1.FC Köln
Germany · Bundesliga · Bundesliga
Squad value
€77.45m
About 1.FC Köln
1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln or FC Cologne in English, is a German professional football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07. Köln compete in the first-tier Bundesliga after winning the 2024–25 2. Bundesliga season and plays its home matches at RheinEnergieStadion.
Squad size29active players
Avg age26years
Domestic18Germany
Foreigners1138% of squad
EU passport26non-EU: 3
Nationalities17different countries
Age distribution
0
U18
6
18–22
12
23–26
6
27–30
5
31+
Position breakdown
GK
3 (10%)
DEF
10 (34%)
MID
8 (28%)
FWD
8 (28%)
55%
foreign players
16 of 29
26.5y
avg squad age
3
Goalkeepers
10
Defenders
8
Midfielders
8
Attackers
38
seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
274
players ever
€900k
biggest signing ever
€900k
biggest sale ever
29
most goals (single season by one player)
| Player | Pos | Age | Nationality | Foot | Height | Contract | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ísak Jóhannesson |
Midfield - Central Midfield | 23 | Iceland | left | 184.00m | 2030-06-30 | €7.00m |
 Ragnar Ache |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 27 | Germany Ghana | right | 183.00m | 2029-06-30 | €7.00m |
 Eric Martel |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | 24 | Germany | right | 188.00m | 2026-06-30 | €6.00m |
 Alessio Castro-Montes |
Midfield - Right Midfield | 29 | Belgium Spain | right | 175.00m | 2028-06-30 | €5.00m |
 Jakub Kaminski |
Attack - Left Winger | 23 | Poland | right | 179.00m | 2026-06-30 | €5.00m |
 Rav van den Berg |
Defender - Centre-Back | 21 | Netherlands | right | 191.00m | 2030-06-30 | €4.50m |
 Jusuf Gazibegovic |
Defender - Right-Back | 26 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | both | 174.00m | 2028-06-30 | €4.00m |
 Linton Maina |
Attack - Left Winger | 26 | Germany Kenya | right | 180.00m | — | €4.00m |
 Tom Krauß |
Midfield - Central Midfield | 24 | Germany | right | 182.00m | 2026-06-30 | €4.00m |
 Jan Thielmann |
Attack - Right Winger | 23 | Germany | right | 178.00m | 2028-06-30 | €3.00m |
 Said El Mala |
Attack - Left Winger | 19 | Germany | both | 190.00m | 2030-06-30 | €3.00m |
 Timo Hübers |
Defender - Centre-Back | 29 | Germany | right | 190.00m | 2026-06-30 | €3.00m |
 Denis Huseinbasic |
Midfield - Central Midfield | 24 | Bosnia-Herzegovina Germany | right | 184.00m | 2027-06-30 | €2.80m |
 Kristoffer Lund |
Defender - Left-Back | 24 | United States Denmark | left | 184.00m | 2026-06-30 | €2.70m |
 Marius Bülter |
Attack - Left Winger | 33 | Germany | right | 188.00m | 2027-06-30 | €2.50m |
 Sebastian Sebulonsen |
Defender - Right-Back | 26 | Norway | right | 187.00m | 2028-06-30 | €2.50m |
 Joël Schmied |
Defender - Centre-Back | 27 | Switzerland | right | 188.00m | 2029-06-30 | €2.00m |
 Luca Waldschmidt |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 30 | Germany | left | 181.00m | 2027-06-30 | €2.00m |
 Marvin Schwäbe |
Goalkeeper | 31 | Germany | right | 190.00m | 2027-06-30 | €2.00m |
 Florian Kainz |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | 33 | Austria | both | 176.00m | 2026-06-30 | €1.70m |
 Cenk Özkacar |
Defender - Centre-Back | 25 | Türkiye | left | 190.00m | 2026-06-30 | €1.20m |
 Dominique Heintz |
Defender - Centre-Back | 32 | Germany | left | 188.00m | 2026-06-30 | €800k |
 Ron-Robert Zieler |
Goalkeeper | 37 | Germany | right | 188.00m | 2027-06-30 | €500k |
 Luca Kilian |
Defender - Centre-Back | 26 | Germany | right | 192.00m | 2026-06-30 | €400k |
 Neo Telle |
Defender - Centre-Back | 21 | Germany Cameroon | right | 183.00m | 2026-06-30 | €300k |
 Malek El Mala |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 21 | Germany | right | 194.00m | 2030-06-30 | €250k |
 Emin Kujovic |
Midfield - Central Midfield | 21 | Montenegro Bosnia-Herzegovina | right | 190.00m | 2028-06-30 | €125k |
 Matthias Köbbing |
Goalkeeper | 28 | Germany | both | 196.00m | 2027-06-30 | €100k |
 Fayssal Harchaoui |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | 20 | Germany Morocco | right | 175.00m | 2028-06-30 | €75k |
