2015–16 1. FC Köln season

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1. FC Köln
2015–16 season
ChairmanWerner Spinner
ManagerPeter Stöger
StadiumRheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Bundesliga9th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Anthony Modeste (15)
All: Anthony Modeste (18)

Background

1. FC Köln finished the 2014–15 Bundesliga in 12th place, thus ensuring a place in the 2015–16 Bundesliga. The 2015–16 season is the 45th season for the club in the Bundesliga and the second season in their current spell. The percentage of possible seasons in the Bundesliga amounts to 84.9% for the club. At the start of the season the club was on 16th place in the German TV money table.[1]

Review

After matchday 31 the club achieved the goal to play in the Bundesliga in the season 2016/2017 by avoiding relegation. The 2016/2017 season will be the third succeeding season in the Bundesliga for the club since the promotion in 2014. At the end of the season the club will climb in the German TV money table from 16th to the 14th place.[2] Finishing on the 9th position was the best club finish in the Bundesliga since the 1991/1992 season. During the season 1. FC Köln overtook the clubs Hamburger SV and Borussia Mönchengladbach to become the fourth largest club in Germany with 78.518 members in May 2016. Worldwide the club is the 14th largest football club at the moment.

Players

Squad

As of 20 March 2016[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Timo Horn
3 DF Germany GER Dominique Heintz
4 DF Denmark DEN Frederik Sørensen
5 DF Slovenia SVN Dominic Maroh
6 MF Germany GER Kevin Vogt
7 MF Germany GER Marcel Risse
8 MF Serbia SRB Miloš Jojić
11 FW Germany GER Simon Zoller
13 FW Japan JPN Yūya Ōsako
14 DF Germany GER Jonas Hector
15 FW Austria AUT Philipp Hosiner
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Poland POL Paweł Olkowski
18 GK Germany GER Thomas Kessler
19 DF Albania ALB Mërgim Mavraj
21 MF Germany GER Leonardo Bittencourt
25 DF Serbia SRB Filip Mladenović
27 FW France FRA Anthony Modeste
29 MF Slovakia SVK Dušan Švento
30 MF Germany GER Marcel Hartel
31 MF Germany GER Yannick Gerhardt
33 MF Germany GER Matthias Lehmann (captain)
37 GK Germany GER Daniel Mesenhöler


Players who left the club during the 2015–16 season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Poland POL Sławomir Peszko
25 MF Japan JPN Kazuki Nagasawa
26 FW Norway NOR Bård Finne


Players who joined the club during the 2015–16 season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF Serbia SRB Filip Mladenović

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
9 FW France Anthony Modeste 27 EU 1899 Hoffenheim Transfer Summer 2019 [4]
8 MF Serbia Miloš Jojić 23 Non-EU Borussia Dortmund Transfer Summer 2019 [5]
21 MF Germany Leonardo Bittencourt 21 EU Hannover 96 Transfer Summer 2019 [6]
4 DF Denmark Frederik Sørensen 23 EU Juventus Transfer Summer 2019 [7]
3 DF Germany Dominique Heintz 21 EU 1. FC Kaiserslautern Transfer Summer 2019 [8]
25 DF Serbia Filip Mladenović 24 EU BATE Borisov Belarus Transfer Summer 2019 [9]
15 FW Austria Philipp Hosiner 26 EU Rennes Loan Summer 2016 [10]

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
28 DF Austria Kevin Wimmer 22 EU Tottenham Hotspur England Transfer Summer [11]
9 FW Nigeria Anthony Ujah 24 Non-EU Werder Bremen Transfer Summer [12]
22 MF Germany Daniel Halfar 27 EU 1. FC Kaiserslautern Transfer Summer [13]
2 DF Slovenia Mišo Brečko 31 EU 1. FC Nürnberg Transfer Summer [14]
17 MF Poland Sławomir Peszko 30 EU Lechia Gdańsk Transfer Summer [15]
10 FW Germany Patrick Helmes 31 EU Retired Summer

Season overview

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Hertha BSC 34 14 8 12 42 42 0 50 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
8 VfL Wolfsburg 34 12 9 13 47 49 −2 45
9 1. FC Köln 34 10 13 11 38 42 −4 43
10 Hamburger SV 34 11 8 15 40 46 −6 41
11 FC Ingolstadt 34 10 10 14 33 42 −9 40
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-offs.[16]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Mainz 05; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, Hertha BSC.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 10 13 11 38 42  −4 43 5 5 7 16 18  −2 5 8 4 22 24  −2

