2023–24 1. FC Köln season

The 2023–24 season is 1. FC Köln's 76th season in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal.

1. FC Köln
2023–24 season
PresidentWerner Wolf
Head coachSteffen Baumgart
(until 31 December)
Timo Schultz
(from 4 January)
StadiumRheinEnergieStadion
Bundesliga17th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Davie Selke (6)

All:
Davie Selke (6)
All statistics correct as of 31 March 2024.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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
1 GK   GER Marvin Schwäbe
2 DF   GER Benno Schmitz
3 DF   GER Dominique Heintz
4 DF   GER Timo Hübers
6 MF   GER Eric Martel
7 MF   AUT Dejan Ljubičić
8 MF   BIH Denis Huseinbašić
9 FW   GER Luca Waldschmidt (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg)
11 MF   AUT Florian Kainz
12 GK   GER Jonas Nickisch
13 FW   GER Mark Uth
15 DF   GER Luca Kilian
17 DF   KOS Leart Paqarada
18 DF   DEN Rasmus Carstensen (on loan from Genk)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK   GER Philipp Pentke
21 FW   GER Steffen Tigges
22 MF   DEN Jacob Steen Christensen
23 FW   ARM Sargis Adamyan
24 DF   GER Julian Chabot
27 FW   GER Davie Selke
29 FW   GER Jan Thielmann
33 FW   GER Florian Dietz
35 DF   GER Max Finkgräfe
37 MF   GER Linton Maina
38 DF   GER Elias Bakatukanda
40 MF   GER Faride Alidou (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
44 GK   GER Matthias Köbbing

Players out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   GER Tim Lemperle (at   Greuther Fürth until 30 June 2024)
FW   GER Marvin Obuz (at   Rot-Weiss Essen until 30 June 2024)
MF   LUX Mathias Olesen (at Yverdon until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   CRO Nikola Soldo (at   1. FC Kaiserslautern until 30 June 2024)
GK   GER Jonas Urbig (at   Greuther Fürth until 30 June 2024)

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF   Julian Chabot   Sampdoria €2,500,000 1 July 2023 [2]
MF   Jacob Christensen   Nordsjælland Free [3]
GK   Jonas Nickish   RB Leipzig Free [4]
DF   Leart Paqarada   FC St. Pauli Free [5]
FW   Luca Waldschmidt   VfL Wolfsburg Loan [6]
GK   Philipp Pentke   1899 Hoffenheim Free 1 August 2023 [7]
DF   Rasmus Carstensen   Genk Loan 3 August 2023 [8]
FW   Faride Alidou   Eintracht Frankfurt Loan 21 August 2023 [9]
DF   Dominique Heintz   Union Berlin Undisclosed 31 August 2023 [10]

Out edit

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW   Sebastian Andersson Free 1 July 2023
MF   Ondrej Duda   Hellas Verona €2,700,000 [11]
DF   Jonas Hector Retired [12]
GK   Timo Horn Free [13]
FW   Tim Lemperle   Greuther Fürth Loan [14]
MF   Kingsley Schindler   Samsunspor Free
MF   Ellyes Skhiri   Eintracht Frankfurt Free
GK   Jonas Urbig   Greuther Fürth Loan 5 July 2023 [15]
FW   Marvin Obuz   Rot-Weiss Essen Loan 7 July 2023 [16]
DF   Nikola Soldo   1. FC Kaiserslautern Loan 16 August 2023 [17]
DF   Kristian Pedersen   Swansea City Free 1 September 2023 [18]
MF   Dimitrios Limnios   Panathinaikos Undisclosed 1 January 2024 [19]
MF   Mathias Olesen   Yverdon Loan 23 January 2024 [20]
DF   Noah Katterbach   Hamburger SV Free 31 January 2024 [21]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 July 2023 Friendly 1. FC Köln   0–1   Hannover 96 St. Johann, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Teuchert   35'
Note: The match was played as a forty-five minute game.
16 July 2023 Friendly 1. FC Köln   3–1   Górnik Zabrze St. Johann, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Note: The match was played as a forty-five minute game.
21 July 2023 Friendly 1. FC Köln   1–1   Mallorca Salzburg, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Max-Aicher-Stadion
28 July 2023 Friendly Fortuna Köln   2–2   1. FC Köln Cologne
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Südstadion
Attendance: 9,503
29 July 2023 Friendly 1. FC Köln   2–0   Erzgebirge Aue Euskirchen
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Erftstadion Euskirchen
Attendance: 3,200
5 August 2023 Friendly 1. FC Köln   2–0   Nantes Cologne
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 32,400
6 September 2023 Friendly SV Bergisch Gladbach 09   0–6   1. FC Köln Bergisch Gladbach
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: BELKAW-Arena
11 October 2023 Friendly SC Germania Reusrath   0–15   1. FC Köln Langenfeld
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Jahnstadion
15 November 2023 Friendly SpVg Porz   0–8   1. FC Köln Porz
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Sportanlage Humboldtstraße
6 January 2024 Friendly Rot-Weiss Essen   4–4   1. FC Köln 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.
22 March 2024 Friendly 1. FC Köln   2–2   Breiðablik Algorfa, Spain
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 0

