1. FC Köln

15th in the Bundesliga, 9 points from 9 games. Last 5, all competitions: L16 Oct · BundesligaAway at Eintracht FrankfurtLost 0–1D24 Oct · BundesligaHome v Schalke 04Drew 0–0W27 Oct · DFB-Pokal · Second roundHome v Union BerlinWon 5–0D1 Nov · BundesligaAway at Union BerlinDrew 1–1L8 Nov · BundesligaHome v Bayer LeverkusenLost 1–2

What’s at stake: 6 pts from Conference League · 2 pts clear of relegation

2nd season in a row in the BundesligaHome ground: RheinEnergieStadion

Honours: 🏆 DFB-Pokal ×4 · 2. Bundesliga ×3 (since 2011–12) · ▲ 3 promotions

DFB-Pokal 4
2. Bundesliga 32024–25, 2018–19, 2013–14
Promotions 32024–25 to Bundesliga; 2018–19 to Bundesliga; 2013–14 to Bundesliga

Title totals are all-time where we hold the full list. Counts marked "since" and promotions come from the seasons on this site.

Pyramid:2. Bundesliga (tier below)

Next match · Bundesliga

Bayern Munichv1. FC Köln

Friday 20 November at 20:30 · Allianz Arena

1. FC Köln’s journey through the German pyramid

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This season so far: 15th in the Bundesliga, 15th of 56 across the top three German divisions. Since 2010–11: 3 promotions and 3 relegations.

BL1–182BL19–363L37–56

10–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–26Now

Promoted
Relegated

Season by season 17 seasons

2026–27T1Bundesliga15th of 1815th of 56
2025–26T1Bundesliga14th of 1814th of 56
2024–25T22. Bundesliga ▲ Promoted1st of 1819th of 56
2023–24T1Bundesliga ▼ Relegated17th of 1817th of 56
2022–23T1Bundesliga11th of 1811th of 56
2021–22T1Bundesliga7th of 187th of 56
2020–21T1Bundesliga16th of 1816th of 56
2019–20T1Bundesliga14th of 1814th of 56
2018–19T22. Bundesliga ▲ Promoted1st of 1819th of 56
2017–18T1Bundesliga ▼ Relegated18th of 1818th of 56
2016–17T1Bundesliga5th of 185th of 56
2015–16T1Bundesliga9th of 189th of 56
2014–15T1Bundesliga12th of 1812th of 56
2013–14T22. Bundesliga ▲ Promoted1st of 1819th of 56
2012–13T22. Bundesliga5th of 1823rd of 56
2011–12T1Bundesliga ▼ Relegated17th of 1817th of 56
2010–11T1Bundesliga10th of 18

Fixtures

Times in local kick-off time (Berlin)

20 NovBLABayern Munich20:30
28 NovBLHSV Elversberg15:30
1 DecDFBAHolstein Kiel 2BL18:00
5 DecBLAFC Augsburg15:30
12 DecBLHRB Leipzig15:30
19 DecBLAMainz 0515:30

All 26 fixtures

9 JanBLHSC Freiburg15:30
12 JanBLHBorussia Dortmund20:30
16 JanBLASC Paderborn15:30
24 JanBLATSG Hoffenheim19:30
30 JanBLHVfB Stuttgart15:30
6 FebBLAWerder Bremen15:30
13 FebBLHHamburger SV15:30
20 FebBLABorussia Mönchengladbach15:30
27 FebBLHEintracht Frankfurt15:30
2 MarBLASchalke 0420:30
6 MarBLHUnion Berlin15:30
13 MarBLABayer Leverkusen15:30
20 MarBLHBayern Munich15:30
3 AprBLASV Elversberg15:30
10 AprBLHFC Augsburg15:30
17 AprBLARB Leipzig15:30
24 AprBLHMainz 0515:30
8 MayBLASC Freiburg15:30
15 MayBLABorussia Dortmund15:30
22 MayBLHSC Paderborn15:30

Results

8 NovBLHBayer LeverkusenL1–2
1 NovBLAUnion BerlinD1–1
27 OctDFBHUnion Berlin BLW5–0
24 OctBLHSchalke 04D0–0
16 OctBLAEintracht FrankfurtL0–1
11 OctBLHBorussia MönchengladbachW2–1

All 11 results

19 SeptBLAHamburger SVL1–2
12 SeptBLHWerder BremenD1–1
4 SeptBLAVfB StuttgartL1–4
29 AugBLHTSG HoffenheimW3–2
24 AugDFBAWürzburger Kickers 3LW2–1

Competitions

15th of 18 · 9 pts

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1–4 Champions League
5th Europa League
6th Conference League
16th Relegation play-off
17–18 Relegation

Bundesliga table around 1. FC Köln
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
12	Mainz 05	9	3	1	5	18	19	−1	LWLLL	103
13	SC Paderborn	9	2	4	3	8	11	−3	LDWDD	106
14	FC Augsburg	9	2	3	4	20	20	0	DLDLL	92
15	1. FC Köln	9	2	3	4	10	14	−4	WLDDL	95
16 (Relegation play-off)	Union Berlin	9	1	4	4	7	21	−14	WDDDL	76
17 (Relegation)	Schalke 04	9	1	3	5	5	11	−6	LLDLL	61
18 (Relegation)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	9	1	1	7	12	25	−13	LLWDL	44

Next: Round of 16 v Holstein Kiel

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24 AugDFBAWürzburger Kickers 3LW2–1
27 OctDFBHUnion Berlin BLW5–0
1 DecDFBAHolstein Kiel 2BL18:00

Runs

DFB-Pokal

4 titles in all, plus 6 lost finals (most recently 1991). Best run since 2011–12: quarter-finals (2024–25).

WonFinalSemisQuartersLast 16Last 32Last 64Earlier

2011–12Out in the 2nd RoundLost to TSG Hoffenheim 1–22012–13Out in the 8th FinalsLost to VfB Stuttgart 1–22013–14Out in the 8th FinalsLost to Hamburger SV 1–22014–15Out in the 8th FinalsLost to SC Freiburg 1–22015–16Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Werder Bremen 0–12016–17Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Hamburger SV 0–22017–18Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Schalke 04 0–12018–19Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Schalke 04 2–2, 5–6 on pens2019–20Out in the 2nd RoundLost to FC Saarbrucken 2–32020–21Out in the round of 16Lost to Jahn Regensburg 2–2, 3–4 on pens2021–22Out in the round of 16Lost to Hamburger SV 1–1, 3–4 on pens2022–23Out in the 1st RoundLost to Jahn Regensburg 2–2, 3–4 on pens2023–24Out in the 2nd RoundLost to FC Kaiserslautern 2–32024–25Out in the quarter-finalsLost to Bayer Leverkusen 2–3 aet2025–26Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Bayern Munich 1–42026–27Still in: drawn in the round of 16, not played yetv Holstein Kiel

11–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–2626–27

Only seasons where the club reached the main UEFA competition are shown.

Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueConference LeagueWinner

No dot means the club did not qualify for the group/league or knockout stage that season.

WonFinalSemisQuartersLast 16Last 32 / KOLast 64Group / league

2017–18 · Europa LeagueReached group stage 2022–23 · Conference LeagueReached group stage

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