1997–98 Borussia Dortmund season

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.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

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

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

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Jörg Heinrich
18	MF	Lars Ricken
21	FW	Christian Timm
22	FW	Ibrahim Tanko
23	DF	Jörg Sauerland
24	FW	Harry Decheiver
26	MF	Frank Riethmann
27	DF	Wolfgang Feiersinger
28	DF	Benjamin Knoche
29	MF	Vladimir But
30	FW	Jovan Kirovski
31	DF	Steinar Pedersen
32	DF	Manfred Binz
33	DF	Deniz Sahin
34	DF	Björn Mehnert

Left club during season

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

No.		Position	Player
14		MF	Paul Lambert (to Celtic)
19		MF	Paulo Sousa (to Internazionale)

No.		Position	Player
20		FW	Scott Booth (to Utrecht)

Results

DFB-Ligapokal

Preliminary round

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

Semi-finals

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

UEFA Super Cup

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)

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

Intercontential Cup

Final

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)

Champions League

Group stage

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)

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)

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

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

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)

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)

Quarter-finals

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

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

Semi-finals

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)

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

References

↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/1997-1998/bundes/dortmund.htm

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Level 1 & 2	Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga

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