1. FC Kaiserslautern

3rd in the 2. Bundesliga, 21 points from 11 games. Last 5, all competitions: W17 Oct · 2. BundesligaHome v VfL BochumWon 2–0W24 Oct · 2. BundesligaAway at 1. FC NürnbergWon 1–0W28 Oct · DFB-Pokal · Second roundAway at Hannover 96Won 2–0L31 Oct · 2. BundesligaHome v Hertha BSCLost 0–3W7 Nov · 2. BundesligaAway at VfL OsnabrückWon 1–0

What’s at stake: Promotion Play-off place · 1 pt clear of the promotion play-offs cut-off

3rd season in a row in the 2. BundesligaHome ground: Fritz Walter Stadion

Honours: 🏆 DFB-Pokal ×2

DFB-Pokal 2

Pyramid:Bundesliga (tier above)3. Liga (tier below)

Next match · 2. Bundesliga

1. FC KaiserslauternvDynamo Dresden

Sunday 22 November at 13:30 · Fritz Walter Stadion

1. FC Kaiserslautern’s journey through the German pyramid

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This season so far: 3rd in the 2. Bundesliga, 21st of 56 across the top three German divisions.

BL1–182BL19–363L37–56

2017–182. Bundesliga: 18th of 1836th of 56 across the top three German divisionsView table →2024–252. Bundesliga: 7th of 1825th of 56 across the top three German divisionsView table →2025–262. Bundesliga: 6th of 1824th of 56 across the top three German divisionsView table →2026–272. Bundesliga: 3rd of 1821st of 56 across the top three German divisionsView table →

17–1824–2525–26Now

Season by season 4 seasons

2026–27T22. Bundesliga3rd of 1821st of 56
2025–26T22. Bundesliga6th of 1824th of 56
2024–25T22. Bundesliga7th of 1825th of 56
2017–18T22. Bundesliga18th of 1836th of 56

Fixtures

Times in local kick-off time (Berlin)

22 Nov2BLHDynamo Dresden13:30
28 Nov2BLAHolstein Kiel13:00
2 DecDFBHSC Freiburg BL18:00
5 Dec2BLHGreuther Fürth13:00
11 Dec2BLAArminia Bielefeld18:30
20 Dec2BLAHannover 9613:30

All 24 fixtures

17 Jan2BLHEnergie Cottbus13:30
23 Jan2BLHVfL Wolfsburg20:30
31 Jan2BLAKarlsruher SC13:30
7 Feb2BLHFC St. Pauli13:30
14 Feb2BLADarmstadt 9813:30
21 Feb2BLH1. FC Magdeburg13:30
28 Feb2BLAEintracht Braunschweig13:30
2 Mar2BLH1. FC Heidenheim18:30
7 Mar2BLAVfL Bochum13:30
14 Mar2BLH1. FC Nürnberg13:30
21 Mar2BLAHertha BSC13:30
4 Apr2BLHVfL Osnabrück13:30
11 Apr2BLADynamo Dresden13:30
18 Apr2BLHHolstein Kiel13:30
25 Apr2BLAGreuther Fürth13:30
9 May2BLHArminia Bielefeld13:30
16 May2BLHHannover 9613:30
23 May2BLAEnergie Cottbus15:30

Results

7 Nov2BLAVfL OsnabrückW1–0
31 Oct2BLHHertha BSCL0–3
28 OctDFBAHannover 96 2BLW2–0
24 Oct2BLA1. FC NürnbergW1–0
17 Oct2BLHVfL BochumW2–0
9 Oct2BLA1. FC HeidenheimD0–0

All 13 results

19 Sept2BLHEintracht BraunschweigW1–0
12 Sept2BLA1. FC MagdeburgL0–3
5 Sept2BLHDarmstadt 98W3–0
30 Aug2BLAFC St. PauliW2–1
21 AugDFBAWaldhof Mannheim 3LW1–0 aet
15 Aug2BLHKarlsruher SCD0–0
8 Aug2BLAVfL WolfsburgD0–0

Competitions

3rd of 18 · 21 pts

Full table →

1–2 Promotion
3rd Promotion play-off
16th Relegation play-off
17–18 Relegation

2. Bundesliga table around 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Promotion)	Hertha BSC	11	10	1	0	25	9	+16	WDWWW	3113
2 (Promotion)	1. FC Nürnberg	11	7	3	1	26	13	+13	DDLWW	248
3 (Promotion play-off)	1. FC Kaiserslautern	11	6	3	2	10	7	+3	DWWLW	2110
4	1. FC Magdeburg	11	6	2	3	25	14	+11	WLWDW	2010
5	VfL Wolfsburg	11	5	4	2	26	16	+10	DWDWL	198
6	Arminia Bielefeld	11	5	2	4	18	16	+2	WWLWW	1712
7	1. FC Heidenheim	11	4	4	3	19	20	−1	DLDLD	163

Next: Round of 16 v SC Freiburg

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21 AugDFBAWaldhof Mannheim 3LW1–0 aet
28 OctDFBAHannover 96 2BLW2–0
2 DecDFBHSC Freiburg BL18:00

Cup runs

DFB-Pokal

2 titles in all, plus 6 lost finals (most recently 2024). Best run since 2011–12: final (2023–24).

WonFinalSemisQuartersLast 16Last 32Last 64Earlier

2011–12Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Hertha Berlin 1–32012–13Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Bayern Munich 0–42013–14Out in the semi-finalsLost to Bayern Munich 1–52014–15Out in the 8th FinalsLost to Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 aet2015–16Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Vfl Bochum 0–12016–17Out in the 1st RoundLost to Hallescher FC 3–4 aet2017–18Out in the 2nd RoundLost to VfB Stuttgart 1–32018–19Out in the 1st RoundLost to TSG Hoffenheim 1–62019–20Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Fortuna Dusseldorf 2–52020–21Out in the 1st RoundLost to Jahn Regensburg 1–1, 3–4 on pens2021–22Out in the 1st RoundLost to Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–12022–23Out in the 1st RoundLost to SC Freiburg 1–2 aet2023–24Out in the finalLost to Bayer Leverkusen 0–12024–25Out in the 2nd RoundLost to VfB Stuttgart 1–22025–26Out in the round of 16Lost to Hertha BSC 1–62026–27Still in: drawn in the round of 16, not played yetv SC Freiburg

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