| Season | 1997–98 |
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| Champions | 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2nd Bundesliga title 4th German title |
| Relegated | Karlsruher SC 1. FC Köln Arminia Bielefeld |
| Champions League | 1. FC Kaiserslautern FC Bayern Munich |
| Cup Winners' Cup | MSV Duisburg (domestic cup finalists) |
| UEFA Cup | Bayer 04 Leverkusen VfB Stuttgart FC Schalke 04 |
| Intertoto Cup | F.C. Hansa Rostock SV Werder Bremen |
| Goals scored | 853 |
| Average goals/game | 2.79 |
| Top goalscorer | Ulf Kirsten (22) |
| Biggest home win | Leverkusen 6-1 Karlsruhe (23 August 1997) Leverkusen 6-1 Stuttgart (21 December 1997) Leverkusen 5-0 Hamburg (18 April 1998) |
| Biggest away win | nine games with a differential of +3 each (2–5 once, 1–4 twice, 0–3 six times) |
| Highest scoring | Duisburg 4-5 M'gladbach (9 goals) (31 October 1997) |
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Fußball-Bundesliga 1997–98 was the 35th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 1 August 1997[1] and ended on 9 May 1998.[2] FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.
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Competition modus
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received three points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the three teams with the least points were relegated to 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.
Team changes to 1996–97
Fortuna Düsseldorf, SC Freiburg and FC St. Pauli were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced by 1. FC Kaiserslautern, VfL Wolfsburg and Hertha BSC Berlin.
Season overview
Team overview
| Club | Ground[3] | Capacity[3] |
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| Hertha BSC Berlin | Olympiastadion | 76,000 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | Stadion Alm | 22,512 |
| VfL Bochum | Ruhrstadion | 36,344 |
| SV Werder Bremen | Weserstadion | 36,000 |
| Borussia Dortmund | Westfalenstadion | 55,000 |
| MSV Duisburg | Wedaustadion | 30,128 |
| Hamburger SV | Volksparkstadion | 62,000 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Fritz-Walter-Stadion | 38,500 |
| Karlsruher SC | Wildparkstadion | 33,800 |
| 1. FC Köln | Müngersdorfer Stadion | 55,000 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | BayArena | 22,500 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bökelbergstadion | 34,500 |
| TSV 1860 Munich | Olympiastadion | 63,000 |
| FC Bayern Munich | Olympiastadion | 63,000 |
| F.C. Hansa Rostock | Ostseestadion | 25,850 |
| FC Schalke 04 | Parkstadion | 70,000 |
| VfB Stuttgart | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion | 53,700 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg | 21,600 |
League table
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Kaiserslautern (C) | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 68 | UEFA Champions League 1998–99 Group stage |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 66 | UEFA Champions League 1998–99 Second qualifying round |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 55 | UEFA Cup 1998–99 First round |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 52 | |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 52 | |
| 6 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 51 | UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998 Third round |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 50 | UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998 Second round |
| 8 | Duisburg | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 44 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998–99 First round 1 |
| 9 | Hamburg | 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 | Bochum | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 41 | |
| 13 | 1860 Munich | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 41 | |
| 14 | Wolfsburg | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 39 | |
| 15 | Mönchengladbach | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 38 | |
| 16 | Karlsruhe (R) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 38 | 2. Fußball-Bundesliga |
| 17 | Köln (R) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 36 | |
| 18 | Arminia Bielefeld (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 32 |
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
1As domestic cup winners Bayern Munich had qualified for UEFA Champions League, their place in the Cup Winners' Cup was transferred to finalists Duisburg.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Results
Top goalscorers
- 22 goals
- 21 goals
- 14 goals
- 13 goals
Fredi Bobic (VfB Stuttgart)- Carsten Jancker (FC Bayern Munich)
Jörgen Pettersson (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
Toni Polster (1. FC Köln)- Roy Präger (VfL Wolfsburg)
- Bernhard Winkler (TSV 1860 Munich)
Champion Squad
| 1. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
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Goalkeepers: Andreas Reinke (31); Lajos Szűcs Manager: Otto Rehhagel. On the roster but have not played in a league game: Petr Kouba Transferred out during the season: Petr Kouba |
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Schedule Round 1". DFB. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=321598.
- ^ "Archive 1997/1998 Round 34". DFB. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=321960.
- ^ a b Grüne, Hardy (2001) (in German). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. ISBN 3-89784-147-9.
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