2023–24 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

1. FC Kaiserslautern
2023–24 season
Board Member	Rainer Keßler (Chairman); Johannes Benjamin Remy (Deputy)
Head coach	Dirk Schuster; (until 30 November); Dimitrios Grammozis; (from 3 December)
Stadium	Fritz-Walter-Stadion
2. Bundesliga	13th
DFB-Pokal	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ragnar Ache (16); All: ; Ragnar Ache (17)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was 1. FC Kaiserslautern's 124th season in existence and second consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal, finishing as runners-up.

Players

First-team squad

As of 23 December 2023^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Andreas Luthe
2	DF	GER	Boris Tomiak
4	MF	NGA	Afeez Aremu
5	DF	GER	Kevin Kraus
6	DF	MLI	Almamy Touré
7	MF	GER	Marlon Ritter
8	MF	GER	Jean Zimmer (captain)
9	FW	GER	Ragnar Ache
10	MF	GER	Philipp Klement
11	MF	GER	Kenny Prince Redondo
13	FW	USA	Terrence Boyd
14	DF	CRO	Nikola Soldo (on loan from Köln)
15	DF	POL	Tymoteusz Puchacz (on loan from Union Berlin)
16	MF	GER	Julian Niehues
17	FW	GER	Aaron Opoku


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	GK	GER	Julian Krahl
19	FW	GER	Daniel Hanslik
20	MF	GER	Tobias Raschl
21	MF	GER	Hendrick Zuck (vice-captain)
23	DF	GER	Philipp Hercher
25	FW	SUI	Filip Stojilković (on loan from Darmstadt 98)
27	FW	GER	Lex-Tyger Lobinger
29	FW	GER	Richmond Tachie
30	GK	BIH	Avdo Spahić
31	FW	GER	Ben Zolinski
33	DF	SUI	Jan Elvedi
35	GK	GER	Niklas Heeger
37	DF	GER	Erik Durm
39	MF	GER	Aaron Basenach

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	GER	Neal Gibs (at SGV Freiberg until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	GER	Angelos Stavridis (at Hessen Kassel until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Frank Ronstadt	Darmstadt 98	€50,000	2 January 2024	^[2]
FW	Dickson Abiama	Greuther Fürth	Undisclosed	2 January 2024	^[3]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

22 June 2023 Friendly	Louisville City	1–2	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Louisville, United States
02:05	Mushagalusa 14'	Report	Boyd 27', 41'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Referee: Eric Tattersall (United States)

29 June 2023 Friendly	Minnesota United	2–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Saint Paul, United States
02:40	García 23' Jeong 24'	Report	Boyd 5'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,616 Referee: Fotis Bazakos (United States)

15 July 2023 Friendly	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–0	Norwich City	Kaiserslautern
14:00		Report		Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 7,704 Referee: Nicolas Winter

22 July 2023 Friendly	Homburg	1–4	Kaiserslautern	Homburg
14:00				Stadium: Waldstadion Homburg

8 September 2023 Friendly	Viktoria Köln	1–2	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Cologne
18:00				Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg

13 October 2023 Friendly	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2–3	Metz	Kaiserslautern
15:00	Klement 6' (pen.) Raschl 49'	Report	Estupiñán 44' (pen.) Elisor 85' Asoro 89'	Stadium: Platz 4 am Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Fabienne Michel

17 November 2023 Friendly	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–1	F91 Dudelange	Kaiserslautern
14:00				Stadium: FCK-Nachwuchsleistungszentrum

6 January 2024 Friendly	Gençlerbirliği	1–4	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Belek, Turkey
16::00	Kayode 19'	Report	Ache 5' Abiama 55' (79) Tomiak 85' (pen.)

