2017–18 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

1. FC Kaiserslautern
2017–18 season
ManagerJeff Strasser
StadiumFritz-Walter-Stadion
2. Bundesliga18th (relegated)
DFB-PokalSecond round
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2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 28 January 2018.

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.

Players

Squad information

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.

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

30 June 2017 Wormatia Worms 0–5 1. FC Kaiserslautern
18:30 Summary
4 July 2017 VfR Kaiserslautern 0–8 1. FC Kaiserslautern
18:30 Summary
12 July 2017 FC Augsburg 2–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Mals
18:00 Summary Stadium: Stadio Malles Venosta
18 July 2017 FK Pirmasens 1–7 1. FC Kaiserslautern
18:30 Summary
22 July 2017 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–2 Derby County
16:00 Summary
31 August 2017 1914 Oppau 0–8 1. FC Kaiserslautern
18:00 Summary
17 January 2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 FC Midtjylland Kaiserslautern
18:30 Summary Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

2. Bundesliga

Main article: 2017–18 2. Bundesliga

League table

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

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

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

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

Main article: 2017–18 DFB-Pokal
12 August 2018 Round 1 Eichede 0–4 1. FC Kaiserslautern Lübeck
15:30 Noor Al Tamemy Yellow card 11'
Nikita Bojarinow Yellow card 52'
Hendrik Wurr Yellow card 73'		 Report Osawe 17' 69'
Atik 40'
Moritz 85'		 Stadium: Stadion Lohmühle
Attendance: 4,039
Referee: Germany Sven Waschitzki
25 October 2018 Last 32 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–3 VfB Stuttgart Kaiserslautern
18:30 Spalvis 6' Yellow card 79'
Abu Hanna Yellow card 20'
Seufert Yellow card 41'
Atik Yellow card 70'		 Report Ginczek 21' (pen.)
Akolo 66'
Burnić Yellow card 69'
Terodde 71'
Beck Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 28,322
Referee: Germany Patrick Ittrich

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

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

References

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