1997–98 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

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1\. FC Kaiserslautern 1997–98 football season

1\. FC Kaiserslautern1997–98 season

Manager| Otto Rehhagel
Bundesliga| 1st
DFB-Pokal| Round of 16
Top goalscorer| League: Olaf Marschall (21)
All: Olaf Marschall (23)

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## Season summary[edit]

Kaiserslautern started their season with a shock 1–0 win at reigning champions Bayern Munich,[1] and followed this with a 1–0 victory against Hertha BSC that left them top of the table. From the fourth matchday onwards Kaiserslautern would not relinquish first place. By the beginning of the second half of the season Kaiserslautern were four points clear of Bayern, a lead increased to seven points after completing the double over the Bavarians.[2][3] Bayern continued to falter and Kaiserslautern confirmed their second-ever Bundesliga title with a 4–0 victory over Wolfsburg in the penultimate round.[4] This is the only time in Bundesliga history that a newly promoted side has won the title - the closest any team has come to repeating this feat was RB Leipzig's second place in 2016–17.

## Players[edit]

### First-team squad[edit]

Squad at end of season[5][6]

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

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1  | GK |  GER | Andreas Reinke
3  | MF |  GER | Michael Ballack
4  | DF |  GER | Axel Roos
5  | DF |  CZE | Miroslav Kadlec
6  | DF |  GER | Andreas Brehme
7  | MF |  BUL | Marian Hristov
8  | MF |  GER | Martin Wagner
9  | FW |  CZE | Pavel Kuka
10  | MF |  SUI | Ciriaco Sforza
11  | FW |  GER | Olaf Marschall
12  | MF |  GER | Stefan Ertl
13  | DF |  GER | Roger Lutz
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15  | DF |  HUN | János Hrutka
16  | DF |  DEN | Michael Schjønberg
17  | MF |  BRA | Ratinho
18  | FW |  GER | Jürgen Rische
19  | DF |  GER | Oliver Schäfer
22  | MF |  GER | Andreas Buck
23  | MF |  GER | Thomas Riedl
24  | DF |  GER | Harry Koch
25  | GK |  HUN | Lajos Szűcs
26  | MF |  NGA | Pascal Ojigwe
27  | MF |  GER | Marco Reich
30  | MF |  GER | Thomas Franck

### Left club during season[edit]

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

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2  | DF |  GER | Frank Greiner (to Wolfsburg)
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30  | GK |  CZE | Petr Kouba (to Viktoria Žižkov)

## Competitions[edit]

Win Draw Loss Postponed

### Bundesliga[edit]

Main article: 1997–98 Bundesliga

#### League table[edit]

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1  | 1\. FC Kaiserslautern (C) | 34  | 19  | 11  | 4  | 63  | 39  | +24  | 68  | Qualification to Champions League group stage
2  | Bayern Munich | 34  | 19  | 9  | 6  | 69  | 37  | +32  | 66  | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3  | Bayer Leverkusen | 34  | 14  | 13  | 7  | 66  | 39  | +27  | 55  | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4  | VfB Stuttgart | 34  | 14  | 10  | 10  | 55  | 49  | +6  | 52
5  | Schalke 04 | 34  | 13  | 13  | 8  | 38  | 32  | +6  | 52

Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Bayern Munich v Kaiserslautern Aug 2, 1997 1|  Bayern Munich | 0-1|  Kaiserslautern | Munich

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15:30 |  |  | Schjönberg 80' | Stadium: Munich Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich

Kaiserslautern v Hertha BSC Aug 6, 1997 2|  Kaiserslautern | 1-0|  Hertha BSC | Kaiserslautern

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20:00 | Marschall 75' |  |  | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jürgen Jansen

Köln v Kaiserslautern Aug 9, 1997 3|  Köln | 0-0|  Kaiserslautern | Cologne

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15:30 |  |  |  | Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Winfried Buchhart

Kaiserslautern v Schalke 04 Aug 23, 1997 4|  Kaiserslautern | 3-0|  Schalke 04 | Kaiserslautern

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15:30 | Marschall 32',  63'
Sforza 40' |  |  | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Hermann Albrecht

VfL Bochum v Kaiserslautern Aug 29, 1997 5|  VfL Bochum | 1-3|  Kaiserslautern | Bochum

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20:00 | Stickroth 68' (pen) |  | Kuka 19',  90'
Marschall 72' | Stadium: Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 28,600
Referee: Wolfgang Stark

Kaiserslautern v VfB Stuttgart Sep 14, 1997 6|  Kaiserslautern | 4-3|  VfB Stuttgart | Kaiserslautern