10 January 2024 Friendly

Dynamo Dresden

3–0

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Turkey

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
2. Bundesliga	29 July 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	13th	34	11	6	17	59	64	−5	032.35
DFB-Pokal	13 August 2023	25 May 2024	First round	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	15	4	+11	083.33
Total					40	16	6	18	74	68	+6	040.00

Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	SV Elversberg	34	12	7	15	49	63	−14	43
12	1. FC Nürnberg	34	11	7	16	43	64	−21	40
13	1. FC Kaiserslautern	34	11	6	17	59	64	−5	39
14	1. FC Magdeburg	34	9	11	14	46	54	−8	38
15	Eintracht Braunschweig	34	11	5	18	37	53	−16	38

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[4]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	6	3	10	32	39	−7	21	5	1	4	21	18	+3	1	2	6	11	21	−10

Last updated: 26 January 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W
Position	13	18	15	10	6	7	4	6	3	6	6	7	10	11	13	15	15	15	14

Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[5]^[6]

29 July 2023 1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–2	FC St. Pauli	Kaiserslautern
13:00 UTC+2	Tomiak 45+2' Ache 65' Zolinski 90+6'	Report	Saad 51' Mets 54' Hartel 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 44,079 Referee: Robert Schröder

5 August 2023 2	Schalke 04	3–0	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 UTC+2	Terodde 13' Karaman 70' Lasme 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,801 Referee: Harm Osmers

18 August 2023 3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	3–2	SV Elversberg	Kaiserslautern
18:30 UTC+2	Kraus 21' (pen.) Ache 68' Zimmer 79' Tachie 73' Ritter 89' Opoku 90+7'	Report	Feil 47' Şahin 62', 90+5'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 42,621 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

25 August 2023 4	SC Paderborn	1–2	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Paderborn
18:30 UTC+2	Muslija 73'	Report	Ritter 59' Ache 65'	Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 13,475 Referee: Robin Braun

2 September 2023 5	1. FC Kaiserslautern	3–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Kaiserslautern
20:30 UTC+2	Tachie 19' Puchacz 26' Ache 30'	Report	Schleimer 37'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 43,677 Referee: Arne Aarnink

16 September 2023 6	Karlsruher SC	1–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Karlsruhe
13:00 UTC+2	Wanitzek 45+5' (pen.)	Report	Ache 5'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

24 September 2023 7	1. FC Kaiserslautern	3–1	Hansa Rostock	Kaiserslautern
13:30 UTC+2	Raschl 3' Kraus 17' Ache 83'	Report	Brumado 29'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 40,450 Referee: Martin Petersen

1 October 2023 8	VfL Osnabrück	2–2	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Osnabrück
13:30 UTC+2	Engelhardt 17' Cuisance 37' (pen.)	Report	Niehues 45+2' Tomiak 90+8'	Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 15,741 Referee: Daniel Schlager

6 October 2023 9	1. FC Kaiserslautern	3–1	Hannover 96	Kaiserslautern
18:30 UTC+2	Tomiak 45+5' (pen.), 90+10' (pen.) Opoku 79'	Report	Nielsen 17'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 43,017 Referee: Michael Bacher

21 October 2023 10	Fortuna Düsseldorf	4–3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Düsseldorf
20:30 UTC+2	Tanaka 36', 63' Zimmermann 49' Klaus 57'	Report	Tachie 21' Siebert 30' (o.g.) Ritter 32'	Stadium: Merkur Spielarena Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand

28 October 2023 11	1. FC Kaiserslautern	3–3	Hamburger SV	Kaiserslautern
20:30 UTC+2	Tomiak 13' Ritter 24' Boyd 54'	Report	Glatzel 10', 65' Muheim 73'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,327 Referee: Florian Badstübner

4 November 2023 12	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–2	Greuther Fürth	Kaiserslautern
13:00 UTC+1		Report	Jung 22' Green 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 40,302 Referee: Felix Zwayer

12 November 2023 13	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	2–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Wiesbaden
13:30 UTC+2	Bätzner 51' Prtajin 65'	Report	Ritter 39'	Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 12,100 Referee: Tobias Reichel

