2011–12 1. FC Köln season

The 2011–12 1. FC Köln season began on 31 July 2011 against Wiedenbrück 2000 in a DFB-Pokal 1st round match. They club played its home matches at the RheinEnergieStadion.

1. FC Köln
2011–12 season
ManagerStåle Solbakken
StadiumRheinEnergieStadion
Bundesliga17th (relegated)
DFB-Pokal2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lukas Podolski (14)
All: Lukas Podolski (14)
Highest home attendance50,000 vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
Lowest home attendance43,200 vs. 1. FC Nürnberg

For the season, the club hired Ståle Solbakken as its new head coach. The board of directors announced their resignation at the annual general meeting. Speculation concerning Lukas Podolski's future at 1. FC Köln has been written about a lot during the season. 1. FC Köln were eliminated from the DFB-Pokal in the 2nd Round. The club was in tenth place halfway through the season. The club went to Portimão, Portugal, during the winter break. Unfortunately, the team had an alarming slump in form in the second half of the season, coinciding with news that their star player Lukas Podolski had signed for Arsenal on 30 April and would join the team on 1 July. They were officially relegated from the Bundesliga after their 4–1 home loss to second-placed Bayern Munich on 5 May on the final day of the 2011–12 Bundesliga season.

Review and events

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Off-season

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Prior to the last match of last season, 1. FC Köln hired Ståle Solbakken as their new head coach.[1][2] He previously coached Copenhagen.[1] Also on the last matchday of last season, Petit tore his anterior cruciate ligament in a match against Schalke 04 and has yet to debut this season.[2][3]

Pre-season

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Arsenal defeated 1. FC Köln 2–1.[4] On 25 July, Solbakken named Pedro Geromel captain.[5] Lukas Podolski was Geromel's predecessor.[5]

Season

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On 31 July, 1. FC Köln opened up their season with a 3–0 DFB-Pokal win against Wiedenbrück 2000.[6]

1. FC Köln were eliminated from the DFB-Pokal in the 2nd Round.[7]

On 13 November, Wolfgang Overath along with deputies Friedrich Neukirch and Jürgen Glowacz resigned from the board of directors.[8][9] Overath stated how there was a "strain in recent months" for all of them and "frustration, inner conflict, and wear and tear".[8] Overath also stated how the board was "not always a team" and how he "was reviled and insulted in a way, as I have never experienced before.".[8][9]

On 19 November, the match against Mainz 05 was canceled after the referee for the match, Babak Rafati, attempted suicide.[10][11] The match was eventually rescheduled for 13 December.[12]

1. FC Köln stated that they would allow Sebastian Freis and Kevin Pezzoni to leave on free transfers.[13]

For the winter break, 1. FC Köln returned to practice on 2 January 2012 at 11:00 CET (UTC+01) and had a training camp in Portimão, Portugal, from 5 to 12 January.[14]

On 4 March 2012, a group 1. FC Köln supporters attacked a bus with Borussia Mönchengladbach supporters in it.[15]

On 10 March 2012, 1. FC Köln announced, that in mutual agreement, Volker Finke will be released from his position as Sporting Director.[16]

On 12 April 2012, 1. FC Köln dismissed Ståle Solbakken as head coach of the club and replaced him with Frank Schaefer.[17][18] The club was in 16th place at the time of the firing.[17] The club originally announced that he was "on leave".[18] However, Solbakken confirmed that he was fired.[18]

1. FC Köln finished in 17th place and were relegated on the final day of the season.[19] Hertha BSC would have been automatically been relegated if they had lost or drew against 1899 Hoffenheim.[19]

Lukas Podolski

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Lukas Podolski's future at 1. FC Köln has been speculated much during the first half of the season by the media. Turkish media announced how Podolski and Galatasaray S.K. had already agreed.[20] These rumours were proved false when Podolski was still at 1. FC Köln when the transfer deadline passed. In August, Sports Director Volker Finke stated how the club absolutely must keep Podolski at all cost.[20]

