The history of 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Milestones and background from the club's history, in chronological order.
More milestones and background for each event.
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Nicknames through the years Three names tell a story of near misses, late goals and an unbeaten season. Read the storiesClose the stories
Cup triumphs and championships
European Cup debut
Kaiserslautern make their European Cup debut against Bulgarian champions Etar Veliko Tarnovo.
FCK win the first leg on the Betzenberg 2-0.
Beating Barcelona but narrowly missing out
1. FC Kaiserslautern3:1
FC BarcelonaSecond leg · November 6, 1991 · Location: Kaiserslautern Stadium: Fritz-Walter-StadionFollowing a 2-0 defeat at Camp Nou, Kaiserslautern lead Barcelona 3-0 in the return leg.
José Bakero scores late to make it 3-1; with the aggregate score level at 3-3, FCK go out on away goals.
First Champions League match
Kaiserslautern beat Benfica 1-0 on their Champions League debut.
Martin Wagner scores FCK’s first goal in this competition format on the Betzenberg.
Reaching the Champions League quarter-finals
Benfica2:11. FC KaiserslauternMatch 1 · November 25, 1998 · Location: Lisbon Stadium: Estádio da Luz
HJK Helsinki1:3
PSV EindhovenMatch 2 · November 25, 1998 · Location: Helsinki Stadium: Olympiastadion HelsinkiJürgen Rische’s late goal in the 2-1 defeat at Benfica secures the decisive head-to-head advantage: following the 1-0 home win, the away goal counts.
Helsinki’s simultaneous defeat by PSV confirms FCK as group winners and quarter-finalists before the last group match. There is no round of 16 at the time.
First Champions League quarter-final match
In their first Champions League quarter-final match, Kaiserslautern lose 2-0 to Bayern Munich at the Olympiastadion.
A 4-0 defeat in the return leg eliminates FCK against the eventual finalists.
