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History: SL Benfica - FC Köln
Team Information
Nickname: Die Geissböcke
Team Types: SENIOR
Location: Cologne, Germany
Founded: 1948
Colors: Red and White
About the Club
1. FC Köln was formed in February 1948 through the merger of Kölner Ballspiel-Club 01 and SpVgg Sülz 07, and is one of the best supported clubs in western Germany. Based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia, it plays in red and white at the RheinEnergieStadion in the Müngersdorf district and is nicknamed Die Geissböcke, the billy goats, after the live goat that serves as club mascot.
Köln won the German championship in 1962 and then the inaugural Bundesliga title in 1963-64, adding a third in 1977-78 when it completed a league and cup double. Four DFB-Pokal victories and a run to the 1986 UEFA Cup final complete its major honours. The modern era has been defined by repeated promotion and relegation between the Bundesliga and the second tier; the club returned to the top flight for 2025-26 and finished 14th.
Köln won the German championship in 1962 and then the inaugural Bundesliga title in 1963-64, adding a third in 1977-78 when it completed a league and cup double. Four DFB-Pokal victories and a run to the 1986 UEFA Cup final complete its major honours. The modern era has been defined by repeated promotion and relegation between the Bundesliga and the second tier; the club returned to the top flight for 2025-26 and finished 14th.
SL Benfica - Transfer History
| Date | Season | Player | From | To | Type | Status | Transfer Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | 2026/27 | Gil Neves | SL Benfica | FC Köln | Permanent | Sold | - |
Transfer Details Direction: From SL Benfica to FC Köln Type: Permanent Transfer Notes: Sold outright to 1. FC Köln on 7 August 2026, announced by both clubs. Köln describes the contract only as long-term and gives no end year. No fee was published either: A Bola puts it around a million euros and the German press below it. A Bola reports that Benfica kept a significant percentage of a future sale, without quantifying it. | |||||||
| Jul 7, 2026 | 2026/27 | Jakub Kaminski | FC Köln | SL Benfica | Permanent | Bought | €17M |
Transfer Details Direction: From FC Köln to SL Benfica Type: Permanent Contract: Jul 7, 2026 — Jun 30, 2031 Transfer Fee: €17M Release Clause: €60M Transfer Notes: Signed from 1. FC Koln on 7 July 2026 for EUR 17,000,000, Benfica triggering his release clause; contract to 2031 with a EUR 60,000,000 release clause of his own. Koln retained a 10 per cent sell-on. Koln had themselves only just bought him from Wolfsburg, which is why some databases name Wolfsburg as the seller. | |||||||
SL Benfica - Statistics
| H / A / N | Matches | W | D | L | Goals | + / - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | +0 |
| A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | +0 |
| N | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | +0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | +0 |