1997–98 2. Bundesliga
The 1997–98 2. Bundesliga season was the twenty-fourth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.
Eintracht Frankfurt, SC Freiburg and 1. FC Nürnberg were promoted to the Bundesliga while VfB Leipzig, FC Carl Zeiss Jena, FSV Zwickau and SV Meppen were relegated to the Regionalliga.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.
Results
Top scorers
The league's top scorers:
| Goals | Player | Team |
| 18 |  Angelo Vier | FC Gütersloh |
| 16 | Marco Weißhaupt | SC Freiburg |
| 15 | Sven Demandt | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| 15 | Marcus Feinbier | SG Wattenscheid 09 |
| 15 | Rainer Krieg | Fortuna Köln |
| 13 | Daniel Stendel | SV Meppen |
| 13 |  Igli Tare | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 12 | Markus Beierle | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| 11 | Michael Wiesinger | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 10 | Steffen Heidrich | VfB Leipzig |
| 10 | Adnan Kevric | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| 10 |  Abderrahim Ouakili | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| 10 | Thomas Sobotzik | Eintracht Frankfurt |
