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.

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

1947 to 1963: Oberliga West

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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

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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
  Reinhold Straus [de]
16
1966–67 Bundesliga 1 17th QF 29,176   Waldemar Gerhardt 12
1967–68 Regionalliga West 2 6th Intertoto Cup W   Waldemar Gerhardt
  Jürgen Papies [de]
14
1968–69 Regionalliga West 2 4th   Jürgen Papies [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
  Detlev Szymanek [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   Günter Thiele [de] 12
1984–85 Bundesliga 1 15th R2 Intertoto Cup W 12,518   Günter Thiele [de] 17
1985–86 Bundesliga 1 14th R2 10,312   Hans Holmqvist 11
1986–87 Bundesliga 1 17th SF Intertoto Cup W 12,265   Henrik Ravn Jensen [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
1999–2000 Regionalliga West–Südwest 3 6th R2 4,412   Ganiyu Shittu [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
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

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