2024–25 1. FC Kaiserslautern season
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2024–25 football season
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Markus Anfang |
| Stadium | Fritz-Walter-Stadion |
| 2. Bundesliga | Pre-season |
| DFB-Pokal | First 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
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] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Aaron Basenach | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | ||
| DF | Philipp Hercher | 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
Training began on 22 June.
Fanauswahl 
v 1. FC Kaiserslautern
v 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 23 June 2024 Friendly | Fanauswahl | v | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Gau-Odernheim |
TB Jahn Zeiskam v 1. FC Kaiserslautern
v 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 28 June 2024 Friendly | TB Jahn Zeiskam | v | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
Kickers Offenbach v 1. FC Kaiserslautern
v 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 20 July 2024 Friendly[5] | Kickers Offenbach | v | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Offenbach |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v 1. FC Kaiserslautern
v 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 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 | 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
The full schedule will be released in June 2024.[6]
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Hamburger SV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 1. FC Köln | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2024. Source: DFB
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.[7]
(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.[7]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
DFB-Pokal
FC Ingolstadt v 1. FC Kaiserslautern
| 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.
- ^ Holscher, Claus. "2. Bundesliga 24/25: Beginn, Spielplan und Termine der 51. Saison". Augsburger Allgemeine.
- ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 March 2023. p. 3.
