# 2015–16 1. FC Köln season
## 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.

## 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. 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
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 | GER | Timo Horn |
| 3 | DF | GER | Dominique Heintz |
| 4 | DF | DEN | Frederik Sørensen |
| 5 | DF | SVN | Dominic Maroh |
| 6 | MF | GER | Kevin Vogt |
| 7 | MF | GER | Marcel Risse |
| 8 | MF | SRB | Miloš Jojić |
| 11 | FW | GER | Simon Zoller |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Yūya Ōsako |
| 14 | DF | GER | Jonas Hector |
| 15 | FW | AUT | Philipp Hosiner |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | POL | Paweł Olkowski |
| 18 | GK | GER | Thomas Kessler |
| 19 | DF | ALB | Mërgim Mavraj |
| 21 | MF | GER | Leonardo Bittencourt |
| 25 | DF | SRB | Filip Mladenović |
| 27 | FW | FRA | Anthony Modeste |
| 29 | MF | SVK | Dušan Švento |
| 30 | MF | GER | Marcel Hartel |
| 31 | MF | GER | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 33 | MF | GER | Matthias Lehmann (captain) |
| 37 | GK | 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 | POL | Sławomir Peszko |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Kazuki Nagasawa |
| 26 | FW | 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 | SRB | Filip Mladenović |

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends |
| 9 | FW | Anthony Modeste | 27 | EU | 1899 Hoffenheim | Transfer | Summer | 2019 |
| 8 | MF | Miloš Jojić | 23 | Non-EU | Borussia Dortmund | Transfer | Summer | 2019 |
| 21 | MF | Leonardo Bittencourt | 21 | EU | Hannover 96 | Transfer | Summer | 2019 |
| 4 | DF | Frederik Sørensen | 23 | EU | Juventus | Transfer | Summer | 2019 |
| 3 | DF | Dominique Heintz | 21 | EU | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Transfer | Summer | 2019 |
| 25 | DF | Filip Mladenović | 24 | EU | BATE Borisov | Transfer | Summer | 2019 |
| 15 | FW | Philipp Hosiner | 26 | EU | Rennes | Loan | Summer | 2016 |

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window |
| 28 | DF | Kevin Wimmer | 22 | EU | Tottenham Hotspur | Transfer | Summer |
| 9 | FW | Anthony Ujah | 24 | Non-EU | Werder Bremen | Transfer | Summer |
| 22 | MF | Daniel Halfar | 27 | EU | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Transfer | Summer |
| 2 | DF | Mišo Brečko | 31 | EU | 1. FC Nürnberg | Transfer | Summer |
| 17 | MF | Sławomir Peszko | 30 | EU | Lechia Gdańsk | Transfer | Summer |
| 10 | FW | Patrick Helmes | 31 | EU | | Retired | Summer |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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 | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 May 2016. Source: Bundesliga

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | D | D |
| Position | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |

#### Matches
### DFB-Pokal
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 27 | FW | FRA | Anthony Modeste | 36 | 18 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | GER | Simon Zoller | 26 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | GER | Leonardo Bittencourt | 30 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | GER | Marcel Risse | 35 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SRB | Miloš Jojić | 17 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SVN | Dominic Maroh | 25 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GER | Yannick Gerhardt | 30 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GER | Dominique Heintz | 35 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SVN | Dušan Švento | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | AUT | Philipp Hosiner | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Yuya Osako | 27 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
As of 14 May 2016

### Assists

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 7 | MF | GER | Marcel Risse | 35 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GER | Yannick Gerhardt | 30 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | GER | Leonardo Bittencourt | 30 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | GER | Jonas Hector | 34 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | FRA | Anthony Modeste | 36 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SRB | Filip Mladenović | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | POL | Paweł Olkowski | 20 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | DEN | Frederik Sørensen | 24 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | GER | Kevin Vogt | 25 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Yuya Osako | 27 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | MF | GER | Matthias Lehmann | 34 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SVN | Dominic Maroh | 25 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | GER | Simon Zoller | 26 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | 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 | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 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 | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Games | Red cards | Yellow/Red | Yello cards |
| Bundesliga | 34 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| DFB-Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| Updated: 14 May 2016 |||||