Club Bundesliga 2025/2026
1. FC Köln
5-3-21. FC Köln set up in a 5-3-2 under Rene Wagner. The starting XI averages 25.9 years and is worth roughly 73.6 million combined.
Below is that XI plotted in its 5-3-2, the full 31-player squad with shirt numbers across 13 nationalities, and a one-tap route into the free builder to swap players, change the shape and export your own version.
Latest XI
5-3-2
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Squad
31 players
- GK Schwäbe
C
- DEF Lund Hansen
- DEF Özkacar
- DEF Schmied
- DEF Sebulonsen
- DEF Simpson-Pusey
- MID Castro-Montes
- MID Kaminski
- MID Martel
- ATT Bülter
- ATT El Mala
- GK Köbbing
- GK Zieler
- DEF Heintz
- DEF Hübers
- DEF Kilian
- DEF Neumann
- DEF van den Berg
- MID Chávez
- MID Harchaoui
- MID Huseinbasic
- MID Jóhannesson
- MID Kainz
- MID Krauß
- MID Maina
- MID Thielmann
- ATT Ache
- ATT El Mala
- ATT Niang
- ATT Schenten
- ATT Waldschmidt
Team info
1. FC Köln
- Competition
- Bundesliga
- Season
- 2025/2026
- Formation
- 5-3-2
- Head coach
- Rene Wagner
- Avg starter age
- 25.9
- Starter value
- ~73.6 million
- Captain
- Schwäbe #1
- Starter nationalities
- 8
- Country
- Germany
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Common questions
Common questions
Who starts for 1. FC Köln in the latest lineup?
The most recent recorded XI lines up with Schwäbe in goal; a back 5 of Schmied, Simpson-Pusey, Özkacar, Sebulonsen, and Lund Hansen; Kaminski, Martel, and Castro-Montes in midfield; and Bülter and El Mala in attack. You can change any of them in the free builder.
What formation does 1. FC Köln play?
1. FC Köln are shown in a 5-3-2 here. Open the lineup in the builder to switch to any other shape — 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 3-5-2 and more — and the XI re-plots instantly.
How old is the 1. FC Köln starting XI?
The starters in the lineup shown here average 25.9 years old.
How much is the 1. FC Köln starting XI worth?
The combined market value of the 1. FC Köln starters shown here is roughly 73.6 million.
Who captains 1. FC Köln?
Schwäbe is marked as captain in this lineup, wearing shirt number 1. You can hand the armband to any player in the builder.
Can I build my own 1. FC Köln lineup?
Yes. Open 1. FC Köln in the free MyLineups builder to swap any player, change the 5-3-2, pick a captain and export a square image or a share link. The web builder is free with no account; the iOS and Android app adds saved lineups, custom players and extra kits.
Can I save more than one 1. FC Köln lineup?
The web builder keeps your most recent 1. FC Köln lineup on the same device. For multiple saved versions, custom players and extra kits, the free MyLineups mobile app picks up where the web builder leaves off.
Are the 1. FC Köln lineups up to date?
We refresh the MyLineups dataset whenever a newer recorded XI is available for 1. FC Köln, so this page reflects the most recent setup we have on record. You can always override any player or position in the builder.
About
About 1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln are a football club from Germany, tracked in Bundesliga alongside 17 other clubs on MyLineups for the 2025/2026 season.
In the most recent lineup on record, 1. FC Köln line up in a 5-3-2, with a back 5, Schwäbe in goal, and Schwäbe wearing the armband.
The 31-man squad spans 13 nationalities, led by Germany (19 players). The starting XI averages 25.9 years and carries a combined value of roughly 73.6 million.
In goal: Schwäbe (Germany), Köbbing (Germany), and Zieler (Germany).
In defence: Lund Hansen (United States), Özkacar (Türkiye), Schmied (Switzerland), Sebulonsen (Norway), Simpson-Pusey (England), Heintz (Germany), Hübers (Germany), Kilian (Germany), Neumann (Germany), and van den Berg (Netherlands).
In midfield: Castro-Montes (Belgium), Kaminski (Poland), Martel (Germany), Chávez (PE), Harchaoui (Germany), Huseinbasic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Jóhannesson (IS), Kainz (Austria), Krauß (Germany), Maina (Germany), and Thielmann (Germany).
In attack: Bülter (Germany), El Mala (Germany), Ache (Germany), El Mala (Germany), Niang (Germany), Schenten (Germany), and Waldschmidt (Germany).
Rene Wagner (GER) is the head coach behind this setup.
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