1997–98 FC Bayern Munich season

98th season in existence of Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich 1997–98 football season
FC Bayern Munich
1997–98 season
ChairmanFranz Beckenbauer
ManagerGiovanni Trapattoni
StadiumOlympiastadion
Bundesliga2nd
DFB-LigapokalWinners
DFB-PokalWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Carsten Jancker (13)
All: Carsten Jancker (23)
Highest home attendance69,000 (vs 1860 Munich, 11 April 1998)
Lowest home attendance12,000 (vs Leverkusen, 17 December 1997)
Average home league attendance48,739
Home colours
Away colours
Special colours

The 1997–98 FC Bayern Munich season was Bayern Munich's 33rd consecutive season in the Bundesliga, the top division of German football. After they won the title in the previous season, Bayern have been only second behind promoted team 1. FC Kaiserslautern. At Olympiastadion Berlin, Bayern beat MSV Duisburg 2–1 in the 1998 DFB-Pokal final, which meant the first DFB-Pokal title since 1986. In the UEFA Champions League Bayern were eliminated in the quarterfinals after extra time by national rival and cup holder Borussia Dortmund.

Background

Transfers

Pre-season

Key
FC Mindelzell v Bayern Munich
5 July 1997 Friendly FC Mindelzell 0–12 Bayern Munich Mindelzell
Jancker (4)
Zickler (3)
Bugera (2)
Strunz
Nerlinger
Hamann
Fenerbahçe Turkey v Bayern Munich
6 July 1997 Friendly Fenerbahçe Turkey 0–2 Bayern Munich
Scholl (2)
Eintracht Schwerin v Bayern Munich
13 July 1997 Friendly Eintracht Schwerin 0–4 Bayern Munich Schwerin
Jancker (2)
Hamann
Scholl
Stadium: Sportpark Paulshöhe
Greifswalder SC v Bayern Munich
16 July 1997 Friendly Greifswalder SC 0–4 Bayern Munich Greifswald
Helmer (2)
Jancker
Unknown (o.g.)
Stadium: Volksstadion
Hertha BSC v Bayern Munich
28 July 1997 Opel Master Cup (Semi-final) Hertha BSC 0–1 Bayern Munich Berlin
Report 5' Élber Stadium: Olympiastadion
Milan Italy v Bayern Munich
28 July 1997 Opel Master Cup (Final) Milan Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Bayern Munich Berlin
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Penalties
Juventus Italy v Bayern Munich
11 August 1997 Coppa San Benedetto del Tronto Juventus Italy 1–0 Bayern Munich San Benedetto del Tronto
Inzaghi 22' Report Stadium: Stadio Riviera delle Palme
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

DFB-Ligapokal

Bayern Munich v Dortmund
23 July 1997 Semi-final Bayern Munich 2–0 Dortmund Augsburg
19:00 CEST Élber 29'
Babbel 75'
Report Stadium: Rosenaustadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lutz Wagner
Bayern Munich v Stuttgart
26 July 1997 Final Bayern Munich 2–0 Stuttgart Leverkusen
19:30 CEST Basler 57'
Élber 71'
Report Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jürgen Jansen

