1. FC Köln
🇩🇪Bundesliga·2025–26·15th6W / 8D / 13L
Manager:Gerhard Struber
15
Position
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Points
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Goal Diff
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Goals For
Formation
4-2-3-1
Press
High press
Budget
Low
Squad Value
€95M
Avg Age
26.0 yrs
Recent Form
Last 10 matches
Last 10
5W2D3L
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Top Scorer
Scamacca
8 goals
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Most Assists
De Ketelaere
7 assists
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Best Rating
Éderson
7.4 avg
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Most Apps
Carnesecchi
30 apps
Tactical Identity
4-2-3-1High PressAlt: 3-5-2In poss: 3-4-3 / 3-4-1-2 primary shape — back three with wing-backs and Kainz operating as a creative #10 or #8, with mobile forwards making runs in behind.Out of poss: 5-4-1 / 5-2-3 mid-block with wing-backs compact, shifting to a higher press in transition moments when ball is won back quickly.
Energetic, structured, direct. Struber's high-intensity pressing system. Köln back in the Bundesliga after one year away. Fighting to stay up alongside Hamburg.
Köln promoted from 2. Bundesliga 2024-25. Gerhard Struber (Austrian, ex-Barnsley, RB Salzburg) leading. 15th in the table — survival battle. Tim Lemperle sold to Hoffenheim; Max Finkgräfe left to Leipzig. Rebuilding with lower-budget approach. Traditional Bundesliga club with huge fanbase.
Formation
4-2-3-1Position
Recruitment need
Selected role
Positional Needs
CFcritical
No reliable Bundesliga striker — survival impossible without goals
Budget: €5MAge ≤ 28
CBhigh
Bundesliga-level CB quality urgently needed
Budget: €4MAge ≤ 28
Squad Overview
€95M
Squad Value
26.0
Avg Age
Key Players
Florian KainzMark UthTimo HübersBenno SchmitzEric MartelJaka Čujec
League Position
5Juventus
WLWDW
546Roma
WWDLW
547Atalanta BC
WDWLL
508Lazio
DWLDW
439Bologna
LDWWL
42Expiring Contracts
Summer 2026 · 0 players
No expiring contracts on record
Balkan Connections
Relevant for agent relationships
No Balkan connections on record