FC Viktoria Köln is a Cologne football club founded in 1904 and rooted in the city’s right-bank districts. Its red-and-white identity is closely associated with Sportpark Höhenberg, an intimate venue in the Höhenberg quarter. The club combines a long, changeable history with a modern developmental outlook, competing in Germany’s third tier and domestic cup football. This team page brings together its recorded 2026 roster, coaching chronology, recent player movement, competition footprint and enduring place in Cologne’s football culture.
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FC Viktoria Köln Upcoming matches by league
3. Liga
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- Regular Season - 7
FC Viktoria Köln
FC Ingolstadt 04
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- Regular Season - 8
Alemannia AachenNo H2HFC Viktoria Köln
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- Regular Season - 9
FC Viktoria KölnNo H2HSG Sonnenhof Grossaspach
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- Regular Season - 10
MSV DuisburgNo H2HFC Viktoria Köln
Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
FC Viktoria Köln Last matches by league
3. Liga
DFB Pokal
Friendlies Clubs
FC Viktoria Köln Team Roster
The recorded roster contains 26 players. Its positional balance is midfield-heavy, with 12 midfielders, seven defenders, five attackers and two goalkeepers. The group includes C. Greger and M. Pledl in defence, alongside a broad midfield group featuring J. Amann, K. Jakob, T. Duman and Raphael Ott. D. Otto, D. Perri and N. H. Castelle provide named attacking options, while A. Schulz and D. Wycioc are the listed goalkeepers. The mix also includes additional developmental entries, giving the roster a clear depth-and-development profile without reducing it to a full player list.
position Goalkeeper
Arne Schulz
D. Wyciok
position Defender
Tobias Eisenhuth
Christoph Greger
Tim Kloss
Meiko Sponsel
Verthomy Schilo Boboy
Kilian Jakob
F. Albers
position Midfielder
Y. Tonye
Taylan Duman
Eric Babacar Gueye
Niklas Jahn
Marco Pledl
Niklas Swider
Lucas Mika Wolf
Jason Amann
Raphael Ott
Pascal Fallmann
Samuele Carella
Niklas Horst Castelle
position Attacker
J. Sachse
David Otto
D. Perri
Alexander Prokopenko
Noah Le Bret Maboulou
Last FC Viktoria Köln Coachs
The most recent recorded coaching appointment is Marian Wilhelm, who began on 1 January 2025. The timeline does not establish that he remains in the role, so his entry is presented as a dated appointment rather than a current designation. Olaf Janßen is recorded from February 2021, while Pavel Dochev is listed from July 2019 until January 2021. Jürgen Kohler also appears in the earlier chronology, beginning in May 2019, within the club’s recorded coaching history.
Marian Wilhelm
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marian Wilhelm | Germany | 1 January 2025 | |
| 1 February 2021 | |||
| Pavel Dochev | Bulgaria | 1 July 2019 | 1 January 2021 |
| Pavel Dochev | Bulgaria | 1 July 2019 | 1 January 2021 |
| Jürgen Kohler | Germany | 13 May 2019 | |
| Patrick Glöckner | Germany | 1 July 2018 | 1 May 2019 |
| Marco Antwerpen | Germany | 1 July 2016 | 1 December 2017 |
| Alexander Voigt | Germany | 1 December 2014 | 1 December 2014 |
| Claus-Dieter Wollitz | Germany | 1 June 2013 | 1 December 2014 |
FC Viktoria Köln Transfers
Among the recent arrivals recorded, K. Jakob and J. Amann are listed as free agents, while N. Le Bret, Niklas Swider and J. Sachse arrived on loans. N. Jahn is marked as a transfer, and Raphael Ott is recorded as returning from a loan. Earlier listed additions include T. Duman and A. Prokopenko as free agents, plus N. H. Castelle and E. B. Gueye in the same category. The arrival listing is a selected recent movement record rather than a complete transfer history, and no fee amounts are recorded.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| K. Jakob |
TSV 1860 München
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Free agent | 22 July 2026 |
| N. Le Bret |
1. FC Nürnberg
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Loan | 21 July 2026 |
| E. Gueye |
Rot-weiss Oberhausen
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Amann |
FSV Mainz 05
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| N. Castelle |
SSV Ulm 1846
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| E. B. Gueye |
Rot-weiss Oberhausen
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| N. H. Castelle |
SSV Ulm 1846
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| N. Jahn |
VfL Bochum
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
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FSV Mainz 05
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 | |
| A. Prokopenko |
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| P. Fallmann |
Erzgebirge Aue
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Niklas Swider |
Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| N. Jahn |
VfL Bochum
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Transfer | 29 June 2026 |
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FSV Mainz 05
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 | |
| Raphael Ott |
FC Schalke 04
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
The recorded departures include R. Velasco to Havelse and J. Vega Zambrano to Rot-weiss Oberhausen, with both moves listed on 4 August. V. Carus left as a free agent, while F. Fricke departed on loan. L. Münst is listed as a transfer to VfL Osnabrück and L. Dietz as a free agent to Patro Eisden. Several entries are returns from loans, including J. Sachse, J. Agyekum, Leander Nicolas Popp and F. Ronstadt. This is a selected recent movement record, not a complete departure history, and no fees are stated.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuele Carella |
Wiedenbrück
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Loan | 29 August 2026 |
| Raphael Ott |
TSV 1860 München
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Transfer | 25 August 2026 |
| J. Vega Zambrano |
Rot-weiss Oberhausen
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Transfer | 5 August 2026 |
| J. Vega Zambrano |
Rot-weiss Oberhausen
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Transfer | 4 August 2026 |
| R. Velasco |
Havelse
