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1. FC Köln

Germany · Bundesliga · Manager: René Wagner since Apr 2026
#119 World rank · club rating
1,850 Club rating
13th in the Bundesliga

1. FC Köln have had 12 managers since 2015/16. Markus Anfang (Aug 2018 – Apr 2019) had the best points per game of them (1.91 in 33 matches), while the club rating fell from 1,838 to 1,819.

1. FC Köln managers

29 spells since 1997 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
René Wagner Apr 2026 – present · PPG 1.17 current Apr 2026 – present 18 5-6-7 1.17 1,820 → 1,852 +32 −2.1 −0.05
Lukas Kwasniok #465 now Aug 2025 – Mar 2026 · PPG 1.00 Aug 2025 – Mar 2026 29 7-8-14 1.00 1,925 → 1,808 −117 −11.5 −0.11
Friedhelm Funkel May 2025 · PPG 3.00 caretaker May 2025 2 2-0-0 3.00 1,917 → 1,955 +38 +7.6 +0.35
Gerhard Struber #780 now Aug 2024 – May 2025 · PPG 1.69 Aug 2024 – May 2025 36 17-10-9 1.69 1,912 → 1,871 −42 −14.4 −0.08
Timo Schultz #808 now Jan 2024 – May 2024 · PPG 0.94 Jan 2024 – May 2024 18 3-8-7 0.94 1,867 → 1,867 0 −8.2 −0.06
Steffen Baumgart #816 now Aug 2021 – Dec 2023 · PPG 1.24 Aug 2021 – Dec 2023 98 30-32-36 1.24 1,881 → 1,843 −38 −12.6 +0.07
Friedhelm Funkel Apr 2021 – May 2021 · PPG 1.63 caretaker Apr 2021 – May 2021 8 4-1-3 1.63 1,817 → 1,875 +57 +11.0 +0.09
Markus Gisdol #540 now Nov 2019 – Apr 2021 · PPG 1.09 Nov 2019 – Apr 2021 54 15-14-25 1.09 1,745 → 1,793 +48 +4.8 +0.05
Achim Beierlorzer Aug 2019 – Nov 2019 · PPG 0.62 Aug 2019 – Nov 2019 13 2-2-9 0.62 1,868 → 1,726 −143 −24.0 −0.25
Andre Pawlak May 2019 · PPG 1.33 caretaker May 2019 3 1-1-1 1.33 1,797 → 1,763 −34 −6.9 −0.20
Markus Anfang #553 now Aug 2018 – Apr 2019 · PPG 1.91 Aug 2018 – Apr 2019 33 19-6-8 1.91 1,838 → 1,819 −18 −7.6 −0.02
Stefan Ruthenbeck Dec 2017 – May 2018 · PPG 0.86 Dec 2017 – May 2018 22 5-4-13 0.86 1,739 → 1,713 −26 −7.1 −0.17
Peter Stöger #416 now Jul 2013 – Dec 2017 · PPG 1.38 Jul 2013 – Dec 2017 168 59-55-54 1.38 1,659 → 1,716 +57 +11.6 +0.06
Before 2015/16 · 16 spells, Aug 1997 – May 2013
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Holger Stanislawski Aug 2012 – May 2013 · PPG 1.57 Aug 2012 – May 2013 37 15-13-9 1.57 1,734 → 1,736 +2 +1.5 −0.06
Frank Schaefer Apr 2012 – May 2012 · PPG 0.25 caretaker Apr 2012 – May 2012 4 0-1-3 0.25 1,675 → 1,665 −10 −4.5 −0.10
Ståle Solbakken Jul 2011 – Apr 2012 · PPG 1.00 Jul 2011 – Apr 2012 32 9-5-18 1.00 1,853 → 1,660 −193 −31.3 +0.03
Volker Finke Apr 2011 – May 2011 · PPG 3.00 caretaker Apr 2011 – May 2011 3 3-0-0 3.00 1,685 → 1,812 +128 +26.5 +0.67
Frank Schaefer Oct 2010 – Apr 2011 · PPG 1.38 Oct 2010 – Apr 2011 24 10-3-11 1.38 1,709 → 1,751 +42 +5.8 +0.20
Zvonimir Soldo Aug 2009 – Oct 2010 · PPG 1.15 Aug 2009 – Oct 2010 48 14-13-21 1.15 1,533 → 1,706 +173 +1.6 +0.14
Christoph Daum Aug 2008 – May 2009 · PPG 1.17 Aug 2008 – May 2009 36 12-6-18 1.17 1,540 → 1,557 +17 −6.2 +0.07
Hanspeter Latour Jan 2006 – May 2006 · PPG 1.06 Jan 2006 – May 2006 17 4-6-7 1.06 1,473 → 1,559 +86 +18.3 +0.06
Uwe Rapolder Aug 2005 – Dec 2005 · PPG 0.71 Aug 2005 – Dec 2005 17 3-3-11 0.71 1,507 → 1,434 −73 −14.4 −0.04
Marcel Koller #128 now Nov 2003 – May 2004 · PPG 0.70 Nov 2003 – May 2004 23 4-4-15 0.70 1,523 → 1,464 −59 −10.8 −0.12
Jos Luhukay Nov 2003 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Nov 2003 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,533 → 1,505 −28 −5.6 −0.60
Friedhelm Funkel Feb 2002 – Oct 2003 · PPG 1.00 Feb 2002 – Oct 2003 22 6-4-12 1.00 1,475 → 1,485 +10 +3.7 −0.02
Christoph John Feb 2002 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Feb 2002 3 0-0-3 0.00 1,523 → 1,447 −76 −15.2 −0.41
Ewald Lienen Aug 2000 – Jan 2002 · PPG 1.13 Aug 2000 – Jan 2002 53 15-15-23 1.13 1,492 → 1,443 −48 −18.2 0.00
Lorenz-Günther Köstner Oct 1997 – May 1998 · PPG 1.12 Oct 1997 – May 1998 26 8-5-13 1.12 1,541 → 1,500 −41 −9.2 +0.04
Peter Neururer Aug 1997 – Sep 1997 · PPG 0.88 Aug 1997 – Sep 1997 8 2-1-5 0.88 1,551 → 1,488 −62 −18.0 −0.08

