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
Team Official(s)	Peter Greiss Hans Kirsch
Manager	Martin Heck
League	Regionalliga West
2015-16	15th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V. II, commonly known as simply 1. FC Köln II 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 managed to reach 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, the managed to win 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 18 July 2016^[3]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Sven Müller* 2 DF Michael Clemens 3 DF Leander Siemann 4 MF Christian Jenne 5 DF Nico Perrey 6 DF Jonas Hildebrandt 7 MF Roman Zengin 8 MF Jens Bauer 9 FW Roman Prokoph 10 MF Marcel Hartel* 11 MF Marius Laux 12 FW Milisav Popović

No. Position Player 13 DF Lucas Surek 14 FW Michael Klauß 16 FW Manfredas Ruzgis 17 DF Michael Schüler 18 MF Nick Gerhards 19 MF Anas Ouahim 20 MF Salih Özcan* 21 FW Marco Ban 22 DF Filip Kusić 24 GK Sven Bacher 25 GK Matthias Hamrol

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-)

References

1. "Oberliga Nordrhein 2001/2002 - Fussballdaten". Fussballdaten (translated by Google). Retrieved 16 May 2015.
2. "Franz-Kremer-Stadion - 1.FC Köln II - German Football Grounds". German Football Grounds. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
3. "1. FC Köln – U21" (in German). 1. FC Köln. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

External links

• Official website (German)
• 1. FC Köln II at Weltfussball.de (German)