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

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 32 4 12 16 24 54 −30 012.50
DFB-Pokal 14 August 2023 31 October 2023 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 050.00
Total 34 5 12 17 29 58 −29 014.71

Last updated: 4 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 VfL Bochum 32 7 12 13 41 65 −24 33
15 Union Berlin 32 8 6 18 29 54 −25 30
16 Mainz 05 32 5 14 13 33 50 −17 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 1. FC Köln 32 4 12 16 24 54 −30 24 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 Darmstadt 98 (R) 32 3 8 21 30 76 −46 17
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2024. 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]
(R) Relegated

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
31 4 11 16 24 54  −30 23 3 3 9 12 26  −14 1 8 7 12 28  −16

Last updated: 28 April 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round edit

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GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLDLLLLWLDDLWDLLDLDWDLDLDLDWLLD
Position1315141616171816171817181516161717171616161616161617171717171717
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

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 v Union Berlin Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Referee: Deniz Aytekin

DFB-Pokal edit

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 edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   GER Marvin Schwäbe 24 0 22 0 2 0
12 GK   GER Jonas Nickisch 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK   GER Philipp Pentke 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 GK   GER Matthias Köbbing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   GER Benno Schmitz 16 1 10+4 0 2 1
3 DF   GER Dominique Heintz 8 0 5+3 0 0 0
4 DF   GER Timo Hübers 23 0 21 0 2 0
15 DF   GER Luca Kilian 12 0 4+7 0 0+1 0
17 DF   KOS Leart Paqarada 14 0 9+3 0 2 0
18 DF   DEN Rasmus Carstensen 19 0 14+4 0 0+1 0
24 DF   GER Julian Chabot 22 1 20 0 2 1
35 DF   GER Max Finkgräfe 13 1 8+5 1 0 0
38 DF   GER Elias Bakatukanda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   GER Eric Martel 21 0 19 0 2 0
7 MF   AUT Dejan Ljubicic 21 0 18+2 0 1 0
8 MF   BIH Denis Huseinbasic 18 0 11+5 0 1+1 0
11 MF   AUT Florian Kainz 22 3 18+2 3 2 0
22 MF   DEN Jacob Steen Christensen 5 0 0+4 0 0+1 0
37 MF   GER Linton Maina 20 1 14+5 1 1 0
Forwards
9 FW   GER Luca Waldschmidt 17 2 10+5 2 2 0
13 FW   GER Mark Uth 9 1 3+4 0 0+2 1
21 FW   GER Steffen Tigges 15 0 4+10 0 0+1 0
23 FW   ARM Sargis Adamyan 10 1 0+9 0 0+1 1
29 FW   GER Jan Thielmann 14 2 11+2 1 0+1 1
27 FW   GER Davie Selke 17 5 14+1 5 2 0
33 FW   GER Florian Dietz 4 0 0+4 0 0 0
40 FW   GER Faride Alidou 14 2 4+10 2 0 0
42 FW   GER Damion Downs 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
45 FW   GER Justin Diehl 4 0 0+4 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF   DEN Kristian Pedersen 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   GRE Dimitris Limnios 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   GER Noah Katterbach 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 MF   LUX Mathias Olesen 7 0 0+6 0 1 0

Last updated: 16 February 2024
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

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   Julian 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 edit

References edit

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External links edit