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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ResultWDWLWLDWLLDWDDLDWLDDWLLDLWLDLWWDDD
Position4548577569979101010999999101012991111108899
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

16 August 2015 (2015-08-16) 1 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 1. FC Köln Stuttgart
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Baumgartl Yellow card 34'
Gentner Yellow card 67'
Insúa Yellow card 71'
Didavi 79' (pen.)
Report Sørensen Yellow card 61'
Vogt Yellow card 61'
Modeste 75' (pen.)
Zoller 77'
Osako 90+2'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 59,500
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 2 1. FC Köln 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Zoller 30'
Lehmann Yellow card 72'
Vogt Yellow card 78'
Report Bendtner 83'
Klose Yellow card 88'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Knut Kircher
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 3 1. FC Köln 2–1 Hamburger SV Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Zoller Yellow card 42'
Vogt Yellow card 68'
Hosiner 76'
Modeste 81' (pen.)
Risse Yellow card 83'
Report Holtby 47'
Schipplock Yellow card 49'
Ekdal Yellow card 55'
Spahić Red card 79'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 4 Eintracht Frankfurt 6–2 1. FC Köln Frankfurt
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stendera Yellow card 1'
Meier 4', 23', 87'
Castaignos 15', 30'
Reinartz Yellow card 63'
Seferovic 73'
Report Modeste 28'
Heintz 81'
Hector Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Marco Fritz
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 5 1. FC Köln 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Modeste 64' Report Xhaka Yellow card 23'
Hazard Yellow card 70'
Wendt Yellow card 78'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 47,800
Referee: Felix Brych
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) 6 Hertha BSC 2–0 1. FC Köln Berlin
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Skjelbred Yellow card 11'
Ibišević 43', 90+4'
Report Hosiner Yellow card 73' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 40,181
Referee: Florian Meyer
25 September 2015 (2015-09-25) 7 1. FC Köln 1–1 FC Ingolstadt Cologne
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Modeste 10'
Heintz Yellow card 62'
Lehmann Yellow card 85'
Report Matip 21', Yellow card 64'
Leckie Yellow card 76'
Hübner Yellow card 80'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 47,800
Referee: Christian Dingert
4 October 2015 (2015-10-04) 8 Schalke 04 0–3 1. FC Köln Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Geis Yellow card 79'
Meyer Yellow card 90+2'
Report Modeste 45'
Bittencourt Yellow card 50'
Risse Yellow card 69'
Gerhardt 79'
Zoller 84'
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,723
Referee: Knut Kircher
18 October 2015 (2015-10-18) 9 1. FC Köln 0–1 Hannover 96 Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sørensen Yellow card 21'
Osako Yellow card 49'
Risse Yellow card 81'
Report Schmiedebach Yellow card 23'
Andreasen 38'
Sané Yellow card 67'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 48,700
Referee: Bastian Dankert
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 10 Bayern Munich 4–0 1. FC Köln Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Robben 35'
Vidal 40'
Rafinha Yellow card 55'
Lewandowski 62'
Müller 77' (pen.)
Report Lehmann Yellow card 61' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Florian Meyer
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 11 1. FC Köln 0–0 TSG Hoffenheim Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Osako Yellow card 66'
Maroh Yellow card 74'
Report Schwegler Yellow card 30' Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Günter Perl
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 12 Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 1. FC Köln Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Hernández 33'
Papadopoulos Red card 53'
Ramalho Yellow card 86'
Report Maroh 17', 72'
Bittencourt Yellow card 40'
Heintz Yellow card 65'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Felix Zwayer
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 13 1. FC Köln 0–0 Mainz 05 Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Modeste Yellow card 34' Report Muto Yellow card 61' Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 46,700
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
27 November 2015 (2015-11-27) 14 Darmstadt 98 0–0 1. FC Köln Darmstadt
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Garics Yellow card 45'
Sulu Yellow card 74'
Report Zoller Yellow card 80' Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 15 1. FC Köln 0–1 FC Augsburg Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Hector Yellow card 76'
Maroh Yellow card 86'
Report Verhaegh Yellow card 54'
Feulner Yellow card 56'
Baier Yellow card 58'
Bobadilla 64', Yellow card 83'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Daniel Siebert
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 16 Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Köln Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Vestergaard 4'
Bartels Yellow card 70'
Öztunalı Yellow card 70'
Fritz Yellow card 83'
Report Vogt Yellow card 45+1'
Gerhardt Yellow card 50'
Švento 79'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,727
Referee: Guido Winkmann
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 17 1. FC Köln 2–1 Borussia Dortmund Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Lehmann Yellow card 72'
Zoller 82', Yellow card 83'
Modeste 90', Yellow card 90+1'
Report Papastathopoulos 18'
Aubameyang Yellow card 67'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Knut Kircher
