Season 1997–98 Matches played 306 | ||
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Promoted Eintracht FrankfurtSC Freiburg1. FC Nuremberg Relegated VfB LeipzigFC Carl Zeiss JenaFSV ZwickauSV Meppen | ||
The 1997–98 2. Bundesliga season was the twenty-fourth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.
Contents
Eintracht Frankfurt, SC Freiburg and 1. FC Nuremberg were promoted to the Bundesliga while VfB Leipzig, FC Carl Zeiss Jena, FSV Zwickau and SV Meppen were relegated to the Regionalliga.
Final standings
For the 1997–98 season SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Energie Cottbus, SG Wattenscheid 09 and 1. FC Nürnberg were newly promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Regionalliga while Fortuna Düsseldorf, SC Freiburg and FC St. Pauli had been relegated to the league from the Bundesliga.
Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
VfB Leipzig, FC Carl Zeiss Jena, and FSV Zwickau were relegated to Regionalliga Nordost. SV Meppen was relegated to Regionalliga Nord.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Top scorers
The league's top scorers: