1996–97 DFB-Pokal Frauen
Introduction The '''Frauen DFB-Pokal 1996–97''' was the 17th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Berlin on 14 June 1997 Grün-Weiß Brauweiler defeated Eintracht Rheine 3–1, thus winning their third cup title.
First round Several clubs had byes in the first round. Those clubs were automatically qualified for the 2nd round of the cup. Also as a team promoted to the Bundesliga VfL Wittekind Wildeshausen would have been eligible to participate in the cup, but did not for reasons unknown.Rot-Weiß Hillen'''0 – 6''''''Grün-Weiß Brauweiler'''SV Brackel'''0 – 8''''''FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen'''SpVgg Oberaußem-Fortuna'''0 – 4''''''Eintracht Rheine'''TuS Köln rrh. '''0 – 6''''''Sportfreunde Siegen'''Polizei SV Rostock'''1 – 5''''''SSV Schmalfeld'''Hamburg'''0 – 8''''''Turbine Potsdam'''TuS Westerholz'''1 – 5''''''Tennis Borussia Berlin'''Fortuna Magdeburg'''2 – 3''''''WSV Wolfsburg'''SC 07 Bad Neuenahr'''1 – 8''''''TuS Niederkirchen'''SV Dirmingen'''1 – 9''''''TuS Ahrbach'''SV Ellingen'''0 – 12''''''VfR Saarbrücken'''TSV Schwaben Augsburg'''0 – 4''''''FSV Frankfurt'''SG Kirchhardt'''1 – 5''''''VfL Sindelfingen''''''Wacker München''''''1 – 0'''SC Klinge SeckachFF USV Jena'''0 – 4''''''TSV Crailsheim'''Fortuna Dresden-Rähnitz'''1 – 3''''''FSV DJK Schwarzbach'''
Second round VfL DJK Willich'''0 – 10''''''Eintracht Rheine'''GSV Moers'''0 – 9''''''Grün-Weiß Brauweiler'''DJK Arminia Ibbenbüren'''0 – 10''''''FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen'''TV Jahn Delmenhorst'''1 – 6''''''Turbine Potsdam'''Turbine Potsdam II'''0 – 4''''''WSV Wolfsburg'''Hertha Zehlendorf'''2 – 0*''''''Fortuna Sachsenroß Hannover'''Polizei SV Bremen'''0 – 2''''''Tennis Borussia Berlin'''Nagema Neubrandenburg'''0 – 9''''''SSV Schmalfeld'''TuS Wörrstadt'''0 – 3''''''TuS Niederkirchen'''SC Siegelbach'''1 – 4''''''VfR Saarbrücken''''''Sportfreunde Siegen''''''3 – 1'''TuS AhrbachVfR Gießen'''0 – 4''''''SC Sand'''TSV Ludwigsburg'''0 – 1''''''FSV DJK Schwarzbach'''FV Löchgau'''0 – 15''''''FSV Frankfurt'''Wacker München'''0 – 12''''''SG Praunheim'''TSV Crailsheim'''1 – 4''''''VfL Sindelfingen'''* Hertha Zehlendorf was disqualified for fielding Ariane Hingst who was not eligible to play.
Third round '''VfL Sindelfingen''''''4 – 1'''SC Sand'''Eintracht Rheine''''''4 – 1'''Fortuna Sachsenroß HannoverWSV Wolfsburg'''0 – 5''''''Grün-Weiß Brauweiler''''''Sportfreunde Siegen''''''2 – 1'''SG Praunheim''(aet)'''''FSV Frankfurt''''''3 – 0'''TuS Niederkirchen''(aet)''VfR Saarbrücken'''1 – 3''''''FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen''''''Turbine Potsdam''''''7 – 3'''Tennis Borussia Berlin'''SSV Schmalfeld''''''1 – 0'''FSV DJK Schwarzbach
Quarter-finals VfL Sindelfingen'''1 – 4''''''Grün-Weiß Brauweiler''''''FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen''''''2 – 0'''Sportfreunde SiegenSSV Schmalfeld'''0 – 6''''''Turbine Potsdam''''''Eintracht Rheine''''''2 – 2'''FSV Frankfurt''(4–2 on penalties)''
Semi-finals Turbine Potsdam'''2 – 3''''''Eintracht Rheine''''''Grün-Weiß Brauweiler''''''4 – 3'''FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen''(aet)''
Final '''SV GRÜN-WEISS BRAUWEILER:''' GK '''1'''  Manuela GollerDF  '''''' Claudia KleinDF  '''''' Natascha SchwindDF  ''''''  Ursula GertheinrichMF  ''''''  Andrea KleinMF  ''''''  Carmen Lieth   MF  '''''' Sonja FussMF  ''''''  Bettina Wiegmann   MF  ''''''  Nicoel BrandebusemeyerFW  '''''' Gudrun GottschlichFW  '''''' Carmen Holinka'''Substitutes:'''MF  ''''''  Patricia Menge   MF  ''''''  Sonja Bleibler   '''FC EINTRACHT RHEINE:''' GK '''1''' SteiningerDF  ''''''  Iris FlackeDF  '''''' Nicole ErhardtDF  '''''' Petra UnterbrinkMF  ''''''  Kerstin StegemannMF  '''''' Monika DenkerMF  '''''' Melanie Schmacher   MF  '''''' Manuela SchlamannMF  ''''''  Nicole Werner   FW  ''''''  Anja SiegersFW  '''''' Maria Reisinger'''Substitutes:'''MF  ''''''  Sandra Reisinger   MF  ''''''  Marcia Merchant
See also * Bundesliga 1996–97* 1996–97 DFB-Pokal men's competition