1997–98_Borussia_Dortmund_season

1997–98 Borussia Dortmund season

1997–98 Borussia Dortmund season

1997–98 season of Borussia Dortmund


Season summary

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.

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First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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Left club during season

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Competitions

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

Bundesliga

League table

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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

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

Intercontinental Cup

Final

Champions League

Group stage

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22 October 1997 Parma Italy 1–0 Germany Borussia Dortmund Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma
20:45 Crespo 62' Report Attendance: 13,449
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
5 November 1997 Borussia Dortmund Germany 2–0 Italy Parma Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:45 Möller 50', 75' Report Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
27 November 1997 Borussia Dortmund Germany 4–1 Turkey Galatasaray Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:45 But 22'
Herrlich 34'
Zorc 48', 86'
Report Penbe 87' Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

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

Statistics

Transfers


References

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

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