1999–2000 1. FC Kaiserslautern season
# 1999–2000 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

In the 1999–2000 season, 1. FC Kaiserslautern competed in the Bundesliga.

## Season summary

Kaiserslautern repeated last season's fifth place finish. The club could have aimed higher were it not for their poor defensive record - only the bottom four teams conceded more than Kaiserslautern's 59. Tragedy struck at the end of the season, as young defender Thomas Lechner was killed in a motorcycle accident.

## Players

### First-team squad

    Squad at end of season

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 | GER | Andreas Reinke |
| 2 | DF | DEN | Michael Schjønberg |
| 4 | DF | GER | Axel Roos |
| 5 | DF | EGY | Samir Kamouna |
| 6 | DF | EGY | Hany Ramzy |
| 7 | MF | BUL | Marian Hristov |
| 8 | MF | GER | Martin Wagner |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Jörgen Pettersson |
| 10 | MF | SUI | Ciriaco Sforza |
| 11 | FW | GER | Olaf Marschall |
| 12 | MF | GER | Marco Reich |
| 13 | DF | YUG | Slobodan Komljenović |
| 14 | MF | FRA | Youri Djorkaeff |
| 15 | DF | HUN | János Hrutka |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | GK | GER | Uwe Gospodarek |
| 17 | DF | BRA | Ratinho |
| 18 | GK | GER | Georg Koch |
| 19 | FW | ALB | Igli Tare |
| 21 | DF | LUX | Jeff Strasser |
| 22 | MF | GER | Andreas Buck |
| 23 | MF | GER | Silvio Adzic |
| 24 | DF | GER | Harry Koch |
| 25 | FW | GER | Miroslav Klose |
| 26 | GK | GER | Roman Weidenfeller |
| 27 | DF | GER | Marco Stark |
| 28 | MF | BRA | Júnior |
| 29 | DF | GER | Roger Lutz |
| 30 | MF | GER | Mario Basler |

### Left club during season

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 18 | FW | GER | Jürgen Rische (to Wolfsburg) |
| 20 | MF | GER | Thomas Sobotzik (to Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | GER | Thomas Lechner (deceased) |
| 25 | GK | HUN | Lajos Szűcs (to Ferencváros) |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Bundesliga

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 59 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | 1860 Munich | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 53 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 50 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 50 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 49 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
