2017–18 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

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.

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

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
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

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

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
34 9 8 17 39 54  −15 35 4 7 6 18 20  −2 5 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  51'
Spalvis  55'
Fechner  62'
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 30,569
Referee: Markus Schmidt (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
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.
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
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
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

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

Appearances and goals

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
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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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