Despite the second division season
1. FC Köln generated millions of gain
09/27/2025 – 4:33 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The 1st FC Köln has sported the second division season 2024/25 with the promotion, but also financially with a new million profit.
The 1. FC Köln has continued its financial recovery despite relegation and 2nd Bundesliga. In the past season, the billy goats were able to win a profit after taxes of 5.4 million euros despite the second class. The FC was able to reduce its liabilities to EUR 32.2 million and increase equity at the same time to EUR 29.4 million.
Financial Managing Director Philipp Türoff announced on Saturday at the general meeting of the billy goats in the RheinEnergiestadion. “We have successfully completed the second division year in sports, also managed the challenging situation economically and fulfilled our financial obligations on time and reliably at any time,” said Türoff. “We have been financially stable and capable of acting. We received the license for the current season without conditions.”
Surprisingly, sales in the 2nd division fell to 150.8 million euros compared to the previous Bundesliga season from 159. And this despite the fact that the FC lost income of almost 30 million euros by relegation alone with the TV funds. The reasons for this comparatively small reason for sales were in various special effects.
The most important factor was Jeff Chabot’s players (switched to VfB Stuttgart in the summer of 2024 for around four million euros) and Jonas Urbig (switched to FC Bayern in January 2025). The record champions already paid around eight million euros for the goalkeeper. This sum can still grow to over ten million euros.
In addition, FC was able to take additional millions unexpectedly because the team reached the quarter-finals in the DFB Cup. This success brought premiums over three million euros and additional spectators from two cup home games and other TV income. FC also extended several contracts with important sponsors last year.
So great sales plus and the million dollar profit were possible. Otherwise, the FC would not have been able to finance the second division season out of the current business without losses. However, the billy goats were also able to invest around six million euros in the transfer market in January 2025.
“We want an operational healthy, capable and sporty successful FC and will continue to rely on a responsible commercial and sporting strategy in the future,” said Türoff. In the future, the association must “handle the FC’s money very carefully in order to achieve the desired goals”.
Türoff was able to give a positive outlook on the new financial year. Despite the investments in transfers in the summer of 2025, FC will also complete the 2025/26 Bundesliga season with a positive result. The billy goats have another budget for winter transfers and therefore remain capable of acting in order to be able to add up to personnel after the first half of the season.