| 1. Round | 03/08/1996 | FSV Zwickau | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 2:0 | ||||
| 2. Round | 07/08/1996 | Waldhof Mannheim | - | Fortuna Köln | 3:3 | ||||
| 3. Round | 19/08/1996 | Waldhof Mannheim | - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1:2 | ||||
| 4. Round | 25/08/1996 | SV Meppen | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 1:1 | ||||
| 5. Round | 07/09/1996 | Waldhof Mannheim | - | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1:1 | ||||
| 6. Round | 14/09/1996 | Stuttgarter Kickers | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 2:1 |  |
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| 7. Round | 21/09/1996 | Waldhof Mannheim | - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 4:0 | ||||
| 8. Round | 27/09/1996 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 4:1 | |
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| 9. Round | 06/10/1996 | Waldhof Mannheim | - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 2:2 | ||||
| 10. Round | 11/10/1996 | VfL Wolfsburg | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 1:1 |  |
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| 12. Round | 27/10/1996 | VfB Leipzig | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 6:1 | ||||
| 14. Round | 17/11/1996 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 2:1 | |
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| 15. Round | 23/11/1996 | Waldhof Mannheim | - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2:0 |
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