Founded in 1904 as FC Germania Kalk it is one of the oldest football clubs in the city. In 1909 Germania merged with FC Kalk to form SV Kalk 04 and in 1911 this club was, in turn, united with Mülheimer FC to create VfR Mülheim-Kalk 04. The club was renamed VfR Köln 04 in 1918 and, in 1926, won its first Western German football championship and entry to national championship play.
After the re-organization of German football in 1933 under the Third Reich into sixteen top flight divisions, VfR played in the Gauliga Mittelrhein taking titles there in 1935 and 1937 but then performed poorly at the national level. In 1941 The Gauliga Mittelrhein was split into the Gauliga Moselland and Gauliga Köln-Aachen, with VfR playing in the latter division. Two years later the club joined Mülheimer SV to play as the combined wartime side (Kriegsspielgemeinschaft) KSG VfR 04 Köln/Mülheimer SV 06. Mülheim had also played in the Gauliga Mittelrhein since 1933 claiming titles of its own in 1934 and 1940, and had similarly poor results at the national level. Play in the Gauliga Köln-Aachen was suspended in the 1944–45 season as Allied armies advanced into Germany at the end of World War II.
Historical chart of Viktoria Köln and its predecessors' league performance
After the war VfR Köln resumed playing first division football in the Oberliga West, but lasted only a single season before being relegated. In 1949 the team merged with its wartime partner Mülheimer SV to become SC Rapid Köln 04 and played in the 2. Oberliga West (II) until falling to third tier football after 1952. Rapid joined local rivals SC Preußen Dellbrück forming SC Viktoria 04 Köln in 1957. Of these sides, Preußen Dellbrück was most successful, advancing to the semi-finals of the national championships in 1950 before going out against Kickers Offenbach in a replay of their scoreless first match.
In 1963, the city selected Viktoria as its representative in the Fairs Cup, the forerunner of today's UEFA Cup, but the club was unable to capitalize on the opportunity. The team played as a second and third division side with generally unremarkable results until the 1994 merger with SC Brück that created SCB Preußen Köln, the new team being named after predecessor Preußen Dellbrück. The new club earned a second-place finish in their division in 2000, but quickly tumbled to the Oberliga Nordrhein (IV), even spending one season in fifth division Verbandsliga Mittelrhein. The pattern continued after the team was re-christened SCB Viktoria Köln in 2002.
On 22 June 2010, a new club called FC Viktoria Köln was founded which took over the youth teams of now insolvent SCB Viktoria Köln. Although it was expected that the new club can begin in the Landesliga, where SCB Viktoria had played at last, they were forced by the association to start in the lowest league, Kreisliga D. Nonetheless, on 24 February 2011 they took over FC Junkersdorf which became champion of the 2010–11 Mittelrheinliga and so FC Viktoria Köln could start in 2011–12 in the NRW-Liga.
A 2012 title in this league earned the club promotion to the Regionalliga West where it played until 2019 after being promoted to 3. Liga.
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FC Viktoria Koln is a German association football club from the city of Cologne in North Rhine Westphalia that competes in the 3 Liga Viktoria KolnFull nameFussballclub Viktoria Koln 1904 e V Founded1904 as FC Germania Kalk GroundSportpark HohenbergCapacity10 001PresidentGunter PutzHead coachOlaf JanssenLeague3 Liga2021 223 Liga 13th of 20WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent season Contents 1 History 2 Merging history 2 1 1949 1957 2 2 1957 1994 2 3 1994 2002 2 4 2002 2010 2 5 22 June 2010 3 Honours 4 Players 4 1 Current squad 4 2 Out on loan 5 European participations 6 Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditFounded in 1904 as FC Germania Kalk it is one of the oldest football clubs in the city In 1909 Germania merged with FC Kalk to form SV Kalk 04 and in 1911 this club was in turn united with Mulheimer FC to create VfR Mulheim Kalk 04 The club was renamed VfR Koln 04 in 1918 and in 1926 won its first Western German football championship and entry to national championship play After the re organization of German football in 1933 under the Third Reich into sixteen top flight divisions VfR played in the Gauliga Mittelrhein taking titles there in 1935 and 1937 but then performed poorly at the national level In 1941 The Gauliga Mittelrhein was split into the Gauliga Moselland and Gauliga Koln Aachen with VfR playing in the latter division Two years later the club joined Mulheimer SV to play as the combined wartime side Kriegsspielgemeinschaft KSG VfR 04 Koln Mulheimer SV 06 Mulheim had also played in the Gauliga Mittelrhein since 1933 claiming titles of its own in 1934 and 1940 and had similarly poor results at the national level Play in the Gauliga Koln Aachen was suspended in the 1944 45 season as Allied armies advanced into Germany at the end of World War II Historical chart of Viktoria Koln and its predecessors league performance After the war VfR Koln resumed playing first division football in the Oberliga West but lasted only a single season before being relegated In 1949 the team merged with its wartime partner Mulheimer SV to become SC