1. FC Köln II

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	Mark Zimmermann
League	Regionalliga West
2022–23	14th

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.

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 15 September 2024^[3]

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	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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	GER	Neo Telle
16	MF	GER	Etienne Borie
18	DF	GER	Georg Strauch
19	MF	GER	Faysal Harchaoui
20	MF	GER	Jonas Saliger
21	MF	GER	Meiko Wäschenbach
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
—	DF	GER	Julian Pauli
—	MF	GER	Phil Thieltges
—	FW	GER	Aaron Bayakala