The history of 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Milestones and background from the club's history, in chronological order.

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1990–1999

Cup triumphs and championships

  1. An immediate return to the Bundesliga

    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    7:0
    VfB Lübeck
    2. Bundesliga
    Location: Kaiserslautern Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion

    Exactly one year after relegation, Kaiserslautern beat VfB Lübeck 7-0.

    Promotion is secured with four matches remaining; the second-division championship is not yet mathematically settled.

  2. First second-division championship

    Eintracht Frankfurt
    0:0
    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    2. Bundesliga
    Match 1 · June 1, 1997 · Location: Frankfurt am Main Stadium: Waldstadion
    Carl Zeiss Jena
    2:1
    Hertha BSC
    2. Bundesliga
    Match 2 · June 1, 1997 · Location: Jena

    A goalless draw in Frankfurt makes Kaiserslautern mathematically certain of the second-division title.

    FCK can no longer be caught on 65 points; challengers Hertha BSC also lose in Jena. Finishing level on points had still been possible after the previous matchday.

  3. Thirteen goals against Meppen

    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    7:6
    SV Meppen
    2. Bundesliga
    Location: Kaiserslautern Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion

    Already crowned champions, Kaiserslautern end the season with a 7-6 victory over SV Meppen.

    Its 13 goals make this the highest-scoring match in the single-division 2. Bundesliga.

2000–2017

European nights and setbacks

  1. The survival finale: staying in the second division

    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    3:0
    1. FC Köln
    2. Bundesliga
    Match 1 · May 18, 2008 · Location: Kaiserslautern Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
    VfL Osnabrück
    3:0
    Kickers Offenbach
    2. Bundesliga
    Match 2 · May 18, 2008 · Location: Osnabrück

    A 3-0 victory over Köln saves Kaiserslautern from dropping into the third tier on the final matchday.

    Offenbach simultaneously lose 3-0 in Osnabrück and are relegated. FCK finish the season in 13th place.

  2. Promotion is secured

    FSV Frankfurt
    1:1
    FC Augsburg
    2. Bundesliga
    Location: Frankfurt am Main

    Augsburg’s 1-1 draw at FSV Frankfurt secures Kaiserslautern’s return to the Bundesliga with two matches remaining.

    Their own defeat by Rostock two days earlier had postponed the decision.

  3. Second 2. Bundesliga title

    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    1:1
    FC Augsburg
    2. Bundesliga
    Match 1 · May 9, 2010 · Location: Kaiserslautern Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
    FC St. Pauli
    1:2
    SC Paderborn
    2. Bundesliga
    Match 2 · May 9, 2010 · Location: Hamburg

    Kaiserslautern end the season as second-division champions following a 1-1 draw with Augsburg.

    St. Pauli simultaneously lose 2-1 to Paderborn. Already promoted, FCK crown the season with the championship shield.

Since 2018

Third division and comeback

  1. Dropping into the third tier for the first time

    Arminia Bielefeld
    3:2
    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    2. Bundesliga
    Location: Bielefeld

    A 3-2 defeat at Arminia Bielefeld confirms the club’s first relegation from the 2. Bundesliga.

    Kaiserslautern must enter the 3. Liga for the first time in their history.