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The 1997-98 season was Bayern Munich's 33rd consecutive season in the Bundesliga, the top division of German football. After they won the title in the previous season, Bayern have been only second behind promoted team 1. FC Kaiserslautern. At Olympiastadion Berlin, Bayern beat MSV Duisburg 2-1 in the 1998 DFB-Pokal final, which meant the first DFB-Pokal title since 1986. In the UEFA Champions League Bayern were eliminated in the quarterfinals after extra time by national rival and cup holder Borussia Dortmund.
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Pre-season
Classification
Updated to games played on 9 May 1998.
Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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.
Results summary
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
Last updated: 26 August 2012.
Source: 2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season#Competitions
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Champions League
Bayern Munich qualified for the group stage of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League by finishing first in the Bundesliga in 1996–97.
Player statistics
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.Reserve team
Bayern's reserve team were managed by Rainer Ulrich and finished 6th in the Regionalliga Süd.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.