1996–97 DFB-Pokal

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)

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

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 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1–01. FC KaiserslauternFürth
Lotter Report
(in German)		 Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Norbert Dörr (Griesheim)
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 soccer ball with check mark
Legat soccer ball with check mark
Soldo soccer ball with check mark
Verlaat soccer ball with check mark		 Lottner soccer ball with red X
De Wit soccer ball with check mark
Hey soccer ball with red X
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 Borussia Neunkirchen 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		VfB LeipzigNeunkirchen
Seibert 44' Report
(in German)		 Shala 90' Stadium: Ellenfeldstadion
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Holger Dehmelt (Sabachwalden)
Penalties
Racanel soccer ball with check mark
Melunović soccer ball with check mark
Torunarigha soccer ball with check mark
Adeyemi soccer ball with check mark
Schäfer soccer ball with check mark		 Shala soccer ball with red X
Schößler soccer ball with check mark
Heidrich soccer ball with check mark
Weichert soccer ball with check mark
Franklin soccer ball with check mark
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 soccer ball with check mark
Cardoso soccer ball with check mark
Brand soccer ball with check mark
Bode soccer ball with check mark
Beschastnykh soccer ball with check mark		 Paulo Sérgio soccer ball with check mark
Heintze soccer ball with check mark
Happe soccer ball with check mark
Wörns soccer ball with red X
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

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 Energie Cottbus 1–0VfL WolfsburgCottbus
Seifert 87' Report
(in German)		 Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Heinz-Dieter Casper (Dortmund)
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)
1 September 1996 SG Wattenscheid 090–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Karlsruher SC (A) Karlsruhe
Report
(in German)		 Stadium: Wildparkstadion, Platz 2
Referee: Ralf Hilmes (Nordhorn)
Penalties
Ristau soccer ball with check mark
Süs soccer ball with check mark
Gumprecht soccer ball with red X
Balzis soccer ball with red X		 Kolinger soccer ball with check mark
Hurle soccer ball with check mark
Streichsbier soccer ball with check mark
Süngül soccer ball with check mark
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)
18 September 1996 Arminia Bielefeld0–1 SpVgg Unterhaching Bielefeld
Report
(in German)		 Radlspeck 75' Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Uwe Kemmling (Kleinburgwedel)
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 soccer ball with check mark
Preetz soccer ball with check mark
Kober soccer ball with red X
Mazingu-Dinzey soccer ball with check mark
Kruse soccer ball with check mark
Arnold soccer ball with red X		 Berthold soccer ball with red X
Legat soccer ball with check mark
Gilewicz soccer ball with check mark
Verlaat soccer ball with check mark
Wohlfahrt soccer ball with check mark
Herzog soccer ball with check mark
2 October 1996 Borussia Mönchengladbach1–2 Bayern Munich Mönchengladbach
Neun 9' Report
(in German)		 Strunz 28'
Zickler 85'		 Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Handorf)

Round of 16

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 FC St. Pauli 1–0SpVgg UnterhachingHamburg
Pisarev 73' Report
(in German)		 Stadium: Stadion am Millerntor
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Wolfgang Friedrichs (Lennestadt)
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 Energie Cottbus 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		MSV DuisburgCottbus
Konetzke 67'
Melzig 96'		 Report
(in German)		 Wohlert 89'
Bičanić 99'		 Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Uwe Kemmling (Kleinburgwedel)
Penalties
Jesse soccer ball with check mark
Benken soccer ball with check mark
Zöphel soccer ball with check mark
Kronhardt soccer ball with check mark
Woltmann soccer ball with check mark		 Hirsch soccer ball with check mark
Bičanić soccer ball with check mark
Anders soccer ball with check mark
Marin soccer ball with check mark
Kienle soccer ball with red X
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

12 November 1996 Energie Cottbus 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		FC St. PauliCottbus
Report
(in German)		 Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Jürgen Jansen (Essen)
Penalties
Wenschlag soccer ball with check mark
Zöphel soccer ball with check mark
Benken soccer ball with red X
Woltmann soccer ball with check mark
Zimmerling soccer ball with check mark
Jesse soccer ball with check mark		 Scharping soccer ball with check mark
Springer soccer ball with red X
Trulsen soccer ball with check mark
Sobotzik soccer ball with check mark
Bochtler soccer ball with check mark
Scherz soccer ball with red X
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 soccer ball with red X
Spanring soccer ball with check mark
Decheiver soccer ball with check mark
Sutter soccer ball with red X		 Verlaat soccer ball with check mark
Soldo soccer ball with check mark
Foda soccer ball with check mark
Wohlfahrt soccer ball with check mark
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

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

Main article: 1997 DFB-Pokal Final
VfB Stuttgart2–0Energie Cottbus
Élber 18', 52' Report
Attendance: 76,400

References

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