1. FC Köln

German association football club

1. FC Cologne,[1] also known by its German name 1. FC Köln or simply just FC Cologne, is a football club that is from Cologne, Germany. The 1. FC KOLN was created in 1948. It was a connection of two football clubs in Cologne (Kölner BC 01 und SpVgg Sülz 07).In the present day, 1.FC Köln plays in the Bundesliga, the first teir of German football. The club's main rival is Borussia Mönchengladbach, though their Ultrá group WH96 does have friendly connections to The Unity of Borussia Dortmund.

1. FC Cologne
Full name1. Fußball Club Köln
Founded1948
GroundRheinEnergieStadion,
Cologne
Capacity50,374
ChairmanWolfgang Overath
ManagerStåle Solbakken
LeagueBundesliga
2010–11Bundesliga, 10th

League title

League position

SeasonLeaguePosition
2000/01Bundesliga10th
2001/02Bundesliga17th
2002/032. Bundesliga2nd
2003/04Bundesliga18th
2004/052. BundesligaChampions
2005/06Bundesliga17th
2006/072. Bundesliga9th
2007/082. Bundesliga3rd
2008/09Bundesliga12th
2009/10Bundesliga13th
2010/11Bundesliga10th
2011/12Bundesliga

Former position


Head coaches since 1963

Head coach[2]From[2]To[2]League Record[2]
MWDLWin %
Georg Knöpfle1 July 196330 June 1966115593422051.30
Willi Multhaup1 July 196630 June 196879371725046.84
Hans Merkle1 July 196830 June 197078381129048.72
Ernst Ocwirk1 July 197030 June 197144191114043.18
Gyula Lóránt1 July 19714 April 19723114107045.16
Rolf Herings5 April 197230 June 197211632054.55
Rudi Schlott1 July 197216 September 197355241714043.64
Zlatko Čajkovski17 September 197312 December 197592471827051.09
Georg Stollenwerk1 January 197630 June 197620965045.00
Hennes Weisweiler1 July 197615 April 1980165903639054.55
Karl-Heinz Heddergott16 April 198013 October 198019757036.84
Rolf Herings13 October 198018 October 19801001000.00
Rinus Michels18 October 198021 August 1983108532629049.07
Hannes Löhr22 August 19836 February 198697451834046.39
Georg Kessler7 February 198622 September 1986247413029.17
Christoph Daum23 September 198628 June 1990154784333050.65
Erich Rutemöller1 July 199030 August 199154212013038.89
Udo Lattek30 August 19914 September 19911010000.00
Johannes Linßen4 September 199111 September 19911001000.00
Jörg Berger11 September 199128 February 199353211418039.62
Wolfgang Jerat28 February 199329 April 19939315033.33
Morten Olsen29 April 199327 August 199589352331039.33
Stephan Engels27 August 199531 March 1996234118017.39
Peter Neururer1 April 199630 September 19976025827041.67
Lorenz-Günther Köstner1 October 199730 June 1998268513030.77
Bernd Schuster1 July 199830 June 19993512914034.29
Ewald Lienen1 July 199928 January 200294382432040.43
Christoph John28 January 200213 February 20024103025.00
Friedhelm Funkel14 February 200230 October 200363291519046.03
Marcel Koller2 November 2003[3]14 June 2004[4]244515016.67
Huub Stevens14 June 2004[4]27 May 2005[5]362187058.33
Uwe Rapolder1 July 200518 December 2005183312016.67
Hanspeter Latour3 January 200610 November 20063010911033.33
Holger Gehrke10 November 200626 November 20063111033.33
Christoph Daum26 November 20062 June 2009[6]90361935040.00
Zvonimir Soldo1 July 200924 October 201048141321029.17
Frank Schaefer24 October 2010[7]27 April 2011[8]2410311041.67
Volker Finke27 April 201130 June 20113300100.00
Ståle Solbakken1 July 201112 April 2012[9]329518028.13
Frank Schaefer12 April 2012[9]30 June 20124013000.00
Holger Stanislawski1 July 201219 May 2013[10]3716129043.24
Peter Stöger11 June 2013[11]3 December 2017147565140038.10
Stefan Ruthenbeck3 December 201730 June 2018225413022.73
Markus Anfang1 July 201827 April 2019311885058.06
Achim Beierlorzer1 July 20199 November 201911218018.18
Markus Gisdol18 November 201911 April 202151131325025.49
Friedhelm Funkel12 April 202130 June 20216312050.00
Steffen Baumgart1 July 20210000!

Current squad

As of 8 March 2022[12]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  GermanyTimo Horn (vice-captain)
2DF  GermanyBenno Schmitz
4DF  GermanyTimo Hübers
5DF  GermanyBright Arrey-Mbi (on loan from Bayern Munich)
6MF  TurkeySalih Özcan
7MF  AustriaDejan Ljubičić
9FW  SwedenSebastian Andersson
11MF  AustriaFlorian Kainz
13FW  GermanyMark Uth
14MF  GermanyJonas Hector (captain)
15DF  GermanyLuca Kilian (on loan from Mainz 05)
17MF  GermanyKingsley Schindler
18MF  SlovakiaOndrej Duda
19DF  NigeriaKingsley Ehizibue
No.Pos. NationPlayer
20GK  GermanyMarvin Schwäbe
21MF  AustriaLouis Schaub
23DF  GermanyJannes Horn
24DF  GermanyJulian Chabot (on loan from Sampdoria)
25MF  GermanyTim Lemperle
27FW  FranceAnthony Modeste
28MF  TunisiaEllyes Skhiri
29FW  GermanyJan Thielmann
30MF  GermanyMarvin Obuz
31MF  Czech RepublicTomáš Ostrák
36MF  GermanyNiklas Hauptmann
40GK  GermanyJonas Urbig
44GK  GermanyMatthias Köbbing
47MF  LuxembourgMathias Olesen

Popular ex-players

References