Bundesliga

Match results

Bayern Munich v Kaiserslautern
2 August 1997 1 Bayern Munich 0–1 Kaiserslautern Munich
15:30 CEST Report 80' Schjønberg Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 63,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Lutz Fröhlich (Berlin)
Mönchengladbach v Bayern Munich
6 August 1997 2 Mönchengladbach 1–1 Bayern Munich Mönchengladbach
20:00 CEST Pettersson 17' Report 55' Strunz Stadium: Bökelbergstadion
Attendance: 34,500 (sell-out)
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Handorf)
Bayern Munich v Wolfsburg
9 August 1997 3 Bayern Munich 5–2 Wolfsburg Munich
15:30 CEST Élber 10', 58'
Strunz 12'
Rizzitelli 20', 70'
Report 40' Reyna
86' Meissner
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Georg Dardenne (Nettersheim)
Hamburg v Bayern Munich
24 August 1997 4 Hamburg 0–2 Bayern Munich Hamburg
18:00 CEST Report 23' Basler
82' Zickler
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 48,449
Referee: Jürgen Jansen (Essen)
Hansa Rostock v Bayern Munich
30 August 1997 5 Hansa Rostock 1–3 Bayern Munich Rostock
15:30 CEST Pamić 85' Report 58' Scholl
69' Nerlinger
87' Jancker
Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 24,800 (sell-out)
Referee: Bernhard Zerr (Ottersweier)
Bayern Munich v Hertha BSC
13 September 1997 6 Bayern Munich 3–0 Hertha BSC Munich
15:30 CEST Élber 42'
Jancker 73'
Strunz 77'
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 63,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Essen)
Köln v Bayern Munich
20 September 1997 7 Köln 1–3 Bayern Munich Cologne
15:30 CEST Tretschok 34' Report 14' Jancker
21' Nerlinger
90' Scholl
Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg)
Bayern Munich v Schalke
26 September 1997 8 Bayern Munich 1–1 Schalke Munich
20:00 CEST Tarnat 50' Report 26' Wilmots Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 63,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Sinzig)
Bochum v Bayern Munich
4 October 1997 9 Bochum 2–3 Bayern Munich Bochum
15:30 CEST Gülünoğlu 17'
Yuran 64'
Report 24', 35' Basler
56' Zickler
Stadium: Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 31,222 (sell-out)
Referee: Alfons Berg (Konz)
Bayern Munich v Stuttgart
15 October 1997 10 Bayern Munich 3–3 Stuttgart Munich
20:00 CEST Jancker 13'
Hamann 60'
Kuffour 84'
Report 15' Tarnat (o.g.)
62' Berthold
68' Akpoborie
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Magdeburg)
Karlsruhe v Bayern Munich
18 October 1997 11 Karlsruhe 1–1 Bayern Munich Karlsruhe
15:30 CEST Schroth 40' Report 78' Tarnat Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 33,500 (sell-out)
Referee: Georg Dardenne (Nettersheim)
Bayern Munich v Bremen
25 October 1997 12 Bayern Munich 2–0 Bremen Munich
15:30 CEST Jancker 33'
Basler 70'
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 63,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Jörg Keßler (Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn)
1860 Munich v Bayern Munich
1 November 1997 13 1860 Munich 2–2 Bayern Munich Munich
17:30 CET Heldt 9'
Winkler 52'
Report 35' Hamann
54' Basler
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 69,900 (sell-out)
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Gelsenkirchen)
Bayern Munich v Bielefeld
8 November 1997 14 Bayern Munich 1–0 Bielefeld Munich
15:30 CET Élber 24' Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Uwe Kemmling (Kleinburgwedel)
Dortmund v Bayern Munich
11 November 1997 17 Dortmund 0–2 Bayern Munich Dortmund
20:00 CET Report 36' Jancker
40' Élber
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 55,500 (sell-out)
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Handorf)
Bayern Munich v Duisburg
22 November 1997 16 Bayern Munich 3–0 Duisburg Munich
15:30 CET Helmer 10'
Rizzitelli 37'
Mehmet Scholl 72'
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Torsten Koop (Lüttenmark)
Leverkusen v Bayern Munich
30 November 1997 15 Leverkusen 4–2 Bayern Munich Leverkusen
19:45 CET Heintze 45'
Kirsten 69', 90', 90'
Report 6' Élber
24' Jancker
Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion
Attendance: 22,500 (sell-out)
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Magdeburg)
Kaiserslautern v Bayern Munich
5 December 1997 18 Kaiserslautern 2–0 Bayern Munich Kaiserslautern
20:00 CET Hamann (o.g.) 44'
Hristov 85'
Report Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Berlin)
Bayern Munich v Mönchengladbach
13 December 1997 19 Bayern Munich 3–2 Mönchengladbach Munich
15:30 CET Jancker 20', 50'
Nerlinger 52'
Report 63' Effenberg
87' Pettersson
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg)
Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich
20 December 1997 20 Wolfsburg 2–3 Bayern Munich Wolfsburg
15:30 CET Reyna 45'
Dammeier 47'
Report 5' Scholl
26' Jancker
79' Kuffour
Stadium: VfL-Stadion
Attendance: 21,600 (sell-out)
Referee: Jürgen Aust (Köln)
Bayern Munich v Hamburg
31 January 1998 21 Bayern Munich 3–0 Hamburg Munich
15:30 CET Élber 1', 41'
Jancker 56'
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Essen)
Bayern Munich v Hansa Rostock
7 February 1998 22 Bayern Munich 2–0 Hansa Rostock Munich
15:30 CET Zickler 16'
Tarnat 18'
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Jörg Keßler (Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn)
Hertha BSC v Bayern Munich
14 February 1998 23 Hertha BSC 2–1 Bayern Munich Berlin
15:30 CET Preetz 18'
Čović 70'
Report 84' Preetz (o.g.) Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 76,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Alfons Berg (Konz)
Bayern Munich v Köln
28 February 1998 24 Bayern Munich 0–2 Köln Munich
15:30 CET Report 49' Münch
63' Azizi
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Handorf)
Schalke v Bayern Munich
8 March 1998 25 Schalke 1–0 Bayern Munich Gelsenkirchen
19:45 CET Linke 19' Report Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 71,017 (sell-out)
Referee: Jürgen Aust (Köln)
Bayern Munich v Bochum
14 March 1998 26 Bayern Munich 0–0 Bochum Munich
15:30 CET Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Torsten Koop (Lüttenmark)
Stuttgart v Bayern Munich
22 March 1998 27 Stuttgart 0–3 Bayern Munich Stuttgart
19:45 CET Report 21' Fink
40' Scholl
78' Zickler
Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 53,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Alfons Berg (Konz)
Bayern Munich v Karlsruhe
28 March 1998 28 Bayern Munich 1–1 Karlsruhe Munich
15:30 CET Élber 75' Report 45' Régis Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 63,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel)
Bremen v Bayern Munich
4 April 1998 29 Bremen 0–3 Bayern Munich Bremen
15:30 CEST Report 9', 61' Scholl
81' Jancker
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 35,883 (sell-out)
Referee: Georg Dardenne (Nettersheim)
Bayern Munich v 1860 Munich
11 April 1998 30 Bayern Munich 3–1 1860 Munich Munich
15:30 CEST Scholl 39'
Jancker 43'
Matthäus 47'
Report 73' Ouakili Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 69,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Magdeburg)
Bielefeld v Bayern Munich
18 April 1998 31 Bielefeld 4–4 Bayern Munich Bielefeld
15:30 CEST Maas 2'
Sternkopf 40'
Scholl (o.g.) 74'
Kuffour (o.g.) 82'
Report 27' Tarnat
34' Babbel
34' Nerlinger
89' Matthäus
Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 22,512 (sell-out)
Referee: Bernhard Zerr (Ottersweier)
Bayern Munich v Leverkusen
26 April 1998 32 Bayern Munich 2–1 Leverkusen Munich
19:45 CEST Tarnat 16'
Rizzitelli 49'
Report 83' Rink Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Sinzig)
Duisburg v Bayern Munich
2 May 1998 33 Duisburg 0–0 Bayern Munich Duisburg
15:30 CEST Report Stadium: Wedaustadion
Attendance: 30,128 (sell-out)
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Magedeburg)
Bayern Munich v Dortmund
9 May 1998 34 Bayern Munich 4–0 Dortmund Munich
15:30 CEST Scholl 47'
Matthäus 48'
Élber 83', 90'
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 63,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Jörg Keßler (Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn)

