The 2023–24 season was 1. FC Köln's 76th season in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal.
2023–24 season | ||||
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President | Werner Wolf | |||
Head coach | Steffen Baumgart (until 31 December) Timo Schultz (from 4 January) | |||
Stadium | RheinEnergieStadion | |||
Bundesliga | 17th (relegated) | |||
DFB-Pokal | Second round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Davie Selke (6) All: Davie Selke (6) | |||
Players
First-team squad
- As of 31 January 2024[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
---|---|---|---|
20 | GK | ![]() | Philipp Pentke |
21 | FW | ![]() | Steffen Tigges |
22 | MF | ![]() | Jacob Steen Christensen |
23 | FW | ![]() | Sargis Adamyan |
24 | DF | ![]() | Jeff Chabot |
27 | FW | ![]() | Davie Selke |
29 | FW | ![]() | Jan Thielmann |
33 | FW | ![]() | Florian Dietz |
35 | DF | ![]() | Max Finkgräfe |
37 | MF | ![]() | Linton Maina |
38 | DF | ![]() | Elias Bakatukanda |
40 | MF | ![]() | Faride Alidou (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt) |
44 | GK | ![]() | Matthias Köbbing |
Players out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
---|---|---|---|
— | DF | ![]() | Nikola Soldo (at ![]() |
— | GK | ![]() | Jonas Urbig (at ![]() |
Transfers
In
Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF | ![]() | ![]() | €2,500,000 | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [3] | |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [4] | |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [5] | |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [6] | |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 1 August 2023 | [7] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 3 August 2023 | [8] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 21 August 2023 | [9] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | 31 August 2023 | [10] |
Out
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | ![]() | Free | 1 July 2023 | ||
MF | ![]() | ![]() | €2,700,000 | [11] | |
DF | ![]() | Retired | [12] | ||
GK | ![]() | Free | [13] | ||
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [14] | |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | ||
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | ||
GK | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 5 July 2023 | [15] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 7 July 2023 | [16] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 16 August 2023 | [17] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 1 September 2023 | [18] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | 1 January 2024 | [19] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 23 January 2024 | [20] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 31 January 2024 | [21] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
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16 July 2023 Friendly | 1. FC Köln ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | St. Johann, Austria |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Note: The match was played as a forty-five minute game. |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png)
16 July 2023 Friendly | 1. FC Köln ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | St. Johann, Austria |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Note: The match was played as a forty-five minute game. |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png)
21 July 2023 Friendly | 1. FC Köln ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Salzburg, Austria |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Max-Aicher-Stadion |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png)
28 July 2023 Friendly | Fortuna Köln ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Cologne |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Südstadion Attendance: 9,503 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png)
29 July 2023 Friendly | 1. FC Köln ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Euskirchen |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Erftstadion Euskirchen Attendance: 3,200 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png)
5 August 2023 Friendly | 1. FC Köln ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Cologne |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 32,400 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png)
6 September 2023 Friendly | SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Bergisch Gladbach |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: BELKAW-Arena |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png)
11 October 2023 Friendly | SC Germania Reusrath ![]() | 0–15 | ![]() | Langenfeld |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Jahnstadion |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png)
15 November 2023 Friendly | SpVg Porz ![]() | 0–8 | ![]() | Porz |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Sportanlage Humboldtstraße |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png)
6 January 2024 Friendly | Rot-Weiss Essen ![]() | 4–4 | ![]() | Essen |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Felix May | |
Note: Match was played in two periods of 60 minutes. |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png)
22 March 2024 Friendly | 1. FC Köln ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Algorfa, Spain |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Bundesliga | 19 August 2023 | 18 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 17th | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 14.71 |
DFB-Pokal | 14 August 2023 | 31 October 2023 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50.00 |
Total | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 16.67 |
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 34 | |
15 | Union Berlin | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 33 | |
16 | VfL Bochum (O) | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
17 | 1. FC Köln (R) | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 27 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
18 | Darmstadt 98 (R) | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 86 | −56 | 17 |
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.[22]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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.[22]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 32 | −19 |
Source: DFB
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[23]
19 August 2023 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–0 | 1. FC Köln | Dortmund |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
