1997–98 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

1. FC Kaiserslautern
1997–98 season
ManagerOtto Rehhagel
Bundesliga1st
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Olaf Marschall (21)
All: Olaf Marschall (23)

Season summary

Kaiserslautern started their season with a shock 1–0 win at reigning champions Bayern Munich,[1] and followed this with a 1–0 victory against Hertha BSC that left them top of the table. From the fourth matchday onwards Kaiserslautern would not relinquish first place. By the beginning of the second half of the season Kaiserslautern were four points clear of Bayern, a lead increased to seven points after completing the double over the Bavarians.[2][3] Bayern continued to falter and Kaiserslautern confirmed their second-ever Bundesliga title with a 4–0 victory over Wolfsburg in the penultimate round.[4] This is the only time in Bundesliga history that a newly promoted side has won the title – the closest any team has come to repeating this feat was RB Leipzig's second place in 2016–17.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[5][6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Andreas Reinke
3 MF Germany GER Michael Ballack
4 DF Germany GER Axel Roos
5 DF Czech Republic CZE Miroslav Kadlec
6 DF Germany GER Andreas Brehme
7 MF Bulgaria BUL Marian Hristov
8 MF Germany GER Martin Wagner
9 FW Czech Republic CZE Pavel Kuka
10 MF Switzerland SUI Ciriaco Sforza
11 FW Germany GER Olaf Marschall
12 MF Germany GER Stefan Ertl
13 DF Germany GER Roger Lutz
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Hungary HUN János Hrutka
16 DF Denmark DEN Michael Schjønberg
17 MF Brazil BRA Ratinho
18 FW Germany GER Jürgen Rische
19 DF Germany GER Oliver Schäfer
22 MF Germany GER Andreas Buck
23 MF Germany GER Thomas Riedl
24 DF Germany GER Harry Koch
25 GK Hungary HUN Lajos Szűcs
26 MF Nigeria NGA Pascal Ojigwe
27 MF Germany GER Marco Reich
30 MF Germany GER Thomas Franck
— MF Germany GER Dietmar Hamann

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Germany GER Frank Greiner (to Wolfsburg)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Kouba (to Viktoria Žižkov)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Bundesliga

Main article: 1997–98 Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Kaiserslautern (C) 34 19 11 4 63 39 +24 68 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Bayern Munich 34 19 9 6 69 37 +32 66 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 14 13 7 66 39 +27 55 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 14 10 10 55 49 +6 52
5 Schalke 04 34 13 13 8 38 32 +6 52
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions


