The 2012–13 1. FC Kaiserslautern season was the 113th season in club history. In 2012–13 the club played in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It was the club's first season back in this league, after it was relegated from the Fußball-Bundesliga in 2012. They were denied an instant return to the top flight after finishing 3rd and losing in the relegation play-offs to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 5–2 on aggregate.
| 2012–13 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Stefan Kuntz | |||
| Manager | Franco Foda | |||
| Stadium | Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, RP | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | Third | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Eliminated in Round 2 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mohammadou Idrissou (17) All: Mohammadou Idrissou (17) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 49,780 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 23,006 | |||
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The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the second round being eliminated by Bundesliga side FC Bayern Munich.[1]
Review and events
editDuring the off-season, 1. FC Kaiserslautern hired Franco Foda as their new head coach.[2]
Friendly matches
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
| 19 July 2012 | HB Køge | 1–3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Kandel |
Kaagh  40' |
Report | Vermouth 60' Shechter 65' Wooten 72' |
Stadium: Bienwaldstadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Markus Wingenbach |
| 21 July 2012 | Fulham F.C. | 2–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Weingarten (Pfalz) |
| 17:00 | Petrić 20', 74' |
Mitsanski 10' Bugera 15' |
Stadium: Arena Weingarten Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 28 July 2012 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–0 | FC Augsburg | Kaiserslautern |
| 16:00 | Idrissou 59' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 18,000 |
| 1 August 2012 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–3 | FC Bayern Munich | Kaiserslautern |
| 18:30 | Dick 35' Shechter 89' |
Müller 23' Can 68'Shaqiri 86' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 25,873 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 12 January 2013 | SV Eintracht Trier 05 | 1–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Trier |
| 14:00 | Summary | Stadium: Moselstadion |
| 16 January 2013 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–3 | Kickers Offenbach | Kaiserlautern |
| 16:00 | Summary | Stadium: Betzenberg Platz 4 |
| 20 January 2013 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–1 | Újpest FC | Belek |
| 16:00 | Summary | Stadium: Arcadia Futbol Kompleksi |
| 21 January 2013 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | FC Metalurh Zaporizhya | Belek |
| 16:00 | Summary | Stadium: Gloria Golf Resort |
| 25 January 2013 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–1 | Daegu FC | Belek |
| 14:00 | Summary | Stadium: Arcadia Futbol Kompleksi |
| 25 January 2013 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–1 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Belek |
| 14:00 | Summary | Stadium: IC Santai Otel Futbol Sahaları |
| 22 March 2013 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 4–1 | TSV 1860 München | Ludwigsburg |
| 16:05 | Summary | Stadium: Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion |
Competitions
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
2. Bundesliga
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hertha BSC (C, P) | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 76 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig (P) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 67 | |
| 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 58 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | |
| 5 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 54 |
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Matches
edit| 6 August 2012 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–3 | Union Berlin | Kaiserslautern |
| 20:15 | Idrissou 58' 72' Zuck 86' |
Report | 47' Parensen 54' Zoundi 90'+1' Pfertzel |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 31,618 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 10 August 2012 2 | VfR Aalen | 1–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Aalen |
| 18:00 | Bunjaku 17', 44' |
Report | 47' Dausch |
Stadium: Scholz-Arena Attendance: 12,038 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 26 August 2012 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | 1860 München | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:30 | Alushi  66'Dick 84' |
Report | Guillermo Vallori 63' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 37,571 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 31 August 2012 4 | Dynamo Dresden | 1–3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Dresden |
| 18:00 | Brégerie 34' Poté 67' |
Report | Baumjohann 12' Bunjaku 29', 74'Dominique Heintz 50'Borysiuk 55'Fortounis 82' |
Stadium: Glücksgas Stadium Attendance: 29,057 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 16 September 2012 5 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–1 | MSV Duisburg | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:30 | Zuck 41' Dick 55'Azaouagh 81'Mitsanski 85' |
