The 2025–26 season was the 78th season in the history of 1. FC Köln. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the DFB-Pokal.
Players Current squad
Transfers
In PlayerFromFeeDateSource Ragnar Ache 1. FC Kaiserslautern€4,100,000 Isak Bergmann Jóhannesson Fortuna Düsseldorf€5,600,000 Ron-Robert Zieler Hannover 96€210,000 Sebastian Sebulonsen Brøndby IF€2,600,000 Marius Bülter TSG Hoffenheim€1,100,000 Rav van den Berg Middlesbrough€7,500,000 Alessio Castro-Montes Union Saint-Gilloise€2,100,000
Loans in PlayerFromDateUntilSource Jakub Kamiński VfL WolfsburgEnd of season Tom Krauß Mainz 05End of season Kristoffer Lund PalermoEnd of season Cenk Özkacar ValenciaEnd of season Jahmai Simpson-Pusey Manchester City End of season Felipe Chávez Bayern MunichEnd of season
Out PlayerToFeeDateSource Max Finkgräfe RB Leipzig€4,100,000 Damion Downs Southampton€8,100,000
Loans out PlayerToDateUntilSource Rasmus Carstensen AGFEnd of season Jaka Čuber Potočnik Rot-Weiss EssenEnd of season Julian Pauli Dynamo DresdenEnd of season Imad Rondić Raków CzęstochowaEnd of season Imad Rondić SC Preußen MünsterEnd of season
Released PlayerDateSource Tim Lemperle Mathias Olesen Marvin Obuz Dejan Ljubičić Philipp Pentke Mark Uth
Competitions Overall record
Bundesliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
DFB-Pokal
Statistics Appearances and goals As of 3 May 2026.
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Goalkeepers
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Defenders
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Midfielders
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Forwards
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Players transferred out during the season
References