1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V. , better known as simply 1. FC Köln ( German pronunciation: [ɛf ˈt͡seː ˈkœln] ⓘ ) or FC Cologne in English , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] is a German professional football club based in Cologne , North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07 . Köln compete in the first-tier Bundesliga after winning the 2024–25 2. Bundesliga season and plays its home matches at RheinEnergieStadion .
