1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., commonly known as simply FC Köln or FC Cologne in English, is a German professional football club based in Cologne, in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07. Köln competes in the Bundesliga after promotion in 2018–19 following relegation to 2. Bundesliga the previous season. The team are three-time national champions, winning the 1962 German football championship, as well as the Bundesliga twice, first in its inaugural season of 1963–64 and then again in 1977–78. The team plays its home matches at RheinEnergieStadion.
Michael Rensing is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He has played for Bayern Munich, 1. FC Köln, Bayer Leverkusen and Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Christoph Paul Daum is a German professional football manager and former player. Daum played as a midfielder and was a junior for several clubs from the region of Duisburg. He began his senior career with Hamborn 07 and Eintracht Duisburg, before joining 1. FC Köln in 1975 and being part of the reserve team that won the 1980–81 German amateur football championship. As a manager, he won eight trophies with clubs from Germany, Turkey and Austria.
Klaus Allofs is a German former professional football player, manager, and executive.
Markus Anfang is a German retired footballer, who manages Dynamo Dresden.
Friedhelm Funkel is a German football manager and former player, who last managed 1. FC Köln.
The 1999–2000 2. Bundesliga season was the twenty-sixth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.
Thomas Bröker is a retired German footballer who played as a winger.
Simon Terodde is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Schalke 04.
Dennis Chessa is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SSV Ulm.
Christoph Kramer is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.
André Weis is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fortuna Köln.
Uwe Koschinat is a German former footballer, who manages Arminia Bielefeld.
The 2013–14 Fortuna Düsseldorf season is the 119th season in the club's football history.
The 1973–74 VfL Bochum season was the 36th season in club history.
The 2013–14 Dynamo Dresden season was the 64th season in the club's football history. In 2013–14 the club played in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It was the clubs second consecutive season in this league, having played at this level since 2011–12, after winning promotion from the 3. Liga in 2011.
Bentley Baxter Bahn is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim.
Bernard Kyere Mensah is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Regionalliga Bayern club SpVgg Unterhaching.
The 2018–19 3. Liga was the eleventh season of the 3. Liga. It began on 27 July 2018 and concluded on 18 May 2019. For the first time in the history of the 3. Liga, no reserve teams managed to obtain a spot in the league. VfL Osnabrück and Karlsruher SC gained promotion the 2. Bundesliga, with Wehen Wiesbaden also earning promotion through the play-offs, while Energie Cottbus, Sportfreunde Lotte, Fortuna Köln and VfR Aalen were relegated to the Regionalliga.
Marco Ban is a German footballer who plays as a forward for SpVg Frechen 20.
