Cologne is a football club whose composition is based in the city of the same name in Germany. Appeared at the beginning of 1948. Home meetings are held at the Rhine Energy Arena, which can accommodate about 50,000 spectators. The football club "Cologne" is only part of a sports organization, under the leadership of which teams in various sports disciplines perform.
Appearance
In the 1930s and 40s, there were several teams in the city of Cologne playing in the district championships. They were approximately equal in strength, but they could not play in the major leagues. Once, one club from Cologne was still honored to break into the elite division, where it faced serious competition. Therefore, he was soon knocked out of there.
Cologne football fans dreamed of having a strong team capable of fighting the famous German clubs. On February 13, 1948, the authorities decided to create a new Cologne team. The football club received the best local players and the support of the city leadership.
The head of the team was Franz Kremer, who did not leave the post until his death. He seriously took up the construction of a powerful team, drew the best players into his ranks, promising an imminent championship. He managed to manage the team. Very quickly, the football club "Cologne", whose statistics were getting better, got the infrastructure and the opportunity to speak at a professional level. A year later, he ended up in the West Division of the German Premier League.
Logo appearance
Fans of football know that a goat flaunts on the Cologne emblem, and team players are nicknamed "goats." It began in 1957. Football club "Cologne", (Germany) marked the end of the season. One of those present gave the team director a live goat, who was named after the coach. The animal was very fond of the leadership and the players. Soon it appeared on the emblem of the club. Fans, by the way, were not against the goat.
First successes
The football club "Cologne" in the 50s seriously declared itself in the national championship, becoming the winner in West Germany 5 times. Such successes did not go unnoticed, the team fell in love with the public and regularly received the right to fight for the main German title. True, she was able to get it only once. It happened in 1963, when the Nuremberg was defeated in the final match.
In 1963, the Bundesliga appeared in Germany. Its first winners are precisely the "goats", ahead of the nearest pursuer by 6 points. Many players from the club participated in the games of the national team. In 1967, the team director died. A year later, in honor of his memory, “Cologne” won the country's first Cup in its history.
In the 70s, the team surrendered its leadership position, “Bavaria” and the Mönchengladbach “Borussia” came in its place. However, “Cologne” did not fall out of the rating, staying close to the leaders. The return of the triumphant spirit occurred in 1977, when the team managed to take the German Cup.
A year later, the club does a gold double at all, having won the title of the country's champions and the Cup. By the way, in 1978 they managed for the third and last time to become the best in Germany. In the same season, the team managed to break into the semifinals of the Champions Cup.
The following year, failure occurs, and the club takes only 6th place. The result was associated with a huge number of injuries. In 1980, “Cologne” in the final of the Cup of the country loses “Fortune”. A year later, the club completely drops to 8th line, but gets to the semifinals in the UEFA Cup. In 1983, the coach of the team helps to win the long-awaited German Cup. Two years later, the Germans reached the final of the UEFA Cup, but could not beat Real Madrid.
In the 92nd team for the last time takes part in the European Cup tournament. Then the recession begins, which was caused by poor funding. In the 1997/98 season, the club went to the second division of the country. However, after a year he will be able to return.
Today
In the early 2000s, the team began to jump between leagues, but it did not work for a foothold in the prestigious. In the leadership of “Cologne” there were constantly scandals that led to the change of directors and coaches. Since then, the famous team has not managed to win a single prestigious trophy. However, fans believe that the “goats" will return to their leading position and repeat their success.