26 November 2023 14	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–3	Holstein Kiel	Kaiserslautern
13:30 CET	Ritter 45+1'	Report	Pichler 16' 58' Arp 44' Skrzybski 45+1'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 38,367 Referee: Bastian Dankert

2 December 2023 15	1. FC Magdeburg	4–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Magdeburg
20:30 CET	Castaignos 17' 62' Bockhorn 30' 51' Condé 58' Krempicki 75' Piccini 85' (pen.)	Report	Zimmer 19' Boyd 25'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 25,214 Referee: Florian Exner

9 December 2023 16	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–2	Hertha BSC	Kaiserslautern
13:00 CET	Touré 16' Aremu 59' Kraus 85'	Report	Dárdai 43' Niederlechner 49' Kempf 81' Ernst 90' Bouchalakis 90+1'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 45,308 Referee: Harm Osmers

17 December 2023 17	Eintracht Braunschweig	2–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Braunschweig
13:30 CET	Philippe 36' Gomez 62' Rittmüller 90+7'	Report	Bičakčić 14' (o.g.) Tomiak 18' Raschl 28' Soldo 52'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 20,627 Referee: Arne Aarnink

20 January 2024 18	FC St. Pauli	2–0	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Hamburg
13:00 CET	Saad 34' Treu 43' Wahl 50' Hartel 64' Smith 73'	Report	Tomaik 55' Ritter 73'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Tobias Welz

26 January 2024 19	1. FC Kaiserslautern	4–1	Schalke 04	Kaiserslautern
18:30 CET	Ache 10' 59' Niehues 55' Stojilković 67' Opoku 70'	Report	Brunner 9' Churlinov 51' 55' Seguin 89'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,327 Referee: Robin Braun

4 February 2024 20	Elversberg	2–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Spiesen-Elversberg
13:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 11,150 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

10 February 2024 21	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–2	Paderborn	Kaiserslautern
20:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Martin Petersen

18 February 2024 22	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Nürnberg
13:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 35,462 Referee: Michael Bacher

24 February 2024 23	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–4	Karlsruher SC	Kaiserslautern
13:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,327 Referee: Tobias Welz

2 March 2024 24	Hansa Rostock	0–3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Rostock
13:00 CET	Hüsing 34' 37' Brumado 72'	Report	Ache 6' 66' 76' Redondo 57'	Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 26,500 Referee: Florian Badstübner

10 March 2024 25	1. FC Kaiserslautern	3–2	VfL Osnabrück	Kaiserslautern
13:30 CET	Ritter 61' Ache 66' 90+2' Zimmer 72' Simakala 78' Funkel 83'	Report	Wulff 61' Engelhardt 48' 69' Niemann 86'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 42,008 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

16 March 2024 26	Hannover 96	1–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Hannover
20:30 CET	Dehm 66' Voglshammer 40' 68' Teuchert 90+1'	Report	Niehues 44' Redondo 53' Stojilkovic 66'	Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion Attendance: 42,500 Referee: Dr. Max Burda

30 March 2024 27	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–3	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Kaiserslautern
13:00 CET	Ritter 26'	Report	Mustapha 40' Tzolis 74' 82' Appelkamp 76'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 46,210 Referee: Robert Schröder

6 April 2024 28	Hamburger SV	2–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Hamburg
13:00 CET	Bénes 34' Poręba 60' Königsdörffer 73'	Report	Ache 45+1' Touré 57' Funkel 90+3'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

12 April 2024 29	Greuther Fürth	2–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Fürth
18:30 CET	Asta 4' Wagner 54' 90+5' Hrgota 65'	Report	Kaloč 8' Ache 18' Hercher 67' Raschl 87' Abiama 90' Funkel 90+6'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 15,680 Referee: Patrick Alt

20 April 2024 30	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–1	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	Kaiserslautern
13:00 CET	Kaloč 30' Zimmer 36' Ritter 40'	Report	Bennetts 40' Mathisen 45+2' Bätzner 71' Prtajin 74'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 42,168 Referee: Dr. Arne Aarnink

