1997–98 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1997–98 football season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen1997–98 season

Manager| Christoph Daum
Stadium| BayArena
Bundesliga| 3rd
DFB-Pokal| Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League| Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer| League: Ulf Kirsten (22)
All: Ulf Kirsten (27)

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The 1997–98 season was the 94th season in the history of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the club's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Leverkusen participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League.

## Season summary

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Leverkusen dropped a place to third in the final league table. They also impressed on their Champions League debut, reaching the quarter-finals before elimination by eventual champions Real Madrid.

## Players

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### First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  GER | Rüdiger Vollborn
2  | DF |  GER | Robert Kovač[notes 1]
3  | DF |  GER | Markus Happe
4  | DF |  GER | Christian Wörns
5  | DF |  CZE | Jens Nowotny
6  | DF |  BIH | Boris Živković[notes 2]
7  | MF |  CRO | Niko Kovač[notes 3]
9  | FW |  GER | Ulf Kirsten
10  | MF |  BRA | Emerson
11  | FW |  NED | Erik Meijer
12  | MF |  POL | Adam Ledwoń
14  | FW |  GER | Markus Feldhoff
15  | FW |  BRA | Paulo Rink[notes 4]
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
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16  | MF |  CZE | Martin Frýdek
17  | MF |  GER | Hans-Peter Lehnhoff
19  | DF |  DEN | Jan Heintze
20  | MF |  GER | Dirk Lottner
22  | MF |  GER | Stefan Beinlich
23  | GK |  GER | Dirk Heinen
24  | FW |  GER | Sebastian Helbig
25  | MF |  GER | Thorsten Nehrbauer
28  | DF |  GER | Carsten Ramelow
30  | MF |  LUX | Manuel Cardoni
31  | GK |  GER | Jörg Schmadtke
-- | MF |  NOR | Bent Skammelsrud

### Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
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8  | MF |  GER | René Rydlewicz (to Arminia Bielefeld)
21  | MF |  GER | Andreas Neuendorf (to Hertha)
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
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-- | MF |  USA | Claudio Reyna (to Wolfsburg)

### Bayer 04 Leverkusen II

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

26  | MF |  GER | Thorsten Wittek
27  | FW |  GER | Thomas Reichenberger
29  | MF |  GER | Markus Zuraski[notes 5]
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
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-- | MF |  GER | Andreas Voss
-- | MF |  GHA | Daniel Addo

## Transfers

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### Out

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* Lars Leese \-  Barnsley, June, £250,000
* Daniel Schumann \-  Freiburg
* Claudio Reyna \-  Wolfsburg, loan
* Mike Rietpietsch \-  Fortuna Düsseldorf
* Zé Elias \-  Inter Milan

## References

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1. ^ "FootballSquads - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 1997/98". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
2. ^ "Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Squad 1997/1998". worldfootball.net. 24 September 2023.

## Notes

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1. ^ Kovač was born in West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany), but also qualified to represent Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in 1999.
2. ^ Živković was born in Živinice, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally and made his international debut for Croatia in 1999.
3. ^ Kovač was born in West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany), but also qualified to represent Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in December 1996.
4. ^ Rink was born in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, but gained German citizenship and made his international debut for Germany in September 1998.
5. ^ Zuraski was born in Poland, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented Germany at U-21 level.

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