2019–20 Fortuna Düsseldorf season

The 2019–20 season was Fortuna Düsseldorf's 121st season in existence and the club's 39th (non-consecutive) season in the top flight of German football. This is their second consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, Fortuna Düsseldorf participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Fortuna Düsseldorf
2019–20 season
Board MembersThomas Röttgermann (President)
Erich Rutemöller
Lutz Pfannenstiel
Head coachFriedhelm Funkel
(until 29 January)
Uwe Rösler
(from 29 January)
StadiumMerkur Spiel-Arena
Bundesliga17th (relegated)
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rouwen Hennings (15)

All:
Rouwen Hennings (19)

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 1 February 2020[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GER Michael Rensing
3 DF   GER André Hoffmann
4 DF   GHA Kasim Nuhu (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim)
5 DF   TUR Kaan Ayhan
6 MF   USA Alfredo Morales
7 MF   GER Oliver Fink (captain)
8 MF   GER Aymen Barkok (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
9 FW   POL Dawid Kownacki
10 MF   KOS Valon Berisha (on loan from Lazio)
11 MF   TUR Kenan Karaman
13 DF   POL Adam Bodzek (3rd captain)
14 MF   GHA Kelvin Ofori
15 MF   GER Erik Thommy (on loan from VfB Stuttgart)
18 MF   GER Thomas Pledl
19 DF   DEN Mathias Jørgensen (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
20 FW   GER Steven Skrzybski (on loan from Schalke 04)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   AUT Kevin Stöger
23 DF   GER Niko Gießelmann
24 GK   USA Zack Steffen (on loan from Manchester City)
25 DF   GER Matthias Zimmermann
26 DF   GER Diego Contento
27 FW   GHA Opoku Ampomah
28 FW   GER Rouwen Hennings (vice-captain)
29 DF   AUT Markus Suttner
30 GK   GER Raphael Wolf
31 MF   GER Marcel Sobottka
32 DF   GER Robin Bormuth
33 GK   GER Florian Kastenmeier
37 FW   GHA Bernard Tekpetey (on loan from Schalke 04)
38 GK   GER Tim Wiesner
39 DF   GER Jean Zimmer
40 DF   GER Johannes Bühler

Out of squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK   GER Jannick Theißen
DF   GER Georgios Siadas

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   CRO Davor Lovren (at Slaven Belupo until 30 June 2020)
DF   GER Gökhan Gül (at Wehen Wiesbaden until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   GER Emmanuel Iyoha (at Holstein Kiel until 30 June 2020)

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 July 2019 Friendly RSV Weyer   0–14   Fortuna Düsseldorf Weyer, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Rasenplatz Villmar-Weyer
8 July 2019 Friendly Sportfreunde Siegen   0–6   Fortuna Düsseldorf Siegen, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Leimbachstadion
20 July 2019 Friendly Fortuna Düsseldorf   1–1   İstanbul Başakşehir Leogang, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Karaman   73'
Stadium: Steinbergstadion
24 July 2019 Friendly Fortuna Düsseldorf   1–0   Rayo Vallecano St. Johann, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Koasastadion St. Johann
31 July 2019 Friendly Anderlecht   1–2   Fortuna Düsseldorf Maasmechelen, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Patrostadion
3 August 2019 Friendly Fortuna Düsseldorf   3–2   Eibar Düsseldorf, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Paul-Janes-Stadion
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Christian Bandurski (Germany)
4 August 2019 Friendly Fortuna Düsseldorf   1–2   Eibar Düsseldorf, Germany
09:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Kleiner Kampfbahn Arena
Referee: Christian Bandurski (Germany)
6 August 2019 Friendly VfL Benrath   1–15   Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion BZA Karl-Hohmann-Straße
20 August 2019 Friendly TuRU Düsseldorf   2–4   Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion an der Feuerbachstraße
7 January 2020 Friendly Twente   1–1   Fortuna Düsseldorf Coín, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jose Burgos Quintana
10 January 2020 Friendly Basel   3–2   Fortuna Düsseldorf Marbella, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 17 August 2019 27 June 2020 Matchday 1 17th 34 6 12 16 36 67 −31 017.65
DFB-Pokal 10 August 2019 3 March 2020 First round Quarter-finals 4 3 1 0 11 5 +6 075.00
Total 38 9 13 16 47 72 −25 023.68

