1. FC Köln II

1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V. II, commonly known as simply 1. FC Köln II or 2. FC Köln, is a German football team based in Cologne. It is the reserve team of German association football club 1. FC Köln.

1. FC Köln II

Full name	1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V.
Nickname(s)	Die Geißböcke (The Billy Goats)
Founded	1948 (club)
Ground	Franz-Kremer-Stadion
Capacity	5,457
Manager	Evangelos Sbonias
League	Regionalliga West
2024–25	8th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The team has qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, seven times and reached the second round three times. The team currently plays in the fourth tier of German Football, the Regionalliga West.

History

Their biggest ever win was in May 2013 when they defeated MSV Duisburg II 9-0. In the 2001–02 season, it won the Oberliga Nordrhein and was promoted to the Regionalliga Nord, but was then relegated back to it in the 2007–08 season. They joined the Regionalliga West in 2008 when the Oberliga Nordrhein became defunct and finished 8th in their first season.

They have played in the DFB-Pokal 10 times. The first ever time was in the 1976–77 season when they were knocked out in the first round by Hamburger SV. The most recent time playing in the cup was in the 2005–06 season when they were knocked out by Hannover 96 in the first round, in a 0-4 home loss.

Honours

• German amateur football championship
  • Winners: 1981
• Oberliga Nordrhein
  • Champions: 1981, 2002^[1]
• Verbandsliga Mittelrhein
  • Champions: 1965, 1967, 1977
• Middle Rhine Cup
  • Winners: 1995, 2004, 2005

Stadium

The Franz-Kremer-Stadion is the home of 1. FC Köln II. It was named after legendary chairman Franz Kremer.^[2]

Current squad

As of 23 January 2025^[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Jonas Nikisch 2 DF  GER Meiko Sponsel 3 MF  MNE Emin Kujovic 4 DF  GER Teoman Akmestanli 5 DF  BIH Rijad Smajić 6 DF  GER Stephan Salger 7 FW  GER Oliver Schmitt 8 DF  GER Mikail Özkan 9 FW  GER Jaka Čuber Potočnik 10 MF  TUR Arda Süne 11 MF  GER Marlon Becker 12 DF  GER Elias Bakatukanda 13 FW  POR João Pinto 14 DF  GER Jakob Krautkrämer 15 DF  GER Neo Telle

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  GER Etienne Borie 17 FW  GER Aaron Bayakala 18 DF  GER Georg Strauch 19 MF  GER Faysal Harchaoui 20 MF  GER Jonas Saliger 21 MF  GER Maximilian Schmid 22 DF  GER Marlon Monning 23 MF  GER Yannick Freischlad 24 GK  SVN Alessandro Blazic 27 GK  GER Tobias Trautner 37 MF  GER Marco Höger — MF  GER Phil Thieltges — MF  EST Patrik Kristal — FW  GER Bernie Lennemann — FW  TOG Mansour Ouro-Tagba

Past Managers

• Hans-Dieter Roos (1972–1975)
• Erich Rutemöller (1980–1985)
• Roland Koch (1987–1989)
• Bernd Krauss (1990)
• Eberhard Vogel (1991-1992)
• Stephan Engels (1994-1995)
• Mathias Hönerbach (1995-1996)
• Christoph John (1998-2007)
• Frank Schaefer (2007-2010)
• Thomas Rainer (2010-2011)
• Dirk Lottner (2011-2012)
• Thomas Rainer (2012)
• Dirk Lottner (2012-2014)
• Stephan Engels (2014-)