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18:00 | Marschall 20',  58',  80'
Ratinho 55' |  | Bobic 14'
Akpoborie 36'
Raducioiu 90' | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jürgen Aust

Karlsruher SC v Kaiserslautern Sep 19, 1997 7|  Karlsruher SC | 2-4|  Kaiserslautern | Karlsruhe

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20:00 | Häßler 50'
Keller 57' |  | Ratinho 17'
Wagner 23' (pen)
Kuka 52'
Reich 90' | Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug

Kaiserslautern v Werder Bremen Sep 27, 1997 8|  Kaiserslautern | 1-3|  Werder Bremen | Kaiserslautern

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15:30 | Marschall 6' |  | Labbadia 56'
Flo 85'
Frey 89' | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Bernhard Zerr

1860 Munich v Kaiserslautern Oct 3, 1997 9|  1860 Munich | 1-3|  Kaiserslautern | Munich

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20:00 | Winkler 14' |  | Marschall 22',  84'
Sforza 34' | Stadium: Munich Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Hartmut Strampe

Kaiserslautern v Arminia Bielefeld Oct 15, 1997 10|  Kaiserslautern | 3-1|  Arminia Bielefeld | Kaiserslautern

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20:00 | Rische 18',  66'
Kadlec 32' |  | Kuntz 38' | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Lutz Wagner

Bayer Leverkusen v Kaiserslautern Oct 18, 1997 11|  Bayer Leverkusen | 1-1|  Kaiserslautern | Leverkusen

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15:30 | Happe 72' |  | Rische 86' | Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Hermann Albrecht

Kaiserslautern v MSV Duisburg Oct 24, 1997 12|  Kaiserslautern | 1-0|  MSV Duisburg | Kaiserslautern

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20:00 | Marschall 21' |  |  | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich

Borussia Dortmund v Kaiserslautern Oct 31, 1997 13|  Borussia Dortmund | 2-2|  Kaiserslautern | Dortmund

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20:00 | Freund 1'
Heinrich 30' |  | Marschall 41',  76' | Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann

Kaiserslautern v Hansa Rostock Nov 7, 1997 14|  Kaiserslautern | 4-3|  Hansa Rostock | Kaiserslautern

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20:00 | Sforza 2'
Rische 38',  83'
Schjönberg 47' |  | Barbarez 8'
Dowe 18'
Neuville 67' | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Georg Dardenne

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1\. FC Kaiserslautern Nov 19, 1997 15|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1-3|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | Mönchengladbach

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20:00 | Andersson 65' |  | Buck 29'
Kuka 49'
Rische 76' | Stadium: Bökelbergstadion
Attendance: 26,300
Referee: Wolfgang Stark

VfL Wolfsburg v Kaiserslautern Nov 22, 1997 16|  VfL Wolfsburg | 2-1|  Kaiserslautern | Wolfsburg

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15:30 | Spies 25'
Keller 81' |  | Wagner 65' | Stadium: VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg
Attendance: 20,112
Referee: Hellmut Krug

Kaiserslautern v Hamburger SV Nov 29, 1997 17|  Kaiserslautern | 2-1|  Hamburger SV | Kaiserslautern

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15:30 | Ratinho 75'
Hristov 90' |  | Salihamidžić 58' | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Winfried Buchhart

Kaiserslautern v Bayern Munich Dec 5, 1997 18|  Kaiserslautern | 2-0|  Bayern Munich | Kaiserslautern

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20:00 | Hamann 44'
Hristov 85' |  |  | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich

Hertha BSC v Kaiserslautern Dec 12, 1997 19|  Hertha BSC | 2-0|  Kaiserslautern | Berlin

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20:00 | Karl 2'
Preetz 72' |  |  | Stadium: Berlin Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 61,445
Referee: Markus Weber

Kaiserslautern v Köln Dec 20, 1997 20|  Kaiserslautern | 3-2|  Köln | Kaiserslautern

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15:30 | Hristov 24'
Riedl 59'
Schjönberg 82' |  | Munteanu 45'
Polster 75' | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann

Schalke 04 v Kaiserslautern Jan 31, 1998 21|  Schalke 04 | 1-1|  Kaiserslautern | Gelsenkirchen

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15:30 | van Hoogdalem 58' |  | Hristov 9' | Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 51,600
Referee: Winfried Buchhart

Kaiserslautern v VfL Bochum Feb 6, 1998 22|  Kaiserslautern | 3-0|  VfL Bochum | Kaiserslautern

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20:00 | Wagner 32'
Rische 45',  82' |  |  | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Uwe Kemmling

VfB Stuttgart v Kaiserslautern Feb 14, 1998 23|  VfB Stuttgart | 0-1|  Kaiserslautern | Stuttgart

