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.

:Squad at end of season{{Cite web|url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/1997-1998/bundes/dortmund.htm|title = FootballSquads - Borussia Dortmund - 1997/98}}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=1|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=Stefan Klos}}

{{Fs player|no=2|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Knut Reinhardt}}

{{Fs player|no=3|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=René Schneider}}

{{Fs player|no=4|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Steffen Freund}}

{{Fs player|no=5|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=Júlio César}}

{{Fs player|no=6|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Matthias Sammer}}

{{Fs player|no=7|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Stefan Reuter}}

{{Fs player|no=8|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Michael Zorc}}

{{Fs player|no=9|nat=SUI|pos=FW|name=Stéphane Chapuisat}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Andreas Möller}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=Heiko Herrlich}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=Wolfgang de Beer}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=GHA|pos=FW|name=Bashiru Gambo}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Jürgen Kohler}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Martin Kree}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Jörg Heinrich}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Lars Ricken}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=Christian Timm}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=GHA|pos=FW|name=Ibrahim Tanko}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Jörg Sauerland}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=Harry Decheiver}}

{{Fs player|no=26|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Frank Riethmann}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=AUT|pos=DF|name=Wolfgang Feiersinger}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Benjamin Knoche}}

{{Fs player|no=29|nat=RUS|pos=MF|name=Vladimir But}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Jovan Kirovski}}

{{Fs player|no=31|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Steinar Pedersen}}

{{Fs player|no=32|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Manfred Binz}}

{{Fs player|no=33|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Deniz Sahin}}

{{Fs player|no=34|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Björn Mehnert}}

{{Fs end}}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Paul Lambert|other=to Celtic}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=Paulo Sousa|other=to Internazionale}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Scott Booth|other=to Utrecht}}

{{Fs end}}

{{main|1997 DFB-Ligapokal}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result = W

|date=20 July 1997

|time=20:30

|team1=Borussia Dortmund

|score=1–0

|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-1997-vorrunde-borussia-dortmund-vfl-bochum/ Report]

|team2= VfL Bochum

|goals1= Chapuisat {{goal|62|pen.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadion Oberwerth, Koblenz

|attendance=13,000

|referee=Hans-Peter Best }}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result = L

|date=23 July 1997

|time=19:00

|team1=Bayern Munich

|score=2–0

|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-1997-halbfinale-bayern-muenchen-borussia-dortmund/ Report]

|team2= Borussia Dortmund

|goals1= Giovane Élber {{goal|29}}
Babbel {{goal|75}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Rosenaustadion, Augsburg

|attendance=25,000

|referee=Lutz Wagner }}

{{main|1997–98 Bundesliga}}

{{:1997–98 Bundesliga|showteam=BVB}}

{{main|1997 UEFA Super Cup}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result = L

|date = 8 January 1998

|time = 21:00 CET

|team1 = Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP}}

|score = 2–0

|report=[https://archive.today/20120527094524/http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/season=1997/index.html Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund

|goals1 = Luis Enrique {{goal|8}}
Rivaldo {{goal|61|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Camp Nou, Barcelona

|attendance = 50,000

|referee= David Elleray (England)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result = D

|date = 11 March 1998

|time = 20:00 CET

|team1 = Borussia Dortmund {{flagicon|GER}}

|score = 1–1

|aggregatescore = 1–3

|report=[https://archive.today/20120527094524/http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/season=1997/index.html Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|goals1 = Heinrich {{goal|64}}

|goals2 = Giovanni {{goal|8}}

|stadium = Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

|attendance = 32,500

|referee= Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

}}

{{main|1997 Intercontinental Cup}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|date = 2 December 1997

|time = 19:10 JST

|team1 = Borussia Dortmund {{flagicon|GER}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20010725203046/http://toyotacup.com/html/history/18/g_ef.html Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|BRA}} Cruzeiro

|goals1 = Zorc {{goal|34}}
Herrlich {{goal|85}}

|stadium = National Stadium, Tokyo

|attendance = 46,953

|referee = José García-Aranda (Spain)

}}

{{main|1997–98 UEFA Champions League}}

{{main article|1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group A}}

{{:1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group A|show_matches=n|showteam=DOR}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result = W

|date=17 September 1997

|time=20:45

|team1=Galatasaray {{flagicon|TUR}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/54391--galatasaray-vs-b-dortmund/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund

|goals2=Chapuisat {{goal|74}}

|stadium=Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul

|attendance=23,000

|referee=José García-Aranda (Spain)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result = W

|date=1 October 1997

|time=20:45

|team1=Borussia Dortmund {{flagicon|GER}}

|score=4–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/54402--b-dortmund-vs-sparta-praha/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|CZE}} Sparta Prague

|goals1=Herrlich {{goal|20}}
Chapuisat {{goal|59||75}}
Heinrich {{goal|69}}

|goals2=Siegl {{goal|76}}

|stadium=Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

|attendance=42,000

|referee=Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result = L

|date=22 October 1997

|time=20:45

|team1=Parma {{flagicon|ITA}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/54420--parma-vs-b-dortmund/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund

|goals1=Crespo {{goal|62}}

|stadium=Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma

|attendance=13,449

|referee=Gilles Veissière (France)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result = W

|date=5 November 1997

|time=20:45

|team1=Borussia Dortmund {{flagicon|GER}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/54422--b-dortmund-vs-parma/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Parma

|goals1=Möller {{goal|50||75}}

|stadium=Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

|attendance=40,000

|referee=Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result = W

|date=27 November 1997

|time=20:45

|team1=Borussia Dortmund {{flagicon|GER}}

|score=4–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/54425--b-dortmund-vs-galatasaray/postmatch/lineups/index.html Report]

|team2={{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray

|goals1=But {{goal|22}}
Herrlich {{goal|34}}
Zorc {{goal|48||86}}

|goals2=Penbe {{goal|87}}

|stadium=Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

|attendance=45,000

|referee=Rune Pedersen (Norway)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result = W

|date=10 December 1997

|time=20:45

|team1=Sparta Prague {{flagicon|CZE}}

|score=0–3

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/54426--sparta-praha-vs-b-dortmund/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund

|goals2=Möller {{goal|29}}
Kirovski {{goal|47}}
Booth {{goal|71}}

|stadium=Letná Stadium, Prague

|attendance=10,925

|referee=Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result = D

|date=4 March 1998

|time=20:45

|team1=Bayern Munich {{flagicon|GER}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/54566--bayern-munchen-vs-b-dortmund/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund

|stadium=Olympiastadion, Munich

|attendance=60,000

|referee=Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result = W

|date=18 March 1998

|time=20:45

|team1=Borussia Dortmund {{flagicon|GER}}

|score=1–0

|aggregatescore=1–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/54567--b-dortmund-vs-bayern-munchen/ Report]

|aet=yes

|team2={{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich

|goals1=Chapuisat {{goal|109}}

|stadium=Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

|attendance=48,500

|referee=László Vagner (Hungary)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result = L

|date=1 April 1998

|time=22:00

|team1=Real Madrid {{flagicon|ESP}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/54819--real-madrid-vs-b-dortmund/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund

|goals1=Morientes {{goal|24}}
Karembeu {{goal|67}}

|stadium=Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid

|attendance=85,000

|referee=Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|result = D

|date=15 April 1998

|time=20:45

|team1=Borussia Dortmund {{flagicon|GER}}

|score=0–0

|aggregatescore=0–2

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/54820--b-dortmund-vs-real-madrid/ Report]

|team2={{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

|stadium=Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

|attendance=48,500

|referee=Paul Durkin (England)

}}

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