The 1996–97 Slovenian Football Cup was the sixth season of the

Slovenian Football Cup The Slovenian Football Cup (, ) is the top knockout tournament of Slovenian football and the second most important football competition in Slovenia after the Slovenian PrvaLiga championship. The cup was established in 1991 following the breakup o ...

, Slovenia's football knockout competition.

Qualified clubs

1995–96 Slovenian PrvaLiga members

Beltinci Beltinci (; Prekmurje Slovene: ''Böltinci'', or ''Belatincz'', ) is a town in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Beltinci. Črnec Creek, a tributary of the Ledava, flows through the settlement. ...

Celje Celje (, , ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, third-largest city in Slovenia. It is a regional center of the traditional Slovenian region of Styria (Slovenia), Styria and the administrative seat of the City Municipality of Celje. Th ...

* Gorica *

Izola Izola (; ) is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Adriatic coast of the Littoral traditional region. It is the seat of the Municipality of Izola and is one of the three major towns of Slovenian Istria. Name Izola was attested in written s ...

* Korotan Prevalje *

Maribor Maribor ( , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is the seat of the ...

* Mura * Olimpija * Primorje * Rudar Velenje

Qualified through MNZ Regional Cups

*MNZ Ljubljana:

Ljubljana {{Infobox settlement , name = Ljubljana , official_name = , settlement_type = Capital city , image_skyline = {{multiple image , border = infobox , perrow = 1/2/2/1 , total_widt ...

, Vevče,

Mengeš Mengeš (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 28.) is a town in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipali ...

*MNZ Maribor: Železničar Maribor, Akumulator, Kovinar Maribor *MNZ Celje:

Šentjur Šentjur ( or ; ) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat, and largest settlement, of the Municipality of Šentjur. The town lies on the Voglajna River east southeast of Celje. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in th ...

, Šmartno *MNZ Koper: Jadran,

Ankaran Ankaran (; ) is a town in the Municipality of Ankaran, located near the border with Italy, in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is less than 5 km from the Italian town of Muggia near Trieste, about 2.5 km from the Italian-Slovenian bo ...

*MNZ Nova Gorica:

Renče Renče (; ) is a settlement in the lower Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Renče–Vogrsko in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The hamlets of Arčoni, Lukežiči, Martinuči, Mohorini, Merljaki (Mrljaki until 1993), Renški Podkraj, and ...

, Komen *MNZ Murska Sobota:

Veržej Veržej () is a settlement in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Veržej. It lies on the right bank of the Mura River. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Mura S ...

, Bakovci, Goričanka *MNZ Lendava: Nafta Lendava,

Odranci Odranci (; ) is a settlement in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Odranci and also the only settlement in the municipality. Odranci is the largest settlement of the Dolinsko region, which lies between the Mu ...

*MNZG-Kranj: Triglav Kranj, Naklo *MNZ Ptuj: Drava Ptuj, Aluminij, Središče

First round

The first round matches took place between 28 July and 11 August 1996.

Round of 16

The round of 16 matches took place on 18 September 1996.

Quarter-finals

The first legs of the quarter-finals took place on 23 October, and the second legs took place on 20 November 1996.

First legs

Second legs

Semi-finals

The first legs of the semi-finals took place on 26 March, and the second legs took place on 9 April 1997.

First legs

Second legs

Final

First leg

Second leg

''Maribor won 3–0 on aggregate.'' {{DEFAULTSORT:1996-97 Slovenian Football Cup Slovenian Football Cup seasons

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