# 2017–18 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

The 2017–18 1. FC Kaiserslautern season was the 118th season in the football club's history. The season covered a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 2 February 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Giuliano Modica |
| 3 | DF | GER | Joel Abu Hanna |
| 4 | DF | GER | Patrick Ziegler |
| 5 | DF | GER | Benjamin Kessel |
| 6 | DF | GER | Leon Guwara (on loan from Werder Bremen) |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Brandon Borrello |
| 8 | MF | GER | Gino Fechner |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Sebastian Andersson |
| 10 | MF | TUR | Halil Altıntop |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Ruben Yttergård Jenssen (on loan from FC Groningen) |
| 14 | MF | DEN | Mads Albæk |
| 15 | MF | CIV | Dylan Esmel |
| 18 | MF | GER | Christoph Moritz |
| 19 | DF | GER | Marcel Correia |
| 20 | FW | POL | Kacper Przybylko |
| 21 | DF | AUT | Phillipp Mwene |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | FW | NED | Gervane Kastaneer |
| 23 | DF | GER | Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker (on loan from FC Augsburg) |
| 24 | GK | GER | Marius Müller (on loan from RB Leipzig) |
| 26 | FW | ALB | Valdrin Mustafa |
| 27 | DF | GER | Patrick Salata |
| 28 | MF | GER | Daniel Halfar (captain) |
| 29 | DF | AUT | Stipe Vučur |
| 30 | GK | GER | Lennart Grill |
| 32 | GK | GER | Jan-Ole Sievers |
| 33 | FW | LTU | Lukas Spalvis |
| 35 | FW | NGA | Osayamen Osawe |
| 36 | MF | GHA | Manfred Osei Kwadwo |
| 37 | FW | GER | Nicklas Shipnoski |
| 38 | MF | GER | Nils Seufert |
| 39 | MF | GER | David Tomić |
| 40 | FW | GER | Torben Müsel |

## Friendly matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### 2. Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 41 | |
| 15 | Greuther Fürth | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 40 | |
| 16 | Erzgebirge Aue (O) | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 40 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Eintracht Braunschweig (R) | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 39 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 18 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 35 | Relegation to 3. Liga |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 6 May 2018. Source:

#### Results by round

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

#### Matches
### DFB-Pokal
## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 2. Bundesliga | 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Giuliano Modica | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GER | Joel Abu Hanna | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GER | Patrick Ziegler | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Benjamin Kessel | 26 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | GER | Leon Guwara | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | AUT | Brandon Borrello | 20 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GER | Gino Fechner | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Sebastian Andersson | 30 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | TUR | Halil Altıntop | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Ruben Yttergård Jenssen | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | GER | Paul Will | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | DEN | Mads Albæk | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | CIV | Dylan Esmel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | MNE | Yannick Filipović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | GER | Lukas Gottwalt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GER | Christoph Moritz | 32 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | POR | Marcel Correia | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | POL | Kacper Przybyłko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | AUT | Phillipp Mwene | 33 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | NED | Gervane Kastaneer | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | GER | Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | GER | Marius Müller | 33 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | GER | Carlo Sickinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ALB | Valdrin Mustafa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | GER | Patrick Salata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | GER | Daniel Halfar | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | CRO | Stipe Vučur | 36 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | GER | Lennart Grill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | GER | Nino Miotke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | GER | Jan-Ole Sievers | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | LTU | Lukas Spalvis | 25 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | DF | GER | Arthur Ekallé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Osayamen Osawe | 27 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | MF | GHA | Manfred Osei Kwadwo | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | GER | Nicklas Shipnoski | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | GER | Nils Seufert | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | GER | David Tomić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | GER | Torben Müsel | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 23 | FW | TUR | Barış Atik | 14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | GER | Robin Koch | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
* Source: