2024–25 1. FC Kaiserslautern season
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Markus Anfang |
| Stadium | Fritz-Walter-Stadion |
| 2. Bundesliga | Pre-season |
| DFB-Pokal | First round |
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
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
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | [4] |
| GK | Robin Himmelmann
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | ||
| DF | Kevin Kraus
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 23 June 2024 Friendly | Fanauswahl | 0–5 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Gau-Odernheim |
| 14:30 | Attendance: 2,000 |
| 28 June 2024 Friendly | TB Jahn Zeiskam | 0–8 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Gau-Odernheim |
| Stadium: Gau-Odernheim Kunstrasen |
| 1 July 2024 Friendly | FK Pirmasens | 1–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Pirmasens |
| 18:00 |
|
Stadium: PS - FKP Kunstrasen Husterhöh |
| 8 July 2024 Friendly | Qarabağ  | 1–3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Imst, Austria |
| 12:30 |
|
Stadium: Velly Arena Imst |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly[5] | Kickers Offenbach | v | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Offenbach |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Fortuna Düsseldorf | v | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Offenbach |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| 2. Bundesliga | 2–4 August 2024 | 18 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| DFB-Pokal | 17 August 2024 | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
Source: Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hertha BSC | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 17 |
| 9 | SV Elversberg | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 16 |
| 10 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 16 |
| 11 | 1. FC Köln | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 15 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 13 |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 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.[6]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
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.[6]
(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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Matches
The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[7]
| 2 August 2024 1 | SSV Ulm | v | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Ulm |
| Stadium: Donaustadion |
| 9 August 2024 2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | v | Fürth | Kaiserslautern |
| Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion |
DFB-Pokal
| 17 August 2024 First round | FC Ingolstadt | v | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Ingolstadt |
| 15:30 | Stadium: Audi Sportpark |
References
- ^ Sport, S. W. R. (22 June 2024). "Trainingsauftakt beim FCK - Zuck bleibt in Kaiserslautern". swr.online.
- ^ "Gute Nachrichten für den FCK: Zuck verlängert Vertrag".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Niehues to join Heidenheim from second tier Kaiserslautern". Yahoo News. 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Blitzturnier in Offenbach - News / OFC". ofc.de.
- ^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists to be released on 4 July". bundesliga.com. 7 June 2024.