The 1997–98 DFB-Pokal was the 55th season of the annual German football cup competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 14 August 1997 and ended on 16 May 1998. In the final Bayern Munich defeated MSV Duisburg 2–1 thereby claiming their ninth title. ^[1]

Matches

Times up to 25 October 1997 and from 29 March 1998 are CEST ( UTC+2). Times from 26 October 1997 to 28 March 1998 are CET ( UTC+1).

First round

FSV Zwickau v Schalke 04

14 August 1997	FSV Zwickau	0 – 1	Schalke 04	Zwickau
		Report (in German)	Wilmots 20'	Stadium: Westsachsenstadion Attendance: 9,600 Referee: Winfried Buchhart ( Schrobenhausen)

Chemnitzer FC v Karlsruher SC

14 August 1997	Chemnitzer FC	1 – 3	Karlsruher SC	Chemnitz
	Osmanović 40' ( pen.)	Report (in German)	Reich 21', 80' Wück 60'	Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Florian Meyer ( Braunschweig)

SV Warnemünde v Borussia Dortmund

14 August 1997	SV Warnemünde	0 – 8	Borussia Dortmund	Warnemünde
		Report (in German)	Möller 8', 12' Chapuisat 20' Herrlich 41', 88' Ricken 62' Kree 67' But 69'	Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Augur ( Berlin)

Rot-Weiss Oberhausen v Werder Bremen

14 August 1997	Rot-Weiss Oberhausen	0 – 2	Werder Bremen	Oberhausen
		Report (in German)	Van Lent 29' Labbadia 63'	Stadium: Niederrheinstadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Helmut Fleischer ( Ulm)

VfB Leipzig v FC Gütersloh

14 August 1997	VfB Leipzig	2 – 1	FC Gütersloh	Leipzig
	Fuchs 24' Däbritz 90'	Report (in German)	Flock 76'	Stadium: Bruno-Plache-Stadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Lange ( Herrenberg)

Carl Zeiss Jena v FC St. Pauli

14 August 1997	Carl Zeiss Jena	1 – 1 ( aet) (4–2 p)	FC St. Pauli	Jena
	Holetschek 47'	Report (in German)	Trulsen 42'	Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Frank Gettke ( Haltern)
	Penalties
	Schneider Weber Holetschek Rusyayev Lindner		Pröpper Seeliger Trulsen Dammann

Waldhof Mannheim v SG Wattenscheid 09

14 August 1997	Waldhof Mannheim	2 – 2 ( aet) (4–3 p)	SG Wattenscheid 09	Mannheim
	Sawieh 82' Birlik 89'	Report (in German)	Feinbier 45' Süs 72'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Günther Frey ( Neu-Ulm)
	Penalties
	Protzel Marić Birlik Pasieka		Majek Allievi Hasecke Feinbier Skok

SSV Ulm 1846 v 1. FC Köln

15 August 1997	SSV Ulm 1846	3 – 1	1. FC Köln	Ulm
	Widmayer 3' Trkulja 7' ( pen.), 33'	Report (in German)	Rösele 16'	Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Joachim Neis ( Theley)

DJK Waldberg v Bayern Munich

15 August 1997	DJK Waldberg	1 – 16	Bayern Munich	Nuremberg
	Haase 16'	Report (in German)	Giovane Élber 12', 18', 22' Scholl 13' Jancker 32', 36', 43', 45', 47' Basler 37' Hamann 39', 50' Fink 55' Strunz 57' Helmer 60' Rizzitelli 74'	Attendance: 35,500 Referee: Volker Wezel ( Tübingen)

Rot-Weiss Essen v MSV Duisburg

15 August 1997	Rot-Weiss Essen	1 – 2	MSV Duisburg	Essen
	Cyroń 15'	Report (in German)	Wohlert 40' Komljenović 42'	Stadium: Georg-Melches-Stadion Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Weiner ( Ottenstein)

Hamburger SV (A) v VfL Bochum

15 August 1997	Hamburger SV (A)	2 – 3	VfL Bochum	Hamburg
	Reincke 25' Poskus 72'	Report (in German)	Kracht 19' Stickroth 51' ( pen.) Wosz 74'	Stadium: Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Carsten Kadach ( Suderberg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) v VfB Stuttgart

