1. Round | 03/08/1996 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 0:4 | ||||
2. Round | 07/08/1996 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 4:0 | ||||
4. Round | 23/08/1996 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 2:1 | ||||
8. Round | 29/09/1996 | FC Gütersloh | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 2:3 | ||||
10. Round | 11/10/1996 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1:4 | ||||
11. Round | 20/10/1996 | VfB Oldenburg | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 2:1 | ||||
13. Round | 03/11/1996 | FSV Zwickau | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 2:1 | ||||
14. Round | 17/11/1996 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 2:1 | ||||
15. Round | 22/11/1996 | Eintracht Frankfurt | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 3:0 | ||||
16. Round | 29/11/1996 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | SV Meppen | 2:1 | ||||
17. Round | 08/12/1996 | SpVgg Unterhaching | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 2:0 |