List of Fortuna Düsseldorf seasons

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

ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegated

Avg. Att. = Average attendance at home Europe = European competition entered Result = Result in that competition

— = Did not Qualify R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4

Group = Group stage QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-Up W = Winners

1947 to 1963: Oberliga West SeasonLeagueTierPositionGFCCup 1947–48 Oberliga West 1 7th — 1948–49 Oberliga West 1 11th — 1949–50 2. Liga West 2 2nd — 1950–51 Oberliga West 1 5th — 1951–52 Oberliga West 1 12th — 1952–53 Oberliga West 1 9th — — 1953–54 Oberliga West 1 10th — — 1954–55 Oberliga West 1 7th — — 1955–56 Oberliga West 1 6th — SF 1956–57 Oberliga West 1 6th — RU 1957–58 Oberliga West 1 8th — RU 1958–59 Oberliga West 1 3rd — — 1959–60 Oberliga West 1 15th — — 1960–61 2. Liga West 2 2nd — — 1961–62 Oberliga West 1 9th — RU 1962–63 Oberliga West 1 13th — —

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.

SeasonLeagueTierPositionCupEuropeResultAv. Att.Top Scorer(s)Goals 1963–64 Regionalliga West 2 3rd — — Peter Meyer30 1964–65 Regionalliga West 2 3rd — — Peter Meyer25 1965–66 Regionalliga West 2 1st R1 — Waldemar Gerhardt Peter Meyer 16 1966–67 Bundesliga 1 17th QF — 29,176 Waldemar Gerhardt 12 1967–68 Regionalliga West 2 6th — Intertoto Cup W Waldemar Gerhardt 14 1968–69 Regionalliga West 2 4th — — 19 1969–70 Regionalliga West 2 4th — — Reiner Geye 15 1970–71 Regionalliga West 2 2nd SF — Reiner Geye 25 1971–72 Bundesliga 1 13th R2 — 15,412 Reiner Geye 8 1972–73 Bundesliga 1 3rd R1 — 26,118 Reiner Geye 16 1973–74 Bundesliga 1 3rd R1 UEFA Cup R3 23,912 Reiner Geye 16 1974–75 Bundesliga 1 6th QF UEFA Cup R3 22,235 Reiner Geye 15 1975–76 Bundesliga 1 12th QF — 18,324 Dieter Herzog 9 1976–77 Bundesliga 1 12th R2 — 20,471 Wolfgang Seel 9 1977–78 Bundesliga 1 5th RU — 22,576 Wolfgang Seel 8 1978–79 Bundesliga 1 7th W Cup Winners' Cup RU 18,935 Klaus Allofs 22 1979–80 Bundesliga 1 11th W Cup Winners' Cup R1 20,541 Klaus Allofs 16 1980–81 Bundesliga 1 13th QF Cup Winners' Cup R3 18,398 Klaus Allofs 19 1981–82 Bundesliga 1 15th R3 — 15,559 Thomas Allofs 13 1982–83 Bundesliga 1 9th R2 — 13,141 Atli Eðvaldsson 21 1983–84 Bundesliga 1 14th R1 — 20,735 12 1984–85 Bundesliga 1 15th R2 Intertoto Cup W 12,518 17 1985–86 Bundesliga 1 14th R2 — 10,312 Hans Holmqvist 11 1986–87 Bundesliga 1 17th SF Intertoto Cup W 12,265 7 1987–88 2. Bundesliga 2 5th R3 — 6,868 Sven Demandt 14 1988–89 2. Bundesliga 2 1st R1 — 8,726 Sven Demandt 35 1989–90 Bundesliga 1 9th QF — 19,941 Uwe Fuchs 7 1990–91 Bundesliga 1 12th R2 — 16,588 Thomas Allofs 15 1991–92 Bundesliga 1 20th R2 — 14,000 Christian Schreier 8 1992–93 2. Bundesliga 2 21st R4 — 5,726 Ryszard Cyroń 9 1993–94 Oberliga Nordrhein 3 1st R2 — Ryszard Cyroń 22 1994–95 2. Bundesliga 2 3rd — — 9,659 Vlatko Glavaš 10 1995–96 Bundesliga 1 13th R3 — 25,079 Ryszard Cyroń 9 1996–97 Bundesliga 1 16th R2 — 21,265 Sergei Yuran 5 1997–98 2. Bundesliga 2 7th R1 — 12,124 Igli Tare 13 1998–99 2. Bundesliga 2 18th R3 — 8,888 Igli Tare 11 1999–2000 Regionalliga West–Südwest 3 6th R2 —4,412 13 2000–01 Regionalliga Nord 3 16th — —5,125 Oleg Putilo11 2001–02 Regionalliga Nord 3 17th — — 5,719 Frank Mayer 7 2002–03 Oberliga Nordrhein 4 8th — — 3,750 Frank Mayer18 2003–04 Oberliga Nordrhein 4 2nd — — 5,500 Frank Mayer9 2004–05 Regionalliga Nord 3 8th R1 — 8,611 Frank Mayer 9 2005–06 Regionalliga Nord 3 5th — — 7,387 Marcus Feinbier 15 2006–07 Regionalliga Nord 3 10th — — 10,603 Marcus Feinbier 9 2007–08 Regionalliga Nord 3 3rd — — 12,682 Axel Lawaree 15 2008–09 3rd Liga 3 2nd — — 14,875 Marco Christ 11 2009–10 2. Bundesliga 2 4th R1 — 28,007 Martin Harnik 13 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 2 7th R1 — 21,051 Jens Langeneke 8 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 2 3rd R3 — 31,900 Sascha Rösler 13 2012–13 Bundesliga 117th R3 — 45,991 Dani Schahin 8 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 2 6th R1 — 33,982 Charlison Benschop 12 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 210thR1 —29,944 Charlison Benschop132015–162. Bundesliga214thR2—25,897 Kerem Demirbay 102016–172. Bundesliga211thR2—25,978 Rouwen Hennings92017–182. Bundesliga2 1stR2—28,913 Rouwen Hennings132018–19Bundesliga110thR3—44,339 Dodi Lukebakio Benito Raman10 2019–20 Bundesliga 117th QF — 30,581 Rouwen Hennings 15 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 2 5th R2 — 441 Rouwen Hennings 9 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 2 10th R2 — 17,526 Rouwen Hennings 13 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 2 4th R3 — 29,420 Dawid Kownacki 14 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 2 3rd SF — 39,672 Christos Tzolis 22 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 2 6th R1 — 41,431 Dawid Kownacki 13 2025–26 2. Bundesliga 217th R2 — 42,355 Cedric Itten 15

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