2018–19 1. FC Köln season

1. FC Köln
2018–19 season
PresidentWerner Spinner
ManagerMarkus Anfang
(until 27 April)
André Pawlak
(interim, 27 April)
(head coach, from 27 April)
StadiumRheinEnergieStadion
2. Bundesliga1st (promoted)
DFB-PokalSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Simon Terodde
(29 goals)
All:
Simon Terodde
(34 goals)
Highest home attendance50,000
Lowest home attendance45,900
Average home league attendance49,547
Biggest winBFC Dynamo 1–9 Köln
Biggest defeatDynamo Dresden 3–0 Köln
All statistics correct as of 15 July 2019.

The 2018–19 1. FC Köln season was the 71st season in the football club's history and 1st consecutive and 9th overall season in the second flight of German football, the 2. Bundesliga, having been relegated from the Bundesliga in 2018. In addition to the domestic league, 1. FC Köln also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup the DFB-Pokal. This was the 71st season for Köln in the RheinEnergieStadion, located in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
2. Bundesliga 4 August 2018 19 May 2019 Matchday 1 Winners 34 19 6 9 84 47 +37 055.88
DFB-Pokal 19 August 2018 31 October 2018 First round Second round 2 1 1 0 10 2 +8 050.00
Total 36 20 7 9 94 49 +45 055.56

Last updated: 21 May 2018
Source: Competitions

2. Bundesliga

Main article: 2018–19 2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Köln (C, P) 34 19 6 9 84 47 +37 63 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 SC Paderborn (P) 34 16 9 9 76 50 +26 57
3 Union Berlin (O, P) 34 14 15 5 54 33 +21 57 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Hamburger SV 34 16 8 10 45 42 +3 56
5 1. FC Heidenheim 34 15 10 9 55 45 +10 55
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 19 6 9 84 47  +37 63 9 3 5 49 26  +23 10 3 4 35 21  +14

