| 1. Round | 17/08/1996 | VfB Stuttgart | - | FC Schalke 04 | 4:0 | ||||
| 2. Round | 20/08/1996 | FC Schalke 04 | - | Bor. Mönchengladbach | 0:0 | ||||
| 3. Round | 23/08/1996 | FC St. Pauli | - | FC Schalke 04 | 4:4 | ||||
| 4. Round | 27/08/1996 | FC Schalke 04 | - | VfL Bochum | 1:1 | ||||
| 5. Round | 07/09/1996 | MSV Duisburg | - | FC Schalke 04 | 0:1 | ||||
| 10. Round | 12/10/1996 | Werder Bremen | - | FC Schalke 04 | 3:0 | ||||
| 11. Round | 19/10/1996 | FC Schalke 04 | - | Hamburger SV | 2:0 | ||||
| 12. Round | 26/10/1996 | 1. FC Köln | - | FC Schalke 04 | 3:1 | ||||
| 13. Round | 02/11/1996 | FC Schalke 04 | - | Borussia Dortmund | 1:3 | ||||
| 14. Round | 16/11/1996 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | - | FC Schalke 04 | 1:3 | ||||
| 15. Round | 23/11/1996 | FC Schalke 04 | - | TSV 1860 München | 4:1 | ||||
| 16. Round | 30/11/1996 | SC Freiburg | - | FC Schalke 04 | 2:3 | ||||
| 17. Round | 06/12/1996 | FC Schalke 04 | - | Hansa Rostock | 2:0 |  |
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| 25. Round | 29/03/1997 | Bayer Leverkusen | - | FC Schalke 04 | 2:0 | ||||
| 32. Round | 17/05/1997 | TSV 1860 München | - | FC Schalke 04 | 2:1 | ||||
| 33. Round | 24/05/1997 | FC Schalke 04 | - | SC Freiburg | 0:2 | ||||
| 34. Round | 31/05/1997 | Hansa Rostock | - | FC Schalke 04 | 0:1 |
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