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🇩🇪 1. FC Köln

Team Elo: 1728
Coach: Lukas Kwasniok1792
League: Bundesliga
Last match: 2026-05-16
Formation: 1 GK · 6 DEF · 9 MID · 4 ATT

Founded 1948 · Cologne Stadium (50,076) · Köln

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#1 J. Yılmaz

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Projected senior squad after exits. Players are coloured by how they measure up to your club's level (green = fine, red = upgrade target). Blue tiles are squad gaps.

25 staying · 2 gaps

Goalkeepers

1 existing · 0 new

M. Schwäbe

Starter1816

Centre backs

5 existing · 0 new

T. Hübers

Starter1835

R. van den Berg

Rotation1787

J. Schmied

Rotation1745

Julian Pauli

Rotation1637

Jahmai Simpson-Pusey

Rotation1140

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Full backs

5 existing · 1 new

Jusuf Gazibegovic

Starter1843

New left back

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J. Thielmann

Rotation1785

Rasmus Carstensen

Rotation1760

C. Neumann

Rotation1446

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Elias Bakatukanda

Rotation1409

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Midfielders

6 existing · 1 new

A. Castro-Montes

Starter1948

J. Kamiński

Starter1860

Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

Starter1833

New defensive mid

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S. Sebulonsen

Rotation1812

T. Krauß

Rotation1745

Emin Kujovic

Rotation

Wide forwards

4 existing · 0 new

L. Maina

Starter1738

S. El Mala

Starter1594

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F. Schenten

Rotation1455

Y. Niang

Rotation1394

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AM / strikers

4 existing · 0 new

M. Bülter

Starter1736

R. Ache

Rotation1716

L. Waldschmidt

Rotation1645

Imad Rondic

Rotation1506

Player strength (fine ↔ risk)New {role} (squad gap)No rating

Team Elo history

Starting-XI Team Elo at each match (last 7 years), from the lineup's ratings (players + coach) as of that date.

Domestic cupInternational cup

Playing style

How 1. FC Köln plays vs its league (2024–2026)

Descriptive — how the club plays, not how good it is.

balanced profile

Rank in Bundesliga

  • Possession#11of 18
  • Chance Creation#4of 18
  • Attacking#6of 18
  • Dribbling#15of 18
  • Pressing & Duels#8of 18
  • Discipline#11of 18
Avg player rating 6.88 / 10Shaped by its coach — see how Lukas Kwasniok plays.Faded polygon = 2021–2023 — how the style has shifted.

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