| Season | Date | Player | Pos | From | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Karsten Hutwelker | Midfield - Left Midfield | VfL Bochum | Transfer | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Odise Roshi | Attack - Right Winger | Flamurtari FC | Transfer | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-06-30 | Odise Roshi | Attack - Right Winger | FSV Frankfurt | Return from loan | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-11-30 | — | Without Club | Transfer | — | |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Nemanja Vucicevic | Attack - Left Winger | 1860 Munich | Transfer | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Fabian Schnellhardt | Midfield - Central Midfield | 1.FC Köln U19 | Transfer | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Boris Zivkovic | Defender - Right-Back | VfB Stuttgart | Loan | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-14 | Leonardo Bittencourt | Midfield - Central Midfield | Hannover 96 | Transfer | €2.50m |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Marcel Schuhen | Goalkeeper | 1.FC Köln U19 | Transfer | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Lukas Kübler | Defender - Right-Back | 1.FC Köln II | Transfer | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-01 | Neo Telle | Defender - Centre-Back | 1.FC Köln II | Transfer | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-11 | Frederik Sørensen | Defender - Centre-Back | Juventus | Transfer | €1.78m |
| 19/20 | 2020-08-10 | Frederik Sørensen | Defender - Centre-Back | BSC Young Boys | Return from loan | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Román Golobart | Defender - Centre-Back | Wigan | Transfer | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-13 | Johannes Geis | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | FC Schalke 04 | Transfer | €500k |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Dieter Paucken | Goalkeeper | 1.FC Köln II | Transfer | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Fayssal Harchaoui | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | 1.FC Köln U19 | Transfer | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-30 | Toni Leistner | Defender - Centre-Back | QPR | Loan | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | — | Greuther Fürth | Loan | — | |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | — | Lierse SK | Transfer | €200k | |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | — | Hamburger SV | Transfer | €650k | |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Kacper Przybylko | Attack - Centre-Forward | 1.FC Köln II | Transfer | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-06-30 | Kacper Przybylko | Attack - Centre-Forward | Arm. Bielefeld | Return from loan | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Timo Horn | Goalkeeper | 1.FC Köln II | Transfer | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Kevin Vogt | Defender - Centre-Back | FC Augsburg | Transfer | €1.80m |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Rafael Czichos | Defender - Centre-Back | Holstein Kiel | Transfer | €1.80m |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Maurice Exslager | Attack - Centre-Forward | MSV Duisburg | Transfer | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-06-30 | Maurice Exslager | Attack - Centre-Forward | Darmstadt 98 | Return from loan | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-01 | Philipp Pentke | Goalkeeper | TSG Hoffenheim | Transfer | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | Hanno Balitsch | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | W. Mannheim | Transfer | €1.50m |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Simon Zoller | Attack - Centre-Forward | 1.FC K'lautern | Transfer | €3.50m |
| 14/15 | 2015-06-30 | Simon Zoller | Attack - Centre-Forward | 1.FC K'lautern | Return from loan | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Elias Bakatukanda | Defender - Centre-Back | 1.FC Köln U19 | Transfer | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Elias Bakatukanda | Defender - Centre-Back | Blau Weiss Linz | Return from loan | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-04 | Emin Kujovic | Midfield - Central Midfield | 1.FC Köln II | Transfer | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | — | FC St. Pauli | Transfer | — | |
| 19/20 | 2020-06-30 | — | Mouscron | Return from loan | — | |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | — | FC Zürich | Return from loan | — | |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Wilfried Sanou | Attack - Left Winger | SC Freiburg | Transfer | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-12-31 | Wilfried Sanou | Attack - Left Winger | Urawa Reds | Return from loan | — |
| Season | Date | Player | Pos | To | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | Karsten Hutwelker | Midfield - Left Midfield | Saarbrücken | Transfer | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-06 | Odise Roshi | Attack - Right Winger | FSV Frankfurt | Loan | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Odise Roshi | Attack - Right Winger | FSV Frankfurt | Transfer | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | — | Career break | Transfer | — | |
