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 [ ]
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 [ ]
Season
League
Tier
Position
GFC
Cup
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.
Season
League
Tier
Position
Cup
Europe
Result
Av. Att.
Top Scorer(s)
Goals
1963–64
Regionalliga West
2
3rd
—
—
Peter Meyer
30
1964–65
Regionalliga West
2
3rd
—
—
Peter Meyer
25
1965–66
Regionalliga West
2
1st
R1
—
Waldemar Gerhardt Peter Meyer [de ]
16
1966–67
Bundesliga
1
17th
QF
—
29,176
Waldemar Gerhardt
12
1967–68
Regionalliga West
2
6th
—
Intertoto Cup
W
Waldemar Gerhardt [de ]
14
1968–69
Regionalliga West
2
4th
—
—
[de ]
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 [de ]
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
[de ]
12
1984–85
Bundesliga
1
15th
R2
Intertoto Cup
W
12,518
[de ]
17
1985–86
Bundesliga
1
14th
R2
—
10,312
Hans Holmqvist
11
1986–87
Bundesliga
1
17th
SF
Intertoto Cup
W
12,265
[de ]
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
1999–00
Regionalliga West–Südwest
3
6th
R2
—
4,412
[de ]
13
2000–01
Regionalliga Nord
3
16th
—
—
5,125
Oleg Putilo
11
2001–02
Regionalliga Nord
3
17th
—
—
5,719
Frank Mayer
7
2002–03
Oberliga Nordrhein
4
8th
—
—
3,750
Frank Mayer
18
2003–04
Oberliga Nordrhein
4
2nd
—
—
5,500
Frank Mayer
9
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
1
17th
R3
—
45,991
Dani Schahin
8
2013–14
2. Bundesliga
2
6th
R1
—
33,982
Charlison Benschop
12
2014–15
2. Bundesliga
2
10th
R1
—
29,944
Charlison Benschop
13
2015–16
2. Bundesliga
2
14th
R2
—
25,897
Kerem Demirbay
10
2016–17
2. Bundesliga
2
11th
R2
—
25,978
Rouwen Hennings
9
2017–18
2. Bundesliga
2
1st
R2
—
28,913
Rouwen Hennings
13
2018–19
Bundesliga
1
10th
R3
—
44,339
Dodi Lukebakio Benito Raman
10
2019–20
Bundesliga
1
17th
QF
—
30,581
Rouwen Hennings
15
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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