The 2020–21 Fortuna Düsseldorf season was Fortuna Düsseldorf's 126th edition in existence and the first season return in the second flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Fortuna Düsseldorf contested in the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Review and events Fortuna Düsseldorf started the 2020–21 season on 12 September 2020 against FC Ingolstadt 04 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Fortuna Düsseldorf won the match 1–0 against FC Ingolstadt 04. However, they were knocked out of the DFB–Pokal in the following round against Rot-Weiss Essen.
The first 2. Bundesliga match was against Hamburger SV on 18 September 2020. Fortuna Düsseldorf lost the match 2–1. Fortuna Düsseldorf's first league win came on 20 September 2020 against Würzburger Kickers. Fortuna Düsseldorf won 1–0. They finished September in 11th place. In October, they went on a three–match winless streak before winning the final match of the month. They lost matchday 3 and 5 against Holstein Kiel and Hannover 96 they drew matchday four 2–2 against Jahn Regensburg, and won matchday six against 1. FC Heidenheim. Fortuna Düsseldorf finished October tied for 12th place with SV Sandhausen. on 30 November 2020, Fortuna Düsseldorf lost to VfL Bochum 5–0. Fortuna Düsseldorf finished November in 12th place. Fortuna Düsseldorf won all four league matches in December. Fortuna Düsseldorf defeated SV Darmstadt 98, Karlsruher SC, VfL Osnabrück, and FC St. Pauli. Fortuna Düsseldorf finished December in fifth place. Fortuna Düsseldorf started 2021 with a win against SC Paderborn 07. This was their fifth win in a row. Their five–match winning streak finished when they drew Eintracht Braunschweig 0–0. A victory against Erzgebirge Aue on 16 January 2021 (matchday 16) put Fortuna Düsseldorf in third place for a playoff for promotion to the 2021–22 Bundesliga season. However, a draw against Greuther Fürth on 22 January 2021 (matchday 17) dropped Fortuna Düsseldorf down to fourth place and a 0–0 draw against Hamburg on 26 February 2021 (matchday 18) dropped Fortuna Düsseldorf down to fifth place. Fortuna Düsseldorf finished January with a 2–1 loss to Würzburger Kickers on 29 January 2021. Fortuna Düsseldorf finished January in sixth place. This was Fortuna Düsseldorf's first loss since losing 5–0 to Bochum.
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
Bundesliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.
+2. Bundesliga match detailsMatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceReferee118:30Hamburger SVAway1–2Zimmermann 90+3'1,000Dingert213:00Würzburger KickersHome1–0Kownacki 82'7,500Hartmann313:30Holstein KielAway1–2Meffert 59' o.g.1,973Ittrich413:30Jahn RegensburgHome2–2Karaman 81', Hennings 86'0Kampka513:00Hannover 96Away0–38,900 Dankert618:301. FC HeidenheimHome1–0Sobottka 33'0Stegemann713:001. FC NürnbergAway1–1Karaman 30'0Schröder813:00SV SandhausenHome1–0Hennings 59' pen.0Schlager920:30VfL BochumAway0–50Willenborg1018:30Darmstadt 98Home3–2Hennings 56', Karaman 77', Kownacki 89'0Alt1113:30Karlsruher SCAway2–1Krajnc 12', Peterson 57'0Reichel1218:30VfL OsnabrückHome3–0Appelkamp 11', Hennings (2) 89', 90+2'0Lechner1313:30FC St. PauliAway3–0Zimmermann 10', Hennings 64', Prib 90+3'0Schröder1420:30SC PaderbornHome2–1Peterson 22', Karaman 55'0Aarnink1520:30Eintracht BraunschweigAway0–00Sather1613:00Erzgebirge AueAway3–0Kownacki 24', Karaman 82', Pledl 89'0Günsch1718:30Greuther FürthHome3–3Karaman 35', Peterson 49', Danso 83'0Willenborg1820:30Hamburger SVHome0–00Cortus1918:30Würzburger KickersAway1–2Hennings 25'0Schmidt2020:30Holstein KielHome0–20Storks2113:00Jahn RegensburgAway1–1Karaman 52'0Gerach2213:30Hannover 96Home3–2Hennings 28' pen., Klaus 52', Appelkamp 76'0Zwayer2313:301. FC HeidenheimAway2–3Sobottka 63', Peterson 76'0Heft2413:301. FC NürnbergHome3–1Hoffmann 48', Sobottka 77', Sorg 90+5' o.g.0Petersen2513:00SV SandhausenAway0–00Kampka2620:30VfL BochumHome0–30Aytekin2713:30Darmstadt 98Away2–1Krajnc 20', Kownacki 62'0Reichel2913:30VfL OsnabrückAway3–0Peterson 37', Kownacki 50' pen., Sobottka 67'0Jablonski3018:30FC St. PauliHome2–0Klaus 26', Danso 48'0Bacher3113:00SC PaderbornAway1–2Hennings 64'0Aarnink2820:30Karlsruher SCHome3–2Kownacki 35' pen., Borrello 73', Appelkamp 90+5'0Alt3213:00Eintracht BraunschweigHome2–2Kownacki 42' pen., Appelkamp 60'0Reichel3315:30Erzgebirge AueHome3–0Appelkamp 10', Sobottka 18', Peterson 87'0Cortus3415:30Greuther FürthAway2–3Peterson 26', Appelkamp 56'0Osmers
DFB-Pokal
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendance12 September 2020First roundFC Ingolstadt 04Away1–0Pledl023 December 2020Second roundRot-Weiss EssenAway2–3Hennings (2)0
Player details First-team squad
Transfers Out on loan
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