2007–08 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

1. FC Kaiserslautern
2007–08 season
ChairmanGermany Stefan Kuntz (from April)
ManagerNorway Kjetil Rekdal (until February)
Croatia Milan Šašić (from 12 February)[1]
StadiumFritz-Walter-Stadion
2. Bundesliga13th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerJosh Simpson (6)

During the 2007–08 German football season, 1. FC Kaiserslautern competed in the 2. Bundesliga.

Season summary

Kjetil Rekdal was sacked as manager in February with Kaiserslautern in 16th place with only 3 wins from their first 19 games. Milan Šašić, who had taken TuS Koblenz from the fourth tier to midtable in the second tier, was appointed as his successor and secured safety on the final day of the season with victory over already promoted 1. FC Köln. However, this represented Kaiserslautern's worst finish in the German league pyramid since the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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

2. Bundesliga

Main article: 2007–08 2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
11 1860 Munich 34 9 14 11 42 45 −3 41
12 VfL Osnabrück 34 10 10 14 43 54 −11 40
13 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 9 12 13 37 37 0 39
14 FC Augsburg 34 10 8 16 39 51 −12 38
15 Kickers Offenbach (R) 34 9 11 14 38 60 −22 38 Relegation to 3. Liga
Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

References

  1. ^ "Sasic beim FCK gelandet". kicker (in German). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - 1. FC Kaiserslautern - 2007/08". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes

  1. ^ Demai was born in Thionville, France, but also qualified to represent Tunisia and Algeria internationally through his mother and father respectively and made his international debut for Algeria in 2003 before making his international debut for Tunisia in February 2009.