| 3. Round | 18/08/1996 | FC Gütersloh | - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 0:0 | ||||
| 4. Round | 23/08/1996 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 2:1 |  |
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| 5. Round | 06/09/1996 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 1:1 | ||||
| 6. Round | 13/09/1996 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | VfB Oldenburg | 3:0 | ||||
| 7. Round | 20/09/1996 | VfB Lübeck | - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 0:2 | ||||
| 8. Round | 29/09/1996 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | FSV Zwickau | 1:1 | ||||
| 10. Round | 14/10/1996 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2:2 | ||||
| 11. Round | 18/10/1996 | SV Meppen | - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 5:4 | ||||
| 12. Round | 27/10/1996 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | SpVgg Unterhaching | 0:0 | ||||
| 13. Round | 02/11/1996 | Stuttgarter Kickers | - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 2:1 | ||||
| 14. Round | 16/11/1996 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3:2 | ||||
| 20. Round | 07/03/1997 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | FC Gütersloh | 3:0 | ||||
| 21. Round | 14/03/1997 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 0:2 | ||||
| 26. Round | 18/04/1997 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 2:0 | ||||
| 32. Round | 25/05/1997 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 0:1 | ||||
| 33. Round | 01/06/1997 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | Fortuna Köln | 2:0 |
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