2017–18 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

The 2017–18 1. FC Kaiserslautern season was the 118th season in the football club's history. The season covered a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

1. FC Kaiserslautern
2017–18 season
ManagerJeff Strasser
StadiumFritz-Walter-Stadion
2. Bundesliga18th (relegated)
DFB-PokalSecond round
All statistics correct as of 28 January 2018.

Players

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Squad information

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As of 2 February 2018[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   ARG Giuliano Modica
3 DF   GER Joel Abu Hanna
4 DF   GER Patrick Ziegler
5 DF   GER Benjamin Kessel
6 DF   GER Leon Guwara (on loan from Werder Bremen)
7 FW   AUS Brandon Borrello
8 MF   GER Gino Fechner
9 FW   SWE Sebastian Andersson
10 MF   TUR Halil Altıntop
11 MF   NOR Ruben Yttergård Jenssen (on loan from FC Groningen)
14 MF   DEN Mads Albæk
15 MF   CIV Dylan Esmel
18 MF   GER Christoph Moritz
19 DF   GER Marcel Correia
20 FW   POL Kacper Przybylko
21 DF   AUT Phillipp Mwene
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW   NED Gervane Kastaneer
23 DF   GER Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker (on loan from FC Augsburg)
24 GK   GER Marius Müller (on loan from RB Leipzig)
26 FW   ALB Valdrin Mustafa
27 DF   GER Patrick Salata
28 MF   GER Daniel Halfar (captain)
29 DF   AUT Stipe Vučur
30 GK   GER Lennart Grill
32 GK   GER Jan-Ole Sievers
33 FW   LTU Lukas Spalvis
35 FW   NGA Osayamen Osawe
36 MF   GHA Manfred Osei Kwadwo
37 FW   GER Nicklas Shipnoski
38 MF   GER Nils Seufert
39 MF   GER David Tomić
40 FW   GER Torben Müsel

Friendly matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

12 July 2017 FC Augsburg 2–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Mals
18:00 Summary Stadium: Stadio Malles Venosta

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2. Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
14 Dynamo Dresden 34 11 8 15 42 52 −10 41
15 Greuther Fürth 34 10 10 14 37 48 −11 40
16 Erzgebirge Aue (O) 34 10 10 14 35 49 −14 40 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 Eintracht Braunschweig (R) 34 8 15 11 37 43 −6 39 Relegation to 3. Liga
18 1. FC Kaiserslautern (R) 34 9 8 17 42 55 −13 35
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
33 8 8 17 39 54  −15 32 4 7 6 18 20  −2 4 1 11 21 34  −13

