1997–98 Borussia Dortmund season
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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Results
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
| 23 July 1997 | Bayern Munich | 2 – 0 | Borussia Dortmund | Rosenaustadion, Augsburg |
| 19:00 | Giovane Élber 29' Babbel 75' |
Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Lutz Wagner |
UEFA Super Cup
| 8 January 1998 | Barcelona  | 2–0 |  Borussia Dortmund | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
| 21:00 CET | Luis Enrique 8' Rivaldo 61' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 50,000 Referee: David Elleray (England) |
| 11 March 1998 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–1 | Barcelona | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund |
| 20:00 CET | Heinrich 64' |
Report | Giovanni 8' |
Attendance: 32,500 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy) |
Intercontential Cup
Final
| 2 December 1997 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–0 |  Cruzeiro | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 19:10 JST | Zorc 34' Herrlich 85' |
Report | Attendance: 46,953 Referee: José García-Aranda (Spain) |
Champions League
Group stage
| 17 September 1997 | Galatasaray  | 0–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul |
| 20:45 | Report | Chapuisat 74' |
Attendance: 23,000 Referee: José García-Aranda (Spain) |
| 1 October 1997 | Borussia Dortmund | 4–1 |  Sparta Prague | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund |
| 20:45 | Herrlich 20' Chapuisat 59', 75'Heinrich 69' |
Report | Siegl 76' |
Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
| 22 October 1997 | Parma  | 1–0 | Borussia Dortmund | Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma |
| 20:45 | Crespo 62' |
Report | Attendance: 13,449 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) |
| 5 November 1997 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–0 | Parma | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund |
| 20:45 | Möller 50', 75' |
Report | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
| 27 November 1997 | Borussia Dortmund | 4–1 | Galatasaray | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund |
| 20:45 | But 22' Herrlich 34'Zorc 48', 86' |
Report | Penbe 87' |
Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) |
| 10 December 1997 | Sparta Prague | 0–3 | Borussia Dortmund | Letná Stadium, Prague |
| 20:45 | Report | Möller 29' Kirovski 47'Booth 71' |
Attendance: 10,925 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |
Quarter-finals
| 4 March 1998 | Bayern Munich | 0–0 | Borussia Dortmund | Olympiastadion, Munich |
| 20:45 | Report | Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| 18 March 1998 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Bayern Munich | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund |
| 20:45 | Chapuisat 109' |
Report | Attendance: 48,500 Referee: László Vagner (Hungary) |
Semi-finals
| 1 April 1998 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Borussia Dortmund | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid |
| 22:00 | Morientes 24' Karembeu 67' |
Report | Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) |
| 15 April 1998 | Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | Real Madrid | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund |
| 20:45 | Report | Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Paul Durkin (England) |
Statistics
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