15 August 1997	Borussia Mönchengladbach (A)	0 – 1	VfB Stuttgart	Mönchengladbach
		Report (in German)	Bobic 18'	Stadium: Grenzlandstadion Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Wolfgang Friedrichs ( Lennestadt)

TSV Pansdorf 1920 v Energie Cottbus

15 August 1997	TSV Pansdorf 1920	1 – 4	Energie Cottbus	Pansdorf
	Blank 66'	Report (in German)	Hoßmang 59' Irrgang 72' Konetzke 81' Wawrzyczek 85'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Matthias Anklam ( Buchholz, Nordheide)

1. FC Saarbrücken v SC Freiburg

15 August 1997	1. FC Saarbrücken	1 – 0	SC Freiburg	Saarbrücken
	Zibert 74'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Salver ( Stuttgart)

Alemannia Aachen v 1. FC Nürnberg

15 August 1997	Alemannia Aachen	0 – 0 ( aet) (4–3 p)	1. FC Nürnberg	Aachen
		Report (in German)		Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Schütz ( Bölsberg)
	Penalties
	Bluhm Scheinhardt Lasser Thiele Krohm		Richter Ziemer Driller Wiesinger Knäbel

VfR Mannheim v Fortuna Köln

15 August 1997	VfR Mannheim	6 – 2	Fortuna Köln	Mannheim
	Dakić 6', 68' Hohmann 43' Lutz 47', 85' Karamehmedović 70' ( pen.)	Report (in German)	Schmitt 11' Krieg 73'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Stadion Attendance: 1,5000 Referee: Herbert Fandel ( Kyllburg)

Hannover 96 v Borussia Mönchengladbach

15 August 1997	Hannover 96	1 – 1 ( aet) (5–3 p)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Hannover
	Rasiejewski 56'	Report (in German)	Juskowiak 4'	Stadium: Eilenriedestadion Attendance: 33,400 Referee: Sippel ( Würzburg)
	Penalties
	Bicici Ernst Fischer Dietrich Milovanović		Lupescu Wynhoff Schneider Ketelaer

Hansa Rostock v Bayer Leverkusen

16 August 1997	Hansa Rostock	0 – 2	Bayer Leverkusen	Rostock
		Report (in German)	N. Kovač 62' Kirsten 77'	Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Uwe Kemmling ( Kleinburgwedel)

Wacker Nordhausen v Hamburger SV

16 August 1997	Wacker Nordhausen	1 – 3	Hamburger SV	Nordhausen
	Kiel 75' ( pen.)	Report (in German)	Böger 8' Salihamidžić 80' Uysal 81'	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Frank Kiefer ( Baunatal)

1. FC Kaiserslautern (A) v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

16 August 1997	1. FC Kaiserslautern (A)	0 – 5	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Kaiserslautern
		Report (in German)	Marschall 17' Rische 31' Kuka 73', 81' Ratinho 78'	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Kammerer ( Karlsruhe)

Werder Bremen (A) v VfL Wolfsburg

16 August 1997	Werder Bremen (A)	2 – 3 ( aet)	VfL Wolfsburg	Bremen
	Mbassa-Koné 62' Seidel 109'	Report (in German)	Achilles 47' ( o.g.) Dammeier 102' ( pen.) Tyszkiewicz 115'	Stadium: Weserstadion, Platz 11 Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Carsten Byernetzki ( Hamburg)

TuS Celle v 1860 Munich

16 August 1997	TuS Celle	0 – 2	1860 Munich	Celle
		Report (in German)	Abedi Pele 52' Winkler 63'	Stadium: Günther-Volke-Stadion Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Christian Schößling ( Leipzig)

SSV Reutlingen v Arminia Bielefeld

16 August 1997	SSV Reutlingen	0 – 3	Arminia Bielefeld	Reutlingen
		Report (in German)	Breitkreutz 18', 50' Meißner 90'	Stadium: Stadion an der Kreuzeiche Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Christian Wack ( Gersheim)

Reinickendorfer Füchse v SV Meppen

16 August 1997	Reinickendorfer Füchse	0 – 2	SV Meppen	Berlin
		Report (in German)	Stendel 25' Helmer 58'	Attendance: 900 Referee: Sather ( Grimma)

