Bundesliga (Week 17) : FC Köln beats Dortmund 2-1
GERMANY, Dec. 19, 2015 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 17: After three straigth victories against Stuttgart, Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt, BVB lost 2-1 against FC Köln.
Borussia Dortmund had started off well by taking the lead in the 18th minute with a goal by Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Billy Goats nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Zoller '83 and Modeste '90).
Borussia Dortmund remains in second place with 38 points from 17 games, 8 points behind Bayern Munich.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of December 19, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 38 | 46 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 38 |
| 3 | Hertha Berlin | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Mönchengladbach | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Mainz | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | FC Köln | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 24 |
| 10 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | FC Ingolstadt | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 20 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Werder Bremen | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 15 |
| 16 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 14 |
| 17 | Hoffenheim | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Stuttgart | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
1. FC Köln
- Position: 9 +1
- Best performance of the season:Schalke 04 0-3 FC Köln (4 Oct.)
- Previous game:Werder Bremen 1-1 FC Köln (12 Dec.)
- Next game:FC Köln - Stuttgart (23 Jan.)
Borussia Dortmund
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Borussia Dortmund 5-1 Augsburg (25 Oct.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Mönchengladbach - Borussia Dortmund (23 Jan.)
FC Köln
2:1
Borussia Dortmund
2:1 (0:1)
- 19 December 2015
- 15:30
- Cologne
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 46 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 38 |
| 3 |  Hertha Berlin | 29 |
| 4 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 27 |
| 5 |  Schalke 04 | 27 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 18 December 2015 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 1-0 | Hoffenheim |  |
| Saturday 19 December 2015 | ||||
 | FC Ingolstadt | 0-1 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
 | Hamburger SV | 0-1 | Augsburg |  |
 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2-1 | Werder Bremen |  |
 | Hannover 96 | 0-1 | Bayern Munich | |
| FC Köln | 2-1 | Borussia Dortmund | |
 | Stuttgart | 18:30 | Wolfsburg |  |
| Sunday 20 December 2015 | ||||
| Hertha Berlin | 15:30 | Mainz |  |
 | Mönchengladbach | 17:30 | Darmstadt 98 |  |