2021–22 1. FC Köln season

The 2021–22 season was the 74th season in the existence of 1. FC Köln and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, 1. FC Köln participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal.

1. FC Köln
2021–22 season
PresidentWerner Wolf
ChairmanAlexander Wehrle
ManagerSteffen Baumgart
StadiumRheinEnergieStadion
Bundesliga7th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Anthony Modeste (20)

All:
Anthony Modeste (23)

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2022[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
20GK  GERMarvin Schwäbe
21MF  AUTLouis Schaub
23DF  GERJannes Horn (3rd captain)
24DF  GERJeff Chabot (on loan from Sampdoria)
25MF  GERTim Lemperle
27FW  FRAAnthony Modeste
28MF  TUNEllyes Skhiri
29MF  GERJan Thielmann
30FW  GERMarvin Obuz
31MF  CZETomáš Ostrák
36MF  GERNiklas Hauptmann
40GK  GERJonas Urbig
44GK  GERMatthias Köbbing
47MF  LUXMathias Olesen

Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

In

No.PosPlayerTransferred fromFee'DateSource
4DF Timo Hübers Hannover 96Free1 July 2021[2]
7MF Dejan Ljubicic Rapid WienFree[3]
13FW Mark Uth Schalke 04Free[4]
20GK Marvin Schwäbe BrøndbyFree[5]
15DF Luca Kilian Mainz 05Loan24 August 2021[6]
24DF Jeff Chabot SampdoriaLoan26 January 2022[7]
5DF Bright Arrey-Mbi Bayern MunichLoan31 January 2022[8]

Out

No.PosPlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource
DF Yann Aurel Bisseck AGFLoan1 July 2021[9]
4DF Robert Voloder NK MariborLoan[10]
6MF Marco HögerFree[11]
8MF Birger Verstraete Antwerp€2,000,000
13MF Max MeyerFree[11]
32GK Julian Krahl Viktoria BerlinFree[11]
3DF Lasse Sobiech SV Darmstadt 98Free3 July 2021[12]
7MF Marcel Risse Viktoria KölnUndisclosed8 July 2021[13]
8DF Ismail Jakobs AS Monaco€7,000,00012 July 2021[14]
33DF Sebastiaan Bornauw VfL Wolfsburg€13,500,00016 July 2021[15]
24MF Dominick Drexler Schalke 04Free21 July 2021[16]
15MF Dimitris Limnios TwenteLoan6 August 2021[17]
MF Vincent Koziello K.V. OostendeFree17 August 2021[18]
4DF Robert Voloder NK MariborUndisclosed1 January 2022[19]
5DF Rafael Czichos Chicago Fire€455,0002 January 2022[20]
MF Jens Castrop 1. FC NürnbergLoan7 January 2022[21]
26DF Sava-Arangel ČestićMutual contract termination[22]
3DF Noah Katterbach BaselLoan18 January 2022[23]
22DF Jorge Meré Club América€900,000[24]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

v 1. FC Köln
9 July 2021 Friendly Fortuna Köln 0–4 1. FC Köln Cologne, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Südstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Scheper
v 1. FC Köln
10 July 2021 Friendly MSV Duisburg 1–1 1. FC Köln Duisburg, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: BZA Westender Straße
Attendance: 0
v Bayern Munich
17 July 2021 Friendly 1. FC Köln 3–2 Bayern Munich Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: MS Technologie Arena
Referee: Daniel Schlager
v Schaffhausen
18 July 2021 Friendly 1. FC Köln 2–0 Schaffhausen Bad Dürrheim, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Sportplatz Bad Dürrheim
Referee: Martin Petersen
v SV Elversberg
24 July 2021 Friendly 1. FC Köln 2–1 SV Elversberg Bad Dürrheim, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Sportplatz Bad Dürrheim
Referee: Timo Lämmle
v Roda JC Kerkrade
31 July 2021 Friendly 1. FC Köln 1–1 Roda JC Kerkrade Cologne, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Franz-Kremer-Stadion
Referee: Marc Jäger
v 1. FC Köln
1 August 2021 Friendly Almere City Cancelled 1. FC Köln Almere, Netherlands
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
v SC Paderborn
10 November 2021 Friendly 1. FC Köln 4–0 SC Paderborn Cologne, Germany
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Franz-Kremer-Stadion
v Schalke 04
27 January 2022 Friendly 1. FC Köln 2–2 Schalke 04 Cologne, Germany
13:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Franz-Kremer Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mitja Stegemann
v 1. FC Köln
23 March 2022 Friendly Siegburger SV 1–8 1. FC Köln Siegburg, Germany
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Barini 66'
Report
Stadium: Walter-Mundorf-Stadion
Referee: Mitja Stegemann

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Bundesliga15 August 202114 May 2022Matchday 17th341410105249+3041.18
DFB-Pokal8 August 202118 January 2022First roundRound of 16312042+2033.33
Total371512105651+5040.54

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
5Union Berlin3416995044+657Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6SC Freiburg34151095846+1255
71. FC Köln341410105249+352Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8Mainz 0534137145045+546
91899 Hoffenheim34137145860−246
Source: DFB
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.[25]
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
341410105349 +4529442821 +75662528 −3

Source: DFB

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWDDDWLDLDDWDLWWWLDWLWDLWDLWWWWLL
Position4867776781111121091210869868788778877677
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[26]

