List of Fortuna Düsseldorf seasons explained

The following is a list of seasons played by Fortuna Düsseldorf from the 1947–48 season up to the most recent season. It is divided into two parts coinciding with the regional league structure of post-war Germany, and the formation of a nationwide league, the Bundesliga.

Key

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1947 to 1963: Oberliga West

SeasonLeagueTierPositionGFCCup
1947–48Oberliga West17th—
1948–49Oberliga West111th—
1949–502. Liga West22nd—
1950–51Oberliga West15th—
1951–52Oberliga West112th—
1952–53Oberliga West19th——
1953–54Oberliga West110th——
1954–55Oberliga West17th——
1955–56Oberliga West16th—SF
1956–57Oberliga West16th—RU
1957–58Oberliga West18th—RU
1958–59Oberliga West13rd——
1959–60Oberliga West115th——
1960–612. Liga West22nd——
1961–62Oberliga West19th—RU
1962–63Oberliga West113th——

1963 to Present: Formation of the Bundesliga

Since 1963 Fortuna Düsseldorf have played in the top four tiers of the German football league system. Fortuna Düsseldorf's most successful period during these years was from the 1971–72 season until the 1986–87 season. They played 16 consecutive seasons in the Bundesliga, twice won the DFB-Pokal and reached the final of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1980.

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SeasonLeagueTierPositionCupEuropeResultAv. Att.Top Scorer(s)Goals
1963–64Regionalliga West23rd—— Peter Meyer30
1964–65Regionalliga West23rd—— Peter Meyer25
1965–66Regionalliga West21stR1— Waldemar Gerhardt
Peter Meyer
16
1966–67117thQF—29,176 Waldemar Gerhardt12
1967–68Regionalliga West26th—Intertoto CupW Waldemar Gerhardt
14
1968–69Regionalliga West24th—— 19
1969–70Regionalliga West24th—— Reiner Geye15
1970–71Regionalliga West22ndSF— Reiner Geye25
1971–72Bundesliga113thR2—15,412 Reiner Geye8
1972–73Bundesliga13rdR1—26,118 Reiner Geye16
1973–74Bundesliga13rdR1UEFA CupR323,912 Reiner Geye16
1974–75Bundesliga16thQFUEFA CupR322,235 Reiner Geye15
1975–76Bundesliga112thQF—18,324 Dieter Herzog9
1976–77Bundesliga112thR2—20,471 Wolfgang Seel
9
1977–78Bundesliga15thRU—22,576 Wolfgang Seel8
1978–79Bundesliga17thWCup Winners' CupRU18,935 Klaus Allofs22
1979–80Bundesliga111thWCup Winners' CupR120,541 Klaus Allofs16
1980–81Bundesliga113thQFCup Winners' CupR318,398 Klaus Allofs19
1981–82Bundesliga115thR3—15,559 Thomas Allofs13
1982–83Bundesliga19thR2—13,14121
1983–84Bundesliga114thR1—20,735 12
1984–85Bundesliga115thR2Intertoto CupW12,518 17
1985–86Bundesliga114thR2—10,312 Hans Holmqvist11
1986–87Bundesliga117thSFIntertoto CupW12,265 7
1987–882. Bundesliga25thR3—6,868 Sven Demandt14
1988–892. Bundesliga21stR1—8,726 Sven Demandt35
1989–90Bundesliga19thQF—19,941 Uwe Fuchs7
1990–91Bundesliga112thR2—16,58815
1991–92Bundesliga120thR2—14,000 Christian Schreier8
1992–932. Bundesliga221stR4—5,726 Ryszard Cyroń9
1993–94Oberliga Nordrhein31stR2— Ryszard Cyroń22
1994–952. Bundesliga23rd——9,659 Vlatko Glavaš10
1995–96Bundesliga113thR3— 25,079 Ryszard Cyroń9
1996–97Bundesliga116thR2—21,265 Sergei Yuran5
1997–982. Bundesliga27thR1—12,124 Igli Tare13
1998–992. Bundesliga218thR3—8,888 Igli Tare11
1999–2000Regionalliga West–Südwest36thR2—4,41213
2000–01316th——5,125 Oleg Putilo11
2001–02317th——5,719 Frank Mayer7
2002–03Oberliga Nordrhein48th——3,750 Frank Mayer18
2003–04Oberliga Nordrhein42nd——5,500 Frank Mayer9
2004–05Regionalliga Nord38thR1—8,611 Frank Mayer9
2005–06Regionalliga Nord35th——7,387 Marcus Feinbier15
2006–07Regionalliga Nord310th——10,603 Marcus Feinbier9
2007–0833rd——12,682 Axel Lawaree15
2008–093rd Liga32nd——14,875 Marco Christ11
2009–102. Bundesliga24thR1—28,007 Martin Harnik13
2010–112. Bundesliga27thR1—21,051 Jens Langeneke8
2011–122. Bundesliga23rdR3—31,900 Sascha Rösler13
2012–13Bundesliga117thR3—45,991 Dani Schahin8
2013–142. Bundesliga26thR1—33,982 Charlison Benschop12
2014–152. Bundesliga210thR1—29,944 Charlison Benschop13
2015–162. Bundesliga214thR2—25,89710
2016–172. Bundesliga211thR2—25,978 Rouwen Hennings9
2017–182. Bundesliga21stR2—28,913 Rouwen Hennings13
2018–19Bundesliga110thR3—44,339 Dodi Lukebakio
Benito Raman		10
2019–20Bundesliga117thQF—30,581 Rouwen Hennings15
2020–212. Bundesliga25thR2—441 Rouwen Hennings9
2021–222. Bundesliga210thR2—17,526 Rouwen Hennings13
2022–232. Bundesliga24thR3—29,420 Dawid Kownacki14
2023–242. Bundesliga23rdSF—39,672 Christos Tzolis22