For the Lovers
DFB-Pokal winners: The Rhineland institution won the DFB-Pokal four times: 1968, 1977, 1978 and 1983.
First Bundesliga champions: 1. FC Köln were crowned the first-ever champions of the newly founded Bundesliga in 1964.
70 points: 70 points from the championship season 1977/78 (converted to the three-point rule) represent 1. FC Köln's best-ever haul in a single Bundesliga campaign.
UEFA Cup: On the international stage, the "Effzeh" reached eight European semi-finals in total, including twice in the UEFA Cup — in 1979/80 and 1985/86.
1. FC Köln's greatest success came in 1977/78 with the "Double" of German championship and DFB-Pokal under legendary coach Hennes Weisweiler.
Star turn against Belgrade: One of the most furious fightbacks in European cup history came on December 6, 1990. Trailing 0-2 on aggregate against Red Star Belgrade, Köln stormed back to win 3-0 on the night — a legendary evening under the Müngersdorf floodlights.
Bayer champions? Not on Köln's watch! Matchday 33 of the 1996/97 season. In the Rhineland derby against Bayer Leverkusen, FC had the chance to deny their neighbours the title — and took it with relish, winning to ensure Leverkusen's championship dream was crushed once again.
FC 10 – FK Pirmasens 0: The biggest win in a league match came against the then south-west powerhouse FK Pirmasens — a 10-0 thrashing that remains a club record.
European success after 25 years: All of Cologne waited a quarter of a century for this — a victory in a European cup match. When it finally came, the relief and joy were unbounded.