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In retrospect, the 0-1 draw at 1. FC Union Berlin on April 1 must have seemed like a joke to the people of Cologne, after that the Rhinelanders definitely got serious and won four more times in a row in April. It was Cologne’s longest winning streak this season. FC’s longest run without defeat from matchday three to seven (two wins, three draws). 1. FC Köln clearly won the last two away games 3-1 at Borussia Mönchengladbach and 4-1 at FC Augsburg.
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One thing is certain even before the last matchday: 1. FC Köln will be there next international season. The current seventh place entitles you to participate in the play-offs for the Europa Conference League. Sixth place, which FC can still achieve, is equivalent to a starting place in the Europa League. The Cologne team last played internationally five years ago. In the 2016/2017 season, 49 points were enough for fifth place, they currently have 52 points.
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Hennes IX. is the current club animal of 1. FC Köln and belongs to the breed “Bunte Deutsche Edelziege”. On August 23, 2019 he made his debut against Borussia Dortmund.
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Anthony Modeste is Cologne’s top scorer. The 34-year-old has already scored 19 times in the opponent’s goal. The Frenchman also has the most shots on goal after Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski. The Bayern striker has 153 shots and the FC attacker has 105.
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1. FC Köln collected 21 points this season on foreign pitches. With five wins, six draws and five defeats, the balance sheet is balanced.
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Cologne’s head coach Steffen Baumgart has used 26 professionals this season – together with Mönchengladbach, Freiburg, Bielefeld and Augsburg, the fewest in the league.
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As a player, Steffen Baumgart made 225 appearances in the top German division for FC Hansa Rostock, VfL Wolfsburg and FC Energie Cottbus. He is currently in his second season as head coach of the Bundesliga. The first was in 2019/2020 with SC Paderborn.
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Current captain Jonas Hector played his 300th competitive game for 1. FC Köln in February this year. He is currently with 307 parties, 197 of them in the Bundesliga. Born in Saarland, he has been under contract in Cologne since 2010.
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No Bundesliga club has recorded crosses as 1. FC Köln. The Rhinelanders have 486 crosses in the statistics. TSG Hoffenheim followed in second place in this category with 447. With 269 crosses, VfB is in twelfth place in the league rankings.
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If there is a duel in the air, the people of Cologne often prevail. The DFL records 790 headed duels won for FC. Only Arminia Bielefeld players have won more aerial duels with 879.
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Cologne’s game is intense: At least the Rhinelanders are in third place in the “intensive runs” category with a value of 24,697. Only Eintracht Frankfurt (24,762) and TSG Hoffenheim (24,843) are ahead of 1. FC Köln.