2023–24 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

1. FC Kaiserslautern
2023–24 season
Board MemberRainer Keßler (Chairman)
Johannes Benjamin Remy (Deputy)
Head coachDirk Schuster
(until 30 November)
Dimitrios Grammozis
(from 3 December)
StadiumFritz-Walter-Stadion
2. Bundesliga13th
DFB-PokalRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ragnar Ache (16)

All:
Ragnar Ache (17)
Average home league attendance43,888

The 2023–24 season was 1. FC Kaiserslautern's 124th season in existence and second consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal, finishing as runners-up.

Players

First-team squad

As of 23 December 2023[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Andreas Luthe
2 DF Germany GER Boris Tomiak
4 MF Nigeria NGA Afeez Aremu
5 DF Germany GER Kevin Kraus
6 DF Mali MLI Almamy Touré
7 MF Germany GER Marlon Ritter
8 MF Germany GER Jean Zimmer (captain)
9 FW Germany GER Ragnar Ache
10 MF Germany GER Philipp Klement
11 MF Germany GER Kenny Prince Redondo
13 FW United States USA Terrence Boyd
14 DF Croatia CRO Nikola Soldo (on loan from Köln)
15 DF Poland POL Tymoteusz Puchacz (on loan from Union Berlin)
16 MF Germany GER Julian Niehues
17 FW Germany GER Aaron Opoku
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 GK Germany GER Julian Krahl
19 FW Germany GER Daniel Hanslik
20 MF Germany GER Tobias Raschl
21 MF Germany GER Hendrick Zuck (vice-captain)
23 DF Germany GER Philipp Hercher
25 FW Switzerland SUI Filip Stojilković (on loan from Darmstadt 98)
27 FW Germany GER Lex-Tyger Lobinger
29 FW Germany GER Richmond Tachie
30 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Avdo Spahić
31 FW Germany GER Ben Zolinski
33 DF Switzerland SUI Jan Elvedi
35 GK Germany GER Niklas Heeger
37 DF Germany GER Erik Durm
39 MF Germany GER Aaron Basenach

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Germany GER Neal Gibs (at SGV Freiberg until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Germany GER Angelos Stavridis (at Hessen Kassel until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Germany Frank Ronstadt Germany Darmstadt 98 €50,000 2 January 2024 [2]
FW Nigeria Dickson Abiama Germany Greuther Fürth Undisclosed 2 January 2024 [3]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 June 2023 Friendly Louisville City United States 1–2 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern Louisville, United States
02:05
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Referee: Eric Tattersall (United States)
29 June 2023 Friendly Minnesota United United States 2–1 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern Saint Paul, United States
02:40
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,616
Referee: Fotis Bazakos (United States)
15 July 2023 Friendly 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 0–0 England Norwich City Kaiserslautern
14:00 Report Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 7,704
Referee: Nicolas Winter
22 July 2023 Friendly Homburg Germany 1–4 Germany Kaiserslautern Homburg
14:00 Stadium: Waldstadion Homburg
8 September 2023 Friendly Viktoria Köln Germany 1–2 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern Cologne
18:00 Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg
13 October 2023 Friendly 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 2–3 France Metz Kaiserslautern
15:00
Report
Stadium: Platz 4 am Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Fabienne Michel
17 November 2023 Friendly 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 0–1 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange Kaiserslautern
14:00 Stadium: FCK-Nachwuchsleistungszentrum
6 January 2024 Friendly Gençlerbirliği Turkey 1–4 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern Belek, Turkey
16::00
Report
10 January 2024 Friendly Dynamo Dresden Germany 3–0 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern Turkey

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
2. Bundesliga 29 July 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 13th 34 11 6 17 59 64 −5 032.35
DFB-Pokal 13 August 2023 25 May 2024 First round Runners-up 6 5 0 1 15 4 +11 083.33
Total 40 16 6 18 74 68 +6 040.00

Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 SV Elversberg 34 12 7 15 49 63 −14 43
12 1. FC Nürnberg 34 11 7 16 43 64 −21 40
13 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 11 6 17 59 64 −5 39
14 1. FC Magdeburg 34 9 11 14 46 54 −8 38
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 11 5 18 37 53 −16 38
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[4]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

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
19 6 3 10 32 39  −7 21 5 1 4 21 18  +3 1 2 6 11 21  −10

Last updated: 26 January 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round

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GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultLLWWWDWDWLDLLLLLLLW
Position131815106746366710111315151514
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[5][6]

