Additions
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/1997 |  | Kai Pankow | FW |  | SV Wilhelmshaven | Wilhelmsh. |
| 12/1996 | | Uwe Groothuis | MA | |||
| 07/1996 | | Carsten Ketelsen | DF | |||
| 07/1996 | | Dirk Lellek | DF | | SV Wilhelmshaven | Wilhelmsh. |
| 07/1996 | | Jan Winckler | DF | |||
| 07/1996 | | Helge Bittner | MF | |||
| 07/1996 |  | Aaran Lines | MF |  | Werder Bremen II | Werder II |
| 07/1996 |  | Gilbert Mushangazhike | FW |  | 1. FC Köln II | Köln II |
Departures
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/1997 |  | Mario Rodriguez | DF |  | FC Groningen | Groningen |
| 07/1996 | | Alexander Ukrow | DF |  | SV Meppen | SV Meppen |
| 07/1996 |  | Chad Deering | MF |  | VfL Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg |
| 07/1996 | | Henrik Graulich | MF |  | VfL Osnabrück | Osnabrück |
| 07/1996 | | Gerold Hinrichs | MF |  | SpVg Aurich | SpVg Aurich |
| 07/1996 | | Kai Pankow | FW | | SV Wilhelmshaven | Wilhelmsh. |