The history of 1. FC Kaiserslautern

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1963–1989

Bundesliga and Europe

  1. The first European match

    Stoke City
    3:1
    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    UEFA Cup
    Location: Stoke-on-Trent Stadium: Victoria Ground

    FCK play their first European match away to English League Cup winners Stoke City.

    The first leg of the UEFA Cup first round ends in a 3-1 defeat at the Victoria Ground.

  2. First European victory and first tie won

    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    4:0
    Stoke City
    UEFA Cup
    Location: Kaiserslautern Stadium: Betzenberg-Stadion

    A 4-0 victory on the Betzenberg overturns the 3-1 first-leg defeat by Stoke City.

    FCK’s first European home match brings their first European win and progress to the next round.

  3. 5-0 against Real Madrid: a first European semi-final

    Real Madrid
    3:1
    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    UEFA Cup
    First leg · March 3, 1982 · Location: Madrid Stadium: Betzenberg-Stadion
    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    5:0
    Real Madrid
    UEFA Cup
    Second leg · March 17, 1982 · Location: Kaiserslautern Stadium: Betzenberg-Stadion

    After losing 3-1 in Madrid, FCK beat Real 5-0 in the return leg.

    The famous night on the Betzenberg secures a 6-3 aggregate victory and the club’s first European semi-final.

  4. First European semi-final match

    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    1:1
    IFK Göteborg
    UEFA Cup
    Location: Kaiserslautern Stadium: Betzenberg-Stadion

    Kaiserslautern draw 1-1 with IFK Göteborg on the Betzenberg in the club’s first European semi-final match.

    The eventual UEFA Cup winners prevail after extra time in the return leg.

2000–2017

European nights and setbacks

  1. A second UEFA Cup semi-final

    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    1:0
    PSV Eindhoven
    UEFA Cup
    First leg · March 8, 2001 · Location: Kaiserslautern Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
    PSV Eindhoven
    0:1
    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    UEFA Cup
    Second leg · March 15, 2001 · Location: Eindhoven

    Following a 1-0 first-leg victory, Kaiserslautern also win 1-0 in Eindhoven.

    A 2-0 aggregate success against PSV takes FCK into a European semi-final for the second time after 1982.

  2. The European run ends against Alavés

    Deportivo Alavés
    5:1
    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    UEFA Cup
    First leg · April 5, 2001 · Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz
    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    1:4
    Deportivo Alavés
    UEFA Cup
    Second leg · April 19, 2001 · Location: Kaiserslautern Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion

    After losing 5-1 in Spain, Kaiserslautern also lose the semi-final return leg against Deportivo Alavés 4-1.

    Their second UEFA Cup semi-final appearance ends without a place in the final.