2002–03 1. FC Kaiserslautern season explained

Club:1. FC Kaiserslautern
Season:2002–03
Manager:Andreas Brehme
Karl-Heinz Emig
Eric Gerets
Stadium:Fritz-Walter-Stadion
League:Bundesliga
League Result:14th
Cup1:DFB-Pokal
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
Cup2:UEFA Intertoto Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
League Topscorer:Miroslav Klose (9)
Prevseason:2001–02
Nextseason:2003–04

During the 2002–03 German football season, 1. FC Kaiserslautern competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

With Kaiserslautern in the relegation zone and eliminated from the Intertoto Cup, manager Andreas Brehme was sacked. After a brief caretaker spell under his assistant manager, Karl-Heinz Emig, former PSV Eindhoven manager Eric Gerets was recruited. Although the defense was improved, conceding only 3 goals more all season than in the championship season of 1998, the attacking record suffered and Kaiserslautern finished 14th, 4 points ahead of the relegation zone. However, the team did make a run to the final of the DFB-Pokal; despite a 3–1 defeat to double winners Bayern Munich, the team qualified again for the UEFA Cup.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Left club during season

Competitions

Bundesliga

See main article: article and 2002–03 Bundesliga.

League table

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FootballSquads - 1.FC Kaiserslautern - 2002/03. www.footballsquads.co.uk.