Fortuna Düsseldorf

13th in the 3. Liga, 16 points from 13 games. Last 5, all competitions: W14 Oct · 3. LigaAway at Preußen MünsterWon 2–1L17 Oct · 3. LigaHome v 1. FC SaarbrückenLost 1–3D24 Oct · 3. LigaAway at Hansa RostockDrew 1–1D30 Oct · 3. LigaHome v SV MeppenDrew 0–0L7 Nov · 3. LigaAway at FC IngolstadtLost 2–3

What’s at stake: 11 pts from promotion play-offs · 4 pts clear of relegation

Relegated from the 2. Bundesliga last seasonFirst season in the 3. Liga since our records begin in 2011–12Home ground: Merkur Spiel-Arena

Honours: 🏆 DFB-Pokal ×2 · 2. Bundesliga ×1 (since 2011–12) · ▲ 2 promotions

DFB-Pokal 2
2. Bundesliga 12017–18
Promotions 22017–18 to Bundesliga; 2011–12 to Bundesliga via the play-offs

Title totals are all-time where we hold the full list. Counts marked "since" and promotions come from the seasons on this site.

Pyramid:2. Bundesliga (tier above)

Next match · 3. Liga

Fortuna DüsseldorfvSonnenhof Großaspach

Saturday 21 November at 14:00 · Merkur Spiel-Arena

Fortuna Düsseldorf’s journey through the German pyramid

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This season so far: 13th in the 3. Liga, 49th of 56 across the top three German divisions. Since 2011–12: 2 promotions and 3 relegations.

BL1–182BL19–363L37–56

11–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–26Now

Promoted
Relegated

Season by season 16 seasons

2026–27T33. Liga13th of 2049th of 56
2025–26T22. Bundesliga ▼ Relegated17th of 1835th of 56
2024–25T22. Bundesliga6th of 1824th of 56
2023–24T22. Bundesliga3rd of 1821st of 56
2022–23T22. Bundesliga4th of 1822nd of 56
2021–22T22. Bundesliga10th of 1828th of 56
2020–21T22. Bundesliga5th of 1823rd of 56
2019–20T1Bundesliga ▼ Relegated17th of 1817th of 56
2018–19T1Bundesliga10th of 1810th of 56
2017–18T22. Bundesliga ▲ Promoted1st of 1819th of 56
2016–17T22. Bundesliga11th of 1829th of 56
2015–16T22. Bundesliga14th of 1832nd of 56
2014–15T22. Bundesliga10th of 1828th of 56
2013–14T22. Bundesliga6th of 1824th of 56
2012–13T1Bundesliga ▼ Relegated17th of 1817th of 56
2011–12T22. Bundesliga ▲ Promoted3rd of 1821st of 56

Fixtures

Times in local kick-off time (Berlin)

21 Nov3LHSonnenhof Großaspach14:00
28 Nov3LAWürzburger Kickers14:00
5 Dec3LHWehen Wiesbaden14:00
12 Dec3LAViktoria Köln14:00
19 Dec3LHRot-Weiss Essen14:00
16 Jan3LATSV Havelse14:00

All 25 fixtures

23 Jan3LHWaldhof Mannheim14:00
30 Jan3LATSG Hoffenheim II14:00
6 Feb3LAVfB Stuttgart II14:00
13 Feb3LHFortuna Köln14:00
20 Feb3LAMSV Duisburg14:00
27 Feb3LHJahn Regensburg14:00
2 Mar3LHAlemannia Aachen19:00
6 Mar3LASC Verl14:00
13 Mar3LHPreußen Münster14:00
16 Mar3LA1. FC Saarbrücken19:00
20 Mar3LHHansa Rostock14:00
3 Apr3LASV Meppen14:00
10 Apr3LHFC Ingolstadt14:00
17 Apr3LASonnenhof Großaspach14:00
24 Apr3LHWürzburger Kickers14:00
27 Apr3LAWehen Wiesbaden19:00
8 May3LHViktoria Köln14:00
15 May3LARot-Weiss Essen14:00
22 May3LHTSV Havelse14:00

Results

7 Nov3LAFC IngolstadtL2–3
30 Oct3LHSV MeppenD0–0
24 Oct3LAHansa RostockD1–1
17 Oct3LH1. FC SaarbrückenL1–3
14 Oct3LAPreußen MünsterW2–1
11 Oct3LHSC VerlD2–2

All 14 results

19 Sept3LAAlemannia AachenL0–1
15 Sept3LAJahn RegensburgW2–1
12 Sept3LHMSV DuisburgW2–1
6 Sept3LAFortuna KölnD0–0
28 Aug3LHVfB Stuttgart IIW1–0
23 AugDFBHSC Freiburg BLL1–5
15 Aug3LHTSG Hoffenheim IIL0–2
7 Aug3LAWaldhof MannheimL1–2

Competitions

13th of 20 · 16 pts

Full table →

1–2 Promotion
3rd Promotion play-off
17–20 Relegation

3. Liga table around Fortuna Düsseldorf
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
10	Hansa Rostock	13	5	4	4	22	22	0	LLDLW	194
11	SV Meppen	13	5	3	5	18	18	0	WDWDW	1811
12	VfB Stuttgart II	13	5	3	5	22	23	−1	WWLDW	1810
13	Fortuna Düsseldorf	13	4	4	5	14	17	−3	WLDDL	165
14	Preußen Münster	13	4	3	6	21	25	−4	LLWLL	153
15	Würzburger Kickers	13	4	2	7	17	25	−8	DWLWL	147
16	Jahn Regensburg	13	3	4	6	23	23	0	DDLWL	135

First round: L 1–5 v SC Freiburg

Full bracket →

23 AugDFBHSC Freiburg BLL1–5

Cup runs

DFB-Pokal

2 titles in all, plus 5 lost finals (most recently 1978). Best run since 2011–12: semi-finals (2023–24).

WonFinalSemisQuartersLast 16Last 32Last 64Earlier

2011–12Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Borussia Dortmund 0–0, 4–5 on pens2012–13Out in the 8th FinalsLost to Kickers Offenbach 0–22013–14Out in the 1st RoundLost to Wiedenbrück 0–12014–15Out in the 1st RoundLost to FC Wurzburger Kickers 2–3 aet2015–16Out in the 2nd RoundLost to FC Nurnberg 1–52016–17Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Hannover 96 1–62017–18Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–12018–19Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Schalke 04 1–42019–20Out in the quarter-finalsLost to FC Saarbrucken 2–2, 6–7 on pens2020–21Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Rot-weiss Essen 2–32021–22Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Hannover 96 0–32022–23Out in the round of 16Lost to FC Nurnberg 1–1, 3–5 on pens2023–24Out in the semi-finalsLost to Bayer Leverkusen 0–42024–25Out in the 1st RoundLost to Dynamo Dresden 0–22025–26Out in the 2nd RoundLost to SC Freiburg 1–32026–27Out in the first roundLost to SC Freiburg 1–5

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