VfB Lübeck v Fortuna Düsseldorf

16 August 1997	VfB Lübeck	2 – 1	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Lübeck
	Behnert 63' ( pen.) Schwerinski 74'	Report (in German)	Dražić 5'	Stadium: Lohmühle Stadion Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Torsten Koop ( Lüttenmark)

FC Singen 04 v SpVgg Greuther Fürth

16 August 1997	FC Singen 04	0 – 2	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Singen
		Report (in German)	Skarabela 69' Kerbr 79'	Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Roland Schäfer ( Frankenthal)

Preußen Münster v Mainz 05

16 August 1997	Preußen Münster	2 – 2 ( aet) (6–7 p)	Mainz 05	Münster
	Serr 32' ( pen.) Jedlicka 61'	Report (in German)	Demandt 19' Klopp 50'	Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bernd Hauer ( Celle)
	Penalties
	Gockel Sumelka Serr Antwerpen Böcker Gruszka Kusmin		Hayer Schmidt Spyrka Sohler Demandt Klopp Wache

SC Neukirchen v KFC Uerdingen

16 August 1997	SC Neukirchen	0 – 2	KFC Uerdingen	Neukirchen
		Report (in German)	Grauer 38' Wollitz 83'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer ( Herne)

VfL Halle 96 v Eintracht Frankfurt

16 August 1997	VfL Halle 96	0 – 4	Eintracht Frankfurt	Halle
		Report (in German)	Janßen 24' Güntensperger 34' ( pen.) Sobotzik 47' ( pen.), 70'	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Wendel ( Gransee)

Eintracht Trier v SpVgg Unterhaching

16 August 1997	Eintracht Trier	2 – 1	SpVgg Unterhaching	Trier
	Heinzen 43' Bennij 83'	Report (in German)	Oberleitner 80'	Stadium: Moselstadion Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Dirk Margenberg ( Wermelskirchen)

VfB Oldenburg v Stuttgarter Kickers

16 August 1997	VfB Oldenburg	2 – 4	Stuttgarter Kickers	Oldenburg
	Hennig 26' ( pen.) Janiak 71'	Report (in German)	Beierle 2', 12', 52' Sailer 89'	Stadium: Marschweg-Stadion Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Peter Gagelmann ( Bremen)

EFC Stahl v Hertha BSC

16 August 1997	EFC Stahl	0 – 4	Hertha BSC	Eisenhüttenstadt
		Report (in German)	Sverrisson 5' F. Bartz 54' ( o.g.) Mazingu-Dnzey 80' Mandreko 85'	Stadium: Stadion der Hüttenwerker Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Müller ( Dresden)

Second round

Eintracht Trier v Schalke 04

23 September 1997	Eintracht Trier	1 – 0	Schalke 04	Trier
	Thömmes 76'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Moselstadion Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Lange ( Herrenberg)

Waldhof Mannheim v Energie Cottbus

23 September 1997	Waldhof Mannheim	4 – 3	Energie Cottbus	Mannheim
	Pasieka 24' Santos 50' Protzel 55' ( pen.) Berchtold 66'	Report (in German)	Lehmann 1' Kronhardt 41', 56'	Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Wagner ( Hofheim)

Eintracht Frankfurt v Werder Bremen

23 September 1997	Eintracht Frankfurt	3 – 0	Werder Bremen	Frankfurt
	Sobotzik 18' ( pen.) Janßen 38' Weber 63'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Hebert Fandel ( Kyllburg)

Alemannia Aachen v VfB Leipzig

23 September 1997	Alemannia Aachen	2 – 1 ( aet)	VfB Leipzig	Aachen
	Lochen 27' Krohm 109'	Report (in German)	Heidrich 45'	Stadium: Old Tivoli Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Alfons Berg ( Konz)

MSV Duisburg v VfL Bochum

23 September 1997	MSV Duisburg	1 – 0	VfL Bochum	Duisburg
	Hirsch 31'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Wedaustadion Attendance: 11,900 Referee: Müller ( Dresden)

VfL Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich

23 September 1997	VfL Wolfsburg	3 – 3 ( aet) (3–4 p)	Bayern Munich	Wolfsburg
	Reyna 7' ( pen.) Kovačević 44' Präger 88'	Report (in German)	Giovane Élber 45' Zickler 77' Tarnat 85'	Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Hellmut Krug ( Gelsenkirchen)
	Penalties
	Dammeier Spies Reyna Präger Tyskiewicz		Strunz Scholl Nerlinger Lizarazu Tarnat

