1997–98 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

The 1997–98 season was the 94th season in the history of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the club's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Leverkusen participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League.

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.

First-team squad

 * Squad at end of season

Out

 * 🇩🇪 Lars Leese - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Barnsley, June, £250,000
 * 🇩🇪 Daniel Schumann - 🇩🇪 Freiburg
 * 🇺🇸 Claudio Reyna - 🇩🇪 Wolfsburg, loan
 * 🇩🇪 Mike Rietpietsch - 🇩🇪 Fortuna Düsseldorf
 * 🇧🇷 Zé Elias - 🇮🇹 Inter Milan