Last updated: 19 May 2019.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2019. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 VfL Bochum 0–2 1. FC Köln Bochum
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Soares Yellow card 32'
Hoogland Yellow card 43'
Leitsch Yellow card 58'		 Report Leitsch 44' (o.g.)
Meré Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 71'
Czichos 59'		 Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,600
Referee: Felix Zwayer
13 August 2018 (2018-08-13) 2 1. FC Köln 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin Cologne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Horn Yellow card 39'
Clemens 41'
Sobiech Yellow card 61'		 Report Reichel Yellow card 19'
Andersson 69'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 3 1. FC Köln 3–1 Erzgebirge Aue Cologne
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Terodde 26', 69', 89'
Czichos Yellow card 71'		 Report Fandrich 29'
Riese Yellow card 38'
Kempe Yellow card 66'
Tiffert Yellow card 86'
Rapp Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
2 September 2018 (2018-09-02) 4 FC St. Pauli 3–5 1. FC Köln St. Pauli
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Veerman 13'
Dudziak 25'
Dæhli Yellow card 27'
Buchtmann 65'		 Report Clemens 35'
Terodde 45', 53'
Guirassy 57'
Sobiech Yellow card 79'
Hauptmann Yellow card 90+1'
Özcan 90+6'		 Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 29,546
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
16 September 2018 (2018-09-16) 5 1. FC Köln 3–5 SC Paderborn Cologne
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Terodde 37', 53'
Czichos Yellow card 58'
Hector Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 87'
Córdoba 84' Yellow card 85'		 Report Guèye 38'
Gjasula Yellow card 41'
Klement 66', 71' Yellow card 90+3'
Tekpetey 89'
Michel 90+4'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
21 September 2018 (2018-09-21) 6 SV Sandhausen 0–2 1. FC Köln Sandhausen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Gíslason Yellow card 19'
Jansen Yellow card 58'		 Report Höger Yellow card 14'
Schaub 45' Yellow card 73'
Terodde 54'
Drexler Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald
Attendance: 13,237
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) 7 1. FC Köln 2–1 FC Ingolstadt Cologne
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Hector Yellow card 67'
Terodde 70', 85'		 Report Lezcano Yellow card 36'
Gimber Yellow card 51'
Kittel 53'
Krauße Yellow card 57'
Otávio Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 45,900
Referee: Arne Aarnink
28 September 2018 (2018-09-28) 8 Arminia Bielefeld 1–3 1. FC Köln Bielefeld
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Hartherz Yellow card 38'
Staude 85'
Salger Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Bader Yellow card 40'
Terodde 45', 70'
Drexler Yellow card 83'
Córdoba 90+5'		 Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 26,283
Referee: Daniel Siebert
8 October 2018 (2018-10-08) 9 1. FC Köln 1–2 MSV Duisburg Cologne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Koziello Yellow card 27'
Hector 35' Yellow card 72'
J. Horn Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Cauly 10' Yellow card 90+4'
Iljutcenko Yellow card 33'
Bader 73' (o.g.)		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 49,600
Referee: Florian Badstübner
21 October 2018 (2018-10-21) 10 Holstein Kiel 1–1 1. FC Köln Kiel
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Okugawa Yellow card 87'
Mörschel 88'		 Report Terodde 42' (pen.)
Özcan Yellow card 72'
Schmitz Yellow card 76'
J. Horn Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 9,700
Referee: Robert Kampka
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 11 1. FC Köln 1–1 1. FC Heidenheim Cologne
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Höger Yellow card 1'
Hector Yellow card 45+1'
Guirassy 58'		 Report Beermann 9' Yellow card 88'
Dorsch Yellow card 45+2'
Griesbeck Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler
5 November 2018 (2018-11-05) 12 Hamburger SV 1–0 1. FC Köln Hamburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Santos Yellow card 29'
Lasogga 86'		 Report Höger Yellow card 44'
Özcan Yellow card 64'
Hector Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 53,876
Referee: Christian Dingert
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 13 1. FC Köln 8–1 Dynamo Dresden Cologne
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Córdoba 3', 51'
Terodde Yellow card 31' 42', 46', 61'
Hector 56', 83'
Czichos Yellow card 75'
Schaub 78'		 Report Hartmann Yellow card 59'
Atik 72' Yellow card 88'
Berko Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Felix Brych
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 14 Darmstadt 98 0–3 1. FC Köln Darmstadt
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Stark Yellow card 8'
Franke Yellow card 60'
Rieder Yellow card 61'		 Report Höger Yellow card 44'
Terodde 55'
Czichos 66'
Córdoba 70'		 Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Florian Heft
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 15 1. FC Köln 4–0 Greuther Fürth Cologne
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Drexler 17'
Terodde 52', 78'
Córdoba 60'		 Report Bauer Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 51'
Wittek Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 49,700
Referee: Sören Storks
7 December 2018 (2018-12-07) 16 SSV Jahn Regensburg 1–3 1. FC Köln Regensburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Adamyan 55'
Saller Yellow card 74'
Grüttner Yellow card 87'
Weis Yellow card 88'
Correia Red card 89'		 Report Terodde 11'
J. Horn Yellow card 22'
Schmitz Yellow card 29'
Czichos Yellow card 32'
Drexler 41', 55'
T. Horn Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Continental Arena
Attendance: 15,210
Referee: Christof Günsch
17 December 2018 (2018-12-17) 17 1. FC Köln 3–0 1. FC Magdeburg Cologne
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Córdoba 33'
Drexler 48'
