1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK, FC Kaiserslautern, K'lautern or colloquially Lautern, is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to football, the club also operates in several other sports.
Michael Ballack is a German former professional footballer. He was selected by Pelé as one of FIFA's 100 Greatest Living Players, and as the UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year in 2002. He won the German Footballer of the Year award three times – in 2002, 2003 and 2005. Ballack was known for his passing range, powerful shot, physical strength and commanding presence in midfield.
Torsten Klaus Frings is a German former footballer and manager, who last managed SV Meppen.
The 2002–03 Bundesliga was the 40th season of the Bundesliga. It began on 9 August 2002 and concluded on 24 May 2003. This was the first season where the defending champions kicked–off the opening match.
The 2001–02 Bundesliga was the 39th season of the Bundesliga. It began on 28 July 2001 and concluded on 4 May 2002.
The 1997–98 Bundesliga was the 35th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 1 August 1997 and ended on 9 May 1998. FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions. FC Kaiserslautern won the Bundesliga on 1 May 1998 with one match remaining, the only time to date that a newly promoted team has won the league.
Carsten Jancker is a German football coach and former player. He played as a striker for various teams between 1993 and 2009, including FC Köln, Rapid Wien, FC Bayern Munich, Udinese Calcio, FC Kaiserslautern, Shanghai Shenhua F.C., and SV Mattersburg, as well as the Germany national team.
The 1976–77 Bundesliga was the 14th season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 14 August 1976 and ended on 21 May 1977. Borussia Mönchengladbach were the defending champions.
Hans ("Hannes") Bongartz is a German football coach and former player.
Eberhard Dirk Schuster is a German professional football manager, who last managed 1. FC Kaiserslautern and former player who played as a defender.
The 1996–97 2. Bundesliga season was the twenty-third season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.
Franco Foda is a German football manager and former player who is the manager of Kosovo national team.
Reinhard Karl Stumpf is a German football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Diriyah. He played as a centre-back.
Torsten Lieberknecht is a German football manager and player, who last managed Darmstadt 98.
Borussia Dortmund played the 2002–03 season in the Bundesliga. Aside from failing to retain the Bundesliga title, Dortmund failed to reach the Champions League knockout phase, despite winning away from home against eventual champions Milan. In the end, finishing third in Bundesliga was enough to go into the qualifying phase of the Champions League for the coming season.
The 1992–93 season was Dynamo Dresden's third season in the Bundesliga, and they finished in 15th place, just above the relegation zone. Although Dynamo were never in the relegation places at any point during the season, they were let down by a lack of goals - they were the division's lowest scorers with 32, and no player managed more than six goals all season. This situation was probably not helped by the departure of last season's top scorer Torsten Gütschow to Galatasaray, midway through the season, although one positive was the emergence of future-UEFA Champions League winner Alexander Zickler, one of a number of youth team products promoted to the first team this season.
The 2012–13 Eintracht Braunschweig season is the 118th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It is the club's second consecutive season in this league, having played at this level since 2011–12, after it was promoted from the 3. Liga in 2011.
Jean Zimmer is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
Marius Müller is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
During the 2006–07 German football season, 1. FC Kaiserslautern competed in the 2. Bundesliga.
