2000–01 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

During the 2000–01 German football season, 1. FC Kaiserslautern competed in the Bundesliga.

1. FC Kaiserslautern
2000–01 season
ManagerAndreas Brehme
StadiumFritz-Walter-Stadion
Bundesliga8th
DFB-PokalSecond round
DFB-LigapokalSemi-finals
UEFA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Miroslav Klose
Vratislav Lokvenc
(9 each)

All:
Vratislav Lokvenc
(12 goals)

Season summary edit

Although Kaiserlautern recorded the same number of points as they had the previous season, they finished in 8th, three places lower. Greater success came in the UEFA Cup, as Kaiserlautern reached the semi-finals before being eliminated by Deportivo Alavés.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[1]

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   GER Georg Koch
2 DF   DEN Michael Schjønberg
3 DF   CZE Petr Gabriel
4 DF   GER Axel Roos
6 DF   EGY Hany Ramzy
7 MF   BUL Marian Hristov
8 MF   GRE Dimitrios Grammozis[notes 1]
9 FW   SWE Jörgen Pettersson
10 FW   CZE Vratislav Lokvenc
11 FW   GER Olaf Marschall
12 MF   GER Marco Reich
13 DF   YUG Slobodan Komljenović[notes 2]
14 MF   FRA Youri Djorkaeff
15 MF   CRO Nenad Bjelica
16 GK   GER Uwe Gospodarek
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   BRA Ratinho
18 MF   POR José Dominguez
20 DF   POL Tomasz Kłos
21 DF   LUX Jeff Strasser
22 MF   GER Andreas Buck
23 MF   GER Silvio Adzic
24 DF   GER Harry Koch
25 FW   GER Miroslav Klose[notes 3]
26 GK   GER Roman Weidenfeller
27 DF   GER Marco Stark
28 FW   GER Marco Toppmöller
29 DF   GER Rainer Hauck
30 MF   GER Mario Basler
31 MF   GER Rüdiger Ziehl

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF   SUI Murat Yakin (to FC Basel)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   ALB Igli Tare (to Brescia)

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Bundesliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 SC Freiburg 34 15 10 9 54 37 +17 55 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
7 Werder Bremen 34 15 8 11 53 48 +5 53 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
8 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 15 5 14 49 54 −5 50
9 VfL Wolfsburg 34 12 11 11 60 45 +15 47 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
10 1. FC Köln 34 12 10 12 59 52 +7 46
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

DFB-Pokal edit

First round edit

29 August 2000 Kickers Offenbach 0–4 1. FC Kaiserslautern Offenbach
Report
(in German)
Ramzy   38'
Lokvenc   41'
Pettersson   53'
Basler   76'
Stadium: Stadion am Bieberer Berg
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg)

Second round edit

1 November 2000 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Mönchengladbach
Nielsen   23'
Van Lent   43', 45'
Demo   84'
Auer   87'
Report
(in German)
Pettersson   6' Stadium: Bökelberg
Attendance: 24,100
Referee: Franz-Xaver Wack (Biberbach)

UEFA Cup edit

First round edit

11 September 2000 Bohemians   1–3   Kaiserslautern Tolka Park, Dublin
Crowe   90' (p) Report Reich   72'
Hristov   76'
Tare   79'
21 September 2000 Kaiserslautern   0–1   Bohemians Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Report Crowe   37' Referee: Mikko Vuorela (Finland)

Kaiserslautern won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round edit

9 November 2000 Kaiserslautern   2–3   Iraklis Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Koch   25' (pen.)
Djorkaeff   29'
Report UEFA Report Konstantinou   54', 90'
Ederson   90'
Attendance: 14,572
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Kaiserslautern win 5-4 on aggregate

Third round edit

Kaiserslautern win 3–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round edit

15 February 2001 Slavia Prague   0–0   Kaiserslautern Strahov Stadium, Prague
Report UEFA Report Attendance: 17,840
Referee: Eric Romain (France)

Kaiserslautern won 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals edit

Match interrupted for 16 minutes due to supporter disturbances.
Kaiserslautern won 2–0 on aggregate

Semi-finals edit

5 April 2001 (2001-04-05) Alavés   5–1   Kaiserslautern Mendizorrotza Stadium, Vitoria-Gasteiz
21:15 Contra   20' (pen.), 31' (pen.)
Cruyff   42'
Alonso   57' (pen.)
Mocelin   81'
Report UEFA Report Koch   68' (pen.) Attendance: 15,157
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
19 April 2001 (2001-04-19) 1. FC Kaiserslautern   1–4   Alavés Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
20:30 Djorkaeff   7' Report UEFA Report Alonso   23'
Vučko   64', 86'
Gañán   88'
Attendance: 29,800
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Alavés won 9–2 on aggregate.

References edit

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - 1.FC Kaiserslautern - 2000/01".

Notes edit

  1. ^ Grammozis was born in Wuppertal, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Greece internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Komljenović was born in Frankfurt, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Yugoslavia internationally and made his international debut for Yugoslavia in December 1994.
  3. ^ Klose was born in Opole, Poland, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and made his international debut for Germany in March 2001.