Just hours after Cologne's promotion back to the Bundesliga, pieces of turf from the stadium have gone on sale online as celebratory mementoes. Following Sunday's 4-0 home victory against Kaiserslautern which clinched the second-tier title,

Their 4-0 win over Kaiserslautern not only secured their promotion to the top flight, it also allowed them to nick first place in the 2. Bundesliga on the final day. Congratulations to the team from Cologne on their title, and we’ll be seeing them regularly come August.

Though Funkel had previously announced his retirement, he has repeatedly returned as an emergency solution. He rescued Cologne in 2021, managed Kaiserslautern in 2024, and returned to Cologne in 2025-each time for only a few games, but always under pressure.

Friedhelm Funkel is considering extending his tenure as Cologne coach after the 71-year-old achieved his seventh promotion to the Bundesliga. He was brought in for the last two games of the season as the Billygoats wobbled,

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