1997–98 Regionalliga#North
{{short description|4th season of the Regionalliga as a third-level league}}
{{infobox football league season
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| competition = Regionalliga
| season = 1997–98
| winners =
| premiers =
| promoted = {{ubl|Hannover 96 (N)|Tennis Borussia Berlin (NO)|Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (W/SW)|SSV Ulm 1846 (S)}}
| relegated = {{ubl|VfL 93 Hamburg|Atlas Delmenhorst|SC Göttingen 05|Hertha Zehlendorf|Reinickendorfer Füchse|Wacker Nordhausen|Hansa Rostock (A)|Bonner SC|Rot-Weiss Essen|Germania Teveren|SV Darmstadt 98|VfL Kirchheim/Teck|Hessen Kassel}}
| Dissolved =
| continentalcup1 =
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| matches = 1190
| total goals = 3676
| average goals =
| league topscorer = Markus Erdmann (Arminia Hannover) - 34
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| prevseason = 1996–97
| nextseason = 1998–99
| updated =
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The 1997–98 Regionalliga was the fourth season of the Regionalliga as the third tier of German football. The league was organised in four regional divisions, Nord, Nordost, West-Südwest and Süd.
Hannover 96, Tennis Borussia Berlin, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and SSV Ulm 1846 were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.
North
= Final table =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|team1=H96|name_H96=Hannover 96
|team2=EBR|name_EBR=Eintracht Braunschweig
|team3=OSN|name_OSN=VfL Osnabrück
|team4=WBR|name_WBR=SV Werder Bremen II
|team5=OLD|name_OLD=VfB Oldenburg
|team6=ARM|name_ARM=Arminia Hannover
|team7=LÜB|name_LÜB=VfB Lübeck
|team8=EMD|name_EMD=Kickers Emden
|team9=WIL|name_WIL=SV Wilhelmshaven
|team10=ENO|name_ENO=Eintracht Nordhorn
|team11=V93|name_V93=VfL 93 Hamburg|note_V93=VfL 93 Hamburg were demoted.
|team12=CEL|name_CEL=TuS Celle
|team13=RIC|name_RIC=Sportfreunde Ricklingen
|team14=HAM|name_HAM=Hamburger SV II
|team15=HER|name_HER=VfL Herzlake
|team16=NOR|name_NOR=1. SC Norderstedt
|team17=ATL|name_ATL=SV Atlas Delmenhorst
|team18=G05|name_G05=Göttingen 05
|win_H96=28|draw_H96=5|loss_H96=1|gf_H96=120|ga_H96=29|status_H96=C,P
|win_EBR=26|draw_EBR=4|loss_EBR=4|gf_EBR=70|ga_EBR=24
|win_OSN=18|draw_OSN=12|loss_OSN=4|gf_OSN=70|ga_OSN=28
|win_WBR=20|draw_WBR=5|loss_WBR=9|gf_WBR=91|ga_WBR=52
|win_OLD=18|draw_OLD=9|loss_OLD=7|gf_OLD=69|ga_OLD=48
|win_ARM=16|draw_ARM=8|loss_ARM=10|gf_ARM=65|ga_ARM=45
|win_LÜB=15|draw_LÜB=9|loss_LÜB=10|gf_LÜB=60|ga_LÜB=45
|win_EMD=12|draw_EMD=8|loss_EMD=14|gf_EMD=54|ga_EMD=65
|win_WIL=11|draw_WIL=9|loss_WIL=14|gf_WIL=47|ga_WIL=56
|win_ENO=10|draw_ENO=10|loss_ENO=14|gf_ENO=50|ga_ENO=62
|win_V93=12|draw_V93=4|loss_V93=18|gf_V93=51|ga_V93=78|status_V93=R
|win_CEL=10|draw_CEL=9|loss_CEL=15|gf_CEL=50|ga_CEL=68
|win_RIC=10|draw_RIC=7|loss_RIC=17|gf_RIC=40|ga_RIC=59
|win_HAM=10|draw_HAM=6|loss_HAM=18|gf_HAM=51|ga_HAM=59
|win_HER=8|draw_HER=9|loss_HER=17|gf_HER=39|ga_HER=71
|win_NOR=8|draw_NOR=7|loss_NOR=19|gf_NOR=44|ga_NOR=64
|win_ATL=5|draw_ATL=6|loss_ATL=23|gf_ATL=37|ga_ATL=83|status_ATL=R
|win_G05=2|draw_G05=7|loss_G05=25|gf_G05=35|ga_G05=107|status_G05=R
|col_QP=green2|text_QP=Qualification to promotion play-offs
|result1=QP
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Oberliga
|result11=R|result17=R|result18=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Top scorers=
| class="wikitable" |
| #
!Player !Club !Goals |
|---|
| 1.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Markus Erdmann |34 |
| 2.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Sören Seidel |27 |
| 3.
