1997–98 Borussia Dortmund season

1997–98 season of Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund 1997–98 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 Stéphane Chapuisat (14) _borussiadortmund9697h _borussiadortmund9697h _borussiadortmund9697h _hoops_black D9FD43 D9FD43 D9FD43 000000 D9FD43 _bvb9798a _bvb9798a _bvb9798a _hoops_black D9FD43 D9FD43 D9FD43 FFFFFF D9FD43 1996–97 1998–99 During the 1997–98 German football season, Borussia Dortmund competed in the German Bundesliga, finishing 10th. 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. First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttps://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/1997-1998/bundes/dortmund.htm FootballSquads - Borussia Dortmund - 1997/98 1 GER GK Stefan Klos 2 GER MF Knut Reinhardt 3 GER DF René Schneider 4 GER MF Steffen Freund 5 BRA DF Júlio César 6 GER MF Matthias Sammer 7 GER DF Stefan Reuter 8 GER MF Michael Zorc 9 SUI FW Stéphane Chapuisat 10 GER MF Andreas Möller 11 GER FW Heiko Herrlich 12 GER GK Wolfgang de Beer 13 GHA FW Bashiru Gambo 15 GER DF Jürgen Kohler 16 GER DF Martin Kree 17 GER MF Jörg Heinrich 18 GER MF Lars Ricken 21 GER FW Christian Timm 22 GHA FW Ibrahim Tanko 23 GER DF Jörg Sauerland 24 NED FW Harry Decheiver 26 GER MF Frank Riethmann 27 AUT DF Wolfgang Feiersinger 28 GER DF Benjamin Knoche 29 RUS MF Vladimir But 30 USA FW Jovan Kirovski 31 NOR DF Steinar Pedersen 32 GER DF Manfred Binz 33 GER DF Deniz Sahin 34 GER DF Björn Mehnert Left club during season 14 SCO MF Paul Lambert to Celtic 19 POR MF Paulo Sousa to Internazionale 20 SCO FW Scott Booth to Utrecht Competitions DFB-Ligapokal 1997 DFB-Ligapokal Preliminary round W 20 July 1997 20:30 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Report VfL Bochum Chapuisat 62 pen. Stadion Oberwerth, Koblenz 13,000 Hans-Peter Best Semi-finals L 23 July 1997 19:00 Bayern Munich 2–0 Report Borussia Dortmund Giovane Élber 29Babbel 75 Rosenaustadion, Augsburg 25,000 Lutz Wagner Bundesliga 1997–98 Bundesliga League table BVB UEFA Super Cup 1997 UEFA Super Cup L 8 January 1998 21:00 CET Barcelona ESP 2–0 https://archive.today/20120527094524/http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/season=1997/index.html Report GER Borussia Dortmund Luis Enrique 8Rivaldo 61 pen. Camp Nou, Barcelona 50,000 David Elleray (England) D 11 March 1998 20:00 CET Borussia Dortmund GER 1–1 1–3 https://archive.today/20120527094524/http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/season=1997/index.html Report ESP Barcelona Heinrich 64 Giovanni 8 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund 32,500 Piero Ceccarini (Italy) Intercontinental Cup 1997 Intercontinental Cup Final W 2 December 1997 19:10 JST Borussia Dortmund GER 2–0 Report BRA Cruzeiro Zorc 34Herrlich 85 National Stadium, Tokyo 46,953 José García-Aranda (Spain) Champions League 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group A Group A n DOR W 17 September 1997 20:45 Galatasaray TUR 0–1 Report GER Borussia Dortmund Chapuisat 74 Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul 23,000 José García-Aranda (Spain) W 1 October 1997 20:45 Borussia Dortmund GER 4–1 Report CZE Sparta Prague Herrlich 20Chapuisat 59 75Heinrich 69 Siegl 76 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund 42,000 Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) L 22 October 1997 20:45 Parma ITA 1–0 Report GER Borussia Dortmund Crespo 62 Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma 13,449 Gilles Veissière (France) W 5 November 1997 20:45 Borussia Dortmund GER 2–0 Report ITA Parma Möller 50 75 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund 40,000 Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) W 27 November 1997 20:45 Borussia Dortmund GER 4–1 Report TUR Galatasaray But 22Herrlich 34Zorc 48 86 Penbe 87 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund 45,000 Rune Pedersen (Norway) W 10 December 1997 20:45 Sparta Prague CZE 0–3 Report GER Borussia Dortmund Möller 29Kirovski 47Booth 71 Letná Stadium, Prague 10,925 Hugh Dallas (Scotland) Quarter-finals D 4 March 1998 20:45 Bayern Munich GER 0–0 Report GER Borussia Dortmund Olympiastadion, Munich 60,000 Pierluigi Collina (Italy) W 18 March 1998 20:45 Borussia Dortmund GER 1–0 1–0 Report yes GER Bayern Munich Chapuisat 109 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund 48,500 László Vagner (Hungary) Semi-finals L 1 April 1998 22:00 Real Madrid ESP 2–0 Report GER Borussia Dortmund Morientes 24Karembeu 67 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 85,000 Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) D 15 April 1998 20:45 Borussia Dortmund GER 0–0 0–2 Report ESP Real Madrid Westfalenstadion, Dortmund 48,500 Paul Durkin (England) References Category:Borussia Dortmund seasons Borussia Dortmund