Newsblog for 1. FC Cologne
FC board no longer competes – but a back door can be opened
Updated on April 12th, 2025 – 11:38 a.m.Reading time: 49 min.
The 1. FC Köln is the football club from the cathedral city. In the New sticker on T-Online you will find all the important messages about the “billy goats”.
The reigning board of the 1st FC Köln announced its retirement on Saturday. Werner Wolf, Eckhard Sauren and Carsten Wettich announced that they will no longer be available as a trio for another term. “After intensive considerations and conversations, we – Werner Wolf, Carsten Wettich and Eckhard Sauren – came to the conclusion that we were not running for a further term as a board team in the current composition,” said the message.
However, the trio could be a back door – in case one of the three board members wants to compete with a new team. “In very open and constructive conversations, we agreed that it is open to every member of the current board of directors to run again for the office of the board in another constellation.” The 1. FC Köln will choose a new board in autumn 2025.
FC coach Gerhard Struber has to change his squad in a position compared to the 0-1 loss last weekend against Hertha BSC. During the week, left -back Max Finkgräfe suffered a muscular injury, which did not take the trip to the away game against SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
This is what U21 middle field player Emin Kujovic is in the professional squad on Friday evening. The 20-year-old was already part of Struber five times, but has not been used in the 2nd Bundesliga. In Fürth, the own plant can now hope for his professional debut again.
In addition to Finkgräfe, FC will also be missing in addition to Finkräfe, Neo Telle (both sick), Jusuf Gazibegovic, Linton Maina (both ankle injury), Luca Kilian (cruciate ligament rupture) and Jacob Christensens (training deficit).
Thursday, April 10, 2025
The 1. FC Köln can look forward to this youngster: Said El Mala, currently awarded to Viktoria Cologne, achieved his tenth third division this week in the 2-1 win in Stuttgart. It was a historical goal: At exactly 18 years and 222 days, the wing striker is now the youngest player in the history of the 3rd league, who succeeded ten goals.
El Mala, who is to appear for FC from the coming season, leads this list of none other than inter-mailand star Hakan çalhanoğlu, who had met for the tenth time on his 19th birthday (at that time for the Karlsruhe SC). National striker Tim Kleindienst (19 years and 174 days, for Energie Cottbus), in six Bayern legend Thomas Müller (19 years and 190 days, for Bayern Munich II) follows.
The 1. FC Köln has to do without Max Finkgräfe in Fürth on Friday evening. “Unfortunately, Max got a muscle injury, he will not be available to us at the weekend,” said Gerhard Struber at the press conference on Wednesday afternoon. Left -back Finkgräfe had come out of training prematurely at the lecture with thigh pain.
Captain Timo Hübers also fails again according to his gastrointestinal infection. “He can train individually and will return to team training in the course of the next week,” announced Struber. With Dejan Ljubicic, who had to stop the training on Tuesday due to ankle problems, the Cologne head coach was able to report all -clear: “Dejo had a short moment, but has got back in full today.” Nothing should stand in the way.
The training week of the 1st FC Köln before the away game at Greuther Fürth started with new concerns. Dejan Ljubicic and Max Finkgräfe had to go to the cabin early on Tuesday. In addition, captain Timo Hüber, who only trained individually, threatens to miss the third game in a row due to his gastrointestinal infection.
Ljubicic complained about ankle problems in the unit on Tuesday morning and went off the lawn after a break of treatment. The Austrian had already felt pain last week, but an MRI examination had actually caused the all-clear. Finkgräfe in turn was treated on the left thigh immediately before the end of the training session and could not continue. Investigations are pending.