The 5th DFB indoor women's cup was held on January 24th and 25th, 1998 . As in the previous year, the venue was Frankfurt am Main . The SG Praunheim defeated in the final the FSV Frankfurt with 5: 1. For Praunheim (today: 1. FFC Frankfurt) it was the second tournament victory.
The twelve teams of the current Bundesliga season took part in the tournament. The mode was changed: the teams were divided into four groups of three teams each. Within each group, each team played each other once. The group winners reached the semifinals. The semi-final losers played for third place, the winners play for the tournament victory. If it was a draw from the semi-finals after regular playing time, a nine-meter shootout followed.