1997–98 Borussia Dortmund season

Borussia Dortmund

1997–98 season
Manager	Nevio Scala
Bundesliga	10th
DFB-Pokal	Round of 16
DFB-Ligapokal	Semi-finals
UEFA Super Cup	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Semi-finals
Intercontinental Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	Stéphane Chapuisat (14)
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

During the 1997–98 German football season, Borussia Dortmund competed in the German Bundesliga, finishing 10th.

Manager Ottmar Hitzfeld was promoted to sporting director, and Nevio Scala was appointed as his replacement. Under Scala, Dortmund made a strong showing in the Champions League: although they failed to defend the title, there was no shame in their semi-final defeat to eventual winners Real Madrid. Of more concern was their league form, coming 10th (their lowest finish since 1991). This prompted his departure; replacing him was his assistant Michael Skibbe, making him (until 2016) the youngest Bundesliga head coach of all time.

Squad at end of season^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Stefan Klos 2 MF  GER Knut Reinhardt 3 DF  GER René Schneider 4 MF  GER Steffen Freund 5 DF  BRA Júlio César 6 MF  GER Matthias Sammer 7 DF  GER Stefan Reuter 8 MF  GER Michael Zorc 9 FW  SUI Stéphane Chapuisat 10 MF  GER Andreas Möller 11 FW  GER Heiko Herrlich 12 GK  GER Wolfgang de Beer 13 FW  GHA Bashiru Gambo 15 DF  GER Jürgen Kohler 16 DF  GER Martin Kree

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  GER Jörg Heinrich 18 MF  GER Lars Ricken 21 FW  GER Christian Timm 22 FW  GHA Ibrahim Tanko 23 DF  GER Jörg Sauerland 24 FW  NED Harry Decheiver 26 MF  GER Frank Riethmann 27 DF  AUT Wolfgang Feiersinger 28 DF  GER Benjamin Knoche 29 MF  RUS Vladimir But 30 FW  USA Jovan Kirovski 31 DF  NOR Steinar Pedersen 32 DF  GER Manfred Binz 33 DF  GER Deniz Sahin 34 DF  GER Björn Mehnert

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  SCO Paul Lambert (to Celtic) 19 MF  POR Paulo Sousa (to Internazionale)

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW  SCO Scott Booth (to Utrecht)

Borussia Dortmund v VfL Bochum

20 July 1997	Borussia Dortmund	1–0	VfL Bochum	Stadion Oberwerth, Koblenz
20:30	Chapuisat 62' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Hans-Peter Best

Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund

23 July 1997	Bayern Munich	2–0	Borussia Dortmund	Rosenaustadion, Augsburg
19:00	Giovane Élber 29' Babbel 75'	Report		Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Lutz Wagner

Barcelona v Borussia Dortmund

8 January 1998	Barcelona	2–0	Borussia Dortmund	Camp Nou, Barcelona
21:00 CET	Luis Enrique 8' Rivaldo 61' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 50,000 Referee: David Elleray (England)

Borussia Dortmund v Barcelona

11 March 1998	Borussia Dortmund	1–1 (1–3 agg.)	Barcelona	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:00 CET	Heinrich 64'	Report	Giovanni 8'	Attendance: 32,500 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

Borussia Dortmund v Cruzeiro

2 December 1997	Borussia Dortmund	2–0	Cruzeiro	National Stadium, Tokyo
19:10 JST	Zorc 34' Herrlich 85'	Report		Attendance: 46,953 Referee: José García-Aranda (Spain)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Borussia Dortmund	6	5	0	1	14	3	+11	15	Advance to knockout stage
2	Parma	6	2	3	1	6	5	+1	9
3	Sparta Prague	6	1	2	3	6	11	−5	5
4	Galatasaray	6	1	1	4	4	11	−7	4

Galatasaray v Borussia Dortmund

17 September 1997	Galatasaray	0–1	Borussia Dortmund	Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
20:45		Report	Chapuisat 74'	Attendance: 23,000 Referee: José García-Aranda (Spain)

Borussia Dortmund v Sparta Prague

1 October 1997	Borussia Dortmund	4–1	Sparta Prague	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:45	Herrlich 20' Chapuisat 59', 75' Heinrich 69'	Report	Siegl 76'	Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Parma v Borussia Dortmund

22 October 1997	Parma	1–0	Borussia Dortmund	Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma
20:45	Crespo 62'	Report		Attendance: 13,449 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Borussia Dortmund v Parma

5 November 1997	Borussia Dortmund	2–0	Parma	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:45	Möller 50', 75'	Report		Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Borussia Dortmund v Galatasaray

27 November 1997	Borussia Dortmund	4–1	Galatasaray	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:45	But 22' Herrlich 34' Zorc 48', 86'	Report	Penbe 87'	Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Sparta Prague v Borussia Dortmund

10 December 1997	Sparta Prague	0–3	Borussia Dortmund	Letná Stadium, Prague
20:45		Report	Möller 29' Kirovski 47' Booth 71'	Attendance: 10,925 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund

4 March 1998	Bayern Munich	0–0	Borussia Dortmund	Olympiastadion, Munich
20:45		Report		Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich

18 March 1998	Borussia Dortmund	1–0 (a.e.t.) (1–0 agg.)	Bayern Munich	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:45	Chapuisat 109'	Report		Attendance: 48,500 Referee: László Vagner (Hungary)

Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund

1 April 1998	Real Madrid	2–0	Borussia Dortmund	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
22:00	Morientes 24' Karembeu 67'	Report		Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid

15 April 1998	Borussia Dortmund	0–0 (0–2 agg.)	Real Madrid	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:45		Report		Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

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