27 April 2024 31	Holstein Kiel	1–3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Kiel
13:00 CET	Machino 45' Bernhardsson 25' 66' Schulz 59' Ivezic 78'	Report	Hanslik 13' Kaloč 45+4' Ritter 83'	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 15,034 Referee: Florian Badstübner

4 May 2024 32	1. FC Kaiserslautern	4–1	1. FC Magdeburg	Kaiserslautern
20:30 CET	Hanslik 15' 20' 75' Kaloč 49' Puchacz 53' Redondo 57' Elvedi 83'	Report	Müller 45' Heber 79' Teixeira 82'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

11 May 2024 33	Hertha BSC	3–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Berlin
13:00 CET	Tabakovic 19' (pen.) Zeefuik 25' Dudziak 45+3' Reese 67' Winkler 79'	Report	Elvedi 18' Zolinski 25' Zimmer 30' Ritter 39'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Daniel Schlager

19 May 2024 34	1. FC Kaiserslautern	5–0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Kaiserslautern
15:30 CET	Ritter 36' 48' 58' 69' Hanslik 53' Touré 57' Funkel 64' Opoku 76'	Report	Marx 12' Nikolaou 56'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 47,901 Referee: Florian Heft

DFB-Pokal

13 August 2023 First round	Rot-Weiß Koblenz	0–5	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Koblenz
15:30		Report	Boyd 19', 90' Niehues 35' Tomiak 43' Puchacz 55' Redondo 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth Referee: Sascha Stegemann

31 October 2023 Second round	1. FC Kaiserslautern	3–2	1. FC Köln	Kaiserslautern
20:45 UTC+1	Tachie 19' Redondo 47' Ritter 65'	Report	Thielmann 71' Uth 81'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,327 Referee: Sven Jablonski

5 December 2023 Round of 16	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Kaiserslautern
18:00 UTC+1	Soldo 18' Zimmer 31' Tachie 75' Ache 78' Tomiak 90'	Report	Duman 11' Wekesser 80'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 48,349 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

31 January 2024 Quarter-finals	Hertha BSC	1–3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Berlin
20:45 CET	Tabaković 74' Barkok 78' Reese 90+1'	Report	Elvedi 5' Tachie 20' 38' Kaloč 69'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 74,245 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

2 April 2024 Semi-finals	1. FC Saarbrücken	0–2	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Saarbrücken
			Ritter 53' Touré 75'	Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion

25 May 2024 Final	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Berlin
20:00	Elvedi 86' Klement 90+5'	Report	Kossounou 3' 44' Xhaka 17'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 74,322 Referee: Bastian Dankert

References

^ "Profis – FCK DE". fck.de.
^ "Verstärkung für die Defensive: Frank Ronstadt kommt vom SV Darmstadt 98". 2 January 2024.
^ "Dickson Abiama wird ein Roter Teufel". 2 January 2024.
^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 March 2023. p. 3.
^ "Spielpläne 2023/24: DFL kündigt Veröffentlichung für Ende Juni an". kicker.
^ "SPIELPLAN 2. BUNDESLIGA SAISON 2023/2024" [GAME PLAN 2nd BUNDESLIGA SEASON 2023/2024] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "Profis – FCK DE". fck.de.

[2] "Verstärkung für die Defensive: Frank Ronstadt kommt vom SV Darmstadt 98". 2 January 2024.

[3] "Dickson Abiama wird ein Roter Teufel". 2 January 2024.

[4] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 March 2023. p. 3.

[5] "Spielpläne 2023/24: DFL kündigt Veröffentlichung für Ende Juni an". kicker.

[6] "SPIELPLAN 2. BUNDESLIGA SAISON 2023/2024" [GAME PLAN 2nd BUNDESLIGA SEASON 2023/2024] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

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