2024–25 1. FC Köln season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Gerhard Struber | |||
| Stadium | RheinEnergieStadion | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | 1st | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Tim Lemperle (8) All: Tim Lemperle (8) | |||
| Biggest win | 1. FC Köln 5–0 Eintracht Braunschweig | |||
| Biggest defeat | 1. FC Köln 1–2 Hamburger SV 1. FC Köln 1–2 1. FC Magdeburg | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 21 September 2024. | ||||
The 2024–25 season is the 77th season in the history of 1. FC Köln. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the DFB-Pokal.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Mathias Olesen
|
 Yverdon-Sport
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| GK |  Jonas Urbig
|
Greuther Fürth
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF |  Nikola Soldo
|
1. FC Kaiserslautern
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | [1] |
| FW | Marvin Obuz
|
Rot-Weiss Essen
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| FW | Tim Lemperle
|
Greuther Fürth
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF | Chilohelm Onuoha
|
RB Leipzig U19
|
1 July 2024 | ||
| FW |  Mansour Ouro-Tagba
|
1860 Munich
|
1 July 2024 | ||
| DF |  Rasmus Carstensen
|
 Genk
|
€1,500,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
| FW | Luca Waldschmidt
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VfL Wolfsburg
|
Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | [2] |
| DF |  Jusuf Gazibegović
|
 Sturm Graz
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€2,000,000 | 1 January 2025 | [3] |
Out
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Rasmus Carstensen
|
Genk
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF | Faride Alidou
|
Eintracht Frankfurt
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF | Benno Schmitz
|
Grasshopper
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [4] |
| FW | Davie Selke
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Hamburger SV
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [5] |
| FW | Mansour Ouro-Tagba
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Jahn Regensburg
|
Loan | 1 July 2024 | [6] |
| DF | Jeff Chabot
|
VfB Stuttgart
|
€4,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | [7] |
| FW | Justin Diehl
|
VfB Stuttgart
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [8] |
| MF | Chilohelm Onuoha
|
SC Verl
|
Loan | 2 July 2024 | [9] |
| FW |  Sargis Adamyan
|
Jahn Regensburg
|
Loan | 3 January 2025 | [10] |
| FW | Florian Dietz
|
Rheindorf Altach
|
Loan | 5 January 2025 | [11] |
| DF | Elias Bakatukanda
|
Blau-Weiß Linz
|
Loan | 8 January 2025 | [12] |
Friendlies
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]| 29 June 2024 Friendly | VfL Rheingold 1912 Köln-Poll | 0–18 | 1. FC Köln | Cologne |
| 14:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Südstadion Attendance: 2,500 |
| 5 July 2024 Friendly | Sportfreunden Siegen | 0–6 | 1. FC Köln | Siegen |
| 15:45 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Leimbachstadion Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Felix Weller |
| 10 July 2024 Friendly | SC Union Nettetal | v | 1. FC Köln | Nettetal |
| 18:00 | ||||
| Note: The match was cancelled due to security concerns.[13] | ||||
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | 1. FC Köln | 3–1 | Kickers Offenbach | Cologne |
| 14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Südstadion Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Lutz Meyersieck |
| 19 July 2024 Friendly | 1. FC Köln | 3–0 | Sint-Truiden | Euskirchen |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Heinz-Flohe-Stadion Attendance: 3,500 |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Viktoria Köln | 3–3 | 1. FC Köln | Cologne |
| 14:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg Attendance: 6,214 Referee: Luca Marx |
| 24 July 2024 Friendly | 1. FC Köln | 2–1 |  Swansea City | Bad Waltersdorf, Austria |
| 16:00 |
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Stadium: Thermenstadion |
| 27 July 2024 Friendly | Udinese  | 2–3 | 1. FC Köln | St. Veit an der Glan, Austria |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Sportplatz St. Veit Rennbahn |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| 2. Bundesliga | 2 August 2024 | 18 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| DFB-Pokal | 18 August 2024 | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |||
Last updated: 2 August 2024
Source: Soccerway
2. Bundesliga
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 31 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 31 | |
| 3 | 1. FC Köln | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 31 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Hannover 96 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 30 | |
| 5 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 29 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2025. Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[14]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[14]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 |
Last updated: 22 December 2024.
Source: DFB
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[15]
| 2 August 2024 1 | 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | Hamburger SV | Cologne |
| 20:30 | Report |
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Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Max Burda |
| 10 August 2024 2 | SV Elversberg | 2–2 | 1. FC Köln | Spiesen-Elversberg |
| 13:00 | Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Referee: Tom Bauer |
| 24 August 2024 3 | 1. FC Köln | 5–0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Cologne |
| 20:30 | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 1 September 2024 4 | Schalke 04 | 1–3 | 1. FC Köln | Gelsenkirchen |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 14 September 2024 5 | 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Cologne |
| 20:30 | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Referee: Richard Hempel |
| 21 September 2024 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–2 | 1. FC Köln | Düsseldorf |
| 13:00 | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 29 September 2024 7 | 1. FC Köln | 4–4 | Karlsruher SC | Cologne |
| 13:30 |
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Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 5 October 2024 8 | 1. FC Köln | 2–0 | Ulm | Cologne |
| 13:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49,900 Referee: Patrick Alt |
| 18 October 2024 9 | Darmstadt | 5–1 | 1. FC Köln | Darmstadt |
| 18:30 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 25 October 2024 10 | 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | Paderborn | Cologne |
| 18:30 CET | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Florian Lechner |
| 2 November 2024 11 | Hertha BSC | 0–1 | 1. FC Köln | Berlin |
| 20:30 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 68,763 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 9 November 2024 12 | 1. FC Köln | 1–0 | Greuther Fürth | Cologne |
| 13:00 CET | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49,600 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 22 November 2024 13 | Preußen Münster | 0–1 | 1. FC Köln | Münster |
| 18:45 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 12,422 Referee: Felix Prigan |
| 30 November 2024 14 | 1. FC Köln | 2–2 | Hannover 96 | Cologne |
| 13:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 8 December 2024 15 | Jahn Regensburg | 0–1 | 1. FC Köln | Regensburg |
| 13:30 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg Attendance: 14,232 Referee: Konrad Oldhafer |
| 15 December 2024 16 | 1. FC Köln | 3–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Cologne |
| 13:30 CET | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,0000 Referee: Robin Braun |
| 22 December 2024 17 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–1 | 1. FC Köln | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,327 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger |
| 18 January 2025 18 | Hamburg | – | 1. FC Köln | Hamburg |
| 20:30 CET | Stadium: Volksparkstadion |
DFB-Pokal
[edit]| 18 August 2024 First round | SV Sandhausen | 2–3 | 1. FC Köln | Sandhausen |
| 15:30 | Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion |
| 29 October 2024 Second round | 1. FC Köln | 3–0 | Holstein Kiel | Cologne |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 4 December 2024 Round of 16 | 1. FC Köln | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Hertha BSC | Cologne |
| 18:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 5 February 2025 Quarter-finals | Bayer Leverkusen | – | 1. FC Köln | Leverkusen |
| 20:45 CET | Stadium: BayArena |
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- ^ "HSV confirm Selke pick up". Bulinews.Com. 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Stürmer Mansour Ouro-Tagba verstärkt die Jahnelf". www.ssv-jahn.de. 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Stuttgart sign defender Chabot from relegated Cologne". Yahoo Sports. 25 May 2024.
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- ^ "Sicherheitsbedenken – Das Testspiel gegen Nettetal ist abgesagt". OneFootball. 11 July 2024.
- ^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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