2000–01 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

1. FC Kaiserslautern
2000–01 season
ManagerAndreas Brehme
StadiumFritz-Walter-Stadion
Bundesliga8th
DFB-PokalSecond round
DFB-LigapokalSemi-finals
UEFA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Miroslav Klose
Vratislav Lokvenc
(9 each)

All:
Vratislav Lokvenc
(12 goals)

During the 2000–01 German football season, 1. FC Kaiserslautern competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

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Although Kaiserlautern recorded the same number of points as they had the previous season, they finished in 8th, three places lower. Greater success came in the UEFA Cup, as Kaiserlautern reached the semi-finals before being eliminated by Deportivo Alavés.

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[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 Germany GER Georg Koch
2 DF Denmark DEN Michael Schjønberg
3 DF Czech Republic CZE Petr Gabriel
4 DF Germany GER Axel Roos
6 DF Egypt EGY Hany Ramzy
7 MF Bulgaria BUL Marian Hristov
8 MF Greece GRE Dimitrios Grammozis[notes 1]
9 FW Sweden SWE Jörgen Pettersson
10 FW Czech Republic CZE Vratislav Lokvenc
11 FW Germany GER Olaf Marschall
12 MF Germany GER Marco Reich
13 DF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Slobodan Komljenović[notes 2]
14 MF France FRA Youri Djorkaeff
15 MF Croatia CRO Nenad Bjelica
16 GK Germany GER Uwe Gospodarek
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Brazil BRA Ratinho
18 MF Portugal POR José Dominguez
20 DF Poland POL Tomasz Kłos
21 DF Luxembourg LUX Jeff Strasser
22 MF Germany GER Andreas Buck
23 MF Germany GER Silvio Adzic
24 DF Germany GER Harry Koch
25 FW Germany GER Miroslav Klose[notes 3]
26 GK Germany GER Roman Weidenfeller
27 DF Germany GER Marco Stark
28 FW Germany GER Marco Toppmöller
29 DF Germany GER Rainer Hauck
30 MF Germany GER Mario Basler
31 MF Germany GER Rüdiger Ziehl

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Switzerland SUI Murat Yakin (to FC Basel)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Albania ALB Igli Tare (to Brescia)

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 SC Freiburg 34 15 10 9 54 37 +17 55 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
7 Werder Bremen 34 15 8 11 53 48 +5 53 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
8 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 15 5 14 49 54 −5 50
9 VfL Wolfsburg 34 12 11 11 60 45 +15 47 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
10 1. FC Köln 34 12 10 12 59 52 +7 46
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

DFB-Pokal

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First round

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29 August 2000 Kickers Offenbach 0–4 1. FC Kaiserslautern Offenbach
Report
(in German)
Ramzy 38'
Lokvenc 41'
Pettersson 53'
Basler 76'
Stadium: Stadion am Bieberer Berg
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg)

Second round

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UEFA Cup

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First round

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Kaiserslautern won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

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Kaiserslautern win 5-4 on aggregate

Third round

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Kaiserslautern win 3–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round

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15 February 2001 Slavia Prague Czech Republic 0–0 Germany Kaiserslautern Strahov Stadium, Prague
Report UEFA Report Attendance: 17,840
Referee: Eric Romain (France)

Kaiserslautern won 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Match interrupted for 16 minutes due to supporter disturbances.
Kaiserslautern won 2–0 on aggregate

Semi-finals

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5 April 2001 (2001-04-05) Alavés Spain 5–1 Germany Kaiserslautern Mendizorrotza Stadium, Vitoria-Gasteiz
21:15 Contra 20' (pen.), 31' (pen.)
Cruyff 42'
Alonso 57' (pen.)
Mocelin 81'
Report UEFA Report Koch 68' (pen.) Attendance: 15,157
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
19 April 2001 (2001-04-19) 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 1–4 Spain Alavés Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
20:30 Djorkaeff 7' Report UEFA Report Alonso 23'
Vučko 64', 86'
Gañán 88'
Attendance: 29,800
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Alavés won 9–2 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - 1.FC Kaiserslautern - 2000/01".

Notes

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  1. ^ Grammozis was born in Wuppertal, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Greece internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Komljenović was born in Frankfurt, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Yugoslavia internationally and made his international debut for Yugoslavia in December 1994.
  3. ^ Klose was born in Opole, Poland, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and made his international debut for Germany in March 2001.