The 2025–26 season was the 131st season in the history of Fortuna Düsseldorf and its sixth consecutive season in 2. Bundesliga. The season ended in relegation to the 3. Liga after Fortuna finished 17th in the table. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the DFB-Pokal, reaching the second round before elimination by SC Freiburg.
Manager Daniel Thioune was sacked in October 2025 and replaced by Markus Anfang, who was in turn sacked and replaced by Alexander Ende in April 2026.
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource Borussia Dortmund IIFree TSG HoffenheimFree SC FreiburgFree VfB StuttgartUndisclosed PEC ZwolleUndisclosed Sporting CPLoan w/Option to Buy Borussia DortmundFree Christian Rasmussen Ajax€900,000 BSC Young BoysUndisclosed SC FreiburgLoan Queens Park RangersLoan Cardiff CityLoan FC AugsburgLoan Fortuna Düsseldorf IISigned Professional Contract Sanfrecce Hiroshima€1,000,000 Borussia Dortmund IIFree Marin Ljubičić Union BerlinLoan (€100,000) Borussia Mönchengladbach II€100,000 Fortuna Düsseldorf IISigned Professional Contract
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource Hertha BSCLoan return N/AEnd of contract VfL WolfsburgLoan return André HoffmannN/AEnd of Contract N/AEnd of Contract FC Köln€5,500,000 Clemson TigersEnd of contract Dynamo DresdenUndisclosed US Lecce€6,000,000 Red Star FCLoan Transfer Energie CottbusLoan Transfer Odense BK€180,000 SK Sturm Graz IIEnd of contract Rot-Weiss EssenLoan Transfer
Friendlies Pre-season Source: Soccerway
In-Season
Competitions
Overall record
2. Bundesliga
League table
Results summary
Matches The match schedule was released on 27 June 2025.
DFB-Pokal
References