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Free agent | 4 August 2026 |
| R. Velasco |
Havelse
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Free agent | 3 August 2026 |
| V. Carus |
Emmen
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Free agent | 6 July 2026 |
| F. Fricke |
Bergisch Gladbach
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Loan | 1 July 2026 |
| D. Richter |
Chemnitzer FC
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Kozuki |
Shonan Bellmare
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- | 30 June 2026 |
| L. Dietz |
Patro Eisden
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| L. Münst |
VfL Osnabrück
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Richter |
Chemnitzer FC
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| S. Kozuki |
Shonan Bellmare
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- | 29 June 2026 |
| F. Engelhardt |
Fortuna Köln
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recorded movements show multiple mechanisms affecting the squad rather than one single transfer route. The arrival list features free-agent additions such as K. Jakob, J. Amann, T. Duman and A. Prokopenko, alongside loans for N. Le Bret and Niklas Swider and a recorded transfer for N. Jahn. Raphael Ott represents a return from loan. Departures include free-agent exits, permanent transfers and a loan, while several players returned to their parent clubs after temporary spells. The same player can appear in more than one dated movement entry, as illustrated by J. Sachse, so individual entries do not represent a simple headcount of distinct squad changes. The listed activity spans August 2025 to August 2026, with the latest recorded departures on 4 August 2026 and arrivals on 22 July 2026. No amounts are recorded, leaving the financial scale and net balance of this selected movement history unassessed.
Leagues FC Viktoria Köln has participated in
The recorded competition footprint centers on German domestic football. 3. Liga is listed from 2019 through 2025 and remains the most recent league competition in the record, while the DFB Pokal is recorded across the 2014 to 2025 period. Friendlies Clubs also appears from 2020 through 2025 as a competition entry. The latest year for all three entries is 2025, which supports recent participation but does not by itself confirm the details of a 2026 campaign. Together, these records place Viktoria Köln within the German league-and-cup ecosystem rather than a documented regular European schedule.
More about FC Viktoria Köln
FC Viktoria Köln is a German football club from Cologne, founded in 1904. Its full registered identity is Fußballclub Viktoria Köln 1904 e.V., reflecting the traditional German association structure behind the modern team. The club is based in the Höhenberg district on Cologne’s right bank of the Rhine, where Sportpark Höhenberg provides a compact home and an important expression of local football culture. Rather than presenting the scale of a large metropolitan arena, the ground is associated with a more intimate, community-centered matchday setting.
The club’s story reaches back to FC Germania Kalk, an early football initiative in Cologne’s industrial eastern districts. Across the twentieth century, that lineage passed through several names and reorganizations, including SV Kalk 04 and VfR Köln 04, before the modern Viktoria identity took shape. This history gives the club a sense of continuity while acknowledging that its institutional path was formed through mergers and transformations rather than a single uninterrupted name.
Red and white are the defining colors, carried through the club’s traditional visual identity, badge and home attire. They connect the team to the neighborhoods east of the Rhine and to a working-class football tradition rooted in Cologne. The club’s structure as a registered association places membership and club democracy at the heart of its governance, alongside cooperation with commercial and regional sponsors.
Sportingly, FC Viktoria Köln belongs to the domestic German football ecosystem. Its recorded participation includes 3. Liga and the DFB Pokal, with friendlies also part of the competition record. The club has no documented regular UEFA tournament footprint, so its profile is shaped primarily by league development, domestic cup occasions and regional identity. Its football model is commonly associated with disciplined leadership, young talent and a selective blend of regional and international players, making Viktoria Köln a distinctive right-bank presence in the Cologne game.
Last matches statistics for FC Viktoria Köln
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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2 - 1
SV Elversberg
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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FC Viktoria Köln
5 - 3
VVV Venlo
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Standard Liege
0 - 3
FC Viktoria Köln
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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FC Viktoria Köln
1 - 2
Kaiserslautern II
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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FC Viktoria Köln
2 - 5
SSV Jahn Regensburg
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | 2 | |
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Stuttgart II
1 - 3
FC Viktoria Köln
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | |
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FC Viktoria Köln
1 - 1
1. FC Nürnberg
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6 / 21 |
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80 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
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FC Viktoria Köln
4 - 1
Preußen Münster
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Rot-Weiß Essen
1 - 0
FC Viktoria Köln
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2 / 3 |
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0% | 0 | 1 | |
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FC Viktoria Köln
4 - 0
Hansa Rostock
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3 / 4 |
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0% | 0 | 3 |
Detailed statistics FC Viktoria Köln
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).