FC Köln led the standings since the inception of the Bundesliga in 1963 (except of matchday 4 in the very same season).
In the 1983–84 Bundesliga season the FC Bayern Munich took the lead from 1.
FC Köln is ranked in ninth place in the all-time Bundesliga table.
The Oberliga West was the highest level of the German football league system in the west of Germany from 1947 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963.
FC Köln is on 2nd place in the All-time Oberliga West table.