1997–98 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

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1. FC Kaiserslautern
1997–98 season
ManagerOtto Rehhagel
Bundesliga1st
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Olaf Marschall (21)
All: Olaf Marschall (23)
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Season summary[]

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[]

First-team squad[]

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Andreas Reinke
3 MF Germany GER Michael Ballack
4 DF Germany GER Axel Roos
5 DF Czech Republic CZE Miroslav Kadlec
6 DF Germany GER Andreas Brehme
7 MF Bulgaria BUL Marian Hristov
8 MF Germany GER Martin Wagner
9 FW Czech Republic CZE Pavel Kuka
10 MF Switzerland  SUI Ciriaco Sforza
11 FW Germany GER Olaf Marschall
12 MF Germany GER Stefan Ertl
13 DF Germany GER Roger Lutz
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Hungary HUN János Hrutka
16 DF Denmark DEN Michael Schjønberg
17 MF Brazil BRA Ratinho
18 FW Germany GER Jürgen Rische
19 DF Germany GER Oliver Schäfer
22 MF Germany GER Andreas Buck
23 MF Germany GER Thomas Riedl
24 DF Germany GER Harry Koch
25 GK Hungary HUN Lajos Szűcs
26 MF Nigeria NGA Pascal Ojigwe
27 MF Germany GER Marco Reich
30 MF Germany GER Thomas Franck

Left club during season[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Germany GER Frank Greiner (to Wolfsburg)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Kouba (to Viktoria Žižkov)

Competitions[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Bundesliga[]

Main article: 1997–98 Bundesliga

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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) Champion


References[]

  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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