2024–25 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

1\. FC Kaiserslautern 2024–25 football season

1\. FC Kaiserslautern2024–25 season

Manager| Markus Anfang
Stadium| Fritz-Walter-Stadion
2\. Bundesliga| 10th
DFB-Pokal| Second round

<- 2023–24

The 2024–25 season is the 125th season in the history of 1\. FC Kaiserslautern and the third consecutive season in 2. Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the DFB-Pokal.

## Summary

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On 22 June, Kaiserslautern's preparations for the start of 2. Bundesliga began.[1] On the same day, the veteran midfielder Hendrick Zuck also signed an extension to his contract, the duration of which has not been announced.[2]

## Transfers

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### In

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Pos. | Player  | Transferred from  | Fee  | Date  | Source

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FW |  Angelos Stavridis |  FC 08 Homburg | Loan return  | 30 June 2024 |
FW |  Lex-Tyger Lobinger |  VfL Osnabrück | Loan return  | 30 June 2024 |
DF |  Luca Sirch |  Lokomotive Leipzig |  | 1 July 2024 |
DF |  Jannis Heuer |  SC Paderborn |  | 1 July 2024 |
DF |  Florian Kleinhansl |  VfL Osnabrück |  | 1 July 2024 |
MF |  Erik Wekesser |  1\. FC Nürnberg | €250,000  | 1 July 2024 |
MF |  Filip Kaloč |  Baník Ostrava | €435,000  | 1 July 2024 | [3]
FW |  Jannik Mause |  FC Ingolstadt | €600,000  | 3 July 2024 |
DF |  Jan Gyamerah |  1\. FC Nürnberg | Loan  | 26 July 2024 | [4]

### Out

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Pos. | Player  | Transferred to  | Fee  | Date  | Source

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DF |  Nikola Soldo |  1\. FC Köln | Loan return  | 30 June 2024 | [5]
DF |  Tymoteusz Puchacz |  Union Berlin | Loan return  | 30 June 2024 |
MF |  Aaron Basenach |  | End of contract  | 1 July 2024 |
DF |  Philipp Hercher |  1\. FC Magdeburg | End of contract  | 1 July 2024 |
MF |  Ben Zolinski |  | End of contract  | 1 July 2024 |
MF |  Julian Niehues |  1\. FC Heidenheim | End of contract  | 1 July 2024 | [6]
GK |  Robin Himmelmann |  Karlsruher SC | End of contract  | 1 July 2024 |
DF |  Kevin Kraus |  | End of contract  | 1 July 2024 |

## Friendlies

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### Pre-season

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Fanauswahl  v  1\. FC Kaiserslautern 23 June 2024 Friendly|  Fanauswahl  | 0–5|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | Gau-Odernheim

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14:30 |  |  |

* Kaloč 18'
* Abiama 49', 63'
* Opoku 55'
* Blum 82'

| Attendance: 2,000

TB Jahn Zeiskam  v  1\. FC Kaiserslautern 28 June 2024 Friendly|  TB Jahn Zeiskam  | 0–8|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | Gau-Odernheim

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* Hanslik 10'
* Ronstadt 30'
* Klement 50', 89'
* Abiama 62'
* Redondo 65'
* Robbinson 69'
* Aremu 73'

| Stadium: Gau-Odernheim Kunstrasen

FK Pirmasens v  1\. FC Kaiserslautern 1 July 2024 Friendly|  FK Pirmasens | 1–2|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | Pirmasens

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18:00 |

* Ehrhart 58'

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* Kaloč 43'
* Sirch 85'

| Stadium: PS - FKP Kunstrasen Husterhöh

Qarabağ v  1\. FC Kaiserslautern 8 July 2024 Friendly|  Qarabağ | 1–3|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | Imst, Austria

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12:30 |

* Isayev 44'
* Cafarguliyev 70'

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* Heuer 23'
* Ritter 39'
* Tomiak 47' (pen.)

| Stadium: Velly Arena Imst

Fortuna Düsseldorf v  1\. FC Kaiserslautern 20 July 2024 Friendly|  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–1|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | Offenbach

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15:15 |  | Report |

* Klement 4'

| Stadium: Stadion am Bieberer Berg
Note: Two periods of 30 minutes

Kickers Offenbach v  1\. FC Kaiserslautern 20 July 2024 Friendly[7]|  Kickers Offenbach | 1–3|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | Offenbach

