| 1. Round | 02/08/1996 | Fortuna Köln | - | VfL Wolfsburg | 2:0 | ||||
| 2. Round | 07/08/1996 | Waldhof Mannheim | - | Fortuna Köln | 3:3 | ||||
| 3. Round | 16/08/1996 | Fortuna Köln | - | Hertha BSC | 2:0 | ||||
| 4. Round | 25/08/1996 | Eintracht Frankfurt | - | Fortuna Köln | 3:1 | ||||
| 5. Round | 07/09/1996 | Fortuna Köln | - | VfB Leipzig | 2:3 |  |
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| 10. Round | 13/10/1996 | Stuttgarter Kickers | - | Fortuna Köln | 3:1 | ||||
| 11. Round | 21/10/1996 | Fortuna Köln | - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0:0 | |
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| 12. Round | 25/10/1996 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | - | Fortuna Köln | 1:1 | ||||
| 17. Round | 07/12/1996 | FSV Zwickau | - | Fortuna Köln | 2:0 | ||||
| 22. Round | 23/03/1997 | VfB Leipzig | - | Fortuna Köln | 4:1 | ||||
| 23. Round | 27/03/1997 | Fortuna Köln | - | SV Meppen | 0:0 |
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