1997–98 FC Hansa Rostock season

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FC Hansa Rostock
1997–98 season
Manager Flag of Germany.svg Ewald Lienen
Bundesliga 6th
DFB-Pokal First round
  1996–97
1998–99  

Season summary

Hansa finished sixth and qualified for the Intertoto Cup.

Contents

First-team squad

Squad at end of season [1]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Martin Pieckenhagen
2 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Timo Lange
4 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jens Dowe
5 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Uwe Ehlers
7 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Martin Groth
8 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Hilmar Weilandt
9 MF Flag of North Macedonia.svg  MKD Toni Micevski
10 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Enrico Röver
12 DF Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Yasser Radwan
13 MF Flag of North Macedonia.svg  MKD Borislav Tomovski
14 FW Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Sergej Barbarez
15 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Ralf Ewen
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Thomas Gansauge
17 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Heiko März
18 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Sławomir Majak
19 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Stefan Studer
20 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Steffen Baumgart
21 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Daniel Klewer
22 FW Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Igor Pamić
24 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Marco Laaser
25 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Marco Zallmann
26 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Perry Bräutigam
27 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Oliver Neuville [notes 1]
33 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Marko Rehmer

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.NationPlayer
3 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Christian Beeck (to Fortuna Düsseldorf)
6 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Thomas Ziemer (to 1. FC Nürnberg)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
11 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Sławomir Chałaśkiewicz (to Carl Zeiss Jena)

Competitions

Bundesliga

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
4 VfB Stuttgart 341410105549+652Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Schalke 04 34131383832+652
6 Hansa Rostock 34149115446+851Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
7 Werder Bremen 34148124347450Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8 MSV Duisburg 341111124344144Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round [lower-alpha 1]
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. As domestic cup winners Bayern Munich had qualified for UEFA Champions League, their place in the Cup Winners' Cup was transferred to finalists Duisburg.

DFB-Pokal

16 August 1997First round Hansa Rostock 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen Rostock
Report
(in German)
N. Kovač Soccerball shade.svg62'
Kirsten Soccerball shade.svg77'
Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Uwe Kemmling (Kleinburgwedel)

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References

  1. "FootballSquads - Hansa Rostock - 1997/98". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-26.

Notes

  1. Neuville was born in Locarno, Switzerland, but also qualified to represent Germany and Italy internationally through his father and mother respectively, and would make his international debut for Germany in September 1998.