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16:30 |

* Nazarov 11'

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* Opoku 17', 53'
* Hanslik 44'

| Stadium: Stadion am Bieberer Berg
Note: Two periods of 30 minutes

1\. FC Kaiserslautern  v  1860 Munich 27 July 2024 Friendly|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern  | 2–0|  1860 Munich | Kaiserslautern

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13:30 |

* Ritter  57'
* Mause  76'

|  |  | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 16,139

### Mid-season

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VfB Stuttgart v  1\. FC Kaiserslautern 5 September 2024 Friendly|  VfB Stuttgart | 4–1|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern |

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15:00 |  |  |  |

## Competitions

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### Overall record

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Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
2\. Bundesliga | 4 August 2024  | 18 May 2025  | Matchday 1  | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1  | 033.33
DFB-Pokal | 17 August 2024  |  | First round  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1  | 100.00
Total  | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | +0  | 042.86

Last updated: 21 September 2024
Source: Competitions

### 2\. Bundesliga

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Main article: 2024–25 2. Bundesliga

#### League table

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1  | SC Paderborn | 14  | 7  | 6  | 1  | 25  | 17  | +8  | 27  | Promotion to Bundesliga
2  | Hamburger SV | 14  | 6  | 5  | 3  | 31  | 20  | +11  | 23
3  | 1\. FC Kaiserslautern | 14  | 6  | 5  | 3  | 26  | 20  | +6  | 23  | Qualification for promotion play-offs
4  | Hannover 96 | 14  | 7  | 2  | 5  | 19  | 14  | +5  | 23  |
5  | Karlsruher SC | 14  | 6  | 5  | 3  | 27  | 25  | +2  | 23

Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2024. Source: Bundesliga
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.[8]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 11  | 12  |  −1  | 8  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 8  |  −1  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 4  |  0

Last updated: 21 September 2024.
Source: DFB

#### Results by round

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Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7

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Ground| A| H| A| H| A| H| A
Result| W| D| W| L| L| D|
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Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[9]

SSV Ulm v 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4 August 2024 1|  SSV Ulm | 1–2|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | Ulm

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13:30 |

* Higl 48'

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* Tomiak 77' (pen.)
* Opoku 83'

| Stadium: Donaustadion
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Robert Schröder

1\. FC Kaiserslautern v Greuther Fürth 9 August 2024 2|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–2|  Greuther Fürth | Kaiserslautern

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18:30 |  |  |  | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion

Preußen Münster v 1. FC Kaiserslautern 24 August 2024 3|  Preußen Münster | 0–1|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | Münster

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13:00 |  |  |  | Stadium: Preußenstadion

1\. FC Kaiserslautern v Hertha BSC 31 August 2024 4|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–4|  Hertha BSC | Kaiserslautern

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20:30 |  |  |  | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion

Hannover 96 v 1. FC Kaiserslautern 14 September 2024 5|  Hannover 96 | 3–1|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | Hanover

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13:00 |  |  |  | Stadium: Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena

1\. FC Kaiserslautern v Hamburger SV 21 September 2024 6|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–2|  Hamburger SV | Kaiserslautern

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20:30 |  |  |  | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion

Jahn Regensburg v 1\. FC Kaiserslautern 28 September 2024 7|  Jahn Regensburg | 0–0|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | Regensburg

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13:00 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Jahnstadion
Attendance: 14,431
Referee: Max Burda

### DFB Pokal

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FC Ingolstadt v 1. FC Kaiserslautern 17 August 2024 First round|  FC Ingolstadt | 1–2|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | Ingolstadt

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15:30 |  |  |  | Stadium: Audi Sportpark

VfB Stuttgart v 1\. FC Kaiserslautern 29 October 2024 Second round|  VfB Stuttgart | 2–1|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | Stuttgart

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20:45 CET (UTC+1) |

* Woltemade 14'
* Führich 35',  76'
* Millot 90+4'

