The 1995–96 season was Fortuna Düsseldorf's 100th year in existence and 1st season in the top flight of German football after getting promoted from 1994–95 2. Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, Fortune Dusseldorf participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996.
| 1995–96 season | |
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| Manager | Aleksandar Ristić |
| Stadium | Rheinstadion |
| Bundesliga | 13th |
| DFB-Pokal | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ryszard Cyroń (9) All: Ryszard Cyroń (10) |
| Highest home attendance | 55,850 (vs Bayern Munich, 9 December 1995, Bundesliga) |
| Lowest home attendance | 10,000 (vs Chemnitzer FC, 7 November 1995, DFB-Pokal) |
| Average home league attendance | 24,568 |
Season summary edit
On their return to the Bundesliga, Fortuna Düsseldorf avoided relegation with a respectable 13th-placed finish.
Players edit
First team squad edit
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions edit
Overall record edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 11 August 1995 | 18 May 1996 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 23.53 |
| DFB-Pokal | 25 August 1995 | 28 February 1996 | First round | Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 80.00 |
| Total | 39 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 30.77 | ||||
Source: WorldFootball
Bundesliga edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 42 |
| 12 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 40 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 40 |
| 14 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 38 |
| 15 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 38 |
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 28 | −12 |
Source: WorldFootball
Results by matchday edit
Source: WorldFootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes: Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW); not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes: Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW); not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days
Matches edit
| 11 August 1995 1 | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Bremen |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Lutz Wagner |
| 20 August 1995 2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Düsseldorf |
| 17:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Edgar Steinborn |
| 30 August 1995 3 | Schalke 04 | 1–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Gelsenkirchen |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 29,276 Referee: Hans-Peter Best |
| 2 September 1995 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–2 | Hansa Rostock | Düsseldorf |
| 14:30 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Hans-Jürgen Kasper |
| 9 September 1995 5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–2 | Hamburg SV | Düsseldorf |
| 14:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich |
| 15 September 1995 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–1 | Karlsruher SC | Karlsruhe |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Lutz Pohlmann |
DFB-Pokal edit
| 25 August 1995 First round | Dynamo Dresden | 1–3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Dresden |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 11,550 Referee: Thomas Rüdiger |
| 18 September 1995 Second round | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–1 | Bayern Munich | Düsseldorf |
| 18:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Alfons Berg |
| 4 October 1995 Round of 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–1 | Chemnitzer FC | Düsseldorf |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Lutz Wagner |
| 7 November 1995 Quarter-finals | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Düsseldorf |
| 17:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Hans-Jürgen Kasper |
| 28 February 1996 Semi-finals | Karlsruher SC | 1–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Karlsruhe |
| 18:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Bernd Heynemann |
Statistics edit
Appearances edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
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| 1 | GK |  Georg Koch
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34 | 5 | 39 |
| 2 | DF | André Winkhold
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29 | 5 | 34 |
| 3 | DF | Ulf Mehlhorn
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30 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 | DF | Karl Werner
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33 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | FW | Frank Mill
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28 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | DF |  Darko Dražić
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20 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | MF |  Vlatko Glavaš
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25 | 5 | 30 |
| 8 | MF |  Andrzej Buncol
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26 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | MF | Thomas Seeliger
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28 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | MF | Kujtim Shala
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15 | 3 | 18 |
| 14 | MF | Harald Katemann
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24 | 2 | 26 |
| 15 | MF | Stefan Minkwitz
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10 | 2 | 12 |
| 16 | FW |  Raffael Tonello
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10 | 1 | 11 |
| 18 | MF | Thorsten Judt
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17 | 1 | 18 |
| 20 | DF | Jörn Schwinkendorf
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18 | 4 | 22 |
| 22 | FW |  Darko Pančev
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14 | 3 | 17 |
| 26 | FW | Ryszard Cyroń
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20 | 3 | 32 |
| 27 | DF | Jörg Bach
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30 | 5 | 35 |
| 28 | MF | Rudi Istenič
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15 | 3 | 18 |
| 29 | MF |  Ben Manga
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3 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 | MF | Markus Anfang
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11 | 0 | 11 |
| 36 | FW | Dennis Ibrahim
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3 | 0 | 3 |
Goalscorers edit
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
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| 1 | 26 | FW | Ryszard Cyroń
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9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | MF | Thomas Seeliger
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4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | Frank Mill
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2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 27 | DF | Jörg Bach
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3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | DF | André Winkhold
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3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | Darko Dražić
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3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 16 | FW | Raffael Tonello
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3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 18 | MF | Thorsten Judt
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3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 22 | FW | Darko Pančev
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2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | 4 | DF | Karl Werner
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2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Vlatko Glavaš
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2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | Andrzej Buncol
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2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | MF | Harald Katemann
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2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | 15 | MF | Stefan Minkwitz
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0 | 1 | 1 |
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ Dražić was born in Novi Travnik, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally and made his international debut for Croatia in 1990.
- ^ Shala was born in Prizren, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally and made his international debut for Croatia in October 1990.
- ^ Istenič was born in Cologne, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Slovenia internationally and would make his international debut for Slovenia in 1997.
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