (a.e.t.)Borussia DortmundWattenscheid
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)
11 August 1996 TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus1–3 Hamburger SV Paderborn
Ewen   70' Report
(in German)
Bäron   15'
Dowe   20'
Breitenreiter   60'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jürgen Jansen (Essen)
11 August 1996 Chemnitzer FC0–1 Waldhof Mannheim Chemnitz
Report
(in German)
Kobylański   67' Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Peter Weise (Gera)
11 August 1996 FSV Salmrohr1–3 VfB Oldenburg Salmtal
Thömmes   45' Report
(in German)
Szubert   78'
Zierott   85'
Janiak   87'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Christian Wack (Gersheim)
11 August 1996 SV Wehen1–2 VfB Lübeck Taunusstein
Raab   53' Report
(in German)
Schwerinski   36'
Hoffmann   59'
Stadium: Stadion am Halberg
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Manfred Isam (Köln)
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)
11 August 1996 Karlsruher SC (A) 2–0Carl Zeiss JenaNuremberg
Kolinger   44'
Hörner   64'
Report
(in German)
Stadium: Frankenstadion
Attendance: 12,900
Referee: Bastian (Frankfurt)
11 August 1996 Holstein Kiel2–4 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)
11 August 1996 TSG Pfeddersheim1–2 FSV Zwickau Pfeddersheim
Ritschel   82' Report
(in German)
Kirsten   48', 87' Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Joachim Neis (Theley)
11 August 1996 Werder Bremen 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Bayer LeverkusenBremen
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  
11 August 1996 Energie Cottbus 1–0 (a.e.t.)Stuttgarter KickersCottbus
Woltmann   114' Report
(in German)
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Sather (Grimma)
11 August 1996 SSV Vorsfelde0–2 SV Meppen Wolfsburg
Report
(in German)
Vorholt   55'
Lau   90'
Stadium: Drömlingstadion, A-Platz
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Hahne (Hannover)
11 August 1996 Lokomotive Altmark Stendal1–5 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)
11 August 1996 Hannover 96 1–0FC GüterslohHannover
Ostermann   14' Report
(in German)
Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Scheibel (Calbe)

Second round

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31 August 1996 Karlsruher SC 2–0Hansa RostockKarlsruhe
Keller   71'
Dundee   85'
Report
(in German)
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Magdeburg)
31 August 1996 MSV Duisburg 1–0 (a.e.t.)VfB LübeckDuisburg
Hopp   113' Report
(in German)
Stadium: Wedaustadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bernhard Zerr (Ottersweier)
31 August 1996 Borussia Neunkirchen1–3 FC St. Pauli Neunkirchen
Hummel   47' Report
(in German)
Sobotzik   77', 89'
Schweißing   78'
Stadium: Ellenfeldstadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Torsten Koop (Lüttermark)
31 August 1996 SV Meppen 6–1Eintracht FrankfurtMeppen
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)
31 August 1996 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1–01. FC NürnbergFürth
Lotter   27'
Dumpert   63'
Report
(in German)
Radoki   50' (o.g.) Attendance: 44,200
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Gelsenkirchen)
1 September 1996 FSV Zwickau 3–1 (a.e.t.)1. FC KölnZwickau
Günther   70'
Kirsten   118'
Klee   120'
Report
(in German)
Gaißmayer   17' Stadium: Westsachsenstadion
Attendance: 11,400
Referee: Franz-Xaver Wack (Biberbach)
17 September 1996 VfB Oldenburg1–2 Werder Bremen Oldenburg
Elberfeld   38' Report
(in German)
Brand   71'
Labbadia   81'
Stadium: Marschwegstadion
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Markus Merk (Otterbach)
1 October 1996 Fortuna Düsseldorf1–4 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)
1 October 1996 Schalke 042–3 VfL Bochum Gelsenkirchen
Wilmots   35'
Held   47'
Report
(in German)
Guðjónsson   1', 30'
Bałuszyński   60'
Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 20,200
Referee: Michael Malbranc (Hamburg)
1 October 1996 Waldhof Mannheim0–1 SC Freiburg Mannheim
Report
(in German)
Spanring   71' Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Alfons Berg (Konz)
1 October 1996 Hannover 962–4 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)
1 October 1996 Hertha BSC1–1 (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  

Round of 16

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22 October 1996 1860 Munich1–2 Hamburger SV Munich
Borimirov   68' Report
(in German)
Schopp   65'
Schupp   80'
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Magdeburg)
22 October 1996 SC Freiburg 2–1SV MeppenFreiburg
Decheiver   72' (pen.)
Spanring   86'
Report
(in German)
Thoben   53' Stadium: Dreisamstadion
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Wagner (Hofheim)
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)
23 October 1996 SpVgg Greuther Fürth1–3 Karlsruher SC Fürth
Dürr   89' (pen.) Report
(in German)
Reich   2'
Dundee   14'
Probst   65' (o.g.)
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Lutz Pohlmann (Felde)
23 October 1996 VfB Stuttgart 2–0FSV ZwickauStuttgart
Giovane Élber   36'
Bobic   81'
Report
(in German)
Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Jürgen Jansen (Essen)
12 November 1996 Bayern Munich 3–1Werder BremenMunich
Klinsmann   45', 89'
Ziege   65'
Report
(in German)
Bode   13' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Georg Dardenne (Nettersheim)

Quarter-finals

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13 November 1996 Hamburger SV 2–1VfL BochumHamburg
Schopp   39'
Cardoso   82'
Report
(in German)
Közle   63' Attendance: 17,200
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Berlin)
13 November 1996 SC Freiburg1–1 (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  
19 February 1997 Karlsruher SC 1–0Bayern MunichKarlsruhe
Fink   21' Report
(in German)
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Essen)

Semi-finals

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15 April 1997 Energie Cottbus 3–0Karlsruher SCCottbus
Kronhardt   64'
Irrgang   68'
Konetzke   82'
Report
(in German)
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Alfons Berg (Konz)
16 April 1997 VfB Stuttgart 2–1Hamburger SVStuttgart
Balakov   15'
Schneider   60'
Report
(in German)
Hartmann   19' Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Georg Dardenne (Nettersheim)

Final

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VfB Stuttgart2–0Energie Cottbus
Élber   18', 52' Report
Attendance: 76,400

References

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  1. ^ "DFB-Pokal 1996–97" (in German). fussballdaten.de. 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
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