| 1. Round | 17/08/1996 | Hansa Rostock | - | Karlsruher SC | 2:2 | ||||
| 3. Round | 24/08/1996 | Bor. Mönchengladbach | - | Karlsruher SC | 1:3 |  |
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| 4. Round | 28/08/1996 | Karlsruher SC | - | FC St. Pauli | 4:0 | ||||
| 5. Round | 07/09/1996 | VfL Bochum | - | Karlsruher SC | 3:1 | |
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| 2. Round | 17/09/1996 | Karlsruher SC | - | VfB Stuttgart | 0:2 | ||||
| 7. Round | 21/09/1996 | Bayern München | - | Karlsruher SC | 1:0 | ||||
| 8. Round | 27/09/1996 | Karlsruher SC | - | Arminia Bielefeld | 5:2 | ||||
| 9. Round | 05/10/1996 | FC Schalke 04 | - | Karlsruher SC | 0:1 | ||||
| 10. Round | 12/10/1996 | Karlsruher SC | - | Bayer Leverkusen | 1:1 |  |
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| 11. Round | 19/10/1996 | Karlsruher SC | - | Werder Bremen | 1:3 | |
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| 12. Round | 26/10/1996 | Hamburger SV | - | Karlsruher SC | 2:0 | ||||
| 13. Round | 03/11/1996 | Karlsruher SC | - | 1. FC Köln | 4:1 | ||||
| 14. Round | 16/11/1996 | Borussia Dortmund | - | Karlsruher SC | 1:1 | ||||
| 15. Round | 22/11/1996 | Karlsruher SC | - | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2:0 | ||||
| 20. Round | 01/03/1997 | Karlsruher SC | - | Bor. Mönchengladbach | 1:1 | |
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| 33. Round | 24/05/1997 | Karlsruher SC | - | TSV 1860 München | 3:0 | |
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| 34. Round | 31/05/1997 | SC Freiburg | - | Karlsruher SC | 1:1 |
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