Arsenal, Lokomotiv Moscow, Galatasaray S.K., Lazio and Schalke 04 are all known to be interested in Podolski and have been tracking him during the first half of season.[21][22] However, it would be difficult for Schalke 04 to sign Podolski. Podolski stated that "a change in the Bundesliga is for me very difficult to imagine".[23] Arsène Wenger has denied that he wants to purchase Podolski during the winter transfer period.[24] Die Welt has reported that Wenger has no interest in Podolski at all.[25]

Finke stated on 11 December that, "Podolski would not be part of the squad for 2012–13, if he did not sign an extension," while Podolski responded by stating, "he would be willing to play for the amateurs or sit in the stands while his current deal expired".[21] 1. FC Köln is about €25 million in debt and Finke doesn't believe that 1. FC Köln can afford a free transfer.[21][26] Deutsche Welle stated that the "more logical decision" would be to sell Podolski during the winter transfer period because he is not cup-tied to any club in UEFA's European competitions and how their position to sell would be weaken if they wait for next summer.[21]

Jürgen Klopp came out and criticized Podolski.[27] Klopp stated how Podolski only plays well every other week and is too expensive because of this.[27] Podolski stated how he turned down Klopp twice and how Borussia Dortmund could not afford him because it does have any more UEFA Champions League revenue for the season.[27]

Arsenal F.C. defender Per Mertesacker stated how Podolski, along with former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, would be "perfect acquisitions".[28] On 7 March, Mertesacker stated that Podolski has asked about "a potential move to the Emirates".[29][30] Oliver Bierhoff stated that Podolski would be making a "great move" if he left 1. FC Köln for Arsenal F.C.[31]

There were reports that claimed 1. FC Köln sold Podolski to Arsenal F.C. for €13 million with Bayern Munich getting 10% of the amount over €10 million.[32] However, Podolski himself denied that any deal has been finalized with Arsenal F.C.[33] Reports doubted that the move will even happen after Podolski claimed that he could be tempted by Lazio.[34]

Podolski finally decided to sign for Arsenal on 30 April.[35][36]