Karlsruher SC v Arminia Bielefeld

23 September 1997	Karlsruher SC	2 – 2 ( aet) (2–4 p)	Arminia Bielefeld	Karlsruhe
	Schroth 28' Häßler 45' ( pen.)	Report (in German)	Kuntz 9' Meißner 86'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Edgar Steinborn ( Sinzig)
	Penalties
	Metz Gilewicz Kolinger Schepens		Breitkreutz Stratos Meißner Fuchs Kuntz

VfR Mannheim v Carl Zeiss Jena

23 September 1997	VfR Mannheim	1 – 1 ( aet) (3–4 p)	Carl Zeiss Jena	Mannheim
	Karamehmedović 3'	Report (in German)	Cramer 11'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Hermann Albrecht ( Kaufbeuren)
	Penalties
	Fellhauer Scherdel Karamehmedović Schächter Perfetto		Schneider Pfitzner Rusyayev Holetschek Weber

SSV Ulm 1846 v Mainz 05

24 September 1997	SSV Ulm 1846	4 – 1	Mainz 05	Ulm
	Bódog 17' Trkulja 56' Fritz 73' Buterin 79'	Report (in German)	Ouakili 65'	Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ralf Hilmes ( Nordhorn)

SV Meppen v Stuttgarter Kickers

24 September 1997	SV Meppen	4 – 1	Stuttgarter Kickers	Meppen
	Stendel 32' Myyry 54' Von Ahlen 60' ( pen.) Helmer 73' ( pen.)	Report (in German)	Marić 32'	Stadium: Emslandstadion Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Jürgen Aust ( Cologne)

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v Borussia Dortmund

24 September 1997	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	2 – 4	Borussia Dortmund	Nuremberg
	Probst 2' Dürr 67' ( pen.)	Report (in German)	Möller 40' Sousa 44' Ricken 53', 90'	Attendance: 30,500 Referee: Bernd Heynemann ( Magdeburg)

1. FC Saarbrücken v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

24 September 1997	1. FC Saarbrücken	0 – 4	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Saarbrücken
		Report (in German)	Marschall 2' Trautmann 7' ( o.g.) Reich 52' Rische 61'	Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber ( Essen)

Bayer Leverkusen v Hamburger SV

24 September 1997	Bayer Leverkusen	2 – 1 ( aet)	Hamburger SV	Leverkusen
	Feldhoff 50' Beinlich 105'	Report (in German)	Dembinski 89'	Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Helmut Fleischer ( Ulm)

Hannover 96 v 1860 Munich

24 September 1997	Hannover 96	2 – 1	1860 Munich	Hannover
	Bicici 11' ( pen.) Addo 49'	Report (in German)	Jeremies 37'	Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Jansen ( Dormagen)

VfB Stuttgart v Hertha BSC

24 September 1997	VfB Stuttgart	2 – 0	Hertha BSC	Stuttgart
	Čović 26' ( o.g.) Balakov 67' ( pen.)	Report (in German)		Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Uwe Kemmling ( Kleinburgwedel)

VfB Lübeck v KFC Uerdingen

25 September 1997	VfB Lübeck	1 – 4	KFC Uerdingen	Lübeck
	Policella 21'	Report (in German)	Onderka 18' Müller 29' Nacev 45' Spizak 82'	Stadium: Lohmühle Stadion Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Burkhard Hufgard ( Mömbris)

Round of 16

Eintracht Trier v Borussia Dortmund

28 October 1997	Eintracht Trier	2 – 1	Borussia Dortmund	Trier
	Thömmes 37' Czakon 50' ( pen.)	Report (in German)	Kohler 53'	Stadium: Moselstadion Attendance: 17,900 Referee: Lutz-Michael Frohlich ( Berlin)

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Bayern Munich

28 October 1997	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1 – 2	Bayern Munich	Kaiserslautern
	Sforza 25'	Report (in German)	Nerlinger 3' Jancker 75'	Stadium: Betzenberg Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Jürgen Jansen ( Essen)