Classification

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Kaiserslautern (C) 34 19 11 4 63 39 +24 68 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Bayern Munich 34 19 9 6 69 37 +32 66 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 14 13 7 66 39 +27 55 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 14 10 10 55 49 +6 52
5 Schalke 04 34 13 13 8 38 32 +6 52
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 19 9 6 69 37  +32 66 11 4 2 36 14  +22 8 5 4 33 23  +10

Results by round

Source: Competitions
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

DFB-Pokal

Waldberg v Bayern Munich
15 August 1997 1st Round Waldberg 1–16 Bayern Munich Nuremberg
18:00 CEST Haase 16' Report 12', 18', 22' Élber
13' Scholl
32', 36', 43', 45', 47' Jancker
37' Basler
39', 50' Hamann
55' Fink
57' Strunz
60' Helmer
74' Rizzitelli
Stadium: Frankenstadion
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Volker Wezel (Tübingen)
Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich
23 September 1997 2nd Round Wolfsburg 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Bayern Munich Wolfsburg
20:30 CEST Reyna 7'
Kovačević 44'
Präger 88'
Report 45' Élber
77' Zickler
85' Tarnat
Stadium: VfL-Stadion
Attendance: 15,500 (sell-out)
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Gelsenkirchen)
Penalties
Kaiserslautern v Bayern Munich
28 October 1997 Round of 16 Kaiserslautern 1–2 Bayern Munich Kaiserslautern
20:30 CEST Sforza 25' Report 3' Nerlinger
75' Jancker
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Jürgen Jansen (Essen)
Bayern Munich v Leverkusen
17 December 1997 Quarter-final Bayern Munich 2–0 Leverkusen Munich
19:45 CET Nerlinger 42'
Élber 74'
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Sinzig)
Bayern Munich v Stuttgart
17 February 1998 Semi-final Bayern Munich 3–0 Stuttgart Munich
20:15 CET Hamann 14'
Scholl 21'
Tarnat 25'
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg)
Bayern Munich v Duisburg
16 May 1998 Final Bayern Munich 2–1 Duisburg Berlin
19:30 CEST Babbel 70'
Basler 89'
Report 20' Salou Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 75,841 (sell-out)
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Handorf)

Champions League

Bayern Munich qualified for the group stage of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League by finishing first in the Bundesliga in 1996–97.

