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.

Key

Champions

Runners-up

Promoted

Relegated

• 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 Reinhold Straus	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	14
1968–69	Regionalliga West	2	4th	—	—			Jürgen Papies	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	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	12
1984–85	Bundesliga	1	15th	R2	Intertoto Cup	W	12,518	Günter Thiele	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	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	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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