1997–98 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

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.

ManagerChristoph Daum

StadiumBayArena

Bundesliga3rd

DFB-PokalQuarter-finals

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1997–98 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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Season summary

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

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]^[2]

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

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Rüdiger Vollborn
2	DF	CRO	Robert Kovač^{[notes 1]}
3	DF	GER	Markus Happe
4	DF	GER	Christian Wörns
5	DF	GER	Jens Nowotny
6	DF	CRO	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
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

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Left club during season

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

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	USA	Claudio Reyna (to Wolfsburg)

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen II

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

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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
—	MF	GER	Andreas Voss
—	MF	GHA	Daniel Addo

1997–98 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

Season summary

Players

First-team squad

Left club during season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen II

Transfers

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References

Notes

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