Team Overview
1. FC Köln rate 1435 in our Elo model; they are one of the three lowest-rated sides in the Bundesliga. 1. FC Köln beat Hoffenheim 3-2 in the 2026/27 Bundesliga season; subsequently they lost to Stuttgart 1-4, drew with Bremen 1-1, lost to HSV 1-2, beat M'gladbach 2-1, lost to Frankfurt 0-1, drew with Schalke 0-0 and drew with Union Berlin 1-1. The recorded goals include contributions by Said El Mala (2), Thijs Dallinga (2), Linton Maina and Ragnar Ache. 1. FC Köln conceded 65 goals across competitions in the most recent 36 matches we hold, averaging 1.81 per game. 1. FC Köln kept 3 clean sheets, an 8.3% share. 1. FC Köln averaged 1.37 points at home and 0.59 away. Their heaviest win was 5-0 on 27 October 2026. Their worst defeat was 1-5 on 16 May 2026. 1. FC Köln rate 110 Elo points below the other Bundesliga sides' average.
In the 2026/27 Bundesliga table the side ranks 10 of 18 teams, with 7 points from 5 matches. Those points come from 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, 8 goals for and 10 goals against, a goal difference of -2. Our 2026/27 DFB-Pokal records give FC Köln 1 match with a result, made up of 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats, goals 2-1.
For FC Köln in the 2026/27 Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal, the most goals belong to Ísak Jóhannesson (3), Said El Mala (2) and Thijs Dallinga (2). The side has goals from 6 players; in total, 10 goals. Linton Maina has the most assists in that data, with 3 assists.
On the register of FC Köln we hold 51 players: 4 goalkeepers, 20 defenders, 13 midfielders and 14 forwards. Ages among the registered players run from 18 to 37, with a median of 24.0. Ron-Robert Zieler is the oldest registered player, aged 37; Jonathan Friemel is the youngest, aged 18. The registered players cover 19 nationalities; the largest groups are Germany (24), Bosnia and Herzegovina (3) and England (3). The tallest player with a recorded height is Cenk Özkacar, at 190 cm.
The 2026/27 Bundesliga table, scorer and squad figures here were last updated on 14 October 2026.
From 2010/11 to 2026/27, we hold 484 matches of FC Köln over 17 seasons and 2 competitions. The 454 matches with a final result break down into 134 wins, 126 draws and 194 defeats for the side: 30% won. They scored 610 goals and conceded 746 goals in those matches, 1.3 and 1.6 per match. The side kept a clean sheet in 20% of the matches with a result and failed to score in 27%. No win in our data is wider than 9-1 against BFC Dynamo, in the DFB-Pokal on 19 August 2018. Our heaviest defeat margin is 0-6 against Hoffenheim, in the Bundesliga on 31 March 2018; no defeat exceeds it. Away from home, the side has 58 wins, 66 draws and 115 defeats; at home the figures are 76 wins, 60 draws and 79 defeats. The calendar year with the most matches of the side in our data is 2021, with 43 matches. Between 17 April 2016 and 15 October 2016, the side was unbeaten in 13 matches, a record in our data. The longest winning run in our data is 4 matches, reached 3 times. Across 12 seasons of the Bundesliga with a final table, the side’s best finish is position 5 in 2016/17 and the lowest position 18 in 2017/18. Over 13 seasons of the Bundesliga, the side has 114 wins, 118 draws and 183 defeats in 415 matches with a result, goals 520-698. Over 16 seasons of the DFB-Pokal, the side has 20 wins, 8 draws and 11 defeats in 39 matches with a result, goals 90-48. The club’s first match in our data is FC Köln 1-3 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Bundesliga, on 21 August 2010.
No team has faced FC Köln more often in our records than Hoffenheim, 27 matches. The record in those matches is 7 wins, 9 draws and 11 defeats for the side, goals 33-53. The latest of them was FC Köln 3-2 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on 29 August 2026. The club has also met M’gladbach 25 times, with 8 wins, 4 draws and 13 defeats. The club has also met Bayern 25 times, with 1 win, 3 draws and 21 defeats.