Matches

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Legend

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Bundesliga

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6 August 2011 1 1. FC Köln 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02) Novaković   14'   79' Match Report Hasebe   13'
Helmes   17', 90+3'
Ochs   18'
Russ   79'
Schäfer   83',   85'
Mandžukić   90+4'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Man of the Match: Mario Mandžukić
13 August 2011 2 Schalke 04 5–1 1. FC Köln Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02) Huntelaar   42' (pen.), 47', 85'
Holtby   48'
Raúl   59'
Match Report Podolski   12'
Lanig   19'
McKenna   42'
Roshi   80'
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,673
Referee: Guido Winkmann
Man of the Match: Huntelaar
20 August 2011 3 1. FC Köln 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Cologne
18:30 CEST (UTC+02) Jajalo   19'
Lanig   34'
Brečko   53'
Andrezinho   87'
Match Report Amedick   2'
Iličević   17'
Kirch   25'
Dick   79'
Jessen   81'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 47,200
Referee: Knut Kircher
Man of the Match: Kevin Trapp
27 August 2011 4 Hamburger SV 3–4 1. FC Köln Hamburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02) Petrić   11' (pen.)
Rajković   59'
Son   62'
Aogo   66'
Match Report Chihi   21'
Brečko   24'
Novaković   49',   66'
Clemens   84'
McKenna   88'
Riether   88'
Stadium: Imtech Arena
Attendance: 51,289
Referee: Florian Meyer
Man of the Match: Adil Chihi
11 September 2011 5 1. FC Köln 1–2 1. FC Nürnberg Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02) Chihi   39',   67'
Riether   56'
Brečko   75'
McKenna   90'
Match Report Pekhart   19'   42'
Simons   31' (pen.), 35' (pen.)
Feulner   57'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 43,200
Referee: Michael Weiner
Man of the Match: Simons
17 September 2011 6 Bayer Leverkusen 1–4 1. FC Köln Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02) Balitsch   27'
Rolfes   70'
Schürrle   90+1'
Match Report Peszko   27'
Novaković   44'
Podolski   47', 54'
Clemens   79'
Rensing   82'
Riether   84'
Jajalo   90'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Günter Perl
Man of the Match: Lukas Podolski
25 September 2011 7 1. FC Köln 2–0 1899 Hoffenheim Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02) Sereno   18'
Jajalo   20'
Podolski   64'
Match Report Babel   14'
Compper   75'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Peter Sippel
Man of the Match: Lukas Podolski
1 October 8 Hertha BSC 3–0 1. FC Köln Berlin
18:30 CEST (UTC+02) Lasogga   14', 26',   77'
Raffael   34'
Franz   81'
Match Report Peszko   61'
Lanig   71'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 59,491
Referee: Florian Meyer
Man of the Match: Änis Ben-Hatira
16 October 2011 9 1. FC Köln 2–0 Hannover 96 Cologne
17:30 CEST (UTC+02) Podolski   24', 86',   65'
Chihi   80'
Lanig   84'
Match Report Rausch   33'
Schmiedebach   57'
Pogatetz   62'
Pinto   77'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Jochen Drees
Man of the Match: Lukas Podolski
22 October 2011 10 Borussia Dortmund 5–0 1. FC Köln Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+02) Kehl   5',   66'
Kagawa   7'
Schmelzer   25'
Subotić   38'
Lewandowski   44', 50'
Match Report Matuszczyk   6'
Sereno   47'
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 80,200
Referee: Felix Brych
Man of the Match: Mats Hummels
30 October 2011 11 1. FC Köln 3–0 FC Augsburg Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Podolski   19', 24' (pen.)
Jajalo   45+2'
Peszko   56'
Match Report Callsen-Bracker   40'
Bellinghausen   48'
Oehrl   75'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Peter Gagelmann
Man of the Match: Lukas Podolski
5 November 2011 12 Werder Bremen 3–2 1. FC Köln Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Papastathopoulos   20'
Fritz   45'
Bargfrede   47'
Pizzaro   49', 54' (pen.), 86'
Match Report Clemens   3'
Riether   42'
Podolski   45'
Sereno   53'
Rensing   78'
Lanig   89'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Michael Weiner
Man of the Match: Claudio Pizzaro
19 November 2011 13 1. FC Köln Postponed Mainz 05 Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Referee: Babak Rafati
25 November 2011 14 1. FC Köln 0–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Cologne
20:30 CET (UTC+01) Peszko   43' Match Report Hanke   20', 47'
Arango   30'
Herrmann   68'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Man of the Match: Mike Hanke
3 December 2011 15 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 1. FC Köln Stuttgart
18:30 CET (UTC+01) Gentner   29', 36'
Boulahrouz   45+1'
Okazaki   66'
Boka   83'
Match Report Podolski   15' (pen.), 88'
Lanig   20'
Brečko   48'
Jemal   79'
Sereno   90'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 56,255
Referee: Felix Brych
Man of the Match: Christian Gentner
10 December 2011 16 1. FC Köln 4–0 SC Freiburg Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Clemens   19', 66'
Sereno   39'
Podolski   60', 73'
Match Report Bastians   38'
Schuster   54'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 44,500
Referee: Marco Fritz
Man of the Match: Lukas Podolski
