2011–12 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

The 2011–12 1. FC Kaiserslautern season was the 112th season in club history.

1. FC Kaiserslautern
2011–12 season
ManagerGermany Marco Kurz (until 20 March)
Bulgaria Krasimir Balakov (from 22 March until 17 May)
StadiumFritz-Walter-Stadion
Bundesliga18th (relegated)
DFB PokalThird round

Season summary

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Kaiserlautern finished the season in 18th place, and were relegated. Manager Marco Kurz had been sacked in March and replaced by Bulgarian Krasimir Balakov as a last roll of the dice, but to no avail. Balakov was sacked himself and replaced by former Sturm Graz manager Franco Foda.

Players

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First-team squad

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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 Tobias Sippel
2 DF   CZE Jan Šimůnek
3 DF   DEN Leon Jessen
4 MF   POL Ariel Borysiuk
6 DF   GER Mathias Abel
7 MF   GER Oliver Kirch
8 MF   GER Christian Tiffert
9 FW   ISR Itay Shechter
10 MF   TUR Olcay Şahan[notes 1]
11 FW   GER Sandro Wagner (on loan from Werder Bremen)
13 MF   GRE Thanos Petsos[notes 2] (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
16 FW   GER Richard Sukuta-Pasu
17 DF   GER Alexander Bugera
19 MF   GER Denis Linsmayer
20 DF   BRA Rodnei
21 MF   GER Pierre de Wit
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW   DEN Nicolai Jørgensen (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
23 DF   GER Florian Dick
24 DF   BRA Lucas Rocha (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
25 DF   ALG Antar Yahia[notes 3]
26 MF   GER Steven Zellner
27 GK   AUT Marco Knaller
28 MF   GRE Kostas Fortounis
29 GK   GER Kevin Trapp
30 MF   CMR Dorge Kouemaha (on loan from Club Brugge)
31 FW   POL Jakub Świerczok
32 GK   GER Marius Müller
33 DF   GER Dominique Heintz
34 DF   GER Willi Orban[notes 4]
35 FW   GER Julian Derstroff
37 FW   GER Andrew Wooten[notes 5]

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF   GER Bastian Schulz (to RB Leipzig)
5 DF   GER Martin Amedick (to Eintracht Frankfurt)
11 FW   BUL Iliyan Mitsanski (on loan to FSV Frankfurt)
14 MF   ISR Gil Vermouth (on loan to De Graafschap)
15 MF   AUT Clemens Walch (on loan to Dynamo Dresden)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   ALG Chadli Amri[notes 6] (on loan to FSV Frankfurt)
19 MF   CZE Jiří Bílek (to Zagłębie Lubin)
22 MF   CRO Ivo Iličević[notes 7] (to Hamburg)
25 MF   CRO Stiven Rivić (released)
32 FW   SVK Adam Nemec (to FC Ingolstadt 04)

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 FC Augsburg 34 8 14 12 36 49 −13 38
15 Hamburger SV 34 8 12 14 35 57 −22 36
16 Hertha BSC (R) 34 7 10 17 38 64 −26 31 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 1. FC Köln (R) 34 8 6 20 39 75 −36 30 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 1. FC Kaiserslautern (R) 34 4 11 19 24 54 −30 23
Source: kicker
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - 1.FC Kaiserslautern - 2011/12".

Notes

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  1. ^ Şahan was born in Düsseldorf, Germany.
  2. ^ Petsos was born in Düsseldorf, Germany.
  3. ^ Yahia was born in Mulhouse, France.
  4. ^ Orban was born in Kaiserslautern, Germany, but also qualified to represent Hungary internationally and made his international debut for Hungary in 2018.
  5. ^ Wooten was born in Bamberg, Germany, but also qualified to represent the United States internationally through his father and would make his international debut for the United States in October 2015.
  6. ^ Amri was born in Saint-Avold, France.
  7. ^ Iličević was born in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
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