Additions
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/1997 |  | Fritz Grösche | MA | |||
| 11/1997 |  | Ardian Dashi | DF |  | Eintracht Frankfurt | E. Frankfurt |
| 11/1997 |  | Edwin Eke | MF |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | Magdeburg |
| 07/1997 | | Manuel Greil | GK |  | Hertha BSC II | Hertha BSC II |
| 07/1997 | | Gerrit Hundshagen | DF |  | VfL Bochum II | Bochum II |
| 07/1997 | | Derek Arndt | MF |  | SC Neukirchen | SC Neukirchen |
| 07/1997 | | Goya Jaekel | MF |  | Kickers Emden | Emden |
| 07/1997 | | Michael Lorenz | MF | |||
| 07/1997 | | Volker Nenne | MF |  | FC Gütersloh | FC Gütersloh |
| 07/1997 |  | Silas Owusu | MF | |||
| 07/1997 | | Reiner Plaßhenrich | MF | |||
| 07/1997 | | Till Bettenstaedt | FW |  | SpVgg Erkenschwick | Erkenschw. |
| 07/1997 | | Karsten Imort | FW |  | SV Meppen | SV Meppen |
| 07/1997 | | Werner Schmitz | FW |  | Rot Weiss Ahlen | RW Ahlen |
| 07/1997 |  | Jarek Tarnowski | FW |
Departures
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/1997 | | Ralf Kellermann | GK |  | Sportfreunde Siegen | Siegen |
| 07/1997 | | Frank Parrotta | DF |  | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | Wiesbaden |
| 07/1997 | | Dirk Fengler | MF |  | Eintracht Trier | Eintracht Trier |
| 07/1997 | | Marco Gebhardt | MF | | Eintracht Frankfurt | E. Frankfurt |
| 07/1997 | | Robert Stachurski | MF |  | Ruch Chorzów | Ruch Chorzów |
| 07/1997 | | Markus Stern | MF |  | BV Cloppenburg | Cloppenb. |
| 07/1997 | | Richard Walz | MF | | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | Wiesbaden |
| 07/1997 | | Markus Zuraski | MF |  | Bayer Leverkusen | Leverkusen |
| 07/1997 |  | Angelo Rastiello | FW | | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | Wiesbaden |