Additions
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/1997 |  | Ruslan Romanchuk | MF |  | FK Nyva Vinnytsia | FK Nyva Vinnytsia |
| 09/1996 |  | Ansgar Brinkmann | MF | |||
| 07/1996 |  | Adam Matysek | GK |  | Fortuna Köln | Fortuna Köln |
| 07/1996 |  | Frank Amankwah | DF |  | Asante Kotoko | Asante Kotoko |
| 07/1996 | | Stefan Böger | DF | | Fortuna Köln | Fortuna Köln |
| 07/1996 | | Willi Landgraf | DF |  | Rot-Weiss Essen | RW Essen |
| 07/1996 | | Dirk Flock | MF |  | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | K'lautern |
| 07/1996 | | Hannes Linßen | MA |
Departures
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/1996 |  | Boris Ekmeščić | FW |  | Rot Weiss Ahlen | RW Ahlen |
| 07/1996 | | Karsten Nied | DF |  | Spandauer SV | Spandauer SV |
| 07/1996 | | Siegmar Bieber | MF |  | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | Oberhausen |
| 07/1996 | | Ansgar Brinkmann | MF |  | SC Verl | Verl |
| 07/1996 | | Wilfried Neuschäfer | MF | | SC Verl | Verl |
| 07/1996 |  | Levent Yilmaz | MF |  | Samsunspor | Samsunspor |