1997–98 DFB-Pokal Frauen
Introduction The '''Frauen DFB-Pokal 1997–98''' was the 18th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Berlin on 16 June 1998 FCR Duisburg defeated FSV Frankfurt 6–2, thus winning their first cup title. Duisburg had begun the season as FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen, changing their name in midseason to FCR Duisburg.
1st round Several clubs had byes in the first round. Those clubs were automatically qualified for the 2nd round of the cup. '''Nagema Neubrandenburg''''''6 – 1'''Fortuna Sachsenroß HannoverWittenseer SV'''0 – 4''''''Turbine Potsdam''''''Wolfenbütteler SV''''''4 – 3'''SSV Schmalfeld'''Hertha Zehlendorf''''''2 – 1'''Turbine Potsdam IIWacker Merkenich'''0 – 17''''''Sportfreunde Siegen'''Fortuna Dilkrath'''1 – 9''''''FCR Duisburg'''Polizei SV Bremen'''0 – 4''''''TV Jahn Delmenhorst'''SC Bulach'''1 – 4''''''SC Klinge Seckach'''VfL Sindelfingen'''1 – 12''''''TuS Niederkirchen'''Fortuna Dresden/Rähnitz'''1 – 9''''''FSV Frankfurt'''FSV DJK Schwarzbach'''0 – 8''''''SG Praunheim''''''TSV Crailsheim''''''12 – 0'''TSV Eschollbrücken
2nd round SpVgg Rehweiler'''0 – 14''''''1.FC Saarbrücken'''TSV Ludwigsburg'''2 – 3''''''SC Klinge Seckach'''''(aet)''SC Freiburg'''0 – 1''''''TuS Niederkirchen'''SV Dirmingen'''0 – 1''''''Eintracht Seekirch'''TuS Linter'''1 – 7''''''FSV Frankfurt'''FC Rennersthofen'''0 – 7''''''SG Praunheim''''''TSV Crailsheim''''''4 – 1'''FF USV JenaNagema Neubrandenburg'''0 – 4''''''Turbine Potsdam''''''Tennis Borussia Berlin''''''2 – 0'''HamburgWSV Wolfsburg'''3 – 5''''''Hertha Zehlendorf''''''Wolfenbütteler SV''''''6 – 0'''Fortuna MagdeburgGSV Moers'''0 – 10''''''Sportfreunde Siegen'''Wattenscheid 09'''0 – 5''''''FCR Duisburg'''TV Jahn Delmenhorst'''0 – 2''''''SC 07 Bad Neuenahr'''SpVgg Oberaußem-Fortuna'''0 – 7''''''Grün-Weiß Brauweiler'''Arminia Ibbenbüren'''0 – 1''''''Eintracht Rheine'''
3rd round Grün-Weiß Brauweiler'''3 – 5''''''FSV Frankfurt''''''SC 07 Bad Neuenahr''''''3 – 0'''Eintracht SeekirchWolfenbütteler SV'''0 – 5''''''FCR Duisburg'''Turbine Potsdam'''0 – 1''''''Sportfreunde Siegen'''''(aet)'''''SG Praunheim''''''1 – 0'''Hertha ZehlendorfTennis Borussia Berlin'''0 – 3''''''TuS Niederkirchen'''SC Klinge Seckach'''0 – 4''''''Eintracht Rheine'''TSV Crailsheim'''0 – 2''''''1.FC Saarbrücken'''
Quarter-finals SG Praunheim'''0 – 1''''''FSV Frankfurt''''''FCR Duisburg''''''2 – 0'''Eintracht Rheine1.FC Saarbrücken'''0 – 3''''''Sportfreunde Siegen''''''TuS Niederkirchen''''''3 – 0'''SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
Semi-finals '''FCR Duisburg''''''1 – 0'''TuS NiederkirchenSportfreunde Siegen'''2 – 3''''''FSV Frankfurt'''''(aet)''
Final '''FC RUMELN DUISBURG 55:''' GK '''1'''  Ursula McKnightDF  '''''' Melanie HoffmannDF  '''''' Claudia MandryschDF  ''''''  Jutta NardenbachMF  ''''''  Meike FitznerMF  ''''''  Daniela ArndtMF  '''''' Maren Meinert   MF  ''''''  Martina VossMF  ''''''  Sandra AlbertzMF  '''''' Jolanta Nieczypor   FW  '''''' Inka Grings'''Substitutes:'''MF  ''''''  Michaela Kubat   FW  ''''''  Christa Schäpertöns   '''FSV FRANKFURT:''' GK '''1''' Katja KrausDF  ''''''  Steffi Jones   DF  '''''' Jasmin Krämer   DF  '''''' Sandra MinnertMF  ''''''  Daniela StumpfMF  '''''' Anouschka BernhardMF  '''''' Gaby König-VialkowitschMF  '''''' Sandra SmisekMF  ''''''  Wenke HäuslerFW  ''''''  Birgit PrinzFW  '''''' Katja Bornschein'''Substitutes:'''DF  ''''''  Jennifer Meier   MF  ''''''  Martina Walter
See also * Bundesliga 1997–98* 1997–98 DFB-Pokal men's competition
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