Summary | Hoffmann 39' Domovchiyski 62'Kern 83' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 29,869 Referee: Christian Leicher |
| 22 September 2012 6 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–1 | Hertha BSC | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:00 | Dick 5' Idrissou 34' 66' (pen.)Azaouagh 71'Mitsanski 83' |
Summary | Niemeyer 32' Ben-Hatira 58'Bastians 60'Ronny 69' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 32,069 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 27 September 2012 7 | VfL Bochum | 1–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Bochum |
| 20:15 | Iashvili 48' Tasaka 84'Sinkiewicz 90+1' |
Summary | Fortounis 36' Marc Torrejón 47'Idrissou 65'Linsmayer 77'Mitsanski 79' |
Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION Attendance: 13,212 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 30 September 2012 8 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:30 | Dick 25' Borysiuk 71'Heintz 76' Riedel  90+1' |
Summary | Doğan 65' Ademi 75' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 33,025 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 7 October 2012 9 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 1–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Ingolstadt |
| 13:30 | Uludağ 11' Schäfer 35'Eigler 43'Schäffler 80' |
Summary | Torrejón 31' Bunjaku 68' |
Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 7,011 Referee: Norbert Grudzinski |
| 19 October 2012 10 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–1 | SV Sandhausen | Kaiserslautern |
| 18:00 | Idrissou 4' 72' Zuck 20'Bunjaku 24'Zellner 65'Hajri 90+1' |
Summary | Achenbach 9' 76' Kittner 11'Morena 70'Fießer 75'Löning 78' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 27,526 Referee: Florian Steuer |
| 26 October 2012 11 | 1. FC Köln | 3–3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Cologne |
| 18:00 | Chili 23' (pen.) Clemens 43'Maroah 55'Strobl 72'Royer 75' |
Summary | Baumjohann 9' 63' Borysiuk 14'Sippel 22'Zellner 50'Idrissou 60', 88' |
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 44,601 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 5 November 2012 12 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 4–1 | Erzgebirge Aue | Kaiserslautern |
| 20:15 | Zuck 7' Zellner 9'Baumjohann 36', 79'Idrissou 41' 81' |
Report (in German) | Hochscheidt 11' 23' Hensel 45'Sylvestr 80'König 88' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 23,372 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 10 November 2012 13 | SC Paderborn 07 | 1–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Paderborn |
| 13:00 | Strohdiek 55' Jessen 57' (o.g.)Meha 59'Krösche 66'Kruse 67' |
Report (in German) | Bunjaku 42' Idrissou 68' (pen.)Linsmayer 69' |
Stadium: Benteler Arena Attendance: 11,471 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 16 November 2012 14 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–0 | Energie Cottbus | Kaiserslautern |
| 18:00 | Zuck 13' Borysiuk 59'Idrissou 69' |
Report (in German) | Banović 56' Engel 58'Kruska 59'Fandrich 61'Börner 82' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 29,622 Referee: Knut Kircher |
| 24 November 2012 15 | FSV Frankfurt | 0–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Frankfurt |
| 13:00 | Huber 33' |
Summary | Bunjaku 18' (pen.) Idrissou 43'Dick 83' |
Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang Attendance: 10,470 Referee: Christian Leicher |
| 27 November 2012 16 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–1 | Jahn Regensburg | Kaiserslautern |
| 17:30 | Bunjaku 45+2' Azaouagh 53'Dick 74'Nsor 78' |
Summary | Hagg 14' Weidlich 37'Wiegers 67' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 24,297 Referee: Markus Wingenbach |
| 1 December 2012 17 | FC St. Pauli | 1–0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Hamburg |
| 13:00 | Schachten 53' Ginczek 67'Buchtmann 86' |
Summary | Idrissou 15' Baumjohann 17'Linsmayer 76' |
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 21,045 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 7 December 2012 18 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 2–0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Berlin |
| 17:00 | Terodde 43', 66' Mattuschka 56'Kohlman 65' |
Summary | Torrejón 45+1' Heintz 51'Dick 60' |
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 16,750 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 14 December 2012 19 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–1 | VfR Aalen | Kaiserslautern |
| 18:00 | Idrissou 51' Borysiuk 77' |
Summary | Valentini 45' Haller 72' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 23,006 Referee: Michael Wiener |
| 4 February 2013 20 | TSV 1860 München | 0–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Munich |
| 20:15 | Summary | Idrissou 29' Riedel 87' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 19,100 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 8 February 2013 21 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–0 | Dynamo Dresden | Kaiserslautern |
| 20:30 | Karl 24' Idrissou 40'Drazen 70'Hoffer 81' |
Summary | Kempe 73' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 32,925 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 17 February 2013 22 | MSV Duisburg | 0–0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Duisburg |
| 13:30 | Jovanović 18' Šukalo 24' 40'Brandy 59'Wolze 90' |
Summary | Karl 57' Idrissou 60'  65'Dick 85' |