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 18 1. FC Köln 1–3 VfB Stuttgart Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Modeste 19' (pen.) Report Niedermeier Yellow card 18'
Didavi 36'
Werner 51'
Gentner 83'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
31 January 2016 (2016-01-31) 19 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 1. FC Köln Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Draxler 67'
Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 77'
Jung Yellow card 82'
Bendtner Yellow card 89'
Report Lehmann Yellow card 45'
Modeste 75'
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 29,156
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
7 February 2016 (2016-02-07) 20 Hamburger SV 1–1 1. FC Köln Hamburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Djourou Yellow card 45'
N. Müller 47'
Kačar Yellow card 56'
Holtby Yellow card 58'
Spahić Yellow card 65'
Schipplock Yellow card 89'
Report Zoller 41'
Mladenović Yellow card 49'
Risse Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 51,999
Referee: Felix Brych
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 21 1. FC Köln 3–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Cologne
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Gerhardt 29'
Risse Yellow card 54'
Heintz 57'
Modeste Yellow card 66', 72'
Report Fabián Yellow card 19'
Meier 24'
Regäsel Yellow card 50'
Hasebe Yellow card 52'
Stendera Yellow card 66'
Russ Yellow card 66'
Oczipka Yellow card 82'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 49,200
Referee: Felix Zwayer
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 22 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 1. FC Köln Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Dahoud 9'
Stindl Yellow card 46'
Raffael Yellow card 70'
Report Maroh Yellow card 46'
Olkowski Yellow card 83'
Hosiner Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 52,226
Referee: Knut Kircher
26 February 2016 (2016-02-26) 23 1. FC Köln 0–1 Hertha BSC Cologne
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Modeste Yellow card 52'
Jojić Yellow card 78'
Report Ibišević 43'
Brooks Yellow card 67'
Plattenhardt Yellow card 71'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 48,900
Referee: Tobias Stieler
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 24 FC Ingolstadt 1–1 1. FC Köln Ingolstadt
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Lezcano Yellow card 29'
Hinterseer 36'
Bauer Yellow card 75'
Report Maroh Yellow card 53'
Modeste 72'
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 14,503
Referee: Florian Meyer
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 25 1. FC Köln 1–3 Schalke 04 Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Maroh Yellow card 2'
Bittencourt 33'
Report Huntelaar 2' (pen.)
Meyer 23'
Di Santo 76'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 49,300
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 26 Hannover 96 0–2 1. FC Köln Hanover
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schmiedebach Yellow card 69' Report Bittencourt 43', 61'
Sørensen Yellow card 49'
Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 40,600
Referee: Peter Sippel
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 27 1. FC Köln 0–1 Bayern Munich Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Sørensen Yellow card 89' Report Lewandowski 10'
Lahm Yellow card 86'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 49,600
Referee: Tobias Welz
3 April 2016 (2016-04-03) 28 TSG Hoffenheim 1–1 1. FC Köln Sinsheim
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Amiri Yellow card 7'
Rudy Yellow card 39'
Volland 90+1'
Report Zoller 69', Yellow card 72' Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) 29 1. FC Köln 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen Cologne
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Heintz Yellow card 90+3'
Bittencourt Red card 90+6'
Report Wendell Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 90+6'
Brandt 39'
Hernández 44'
Ramalho Yellow card 70'
Aránguiz Yellow card 76'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
17 April 2016 (2016-04-17) 30 Mainz 05 2–3 1. FC Köln Mainz
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Córdoba 8'
Balogun 49'
Donati Yellow card 67'
Report Mavraj Yellow card 48'
Risse 64'
Jojić 74'
Gerhardt Yellow card 79'
Modeste 83'
Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 33,275
Referee: Peter Sippel
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 31 1. FC Köln 4–1 Darmstadt 98 Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Modeste 4', 35'
Risse 52', 75'
Gerhardt Yellow card 59'
Lehmann Yellow card 72'
Report Gondorf 12', Yellow card 81'
Garics Yellow card 86'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Christian Dingert
29 April 2016 (2016-04-29) 32 FC Augsburg 0–0 1. FC Köln Augsburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Koo Yellow card 62'
Altıntop Yellow card 77'
Kohr Yellow card 90+3'
Report Lehmann Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 56'
Jojić Yellow card 66'
Maroh Yellow card 84'
Stadium: WWK ARENA
Attendance: 30,144
Referee: Tobias Welz
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 33 1. FC Köln 0–0 Werder Bremen Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Maroh Yellow card 24'
Hector Yellow card 51'
Sørensen Yellow card 61'
Report Grillitsch Yellow card 38'
Bartels Yellow card 79'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
14 May 2016 (2016-05-14) 34 Borussia Dortmund 2–2 1. FC Köln Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Castro 11'
Papastathopoulos Yellow card 45'
Reus 75'
Report Modeste 27'
Jojić 43'
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,359
Referee: Michael Weiner

