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1997–98 Borussia Dortmund season

Borussia Dortmund
1997–98 season
ManagerItaly Nevio Scala
Bundesliga10th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
DFB-LigapokalSemi-finals
UEFA Super CupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Intercontinental CupWinners
Top goalscorer
Stéphane Chapuisat (14)

Season summary edit

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.

Kit edit

First-team squad edit

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. 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

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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)

Competitions edit

DFB-Ligapokal edit

Main article: 1997 DFB-Ligapokal

Preliminary round edit

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 edit

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

Bundesliga edit

Main article: 1997–98 Bundesliga

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 MSV Duisburg 34 11 11 12 43 44 −1 44 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
9 Hamburger SV 34 11 11 12 38 46 −8 44
10 Borussia Dortmund 34 11 10 13 57 55 +2 43
11 Hertha BSC 34 12 7 15 41 53 −12 43
12 VfL Bochum 34 11 8 15 41 49 −8 41
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ As domestic cup winners Bayern Munich had qualified for UEFA Champions League, their place in the Cup Winners' Cup was transferred to finalists Duisburg.

UEFA Super Cup edit

Main article: 1997 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
(1–3 agg.)		   Barcelona Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:00 CET Heinrich   64' Report Giovanni   8' Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

Intercontinental Cup edit

Main article: 1997 Intercontinental Cup

Final edit

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 edit

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Champions League

Group stage edit

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A

Pos Team
 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
Source: UEFA
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 edit

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.)
(1–0 agg.)		   Bayern Munich Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:45 Chapuisat   109' Report Attendance: 48,500
Referee: László Vagner (Hungary)

Semi-finals edit

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

Statistics edit

Transfers edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Borussia Dortmund - 1997/98".
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