| Competition: | Regionalliga |
| Season: | 1997–98 |
| Matches: | 1190 |
| Total Goals: | 3676 |
| League Topscorer: | Markus Erdmann (Arminia Hannover) - 34 |
| Prevseason: | 1996–97 |
| Nextseason: | 1998–99 |
The 1997–98 Regionalliga was the fourth season of the Regionalliga as the third tier of German football. The league was organised in four regional divisions, Nord, Nordost, West-Südwest and Süd.
Hannover 96, Tennis Borussia Berlin, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and SSV Ulm 1846 were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.
| Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Markus Erdmann | Arminia Hannover | 34 |
| 2. | Sören Seidel | Werder Bremen (A) | 27 |
| 3. | Vladan Milovanović | Hannover 96 | 22 |
| 4. | Marinus Bester | VfL 93 Hamburg | 20 |
| 5. | Gerald Asamoah | Hannover 96 | 19 |
| 6. | Miloš Kolaković | Eintracht Braunschweig | 18 |
| 7. | Jürgen Degen | VfL 93 Hamburg Hannover 96 | 17 |
| Martin Przondziono | VfL Osnabrück | ||
| 9. |  Muhamet Lajqi | Eintracht Nordhorn | 15 |
| 10. | Markus Burmeister | 1. SC Norderstedt | 14 |
| Horst Elberfeld | VfB Oldenburg | ||
| Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rainer Wiedemann | Lok Altmark Stendal | 25 |
| 2. | Mike Lünsmann | FC Sachsen Leipzig / Tennis Borussia Berlin | 18 |
| 3. | Ilija Aračić | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 16 |
| Torsten Gütschow | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| 5. | Rocco Milde | Dynamo Dresden | 15 |
| Mirko Ullmann | Chemnitzer FC | ||
| 7. | Mike Klenge | EFC Stahl | 14 |
| 8. |  Francisco Copado | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 12 |
| Kreso Kovacec | Tennis Borussia Berlin | ||
| Stephan Kuhlow | Hertha Zehlendorf | ||
| Nico Patschinski | 1. FC Union Berlin / SV Babelsberg 03 |
| Player | Club | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Branko Zibert | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 20 | |
| 2. | Veselin Petkov Gerov | SC Paderborn 07 | 19 | |
| 3. | Mario Krohm | Alemannia Aachen | 18 | |
| Achim Weber | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | |||
| 5. | Taifour Diane | FC Homburg | 16 | |
| 6. | Til Bettenstaedt | SC Verl | 15 | |
| 7. | Marco Antwerpen | Preußen Münster | 14 | |
 Sambo Choji | 1. FC Saarbrücken | |||
| Uwe Klein | Sportfreunde Siegen | |||
| 10. | Rudi Thömmes | Eintracht Trier | 13 |
NB KSV Hessen Kassel were declared bankrupt mid-season and all results were therefore annulled.
| Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dieter Eckstein | FC Augsburg | 21 |
| 2. | Dragan Trkulja | SSV Ulm 1846 | 19 |
| 3. | Marko Barlecaj | Wacker Burghausen / 1860 Munich (A) | 18 |
| 4. | Marco Fladung | Borussia Fulda | 17 |
| Sascha Licht | SC Weismain | ||
| 6. | Oliver Roth | Kickers Offenbach | 16 |
| 7. |  Olivier Djappa | Borussia Fulda | 15 |
| 8. | Michael Mayer | KSSV Reutlingen | 14 |
| 9. | Artur Maxhuni | SV Wehen | 13 |
| Amaechi Ottiji | SV Darmstadt 98 | ||
| Thomas Winter | Kickers Offenbach / SSV Reutlingen |
A preliminary decider was contested between the champions of the North and North-East regions. Hannover 96 won on penalties and so were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.[1]
The loser of the above tie faced the 2nd placed teams from the South and West/South-West regions for a final promotion place.[2]
Tennis Borussia Berlin were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.