Group stage

Pos Team
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  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 0 2 11 10 +1 12
3 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6
4 Sweden IFK Göteborg 6 2 0 4 4 9 −5 6
Source: UEFA
Bayern Munich Germany v Turkey Beşiktaş
17 September 1997 1 Bayern Munich Germany 2–0 Turkey Beşiktaş Munich
20:45 CEST Helmer 3'
Basler 70'
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
IFK Göteborg Sweden v Germany Bayern Munich
1 October 1997 2 IFK Göteborg Sweden 1–3 Germany Bayern Munich Gothenburg
20:45 CEST Lučić 85' Report 2' Jancker
35' Hamann
90' Élber
Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 26,503
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Bayern Munich Germany v France PSG
22 October 1997 3 Bayern Munich Germany 5–1 France PSG Munich
20:45 CEST Élber 4', 73'
Jancker 20', 47'
Helmer 50'
Report 48' Simone Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
PSG France v Germany Bayern Munich
5 November 1997 4 PSG France 3–1 Germany Bayern Munich Paris
20:45 CET Gava 18'
Tarnat (o.g.) 72'
Leroy 75'
Report 29' Babbel Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 32,274
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)
Beşiktaş Turkey v Germany Bayern Munich
26 November 1997 5 Beşiktaş Turkey 0–2 Germany Bayern Munich Istanbul
21:45 EET Report 5' Jancker
31' Helmer
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
Attendance: 26,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Bayern Munich Germany v Sweden IFK Göteborg
10 December 1997 6 Bayern Munich Germany 0–1 Sweden IFK Göteborg Munich
20:45 CET Report 51' Babbel (o.g.) Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Bayern Munich Germany v Germany Dortmund
4 March 1998 1st leg Bayern Munich Germany 0–0 Germany Dortmund Munich
20:45 CET Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Dortmund Germany v Germany Bayern Munich
18 March 1998 2nd leg Dortmund Germany 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–0 agg.)
Germany Bayern Munich Dortmund
20:45 CET Chapuisat 109' Report Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 48,500 (sell-out)
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)

Player statistics

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
No. Pos. Nat. Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFB-Ligapokal UEFA CL Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  GER Oliver Kahn 34 0 6 0 2 0 8 0 50 0
12 GK  GER Sven Scheuer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK  GER Bernd Dreher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  GER Markus Babbel 27 (3) 1 6 1 2 1 7 (1) 1 42 (4) 4
3 DF  GER Markus Münch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF  GHA Samuel Kuffour 15 (2) 2 3 0 0 0 5 0 23 (2) 2
5 DF  GER Thomas Helmer 28 1 5 1 2 0 7 3 42 5
10 DF  GER Lothar Matthäus 25 3 3 0 2 0 5 0 35 3
11 DF  FRA Bixente Lizarazu 11 (8) 0 2 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 0 (2) 0 14 (12) 0
15 DF  GER Dennis Grassow 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
18 DF  GER Michael Tarnat 28 (4) 5 5 2 2 0 8 0 43 (4) 7
28 DF  GER Frank Wiblishauser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF  GHA Christian Saba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF  GER Alexander Bugera 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
33 DF  GER Markus Weinzierl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF  GER Christian Nerlinger 31 (2) 4 4 (1) 2 1 (1) 0 6 (1) 0 42 (5) 6
7 MF  GER Mehmet Scholl 25 (7) 9 6 2 1 (1) 0 8 0 40 (8) 11
8 MF  GER Thomas Strunz 7 (9) 3 2 (2) 1 2 0 2 (2) 0 13 (13) 4
14 MF  GER Mario Basler 19 (3) 5 5 2 1 1 3 (2) 1 28 (5) 9
16 MF  GER Dietmar Hamann 25 (3) 2 5 3 2 0 8 1 40 (3) 6
17 MF  GER Thorsten Fink 24 (9) 1 2 (4) 1 1 (1) 0 4 (4) 0 31 (18) 2
23 MF  GER Frank Gerster 0 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (6) 0
24 MF  GER Stefan Leitl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF  CZE David Jarolím 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF  GHA Emanuel Bentil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW  BRA Giovane Élber 27 (1) 11 6 5 2 2 7 (1) 3 42 (2) 21
19 FW  GER Carsten Jancker 25 (4) 13 5 (1) 6 0 (1) 0 7 (1) 4 37 (7) 23
20 FW  ITA Ruggiero Rizzitelli 12 (8) 4 0 (2) 1 1 0 2 (2) 0 15 (12) 5
21 FW  GER Alexander Zickler 11 (18) 4 1 (2) 1 0 0 1 (4) 0 13 (24) 5

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