DFB-Pokal

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Round 1 SV Meppen 0–4 1. FC Köln Meppen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gommert Red card 24' Report Modeste 1', 27' (pen.), 78'
Olkowski Yellow card 8'
Zoller 87'
Stadium: Hänsch-Arena
Attendance: 13,815
Referee: Christian Dietz
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) Round 2 Werder Bremen 1–0 1. FC Köln Bremen
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ujah 23' Report Modeste Yellow card 39' Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,052
Referee: Felix Brych

Statistics

Goalscorers

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
27 FW France FRA Anthony Modeste 36 18 34 15 2 3
11 FW Germany GER Simon Zoller 26 7 24 6 2 1
21 MF Germany GER Leonardo Bittencourt 30 3 29 3 1 0
7 MF Germany GER Marcel Risse 35 3 33 3 2 0
8 MF Serbia SRB Miloš Jojić 17 2 15 2 2 0
5 DF Slovenia SVN Dominic Maroh 25 2 25 2 0 0
8 MF Germany GER Yannick Gerhardt 30 2 29 2 1 0
3 DF Germany GER Dominique Heintz 35 2 33 2 2 0
29 MF Slovenia SVN Dušan Švento 8 1 7 1 1 0
15 FW Austria AUT Philipp Hosiner 15 1 15 1 0 0
13 FW Japan JPN Yuya Osako 27 1 25 1 2 0

As of 14 May 2016

Assists

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
7 MF Germany GER Marcel Risse 35 7 33 7 2 0
8 MF Germany GER Yannick Gerhardt 30 5 29 4 1 1
21 MF Germany GER Leonardo Bittencourt 30 4 29 4 1 0
14 DF Germany GER Jonas Hector 34 4 32 4 2 0
27 FW France FRA Anthony Modeste 36 3 34 3 2 0
25 DF Serbia SRB Filip Mladenović 14 2 14 2 0 0
16 DF Poland POL Paweł Olkowski 20 2 19 1 1 1
4 DF Denmark DEN Frederik Sørensen 24 2 22 2 2 0
6 MF Germany GER Kevin Vogt 25 2 23 2 2 0
13 FW Japan JPN Yuya Osako 27 2 25 1 2 1
33 MF Germany GER Matthias Lehmann 34 2 32 2 2 0
5 DF Slovenia SVN Dominic Maroh 25 1 25 1 0 0
11 FW Germany GER Simon Zoller 26 1 24 1 2 0
3 DF Germany GER Dominique Heintz 35 1 33 0 2 1

As of 14 May 2016

By competition

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 16.08.2015 14.05.2016 Matchday 1 34 10 13 11 38 42 −4 029.41
DFB-Pokal 08.08.2015 Round 1 Round 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 050.00
Total 36 11 13 12 42 43 −1 030.56
Updated: 14 May 2016

Attendance figures

The average attendance in the 2015-2016 Bundesliga season was 48.676.
So the utilisation of the stadium amounts to 97.35%.
As of 14 May 2016

Disciplinary record

Competition Record
Games Red cards Yellow/Red Yello cards
Bundesliga 34 1 1 55
DFB-Pokal 2 0 0 2
Total 36 1 1 57
Updated: 14 May 2016

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