3 – 4 4 ▁before ▁the ▁division ▁col lapsed ▁as ▁war ▁over to ok ▁the ▁region . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁SC ▁Fort una ▁Köln ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁FC ▁Alter ▁Mark t ▁Köln . ▁ ▁Through ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁dec ades ▁Fort una ▁has ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁division ▁side . ▁High light s ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁history ▁include ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁Bundes liga ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁season ▁and ▁an ▁impress ive ▁run ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁D FB - P okal . ▁The ▁team ▁took ▁out ▁SC ▁Fre ib urg ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁and ▁ek ed ▁out ▁a ▁win ▁on ▁pen alt ies ▁over ▁SS V ▁Ul m ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁in ▁their ▁next ▁match . ▁They ▁then ▁elimin ated ▁three ▁first ▁division ▁sides ▁in ▁a ▁row : ▁first ▁E int racht ▁Braun sch weig ▁and ▁Bor uss ia ▁M ön ch eng lad bach , ▁before ▁cr ushing ▁Bor uss ia ▁Dort mund ▁ 5 – 0 ▁in ▁their ▁semi - final ▁match . ▁This ▁put ▁them ▁into ▁the ▁final ▁against ▁h omet own ▁riv als ▁ 1 . ▁FC ▁Köln , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁Cup ▁final ▁had ▁come ▁down ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁der by . ▁Although ▁they ▁out play ed ▁their ▁opposition , ▁Fort una ' s ▁magic ▁had ▁run ▁out ▁and ▁they ▁lost ▁ 0 – 1 ▁on ▁a ▁late ▁goal ▁by ▁Pierre ▁L itt bar ski . ▁ ▁In ▁