# 1997–98 DFB-Pokal Frauen

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 Hannover |
| Wittenseer SV | 0 – 4 | Turbine Potsdam |
| Wolfenbütteler SV | 4 – 3 | SSV Schmalfeld |
| Hertha Zehlendorf | 2 – 1 | Turbine Potsdam II |
| Wacker 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 Jena |
| Nagema Neubrandenburg | 0 – 4 | Turbine Potsdam |
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | 2 – 0 | Hamburg |
| WSV Wolfsburg | 3 – 5 | Hertha Zehlendorf |
| Wolfenbütteler SV | 6 – 0 | Fortuna Magdeburg |
| GSV 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 Seekirch |
| Wolfenbütteler SV | 0 – 5 | FCR Duisburg |
| Turbine Potsdam | 0 – 1 | Sportfreunde Siegen | (aet) |
| SG Praunheim | 1 – 0 | Hertha Zehlendorf |
| Tennis 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 Rheine |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 0 – 3 | Sportfreunde Siegen |
| TuS Niederkirchen | 3 – 0 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr |

## Semi-finals

| FCR Duisburg | 1 – 0 | TuS Niederkirchen |
| Sportfreunde Siegen | 2 – 3 | FSV Frankfurt | (aet) |

## Final

FC RUMELN DUISBURG 55: :
| GK | Ursula McKnight |
| DF | Melanie Hoffmann |
| DF | Claudia Mandrysch |
| DF | Jutta Nardenbach |
| MF | Meike Fitzner |
| MF | Daniela Arndt |
| MF | Maren Meinert | 70' |
| MF | Martina Voss |
| MF | Sandra Albertz |
| MF | Jolanta Nieczypor | 87' |
| FW | Inka Grings |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | Michaela Kubat | 70' |
| FW | Christa Schäpertöns | 87' |
FSV FRANKFURT: :
| GK | Katja Kraus |
| DF | Steffi Jones | 87' |
| DF | Jasmin Krämer | 46' |
| DF | Sandra Minnert |
| MF | Daniela Stumpf |
| MF | Anouschka Bernhard |
| MF | Gaby König-Vialkowitsch |
| MF | Sandra Smisek |
| MF | Wenke Häusler |
| FW | Birgit Prinz |
| FW | Katja Bornschein |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | Jennifer Meier | 87' |
| MF | Martina Walter | 46' |