|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Vladan Milovanović |22 |
| 4.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Marinus Bester |20 |
| 5.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Gerald Asamoah |19 |
| 6.
|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Miloš Kolaković |18 |
| rowspan="2"|7.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Jürgen Degen |rowspan="2"|17 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Martin Przondziono |
| 9.
|{{flagicon|ALB}} Muhamet Lajqi |15 |
| rowspan="2"|10.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Markus Burmeister |rowspan="2"|14 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Horst Elberfeld |
North-East
= Final table =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|team1=TBB|name_TBB=Tennis Borussia Berlin
|team2=DDR|name_DDR=Dynamo Dresden
|team3=EHS|name_EHS=Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl
|team4=FSL|name_FSL=FC Sachsen Leipzig
|team5=RWE|name_RWE=FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
|team6=BER|name_BER=1. FC Union Berlin
|team7=EAU|name_EAU=Erzgebirge Aue
|team8=CHE|name_CHE=Chemnitzer FC
|team9=LAS|name_LAS=Lok Altmark Stendal
|team10=PLA|name_PLA=VFC Plauen
|team11=FCB|name_FCB=FC Berlin
|team12=MAG|name_MAG=1. FC Magdeburg
|team13=SPA|name_SPA=Spandauer SV
|team14=B03|name_B03=SV Babelsberg 03
|team15=HZE|name_HZE=Hertha Zehlendorf
|team16=RFÜ|name_RFÜ=Reinickendorfer Füchse
|team17=W90|name_W90=FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen
|team18=HAN|name_HAN=F.C. Hansa Rostock II
|win_TBB=29|draw_TBB=5|loss_TBB=0|gf_TBB=86|ga_TBB=7|status_TBB=C,P
|win_DDR=17|draw_DDR=9|loss_DDR=8|gf_DDR=60|ga_DDR=39
|win_EHS=17|draw_EHS=6|loss_EHS=11|gf_EHS=68|ga_EHS=55
|win_FSL=16|draw_FSL=8|loss_FSL=10|gf_FSL=60|ga_FSL=36
|win_RWE=16|draw_RWE=8|loss_RWE=10|gf_RWE=59|ga_RWE=49
|win_BER=15|draw_BER=9|loss_BER=10|gf_BER=46|ga_BER=36
|win_EAU=14|draw_EAU=10|loss_EAU=10|gf_EAU=43|ga_EAU=43
|win_CHE=14|draw_CHE=9|loss_CHE=11|gf_CHE=54|ga_CHE=36
|win_LAS=15|draw_LAS=6|loss_LAS=13|gf_LAS=50|ga_LAS=56
|win_PLA=13|draw_PLA=9|loss_PLA=12|gf_PLA=55|ga_PLA=51
|win_FCB=12|draw_FCB=7|loss_FCB=15|gf_FCB=55|ga_FCB=55
|win_MAG=10|draw_MAG=9|loss_MAG=15|gf_MAG=60|ga_MAG=65
|win_SPA=11|draw_SPA=6|loss_SPA=17|gf_SPA=42|ga_SPA=64
|win_B03=10|draw_B03=8|loss_B03=16|gf_B03=33|ga_B03=50
|win_HZE=9|draw_HZE=7|loss_HZE=18|gf_HZE=39|ga_HZE=62|status_HZE=R
|win_RFÜ=8|draw_RFÜ=7|loss_RFÜ=19|gf_RFÜ=27|ga_RFÜ=64|status_RFÜ=R
|win_W90=7|draw_W90=8|loss_W90=19|gf_W90=32|ga_W90=58|status_W90=R
|win_HAN=5|draw_HAN=5|loss_HAN=24|gf_HAN=34|ga_HAN=77|status_HAN=R
|col_QP=green2|text_QP=Qualification to promotion play-offs
|result1=QP
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Oberliga
|result15=R|result16=R|result17=R|result18=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Top scorers=
| class="wikitable" |
| #
!Player !Club !Goals |
|---|
| 1.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Rainer Wiedemann |25 |
| 2.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Mike Lünsmann |FC Sachsen Leipzig / |18 |
| rowspan="2"|3.