Last updated: 6 May 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDLDLLLLWDLLDWLLDDWLWWLLWLDWDLLLWW
Position18141617171818181718181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/tabelle/2017-18
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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30 July 2017 1 1. FC Nürnberg 3–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Nuremberg
13:30 Behrens   13'
Möhwald   54'
Müller   25' (o.g.)
Report Moritz   51'
Spalvis   55'
Fechner   62'
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 30,569
Referee:   Markus Schmidt (referee)
4 August 2017 2 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 Darmstadt 98 Kaiserslautern
20:30 Halfar   4'   39'
Osawe   21'
Mwuene   90+3'
Report Höhn   31'
Kamavuaka   72'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 30,786
Referee:   Robert Hartmann (referee)
19 August 2017 3 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Düsseldorf
13:00 Neuhaus   17'   76'
Sobottka   27'
Bebou   43'
Hoffmann   90+1'
Report Vučur   37'
Fechner   71'
Kastaneer   72'
Stadium: Esprit Arena
Attendance: 25,227
Referee:   Bastian Dankert
28 August 2017 4 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Kaiserslautern
20:30 Kessel   11'
Albæk   35'
Reichel   80' (o.g.)
Marcel Correia   90+2'
Report Hernández   27'
Samson   56'
Zuck   71'
Reichel   84'
Fejzić   85'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 20,100
Referee:   Robert Kampka
9 September 2017 5 Holstein Kiel 2–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Kiel
13:00 Schindler   31'
Lewerenz   44'
Schmidt   60'
Weilandt   69'
Vučur   90+3' (o.g.)
Report Marcel Correia   29'
Andersson   62'
Ziegler   68'
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 10,318
Referee:   Alexander Sather
16 September 2017 6 Sandhausen 1–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Sandhausen
13:00 Höler   68'
Stiefler   83'
Jansen   90+5'
Report Kessel   78'
Spalvis   90+1'
Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald
Attendance: 8,103
Referee:   Rene Rohde
19 September 2017 7 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–2 Erzgebirge Aue Kaiserslautern
18:30 Guwara   40'
Spalvis   85'
Report Bertram   30'   48'
Kalig   44'
Fandrich   56'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 16,613
Referee:   Martin Thomsen
25 September 2017 8 Union Berlin 5–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Berlin
20:30 Polter   6'   25'   77'
Modica   11' (o.g.)
Kroos   16'
Skrzybski   32'
Trimmel   74'
Report Moritz   18'
Andersson   27'
Guwara   35'
Mwene   87'
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 20,592
Referee:   Markus Schmidt (referee)
29 September 2017 9 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 Greuther Fürth Kaiserslautern
18:30 Andersson   71', 74', 80' Report Maloča   20'
Narey   68'
Wittek   81'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 19,179
Referee:   Sören Storks
13 October 2017 10 FC St Pauli 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hamburg
18:30 Allagui   63' Report Kessel   52'
Andersson   77'
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 29,546
Referee:   Sascha Stegemann
22 October 2017 11 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 MSV Duisburg Kaiserslautern
13:30 Müller   37'
Atik   89'
Mwene   90+1'
Report Fröde   39'
Bomheuer   67'
Stoppelkamp   77'
Albutat   89'
Hajri   90+2'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 22,833
Referee:   Florian Heft
28 October 2017 12 Jahn Regensburg 3–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Regensburg
13:00 Stolze   10'   49'
Knoll   33'
Geipl   53'
Adamyan   74'
Report Moritz   14' (pen.) Stadium: Continental Arena
Attendance: 10,081
Referee:   Aarne Aarnink
3 November 2017 13 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 Bochum Kaiserslautern
18:30 Seufert   33'
Borrello   74'
Moritz   90'
Report Celozzi   75'
Diamantakos   80'
Losilla   90'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 19,086
Referee:   Alexander Sather
20 November 2017 14 Dynamo Dresden 1–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Dresden
20:30 Röser   14'
Hartmann   84'
Report Kessel   41'
Vučur   85'
Spalvis   88'
Stadium: DDV-Stadion
Attendance: 27,224
Referee:   Tobias Reichel
26 November 2017 15 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–2 Arminia Bielefeld Kaiserslautern
13:30 Borrello   56'
Halfar   81'
Report Voglsammer   27'
Kerschbaumer   87'   90+5'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 20,464
Referee:   Florian Badstübner
1 December 2017 16 1. FC Heidenheim 3–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Heidenheim an der Brenz
18:30 Wittek   39'   56'
Schnatterer   68' (pen.)   90+1'
Theuerkauf   85'
Report Abu Hanna   10'
Seufert   35'
Spalvis   57'   66'
Feick   80' (o.g.)
Shipnoski   90'
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 11,700
Referee:   Rene Rohde
10 December 2017 17 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 FC Ingolstadt 04 Kaiserslautern
