History and achievements
FC Köln is a German club founded in 1948 in Cologne, Germany.
The club started to play in Oberliga West and by 1954 they tasted their first big success finishing runners-up in DFB-Pokal. In the 1960s, the team enjoyed even better fortune as they became the German champions twice, in the 1961/62 and 1963/64 seasons, and won the domestic cup in 1968.
In the middle of 1970s, FC Köln cemented their place in the German Bundesliga and competed in the top flight up to the 1998. They claimed their third Bundesliga trophy in the 1977/78 season and added three more domestic cups to their trophy cabinet in 1977, 1978 and 1983. Moreover, FC Köln made a breakthrough at the European arena finishing a runner-up in the 1985/86 UEFA Cup.
In the 1990s, the club’s rise changed to a downturn as they kept firmly entrenched in the second half of Bundesliga table until eventually were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga in 1998. In between 1998 and 2008, FC Köln saw ups and downs in their career rotating between the first and second divisions. Since 2008 till 2012, the club played in the top flight but after the disastrous 2011/12 season FC Köln was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga again. The team won 2.Bundesliga in the season 2013/2014 and returned to the top flight.
The club’s stadium is 50,000 seater RheinEnergie Stadion. The team are often nicknamed the Billy Goats after the male goat on club’s emblem which remains their mascot for many years.
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Club top players
№ | Name and surname | Role | Ranking | Age | Weight | Height | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Timo Horn | goalkeeper |
1 |
30 years | 83 kg | 192 cm | Germany |
2 | Matthias Lehmann | midfielder |
1 |
40 years | 77 kg | 179 cm | Germany |
3 | Thomas Kessler | goalkeeper |
1 |
38 years | 92 kg | 195 cm | Germany |
4 | Sascha Bigalke | midfielder |
0 |
34 years | 56 kg | 167 cm | Germany |
5 | Toni Leistner | defender |
0 |
33 years | 87 kg | 190 cm | Germany |
6 | Reinhold Yabo | midfielder |
0 |
32 years | 70 kg | 173 cm | Germany |
7 | Stefan Maierhofer | forward |
0 |
41 years | 95 kg | 203 cm | Austria |
8 | Bienvenue Basala-Mazana | defender |
0 |
32 years | 77 kg | 183 cm | Germany |
9 | Christian Clemens | midfielder |
0 |
32 years | 70 kg | 180 cm | Germany |
10 | Marcel Risse | midfielder |
0 |
34 years | 71 kg | 183 cm | Germany |
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