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Ilija Aračić |rowspan="2"|16 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Torsten Gütschow |
| rowspan="2"|5.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Rocco Milde |rowspan="2"|15 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Mirko Ullmann |
| 7.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Mike Klenge |14 |
| rowspan="4"|8.
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Francisco Copado |rowspan="4"|12 |
| {{flagicon|CRO}} Kreso Kovacec |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Stephan Kuhlow |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Patschinski |
West/South-West
= Final table =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=PR
|team1=RWO|name_RWO=Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
|team2=SIE|name_SIE=Sportfreunde Siegen
|team3=HOM|name_HOM=FC 08 Homburg
|team4=SAA|name_SAA=1. FC Saarbrücken
|team5=ETR|name_ETR=Eintracht Trier
|team6=AHL|name_AHL=LR Ahlen
|team7=AAC|name_AAC=Alemannia Aachen
|team8=PMÜ|name_PMÜ=Preußen Münster
|team9=PAD|name_PAD=SC Paderborn 07
|team10=VER|name_VER=SC Verl
|team11=KAI|name_KAI=1. FC Kaiserslautern II
|team12=WUP|name_WUP=Wuppertaler SV
|team13=REM|name_REM=FC Remscheid
|team14=SAL|name_SAL=FSV Salmrohr
|team15=SVE|name_SVE=SpVgg Erkenschwick
|team16=BON|name_BON=Bonner SC
|team17=RWE|name_RWE=Rot-Weiss Essen
|team18=G10|name_G10=FC Germania 1910 Teveren
|win_RWO=21|draw_RWO=8|loss_RWO=5|gf_RWO=66|ga_RWO=31|status_RWO=C,P
|win_SIE=20|draw_SIE=5|loss_SIE=9|gf_SIE=69|ga_SIE=37
|win_HOM=17|draw_HOM=8|loss_HOM=9|gf_HOM=70|ga_HOM=38
|win_SAA=18|draw_SAA=5|loss_SAA=11|gf_SAA=70|ga_SAA=43
|win_ETR=14|draw_ETR=12|loss_ETR=8|gf_ETR=56|ga_ETR=41
|win_AHL=13|draw_AHL=12|loss_AHL=9|gf_AHL=62|ga_AHL=52
|win_AAC=13|draw_AAC=10|loss_AAC=11|gf_AAC=62|ga_AAC=46
|win_PMÜ=13|draw_PMÜ=10|loss_PMÜ=11|gf_PMÜ=57|ga_PMÜ=48
|win_PAD=12|draw_PAD=12|loss_PAD=10|gf_PAD=61|ga_PAD=37
|win_VER=13|draw_VER=8|loss_VER=13|gf_VER=52|ga_VER=56
|win_KAI=12|draw_KAI=10|loss_KAI=12|gf_KAI=45|ga_KAI=46
|win_WUP=11|draw_WUP=10|loss_WUP=13|gf_WUP=49|ga_WUP=58
|win_REM=10|draw_REM=8|loss_REM=16|gf_REM=40|ga_REM=55
|win_SAL=10|draw_SAL=7|loss_SAL=17|gf_SAL=33|ga_SAL=66
|win_SVE=9|draw_SVE=9|loss_SVE=16|gf_SVE=41|ga_SVE=69
|win_BON=10|draw_BON=5|loss_BON=19|gf_BON=34|ga_BON=65|status_BON=R
|win_RWE=7|draw_RWE=9|loss_RWE=18|gf_RWE=41|ga_RWE=80|status_RWE=R
|win_G10=6|draw_G10=6|loss_G10=22|gf_G10=32|ga_G10=72|status_G10=R
|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to 2. Bundesliga
|result1=P
|col_QP=green2|text_QP=Qualification to promotion play-offs
|result2=QP
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Oberliga
|result16=R|result17=R|result18=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Top scorers=
| class="wikitable" |
| #
!Player !Club !Goals |
|---|
| 1.