13:30 Andersson   7'
Kessel   11'  
Borrello   23'
Müller   68'
Report Levels   73'
Träsch   78'
Lezcano   79'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 16,074
Referee:   Matthias Jöllenbeck
16 December 2017 18 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 1. FC Nürnberg Kaiserslautern
13:00 Mwene   55'
Bredlow   61' (o.g.)
Fechner   79'
Report Ishak   24'
Löwen   90+3'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 19,790
Referee:   Christof Günsch
24 January 2018 19 Darmstadt 98 A–A 1. FC Kaiserslautern Darmstadt
18:30 CET Jones   20'
Medojevic   40'
Report Jenssen   14'
Moritz   29'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Bastian Dankert
Note: Match abandoned at half-time following a medical emergency.[2]
27 January 2018 20 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–3 Fortuna Düsseldorf Kaiserslautern
13:00 Borrello   5'
Moritz   48' (pen.)
Müller   51'  
Callsen-Bracker   74'
Report Haraguchi   13'   64' (pen.)
Raman   78'
Schmitz   89'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 21,739
Referee:   Tobias Stieler
4 February 2018 21 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Braunschweig
13:30 Nkansah   32'
Teigl   34'
Abdullahi   72'
Report Spalvis   4'   35'
Seufert   37'
Jenssen   42'
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 20,550
Referee:   Alexander Sather
9 February 2018 22 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1 Holstein Kiel Kaiserslautern
18:30 Borrello   2'
Moritz   45' (pen.)   81'
Osawe   51'
Report Hermann   5'
Kinsombi   24'   32'
van den Bergh   84'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 20,664
Referee:   Guido Winkmann
16 February 2018 23 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 Sandhausen Kaiserslautern
18:30 Report Förster   78'
Paqarada   90'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 23,811
Referee:   Manuel Gräfe
21 February 2018 19 Darmstadt 98 1–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Darmstadt
18:30 Kempe   43'
Platte   90+1'
Medojević   90+6'
Jones   90+6'
Report Borrello   16'
Mwene   56'   61'
Moritz   90+6'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,400
Referee:   Bibiana Steinhaus
24 February 2018 24 Erzgebirge Aue 2–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Aue
13:00 Köpke   2'
Munsy   63'
Nazarov   66'
Rizzuto   75'
Report Vučur   67'
Ziegler   89'
Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Christian Dietz
2 March 2018 25 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4–3 Union Berlin Kaiserslautern
18:30 Borrello   6'
Andersson   41'
Guwara   59'
Moritz   66' (pen.)
Mwene   84'   86'
Kessel   90+5'
Report Andersson   36' (o.g.)
Skrzybski   51', 81'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 20,087
Referee: Sven Waschitzki
10 March 2018 26 Greuther Fürth 2–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Fürth
13:00 Green   17'
Wittek   63'
Maloča   70'
Steiniger   74'
Report Osawe   45'
Guwara   72'
Vučur   79'
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 11,460
Referee: Florian Heft
17 March 2018 27 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 St. Pauli Kaiserslautern
13:00 Callsen-Bracker   71'
Spalvis   84'
Report Şahin   17'
Bouhaddouz   73' (pen.)
Park   76'
Allagui   87'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 32,243
Referee: Frank Willenborg
31 March 2018 28 MSV Duisburg 1–4 1. FC Kaiserslautern Duisburg
13:00 Hajri   43'
Wolze   64'Iljutcenko   70'
Report Osawe   12', 48', 64'
Borrello   15'
Spavis   30'
Mwene   35'
Kessel   51'   83'
Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 18,273
Referee: Robert Schröder
8 April 2018 29 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 Jahn Regensburg Kaiserslautern
13:30 Seufert   53'
Vučur   56'
Correia   72'
Andersson   73'
Report Saller   6'
Gimber   79'
Palionis   90+4'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 27,780
Referee: Robert Kampka
13 April 2018 30 Bochum 3–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Bochum
18:30 Hinterseer   18'
Osawe   27' (o.g.)
Ochs   51'
Tesche   78'
Stöger   81'
Report Altıntop   7'
Vučur   48'
Mwene   67'
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 23,042
Referee: Bastian Dankert
22 April 2018 31 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 Dynamo Dresden Kaiserslautern
13:30 Albæk   16'
Mwene   40'
Guwara   53'
Report Berko   32'   79'
Hartmann   38'   84'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 26,851
Referee: Daniel Siebert
27 April 2018 32 Arminia Bielefeld 3–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Bielefeld
18:30 Salger   4'
Klos   62' (pen.), 90+3'
Voglsammer   70'
Report Andersson   37', 54'
Kessel   61'
Mwene   90+2'
Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 21,404
Referee: Guido Winkmann
13 May 2018 34 FC Ingolstadt 04 1–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Ingolstadt
15:30 Gaus   49' Report Mwene   40', 42'
Andersson   47'
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 11,721
Referee: Sven Waschitzki

