Additions
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/1996 |  | Jaime Moreno | FW |  | Middlesbrough FC | Middlesbrough |
| 06/1996 |  | George Gelnovatch | DF | |||
| 05/1996 | | Johnny Maessner | FW |  | 1. FC Saarbrücken | Saarbrücken |
| 04/1996 | | Steve Rammel | FW | |||
| 04/1996 | | John Harkes | MF |  | West Ham United | West Ham |
| 03/1996 |  | Mario Gori | MF |  | Rosario Central | Rosario Central |
| 03/1996 | | Jesse Marsch | MF | |||
| 02/1996 |  | Said Fazlagić | DF | |||
| 02/1996 | | Kris Kelderman | DF | |||
| 02/1996 | | Thor Lee | DF | |||
| 02/1996 | | Sterling Wescott | MF | |||
| 02/1996 | | Ben Crawley | FW | |||
| 02/1996 | | Shawn Medved | FW | |||
| 02/1996 | | Erik Imler | MF | |||
| 01/1996 | | Bruce Arena | MA | |||
| 01/1996 | | Jeff Causey | GK |  | Richmond Kickers | Richmond Kickers |
| 01/1996 | | Mark Simpson | GK | |||
| 01/1996 | | Jeff Agoos | DF | |||
| 01/1996 | | Clint Peay | DF | |||
| 01/1996 | | Eddie Pope | DF | |||
| 01/1996 | | Tony Sanneh | DF | |||
| 01/1996 | | Marco Etcheverry | MF |  | América de Cali | América |
| 01/1996 | | Michael Huwiler | MF |  | Atlanta Silverbacks | Silverbacks FC |
| 01/1996 | | Brian Kamler | MF | |||
| 01/1996 | | David Vaudreuil | MF | |||
| 01/1996 | | Richie Williams | MF | |||
| 01/1996 |  | Raúl Díaz Arce | FW |  | Luis Ángel Firpo | L.A. Firpo |
| 01/1996 | | Berthy Suárez | FW |  | CD Guabirá | CD Guabirá |
| 01/1996 | | Bob Bradley | AS-CO |
Departures
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/1996 | | Michael Huwiler | MF | | Richmond Kickers | Richmond Kickers |
| 07/1996 | | Ben Crawley | FW | | Richmond Kickers | Richmond Kickers |
| 05/1996 | | Sterling Wescott | MF |  | Hampton Roads | Hampton Roads |