Höger Yellow card 86'
Terodde 90+2'		 Report Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 49,500
Referee: Tobias Stieler
21 December 2018 (2018-12-21) 18 1. FC Köln 2–3 VfL Bochum Cologne
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Córdoba Yellow card 19'
Terodde 24'
Risse Yellow card 32' 76'
Hector Yellow card 75'		 Report Hinterseer 1', 58' Yellow card 17'
Gyamerah Yellow card 32'
Losilla Yellow card 55'
Sam 69'
Hoogland Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
31 January 2019 (2019-01-31) 19 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 1. FC Köln Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Hartel 1'
Trimmel Yellow card 29'
Hübner 30'
Friedrich Yellow card 50'
Reichel Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 66'		 Report Terodde Yellow card 45+2'
Geis Yellow card 73'
Schmitz Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Tobias Welz
8 February 2019 (2019-02-08) 21 1. FC Köln 4–1 FC St. Pauli Cologne
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Córdoba 32', 53', 58' Yellow card 54'
Terodde 85'		 Report Meier 38'
Carstens Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Sören Storks
15 February 2019 (2019-02-15) 22 SC Paderborn 3–2 1. FC Köln Paderborn
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Strohdiek Yellow card 56'
Michel Yellow card 77'
Tekpetey 80'
Pröger 85'
Ritter 90+2' Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Córdoba 38'
Schmitz Yellow card 25'
Czichos Yellow card 39'
Terodde Yellow card 46'
Kainz Yellow card 47' Yellow-red card 89'
Modeste 73'
Sørensen Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sven Waschitzki
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 23 1. FC Köln 3–1 SV Sandhausen Cologne
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Drexler 49'
Koziello Yellow card 52'
Modeste 83', 90+5'		 Report Wooten 4'
Kister Yellow card 11'
Diekmeier Yellow card 45'
Taffertshofer Yellow card 88'
Förster Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 49,600
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
27 February 2019 (2019-02-27) 20 Erzgebirge Aue 0–1 1. FC Köln Aue
19:30 CET (UTC+1) Rizzuto Yellow card 29'
Samson Yellow card 47'		 Report Drexler Yellow card 32'
Höger 35'
Czichos Yellow card 78'
Córdoba Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 13,089
Referee: Martin Petersen
3 March 2019 (2019-03-03) 24 FC Ingolstadt 1–2 1. FC Köln Ingolstadt
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Kotzke Yellow card 39'
Mavraj Yellow card 42'
Kittel Yellow card 65'
Paulsen 90+1'		 Report Meré Yellow card 16'
Modeste 40'
Höger Yellow card 43'
Drexler 59'
Schaub Yellow card 90+2'
Kainz Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 11,042
Referee: Florian Heft
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 25 1. FC Köln 5–1 Arminia Bielefeld Cologne
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Drexler 14'
Terodde 21', 69', 90'
Córdoba 48'		 Report Voglsammer 71' Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
31 March 2019 (2019-03-31) 27 1. FC Köln 4–0 Holstein Kiel Cologne
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Meré Yellow card 13'
Terodde 22'
Hector 25'
Córdoba 46'
Modeste 90+1'		 Report Schmidt Yellow card 7' Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
7 April 2019 (2019-04-07) 28 1. FC Heidenheim 0−2 1. FC Köln Heidenheim an der Brenz
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Andrich Yellow card 64' Report Drexler 10'
Córdoba 41'
Modeste Yellow card 44'
Czichos Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) 26 MSV Duisburg 4–4 1. FC Köln Duisburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stoppelkamp 2', 71'
Fröde 29'
Albutat Yellow card 45+1'
Wolze Yellow card 65' 81'
Wiedwald Yellow card 72'		 Report Córdoba 24', 53'
Schaub 47'
Terodde 54'
Sobiech Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
Attendance: 25,675
Referee: Daniel Schlager
15 April 2019 (2019-04-15) 29 1. FC Köln 1–1 Hamburger SV Cologne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Drexler 26'
Terodde Yellow card 39'
Kainz Yellow card 47'
Hector Yellow card 66'
Meré Yellow card 74'		 Report Jung Yellow card 49'
van Drongelen Yellow card 56'
Wintzheimer 85' Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
21 April 2019 (2019-04-21) 30 Dynamo Dresden 3–0 1. FC Köln Dresden
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Berko 12', 66'
Duljevic 35'
Atik Yellow card 41'
Burnic Yellow card 61'
Nikolaou Yellow card 81'		 Report Höger Yellow card 15'
Hector Yellow card 38'
Meré Yellow card 66'
Kainz Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Attendance: 30,753
Referee: Robert Schröder
26 April 2019 (2019-04-26) 31 1. FC Köln 1–2 SV Darmstadt 98 Cologne
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Córdoba 66'
Drexler Yellow card 79'		 Report Dursun 34' Yellow card 90+1'
Holland Yellow card 56'
Platte 76' Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
6 May 2019 (2019-05-06) 32 Greuther Fürth 0–4 1. FC Köln Fürth
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Steininger Yellow card 32' Report Córdoba 8', 41', 65'
Steininger 20' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 12,520
Referee: Guido Winkmann
12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) 33 1. FC Köln 3–5 SSV Jahn Regensburg Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Höger Yellow card 44'
Hector Yellow card 45+1' 65', 73'
Córdoba Red card 45+3'
Meré Yellow card 56'
Modeste Yellow card 71' 76'
Drexler Yellow card 83'		 Report Czichos 7' (o.g.)
Adamyan 34', 68'
Al Ghaddioui 45+5' (pen.) Yellow card 49'
Grüttner Yellow card 88'
Föhrenbach 90'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Robert Kampka
19 May 2019 (2019-05-19) 34 1. FC Magdeburg 1–1 1. FC Köln Magdeburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Müller Yellow card 34'
Rother Yellow card 52'
Lohkemper 53'		 Report Terodde 3'
Sobiech Yellow card 28'
Schaub Yellow card 34'		 Stadium: MDCC-Arena
Attendance: 18,902
Referee: Sven Waschitzki