29 July 2023 1 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–2 FC St. Pauli Kaiserslautern
13:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 44,079
Referee: Robert Schröder
5 August 2023 2 Schalke 04 3–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Gelsenkirchen
20:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,801
Referee: Harm Osmers
18 August 2023 3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–2 SV Elversberg Kaiserslautern
18:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 42,621
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
25 August 2023 4 SC Paderborn 1–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Paderborn
18:30 UTC+2 Muslija 73' Report
Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena
Attendance: 13,475
Referee: Robin Braun
2 September 2023 5 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1 1. FC Nürnberg Kaiserslautern
20:30 UTC+2
Report Schleimer 37' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 43,677
Referee: Arne Aarnink
16 September 2023 6 Karlsruher SC 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Karlsruhe
13:00 UTC+2 Wanitzek 45+5' (pen.) Report Ache 5' Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
24 September 2023 7 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1 Hansa Rostock Kaiserslautern
13:30 UTC+2
Report Brumado 29' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 40,450
Referee: Martin Petersen
1 October 2023 8 VfL Osnabrück 2–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Osnabrück
13:30 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
Attendance: 15,741
Referee: Daniel Schlager
6 October 2023 9 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1 Hannover 96 Kaiserslautern
18:30 UTC+2
Report Nielsen 17' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 43,017
Referee: Michael Bacher
21 October 2023 10 Fortuna Düsseldorf 4–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Düsseldorf
20:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spielarena
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Benjamin Brand
28 October 2023 11 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–3 Hamburger SV Kaiserslautern
20:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 49,327
Referee: Florian Badstübner
4 November 2023 12 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–2 Greuther Fürth Kaiserslautern
13:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 40,302
Referee: Felix Zwayer
12 November 2023 13 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 2–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Wiesbaden
13:30 UTC+2
Report Ritter 39' Stadium: Brita-Arena
Attendance: 12,100
Referee: Tobias Reichel
26 November 2023 14 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–3 Holstein Kiel Kaiserslautern
13:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,367
Referee: Germany Bastian Dankert
2 December 2023 15 1. FC Magdeburg 4–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Magdeburg
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: MDCC-Arena
Attendance: 25,214
Referee: Germany Florian Exner
9 December 2023 16 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–2 Hertha BSC Kaiserslautern
13:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 45,308
Referee: Germany Harm Osmers
17 December 2023 17 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Braunschweig
13:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 20,627
Referee: Germany Arne Aarnink
20 January 2024 18 FC St. Pauli 2–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hamburg
13:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 29,546
Referee: Germany Tobias Welz
26 January 2024 19 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4–1 Schalke 04 Kaiserslautern
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 49,327
Referee: Germany Robin Braun
4 February 2024 20 Elversberg 2–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Spiesen-Elversberg
13:30 CET Report Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde
Attendance: 11,150
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
10 February 2024 21 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–2 Paderborn Kaiserslautern
20:30 CET Report Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Martin Petersen
18 February 2024 22 1. FC Nürnberg 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Nürnberg
13:30 CET Report Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 35,462
Referee: Michael Bacher
24 February 2024 23 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–4 Karlsruher SC Kaiserslautern
13:00 CET Report Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 49,327
Referee: Tobias Welz
2 March 2024 24 Hansa Rostock 0–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Rostock
13:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 26,500
Referee: Florian Badstübner
10 March 2024 25 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–2 VfL Osnabrück Kaiserslautern
13:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 42,008
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
16 March 2024 26 Hannover 96 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hannover
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion
Attendance: 42,500
Referee: Dr. Max Burda
30 March 2024 27 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–3 Fortuna Düsseldorf Kaiserslautern
13:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 46,210
Referee: Robert Schröder
6 April 2024 28 Hamburger SV 2–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hamburg
13:00 CET Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
12 April 2024 29 Greuther Fürth 2–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Fürth
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 15,680
Referee: Patrick Alt
20 April 2024 30 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 SV Wehen Wiesbaden Kaiserslautern
13:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 42,168
Referee: Dr. Arne Aarnink
27 April 2024 31 Holstein Kiel 1–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Kiel
13:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 15,034
Referee: Florian Badstübner
4 May 2024 32 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4–1 1. FC Magdeburg Kaiserslautern
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
11 May 2024 33 Hertha BSC 3–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Berlin
13:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Daniel Schlager
19 May 2024 34 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Kaiserslautern
15:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 47,901
Referee: Florian Heft

DFB-Pokal

13 August 2023 First round Rot-Weiß Koblenz 0–5 1. FC Kaiserslautern Koblenz
15:30 Report
Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
31 October 2023 Second round 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–2 1. FC Köln Kaiserslautern
20:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 49,327
Referee: Sven Jablonski
5 December 2023 Round of 16 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–0 1. FC Nürnberg Kaiserslautern
18:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 48,349
Referee: Germany Patrick Ittrich
31 January 2024 Quarter-finals Hertha BSC 1–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Berlin
20:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 74,245
Referee: Germany Matthias Jöllenbeck
2 April 2024 Semi-finals 1. FC Saarbrücken 0–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Saarbrücken
Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
25 May 2024 Final 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen Berlin
20:00
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 74,322
Referee: Bastian Dankert

References

  1. ^ "Profis – FCK DE". fck.de.
  2. ^ "Verstärkung für die Defensive: Frank Ronstadt kommt vom SV Darmstadt 98". 2 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Dickson Abiama wird ein Roter Teufel". 2 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 March 2023. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Spielpläne 2023/24: DFL kündigt Veröffentlichung für Ende Juni an". kicker.
  6. ^ "SPIELPLAN 2. BUNDESLIGA SAISON 2023/2024" [GAME PLAN 2nd BUNDESLIGA SEASON 2023/2024] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2023.