MSV Duisburg v Eintracht Frankfurt

2 December 1997	MSV Duisburg	1 – 0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Duisburg
	Salou 83'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Wedaustadion Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Hartmut Strampe ( Handorf)

SSV Ulm 1846 v VfB Stuttgart

2 December 1997	SSV Ulm 1846	1 – 3	VfB Stuttgart	Ulm
	Trkulja 4'	Report (in German)	Akpoborie 54' Bobic 56' Balakov 76' ( pen.)	Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 25,100 Referee: Herbert Fandel ( Kyllburg)

Hannover 96 v Carl Zeiss Jena

2 December 1997	Hannover 96	1 – 1 ( aet) (2–4 p)	Carl Zeiss Jena	Hannover
	Reinhardt 90'	Report (in German)	Weber 72'	Attendance: 18,700 Referee: Franz-Xaver Wack ( Biberbach)
	Penalties
	Rasiejewski Ernst Fischer Linke		Schneider Tomas Lindner Weber Jüptner

Bayer Leverkusen v Arminia Bielefeld

3 December 1997	Bayer Leverkusen	1 – 1 ( aet) (4–3 p)	Arminia Bielefeld	Leverkusen
	Kirsten 28'	Report (in German)	Reeb 72'	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alfons Berg ( Konz)
	Penalties
	Beinlich Heintze Feldhoff Rink		Breitkreutz Meißner Fuchs Ivanović Koch

SV Meppen v KFC Uerdingen

3 December 1997	SV Meppen	0 – 2	KFC Uerdingen	Meppen
		Report (in German)	Wollitz 12' Nikolić 90'	Stadium: Emslandstadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Bernhard Zerr ( Ottersweier)

Alemannia Aachen v Waldhof Mannheim

3 December 1997	Alemannia Aachen	1 – 1 ( aet) (4–5 p)	Waldhof Mannheim	Aachen
	Ibrahim 15'	Report (in German)	Koch 90'	Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Markus Merk ( Otterbach)
	Penalties
	Bluhm Lasser Scheinhardt Heeren Krohm Hoffmann		Birlik Koch Hoop Pasieka Santos Mba

Quarter-finals

KFC Uerdingen v VfB Stuttgart

16 December 1997	KFC Uerdingen	0 – 4	VfB Stuttgart	Krefeld
		Report (in German)	Akpoborie 19' Bobic 52', 53' Hagner 90'	Stadium: Grotenburg-Stadion Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Lutz Michael Frohlich ( Berlin)

Carl Zeiss Jena v MSV Duisburg

16 December 1997	Carl Zeiss Jena	1 – 2	MSV Duisburg	Jena
	Gerstner 78' ( pen.)	Report (in German)	Osthoff 24', 74'	Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Winfried Buchhart ( Schrobenhausen)

Eintracht Trier v Waldhof Mannheim

16 December 1997	Eintracht Trier	1 – 0	Waldhof Mannheim	Trier
	Fengler 48'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Moselstadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Uwe Kemmling ( Kleinburgwedel)

Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen

17 December 1997	Bayern Munich	2 – 0	Bayer Leverkusen	Munich
	Nerlinger 42' Giovane Élber 74'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Edgar Steinborn ( Sinzig)

Semi-finals

Bayern Munich v VfB Stuttgart

17 February 1998	Bayern Munich	3 – 0	VfB Stuttgart	Munich
	Hamann 14' Scholl 21' Tarnat 25'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel ( Kyllburg)

Eintracht Trier v MSV Duisburg

18 February 1998	Eintracht Trier	1 – 1 ( aet) (9–10 p)	MSV Duisburg	Trier
	Fengler 89'	Report (in German)	Zeyer 51'	Stadium: Moselstadion Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Hermann Albrecht ( Kaufbeuren)
	Penalties
	Fengler Muchka Smirnov Richter Milošević Bennij Teichmann Heinzen Thömmes Melunović Ischdonat		Zeyer Popovici Neun Skoog Wohlert Wolters Komljenović Hirsch Puschmann Emmerling Gill

Final

16 May 1998 (1998-05-16)

19:30 CEST

Bayern Munich	2–1	MSV Duisburg
Babbel 70' Basler 89'	Report	Salou 20'

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 75,800

Referee: Hartmut Strampe ( Handorf)

References

External links

• Official site of the DFB (in German)
• Kicker.de (in German)