2 August 1997 1 Bayern Munich 0–1 Kaiserslautern Munich
15:30 Schjönberg 80' Stadium: Munich Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich
6 August 1997 2 Kaiserslautern 1–0 Hertha BSC Kaiserslautern
20:00 Marschall 75' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jürgen Jansen
9 August 1997 3 Köln 0–0 Kaiserslautern Cologne
15:30 Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Winfried Buchhart
23 August 1997 4 Kaiserslautern 3–0 Schalke 04 Kaiserslautern
15:30 Marschall 32', 63'
Sforza 40'		 Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Hermann Albrecht
29 August 1997 5 VfL Bochum 1–3 Kaiserslautern Bochum
20:00 Stickroth 68' (pen.) Kuka 19', 90'
Marschall 72'		 Stadium: Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 28,600
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
14 September 1997 6 Kaiserslautern 4–3 VfB Stuttgart Kaiserslautern
18:00 Marschall 20', 58', 80'
Ratinho 55'		 Bobic 14'
Akpoborie 36'
Raducioiu 90'		 Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jürgen Aust
19 September 1997 7 Karlsruher SC 2–4 Kaiserslautern Karlsruhe
20:00 Häßler 50'
Keller 57'		 Ratinho 17'
Wagner 23' (pen.)
Kuka 52'
Reich 90'		 Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug
27 September 1997 8 Kaiserslautern 1–3 Werder Bremen Kaiserslautern
15:30 Marschall 6' Labbadia 56'
Flo 85'
Frey 89'		 Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Bernhard Zerr
3 October 1997 9 1860 Munich 1–3 Kaiserslautern Munich
20:00 Winkler 14' Marschall 22', 84'
Sforza 34'		 Stadium: Munich Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Hartmut Strampe
15 October 1997 10 Kaiserslautern 3–1 Arminia Bielefeld Kaiserslautern
20:00 Rische 18', 66'
Kadlec 32'		 Kuntz 38' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Lutz Wagner
18 October 1997 11 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Kaiserslautern Leverkusen
15:30 Happe 72' Rische 86' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Hermann Albrecht
24 October 1997 12 Kaiserslautern 1–0 MSV Duisburg Kaiserslautern
20:00 Marschall 21' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich
31 October 1997 13 Borussia Dortmund 2–2 Kaiserslautern Dortmund
20:00 Freund 1'
Heinrich 30'		 Marschall 41', 76' Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann
7 November 1997 14 Kaiserslautern 4–3 Hansa Rostock Kaiserslautern
20:00 Sforza 2'
Rische 38', 83'
Schjönberg 47'		 Barbarez 8'
Dowe 18'
Neuville 67'		 Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Georg Dardenne
19 November 1997 15 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Mönchengladbach
20:00 Andersson 65' Buck 29'
Kuka 49'
Rische 76'		 Stadium: Bökelbergstadion
Attendance: 26,300
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
22 November 1997 16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Kaiserslautern Wolfsburg
15:30 Spies 25'
Keller 81'		 Wagner 65' Stadium: VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg
Attendance: 20,112
Referee: Hellmut Krug
29 November 1997 17 Kaiserslautern 2–1 Hamburger SV Kaiserslautern
15:30 Ratinho 75'
Hristov 90'		 Salihamidžić 58' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Winfried Buchhart
5 December 1997 18 Kaiserslautern 2–0 Bayern Munich Kaiserslautern
20:00 Hamann 44'
Hristov 85'		 Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich
12 December 1997 19 Hertha BSC 2–0 Kaiserslautern Berlin
20:00 Karl 2'
Preetz 72'		 Stadium: Berlin Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 61,445
Referee: Markus Weber
20 December 1997 20 Kaiserslautern 3–2 Köln Kaiserslautern
15:30 Hristov 24'
Riedl 59'
Schjönberg 82'		 Munteanu 45'
Polster 75'		 Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann
31 January 1998 21 Schalke 04 1–1 Kaiserslautern Gelsenkirchen
15:30 van Hoogdalem 58' Hristov 9' Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 51,600
Referee: Winfried Buchhart
6 February 1998 22 Kaiserslautern 3–0 VfL Bochum Kaiserslautern
20:00 Wagner 32'
Rische 45', 82'		 Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Uwe Kemmling
14 February 1998 23 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 Kaiserslautern Stuttgart
15:30 Hristov 81' Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Hermann Albrecht
27 February 1998 24 Kaiserslautern 0–0 Karlsruher SC Kaiserslautern
20:00 Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Georg Dardenne
8 March 1997 25 Werder Bremen 1–1 Kaiserslautern Bremen
20:00 Pfeifenberger 14' Schjönberg 35' (pen.) Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 34,804
Referee: Markus Weber
14 March 1998 26 Kaiserslautern 1–0 1860 Munich Kaiserslautern
15:30 Ratinho 45' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Hartmut Strampe
29 April 1998 27 Arminia Bielefeld 2–2 Kaiserslautern Bielefeld
20:00 Daei 35', 64' Marschall 24'
Rische 87'		 Stadium: Stadion Alm
Attendance: 22,512
Referee: Jörg Keßler
28 March 1998 28 Kaiserslautern 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Kaiserslautern
15:30 Beinlich 61'
Rink 78'
Kirsten 90'		 Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Bernhard Zerr
3 April 1998 29 MSV Duisburg 1–1 Kaiserslautern Duisburg
20:00 Hajto 65' Marschall 40' Stadium: Wedaustadion
Attendance: 19,941
Referee: Torsten Koop
9 April 1998 30 Kaiserslautern 1–1 Borussia Dortmund Kaiserslautern
20:00 Kuka 80' Freund 69' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
18 April 1998 31 Hansa Rostock 2–2 Hamburger SV Rostock
15:30 Barbarez 1'
Dowe 46'		 Rische 20'
Gansauge 69' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Jürgen Aust
24 April 1998 32 Kaiserslautern 3–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Kaiserslautern
20:00 Marschall 45', 61', 90+1' Hausweiler 16'
Pettersson 43'		 Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann
2 May 1998 33 Kaiserslautern 4–0 VfL Wolfsburg Kaiserslautern
15:30 Marschall 24', 55'
Wagner 52'
Rische 88'		 Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jürgen Jansen
9 May 1998 34 Hamburger SV 1–1 Kaiserslautern Hamburg
15:30 Dembiński 50' Marschall 88' (pen.) Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 1997-98 DFB-Pokal
16 August 1997 First round Kaiserslautern II 0–5 Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
15:30 Marschall 17'
Rische 31'
Kuka 73', 81'
Ratinho 78'		 Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Stephan Kammerer
24 September 1997 Second round 1. FC Saarbrücken 0–4 Kaiserslautern Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken
19:30 Marschall 2'
Trautmann 7' (o.g.)
Reich 52'
Rische 61'		 Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber
28 October 1997 Round of 16 Kaiserslautern 1–2 Bayern Munich Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
20:30 Sforza 25' Nerlinger 3'
Jancker 75'		 Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jürgen Jansen

References

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