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Peter Stöger is the longest-serving: 168 matches over 4 years (Jul 2013 – Dec 2017). Volker Finke added the most coach rating: +26.5 over 3 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager
1,850Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#119World rankof 943 active clubs
#13Bundesligaof 18 clubs
2,069Peak since 2015/16Mar 2020 · low 1,706, Oct 2017
1,6001,8002,0002,200201620182020202220242026Nov 2026 · René Wagner1,867 club rating1,6001,8002,0002,200201620202024Nov 2026 · René Wagner1,867 club rating
Colour changes with each manager (12 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

1. FC Köln's club rating peaked at 2,069 in March 2020, under Markus Gisdol, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,706 in October 2017, under Peter Stöger.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time
Fri 20 Nov · 19:30 Bundesliga A at FC Bayern München
Preview FC Bayern München v 1. FC Köln ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2026/27 9 so far 9 2.44 2.44 1.94 73% 5.56 5.67 5.21
2025/26 34 1.97 2.38 2.00 72% 4.62 5.53 4.89
2023/24 34 2.21 2.32 2.16 61% 5.53 5.97 4.98
2022/23 34 2.29 2.00 2.15 67% 6.03 4.59 4.85
2021/22 34 2.03 1.91 1.80 75% 5.32 5.26 4.83
5 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2020/21
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2020/21 36 2.00 1.97 1.88 64% 4.22 4.61 4.60
2019/20 34 2.44 1.94 2.09 58% 5.15 5.88 5.05
2017/18 34 2.09 1.88 1.79 68% 5.09 5.38 4.72
2016/17 34 2.21 1.97 2.05 64% 3.65 5.44 4.56
2015/16 34 1.74 2.18 2.06 4.76 5.56 4.77

1. FC Köln won 6.03 corners a game in 2022/23, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 24% above the Bundesliga's average side (4.85).

League matches only (Bundesliga), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. The current season shows from its first match with a "N so far" tag; sentences use it from 10 matches. Bundesliga cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

317 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 4213% 196% 83%
HT drawHT D 299% 5919% 4013%
HT lossHT L 134% 186% 8928%
57
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 120 matches
62
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 69 matches
1st half · W 69 · D 128 · L 120 GD −63
2nd half · W 84 · D 113 · L 120 GD −60

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at 1. FC Köln

27 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Deniz Aytekin 21 6-4-11 1.05 2.14 2.08 +3%
Felix Zwayer 21 10-7-4 1.76 2.57 2.11 +22%
Tobias Stieler 18 3-7-8 0.89 1.89 2.11 −10%
Daniel Siebert 17 4-4-9 0.94 2.12 2.11 0%
Christian Dingert 13 3-5-5 1.08 2.08 2.11 −1%
Benjamin Brand 12 4-2-6 1.17 2.67 2.14 +25%
Felix Brych 12 2-5-5 0.92 1.58 2.08 −24%
Matthias Jollenbeck 12 2-5-5 0.92 2.00 2.12 −5%
Frank Willenborg 11 1-3-7 0.55 1.55 2.18 −29%
Martin Petersen 11 3-3-5 1.09 2.09 2.14 −2%
17 more referees with 5+ matches
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Robert Schröder 11 5-3-3 1.64 1.82 2.15 −15%
Benjamin Cortus 10 1-5-4 0.80 2.70 2.17 +24%
Marco Fritz 10 2-2-6 0.80 1.80 2.10 −14%
Patrick Ittrich 10 3-1-6 1.00 2.20 2.13 +3%
Robert Hartmann 10 4-1-5 1.30 1.50 2.10 −28%
Sven Jablonski 10 1-2-7 0.50 2.50 2.17 +15%
Tobias Welz 10 2-3-5 0.90 2.70 2.13 +27%
Florian Badstubner 9 2-2-5 0.89 1.56 2.12 −26%
Harm Osmers 9 3-3-3 1.33 2.56 2.18 +17%
Sören Storks 9 0-4-5 0.44 2.78 2.14 +30%
Bastian Dankert 8 1-3-4 0.75 2.38 2.11 +12%
Manuel Gräfe 8 4-1-3 1.63 1.50 2.12 −29%
Wolfgang Stark 7 3-3-1 1.71 1.29 1.97 −35%
Guido Winkmann 6 1-4-1 1.17 3.33 2.09 +59%
Robert Kampka 6 3-1-2 1.67 3.17 2.25 +41%
Daniel Schlager 5 3-1-1 2.00 1.80 2.21 −18%
Tobias Reichel 5 2-1-2 1.40 1.40 2.10 −33%

Under Frank Willenborg, 1. FC Köln picked up 1.55 cards a game, 29% below their own average in the same seasons (11 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (315). Cards = 1. FC Köln's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is 1. FC Köln's manager?

René Wagner, since April 2026 - 18 matches, 5 won (1.17 points per game).

How many managers has 1. FC Köln had since 2015?

12, counting 2 caretakers.

Who is 1. FC Köln's longest-serving manager?

Peter Stöger: 168 matches from July 2013 to December 2017.

How many cards a game do 1. FC Köln get?

1.97 a game in the Bundesliga in 2025/26, against 2.00 for the league's average side; 2.44 so far in 2026/27 (9 matches).

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.