1. FC Koln – RB Leipzig (LIVE STREAM)

For the first time meets the 1. FC Köln on Matchday 5 to only seven years old Club RB Leipzig. Against a club from the largest Saxon town met the FC in a competitive match in the first place twice. During the 1993/94 season that was – but otherwise was much going on in the world.

The previous history of matches between the FC and Leipzig football club is quickly told. On the ninth matchday of the 1993/94 season. Back in the Day 23 years ago, ie on 25 September 1993 received the FC VfB Leipzig, who was called to 1991 still 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig.

VfB had just risen from the 2. Bundesliga. 1992-93 played 24 teams in single track lower house. In addition to the previous division of the 2. Liga this was another measure to incorporate the clubs from the former East Germany into playing after reunification. VfB Leipzig managed by 46 (!) Matchdays Ranking third the rise.

Only Cologne wins

In the Bundesliga Leipzig lost against 1. FC Köln both the guest appearance on the ninth matchday (1: 3) and the second leg on 18 March 1994 at the Central Stadium (2: 3). Anyway celebrated Leipzig during the season only three wins – away against Dortmund and at home to Karlsruhe and Frankfurt – and dismounted as Table.

1993: Clinton, ZIP and peace

In Europe, the late 1980s and early 1990s were marked by the states political change. After the reunification of Germany and the collapse of the Soviet Union intended subsequently other states for independence. On 1 January 1993 the Czech Republic and Slovakia States resulting from the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

A few days later Bill Clinton was sworn in as the 42nd President of the United States. His wife Hillary Clinton is currently presidential candidate of the Democratic Party at the 45th US Presidential.

From July 1993, all German citizens had to get used to a new address: the five-digit ZIP codes were introduced in order to integrate the new states by post.

At the end of 1993, the South African politician Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Both campaigned for a peaceful end of the apartheid regime and had laid the foundations for a democratic South Africa.

Arigato Litti

Pierre Littbarski joined by a total of 14 years with the billy goat on the chest in the Japanese J-League and was on 4 May 1993 with a friendly match under the slogan “Arigato – thank Litti” in Mungerdorferstadion adopted. In the first year “after Litti” it was enough despite two victories against Leipzig and 17 goals this season in the Austrian new signing Toni Polster for the FC at the end of the 1993/94 season for the eleventh place in the table. Back to the tabular Einstelligkeit in the Bundesliga it was a long way, to the Peter Stöger another Austrian is significantly involved. Now returns after more than 20 years with the first RB Leipzig club in the Bundesliga back.