| 2012–13 season | ||||
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| 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 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.
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
During the off-season, 1. FC Kaiserslautern hired Franco Foda as their new head coach.[2]
Friendly matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 19 July 2012 | HB Køge | 1–3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Kandel |
| Kaagh |
Report | Vermouth Shechter Wooten |
Stadium: Bienwaldstadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Markus Wingenbach |
| 21 July 2012 | Fulham F.C. | 2–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Weingarten (Pfalz) |
| 17:00 | Petrić |
Mitsanski Bugera |
Stadium: Arena Weingarten Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 28 July 2012 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–0 | FC Augsburg | Kaiserslautern |
| 16:00 | Idrissou |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 18,000 |
| 1 August 2012 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–3 | FC Bayern Munich | Kaiserslautern |
| 18:30 | Dick Shechter |
Müller Can Shaqiri |
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
Win Draw Loss Postponed
2. Bundesliga
League table
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Matches
| 6 August 2012 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–3 | Union Berlin | Kaiserslautern |
| 20:15 | Idrissou Zuck |
Report | 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 |
Report | Stadium: Scholz-Arena Attendance: 12,038 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 26 August 2012 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | 1860 München | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:30 | Alushi Dick |
Report | Guillermo Vallori |
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 Poté |
Report | Baumjohann Bunjaku Dominique Heintz Borysiuk Fortounis |
Stadium: Glücksgas Stadium Attendance: 29,057 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 16 September 2012 5 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–1 | MSV Duisburg | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:30 | Zuck Dick Azaouagh Mitsanski |
Summary | Hoffmann Domovchiyski Kern |
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 Idrissou Azaouagh Mitsanski |
Summary | Niemeyer Ben-Hatira Bastians Ronny |
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 Tasaka Sinkiewicz |
Summary | Fortounis Marc Torrejón Idrissou Linsmayer Mitsanski |
Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION Attendance: 13,212 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 30 September 2012 8 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:30 | Dick Borysiuk Heintz Riedel |
Summary | Doğan Ademi |
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 Schäfer Eigler Schäffler |
Summary | Torrejón Bunjaku |
Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 7,011 Referee: Norbert Grudzinski |
| 19 October 2012 10 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–1 | SV Sandhausen | Kaiserslautern |
| 18:00 | Idrissou Zuck Bunjaku Zellner Hajri |
Summary | Achenbach Kittner Morena Fießer Löning |
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 Clemens Maroah Strobl Royer |
Summary | Baumjohann Borysiuk Sippel Zellner Idrissou |
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 44,601 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 5 November 2012 12 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 4–1 | Erzgebirge Aue | Kaiserslautern |
| 20:15 | Zuck Zellner Baumjohann Idrissou |
Report (in German) | Hochscheidt Hensel Sylvestr König |
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 Jessen Meha Krösche Kruse |
Report (in German) | Bunjaku Idrissou Linsmayer |
Stadium: Benteler Arena Attendance: 11,471 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 16 November 2012 14 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–0 | Energie Cottbus | Kaiserslautern |
| 18:00 | Zuck Borysiuk Idrissou |
Report (in German) | Banović Engel Kruska Fandrich Börner |
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 |
Summary | Bunjaku Idrissou Dick |
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 Azaouagh Dick Nsor |
Summary | Hagg Weidlich Wiegers |
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 Ginczek Buchtmann |
Summary | Idrissou Baumjohann Linsmayer |
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 Mattuschka Kohlman |
Summary | Torrejón Heintz Dick |
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 Borysiuk |
Summary | Valentini Haller |
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 Riedel |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 19,100 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 8 February 2013 21 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–0 | Dynamo Dresden | Kaiserslautern |
| 20:30 | Karl Idrissou Drazen Hoffer |
Summary | Kempe |
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 Šukalo Brandy Wolze |
Summary | Karl Idrissou Dick |
Stadium: MSV Arena Attendance: 13,725 Referee: Thorsten Schriever |
| 17 February 2013 23 | Hertha BSC | 1–0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Berlin |
| 20:15 | Pekarík Schulz Kluge |
Summary | Sippel Baumjohann Löwe |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 37,347 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 2 March 2013 24 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | VfL Bochum | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:00 | Karl Fortounis Borysiuk |
Summary | Rothenbach |
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 Kumbela |
Summary | Šimůnek Weiser Hoffer |
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 Borysiuk Idrissou |
Summary | Schäfer Mitsanski Caiuby Mijatović |
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 Sippel Pischorn |
Summary | Idrissou Borysiuk |
Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 12,100 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 5 April 2013 28 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–0 | 1. FC Köln | Kaiserslautern |
| 18:00 | Idrissou Šimůnek |
Summary | Maroh Clemens Strobl |
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 Hochscheidt Paulus Klingbeil Schlitte |
Summary | Azaouagh Baumjohann Dick |
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 Hoffer Löwe Orban Idrissou Baumjohann |
Summary | Zeitz Hoffmann |
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 Sanogo Fomitschow Bittroff |
Summary | Idrissou Weiser Orban Bunjaku |
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 Torrejón Köhler Weiser |
Summary | Schlicke Kapllani |
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 |
Summary | Hoffer Idrissou Borysiuk Heintz Fortounis Orban |
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 |
Summary | Daube Ginczek |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 46,460 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
Relegation play-offs
| 23 May 2013 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Sinsheim |
| 20:30 | Roberto Firmino Salihović Schipplock Beck |
Summary | Heintz Torrejón Idrissou Baumjohann |
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 Sippel Idrissou Baumjohann Dick |
Summary | Thesker Abraham Casteels Vestergaard Weis |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,780 Referee: Florian Meyer |
DFB-Pokal
| 19 May 2013 1st Rnd | Hansa Rostock | 1–3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Rostock |
| 18:30 | Mendy Smetana Plat Leemans |
Report (in German) | Bunjaku Zuck Vermouth Fortounis |
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 Robben |
Report (in German) | Heintz Hajri |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 71,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
Sources
- ↑ 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.