1996–97 DFB-Pokal Frauen
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Teams | 48 |
| Defending champions | FSV Frankfurt |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler |
| Runner-up | Eintracht Rheine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 47 |
The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1996–97 was the 17th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Berlin on 14 June 1997 Grün-Weiß Brauweiler defeated Eintracht Rheine 3–1, thus winning their third cup title.
First round
Several clubs had byes in the first round. Those clubs were automatically qualified for the 2nd round of the cup. Also as a team promoted to the Bundesliga VfL Wittekind Wildeshausen would have been eligible to participate in the cup, but did not for reasons unknown.
| Rot-Weiß Hillen | 0 – 6 | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | |
| SV Brackel | 0 – 8 | FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen | |
| SpVgg Oberaußem-Fortuna | 0 – 4 | Eintracht Rheine | |
| TuS Köln rrh. | 0 – 6 | Sportfreunde Siegen | |
| Polizei SV Rostock | 1 – 5 | SSV Schmalfeld | |
| Hamburg | 0 – 8 | Turbine Potsdam | |
| TuS Westerholz | 1 – 5 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | |
| Fortuna Magdeburg | 2 – 3 | WSV Wolfsburg | |
| SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | 1 – 8 | TuS Niederkirchen | |
| SV Dirmingen | 1 – 9 | TuS Ahrbach | |
| SV Ellingen | 0 – 12 | VfR Saarbrücken | |
| TSV Schwaben Augsburg | 0 – 4 | FSV Frankfurt | |
| SG Kirchhardt | 1 – 5 | VfL Sindelfingen | |
| Wacker München | 1 – 0 | SC Klinge Seckach | |
| FF USV Jena | 0 – 4 | TSV Crailsheim | |
| Fortuna Dresden-Rähnitz | 1 – 3 | FSV DJK Schwarzbach |
Second round
| VfL DJK Willich | 0 – 10 | Eintracht Rheine | |
| GSV Moers | 0 – 9 | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | |
| DJK Arminia Ibbenbüren | 0 – 10 | FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen | |
| TV Jahn Delmenhorst | 1 – 6 | Turbine Potsdam | |
| Turbine Potsdam II | 0 – 4 | WSV Wolfsburg | |
| Hertha Zehlendorf | 2 – 0* | Fortuna Sachsenroß Hannover | |
| Polizei SV Bremen | 0 – 2 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | |
| Nagema Neubrandenburg | 0 – 9 | SSV Schmalfeld | |
| TuS Wörrstadt | 0 – 3 | TuS Niederkirchen | |
| SC Siegelbach | 1 – 4 | VfR Saarbrücken | |
| Sportfreunde Siegen | 3 – 1 | TuS Ahrbach | |
| VfR Gießen | 0 – 4 | SC Sand | |
| TSV Ludwigsburg | 0 – 1 | FSV DJK Schwarzbach | |
| FV Löchgau | 0 – 15 | FSV Frankfurt | |
| Wacker München | 0 – 12 | SG Praunheim | |
| TSV Crailsheim | 1 – 4 | VfL Sindelfingen |
* Hertha Zehlendorf was disqualified for fielding Ariane Hingst who was not eligible to play.
Third round
| VfL Sindelfingen | 4 – 1 | SC Sand | |
| Eintracht Rheine | 4 – 1 | Fortuna Sachsenroß Hannover | |
| WSV Wolfsburg | 0 – 5 | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | |
| Sportfreunde Siegen | 2 – 1 | SG Praunheim | (aet) |
| FSV Frankfurt | 3 – 0 | TuS Niederkirchen | (aet) |
| VfR Saarbrücken | 1 – 3 | FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen | |
| Turbine Potsdam | 7 – 3 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | |
| SSV Schmalfeld | 1 – 0 | FSV DJK Schwarzbach |
Quarter-finals
| VfL Sindelfingen | 1 – 4 | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | |
| FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen | 2 – 0 | Sportfreunde Siegen | |
| SSV Schmalfeld | 0 – 6 | Turbine Potsdam | |
| Eintracht Rheine | 2 – 2 | FSV Frankfurt | (4–2 on penalties) |
Semi-finals
| Turbine Potsdam | 2 – 3 | Eintracht Rheine | |
| Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | 4 – 3 | FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen | (aet) |
Final
| Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | 3 – 1 | Eintracht Rheine |
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Klein  43'Fuss 63'Holinka 77' |
Unterbrink 76' |
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