| Belarusian Cup | |
| Year: | 1996–97 |
| Country: |  Belarus |
| Num Teams: | 32 |
| Winners: | Belshina Bobruisk (1st title) |
| Second: | Dinamo-93 Minsk |
| Matches: | 30 |
| Goals: | 98 |
| Scoring Leader: | Andrey Khlebasolaw (5 goals) |
| Prev Season: | 1995–96 |
| Next Season: | 1997–98 |
The 1996–97 Belarusian Cup was the sixth season of the annual Belarusian football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it has been conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. It began on 20 July 1996 with the first of five rounds and ended on 25 May 1997 with the final at the Dinamo Stadium in Minsk.
FC MPKC Mozyr were the defending champions, having defeated FC Dinamo Minsk in the 1996 final, but were knocked out in the second round by one of the eventual finalists FC Dinamo-93 Minsk, the eventual runners-up.
FC Belshina Bobruisk won the final against FC Dinamo-93 Minsk to win their first title.
The games were played on 20, 23 and 24 July 1996.
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The games were played between 1 and 4 August 1996.
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The games were played on 7 and 8 May 1997.
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The games were played on 16 May 1997.
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The final match was played on 25 May 1997 at the Dinamo Stadium in Minsk.