|{{flagicon|SLO}} Branko Zibert |20 |
| 2.
|{{flagicon|BUL}} Veselin Petkov Gerov |19 |
| rowspan="2"|3.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Mario Krohm |rowspan="2"|18 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Achim Weber |
| 5.
|{{flagicon|GUI}} Taifour Diane |16 |
| 6.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Til Bettenstaedt |15 |
| rowspan="3"|7.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Marco Antwerpen |rowspan="3"|14 |
| {{flagicon|NGA}} Sambo Choji |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Uwe Klein |
| 10.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Rudi Thömmes |13 |
South
= Final table =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=PR
|team1=ULM|name_ULM=SSV Ulm 1846
|team2=OFF|name_OFF=Kickers Offenbach
|team3=FUL|name_FUL=Borussia Fulda
|team4=REU|name_REU=SSV Reutlingen
|team5=WBU|name_WBU=Wacker Burghausen
|team6=BAY|name_BAY=FC Bayern Munich II
|team7=SWM|name_SWM=SV Waldhof Mannheim
|team8=KAR|name_KAR=Karlsruher SC II
|team9=T60|name_T60=TSV 1860 Munich II
|team10=AUG|name_AUG=FC Augsburg
|team11=WEI|name_WEI=SC Weismain
|team12=T93|name_T93=TSF 1893 Ditzingen
|team13=WEH|name_WEH=SV Wehen
|team14=MAN|name_MAN=VfR Mannheim
|team15=NEU|name_NEU=SC Neukirchen 1899
|team16=D98|name_D98=Darmstadt 98
|team17=VKT|name_VKT=VfL Kirchheim unter Teck
|win_ULM=18|draw_ULM=6|loss_ULM=8|gf_ULM=63|ga_ULM=36|status_ULM=C,P
|win_OFF=17|draw_OFF=8|loss_OFF=7|gf_OFF=56|ga_OFF=37
|win_FUL=17|draw_FUL=6|loss_FUL=9|gf_FUL=52|ga_FUL=46
|win_REU=15|draw_REU=10|loss_REU=7|gf_REU=50|ga_REU=30
|win_WBU=15|draw_WBU=9|loss_WBU=8|gf_WBU=56|ga_WBU=34
|win_BAY=15|draw_BAY=3|loss_BAY=14|gf_BAY=45|ga_BAY=44
|win_SWM=12|draw_SWM=11|loss_SWM=9|gf_SWM=46|ga_SWM=40
|win_KAR=14|draw_KAR=5|loss_KAR=13|gf_KAR=41|ga_KAR=52
|win_T60=11|draw_T60=10|loss_T60=11|gf_T60=51|ga_T60=43
|win_AUG=10|draw_AUG=12|loss_AUG=10|gf_AUG=51|ga_AUG=47
|win_WEI=10|draw_WEI=10|loss_WEI=12|gf_WEI=42|ga_WEI=48
|win_T93=10|draw_T93=8|loss_T93=14|gf_T93=36|ga_T93=47
|win_WEH=9|draw_WEH=8|loss_WEH=15|gf_WEH=50|ga_WEH=56
|win_MAN=8|draw_MAN=11|loss_MAN=13|gf_MAN=37|ga_MAN=48
|win_NEU=8|draw_NEU=9|loss_NEU=15|gf_NEU=45|ga_NEU=56
|win_D98=8|draw_D98=9|loss_D98=15|gf_D98=38|ga_D98=57|status_D98=R
|win_VKT=3|draw_VKT=9|loss_VKT=20|gf_VKT=31|ga_VKT=69|status_VKT=R
|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to 2. Bundesliga
|result1=P
|col_QP=green2|text_QP=Qualification to promotion play-offs
|result2=QP
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Oberliga
|result16=R|result17=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
NB KSV Hessen Kassel were declared bankrupt mid-season and all results were therefore annulled.
