1995–96 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

1. FC Kaiserslautern
1995–96 season
ManagerGermany Friedel Rausch
Germany Eckhard Krautzun
StadiumFritz-Walter-Stadion
Bundesliga16th (relegated)
DFB-PokalWinners
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerPavel Kuka (10)
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Season summary

Kaiserslautern suffered their worst season since the inception of the Bundesliga. A mere two years after coming within a point of winning the title, they were relegated in 16th place. Although they only lost 10 league games all season - as many as runners-up Bayern Munich - they also only won 6 of those remaining 24 games, the second-worst in the division. There was a silver lining to this season, as Kaiserslautern won the DFB-Pokal for only the second time in their history, ensuring a sixth appearance in European competition in the past seven seasons. Otto Rehhagel, recently ousted from Bayern Munich, was given the task of returning Kaiserslautern to the Bundesliga.

Players

First team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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

Left club during season

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

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Bundesliga

Main article: 1995–96 Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Bayer Leverkusen 34 8 14 12 37 38 −1 38
15 FC St. Pauli 34 9 11 14 43 51 −8 38
16 1. FC Kaiserslautern[a] (R) 34 6 18 10 31 37 −6 36 Cup Winners' Cup and relegation to 2. Bundesliga
17 Eintracht Frankfurt (R) 34 7 11 16 43 68 −25 32 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 KFC Uerdingen (R) 34 5 11 18 33 56 −23 26
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ After being demoted by league place, Kaiserslautern won the DFB-Pokal 1995–96 and thus qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup.

References

  1. ^ "1.FC Kaiserslautern - 1995/96". FootballSquads.

Notes

  1. ^ Karaca was born in Hofheim, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented Turkey at U-21 and B level.