Assad Kotya-Fofana

1. FC Köln II

Full name	1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V.
Nickname	Die Geißböcke (The Billy Goats)
Founded	1948 (club)
Ground	Franz-Kremer-Stadion
Capacity	5,457
Manager	Manuel Hartmann
League	Regionalliga West (IV)
2025–26	Regionalliga West, 10th of 18
Home colours Away colours Third colours

1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V. II, commonly known as simply 1. FC Köln II or 2. FC Köln, is a German football team based in Cologne. It is the reserve team of German association football club 1. FC Köln.

The team has qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, seven times and reached the second round three times. The team currently plays in the fourth tier of German Football, the Regionalliga West.

Their biggest ever win was in May 2013 when they defeated MSV Duisburg II 9–0. In the 2001–02 season, it won the Oberliga Nordrhein and was promoted to the Regionalliga Nord, but was then relegated back to it in the 2007–08 season. They joined the Regionalliga West in 2008 when the Oberliga Nordrhein became defunct and finished 8th in their first season.

They have played in the DFB-Pokal 10 times. The first ever time was in the 1976–77 season when they were knocked out in the first round by Hamburger SV. The most recent time playing in the cup was in the 2005–06 season when they were knocked out by Hannover 96 in the first round, in a 0–4 home loss.

• German amateur football championship
  • Winners: 1981
• Oberliga Nordrhein
  • Champions: 1981, 2002
• Verbandsliga Mittelrhein
  • Champions: 1965, 1967, 1977
• Middle Rhine Cup
  • Winners: 1995, 2004, 2005

The Franz-Kremer-Stadion is the home of 1. FC Köln II. It was named after legendary chairman Franz Kremer.

As of 8 September 2026

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Luis Hauer 2 DF  GER David Fürst 3 DF  GER Lionel Voufack 4 MF  GER Luca Dürholtz 6 DF  GER Niklas Hoffmann 7 FW  GER Malek El Mala 8 MF  GER Ilias Elyazidi 9 FW  GER Jonas Arweiler 11 FW  DEN Nilas Yacobi 13 DF  GER Cenny Neumann 14 MF  POR Gil Neves 15 MF  GER Faysal Harchaoui 16 MF  GER Etienne Borie 18 MF  GER Kian Hekmat 20 FW  GER David Okpodu

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  GER Luc Dabrowski 22 DF  GER Marvin Ajani 23 FW  GER Luis Labenz 24 GK  GER Mikolaj Marutzki 27 DF  GER Jonathan Friemel 29 MF  BUL Kristiyan Irmiev 30 FW  GER Maik Afri Akumu 32 DF  GER Luis Stapelmann 33 MF  CAN Evan Brown — GK  GER Simeon Castano Bader — GK  FRA Martin James — DF  CRO Gabriel Mioćevič — DF  GER Assad Kotya-Fofana — FW  GER Len Wörsdörfer

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  GER Yannick Mausehund (at TSV Havelse until 30 June 2027) 12 MF  EST Patrik Kristal (at Thun until 30 June 2027)

• Hans-Dieter Roos (1972–1975)
• Erich Rutemöller (1980–1985)
• Roland Koch (1987–1989)
• Bernd Krauss (1990)
• Eberhard Vogel (1991–1992)
• Stephan Engels (1994–1995)
• Mathias Hönerbach (1995–1996)
• Christoph John (1998–2007)
• Frank Schaefer (2007–2010)
• Thomas Rainer (2010–2011)
• Dirk Lottner (2011–2012)
• Thomas Rainer (2012)
• Dirk Lottner (2012–2014)
• Stephan Engels (2014–)

• Official website (in German)
• 1. FC Köln II at Weltfussball.de (in German)