PES 2021: FC Köln 1977-1980 Classic - 'Weisweiler era'

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Hennes Weisweiler started his third tenure as coach of 1. FC Köln in 1976/77 until 1980. During this time he was responsible for the greatest success in the club's history by winning the double in 1978. Also new to the club was Belgian winger Roger Van Gool. In the DFB Pokal. FC Köln reached the final for the sixth time beating the opponent Hertha BSC.

The 1977/78 season was the most successful in the history of the club. The team brought both the championship and the DFB Pokal to Cologne and thus won the "double". At the beginning of the Bundesliga season, the most important player transfer was Yasuhiko Okudera , who came from Japan. In the DFB-Pokal , the Cologne team made it into the final as defending champions winning against Fortuna Düsseldorf in Gelsenkirchen for their 3rd DFB Pokal.

In the 1978/79 season , two later club icons began their careers - Pierre Littbarski & Stephan Engels. In addition, Bernd Schuster began his career at FC in this game round. As champions of the previous year, 1. FC Köln took part in the European Cup. In the first round, the FC won against the champions from Iceland ( ÍA Akranes ) and Bulgaria ( Lokomotiv Sofia ). in the quarterfinals they defeated Glasgow Rangers (1: 0, 1: 1). For the first time, the billy goats reached the semi-finals of the European cup and were among the four best teams in Europe. 1. FC Köln was the first German club to have reached at least the semi-finals in all four European Cup competitions. Otherwise, only Eintracht Frankfurt managed to do this. Against Nottingham Forest, the Cologne team drew 3: 3 in the first leg in England. In the second leg, a 0-0 for FC would have been enough for FC to move into the final, but the English won 1-0 in Müngersdorf and Cologne were eliminated.

The last season in the 1970s finished fifth in Cologne. In addition, the team, reinforced with Tony Woodcock and Holger Willmer , reached the DFB Cup final for the eighth time in the club's history. There was a new edition of the 1978 final against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Fortuna was able to return the favor for their defeat and won 2-1. Hennes Weisweiler left FC shortly before the end of the season; he had fallen out with the bureau. His successor Karl-Heinz Heddergott was already on the bench at the cup final that was lost

- Bundesliga Champion (1978)
- 2x DFB Pokal (1977,1978)
- European Cup semi-finalist (1979)
- DFB Pokal finalist (1980)

Best Season:
77/78* The Double
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Major credits go to Pavel Valka & Pes Miti del Calcio