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FC Köln (German pronunciation: [ɛf ˈt͡seː ˈkœln] ⓘ) or FC Cologne in English, is a German professional football club based in Cologne, in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07 .
Köln was founded in 1948 through a merger of two older Cologne clubs, Kölner BC and Spielvereinigung 1907 Köln-Sülz. From the very beginning, the new club established themselves as a rival to be respected; it only took them six years to claim their first division title in the competitive Oberliga West, a feat they would repeat four more times.
Cologne have a number of official fan clubs throughout the world, including four in the United States. Those can be found in Washington D.C., Chicago, Nashville and Carmel, Indiana.
5 days ago · The story of 1. FC Köln begins on February 13, 1899, when a group of young men, led by Franz Kremer, decided to form a football club. The club’s initial name was “1. FC Köln 1899 e.V.” and their first home ground was a field near the Rhine River.
FC Köln means mean first football club of cologne. However, the club wasn't the first football club founded in cologne and the club itself was a result of a merger of several other football clubs in cologne.
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Jul 9, 2023 · FC Köln as they are officially known – hold a special place in Bundesliga history as the division’s inaugural champions in 1963/64, having topped the table for all but one matchday early in the...