Club Bundesliga
1. FC Köln
3-4-1-21. FC Köln sets up in a 3-4-1-2 in Bundesliga, with Schwäbe as captain and Schwäbe between the posts. The goal of this page is simple: show the current XI, the full squad and a direct path into the MyLineups builder.
This XI features players from 7 different nationalities, built on a back 3.
Squad
31 players
- GK Schwäbe
C
- DEF Özkacar
- DEF Sebulonsen
- DEF Simpson-Pusey
- MID Bergmann Jóhannesson
- MID Castro-Montes
- MID Kaminski
- MID Martel
- ATT Ache
- ATT El Mala
- ATT Thielmann
- GK Köbbing
- GK Zieler
- DEF Heintz
- DEF Hübers
- DEF Kilian
- DEF Neumann
- DEF Schmied
- DEF van den Berg
- MID Chávez
- MID Harchaoui
- MID Huseinbasic
- MID Kainz
- MID Krauß
- MID Lund Hansen
- MID Maina
- MID Waldschmidt
- ATT Bülter
- ATT El Mala
- ATT Niang
- ATT Schenten
Team info
1. FC Köln
- Competition
- Bundesliga
- Formation
- 3-4-1-2
- Head coach
- Rene Wagner
- Avg starter age
- 24.9
- Starter value
- ~80.6 million
- Captain
- Schwäbe #1
- Starter nationalities
- 7
- Country
- Germany
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Common questions
Common questions
What formation does 1. FC Köln use?
1. FC Köln is currently shown in a 3-4-1-2. The pitch above plots every starter in that shape, and the builder lets you switch to any other formation in seconds.
Who is the captain of 1. FC Köln?
Schwäbe is listed as captain on this page and wears shirt number 1.
How old is the 1. FC Köln starting XI?
The average age of the starters shown here is 24.9.
How much is the 1. FC Köln lineup worth?
The combined market value of the starting XI is roughly 80.6 million.
How often is the 1. FC Köln lineup refreshed?
We refresh the MyLineups team dataset whenever a newer recorded XI is available for 1. FC Köln, so this page is built to stay focused on the latest usable lineup rather than old season-by-season archives.
Can I edit the 1. FC Köln lineup?
Yes. Open 1. FC Köln in the free MyLineups builder to swap any of the players, change the 3-4-1-2, pick a captain and export a clean image or share link.
Can I save more than one 1. FC Köln lineup?
The web builder keeps the last lineup on the same device. For multiple saved versions, custom players, extra kits and deeper editing tools, the free MyLineups mobile app picks up where the web builder stops.
About
About 1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a football club from Germany, currently tracked in Bundesliga alongside 17 other clubs in the same league.
1. FC Köln is shown in a 3-4-1-2 with a back 3, Schwäbe as captain and Schwäbe in goal. The full squad on this page covers 31 players.
Goalkeepers: Schwäbe (Germany), Köbbing (Germany), and Zieler (Germany). Defenders: Özkacar (Türkiye), Sebulonsen (Norway), Simpson-Pusey (England), Heintz (Germany), Hübers (Germany), Kilian (Germany), Neumann (Germany), Schmied (Switzerland), and van den Berg (Netherlands).
Midfielders: Bergmann Jóhannesson (IS), Castro-Montes (Belgium), Kaminski (Poland), Martel (Germany), Chávez (PE), Harchaoui (Germany), Huseinbasic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Kainz (Austria), Krauß (Germany), Lund Hansen (United States), Maina (Germany), and Waldschmidt (Germany). Forwards: Ache (Germany), El Mala (Germany), Thielmann (Germany), Bülter (Germany), El Mala (Germany), Niang (Germany), and Schenten (Germany).
The average age of the starting XI is 24.9. The starters carry a combined market value of roughly 80.6 million. Those starters cover 7 different nationalities.
Rene Wagner (GER) is the current head coach.
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