Last updated: 27 June 2020
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 1. FC Köln 34 10 6 18 51 69 −18 36
15 FC Augsburg 34 9 9 16 45 63 −18 36
16 Werder Bremen (O) 34 8 7 19 42 69 −27 31 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Fortuna Düsseldorf (R) 34 6 12 16 36 67 −31 30 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 SC Paderborn (R) 34 4 8 22 37 74 −37 20
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 6 12 16 36 67  −31 30 4 6 7 18 28  −10 2 6 9 18 39  −21

Last updated: 27 June 2020.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWLLDLLLWLWDLDLLLWLLDDLWDDDDWLDLDDL
Position481211131415131413141415161617161718171616161616161616161616161617
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2020. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The Bundesliga schedule was announced on 28 June 2019.[3]

17 August 2019 1 Werder Bremen 1–3 Fortuna Düsseldorf Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Felix Zwayer
24 August 2019 2 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–3 Bayer Leverkusen Düsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 44,538
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
1 September 2019 3 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Frankfurt
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 49,800
Referee: Frank Willenborg
13 September 2019 4 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg Düsseldorf
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 36,758
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
22 September 2019 5 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 52,413
Referee: Christian Dingert
29 September 2019 6 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–2 SC Freiburg Düsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 39,244
Referee: Daniel Siebert
4 October 2019 7 Hertha BSC 3–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Berlin
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 37,128
Referee: Martin Petersen
19 October 2019 8 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–0 Mainz 05 Düsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 40,660
Referee: Felix Zwayer
26 October 2019 9 SC Paderborn 2–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Paderborn
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Attendance: 14,182
Referee: Bastian Dankert
3 November 2019 10 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–0 1. FC Köln Düsseldorf
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 51,155
Referee: Sven Jablonski
9 November 2019 11 Schalke 04 3–3 Fortuna Düsseldorf Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,831
Referee: Robert Hartmann
23 November 2019 12 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–4 Bayern Munich Düsseldorf
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Frank Willenborg
30 November 2019 13 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: PreZero Arena
Attendance: 25,427
Referee: Martin Petersen
7 December 2019 14 Borussia Dortmund 5–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Daniel Siebert
14 December 2019 15 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–3 RB Leipzig Düsseldorf
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
17 December 2019 16 FC Augsburg 3–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Augsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 27,763
Referee: Marco Fritz
22 December 2019 17 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 Union Berlin Düsseldorf
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 45,490
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
18 January 2020 18 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–1 Werder Bremen Düsseldorf
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Felix Brych
26 January 2020 19 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Leverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 26,250
Referee: Daniel Schlager
1 February 2020 20 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Düsseldorf
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 45,018
Referee: Frank Willenborg
8 February 2020 21 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 23,445
Referee: Tobias Stieler
15 February 2020 22 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach Düsseldorf
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
22 February 2020 23 SC Freiburg 0–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Frank Willenborg
28 February 2020 24 Fortuna Düsseldorf 3–3 Hertha BSC Düsseldorf
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 31,632
Referee: Tobias Stieler
8 March 2020 25 Mainz 05 1–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Mainz
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 21,409
Referee: Harm Osmers
16 May 2020 26 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–0 SC Paderborn Düsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Frank Willenborg
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[5] and rescheduled to 16 May.[6]
24 May 2020 27 1. FC Köln 2–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Cologne
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[5] and rescheduled to 24 May.[6]
27 May 2020 28 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 Schalke 04 Düsseldorf
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Tobias Welz
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[7] and rescheduled to 27 May.[6]
30 May 2020 29 Bayern Munich 5–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Munich
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Robert Hartmann
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[7] and rescheduled to 30 May.[6]
6 June 2020 30 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–2 1899 Hoffenheim Düsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Sören Storks
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[7] and rescheduled to 6 June.[6]
13 June 2020 31 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–1 Borussia Dortmund Düsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[7] and rescheduled to 13 June.[6]
17 June 2020 32 RB Leipzig 2–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Leipzig
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[7] and rescheduled to 17 June.[6]
20 June 2020 33 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–1 FC Augsburg Düsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Daniel Siebert
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[7] and rescheduled to 20 June.[6]
27 June 2020 34 Union Berlin 3–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Harm Osmers
Note: The match was postponed on 7 May due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[7] and rescheduled to 27 June.[6]

