Additions
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/1998 |  | Soner Uysal | FW |  | Hamburger SV | Hamburg |
| 07/1997 |  | Dirk Langerbein | GK | |||
| 07/1997 | | Janosch Dziwior | DF |  | 1. FC Köln | Köln |
| 07/1997 |  | Marian Hodulik | DF | |||
| 07/1997 |  | Josip Rasic | DF | |||
| 07/1997 | | Sven Bremer | MF |  | VfB Oldenburg | Oldenburg |
| 07/1997 | | Thomas Möller | MF |  | VfB Lübeck | Lübeck |
| 07/1997 | | Frank Scharpenberg | MF |  | Rot-Weiss Essen | RW Essen |
| 07/1997 | | Mike Schürmann | MF | | Rot-Weiss Essen | RW Essen |
| 07/1997 | | Uwe Weidemann | MF |  | Hertha BSC | Hertha BSC |
| 07/1997 | | Alexander Löbe | FW | | VfB Lübeck | Lübeck |
| 07/1997 | | Angelo Vier | FW | | Rot-Weiss Essen | RW Essen |
| 07/1997 |  | David Wagner | FW |  | FC Schalke 04 | Schalke |
Departures
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/1998 | | Thomas Möller | MF |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | Lok Leipzig |
| 07/1997 | | Ronny Teuber | GK |  | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Gr. Fürth |
| 07/1997 |  | Frank Amankwah | DF |  | AZ Alkmaar | AZ Alkmaar |
| 07/1997 | | Heiko Bonan | MF |  | Rot Weiss Ahlen | RW Ahlen |
| 07/1997 | | Ansgar Brinkmann | MF |  | BV Cloppenburg | Cloppenb. |
| 07/1997 | | Volker Nenne | MF |  | SC Verl | Verl |
| 07/1997 | | Dirk van der Ven | FW | | Rot Weiss Ahlen | RW Ahlen |