2012–13 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

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.

1. FC Kaiserslautern
2012–13 season
ChairmanStefan Kuntz
ManagerFranco Foda
StadiumFritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, RP
2. BundesligaThird
DFB-PokalEliminated in Round 2
Top goalscorerLeague: Mohammadou Idrissou (17)
All: Mohammadou Idrissou (17)
Highest home attendance49,780
Lowest home attendance23,006

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

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During the off-season, 1. FC Kaiserslautern hired Franco Foda as their new head coach.[2]

Friendly matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

19 July 2012 HB Køge 1–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Kandel
Kaagh   40' Report Vermouth   60'
Shechter   65'
Wooten  72'
Stadium: Bienwaldstadion
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Markus Wingenbach
21 July 2012 Fulham F.C. 2–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Weingarten (Pfalz)
17:00 Petrić   20', 74' Mitsanski   10'
Bugera   15'
Stadium: Arena Weingarten
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Christian Dingert
28 July 2012 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 FC Augsburg Kaiserslautern
16:00 Idrissou   59' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 18,000
1 August 2012 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–3 FC Bayern Munich Kaiserslautern
18:30 Dick   35'
Shechter   89'
Müller   23'
Can   68'
Shaqiri   86'
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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

2. Bundesliga

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League table

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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
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Matches