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15:30 |  |  | Hristov 81' | Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Hermann Albrecht

Kaiserslautern v Karlsruher SC Feb 27, 1998 24|  Kaiserslautern | 0-0|  Karlsruher SC | Kaiserslautern

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20:00 |  |  |  | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Georg Dardenne

Werder Bremen v Kaiserslautern Mar 8, 1997 25|  Werder Bremen | 1-1|  Kaiserslautern | Bremen

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20:00 | Pfeifenberger 14' |  | Schjönberg 35' (pen) | Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 34,804
Referee: Markus Weber

Kaiserslautern v 1860 Munich Mar 14, 1998 26|  Kaiserslautern | 1-0|  1860 Munich | Kaiserslautern

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15:30 | Ratinho 45' |  |  | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Hartmut Strampe

Arminia Bielefeld v Kaiserslautern Apr 29, 1998 27|  Arminia Bielefeld | 2-2|  Kaiserslautern | Bielefeld

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20:00 | Daei 35',  64' |  | Marschall 24'
Rische 87' | Stadium: Stadion Alm
Attendance: 22,512
Referee: Jörg Keßler

Kaiserslautern v Bayer Leverkusen Mar 28, 1998 28|  Kaiserslautern | 0-3|  Bayer Leverkusen | Kaiserslautern

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15:30 |  |  | Beinlich 61'
Rink 78'
Kirsten 90' | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Bernhard Zerr

MSV Duisburg v Kaiserslautern Apr 3, 1998 29|  MSV Duisburg | 1-1|  Kaiserslautern | Duisburg

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20:00 | Hajto 65' |  | Marschall 40' | Stadium: Wedaustadion
Attendance: 19,941
Referee: Torsten Koop

Kaiserslautern v Borussia Dortmund Apr 9, 1998 30|  Kaiserslautern | 1-1|  Borussia Dortmund | Kaiserslautern

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20:00 | Kuka 80' |  | Freund 69' | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark

Hansa Rostock v Hamburger SV Apr 18, 1998 31|  Hansa Rostock | 2-2|  Hamburger SV | Rostock

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15:30 | Barbarez 1'
Dowe 46' |  | Rische 20'
Gansauge 69' (o.g.) | Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Jürgen Aust

Kaiserslautern v Borussia Mönchengladbach Apr 24, 1998 32|  Kaiserslautern | 3-2|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Kaiserslautern

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20:00 | Marschall 45',  61',  90+1' |  | Hausweiler 16'
Pettersson 43' | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann

Kaiserslautern v VfL Wolfsburg May 2, 1998 33|  Kaiserslautern | 4-0|  VfL Wolfsburg | Kaiserslautern

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15:30 | Marschall 24',  55'
Wagner 52'
Rische 88' |  |  | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jürgen Jansen

Hamburger SV v Kaiserslautern May 9, 1998 34|  Hamburger SV | 1-1|  Kaiserslautern | Hamburg

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15:30 | Dembiński 50' |  | Marschall 88' (pen) | Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug

### DFB-Pokal[edit]

Main article: 1997-98 DFB-Pokal

Kaiserslautern II v Kaiserslautern Aug 16, 1997 First round|  Kaiserslautern II | 0-5|  Kaiserslautern | Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

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15:30 |  |  | Marschall 17'
Rische 31'
Kuka 73',  81'
Ratinho 78' | Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Stephan Kammerer

1\. FC Saarbrücken v Kaiserslautern Sep 24, 1997 Second round|  1\. FC Saarbrücken | 0-4|  Kaiserslautern | Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken

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19:30 |  |  | Marschall 2'
Trautmann 7' (o.g.)
Reich 52'
Rische 61' | Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber

Kaiserslautern v Bayern Munich Oct 28, 1997 Round of 16|  Kaiserslautern | 1-2|  Bayern Munich | Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

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20:30 | Sforza 25' |  | Nerlinger 3'
Jancker 75' | Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jürgen Jansen

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Remember Kaiserslautern 1998 | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
2. ^ "Kaiserslautern defy Bayern Munich and the odds to win 1997-98 Bundesliga | DW | 28.03.2020". DW.COM.
3. ^ "Bundesliga 1997-98: Newly-promoted Kaiserslautern shock German football". www.footballcritic.com.
4. ^ "The German Leicester... how Kaiserslautern shocked the Bundesliga in 1998". Sky Sports.
5. ^ "FootballSquads - 1.FC Kaiserslautern - 1997/98". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
6. ^ "1. FC Kaiserslautern - Squad 1997/1998". worldfootball.net.

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