Stadium: MSV Arena Attendance: 13,725 Referee: Thorsten Schriever |
| 17 February 2013 23 | Hertha BSC | 1–0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Berlin |
| 20:15 | Pekarík 27' Schulz 41'Kluge 68' |
Summary | Sippel 3' Baumjohann 33'Löwe 35' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 37,347 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 2 March 2013 24 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | VfL Bochum | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:00 | Karl 53' Fortounis 64'Borysiuk 90+1' |
Summary | Rothenbach 49' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 26,896 Referee: Gunter Perl |
| 11 March 2013 25 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Braunschweig |
| 20:15 | Pfitzner 21' Kumbela 78' |
Summary | Šimůnek 13' Weiser 44' Hoffer 88' |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 20,630 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 17 March 2013 26 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–0 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:30 | Bunjaku 42' (pen.), 71' Borysiuk 79'Idrissou 87' |
Summary | Schäfer 7' Mitsanski 40'Caiuby 45+1'Mijatović 50' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 24,353 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus |
| 31 March 2013 27 | SV Sandhausen | 1–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Sandhausen |
| 13:30 | Achenbach 27' Sippel 67' (o.g.)Pischorn 90' |
Summary | Idrissou 18' Borysiuk 25' |
Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 12,100 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 5 April 2013 28 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–0 | 1. FC Köln | Kaiserslautern |
| 18:00 | Idrissou 41', 79' Šimůnek 50' |
Summary | Maroh 12' Clemens 23'Strobl 39' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,780 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 15 April 2013 29 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Aue |
| 20:15 | Pezzoni 36' 76' Hochscheidt 42'Paulus 60'Klingbeil 66'Schlitte 83' |
Summary | Azaouagh 17' Baumjohann 22'Dick 54' |
Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 8,300 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 20 April 2013 30 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–0 | SC Paderborn 07 | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:00 | Weiser 18' Hoffer 32'Löwe 43'Orban 53'Idrissou 54'Baumjohann 81' |
Summary | Zeitz 62' Hoffmann 78' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 28,702 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 29 April 2013 31 | FC Energie Cottbus | 4–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Cottbus |
| 20:15 | Banović 32' (pen.) Sanogo 53', 90+2'Fomitschow 81'Bittroff 90' |
Summary | Idrissou 9' 50' Weiser 32'Orban 83'Bunjaku 86' (pen.) 89' |
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 7,545 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 5 May 2013 32 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 4–1 | FSV Frankfurt | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:30 | Bunjaku 27', 45+1' Torrejón 40'Köhler 45' 74'Weiser 66' |
Summary | Schlicke 81' Kapllani 85' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 38,792 Referee: Michael Wiener |
| 12 May 2013 33 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 1–3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Jahnstadion |
| 13:30 | Ziereis 27' 46' |
Summary | Hoffer 12' Idrissou 20'Borysiuk 73'Heintz 75'Fortounis 80'Orban 84' |
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 8,105 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 19 May 2013 34 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–2 | FC St. Pauli | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:30 | Hoffer 71' |
Summary | Daube 15' 39' Ginczek 33' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 46,460 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
Relegation play-offs
edit| 23 May 2013 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Sinsheim |
| 20:30 | Roberto Firmino 11', 29' Salihović 50'Schipplock 67'Beck 90+4' |
Summary | Heintz 10' Torrejón 55'Idrissou 58'Baumjohann 90+2' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 27 May 2013 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–2 (2–5 agg.) | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Kaiserslautern |
| 20:30 | Borysiuk 5' Sippel 27'Idrissou 46'Baumjohann 65'Dick 90+3' |
Summary | Thesker 11' Abraham 44'Casteels 70'Vestergaard 74'Weis 90+3' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,780 Referee: Florian Meyer |
DFB-Pokal
edit| 19 May 2013 1st Rnd | Hansa Rostock | 1–3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Rostock |
| 18:30 | Mendy 38' Smetana 45+3' Plat 77' Leemans 88' |
Report (in German) | Bunjaku 49', 81' Zuck 56' Vermouth 89' Fortounis 90+3' |
Stadium: DKB-Arena Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Florian Steuer |
| 31 October 2012 2nd Rnd | Bayern Munich | 4–0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Munich |
| 20:30 | Pizarro 11', 58' Robben 49', 88' |
Report (in German) | Heintz 30' Hajri 53' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 71,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
Sources
edit- ^ DFB-Pokal 2012/2013 .:. Spielplan (in German) DFB-Pokal 2012–13, accessed: 5 September 2012
- ^ "Foda wird neuer Trainer beim 1. FC Kaiserslautern". Die Welt (in German). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.