=Top scorers=
| class="wikitable" |
| #
!Player !Club !Goals |
|---|
| 1.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Dieter Eckstein |21 |
| 2.
|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Dragan Trkulja |19 |
| 3.
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Marko Barlecaj |Wacker Burghausen |18 |
| rowspan="2"|4.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Marco Fladung |rowspan="2"|17 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Sascha Licht |
| 6.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Oliver Roth |16 |
| 7.
|{{flagicon|CMR}} Olivier Djappa |15 |
| 8.
|{{flagicon|GER}} Michael Mayer |14 |
| rowspan="3"|9.
|{{flagicon|ALB}} Artur Maxhuni |rowspan="3"|13 |
| {{flagicon|NGA}} Amaechi Ottiji |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Winter |
Promotion playoffs
A preliminary decider was contested between the champions of the North and North-East regions. Hannover 96 won on penalties and so were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielplan/aufstiegsspiele-2-bundesliga-1997-1998-endspiel-nord-nordost/0/ Aufstiegsrunde 2. Bundesliga 1997/1998 » Endspiel Nord-Nordost] {{in lang|de}} Weltfussball.de, accessed: 22 November 2015
{{TwoLegStart|legs = 2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Tennis Borussia Berlin {{small|(NE)}}||2–2{{-}}(1–3 pen)|Hannover 96 {{small|(N)}}||2–0|0–2 aet{{-}}(1–3 pen)}}
{{end}}
The loser of the above tie faced the 2nd placed teams from the South and West/South-West regions for a final promotion place.[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielplan/aufstiegsspiele-2-bundesliga-1997-1998-aufstiegsrunde/2/ Aufstiegsrunde 2. Bundesliga 1997/1998 » Aufstiegsrunde] {{in lang|de}} Weltfussball.de, accessed: 22 November 2015
{{OneLegStart|legs = 2}}
{{OneLegResult|Sportfreunde Siegen {{small|(SW)}}||4–0|Kickers Offenbach {{small|(S)}}||}}
{{end}}
{{OneLegStart|legs = 2}}
{{OneLegResult|Kickers Offenbach {{small|(S)}}||1–2|Tennis Borussia Berlin {{small|(NE)}}||}}
{{end}}
{{OneLegStart|legs = 2}}
{{OneLegResult|Tennis Borussia Berlin {{small|(NE)}}||2–0|Sportfreunde Siegen {{small|(SW)}}||}}
{{end}}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|team1=TBB|name_TBB=Tennis Borussia Berlin
|team2=SIE|name_SIE=Sportfreunde Siegen
|team3=OFF|name_OFF=Kickers Offenbach
|win_TBB=2|draw_TBB=0|loss_TBB=0|gf_TBB=4|ga_TBB=1
|win_SIE=1|draw_SIE=0|loss_SIE=1|gf_SIE=4|ga_SIE=2
|win_OFF=0|draw_OFF=0|loss_OFF=2|gf_OFF=1|ga_OFF=6
|col_P=green1|text_P=
|result1=P
|update=complete|source=
}}
Tennis Borussia Berlin were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.
Top goalscorer
- Rainer Wiedemann (FSV Lok Altmark Stendal) – 25 goals
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.kicker.de/rl-nord-1994-2000/spieltag/1997-98/34 Regionalliga Nord 1997–98] {{in lang|de}} at kicker.de
- [https://www.kicker.de/rl-nordost-1994-2000/spieltag/1997-98/34 Regionalliga Nordost 1997–98] {{in lang|de}} at kicker.de
- [https://www.kicker.de/rl-westsuedwest-1994-2000/spieltag/1997-98/34 Regionalliga West/Südwest 1997–98] {{in lang|de}} at kicker.de
- [https://www.kicker.de/rl-sued-1994-2000/spieltag/1997-98/34 Regionalliga Süd 1997–98] {{in lang|de}} at kicker.de
{{Regionalliga seasons}}
{{1997–98 in German football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Regionalliga 1997-98}}