13 December 2011 13 1. FC Köln 1–1 Mainz 05 Cologne
20:30 CET (UTC+01) Jemal   29'
Podolski   85'
Brečko   88'
Match Report Gavranović   16'
Svensson   24'
Allagui   48',   70'
Baumgartlinger   62'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 44,800
Referee: Felix Zwayer
16 December 2011 17 Bayern Munich 3–0 1. FC Köln Munich
20:30 CET (UTC+01) Ribéry   33'   33'
Gómez   48'
Alaba   63'
Kroos   88'
Match Report Sereno   33'
Jajalo   65'
Peszko   66'
McKenna   85'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Guido Winkmann
Man of the Match: Toni Kroos
21 January 2012 18 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 1. FC Köln Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Lopes   21'
Polter   78'
Jajalo   65'
Eichner   81'
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 27,057
Referee: Tobias Welz
Man of the Match: Ashkan Dejagah
28 January 2012 19 1. FC Köln 1–4 Schalke 04 Cologne
18:30 CET (UTC+01) Podolski   4'
Pedro Geromel   18'
Brečko   78'
Uchida   35'
Matip   53'
Marica   60', 73'
Huntelaar   78'
Höger   82'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jochen Drees
Man of the Match: Ciprian Marica
5 February 2012 20 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 1. FC Köln Kaiserslautern
17:30 CET (UTC+01) Borysiuk   35'   40'
Rodnei   40'
Şahan   78'
Roshi   72' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,043
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
Man of the Match: Michael Rensing
12 February 2012 21 1. FC Köln 0–1 Hamburger SV Cologne
17:30 CET (UTC+01) Lanig   43'
Jemal   48'
Pedro Geromel   64'
Sala   60'
Guerrero   88'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Florian Meyer
Man of the Match: Paolo Guerrero
18 February 2012 22 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 1. FC Köln Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Esswein   28'
Hloušek   57'
Schäfer   67'
Simons   78'
Pekhart   85'
Peszko   24'
Brečko   55'
Novaković   66'
Roshi   77'
Stadium: Frankenstadion
Attendance: 38,101
Referee: Christian Dingert
Man of the Match: Alexander Esswein
25 February 2012 23 1. FC Köln 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Riether   22' Bender   16', 50' Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Felix Brych
Man of the Match: Lars Bender
4 March 2012 24 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 1. FC Köln Sinsheim
17:30 CET (UTC+01) Compper   33'
Vestergaard   67'
Beck   74'
Weis   79'
Eichner   24'
Lanig   56'
Podolski   81'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 29,250
Referee: Robert Hartmann
Man of the Match: Sebastian Rudy
10 March 2012 25 1. FC Köln 1–0 Hertha BSC Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Peszko   17'
Clemens   36'
Jajalo   65'
Podolski   76'
Riether   90+5'
Torun   11'
Lell   74'
Kobiashvili   75'   76'
Hubník   84'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Guido Winkmann
Man of the Match: Lukas Podolski
18 March 2012 26 Hannover 96 4–1 1. FC Köln Hanover
17:30 CET (UTC+01) Stindl   19'
Schlaudraff   61' (pen.)
Diouf   67', 83'
Summary Pezzoni   43'
Sereno   61'
Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
25 March 2012 27 1. FC Köln 1–6 Borussia Dortmund Cologne
17:30 CET (UTC+01) Novaković   13'
Podolski   51'
Summary Piszczek   26'
Kagawa   47', 80'
Lewandowski   52'
Gündoğan   79'
Perišić   84'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
31 March 2012 28 FC Augsburg 2–1 1. FC Köln Augsburg
17:30 CET (UTC+01) Koo   19'
Sankoh   33'
Rafael   45' (pen.)
Summary Geromel   26'
Lanig   29'
Podolski   42' (pen.)
Brečko   54'
Sereno   76'
Stadium: SGL arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Tobias Welz
7 April 2012 29 1. FC Köln 1–1 Werder Bremen Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Peszko   27'
Jemal   39'
Riether   58'
Jajalo   75'
Summary Fritz   22'
Rosenberg   24'
Papastathopoulos   35'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Günter Perl
10 April 2012 30 Mainz 05 4–0 1. FC Köln Mainz
20:00 CET (UTC+01) Polanski   19' (pen.)
Zidan   31'
N. Müller   37'
Szalai   54',   54'
Choupo-Moting   82'
Summary Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Felix Brych
15 April 2012 31 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 1. FC Köln Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Arango   19'
Jantschke   53'
Reus   55'
Dante   82'
Summary Pedro Geromel   67'
Podolski   79'
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 52,990
Referee: Knut Kircher
21 April 2012 32 1. FC Köln 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Peszko   50' Summary Niedermeier   61'
Harnik   67'
Cacau   71'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Peter Sippel
28 April 2012 33 SC Freiburg 4–1 1. FC Köln Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Mujdža   36'
Guédé   54'
Caligiuri   84'
Freis   90+1'
Summary Podolski   47'
McKenna   76'
Stadium: Mage Solar Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
5 May 2012 34 1. FC Köln 1–4 Bayern Munich Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Peszko   59'
Novaković   63'
Report Müller   34', 85'
Pedro Geromel   52' (o.g.)
Robben   54'
Schweinsteiger   71'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Florian Meyer