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6 August 2012 (2012-08-06) 1 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–3 Union Berlin Kaiserslautern
20:15 Idrissou   58'   72'
Zuck   86'
Report   47' Parensen
  54' Zoundi
  90'+1' Pfertzel
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 31,618
Referee: Tobias Stieler
10 August 2012 (2012-08-10) 2 VfR Aalen 1–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Aalen
18:00 Bunjaku   17', 44' Report   47' Dausch Stadium: Scholz-Arena
Attendance: 12,038
Referee: Daniel Siebert
26 August 2012 (2012-08-26) 3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 1860 München Kaiserslautern
13:30 Alushi   66'
Dick   84'
Report Guillermo Vallori   63' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 37,571
Referee: Markus Schmidt
31 August 2012 (2012-08-31) 4 Dynamo Dresden 1–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Dresden
18:00 Brégerie   34'
Poté   67'
Report Baumjohann   12'
Bunjaku   29', 74'
Dominique Heintz   50'
Borysiuk   55'
Fortounis   82'
Stadium: Glücksgas Stadium
Attendance: 29,057
Referee: Frank Willenborg
16 September 2012 (2012-09-16) 5 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–1 MSV Duisburg Kaiserslautern
13:30 Zuck   41'
Dick   55'
Azaouagh   81'
Mitsanski   85'
Summary Hoffmann   39'
Domovchiyski   62'
Kern   83'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 29,869
Referee: Christian Leicher
22 September 2012 (2012-09-22) 6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 Hertha BSC Kaiserslautern
13:00 Dick   5'
Idrissou   34'   66' (pen.)
Azaouagh   71'
Mitsanski   83'
Summary Niemeyer   32'
Ben-Hatira   58'
Bastians   60'
Ronny   69'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 32,069
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
27 September 2012 (2012-09-27) 7 VfL Bochum 1–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Bochum
20:15 Iashvili   48'
Tasaka   84'
Sinkiewicz   90+1'
Summary Fortounis   36'
Marc Torrejón   47'
Idrissou   65'
Linsmayer   77'
Mitsanski   79'
Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION
Attendance: 13,212
Referee: Harm Osmers
30 September 2012 (2012-09-30) 8 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Kaiserslautern
13:30 Dick   25'
Borysiuk   71'
Heintz   76'
Riedel   90+1'
Summary Doğan   65'
Ademi   75'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 33,025
Referee: Daniel Siebert
7 October 2012 (2012-10-07) 9 FC Ingolstadt 04 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Ingolstadt
13:30 Uludağ   11'
Schäfer   35'
Eigler   43'
Schäffler   80'
Summary Torrejón   31'
Bunjaku   68'
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 7,011
Referee: Norbert Grudzinski
19 October 2012 (2012-10-19) 10 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1 SV Sandhausen Kaiserslautern
18:00 Idrissou   4'  72'
Zuck   20'
Bunjaku   24'
Zellner   65'
Hajri   90+1'
Summary Achenbach   9'  76'
Kittner   11'
Morena   70'
Fießer   75'
Löning   78'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 27,526
Referee: Florian Steuer
26 October 2012 (2012-10-26) 11 1. FC Köln 3–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Cologne
18:00 Chili   23' (pen.)
Clemens   43'
Maroah   55'
Strobl   72'
Royer   75'
Summary Baumjohann   9'  63'
Borysiuk   14'
Sippel   22'
Zellner   50'
Idrissou   60', 88'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 44,601
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
5 November 2012 (2012-11-05) 12 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4–1 Erzgebirge Aue Kaiserslautern
20:15 Zuck   7'
Zellner   9'
Baumjohann   36', 79'
Idrissou   41'  81'
Report (in German) Hochscheidt   11'  23'
Hensel   45'
Sylvestr   80'
König   88'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 23,372
Referee: Robert Hartmann
10 November 2012 (2012-11-10) 13 SC Paderborn 07 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Paderborn
13:00 Strohdiek   55'
Jessen   57' (o.g.)
Meha   59'
Krösche   66'
Kruse   67'
Report (in German) Bunjaku   42'
Idrissou   68' (pen.)
Linsmayer   69'
Stadium: Benteler Arena
Attendance: 11,471
Referee: Guido Winkmann
16 November 2012 (2012-11-16) 14 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 Energie Cottbus Kaiserslautern
18:00 Zuck   13'
Borysiuk   59'
Idrissou   69'
Report (in German) Banović   56'
Engel   58'
Kruska   59'
Fandrich   61'
Börner   82'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 29,622
Referee: Knut Kircher
24 November 2012 (2012-11-24) 15 FSV Frankfurt 0–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Frankfurt
13:00 Huber   33' Summary Bunjaku   18' (pen.)
Idrissou   43'
Dick   83'
Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang
Attendance: 10,470
Referee: Christian Leicher
27 November 2012 (2012-11-27) 16 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 Jahn Regensburg Kaiserslautern
17:30 Bunjaku   45+2'
Azaouagh   53'
Dick   74'
Nsor   78'
Summary Hagg   14'
Weidlich   37'
Wiegers   67'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 24,297
Referee: Markus Wingenbach
1 December 2012 (2012-12-01) 17 FC St. Pauli 1–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hamburg
13:00 Schachten   53'
Ginczek   67'
Buchtmann   86'
Summary Idrissou   15'
Baumjohann   17'
Linsmayer   76'
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 21,045
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
7 December 2012 (2012-12-07) 18 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Berlin
17:00 Terodde   43', 66'
Mattuschka   56'
Kohlman   65'
Summary Torrejón   45+1'
Heintz   51'
Dick   60'
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 16,750
Referee: Markus Schmidt
14 December 2012 (2012-12-14) 19 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 VfR Aalen Kaiserslautern
18:00 Idrissou   51'
Borysiuk   77'
Summary Valentini   45'
Haller   72'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 23,006
Referee: Michael Wiener
4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) 20 TSV 1860 München 0–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Munich
20:15 Summary Idrissou   29'
Riedel   87'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 19,100
Referee: Daniel Siebert
8 February 2013 (2013-02-08) 21 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 Dynamo Dresden Kaiserslautern
20:30 Karl   24'
Idrissou   40'
Drazen   70'
Hoffer   81'
Summary Kempe   73' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 32,925
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
17 February 2013 (2013-02-17) 22 MSV Duisburg 0–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Duisburg
13:30 Jovanović   18'
Šukalo   24'  40'
Brandy   59'
Wolze   90'
Summary Karl   57'
Idrissou   60'   65'
Dick   85'
Stadium: MSV Arena
Attendance: 13,725
Referee: Thorsten Schriever
17 February 2013 (2013-02-17) 23 Hertha BSC 1–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Berlin
20:15 Pekarík   27'
Schulz   41'
Kluge   68'
Summary Sippel   3'
Baumjohann   33'
Löwe   35'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 37,347
Referee: Tobias Welz
2 March 2013 (2013-03-02) 24 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 VfL Bochum Kaiserslautern
13:00 Karl   53'
Fortounis   64'
Borysiuk   90+1'
Summary Rothenbach   49' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 26,896
Referee: Gunter Perl
11 March 2013 (2013-03-11) 25 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Braunschweig
20:15 Pfitzner   21'
Kumbela   78'
Summary Šimůnek   13'
Weiser   44'
Hoffer   88'
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 20,630
Referee: Marco Fritz
17 March 2013 (2013-03-17) 26 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 FC Ingolstadt 04 Kaiserslautern
13:30 Bunjaku   42' (pen.), 71'
Borysiuk   79'
Idrissou   87'
Summary Schäfer   7'
Mitsanski   40'
Caiuby   45+1'
Mijatović   50'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 24,353
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
31 March 2013 (2013-03-31) 27 SV Sandhausen 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Sandhausen
13:30 Achenbach   27'
Sippel   67' (o.g.)
Pischorn   90'
Summary Idrissou   18'
Borysiuk   25'
Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion
Attendance: 12,100
Referee: Bastian Dankert
5 April 2013 (2013-04-05) 28 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 1. FC Köln Kaiserslautern
18:00 Idrissou   41', 79'
Šimůnek   50'
Summary Maroh   12'
Clemens   23'
Strobl   39'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 49,780
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
15 April 2013 (2013-04-15) 29 Erzgebirge Aue 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Aue
20:15 Pezzoni   36'   76'
Hochscheidt   42'
Paulus   60'
Klingbeil   66'
Schlitte   83'
Summary Azaouagh   17'
Baumjohann   22'
Dick   54'
Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Felix Zwayer
20 April 2013 (2013-04-20) 30 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 SC Paderborn 07 Kaiserslautern
13:00 Weiser   18'
Hoffer   32'
Löwe   43'
Orban   53'
Idrissou   54'
Baumjohann   81'
Summary Zeitz   62'
Hoffmann   78'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 28,702
Referee: Tobias Stieler
29 April 2013 (2013-04-29) 31 FC Energie Cottbus 4–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Cottbus
20:15 Banović   32' (pen.)
Sanogo   53', 90+2'
Fomitschow   81'
Bittroff   90'
Summary Idrissou   9'   50'
Weiser   32'
Orban   83'
Bunjaku   86' (pen.)   89'
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 7,545
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
5 May 2013 (2013-05-05) 32 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4–1 FSV Frankfurt Kaiserslautern
13:30 Bunjaku   27', 45+1'
Torrejón   40'
Köhler   45'   74'
Weiser   66'
Summary Schlicke   81'
Kapllani   85'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,792
Referee: Michael Wiener
12 May 2013 (2013-05-12) 33 SSV Jahn Regensburg 1–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Jahnstadion
13:30 Ziereis   27'   46' Summary Hoffer   12'
Idrissou   20'
Borysiuk   73'
Heintz   75'
Fortounis   80'
Orban   84'
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 8,105
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
19 May 2013 (2013-05-19) 34 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–2 FC St. Pauli Kaiserslautern
13:30 Hoffer   71' Summary Daube   15'   39'
Ginczek   33'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 46,460
Referee: Robert Hartmann