26 August 2023 2 | 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Cologne |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49,500 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
3 September 2023 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Frankfurt |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
16 September 2023 4 | 1. FC Köln | 1–3 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Cologne |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49,300 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
23 September 2023 5 | Werder Bremen | 2–1 | 1. FC Köln | Bremen |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
30 September 2023 6 | 1. FC Köln | 0–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Cologne |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
8 October 2023 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | 1. FC Köln | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
22 October 2023 8 | 1. FC Köln | 3–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Cologne |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
28 October 2023 9 | RB Leipzig | 6–0 | 1. FC Köln | Leipzig |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 46,480 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
4 November 2023 10 | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 | FC Augsburg | Cologne |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49,300 Referee: Christian Dingert |
11 November 2023 11 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Bochum |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
24 November 2023 12 | 1. FC Köln | 0–1 | Bayern Munich | Cologne |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Marco Fritz |
1 December 2023 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 0–1 | 1. FC Köln | Darmstadt |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
10 December 2023 14 | 1. FC Köln | 0–0 | Mainz 05 | Cologne |
17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
17 December 2023 15 | SC Freiburg | 2–0 | 1. FC Köln | Freiburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Harm Osmers |
20 December 2023 16 | Union Berlin | 2–0 | 1. FC Köln | Berlin |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
13 January 2024 17 | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Cologne |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
20 January 2024 18 | 1. FC Köln | 0–4 | Borussia Dortmund | Cologne |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
27 January 2024 19 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,525 Referee: Sören Storks |
3 February 2024 20 | 1. FC Köln | 2–0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Cologne |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Timo Gerach |
11 February 2024 21 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Sinsheim |
17:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 23,020 Referee: Christian Dingert |
16 February 2024 22 | 1. FC Köln | 0–1 | Werder Bremen | Cologne |
13:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
24 February 2024 23 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Stuttgart |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 54,500 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
3 March 2024 24 | 1. FC Köln | 0–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Cologne |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
9 March 2024 25 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–3 | 1. FC Köln | Mönchengladbach |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 54,042 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
15 March 2024 26 | 1. FC Köln | 1–5 | RB Leipzig | Cologne |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
31 March 2024 27 | FC Augsburg | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Augsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Sören Storks |
6 April 2024 28 | 1. FC Köln | 2–1 | VfL Bochum | Cologne |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tobias Welz |
13 April 2024 29 | Bayern Munich | 2–0 | 1. FC Köln | Munich |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
20 April 2024 30 | 1. FC Köln | 0–2 | Darmstadt 98 | Cologne |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
28 April 2024 31 | Mainz 05 | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Mainz |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,305 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
4 May 2024 32 | 1. FC Köln | 0–0 | SC Freiburg | Cologne |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Sören Storks |
11 May 2024 33 | 1. FC Köln | 3–2 | Union Berlin | Cologne |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
18 May 2024 34 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 4–1 | 1. FC Köln | Heidenheim |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tobias Welz |
DFB-Pokal
14 August 2023 First round | VfL Osnabrück | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | 1. FC Köln | Osnabrück |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 15,741 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
31 October 2023 Second round | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–2 | 1. FC Köln | Kaiserslautern |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,327 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Last updated: 16 February 2024
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
- As of 24 February 2023
Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 27 | ![]() | Davie Selke | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2 | MF | 11 | ![]() | Florian Kainz | 3 | 0 | 3 |
3 | FW | 9 | ![]() | Luca Waldschmidt | 2 | 0 | 2 |
FW | 40 | ![]() | Faride Alidou | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 29 | ![]() | Jan Thielmann | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | MF | 37 | ![]() | Linton Maina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
DF | 35 | ![]() | Max Finkgräfe | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 2 | ![]() | Benno Schmitz | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
FW | 23 | ![]() | Sargis Adamyan | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
DF | 24 | ![]() | Jeff Chabot | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
FW | 13 | ![]() | Mark Uth | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
MF | 6 | ![]() | Eric Martel | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 16 | 5 | 21 |
Notes
References
External links
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