The 2021–22 season is Fortuna Düsseldorf's 127th season in existence and the club's second season back in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football, following their relegation from the Bundesliga in the 2019–20 season. The club also participated in the DFB-Pokal.
Background and pre-season
Fortuna Düsseldorf finished the 2020–21 season in 5th place, 8 points below the automatic promotion places and 6 points below the promotion play-off place. Manager Uwe Rösler's contract was not renewed at the end of the previous season. Christian Preußer was appointed as manager in May 2021.
Season summary Preußer was sacked as manager on 8 February 2022, and replaced by Daniel Thioune. Düsseldorf finished the season in 10th.
Pre-season +Pre-season match detailsDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance18:30TSV MeerbuschAway11–0Peterson 1', Shipnoski 17', 39', Bunk 22', 46', Piotrowski 28', Prib 38', Sobottka 61', Klaus 65', Lobinger 66', Ofori 72'14:00SC SchiefbahnAway9–0Klaus 10', 31', Ofori 21', 83', Shipnoski 57', Basczyk 64' o.g., Lobinger 68', 72', Bunk 88'25017:00Würzburger KickersHome1–2Hartherz 115' pen.18:00AEL LimassolHome2–2Sobottka 2', Narey 13'20015:30OH LeuvenHome3–0Patris 16' o.g., Hennings 45'pen., Zimmermann 52'3,095
Competitions 2. Bundesliga
League table
Matches +2. Bundesliga match detailsMatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition113:30SV SandhausenAway2–0Hennings 56', 62' pen.3,4525th220:30Werder BremenHome2–3Hennings 47', Narey 90+4'12,8508th313:301. FC NürnbergAway0–212,36114th418:30Holstein KielHome2–2Narey 40', Peterson 87'16,34911th520:30Schalke 04Away1–3Appelkamp 12'25,00012th613:30Erzgebirge AueAway1–0Hennings 29' pen.6,06412th713:30Jahn RegensburgHome1–1Boženík 33'19,25613th813:30FC IngolstadtAway2–1Hoffmann 57', Zimmermann 74'4,579 10th913:30SC PaderbornHome2–3Hennings 34', 59' pen.19,727 12th1020:30Hamburger SVAway1–1Boženík 71'38,954 12th1113:30Karlsruher SCHome3–1Heise 9' o.g., Klarer 51', Narey 62'22,458 9th1213:30Hansa RostockAway1–2Narey 57'21,000 11th1313:30Hannover 96Home1–1Klarer 6'22,398 12th1413:30Dynamo DresdenAway0–18,912 12th1518:301. FC HeidenheimHome0–113,873 13th1618:30Darmstadt 98Away3–1Hennings 16', 41', Narey 76'12,450 11th1720:30FC St. PauliHome1–1Hennings 68'15,000 12th1818:30SV SandhausenHome0–110,500 13th1913:30Werder BremenAway0–30 14th2018:301. FC NürnbergHome0–1750 15th2113:30Holstein KielAway0–10 16th2213:30Schalke 04Home2–1Narey 47', Hennings 56'10,000 16th2313:30Erzgebirge AueHome3–1Hennings 5', 90', Ginczek 51' pen.10,000 13th2413:30Jahn RegensburgAway0–06,319 13th2513:30FC IngolstadtHome3–0Ginczek 4', Zimmermann 35', Narey 50'14,200 13th2613:30SC PaderbornAway1–1Hartherz 43'5,253 11th2713:30Hamburger SVHome1–1Bodzek 85'31,353 13th2813:30Karlsruher SCAway2–2Ginczek 31', Hennings 38'17,907 13th2918:30Hansa RostockHome3–0Tanaka 13', Appelkamp 64', Narey 90'22,346 13th3013:30Hannover 96Away0–017,200 13th3118:30Dynamo DresdenHome2–2Appelkamp 26', de Wijs 31'25,264 13th3218:301. FC HeidenheimAway3–1Piotrowski 20', Klaus 32', Klarer 56'7,778 10th3318:30Darmstadt 98Home2–1Iyoha 3', Zimmermann 10'31,622 10th3415:30FC St. PauliAway0–229,546 10th
DFB-Pokal
+DFB-Pokal match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round15:30VfL OldenburgAway5–0Hennings 13', 62' pen., Abbes 23' o.g., Kownacki 26' pen., Shipnoski 69'4,200Second round20:45Hannover 96Away0–2 11,300
Transfers Transfers in DatePositionNameFromFee30 June 2021DFKhaled NareyHamburger SVFree transfer1 July 2021MFNicklas Shipnoski1. FC SaarbrückenUndisclosed1 July 2021MFFelix KlausVfL WolfsburgUndisclosed
Loans in DatePositionNameClubReturn26 June 2021MFAo TanakaKawasaki FrontaleEnd of season12 July 2021DFDragoș NedelcuFCSB4 February 2022
Transfers out DatePositionNameToFee22 June 2021MFJean Zimmer1. FC KaiserslauternUndisclosed1 July 2021MFGökhan GülReleased1 July 2021FWKenan KaramanReleased1 July 2021GKAnton MitryushkinReleased
Loans out DatePositionNameClubReturn
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