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* Tomiak 43' (pen.)
* Ritter 62'
* Raschl 80'
* Wekesser 86'
* Hanslik 90+3'

| Stadium: MHPArena
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager

## References

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1. ^ Sport, S. W. R. (22 June 2024). "Trainingsauftakt beim FCK - Zuck bleibt in Kaiserslautern". swr.online.
2. ^ "Gute Nachrichten für den FCK: Zuck verlängert Vertrag".
3. ^ Sport, S. W. R. (15 May 2024). "Der 1. FC Kaiserslautern zieht die Kaufoption bei Filip Kaloc. Nach dem feststehenden Klassenerhalt verpflichten die Pfälzer den Mittelfeldspieler von Banik Ostrau fest". swr.online.
4. ^ "FCK verstärkt Defensive mit Jan Gyamerah". FCK DE. 26 July 2024.
5. ^ "1. FC Kaiserslautern: Warum Soldo mehr Chancen auf Einsatzzeit hat". bild.de. 3 June 2024.
6. ^ "Niehues to join Heidenheim from second tier Kaiserslautern". Yahoo News. 21 March 2024.
7. ^ "Blitzturnier in Offenbach - News / OFC". ofc.de.
8. ^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
9. ^ "2024/25 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists to be released on 4 July". bundesliga.com. 7 June 2024.

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League competitions|

| Men|

* Bundesliga
* 2\. Bundesliga
* 3\. Liga
* Regionalliga
* Oberliga

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Women|

* Bundesliga
* 2\. Bundesliga
* Regionalliga

Cup competitions|

| Men|

* DFB-Pokal (Final)
* DFL-Supercup
* Verbandspokal

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Women|

* DFB-Pokal
* DFB-Supercup
* Verbandspokal

European competitions|

| Men|

* Champions League
* Europa League
* Conference League

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Women|

* Champions League

Related to national teams|

| Men|

* 2024–25 UEFA Nations League (League A)
* 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)
* Julian Nagelsmann

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Women|

* UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying (League A)
* 2024 Summer Olympics
* 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League (League A)
* Horst Hrubesch (caretaker)
* Christian Wück

Transfers|

| Men|

* Summer 2024
* Winter 2024–25

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Women|

* Summer 2024
* Winter 2024–25

Men's team seasons

Bundesliga|

* FC Augsburg
* Union Berlin
* VfL Bochum
* Werder Bremen
* Borussia Dortmund
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* SC Freiburg
* 1\. FC Heidenheim
* TSG Hoffenheim
* Holstein Kiel
* RB Leipzig
* Bayer Leverkusen
* Mainz 05
* Borussia Mönchengladbach
* Bayern Munich
* FC St. Pauli
* VfB Stuttgart
* VfL Wolfsburg

2\. Bundesliga|

* Eintracht Braunschweig
* Hertha BSC
* Darmstadt 98
* Fortuna Düsseldorf
* SV Elversberg
* Greuther Fürth
* Hamburger SV
* Hannover 96
* Jahn Regensburg
* 1\. FC Kaiserslautern
* Karlsruher SC
* 1\. FC Köln
* 1\. FC Magdeburg
* Preußen Münster
* 1\. FC Nürnberg
* SC Paderborn
* Schalke 04
* SSV Ulm

3\. Liga|

* Alemannia Aachen
* Erzgebirge Aue
* Arminia Bielefeld
* Energie Cottbus
* Borussia Dortmund II
* Dynamo Dresden
* Rot-Weiss Essen
* Hannover 96 II
* FC Ingolstadt
* Viktoria Köln
* Waldhof Mannheim
* 1860 Munich
* VfL Osnabrück
* Hansa Rostock
* 1\. FC Saarbrücken
* SV Sandhausen
* VfB Stuttgart II
* SpVgg Unterhaching
* SC Verl
* Wehen Wiesbaden

Women's team seasons

Bundesliga|

* Werder Bremen
* SGS Essen
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* SC Freiburg
* TSG Hoffenheim
* Carl Zeiss Jena
* 1\. FC Köln
* RB Leipzig
* Bayer Leverkusen
* Bayern Munich
* Turbine Potsdam
* VfL Wolfsburg

2\. Bundesliga|

* SG Andernach
* Union Berlin
* VfL Bochum
* Eintracht Frankfurt II
* SC Freiburg II
* FSV Gütersloh
* Hamburger SV
* FC Ingolstadt
* SV Meppen
* Borussia Mönchengladbach
* Bayern Munich II
* 1\. FC Nürnberg
* SC Sand
* SV 67 Weinberg

*[Pos.]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Wins
*[D]: Draws
*[L]: Losses
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Win %]: Winning percentage
*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pts]: Points