| 09/10 | 2009-09-01 | Nemanja Vucicevic | Attack - Left Winger | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Transfer | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Fabian Schnellhardt | Midfield - Central Midfield | MSV Duisburg | Transfer | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-06-30 | Boris Zivkovic | Defender - Right-Back | VfB Stuttgart | Return from loan | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Leonardo Bittencourt | Midfield - Central Midfield | TSG Hoffenheim | Transfer | €6.00m |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-21 | Marcel Schuhen | Goalkeeper | 1.FC Köln II | Transfer | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Lukas Kübler | Defender - Right-Back | SV Sandhausen | Transfer | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-18 | Frederik Sørensen | Defender - Centre-Back | BSC Young Boys | Loan | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-20 | Frederik Sørensen | Defender - Centre-Back | Pescara | Transfer | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-21 | Román Golobart | Defender - Centre-Back | 1.FC Köln II | Transfer | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-05 | Johannes Geis | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | 1.FC Nuremberg | Transfer | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-09-01 | Dieter Paucken | Goalkeeper | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-06-30 | Toni Leistner | Defender - Centre-Back | QPR | Return from loan | — |
| 02/03 | 2003-06-30 | — | Greuther Fürth | Return from loan | — | |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | — | Greuther Fürth | Transfer | — | |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | — | MSV Duisburg | Transfer | €150k | |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-06 | Kacper Przybylko | Attack - Centre-Forward | Arm. Bielefeld | Loan | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Kacper Przybylko | Attack - Centre-Forward | Greuther Fürth | Transfer | €100k |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Timo Horn | Goalkeeper | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Kevin Vogt | Defender - Centre-Back | TSG Hoffenheim | Transfer | €3.00m |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-02 | Rafael Czichos | Defender - Centre-Back | Chicago | Transfer | €455k |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Maurice Exslager | Attack - Centre-Forward | Darmstadt 98 | Loan | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Maurice Exslager | Attack - Centre-Forward | 1.FC Köln II | Transfer | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Philipp Pentke | Goalkeeper | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Hanno Balitsch | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | B. Leverkusen | Transfer | €2.00m |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-31 | Simon Zoller | Attack - Centre-Forward | 1.FC K'lautern | Loan | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-01 | Simon Zoller | Attack - Centre-Forward | VfL Bochum | Transfer | €300k |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-08 | Elias Bakatukanda | Defender - Centre-Back | Blau Weiss Linz | Loan | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-30 | — | Mouscron | Loan | — | |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-05 | — | FC Zürich | Loan | — | |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-03 | — | Darmstadt 98 | Transfer | — | |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-25 | Wilfried Sanou | Attack - Left Winger | Urawa Reds | Loan | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Wilfried Sanou | Attack - Left Winger | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Reinhold Yabo | Midfield - Central Midfield | Alem. Aachen | Loan | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Reinhold Yabo | Midfield - Central Midfield | Karlsruher SC | Transfer | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-06-30 | Daniel Royer | Attack - Left Winger | Hannover 96 | Return from loan | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-29 | Christian Rahn | Defender - Left-Back | Hansa Rostock | Transfer | — |
| Nationality | Players | % of squad |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 13 | 44.8% |
| Iceland | 1 | 3.4% |
| Germany Ghana | 1 | 3.4% |
| Belgium Spain | 1 | 3.4% |
| Poland | 1 | 3.4% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3.4% |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1 | 3.4% |
