1997–98 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1997–98 season
ManagerChristoph Daum
StadiumBayArena
Bundesliga3rd
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Ulf Kirsten (22)
All: Ulf Kirsten (27)

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
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
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

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

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)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen II

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
— MF  GER Andreas Voss
— MF  GHA Daniel Addo

Transfers

Out

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

Notes
  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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