Tags: Soccer Club Season.
The 2011–12 1. FC Köln season began on 31 July 2011 against Wiedenbrück 2000 in a DFB-Pokal 1st round match. They play their home matches in RheinEnergieStadion.The club hired Ståle Solbakken as their new head coach. The board of directors announced their resignation at the annual general meeting. Speculation concerning Lukas Podolski’s future at 1. FC Köln has been written about a lot during the season. 1. FC Köln were eliminated from the German Cup in the 2nd Round.