1996–97 DFB-Pokal
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany | 
| Teams | 64 | 
| Defending champions | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | VfB Stuttgart | 
| Runners-up | Energie Cottbus | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 | 
| 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 | 1–0 | Mainz 05 | Nuremberg | 
| 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 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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 | 1–0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Fürth | 
| Lotter  | Report (in German) | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Norbert Dörr (Griesheim) | 
| 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) | 
| 10 August 1996 | VfR Mannheim | 0–2 | 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 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  | |||
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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  | |||
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 2–0 | Carl Zeiss Jena | Nuremberg | 
| Kolinger  44' Hörner  64' | Report (in German) | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 12,900 Referee: Bastian (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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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  | |||
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 11 August 1996 | Hannover 96 | 1–0 | FC Gütersloh | Hannover | 
| Ostermann  14' | Report (in German) | Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Scheibel (Calbe) | 
Second round
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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  | |||
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 1 October 1996 | Waldhof Mannheim | 0–1 | SC Freiburg | Mannheim | 
| Report (in German) | Spanring  71' | Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Alfons Berg (Konz) | 
| 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) | 
| 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  | |||
| 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
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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 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  | |||
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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
| 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  | |||
| 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) | 
| 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  | |||
| 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
| 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) | 
| 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
| VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Energie Cottbus | 
|---|---|---|
| Élber  18', 52' | Report | 
References
- ^ "DFB-Pokal 1996–97" (in German). fussballdaten.de. 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
External links
- Official site of the DFB (in German)
- Kicker.de (in German)