DFB-Pokal edit

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) First round FC 08 Villingen 1–3 (a.e.t.) Fortuna Düsseldorf Villingen-Schwenningen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: MS Technologie Arena
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Florian Heft
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) Second round Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 Erzgebirge Aue Düsseldorf
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 20,141
Referee: Tobias Reichel
4 February 2020 Round of 16 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–5 Fortuna Düsseldorf Kaiserslautern
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 35,340
Referee: Markus Schmidt
3 March 2020 Quarter-finals 1. FC Saarbrücken 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)
Fortuna Düsseldorf Völklingen[8]
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
Penalties

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   GER Michael Rensing 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK   USA Zack Steffen 18 0 17 0 1 0
30 GK   GER Raphael Wolf 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK   GER Florian Kastenmeier 20 0 17 0 3 0
38 GK   GER Tim Wiesner 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   GER André Hoffmann 31 2 27+2 2 2 0
4 DF   GHA Kasim Nuhu 15 2 11+2 1 1+1 1
5 DF   TUR Kaan Ayhan 34 2 31 2 3 0
13 DF   GER Adam Bodzek 30 0 22+6 0 1+1 0
19 DF   DEN Mathias Jørgensen 11 1 5+4 0 2 1
23 DF   GER Niko Gießelmann 28 1 22+3 1 3 0
25 DF   GER Matthias Zimmermann 33 2 29 1 3+1 1
26 DF   GER Diego Contento 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF   AUT Markus Suttner 22 0 16+5 0 1 0
32 DF   GER Robin Bormuth 3 0 2+1 0 0 0
39 DF   GER Jean Zimmer 19 0 8+9 0 1+1 0
40 DF   GER Johannes Bühler 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   USA Alfredo Morales 31 1 18+9 1 4 0
7 MF   GER Oliver Fink 16 0 8+6 0 2 0
8 MF   GER Aymen Barkok 5 0 1+2 0 1+1 0
10 MF   KOS Valon Berisha 13 0 12+1 0 0 0
11 MF   TUR Kenan Karaman 21 6 16+4 6 0+1 0
14 MF   GHA Kelvin Ofori 5 1 0+2 0 1+2 1
15 MF   GER Erik Thommy 37 6 25+9 6 3 0
18 MF   GER Thomas Pledl 6 0 0+5 0 0+1 0
22 MF   AUT Kevin Stöger 19 1 14+3 0 1+1 1
31 MF   GER Marcel Sobottka 21 0 8+10 0 2+1 0
Forwards
9 FW   POL Dawid Kownacki 6 0 1+4 0 1 0
20 FW   GER Steven Skrzybski 12 1 6+5 1 0+1 0
27 FW   GHA Opoku Ampomah 16 2 5+7 0 2+2 2
28 FW   GER Rouwen Hennings 36 19 27+5 15 4 4
37 FW   GHA Bernard Tekpetey 10 0 5+4 0 1 0
Players transferred out during the season
19 MF   CRO Davor Lovren 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   ENG Lewis Baker 9 0 7+1 0 1 0

Last updated: 27 June 2020
Source: Competitions

References edit

  1. ^ "Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895: Kader" [Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895: Squad]. f95.de (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Bundesliga-Spielplan: Alle Spieltage im Überblick". Sportbuzzer (in German). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Coronavirus: Germany's Bundesliga to resume behind closed doors on 16 May". BBC Sport. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Latest developments in connection with the coronavirus". bundesliga.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Saison-Fortsetzung am 16. Mai – Rückkehr von Bundesliga und 2. Bundesliga startet mit dem 26. Spieltag". dfl.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Executive Committee of the DFL recommends suspension of Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until at least 30 April". dfl.de. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  8. ^ 1. FC Saarbrücken played their home matches at the Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion in Völklingen due to the rebuilding of the Ludwigsparkstadion in Saarbrücken.

External links edit