DFB-Pokal

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12 August 2018 Round 1 Eichede 0–4 1. FC Kaiserslautern Lübeck
15:30 Noor Al Tamemy   11'
Nikita Bojarinow   52'
Hendrik Wurr   73'
Report Osawe   17'   69'
Atik   40'
Moritz   85'
Stadium: Stadion Lohmühle
Attendance: 4,039
Referee:   Sven Waschitzki
25 October 2018 Last 32 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–3 VfB Stuttgart Kaiserslautern
18:30 Spalvis   6'   79'
Abu Hanna   20'
Seufert   41'
Atik   70'
Report Ginczek   21' (pen.)
Akolo   66'
Burnić   69'
Terodde   71'
Beck   79'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 28,322
Referee:   Patrick Ittrich

Player statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total 2. Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   ARG Giuliano Modica 6 0 5 0 1 0
3 DF   GER Joel Abu Hanna 12 0 11 0 1 0
4 DF   GER Patrick Ziegler 15 0 15 0 0 0
5 DF   GER Benjamin Kessel 26 1 24 1 2 0
6 DF   GER Leon Guwara 27 0 25 0 2 0
7 FW   AUT Brandon Borrello 20 3 19 3 1 0
8 MF   GER Gino Fechner 19 0 17 0 2 0
9 FW   SWE Sebastian Andersson 30 12 29 12 1 0
10 MF   TUR Halil Altıntop 14 1 14 1 0 0
11 MF   NOR Ruben Yttergård Jenssen 14 0 14 0 0 0
13 MF   GER Paul Will 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   DEN Mads Albæk 8 0 7 0 1 0
15 FW   CIV Dylan Esmel 3 0 3 0 0 0
16 DF   MNE Yannick Filipović 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF   GER Lukas Gottwalt 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   GER Christoph Moritz 32 5 30 4 2 1
19 DF   POR Marcel Correia 11 0 11 0 0 0
20 FW   POL Kacper Przybyłko 1 0 1 0 0 0
21 DF   AUT Phillipp Mwene 33 4 31 4 2 0
22 FW   NED Gervane Kastaneer 11 0 10 0 1 0
23 DF   GER Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker 12 0 12 0 0 0
24 GK   GER Marius Müller 33 0 32 0 1 0
25 MF   GER Carlo Sickinger 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   ALB Valdrin Mustafa 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   GER Patrick Salata 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   GER Daniel Halfar 10 1 9 1 1 0
29 DF   CRO Stipe Vučur 36 3 34 3 2 0
30 GK   GER Lennart Grill 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF   GER Nino Miotke 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK   GER Jan-Ole Sievers 5 0 4 0 1 0
33 FW   LTU Lukas Spalvis 25 6 24 5 1 1
34 DF   GER Arthur Ekallé 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW   ENG Osayamen Osawe 27 7 26 5 1 2
36 MF   GHA Manfred Osei Kwadwo 16 0 16 0 0 0
37 FW   GER Nicklas Shipnoski 9 0 8 0 1 0
38 MF   GER Nils Seufert 21 0 20 0 1 0
39 MF   GER David Tomić 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF   GER Torben Müsel 9 0 9 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
23 FW   TUR Barış Atik 14 1 12 0 2 1
25 DF   GER Robin Koch 4 0 3 0 1 0

References

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  1. ^ accessed: 22 August 2017
  2. ^ "Kaiserslautern match abandoned after manager Jeff Strasser taken ill". The Guardian. 24 January 2018. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads – 1.FC Kaiserslautern – 2017/2018". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ^ "1. FC Kaiserslautern – Appearances 2. Bundesliga 2017/2018". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 May 2020.