1. FC Koeln

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1.FC Koeln is the pre-eminent football club in Cologne, Germany. The club was formed in 1948. They were founder members of the West German Bundesliga and won the championship in its inaugural season of 1963/1964. In all, 1.FC Koeln has won the domestic championship 3 times and the 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.

Some famous players for the side include:

• Wolfgang Overath
• Wolfgang Weber
• Bernd Cullmann
• Harald 'Toni' Schumacher
• Pierre Littbarski