1997–98 FC Schalke 04 season

The 1997–98 season was the 94th season in the history of FC Schalke 04 and the club's seventh consecutive season in the top flight of German football.

FC Schalke 04

1997–98 season
Head coach	Huub Stevens
Stadium	Parkstadion
Bundesliga	5th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Marc Wilmots (7) All: Marc Wilmots (10)
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	1 August 1997	9 May 1998	Matchday 1	5th	34	13	13	8	38	32	+6	038.24
DFB-Pokal	14 August 1997	23 Septembre 1998	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	1	1	+0	050.00
UEFA Cup	16 September 1997	17 March 1998	First round	Quarter-finals	8	5	2	1	11	5	+6	062.50
Total					44	19	15	10	50	38	+12	043.18

Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

Main article: 1997–98 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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
6	Hansa Rostock	34	14	9	11	54	46	+8	51	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
7	Werder Bremen	34	14	8	12	43	47	−4	50	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round

Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	D	D	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	W
Position	3	8	3	11	3	4	6	6	4	3	5	3	3	3	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5

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

Matches

Schalke 04 v Bayer Leverkusen

1 August 1997 1	Schalke 04	2–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Gelsenkirchen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parkstadion

MSV Duisburg v Schalke 04

5 August 1997 2	MSV Duisburg	1–0	Schalke 04	Duisburg
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Wedaustadion

Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund

9 August 1997 3	Schalke 04	1–0	Borussia Dortmund	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parkstadion

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Schalke 04

23 August 1997 4	1. FC Kaiserslautern	3–0	Schalke 04	Kaiserslautern
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion

Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach

30 August 1997 5	Schalke 04	2–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parkstadion

VfL Wolfsburg v Schalke 04

13 September 1997 6	VfL Wolfsburg	0–0	Schalke 04	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Wedaustadion

Schalke 04 v Hamburger SV

20 September 1997 7	Schalke 04	2–2	Hamburger SV	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parkstadion

Bayern Munich v Schalke 04

26 September 1997 8	Bayern Munich	1–1	Schalke 04	Munich
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Olympiastadion

Schalke 04 v Hertha BSC

4 October 1997 9	Schalke 04	1–0	Hertha BSC	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parkstadion

1. FC Köln v Schalke 04

14 October 1997 10	1. FC Köln	0–2	Schalke 04	Cologne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Wedaustadion

Hansa Rostock v Schalke 04

18 October 1997 11	Hansa Rostock	4–1	Schalke 04	Rostock
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Wedaustadion

Schalke 04 v VfL Bochum

24 October 1997 12	Schalke 04	2–0	VfL Bochum	Gelsenkirchen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parkstadion

VfB Stuttgart v Schalke 04

1 November 1997 13	VfB Stuttgart	0–0	Schalke 04	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

Schalke 04 v Karlsruher SC

8 November 1997 14	Schalke 04	2–0	Karlsruher SC	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Parkstadion

Werder Bremen v Schalke 04

18 November 1997 15	Werder Bremen	2–1	Schalke 04	Bremen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Weser-Stadion

Schalke 04 v 1860 Munich

22 November 1997 16	Schalke 04	2–0	1860 Munich	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Parkstadion

Arminia Bielefeld v Schalke 04

29 November 1997 17	Arminia Bielefeld	1–1	Schalke 04	Bielefeld
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Bielefelder Alm

Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04

6 December 1997 18	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0	Schalke 04	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion

Schalke 04 v MSV Duisburg

13 December 1997 19	Schalke 04	1–1	MSV Duisburg	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Parkstadion

Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04

19 December 1997 20	Borussia Dortmund	2–2	Schalke 04	Dortmund
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Westfalenstadion

Schalke 04 v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

31 January 1998 21	Schalke 04	1–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Parkstadion

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Schalke 04

7 February 1998 22	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–1	Schalke 04	Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion

Schalke 04 v VfL Wolfsburg

14 February 1998 23	Schalke 04	1–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Parkstadion

Hamburger SV v Schalke 04

28 February 1998 24	Hamburger SV	1–1	Schalke 04	Hamburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Volksparkstadion

Schalke 04 v Bayern Munich

8 March 1998 25	Schalke 04	1–0	Bayern Munich	Gelsenkirchen
19:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Parkstadion

Hertha BSC v Schalke 04

13 March 1998 26	Hertha BSC	1–4	Schalke 04	Berlin
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Volksparkstadion

Schalke 04 v Hansa Rostock

28 March 1998 28	Schalke 04	0–0	Hansa Rostock	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Parkstadion

VfL Bochum v Schalke 04

4 April 1998 29	VfL Bochum	3–0	Schalke 04	Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Ruhrstadion

Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart

11 April 1998 30	Schalke 04	3–4	VfB Stuttgart	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parkstadion

Karlsruher SC v Schalke 04

18 April 1998 31	Karlsruher SC	0–0	Schalke 04	Karlsruhe
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Wildparkstadion

Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen

25 April 1998 32	Schalke 04	0–1	Werder Bremen	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parkstadion

Schalke 04 v 1. FC Köln

29 April 1998 27	Schalke 04	1–0	1. FC Köln	Gelsenkirchen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parkstadion

1860 Munich v Schalke 04

2 May 1998 33	1860 Munich	1–0	Schalke 04	Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 45,700 Referee: Lutz Wagner

Schalke 04 v Arminia Bielefeld

9 May 1998 34	Schalke 04	2–1	Arminia Bielefeld	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Markus Merk

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DFB-Pokal

Main article: 1997–98 DFB-Pokal

FSV Zwickau v Schalke 04

14 August 1997 First round	FSV Zwickau	0–1	Schalke 04	Zwickau
			Wilmots 20'	Stadium: Westsachsenstadion Attendance: 9,600 Referee: Winfried Buchhart

Eintracht Trier v Schalke 04

23 September 1997 Second round	Eintracht Trier	1–0	Schalke 04	Trier
	Thömmes 76'			Stadium: Moselstadion Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Lange

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup