1997–98 Bundesliga
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Kaiserslautern 2nd Bundesliga title 4th German title |
| Relegated |
Karlsruhe Köln Arminia Bielefeld |
| Champions League |
Kaiserslautern Bayern Munich |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Duisburg (domestic cup finalists) |
| UEFA Cup |
Bayer Leverkusen Stuttgart Schalke 04 |
| Intertoto Cup |
Werder Bremen |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 853 (2.79 per match) |
| 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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The 1997–98 Bundesliga was the 35th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 1 August 1997 and ended on 9 May 1998.FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.
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. Bundesliga.
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.
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of 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; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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