15 August 2021 1 1. FC Köln 3–1 Hertha BSC Cologne
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Robert Hartmann
22 August 2021 2 Bayern Munich 3–2 1. FC Köln Munich
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Martin Petersen
28 August 2021 3 1. FC Köln 2–1 VfL Bochum Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
11 September 2021 4 SC Freiburg 1–1 1. FC Köln Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: SC-Stadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Harm Osmers
18 September 2021 5 1. FC Köln 1–1 RB Leipzig Cologne
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Felix Brych
25 September 2021 6 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 1. FC Köln Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Martin Petersen
1 October 2021 7 1. FC Köln 3–1 Greuther Fürth Cologne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
15 October 2021 8 1899 Hoffenheim 5–0 1. FC Köln Sinsheim
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 14,309
Referee: Tobias Reichel
24 October 2021 9 1. FC Köln 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 49,600
Referee: Felix Zwayer
30 October 2021 10 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 1. FC Köln Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 66,709
Referee: Martin Petersen
7 November 2021 11 1. FC Köln 2–2 Union Berlin Cologne
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
21 November 2021 12 Mainz 05 1–1 1. FC Köln Mainz
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
27 November 2021 13 1. FC Köln 4–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Robert Schröder
4 December 2021 14 Arminia Bielefeld 1–1 1. FC Köln Bielefeld
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 8,231
Referee: Felix Brych
10 December 2021 15 1. FC Köln 0–2 FC Augsburg Cologne
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
14 December 2021 16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 1. FC Köln Wolfsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
19 December 2021 17 1. FC Köln 1–0 VfB Stuttgart Cologne
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert
9 January 2022 18 Hertha BSC 1–3 1. FC Köln Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler
15 January 2022 19 1. FC Köln 0–4 Bayern Munich Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
22 January 2022 20 VfL Bochum 2–2 1. FC Köln Bochum
18:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
5 February 2022 21 1. FC Köln 1–0 SC Freiburg Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Felix Brych
11 February 2022 22 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Köln Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Florian Badstübner
19 February 2022 23 1. FC Köln 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Cologne
18:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Christian Dingert
26 February 2022 24 Greuther Fürth 1–1 1. FC Köln Fürth
15:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Robert Schröder
6 March 2022 25 1. FC Köln 0–1 1899 Hoffenheim Cologne
17:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Marco Fritz
13 March 2022 26 Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 1. FC Köln Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,658
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
20 March 2022 27 1. FC Köln 1–1 Borussia Dortmund Cologne
19:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
1 April 2022 28 Union Berlin 1–0 1. FC Köln Berlin
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Florian Badstübner
9 April 2022 29 1. FC Köln 3–2 Mainz 05 Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 49,800
Referee: Martin Petersen
16 April 2022 30 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–3 1. FC Köln Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,042
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
23 April 2022 31 1. FC Köln 3–1 Arminia Bielefeld Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler
30 April 2022 32 FC Augsburg 1–4 1. FC Köln Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 29,511
Referee: Robert Schröder
7 May 2022 33 1. FC Köln 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler
14 May 2022 34 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 1. FC Köln Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 52,230
Referee: Robert Schröder

DFB-Pokal

8 August 2021 First round Carl Zeiss Jena 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
1. FC Köln Jena
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Attendance: 2,728
Referee: Florian Badstübner
Penalties
27 October 2021 Second round VfB Stuttgart 0–2 1. FC Köln Stuttgart
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
18 January 2022 Round of 16 1. FC Köln 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Hamburger SV Cologne
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 750
Referee: Daniel Schlager
Penalties

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalBundesligaDFB-Pokal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  GERTimo Horn13013000
20GK  GERMarvin Schwäbe24021030
40GK  GERJonas Urbig000000
44GK  GERMatthias Köbbing000000
Defenders
2DF  GERBenno Schmitz33029+201+10
4DF  GERTimo Hübers23120130
5DF  GERBright Arrey-Mbi000000
14DF  GERJonas Hector33030030
15DF  GERLuca Kilian31125+5110
19DF  NGAKingsley Ehizibue1806+10020
23DF  GERJannes Horn1203+8010
24DF  GERJeff Chabot402+2000
Midfielders
6MF  GERSalih Özcan34226+522+10
7MF  AUTDejan Ljubicic32322+8320
11MF  AUTFlorian Kainz34431+141+10
17MF  GHAKingsley Schindler2011+17120
18MF  SVKOndrej Duda34220+1120+30
21MF  AUTLouis Schaub3016+2211+10
25MF  GERTim Lemperle1520+1320+20
28MF  TUNEllyes Skhiri23520+240+11
31MF  CZETomáš Ostrák600+5010
47MF  LUXMathias Olesen300+3000
Forwards
9FW  SWESebastian Andersson29313+1332+10
13FW  GERMark Uth33524+652+10
27FW  FRAAnthony Modeste342330+1201+23
29FW  GERJan Thielmann32310+19330
30FW  GERMarvin Obuz10000+10
Players transferred out during the season
3DF  GERNoah Katterbach100+1000
5DF  GERRafael Czichos18016+1010
22DF  ESPJorge Meré905+3010
26DF  SRBSava-Arangel Cestic000000

Last updated: 14 May 2022
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

RankPosNo.NatNameBundesligaDFB-PokalTotal
1FW27 Anthony Modeste20323
2MF28 Ellyes Skhiri415
FW13 Mark Uth505
3MF11 Florian Kainz404
4MF6 Salih Özcan303
MF7 Dejan Ljubicic303
FW9 Sebastian Andersson303
FW29 Jan Thielmann303
9MF18 Ondrej Duda202
MF25 Tim Lemperle202
11DF4 Timo Hübers101
DF15 Luca Kilian101
MF17 Kingsley Schindler101
MF21 Louis Schaub101
Own goals000
Totals52456

Last updated: 14 May 2022

References