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2018–19 DFB-Pokal
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) First round BFC Dynamo 1–9 1. FC Köln Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Twardzik 19'
Çepni Yellow card 31'
Lambach Yellow card 55'
Silva Yellow card 65'		 Report Terodde 21', 34', 41', 75'
Drexler 44', 66'
Risse 58'
Koziello 61'
Höger Yellow card 72'
Schaub 86'		 Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 14,357
Referee: Johann Pfeifer
31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Second round 1. FC Köln 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Schalke 04 Cologne
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Córdoba 43'
Özcan Yellow card 61'
Schaub Yellow card 84'		 Report Schöpf Yellow card 51'
Uth Yellow card 63'
Bentaleb Yellow card 84', 88' (pen.)
Burgstaller Yellow card 100'
Nastasić Yellow card 110'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Harm Osmers
Penalties
Höger soccer ball with red X
Özcan soccer ball with check mark
Terodde soccer ball with check mark
Guirassy soccer ball with check mark
Risse soccer ball with check mark
Hector soccer ball with check mark
Drexler soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Burgstaller
soccer ball with check mark Nastasić
soccer ball with check mark Caligiuri
soccer ball with check mark Harit
soccer ball with red X Bentaleb
soccer ball with check mark Rudy
soccer ball with check mark Uth

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total 2. Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Germany GER Timo Horn 35 0 33 0 2 0
18 GK Germany GER Thomas Kessler 1 0 1 0 0 0
28 GK Germany GER Jan-Christoph Bartels 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Germany GER Benno Schmitz 15 0 14+1 0 0 0
3 DF Germany GER Lasse Sobiech 17 0 9+8 0 0 0
4 DF Denmark DEN Frederik Sørensen 5 0 0+5 0 0 0
5 DF Germany GER Rafael Czichos 34 2 32 2 2 0
22 DF Spain ESP Jorge Meré 28 0 26 0 2 0
23 DF Germany GER Jannes Horn 19 0 12+6 0 1 0
34 DF Germany GER Noah Katterbach 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF Germany GER Matthias Bader 4 0 4 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Germany GER Marco Höger 28 1 22+4 1 1+1 0
7 MF Germany GER Marcel Risse 23 2 18+3 1 2 1
8 MF Germany GER Johannes Geis 14 0 13+1 0 0 0
13 MF Austria AUT Louis Schaub 29 4 20+7 3 2 1
14 MF Germany GER Jonas Hector 31 6 29 6 2 0
17 MF Germany GER Christian Clemens 21 2 18+2 2 1 0
20 MF Germany GER Salih Özcan 17 1 7+8 1 1+1 0
21 MF France FRA Vincent Koziello 15 1 6+8 0 1 1
24 MF Germany GER Dominick Drexler 35 11 33 9 2 2
30 MF Austria AUT Florian Kainz 14 0 14 0 0 0
33 MF Germany GER Matthias Lehmann 4 0 0+4 0 0 0
36 MF Germany GER Niklas Hauptmann 12 0 5+7 0 0 0
38 MF Denmark DEN Nikolas Nartey 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Germany GER Simon Terodde 35 33 28+5 29 1+1 4
11 FW Ghana GHA Kingsley Schindler 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
15 FW Colombia COL Jhon Córdoba 33 21 22+9 20 1+1 1
27 FW France FRA Anthony Modeste 10 6 3+7 6 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
19 FW France FRA Serhou Guirassy 17 2 5+11 2 1 0

Last updated: 19 May 2019
Source: Soccerway

References

  1. ^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 1 July 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2018.