Relegation play-offs

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23 May 2013 (2013-05-23) TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Sinsheim
20:30 Roberto Firmino   11', 29'
Salihović   50'
Schipplock   67'
Beck   90+4'
Summary Heintz   10'
Torrejón   55'
Idrissou   58'
Baumjohann   90+2'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Felix Brych
27 May 2013 (2013-05-27) 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–2
(2–5 agg.)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Kaiserslautern
20:30 Borysiuk   5'
Sippel   27'
Idrissou   46'
Baumjohann   65'
Dick   90+3'
Summary Thesker   11'
Abraham   44'
Casteels   70'
Vestergaard   74'
Weis   90+3'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 49,780
Referee: Florian Meyer

DFB-Pokal

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19 May 2013 (2013-05-19) 1st Rnd Hansa Rostock 1–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Rostock
18:30 Mendy   38'
Smetana   45+3'
Plat   77'
Leemans   88'
Report (in German) Bunjaku   49', 81'
Zuck   56'
Vermouth   89'
Fortounis   90+3'
Stadium: DKB-Arena
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Florian Steuer
31 October 2012 (2012-10-31) 2nd Rnd Bayern Munich 4–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Munich
20:30 Pizarro   11', 58'
Robben   49', 88'
Report (in German) Heintz   30'
Hajri   53'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert

Sources

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  1. ^ DFB-Pokal 2012/2013 .:. Spielplan (in German) DFB-Pokal 2012–13, accessed: 5 September 2012
  2. ^ "Foda wird neuer Trainer beim 1. FC Kaiserslautern". Die Welt (in German). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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