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| Full name | 1. Fußball Club Köln | ||
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| Founded | 1948 | ||
| Ground | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne |
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| Capacity | 50,374 | ||
| Chairman | Wolfgang Overath | ||
| Manager | Ståle Solbakken | ||
| League | Bundesliga | ||
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga, 10th | ||
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1. FC Köln is a football club that is from Cologne, Germany. The 1 KC 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 2. Bundesliga. The club's main rival is Borussia Mönchengladbach, though they have a friendship with F.C. St. Pauli (a club in Hamburg), Borussia Dortmund and the F.C. Liverpool.
League title
- Bundesliga : 2
- 1963/64, 1977/78
League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | Bundesliga | 10th |
| 2001/02 | Bundesliga | 17th |
| 2002/03 | 2. Bundesliga | 2nd |
| 2003/04 | Bundesliga | 18th |
| 2004/05 | 2. Bundesliga | Champions |
| 2005/06 | Bundesliga | 17th |
| 2006/07 | 2. Bundesliga | 9th |
| 2007/08 | 2. Bundesliga | 3rd |
| 2008/09 | Bundesliga | 12th |
| 2009/10 | Bundesliga | 13th |
| 2010/11 | Bundesliga | 10th |
| 2011/12 | Bundesliga |
Former position
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Current squad
Squad in August 2011:
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Popular Ex-Players
- Toni Polster
- Bernd Cullmann
- Thomas Häßler
- Bodo Illgner
- Pierre Littbarski
- Dieter Müller
- Morten Olsen
- Wolfgang Overath
- Anton Polster from 1993 – 1998
- Harald "Toni" Schumacher from 1972 – 1987
- Bernd Schuster from 1978 – 1980 (Coach 1998 – 1999)
- Lukas Podolski from 1995 - 2006 and from 2009 to 2012
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