DFB-Pokal

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31 July 2011 1st Round Wiedenbrück 2000 0–3 1. FC Köln Gütersloh
Match Report Novaković   22', 45'
Jajalo   78'
Stadium: Heidewaldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Christian Dingert
25 October 2011 2nd Round 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 1. FC Köln Sinsheim
20:30 Obasi   40'
Musona   50'
Match Report Jajalo   6' Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Knut Kircher
Man of the Match: Musona

Squad information

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Transfers

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Roster, appearances, goals and assists

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As of 30 April 2012

Squad Season 2011-12
Players Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Totals
No. Player Nat. Birthday at FCK since Previous club MP G A MP G A MP G A
Goalkeepers
1 Michael Rensing   14 May 1985 2011 Bayern Munich 31 0 0 1 0 0 32 0 0
22 Miro Varvodić   15 May 1989 2008 Hajduk Split 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
24 Daniel Schwabke   19 July 1989 2007 1. FC Magdeburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Timo Horn   12 May 1993 2002 SC Rondorf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Mišo Brečko   1 May 1984 2008 Hamburger SV 26 0 2 2 0 0 28 0 2
3 Ammar Jemal   20 April 1987 2011 Young Boys 15 2 0 1 0 0 16 1 0
4 Christian Eichner   24 November 1982 2011 1899 Hoffenheim 28 0 1 2 0 0 30 0 1
12 Andrezinho   9 October 1981 2010 Vitória de Guimarães 7 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
17 Henrique Sereno   18 May 1985 2011 Porto 25 0 0 1 0 0 26 0 0
18 Tomoaki Makino   11 May 1987 2011 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
21 Pedro Geromel (captain)   21 September 1985 2008 Vitória de Guimarães 27 0 0 1 0 1 28 0 1
23 Kevin McKenna   21 January 1980 2007 Energie Cottbus 24 1 0 0 0 0 24 1 0
33 Mitchell Weiser   21 April 1994 2005 TVE Veltenhof 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
35 Alexander Vaaßen   9 December 1991 1998 Viktoria Thorr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 Sascha Riether   23 March 1983 2011 VfL Wolfsburg 17 0 0 2 0 0 19 0 0
6 Kevin Pezzoni   22 March 1989 2008 Blackburn Rovers 11 1 0 2 0 0 13 1 0
8 Petit   25 September 1976 2008 Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Martin Lanig   11 July 1984 2010 VfB Stuttgart 30 0 1 2 0 0 32 0 1
15 Sławomir Peszko   19 February 1985 2011 Lech Poznań 31 2 6 2 0 1 33 2 7
19 Mato Jajalo   24 May 1988 2010 Siena 30 3 3 2 2 0 32 5 3
20 Adil Chihi   21 February 1988 2004 Fortuna Düsseldorf 10 2 0 1 0 0 11 2 0
25 Adam Matuszczyk   14 February 1989 2003 VfB Dillingen 9 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
28 Odise Roshi   22 May 1991 2011 Flamurtari Vlorë 20 1 1 2 0 0 22 1 1
29 Christopher Buchtmann   25 April 1992 2010 Fulham F.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 Sebastian Freis   23 April 1985 2009 Karlsruher SC 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 1
10 Lukas Podolski   4 June 1985 2009 Bayern Munich 16 14 5 2 0 1 18 14 6
11 Milivoje Novaković   18 May 1979 2006 Litex Lovech 7 2 3 1 2 0 8 4 3
14 Alexandru Ioniță   5 August 1989 2010 Rapid București 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Mikael Ishak   31 March 1993 2012 Assyriska FF 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
27 Christian Clemens   4 August 1991 2001 SC Köln Weiler-Volkhoven 15 4 2 2 0 0 17 4 2
31 Mark Uth   24 August 1991 2009 Viktoria Köln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 Thiemo-Jérôme Kialka   12 January 1989 2007 VfL 93 Hamburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MP = Matches played — G = Goals scored — A = Assists
Sources:[6][7][37][38]

Sources

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