Rapid Koln 04 and played in the 2 Oberliga West II until falling to third tier football after 1952 Rapid joined local rivals SC Preussen Dellbruck forming SC Viktoria 04 Koln in 1957 Of these sides Preussen Dellbruck was most successful advancing to the semi finals of the national championships in 1950 before going out against Kickers Offenbach in a replay of their scoreless first match In 1963 the city selected Viktoria as its representative in the Fairs Cup the forerunner of today s UEFA Cup but the club was unable to capitalize on the opportunity The team played as a second and third division side with generally unremarkable results until the 1994 merger with SC Bruck that created SCB Preussen Koln the new team being named after predecessor Preussen Dellbruck The new club earned a second place finish in their division in 2000 but quickly tumbled to the Oberliga Nordrhein IV even spending one season in fifth division Verbandsliga Mittelrhein The pattern continued after the team was re christened SCB Viktoria Koln in 2002 On 22 June 2010 a new club called FC Viktoria Koln was founded which took over the youth teams of now insolvent SCB Viktoria Koln Although it was expected that the new club can begin in the Landesliga where SCB Viktoria had played at last they were forced by the association to start in the lowest league Kreisliga D Nonetheless on 24 February 2011 they took over FC Junkersdorf which became champion of the 2010 11 Mittelrheinliga and so FC Viktoria Koln could start in 2011 12 in the NRW Liga A 2012 title in this league earned the club promotion to the Regionalliga West where it played until 2019 after being promoted to 3 Liga Merging history Edit 1 1949 1957 Edit VfR Koln rrh and Mulheimer SV 06 merged to SC Rapid Koln1957 1994 Edit SC Rapid Koln and SC Preussen Dellbruck merged to SC Viktoria Koln1994 2002 Edit SC Viktoria Koln and SC Bruck merged to SCB Preussen Koln2002 2010 Edit SCB Preussen Koln renamed to SCB Viktoria Koln changed Logo in 2007 SCB Viktoria Koln22 June 2010 Edit FC Viktoria Koln was foundedHonours EditRegionalliga West IV Champions 2016 17 2018 19 NRW Liga V Champions 2011 12 Verbandsliga Mittelrhein V Champions 1997 98 Middle Rhine Cup Tiers III V Winners 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2017 18 2020 21 2021 22Players EditCurrent squad Edit As of 31 January 2023 2 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK GER Ben Voll2 DF GER Lars Dietz3 DF GER Michael Schultz4 MF GER Jeremias Lorch5 DF GER Daniel Buballa6 MF GER Patrick Sontheimer7 MF GER Simon Handle8 MF GER Mike Wunderlich9 FW BRA Andre Becker10 FW GER David Philipp11 FW GER Federico Palacios13 FW GER Luca de Meester14 FW GER Robin Meissner on loan from Hamburger SV 15 DF GER Christoph Greger No Pos Nation Player17 MF GER Florian Heister18 MF USA Kevin Lankford19 FW ESP Simon Stehle on loan from Hannover 96 20 DF GER Jamil Siebert on loan from Fortuna Dusseldorf 23 MF GER Moritz Fritz24 GK GER Kevin Rauhut25 GK GER Elias Bordner26 MF GER Hamza Saghiri28 DF GER Patrick Koronkiewicz30 MF GER Luca Marseiler31 MF GER Marcel Risse captain 37 MF GER Niklas May38 FW KOR Seokju Hong39 DF GER David KubattaOut on loan Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player DF GER Ilhan Altuntas at Rot Weiss Koblenz until 30 June 2023 MF GER Florian Engelhardt at Rot Weiss Koblenz until 30 June 2023 No Pos Nation Player MF GER Benjamin Hemcke at Alemannia Aachen until 30 June 2023 European participations EditInter Cities Fairs Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Europa League Season Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate1962 63 1R Ferencvaros 4 3 1 4 5 7Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors EditPeriod Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor chest Shirt sponsor sleeve Shirt sponsor back 2011 2015 Jako Cologne Bonn Airport 3 ETL Group NoneSeason 2015 16 Otto Conrad FIDUM Bau AG second half of the season 2016 2018 felix1 de None19 August 2018 Puma 4 DIE WOHNKOMPANIE NRW 5 non primary source needed 2018 2019 felix1 deSeason 2019 20 ETL Group Miscanthus Green Power PLC 6 Season 2020 21 Wintec Autoglas2021 Capelli Sport TBAReferences Edit FC Viktoria Koln Jahresheft 2014 2015 PDF in German Viktoria Koln 1904 e V LAMBERTZ SCHEER MEDIENPRODUKTION Archived PDF from the original on 19 August 2021 Retrieved 20 April 2020 Spieler in German Viktoria Koln 1904 e V Archived from the original on 13 May 2019 Retrieved 16 October 2021 Hauptsponsor fur Viktoria in German Koln Sport 25 July 2011 Archived from the original on 24 September 2020 Retrieved 20 April 2020 PUMA WIRD NEUER AUSSTATTER in German FC Viktoria Koln 4 April 2018 Archived from the original on 23 July 2021 Retrieved 20 April 2020 DIE WOHNKOMPANIE Sondersponsor DFB Pokal 2018 19 in German FC Viktoria Koln on Twitter 15 August 2018 Archived from the original on 18 July 2022 Retrieved 20 April 2020 MISCANTHUS NEUER ARMELSPONSOR DER VIKTORIA in German FC Viktoria Koln 28 November 2019 Archived from the original on 18 September 2020 Retrieved 20 April 2020 External links EditOfficial website in German Coordinates 50 56 46 N 7 01 50 E 50 946169 N 7 030471 E 50 946169 7 030471 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FC Viktoria Koln amp oldid 1137259563, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
