, ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁Ober liga ▁player ▁himself ▁with ▁A lem ann ia ▁A achen ▁in ▁his ▁younger ▁years , ▁was ▁ou sted ▁as ▁president ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁soon ▁d eter ior ated . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁club ▁failed ▁finan cially ▁and ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁league ▁play . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁club ▁has ▁been ▁owned ▁( like ▁E bb sf le et ▁United ▁F . C .) ▁partially ▁by ▁the ▁web - based ▁vent ure ▁de inf uss ball club . de . ▁Until ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁S CF ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁division ▁Ver band sl iga ▁Mittel r hein , ▁gain ing ▁promotion ▁with ▁a ▁second ▁place ▁finish ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Ober liga ▁Nord r hein - West f alen . ▁Fort una ▁Köln ▁finished ▁Ober liga ▁as ▁nin th ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 , ▁as ▁ 1 5 th ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season ▁and ▁as ▁third ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 1 ▁saison . ▁From ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season ▁the ▁club ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Region all iga ▁West ▁until ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁they ▁won ▁that ▁league ▁and ▁beat ▁the ▁second ▁team ▁of ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich ▁to ▁get ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁third ▁league . ▁ ▁Despite ▁ins ol ven cy , ▁the