| Germany Kenya | 1 | 3.4% |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina Germany | 1 | 3.4% |
| United States Denmark | 1 | 3.4% |
| Norway | 1 | 3.4% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3.4% |
| Austria | 1 | 3.4% |
| Türkiye | 1 | 3.4% |
| Germany Cameroon | 1 | 3.4% |
| Montenegro Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1 | 3.4% |
| Germany Morocco | 1 | 3.4% |
| Season | Competition |
|---|---|
| 99/00 | 2. Bundesliga |
| 99/00 | DFB-Pokal |
| 98/99 | 2. Bundesliga |
| 98/99 | DFB-Pokal |
| 97/98 | Bundesliga |
| 97/98 | DFB-Pokal |
| 97/98 | UI Cup |
| 96/97 | Bundesliga |
| 96/97 | DFB-Pokal |
| 95/96 | Bundesliga |
| 95/96 | DFB-Pokal |
| 95/96 | UI Cup |
| 94/95 | Bundesliga |
| 94/95 | DFB-Pokal |
| 93/94 | Bundesliga |
| 93/94 | DFB-Pokal |
| 92/93 | Bundesliga |
| 92/93 | DFB-Pokal |
| 92/93 | UEFA Cup |
| 91/92 | Bundesliga |
| 91/92 | DFB-Pokal |
| 90/91 | Bundesliga |
| 90/91 | DFB-Pokal |
| 90/91 | UEFA Cup |
| 89/90 | Bundesliga |
| 89/90 | DFB-Pokal |
| 89/90 | UEFA Cup |
| 88/89 | Bundesliga |
| 88/89 | UEFA Cup |
| 25/26 | Bundesliga |
| 25/26 | DFB-Pokal |
| 24/25 | 2. Bundesliga |
| 24/25 | DFB-Pokal |
| 23/24 | Bundesliga |
| 23/24 | DFB-Pokal |
| 22/23 | Bundesliga |
| 22/23 | Conference L. |
| 22/23 | DFB-Pokal |
| 22/23 | UECL Quali |
| 21/22 | Bundesliga |
| 21/22 | DFB-Pokal |
| 20/21 | Bundesliga |
| 20/21 | Bundesliga Playoffs |
| 20/21 | DFB-Pokal |
| 19/20 | Bundesliga |
| 19/20 | DFB-Pokal |
| 18/19 | 2. Bundesliga |
| 18/19 | DFB-Pokal |
| 17/18 | Bundesliga |
| 17/18 | DFB-Pokal |
Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.
| Player | Pos | Nat | Mat | Min | G | A | G+A | Pen | YC | RC | G/90 | A/90 | G+A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Markus Pröll |
Goalkeeper |  Germany |
37 | 3,330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Janusz Dziwior |
Defender - Centre-Back | Poland Germany | 29 | 2,359 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
 Alexander Voigt |
Defender - Left-Back | Germany |
34 | 1,282 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.21 |
 Carsten Cullmann |
Defender - Centre-Back | Germany |
24 | 864 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 0.31 |
 Ralf Hauptmann |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany |
16 | 487 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.37 |
 Dirk Lottner |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany |
33 | 442 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.05 | 0.41 | 3.46 |
 Matthias Scherz |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany |
33 | 441 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.02 | 0.41 | 1.43 |
 Thomas Cichon |
Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Poland | 30 | 441 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.82 | 0.00 | 0.82 |
 Christian Springer |
Midfield - Left Midfield | Germany |
36 | 424 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1.49 | 0.42 | 1.91 |
 Georgi Donkov |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Bulgaria Germany | 32 | 416 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.51 | 0.43 | 1.95 |
 Claus-Dieter Wollitz |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany |
16 | 381 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.47 | 0.24 | 0.71 |
 Christian Timm |
Attack - Right Winger | Germany |
28 | 338 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.93 | 0.00 | 2.93 |
 Markus Kurth |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany |
34 | 269 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.01 | 0.33 | 3.35 |
 Marcel Gebhardt |
Midfield | Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Michael Rösele |
Midfield - Right Midfield | Germany |
17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Markus Dworrak |
Attack - Left Winger | Germany |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Moses Sichone |
Defender - Centre-Back | Zambia Germany | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Spasoje Bulajic |
Defender - Centre-Back |  Slovenia |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Sebastian Selke |
Goalkeeper | Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Vyacheslav Sokolov |
Goalkeeper |  Russia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Frequently asked about 1.FC Köln
What is 1.FC Köln?
1.FC Köln is a professional football club based in Germany, competing in Bundesliga.
How many players are in 1.FC Köln's squad?
1.FC Köln currently has 29 players in the first-team squad in our database.
What league does 1.FC Köln play in?
1.FC Köln plays in Bundesliga.