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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Teams | 48 |
| Defending champions | FSV Frankfurt |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler |
| Runner-up | Eintracht Rheine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 47 |
First round
editSeveral 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 Seckach | |
| FF USV Jena | 0 – 4 | TSV Crailsheim | |
| Fortuna Dresden-Rähnitz | 1 – 3 | FSV DJK Schwarzbach |
Second round
edit| 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 Ahrbach | |
| VfR 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
edit| VfL Sindelfingen | 4 – 1 | SC Sand | |
| Eintracht Rheine | 4 – 1 | Fortuna Sachsenroß Hannover | |
| WSV 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
edit| VfL Sindelfingen | 1 – 4 | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | |
| FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen | 2 – 0 | Sportfreunde Siegen | |
| SSV Schmalfeld | 0 – 6 | Turbine Potsdam | |
| Eintracht Rheine | 2 – 2 | FSV Frankfurt | (4–2 on penalties) |
Semi-finals
edit| Turbine Potsdam | 2 – 3 | Eintracht Rheine | |
| Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | 4 – 3 | FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen | (aet) |
Final
edit| Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | 3 – 1 | Eintracht Rheine |
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Klein  43'Fuss 63'Holinka 77' |
Unterbrink 76' |
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