Timo Horn is looking forward to the first home fixture of the 2017/18 season and the prospects of facing top international competition in the UEFA Europa League.

1. FC Köln welcomed positive news on Tuesday as Yuya Osako made his way back into team training.

uhlsport is set to become the official kit supplier of 1. FC Köln starting the 2018/19 season. The deal with uhlsport is a four-year deal and will run until the year 2022.

The open sale for the 1. FC Köln home matches against SG Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig have begun.

1. FC Köln began a new week of training on Monday in what will be a short week. Konstantin Rausch had to sit the day out.

1. FC Köln will travel to the German capital to take on Hertha BSC in the second round of the DFB-Pokal. The match will take place either on the 24th or 25th of October.

In the 108th Rhine derby, 1. FC Köln were hosted by Borussia Mönchengladbach to close the first match day of the new Bundesliga season. Right-back Nico Elvedi scored the sole goal of the night (49’) as FC suffered a narrow defeat.

The Bundesliga returns as 1. FC Köln get things started with a derby on the road against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

1. FC Köln begin the 2017/18 Bundesliga campaign with a derby on the road against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bragging rights are up for grabs, but both teams will also be looking to secure a good start to the season.