FC Koln Information and Details
1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., commonly known as simply 1. FC Köln or FC Cologne in English was formed in 1948 in the city of Cologne in West Germany. 1. FC Köln is one of the largest sports clubs in Germany with over 100,000 members and plays in the RheinEnergieStadion which has a capacity of almost 50,000 seats.
FC Köln usually play in white kits at home and are often referred to as Die Geißböcke or The Billy Goats thanks to their mascot, Hennes, named after club legend Hennes Weisweiler, which was gifted to the club from a circus in 1953. Hennes also appears on the club’s crest.
Köln won the very first Bundesliga, having been one of the original 16 teams invited to play and have won just one title since, claiming the league and cup double in 1978.
After dropping down to the second division in the modern era, 1. FC Köln are now back in the Bundesliga and ready to take on local rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen in the top tier of German football. Get your tickets and compare the best prices with us. Searching for Cologne tickets to German Bundesliga home games, away matches or even in the DFB Pokal, Seat Compare will have them all listed above. Should FC Cologne also be in the UEFA Europa League or UEFA Champions League then game tickets will also be available.
