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| Full name | 1. FC Köln |
| Nickname | Die Geißböcke ( English The Billy Goats) |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Ground | RheinEnergie Stadium , Cologne |
| Capacity | 51,000 |
| Chairman | Wolfgang Overath |
| Manager | Huub Stevens |
| League | German Bundesliga |
| 2003-04 | Erste Bundesliga, 18th (relegated) |
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|} 1.FC Köln is the pre-eminent football club in Cologne, Germany. The club was formed in 1948. They were founder members of the West German Bundesliga (football) and won the championship in its inaugural season of 1963/ 1964. In all, 1.FC Köln has won the domestic championship 3 times and the German Cup 4 times, including the double in season 1977/ 1978.
In the early years of the Bundesliga, Cologne were the most successful club in West Germany in terms of total points won; however since the early 1980s the club has suffered a decline in achievement and in 1999 they were relegated for the first time. In recent years they have flitted between the top and second divisions. Their most recent move between the two divisions was relegation from the First Bundesliga at the end of the 2003/ 042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co season.
Some famous players for the side include: